Hardcore techno or Hardcore dance music, often referred to as just "hardcore" is a style of electronic music that originated in the early-to-mid-1990s in multiple locations including the Netherlands, Germany and the UK. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The style is typified by a fast tempo. and the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples. Atonality in its broadest sense describes Music that lacks a tonal center, or key. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music.

Contents 1 Production techniques 2 Styles of Hardcore 3 Producers 4 See also 5 External links

Production techniques

Hardcore techno is usually composed using music sequencers, and many earlier tracks were produced on home computers with module tracker software. A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage computer-generated music Module files ( MODs have several different File formats One important format is that of the Fortran Module, which is a compiled "intermediate" Tracker is the generic term for a class of software Music sequencers which in their purest form allow the user to arrange sound samples stepwise on a timeline across Some examples of the software used are Fruity Loops Studio and Reason. The wide availability of computers, combined with the absence of financial remuneration, means that many hardcore techno musicians write for their own enjoyment and the pleasure of innovation.

Styles of Hardcore

As Hardcore continues to grow each different type of hardcore (each subgenre) begins to attract a larger fanbase and more support from producers. As new sub-genres grow they can become extremely different than other subgenres that are also referred to as "Hardcore. "

Hardcore has also spawned several sub-genres and derivative styles including:

• Old Skool - This retrospective term is usually reserved for tracks produced in the early 90's, a large period of growth for Hardcore. Breakbeat hardcore ( Rave music) is a derivate of Acid house that combines 4-to-the-floor rhythms with breakbeats and is associated with UK Rave scene Retrospective (from Latin retrospectare, "look back" generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place Lots of piano rolls, bouncy basslines and breakbeats and plenty of female vocals and classic "rave" sounds.
• Hardcore Breaks - Written in the style of old skool rave music or breakbeat hardcore using modern technology and production techniques. Hardcore breaks is a Genre of Electronic music written in the style of Old skool Rave music or Breakbeat hardcore using modern technology
• Gabber - Most popular in The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Belgium, characterized by heavy bass drum sound, usually created with distortion, generally 150-220 bpm. Gabber (IPA pronunciation English /gæbər/ Dutch /xɑbər/ gabba or hardcore, is a style of Electronic music and a subgenre of The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
• Hardstyle - Characterized by hard synth riffs and the 4 to the floor bass line. Hardstyle, in the United Kingdom sometimes referred to as hardbass, is a genre of electronic dance music that is closely related to hardcore and Hard trance. Usually has a sample that is played multiple times through the song, looped or chopped. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording
• Noisecore - Hardcore influenced by industrial music, characterized by harsh beats. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music.
• Breakcore - Uses distored breakbeats and random sampling to create a hectic effect. Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of Industrial, jungle, Hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-oriented
• Digital Hardcore - Hardcore Punk influenced Hardcore. Digital hardcore is a Music genre fusing elements of Hardcore punk and Electronic music.
• New Beat - Unlike most of its hardcore brethren this music is generally slow. "New Beat" is a music term that was used twice during the 80s New Beat originated when a DJ accidentally played a record at 33 RPM (compared to the standard 45 RPM). This made the music sound harder and more sinister, essentially influencing electronic hardcore. Tracks range from 80 bpm to 120 bpm.
• Speedcore - With tracks that can range from 250 bpm up to 1000 bpm, often featuring heavy distortion. Speedcore is a form of Hardcore techno that is typically identified by its high rate of Beats per minute and aggressive themes
• Happy hardcore is a form of dance music typified by a very fast tempo (usually around 165-180 BPM), often coupled with male or female vocals, and sentimental lyrics. Happy hardcore is a form of Dance music typified by a very fast tempo (usually around 165–180 BPM) often coupled with male or female vocals, and Popular in the UK, Australia and Spain, amongst other countries.
• Freeform hardcore - Hardcore with strong influence of trance, as well as smaller acid, electro, ambient and breaks influence
• Terrorcore - Often has horror-related themes. Freeform Hardcore (also known as Trancecore in its formative years although this term can also refer to darker Gabber/Trance hybrids is a form of Hard Dance Trance denotes a variety of processes techniques modalities and states of mind awareness and consciousness Terrorcore, terror (or in Dutch and French "terreur" is a Music genre. Drum breaks and off-beat synths are common.
• Frenchcore - around 200- 250 bpm, with influence from breakcore, uses breaks over a bassy-reverb-like 4 to the floor

Often certain substyles of hardcore are classified by the city or country in which they are produced, such as the Frankfurt sound, the French sound, the Tokyo sound etc.

