Old skool breakbeat hardcore files

192 is fine. Don’t worry too much.

I found the Speed Limit 140BPM+ series was a good testament to the mid-90s hardcore sound. Start there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Limit_140_BPM%2B

192 IS at the bottom of the acceptable range, imho. Having said that, if the alternative is to NOT have that music or have an old and creaky vinyl copy, then it way better.

Also the quality of the original source counts for something. Some WAV’s aren’t really WAV’s but have been re-done from compressed files which indeed can make them sound even worse than the original compressed file.

I have been scouring the used stuff marketplaces (online) recently to find some harder to get things and was relatively succesful.

You could try hardcorejunglism.com
Never used them before but found them via Youtube

Typically you have to rip from vinyl when it comes to this era, you might be able to get some tracks from digital stores, but most of this stuff will probably never be released in digital.

Hi,

I realize that this, by now, is already an old thread and I’m going to sound like a geek here, but I just came out of months of cataloging music of this sort. There’s really hardly any “breakbeat, hardcore” music from 1994/1995.

I’m not trying to sound like a jerk, more of a geek/nerd. :O)

Actually, there is no breakbeat hardcore from ’95. I guess some of us know the story here: ’92, Sept./Oct. darkcore/darkside/darkness came and got rid of the euphoric happy hardcore. That music became known as Breakbeat, Drum’n’Bass, Jungle (any sort of combination or all three classifiers, in discogs), and in ’93 Slipmatt made his first SMD record paving way to breakbeat, happy hardcore in ’94 which in ’95 was splitting between breakbeat and stomping happy hardcore. So, to return to the original poster’s comment on breakbeat, hardcore in ’94/’95, there is no such thing except for a few records in ’94, such as Kniteforce’s first few records.

The posters are right, Discogs and Speed Limit 140 BPM+ is a good place to start, but not finish. Some of the stuff on those comps are edits, by the way, but one has a gem: 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse “Drowning in her,” which discogs rates as the most wanted darkcore tune, even besting Rufige Cru’s Terminator. I haven’t found a copy of it any where else, but I wasn’t looking.

But, you know, you can actually find a lot of great tunes of iTunes. That’s what I did, and if you can’t get it there, contact Ola at Just Another Label’s website if you want the happy hardcore files. Compilations are good once you’ve exhausted your possibilities of getting them there; I’ve looked at hardcore junglism’s website and am impressed by the DJ Crystl selection! You can’t find the Dark Crystal, anywhere but this website. TUNE.

In discogs type in big name artists/tunes your looking for, and look underneath the youtube video box and you’ll find lists. Go through those lists and type in another tab on your browser the artist. Then inside the artist’s profile, type in the tune in the search on the left hand side of your screen. You’ll might find compilations there of what you’re looking for.

As for what’s good. Would say anywhere, as an unfixed rule, starting 140-200 have’s (minimum) or a rating of ~4.40/5 if not owned by much, much less people (say a dub plate or a rare record) could potentially be a good records from that era, don’t bother with anything less — but check the comments section below the release table in discogs per record to see if I’m wrong because I could very much could be in a case to case basis. Some records are just rated lower, and some of them, while hated by their respective communities like M-Beat’s Incredible, do exceptionally well (I guess Ali G had something to do with it or it’s just a record that people love to hate).

Post in the groups, too, here’s one which I found useful.
http://www.discogs.com/group/thread/493466

Some people on Discogs are a wealth of knowledge, they were into their sort of music for quite some time, I’d figure.

Sorry. I may have put my foot in my mouth and have been Mr. Smartypants. Hardcore, vicariously(?) extends to 94 and 95 among some really good tunes. It’s not “breakbeat hardcore,” though if you were to consult discogs. In ’92 there came a new style side by side with breakbeat hardcore, known as breakbeat, hardcore, jungle. That style lasted until ’94 according to my library, but, I could be wrong. Also, I should mention breakbeat happy hardcore. Like I said, it began in 93 and it lasted until 95. In 95 there was another British style of hardcore, the one with the four on the floor beat which is what began happy hardcore as we know it today. We have to thank Hixxy and Scott Brown for that, if we think we need to, and can. :\

What? Only 6 sub-levels?

Seriously guys, can I suggest we all switch to the two-genre system Terry_42 invented: good music and not-so-good music!?

DJ Vintage.

I agree, good and not good music works well, too. But if you’re collection is ginormous then it’s best to categorize.

For anyone interested this is how a small segment my record collection looks like (I’m awfully proud):
1989-1995
1988-1993
Breakbeat, Ragga HipHop, Techno
88 Hip-House
89 Breakbeat, Hip-House
90 Breakbeat, Ragga HipHop, Techno
91 Breakbeat, Ragga HipHop, Techno
92 Breakbeat, Hardcore, Ragga HipHop

Breakbeat, Hardcore, Techno
89 Breakbeat, House, Techno
90 Breakbeat, Techno
91 Breakbeat, Hardcore, Techno
92 Breakbeat, Hardcore, Techno
93 Breakbeat, Hardcore, Techno
94 Breakbeat, Techno, Acid
95 Breakbeat, Breaks, Techno

Breakbeat, Hardcore, House
91 Breakbeat, Hardcore, House
92 Breakbeat, Hardcore, House

Breakbeat Hardcore
90 Breakbeat, Hardcore
91 Breakbeat, Hardcore
92 Breakbeat, Hardcore
93 Breakbeat, Hardcore
94 Breakbeat, Hardcore

1992-1997
Breakbeat Hardcore Jungle
92 Breakbeat, Hardcore, Jungle
93 Breakbeat, Hardcore, Jungle
94 Breakbeat, Hardcore, Jungle

Drum n Bass, Jungle
92 Drum n Bass, Jungle
93 Drum n Bass, Jungle
94 Drum n Bass, Jungle
95 Drum n Bass, Jungle
96 Drum n Bass, Jungle
97 Drum n Bass, Jungle

Jungle
93 Jungle
94 Jungle
95 Jungle [I’ve included a 96 Jungle tune in this folder … an anthem]

Drum n Bass
94 Drum n Bass
95 Drum n Bass
96 Drum n Bass
97 Drum n Bass

1993-2002 Happy Hardcore
93-96 Breakbeat, Happy Hardcore
93 Breakbeat, Happy Hardcore
93 Breakbeat, Jungle, Happy Hardcore
94 Breakbeat, Happy Hardcore
94 Breakbeat, Jungle, Happy Hardcore
95 Breakbeat, Happy Hardcore
95 Breakbeat, Jungle, Happy Hardcore

1995-98 Stomping Happy Hardcore
95 Happy Hardcore
96 Happy Hardcore
96 Breakbeat, Happy Hardcore
97 Breakbeat, Happy Hardcore
97 Happy Hardcore
98 Happy Hardcore

1999-02 New Era Happy Hardcore
98 Happy Hardcore (again)
99 Happy Hardcore
2000 Happy Hardcore
2001 Happy Hardcore
2002 Happy Hardcore

91 Hardcore, Techno

each tune has 140-200 have’s (minimum) or a rating of ~4.40/5 off discogs unless rare/dub plate.
total number of tunes 1168.

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