ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Breakcore

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɹeɪkˌkɔː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Breakcore is a noun meaning (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".

Meaning

(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".

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include splittercore, break, complextro, bitpop, techstep, synthcore.

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