(A few of the) Roughest Early Breakcore Tracks

Even though Breakcore came from Hardcore Techno and was entwined in it, it eventually split off and grew into a scene of its own (a bit similar to other former "Hardcore" genres like Gabber, Speedcore, Doomcore...).

It could be argued that the global world of Breakcore was at one point even *bigger* then Gabber or Tech-Hardcore...

And for sure it evolved into something more varied and multiplied than its roots...

But lets stay at these very roots for a while (and maybe let an apple fall on our heads)...

Because the earliest output that was considered to be breakcore was often not *that* rough or extreme yet... still very much tied to pre-existing breakbeat, jungle, drumnbass, even techno sound...
It one upped the brutality, yes, but still..

"Is The Prodigy related to Breakcore?" was an ongoing discussion in 90s internet forums; an example of this perceived ambiguity.

So because of this, we are gonna take look at a few early compositions that really stood apart in experimentalism, extremity, surrealism and kick-you-in-the-butt-ism.

Tracks that would have scared the mainstream drumnbass or "*-step" crowd away off any 90s dancefloor...

Thus here it is.

Some of the most extreme early breakcore tracks.

1. Ec8or - Part of the Thing https://youtu.be/pCHFOJYuQpU Ouch! So hard
2. Christoph Fringeli & DJ Scud - Body Snatcher https://youtu.be/96ArxhH3SYITaking some techstep methods used for an own track... but turning them totally insane. "There is no need for hate now."
3. Alec Empire - Black Sabbath One of the most f*cked up tracks. https://youtu.be/D4a2hJpofe8
4. Leo Anibaldi - Kamikaze https://www.discogs.com/release/423906-Various-Anti-Orario-EP "Sound of rome" legend Anibaldi goes sepultura.
5. Society Suckers - Shizophrenic https://youtu.be/yd-RAPYYnYY?si=0ThuLarknMqHiaP4 'I want to rule the world". Well, who would not?
6. Hanin - Nizza It's nice that one of the hardest early breakcore tracks was released by a girl. https://youtu.be/Vop0OUFU77I
7. Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy Richard D james contribution to the emerging breakcore scene. Pogo-dancing to this track at the Widerstand Records truck on the ****parade in berlin 1998 - were you there? https://youtu.be/TZ827lkktYs
8. Patric Catani - Still Wanna Win (I Can't Lose) Giving your mind the full on treatment https://youtu.be/ysRs1E_-25c
9. Amiga Shock Force - Fastbreak Produced in 1998 - but not released before 2003. Good morning, Vietnam! https://youtu.be/4BWzAVtLFxg?t=3266
10. Christoph De babalon - Residuum This slams so hard! https://youtu.be/YW-MPWVwyVE