breakcore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹeɪkˌkɔːɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɹeɪkˌkɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From break + -core.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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".
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, SPIN, volume 24, number 2, page 93:Where breakcore picks up on rave's daftness, dubstep fixates on its darkness, sometimes to a shlocky degree[…]
2008, Marc Masters, Weasel Walter, Rob Young, No Wave:
Translations (4)
es breakcore (musical style) · it breakcore (musical style) · de Breakcore (musical style) · fr breakcore (musical style)