What is Raggacore?

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Raggacore is a genre of music resembling a faster version of ragga jungle, or breakcore with dancehall, ragga or reggae style basslines and vocals.

Other terms used to describe this style are yardcore or speedhall (sped up dancehall)

Some artists that have produced raggacore tracks include Cardopusher, Knifehandchop, General Malice, Bong-Ra, FFF DJ Scud, Zombieflesheater, Enduser, Venetian Snares, Shitmat, Parasite, LFO Demon, DJ K, Red Ruler, Kid 606, The Bug, Soundmurderer and Bloodclaat Gangsta Youth.

Noteworthy Releases

  • Snares Man! (aka Venetian Snares) - Clearance Bin/Breakbeat Malaria
  • Shitmat - Killababylonkutz
  • FFF - Junglist/Murder
  • Aaron Spectre - Evil Most Foul
  • Istari Lasterfahrer - Battybwoy Soundclash Massive
  • Enduser - Bounty Drilla
  • Bloodclaat Gangsta Youth - Kill or Be Killed
  • Zombieflesheater - Dead By Dread and "s/t 7inch"
  • VA - "Speedhall" and "Speedhall - the rewind"
  • AFX (aka Aphex Twin) - Run The Place Red (AFX Remix)
  • Shitmat - "Amen Babylon"
  • shocker_tv - "shocker_tv"
  • SuMoNe - "Grow u Locks"
  • jahba - "Bush is a pussycloth"
  • Dr. Lefty (aka The Flashbulb) - Ah Shwe Bah
  • Cardopusher- Red Red Blood

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Ragga jungle is the name given to a substyle of Jungle that emerged circa 1991-1992, with artists such as the Ragga Twins, Rebel MC, and Genaside II, and has heavy influences from ragga, roots reggae and dancehall.
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Dancehall is a type of Jamaican popular music which developed around the late 70's, with exponents such as Yellowman and Shabba Ranks. It is also known as bashment.
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Not to be confused with Rāga.
Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga is a sub-genre of dancehall music or reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists of electronic music; sampling often serves a prominent role in
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Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

The term 'reggae' is sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, although the word specifically indicates a particular music style that originated after the development of ska and
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Knifehandchop is electronic musician Billy Pollard from Toronto, Canada. He started programming electronic beats when he was 18.

Knifehandchop takes from many different influences and styles, and mixes them together into a form of bastard pop.
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Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. Formed in 1996, initially producing and DJ-ing jungle music. Previous to Bong-Ra Jason Kohnen performed as bassist and drummer for stoner/doom metal band Celestial Season amongst others.
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DJ Scud is an alias of South London breakcore producer and DJ Toby Reynolds. In 1997 he started the influential breakcore record label Ambush records.

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  • Last Sigh Magazine: "The Joys of The Ambush" - Interview with Toby Reynolds

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Enduser is Cincinnati based[1] breakcore/raggacore/jungle<ref name="knowledge1" />producer Lynn Standafer.[2] Lynn has released on record labels including Mirex, Ad Noiseam,[3] razor (mi)X and Outbreak.
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Venetian Snares, often abbreviated to Vsnares or similar, is the performing name of Aaron Funk, an electronic music producer and performer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for making experimental electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures.
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Shitmat is the performing name of Henry Collins, a breakcore artist from Brighton. His music is largely based around the Amen break, Gabber, Plunderphonics, jungle and drum 'n' bass.
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Parasite is the artist name of raggacore/breakcore musician/producer Armin Elsaesser. He was born is Eureka, California and is currently living in Bristol, England.
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The Bug is the main current music project of London-based producer Kevin Martin. The Bug's music draws influence from dancehall, noise, grime, and hip hop. More subdued influences would include dubstep and the dubtronica and broken techno of Basic Channel and Pole.
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Venetian Snares, often abbreviated to Vsnares or similar, is the performing name of Aaron Funk, an electronic music producer and performer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for making experimental electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures.
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Shitmat is the performing name of Henry Collins, a breakcore artist from Brighton. His music is largely based around the Amen break, Gabber, Plunderphonics, jungle and drum 'n' bass.
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FFF may refer to:
  • The song by heavy metal group Megadeth on Cryptic Writings
  • the French Football Federation (Fédération Française de Football)
  • the Future of Freedom Foundation, a libertarian educational foundation in Fairfax, Virginia

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Enduser is Cincinnati based[1] breakcore/raggacore/jungle<ref name="knowledge1" />producer Lynn Standafer.[2] Lynn has released on record labels including Mirex, Ad Noiseam,[3] razor (mi)X and Outbreak.
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AFX is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:
  • AFX News Ltd., a London financial news agency
  • Aphex Twin, electronic musician.
  • Application Framework eXtensions, a Microsoft programming library.
  • The ICAO Code for Airfreight Express, United Kingdom.

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Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid and drum and bass.
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Shitmat is the performing name of Henry Collins, a breakcore artist from Brighton. His music is largely based around the Amen break, Gabber, Plunderphonics, jungle and drum 'n' bass.
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Benn Lee Jordan is an electronica musician operating under many pseudonyms. Since 1999 his most widely distributed and eclectic music has been released under the name of The Flashbulb.
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Benn Lee Jordan is an electronica musician operating under many pseudonyms. Since 1999 his most widely distributed and eclectic music has been released under the name of The Flashbulb.
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Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, usually characterized by the use of a non-straightened 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance).
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Big beat (sometimes called chemical breaks) is a term deployed in the mid 1990s by the British music press to describe the work of artists such as The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim and The Prodigy.
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Broken beat is an electronic music genre first appearing at the end of the 20th century and pioneered by Goya Music Distribution. Appearing in the western parts of London, the genre is also referred to as West London
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Drill 'n bass is a genre name coined by fans for a type of electronic music that emerged from drum 'n bass in the mid-1990s. Artists like Luke Vibert, Squarepusher, and most famously, Aphex Twin created the sound in 1995.
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Florida breaks, also referred to as Florida breakbeat and Funky Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat music which, as the name suggests, is most popular in the areas around the US state of Florida.
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Breakbeat hardcore (popularly known as rave music, originally referred to as simply hardcore in the United Kingdom, with oldskool hardcore a common term in the 21st century) is a style of electronic music that primarily uses breakbeats for its rhythm
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