Producers

3 Steps Ahead Angerfist Bald Terror Bang! Bass-D & King Matthew Breeze Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo Core Pusher Darren Styles De Mosselman Delta 9 Dione Disciples Of Annihilation DJ Mad Dog DJ Zany DJ Rob DTM Endymion Euphoria

Fade Gabber Piet Gammer Hakkûhbar Headcheck dj's Hixxy Human Resource Lenny Dee Korsakoff Luna-C m1dy Mescalinum United Milo Nasenbluten

Neophyte Nosferatu Party Animals Paul Elstak Radium Rob Gee Rotterdam Terror Corps Scooter Scott Brown Styles Sharkey Stormtrooper Wedlock

See also

• Digital hardcore
• Four to the floor
• Gabber
• Hard dance
• List of electronic music genres

External links

• Video guide to hardcore subgenres

Peter-Paul Pigmans ( January 31 1961 – August 27 2003) was a Dutch gabber music producer best known for his production Danny Masseling (born June 20, 1981 in Almere, Netherlands) best known as Angerfist, is a Hardcore techno musician and This article is about the Bang! Card game. For more uses of the word Bang, please see Bang (disambiguation. Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo is a DJ duo from the Netherlands. Darren Styles, born Darren James Mew (1975 in Colchester, Essex) is a British Hardcore DJ, Record Producer, song writer and occasional Delta 9 is a famous Hardcore techno DJ/producer from Chicago His real name is Dave Rodgers Filippo Calcagni, also known as Dj Mad Dog started his DJ career just as joke DJ Zany (or just Zany; real name Raoul van Grinsven) is known as a veteran Disc jockey, with over ten years of experience at the producing and Euphoria (formed in 1993 is a Canadian trance techno and Electronica music project led by Ken Ramm the latest album being Precious Time (2006 Gammer (real name Matt Lee is a UK hardcore DJ and producer. Gammer made his first appearance in the hardcore scene during 2002 and since Ian Hicks, better known as Hixxy (or DJ Hixxy) is a British Happy Hardcore DJ and Musician from Portsmouth, Lenny Dee, born Leonard George DeStoppelaire, ( January 5, 1923 - February 12, 2006) was a virtuoso organist who played many styles Luna-C (born Christopher Howell on May 1, 1973) is a British DJ and Record producer, known for his work in Breakbeat hardcore m1dy, real name Yosei Watanabe, is a Japanese speedcore/hardcore techno artist Marc Trauner, better known by his numerous aliases including Marc Acardipane, Mescalinum United, The Mover, Pilldriver, Marshall Masters Nasenbluten were a Newcastle, Australia recording and performance group who pioneered Hardcore techno, gabber, Amigacore and Nosferatu A Symphony of Horror is a German Expressionist film by F DJ Paul Elstak (real name Paul Roger Elstak; born The Hague 14 January 1966) is a Dutch hardcore and Happy hardcore Radium (ˈreɪdiəm is a radioactive Chemical element which has the symbol Ra and Atomic number 88 Rotterdam Terror Corps is a Dutch gabber group formed in 1993 that is known for its hard beats and is considered by many as a pioneer in the genre Scooter are a German Techno and Hardcore techno band from Hamburg, who have sold over 14 million records and have earned 80 gold and platinum Scott Brown is a Glasgow -based Scottish DJ and music producer Sharkey (real name Jonathan Kneath born in 1975 Plymouth is a popular British DJ / MC /producer and one of the key The Stormtroopers (in German Stoßtruppen, shock troops) were specialist military troops which were formed in the last years of World War I as the German Digital hardcore is a Music genre fusing elements of Hardcore punk and Electronic music. "Four to the Floor" is a hit single by the band Starsailor. Gabber (IPA pronunciation English /gæbər/ Dutch /xɑbər/ gabba or hardcore, is a style of Electronic music and a subgenre of Hard Dance is an umbrella term that refers to the grouping of modern electronic Dance music Genres. This is a list of Electronic music genres sub-genres and styles though for the latter not all possess their own article (in which case see the main genre article

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