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glitchcore

glitchcore noun: a subgenre of glitch music.

Noun

glitchcore (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of glitch music.
    • Herbert is a former piano prodigy and Exeter drama student who went from touring with UK big bands to freaking clubbers with samplers and kitchen utensils, and his cozy records merge glitchcore buzz and tech-house heat […]2001 March, SPIN, volume 17, number 3, page 150
    • Rather than UR-styled militant Techno, the first two singles, sleeved in exploding vector designs, showcase the glitchcore sounds of code warriors like Richard Devine, Kero and Mode Selektor.2004, The Wire, volumes 245-250

Origin of glitchcore

From glitch + -core.

Questions about glitchcore

What does glitchcore mean?
Glitchcore means a subgenre of glitch music.
What part of speech is glitchcore?
Glitchcore is a noun.

Words near glitchcore in the dictionary

  1. glitch text
  2. glitch-fest
  3. glitch-fests
  4. glitch-hunter
  5. glitch-hunters
  6. glitchcore
  7. glitched
  8. glitchery
  9. glitches
  10. glitches in the Matrix
  11. glitchfest

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