Breakbeat hardcore
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Breakbeat hardcore (also referred to as hardcore rave, oldskool hardcore or simply hardcore) is a
Belgian techno, sounds from acid house and bleep techno, and often upbeat house piano riffs and vocals.[1]
History
Early 1990s: origins
The
CJ Bolland with his "Ravesignal" series, and T99.[3] The huge increase in producers was also driven by the increasing availability of cheap home computer-based studio setups, particularly Cubase for the Atari ST.[4]
Mid-1990s: fragmentation
By late 1992, breakbeat hardcore started to fragment into a number of subsequent
hardcore jungle (where reggae basslines and samples became prominent), and happy hardcore (retaining piano rolls and more uplifting vocals).[5]
2000s: revival
In the 2000s, the style experienced a revival as part of the nu-rave scene.[citation needed]
Hardcore breaks is a style of breakbeat hardcore that appeared in early-to-mid 2000s as part of growing
UK hardcore, freeform hardcore and drum and bass
events.
Notable releases
Notable releases include:[8]
- "A Trip to Trumpton" – Urban Hype (Faze 2, 1992)
- "Baptised by Dub" – The Criminal Minds (White House, 1992)
- "Be Free" / "Breakage #4" - Noise Factory (Ibiza, 1992)
- "Charly" / "Everybody in the Place" – The Prodigy (XL Recordings, 1992)
- "Close Your Eyes" / "Acen (Production House Records, 1992)
- "Cookin Up Yah Brain" – 4hero (Reinforced Records, 1992)
- "Dancehall Dangerous" - Hackney Hardcore (Strictly Underground, 1992)
- "DJ's Take Control" / "On a Ragga Tip" – SL2 (XL Recordings, 1992)
- "Far Out" – Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era (Suburban Base, 1991)
- "Frequency" / "Infiltrate 202" – Altern-8 (Network Records, 1991)
- "Homicide" / "Exorcist" / "Frequency" – Shades of Rhythm (ZTT Records, 1991)
- "Hurt You So" – Jonny L (Yoyo, 1992)
- "I Feel Love" – Messiah (Kickin Records, 1992)
- "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" – Baby D (Production House, 1992)
- "Loves Got to Be Free" - Noise Factory (XL Recordings/Ibiza, 1992)
- "Mohamed's Mind" - 2 Kilos (Radioactive Lamb, 1990)
- "Music Takes You" - Blame (Moving Shadow, 1991)
- "NHS (Disco Remix)" – Doc Scott (Absolute 2, 1992)
- "Smart E's(Suburban Base/Atlantic, 1992)
- "Some Justice" – Urban Shakedown(Urban Shakedown, 1992)
- "Spliffhead" / "Hooligan 69" – Ragga Twins (SUAD Records, 1991)
- "Sweet Harmony" – Liquid (XL Recordings, 1992)
- "Teach Me to Fly" - DJ Trace & LTJ Bukem (Out of Orbit, 1992)
- "The Bouncer" – Kicks Like a Mule (Tribal Base, 1992)
- "The Green Man" / "Raving I'm Raving" – Shut Up and Dance(SUAD Records, 1992)
- "The Wickedest Sound" – Rebel MC (Desire, 1991)
- "Waremouse" / "Bombscare" – 2 Bad Mice (Moving Shadow, 1992)
- "We Are I.E." – Lennie De Ice (Reel 2 Reel, 1991)
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Reynolds 2013, p. 96, "1990 also saw the genesis of a distinctively British rave sound, 'hard core', which decisively broke with the mould of Detroit and Chicago, and ended the dependency on American imports. By 1991 this underground sound – actually a confederacy of hybrid genres and regional styles – was assaulting the mainstream pop charts.".
- ^ Reynolds 2013, pp. 96–97, "Between 1990 and 1993, hardcore in Britain referred by turns to the Northern bleep-and-bass sound of Warp and Unique 3, to the hip-house and ragga-techno sounds of the Shut Up And Dance label, to the anthemic pop-rave of acts like N-Joi and Shades of Rhythm, to Belgian and German brutalist techno, and, finally to the breakbeat-driven furore of hardcore jungle...Influenced by reggae and hip hop, hardcore producers intensified the sub-bass frequencies, used looped breakbeats to funk up house's four-to-the-floor machine-beat, and embraced sampling with deranged glee. Following the lead of the bombastic Belgians and Germans, UK producers deployed riff-like 'stabs' and bursts of glaring noise.".
- ^ Reynolds 2013, p. 120, "On the outskirts of the Top Forty, tracks by Manix, T99, the Hypnotist, Quadrophonia, Ravesignal, A Split Second, Congress and UHF exacerbated the sense of a barbarian horde waiting to overrun the pop citadel. In terms of hit rate, this 'golden age of hardcore' compares with the punk/New Wave period of the late seventies.".
- ^ Reynolds 2013, p. 96.
- ^ Reynolds 2013, p. 266, "Back in 1993, when hardcore plunged into the 'darkside', a breakaway faction of DJ-producers like Seduction, Vibes and Slipmatt continued to make celebratory, upful tunes based around hectic breakbeats. By the end of 1994, happy hardcore had coalesced into a scene that operated in parallel with its estranged cousin, jungle.".
- ^ Hulyer 2016.
- ^ Rolt 2018.
- ^ Richard X 2012; Middleton & Pritchard 2012; Dummy Mag 2016; If-Only 2017; Greenwood 2018; McCallum 2018; McQuaid 2019; Warwick 2019.
Sources
- Dummy Mag (2 June 2016). "The 10 best rave tracks, according to 2 Bad Mice". Dummy Mag.
- Greenwood, Sam (10 May 2018). "The 50 greatest rave anthems of all time". Four Four.
- Hulyer, Jake (20 July 2016). "Lone Resists the Rave Revivalist Title on "Levitate"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- If-Only (24 May 2017). "Adventurous Transmissions from the 12th Isle". If-Only UK. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.
- ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- McCallum, Rob (24 August 2018). "10 ultimate rave anthems chosen by acid house heroes Altern-8". DJMag.
- McQuaid, Ian (23 May 2019). "10 great lost rave anthems". RBMA.
- Middleton, Tom; Pritchard, Mark (March 2012). "Global Communication". Red Bull Music Academy. Fuschl: Red Bull GmbH.
- ISBN 9780571289134.
- Rolt, Stuart (24 October 2018). "Calling The Hardcore release first compilation". BN1 Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- Warwick, Oli (20 August 2019). "Aphex Twin on the Rephlex years". Resident Advisor. London: RA Ltd.
- Richard X (3 June 2012). "20 best: Hardcore records ever made". FACTmag.
Further reading
- ISBN 9780571289134)