Editing Breakcore (section)

== History ==
[[File:DJDS at Glastonbury.jpeg|thumb|left|American breakcore DJ Donna Summer<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |title=Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture |publisher=Soft Skull Press |year=2013 |quote=Tigerbeat 6 were just one node in an international network of breakcore &mdash; labels like Broklyn Beats, Irritant, Mashit, Cock Rock Disco, producers like Spreedranch Janksy, Hrvatski, V/Vm, knife-hand-chop, Donna Summer.}}</ref> performing live at [[Glastonbury Festival]], UK]]
As the early days of "[[Hardcore (electronic dance music genre)|hardcore techno]]" or just "hardcore" began to settle in Europe, breakcore as a genre began to take more concrete forms in other parts of the world. Inspired by new labels such as Addict, from Milwaukee, US; Peace Off from Rennes, France; Sonic Belligeranza from Bologna, Italy; and [[Planet Mu]], from London, it began to take a new shape, adding in more elements of [[mashup (music)|mashup]] and [[intelligent dance music|IDM]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |title=Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture |publisher=Soft Skull Press |year=2013 |quote=Ironically, the scene started as an offshoot of IDM, a.k.a. 'Intelligent Dance Music'.}}</ref> to the hardcore sounds. Each of these labels began to draw in aspects of their own social and aesthetic scenes, allowing for an even broader definition of what was possible in the music. 

In Europe, the breakcore genre was solidified by raves and club events such as Belgium's Breakcore Gives Me Wood,<ref name="Earp-2006"/> featuring local acts such as [[UndaCova]] and Sickboy; Breakcore A Go Go, in the Netherlands, which was run by FFF and Bong-Ra; as well as Anticartel, in [[Rennes]], the seat of PeaceOff, and later, [[Wasted (party crew)|Wasted]]<ref name="Earp-2006"/> in Berlin and Bangface in London.

Breakcore has been subject to changing and branching. Many newer breakcore artists (such as [[Mochipet]] etc.) focus on melodic progressions and complex drum programming while other artists still focus on distorted hardcore breakbeats and dark-edged musical influences (such as [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[industrial music|industrial]]). The artist [[Venetian Snares]] has produced breakcore blended with elements of [[classical music]].<ref>[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/venetian-snares-rossz-csillag-alatt-született "Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett" review, Tiny Mix Tapes]</ref><ref>''Detrimentalist!'' review, "Soundcheck", ''The Wire'' 293, July 2008, p. 60.</ref> Other artists such as [[Shitmat]], Sickboy, [[DJ Scotch Egg]], and [[Drop the Lime]]<ref>Vivian Host, "Night Music", XLR8R 123, December 2008, p. 40.</ref> take another direction towards mash-up, [[happy hardcore]], and [[rave]] to make a lighter, more humorous sound. The rise of [[Chiptune]] music has also blended with breakcore with artists such as [[Tarmvred]]. The UK [[free party]] scene has also expressed a large interest in producing and distributing its own takes on breakcore, with crews and labels such as Life4land, Hekate, Headfuk, and Bad Sekta helping to push the scene and sound forward, as well as bringing over a number of international artists to play at their parties and club nights. Breakcore is steadily gaining in popularity, and aspiring artists are found scattered across the Internet.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Whelan |first=Andrew |url=https://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/download/282/253 |title=Breakcore: Identity and Interaction on Peer-to-Peer |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |year=2008}}</ref>

Sociologist Andrew Whelan notes that [[Venetian Snares]] has become "synonymous with breakcore such that alternative styles are being sidelined."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Whelan |first=Andrew |url=https://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/download/282/253 |title=Breakcore: Identity and Interaction on Peer-to-Peer |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |year=2008 |pages=264}}</ref> He adds that breakcore is the best example of a music genre whose development is intrinsically linked to online and peer-to-peer distribution.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Whelan |first=Andrew |url=https://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/download/282/253 |title=Breakcore: Identity and Interaction on Peer-to-Peer |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |year=2008 |pages=308}}</ref>

=== 2020s revival ===
In the 2020s breakcore underwent a revival, bringing with it a noticeably different sound than the music produced in the 1990s and 2000s. According to ''[[Bandcamp Daily]]'' writer James Gui, 2020s breakcore is nostalgic, atmospheric, and sentimental, and grew out of the [[digital hardcore]] scene of the 2010s. It is accompanied by an aesthetic that draws from [[video games]], [[anime]], and [[internet culture]] with artists such as [[Machine Girl (band)|Machine Girl]] and Goreshit<!-- do not add sewerslvt here --> being influential to the revival's aesthetic and sound.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gui |first=James |date=20 April 2022 |title=Demystifying the Internet's Breakcore Revival |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/breakcore-revival-list |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=Bandcamp Daily}}</ref>