Editing Breakbeat hardcore (section)

== History ==
=== Early 1990s: origins ===
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[[File:Fantazia Summertime Rave.jpg|thumb|Fantazia Summertime rave, May 1992]]
The [[rave]] scene expanded rapidly in the very early [[1990s in music|1990s]], both at [[Nightclub|clubs]] up and down the country including [[Labrynth (club)|Labrynth]], [[Shelley's Laserdome]], [[The Eclipse (club)|The Eclipse]], and [[Sanctuary Music Arena]], and large raves in [[Warehouse]]s and in the open air attracting 20–50,000 whether put on legally from promoters such as [[Fantazia (rave music promoter)|Fantazia]] and [[Raindance (rave music promoter)|Raindance]], or unlicensed by [[free party]] [[Sound system (DJ)|sound systems]] such as [[Spiral Tribe]]. Breakbeat hardcore drew its melting pot of sound from a vast array of influences – from [[new beat]] and [[Belgian techno]] that had for a short period been prominent in the UK [[rave music|rave]] scene, to [[house music|house]] and [[acid house]], and furthermore drawing on [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[reggae]] culture.{{sfn|Reynolds|2013|pp=96–97|loc="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." }} Amongst the influences from within the rave scene itself upon which this strain of hardcore drew were such acts as [[4hero|Manix]], [[Rising High Records#Caspar Pound|The Hypnotist]], [[CJ Bolland]] with his "Ravesignal" series, and [[T99]].{{sfn|Reynolds|2013|p=120|loc="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."}} The huge increase in producers was also driven by the increasing availability of cheap home computer-based studio setups, particularly [[Steinberg Cubase|Cubase]] for the [[Atari ST]].{{sfn|Reynolds|2013|p=96}}

=== Mid-1990s: fragmentation ===
By late 1992, breakbeat hardcore started to fragment into a number of subsequent [[Music genre|genres]]: [[darkcore]] (piano rolls giving way to dark-themed samples and stabs), [[hardcore jungle]] (where reggae basslines and samples became prominent), and [[happy hardcore]] (retaining piano rolls and more uplifting vocals).{{sfn|Reynolds|2013|p=266|loc="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."}}

=== 2000s: revival ===
In the 2000s, the style experienced a revival as part of the nu-rave scene.{{fact|date=March 2023}}

'''Hardcore breaks''' is a style of breakbeat hardcore that appeared in early-to-mid 2000s as part of growing [[nu-rave]] scene. The style is inspired by the sound and characteristics of old school breakbeat, while being fused with modern production techniques that distinguish the genre from the classic hardcore breakbeat sound.{{sfn|Hulyer|2016}} The music is composed of looped, edited and processed breakbeat samples, intense bassline sounds, melodic piano lines, staccato synthesizer riffs, and various vocal samples (mostly taken from old house records). The speed of this genre typically fell between the range of 145–155 bpm, while the speed may variate on live sets. Originally being produced by a small group of artists with the vision of carrying on where oldskool hardcore left off before the [[Jungle music|jungle]] and [[happy hardcore]] split using new production techniques and technology, its appeal has now expanded to include artists from the original breakbeat hardcore scene creating new productions.{{sfn|Rolt|2018}} By the late 2000s, hardcore breaks tend to be produced and played at a bit faster tempos, often between 160–180 bpm. Therefore, it is often played at [[UK hardcore]], freeform hardcore and [[drum and bass]] events.