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Breakbeat hardcore

Breakbeat hardcore (also referred to as hardcore rave, oldskool hardcore or simply hardcore) is a music genre that spawned from the UK rave scene during the early 1990s. It combines four-on-the-floor rhythms with breakbeats usually sampled from hip hop. In addition to the inclusion of breakbeats, the genre also features shuffled drum machine patterns, hoover, and other noises originating from new beat and Belgian techno, sounds from acid house and bleep techno, and often upbeat house piano riffs and vocals.[1]

This article is about the UK 1990s rave genre. For the later European genre, see Breakcore.

Breakbeat hardcore

Late 1980s – early 1990s, United Kingdom

"" – Urban Hype (Faze 2, 1992)

A Trip to Trumpton

"Baptised by Dub" – (White House, 1992)

The Criminal Minds

"Be Free" / "Breakage #4" - (Ibiza, 1992)

Noise Factory

"Close Your Eyes" / "" – Acen (Production House Records, 1992)

Trip II the Moon

"Cookin Up Yah Brain" – (Reinforced Records, 1992)

4hero

"Dancehall Dangerous" - (Strictly Underground, 1992)

Hackney Hardcore

"DJ's Take Control" / "" – SL2 (XL Recordings, 1992)

On a Ragga Tip

"Far Out" – (Suburban Base, 1991)

Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era

"Frequency" / "Infiltrate 202" – (Network Records, 1991)

Altern-8

"Homicide" / "Exorcist" / "Frequency" – (ZTT Records, 1991)

Shades of Rhythm

"Hurt You So" – (Yoyo, 1992)

Jonny L

"" – Messiah (Kickin Records, 1992)

I Feel Love

"" – Baby D (Production House, 1992)

Let Me Be Your Fantasy

"Loves Got to Be Free" - (XL Recordings/Ibiza, 1992)

Noise Factory

"Mohamed's Mind" - 2 Kilos (Radioactive Lamb, 1990)

"Music Takes You" - (Moving Shadow, 1991)

Blame

"NHS (Disco Remix)" – (Absolute 2, 1992)

Doc Scott

"" – Smart E's (Suburban Base/Atlantic, 1992)

Sesame's Treet

"Some Justice" – (Urban Shakedown, 1992)

Urban Shakedown

"Spliffhead" / "Hooligan 69" – (SUAD Records, 1991)

Ragga Twins

"" – Liquid (XL Recordings, 1992)

Sweet Harmony

"Teach Me to Fly" - DJ Trace & (Out of Orbit, 1992)

LTJ Bukem

"" – Kicks Like a Mule (Tribal Base, 1992)

The Bouncer

"The Green Man" / "" – Shut Up and Dance (SUAD Records, 1992)

Raving I'm Raving

"The Wickedest Sound" – (Desire, 1991)

Rebel MC

"Waremouse" / "" – 2 Bad Mice (Moving Shadow, 1992)

Bombscare

"" – Lennie De Ice (Reel 2 Reel, 1991)

We Are I.E.

Notable releases include:[8]

Darkcore

Jungle

Happy hardcore