The Quick Brown Fox
The Quick Brown Fox
The Quick Brown Fox (often shortened to TQBF) is an alias of Emma Essex producing upbeat speedcore and gabber. He first released a self-titled debut album in May 2008 under the VULPvibe Records label, which later rebranded to LapFox Trax and later in conjunction with Halley Labs.
The Quick Brown Fox is portrayed as an anthropomorphic fox-shaped piñata (a play on “beats per minute”). Musically, he is recognized mostly for his staccato synth lines and very fast tempos, ranging from approximately 200 beats per minute up to and over 1000 beats per minute.
Emma says that the original driving force to start the project was inspiration from m1dy’s speedcore productions and the generally upbeat or non-serious tone, which tends to be a stark contrast against speedcore’s generally serious and angry tone. As such, TQBF is often seen as a good entry point for speedcore, as it is accessible, if not through melodic content, then through comedic.