breakcore

English

Etymology

break +‎ -core

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪk.kɔː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Noun

breakcore (uncountable)

1. (music) A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break".
   • 2008, SPIN, volume 24, number 2, page 93:

     The head-on collision between DJ Ricky Rabbit's fractured breakcore and MC Vulture Voltaire's fuming invective is a spectacle of almost physical impossibility, like trying to rap along to an earthquake while getting tased […]

   • 2008, Marc Masters, Weasel Walter, Rob Young, No Wave:

     Where breakcore picks up on rave's daftness, dubstep fixates on its darkness, sometimes to a shlocky degree […]