Terrorcore
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Terrorcore (sometimes shortened to terror), originated in The Netherlands, is a term used to describe a subgenre of hardcore techno. Compared to other hardcore styles like breakcore, which uses the influence of breakbeat, and speedcore, which concentrates on exceedingly high beats per minute, terrorcore is a difficult term to define as each listener has a different definition of what terror is. Terrorcore employs the use of "scary" samples and synthesised sounds to give the tunes their "terror" edge. Also terrorcore can utilize both sped-up drum and bass samples and four-to-the-floor drum patterns similar to speedcore, frequently with tunes switching between both styles and then dropping with both simultaneously.
Terrorcore has been used to describe:
- Tracks between 120 to 600 beats per minute.
- Tracks with varying numbers of layers to their sound. ie, a simple construction of bassline and ambient sounds versus tracks that use many sound sources, all often played at the same time (a "busy" track).
- Tracks will often contain heavy guitar samples from metal bands or from films, mainly horror or death, and other such "dark" media sources.
see also:
[edit] External links
- Polish site dedicated to terrorcore.
- Mister Joker speedcore - noisecore - extratone - breakcore
- Extreme Banner Exchange Hardcore Techno banner exchange program
- STL - Speedcore Top Links Top 100 hardcore, speedcore and terror music links
- Survivors of Hardcore Forum
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