hardcore techno
On the techno line between free tekno and tekno. Grew out of acid house (house line), new beat (hi-nrg line) and electronic body music (industrial line). Change here for hardcore.
EMERGED 1990
HARDCORE TECHNO
Techno pushed to extremes: distorted kick drums, 160 BPM and beyond, and harsh synth stabs. It grew from Belgian new beat and German and Dutch techno around 1990, with Rotterdam gabber as its best-known form.
FIVE TO START WITH
- 1We Have ArrivedMescalinum UnitedPLANET CORE PRODUCTIONS / 1990
- 2AnasthasiaT991991
- 3Alles naar de kloteEuromastersROTTERDAM RECORDS / 1992
- 4PoingRotterdam Termination SourceROTTERDAM RECORDS / 1992
- 5I Wanna Be a HippyTechnoheadMOKUM / 1995
SOURCES
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_(electronic_dance_music_genre) (year)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_(electronic_dance_music_genre) (derived)
- music.ishkur.com/coords.json (year)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabber (seed)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam_Termination_Source (seed)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Trauner (seed)
Dates informed by Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music.