Darkcore

Darkcore
Darkcore
Stylistic origins	Breakbeat hardcore
Cultural origins	Early 1990s, United Kingdom
Derivative forms	Drum and bass

Darkcore (also referred to as darkside hardcore) is a music subgenre of breakbeat hardcore in the UK rave scene, that emerged from late 1992. It is recognised as being one of the direct precursors of the genre now known as drum and bass.^[1]

^ Reynolds, Simon (1998). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Picador. By late 1992, the happy rave tunes of 199–1 were being eclipsed by a style called 'darkside' or dark-core; hardcore became haunted by a collective apprehension that 'we've gone too far'.

[1] Reynolds, Simon (1998). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Picador. By late 1992, the happy rave tunes of 199–1 were being eclipsed by a style called 'darkside' or dark-core; hardcore became haunted by a collective apprehension that 'we've gone too far'.

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