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.^{[citation needed]} and the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples. Image File history File links Aboutu. ... 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 saccharine lyrics. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Hardcore hip hop is a form of hip hop music that has confrontational, often violent lyrics, and generally sparse, gritty urban beats. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Atonality describes music not conforming to the system of tonal hierarchies, which characterizes the sound of classical European music between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. ...

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. In the field of electronic music, a sequencer was traditionally a device or piece of software that allows the user to record, play back and edit musical patterns. ... For other uses, see Module. ... ModPlug Tracker in Fast Tracker 2 colors mode 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. ...

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.
• Gabba - Most popular in The Netherlands, Italy and Japan, characterized by heavy bass drum sound, usually created with distorion, 150+ bpm.
• 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 or Noisecore - Hardcore influenced by industrial music, characterized by harsh beats.
• 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.
• Trancecore - Uplifting, 'Fluttery' Trance inspired form, Characterized by the very melodic leads, and often the use of fast 'sparkly' arpeggios. Often featuring 'pitched up' male or females vocals. Many releases are remixes of exsisting 'euro-trance' or 'Mainstream Trance' records. Popular in europe, and the Uk. Popularity ever-growing due to the * Bonkers album range.

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. Breakbeat hardcore (popularly known as rave music, originally referred to as simply hardcore in the United Kingdom, with old school hardcore a common term in the 21st century) is a style of electronic music that primarily uses breakbeats for its rhythm lines. ... Retrospective (from Latin retrospectare, look back) generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place. ... Breakcore is a sub-genre of extreme electronic music that uses loud and fast breakbeats. ... This article is about breakbeat, the electronic dance music genre. ... Glitch (also known as Clicks and Cuts from a representative compilation series by the German record label Mille Plateaux) is a genre of electronic music that became popular in the late 1990s with the increasing use of digital signal processing, particularly on computers. ... Gabber, gabba (pronounced gahba or gahbuhr in Dutch), or hardcore, is a subgenre of electronic music that is a subgenre of hardcore techno. ... Hardstyle, sometimes referred to as hardbass, is a sub-genre of trance music that is closely related to nu style gabber and hard trance. ... In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. ... Industrial hardcore is a term used to describe the crossover of hardcore techno and rhythmic noise. ... Noisecore may refer to: This shouldnt be a disambiguation as it is its own genre Noisegrind Noise Rock A style of Hardcore Techno Category: ... It has been suggested that Chicago Industrial be merged into this article or section. ... New Beat is a music term that used twice during the 80s. ... Speedcore is a form of hardcore techno that is typically identified by its high rate of beats per minute and aggressive themes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rotterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ... Trancecore is a subgenre of hardcore dance music. ...

Producers

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Artists

See also

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