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''This article is about electronic music. For the use of the term 'hardcore' in relation to other music genres, see Hardcore punk or Hardcore hip-hop
Hardcore techno, often referred to as just "hardcore", is a style of electronic music that originated in the early-to-mid-1990s in multiple locations including Rotterdam, Frankfurt and Newcastle, Australia. The style is typified by a fast tempo.) and the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples.

Production techniques

Hardcore techno is usually composed using music sequencers, and many earlier tracks were produced on home computers with module tracker software. 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. Lots of piano rolls, bouncy basslines and breakbeats and plenty of female vocals and classic "rave" sounds.
  • Breakcore - Combines hardcore with elements of breakbeat and glitch music. Often played at extremely high tempo.
  • Gabber - Most popular in The Netherlands, Italy and Japan, 150+ bpm.
  • Noisecore - Very noisy hardcore.
  • Hardstyle - Characterized by hard synth riffs and the 4 to the floor bass line. Usually has a sample that is played multiple times through the song, looped or chopped.
  • Industrial Hardcore - Normal Hardcore based style with a lot of darker/harder beats influenced with a lot of industrial elements.
  • New Beat - The genre that started it all. Unlike most of its hardcore bretheren this music is generally slow. 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 sinister, essentially influencing electronic hardcore. Tracks range from 80 bpm to 120 bpm.
  • Speedcore - With tracks can range from 250 bpm all the way up to 1000 bpm.
  • Terrorcore - Terror from Holland which employs the use of 'scary' or 'evil' sounding samples and sounds to give the tunes a frantic "terror" feel. Popularized in Rotterdam, Holland in the mid to late 1990s.
The Hardcore community is close-knit and there are many names and definitions that are used differently in different areas. 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

Artists

See also

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Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. In North America, hardcore punk emerged with a new sound, which was generally thicker, heavier, and faster than standard punk rock.
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"Hardcore Hip Hop" is also the title of a single by DJ Shadow.
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Rotterdam

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A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage electronic music.

Originally, music sequencers did not include the ability to record audio.
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Module files (MODs) have several different file formats. One important format is that of the Fortran Module, which is a compiled "intermediate" file like the object files compiled from Fortran source code.
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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 several monophonic channels.
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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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Gabber (IPA pronunciation: [xɑbɝr]), gabba, or hardcore, is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno.
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Noisecore may refer to:
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Hardstyle, sometimes referred to as hardbass, is a sub-genre of trance music that is closely related to nu style gabber and hard trance. Its sound is usually characterized by a four to the floor kick beat and an off-beat gabber style bass line, trance like synth stabs and
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Industrial hardcore is a term used to describe the crossover of hardcore techno and rhythmic noise. Compared to other hardcore styles like darkcore, which uses the influence of gabba, and speedcore, which concentrates on exceedingly high beats per minute, industrial hardcore is
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New Beat, first used on the U.S.A. during the early '80s. At the time, this New Beat music was a contemporary genre to techno and house music from Detroit and Chicago respectively, although not intrinsically linked.
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Speedcore is a form of hardcore techno that is typically identified by its high rate of beats per minute and aggressive themes. Tracks can range from 250 BPM all the way up to 1000 BPM.
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Terrorcore (by most people shortened to terror), which originated in The Netherlands, is a term used to describe a subgenre of hardcore techno. Compared to other hardcore styles like breakcore, which uses the influence of breakbeat, and speedcore, which concentrates on
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Anabolic Frolic is a happy hardcore DJ from Canada who is known for the Happy 2b Hardcore CD series and the Hullabaloo! promotion he throws in Toronto, Ontario. His real name is Chris Samojlenko. He was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1974 and was raised by his grandmother.
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Danny Masseling (born June 20, 1981 in Almere, Netherlands), best known as Angerfist, is a gabber musician and DJ.

His career began in 2001, when he sent a demo tape to DJ Buzz Fuzz, head of BZRK Records.
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