Darkcore (also referred to as darkside hardcore) is a

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of electronic dance music, considered to be a subgenre of breakbeat hardcore, which came out from the UK rave scene of the early 1990s; this genre in particular emerged from late 1992. It is recognised as being one of the direct precursors of the music genre now known as

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub- ...

Origins

By late 1992, breakbeat hardcore was beginning to fragment, and darkcore was one of the subgenres to emerge, in contrast with 4-beat. Darkcore is often characterised by dark-themed samples such as horror movie elements, cries for help, sinister sounding stabs and

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notes, along with syncopated breakbeats in addition to 4-to-the-floor beats and low frequency basslines. It also saw the introduction of effects such as pitch shifting and time stretching to create mood.

Notable releases

Notable releases include

Top Buzz Top Buzz are a British breakbeat hardcore and jungle DJ/ MC duo. History Top Buzz were originally formed in 1988 by MC Patrick Jarrett ("Mad P"), DJ Mikee B and DJ Jason Kaye. All originate from areas in north London, Tottenham and Enfield res ...

's "Living in the Darkness" (Basement, 1993), DJ Hype's "Shot in the Dark" ( Suburban Base, 1993), Origin Unknown's " Valley of the Shadows" ( RAM Records, 1993), Ed Rush's "Bloodclot Artattack" (No U Turn, 1993), Rufige Cru's "Terminator" ( Reinforced Records, 1992), Doc Scott's "Here Comes the Drumz" (Reinforced Records, 1992),

4hero 4hero are an electronic music group from Dollis Hill, London, comprising producers Mark "Marc Mac" Clair & Denis "Dego" McFarlane. While the band is often cited as ''4 Hero'' or ''4-Hero'', the name is stylised as ''4hero'' on their albums and ...

's "Journey from the Light" (Reinforced Records, 1993), and Omni Trio's "Feel Good" ( Moving Shadow, 1993).

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