Hardcore techno
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| Hardcore techno | |
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| Stylistic origins | Oldskool hardcore New beat Acid house Industrial music Techno |
| Cultural origins | Early 1990s, Belgium, Rotterdam, Netherlands and Frankfurt, Germany |
| Typical instruments | Keyboard, synthesizer, drum machine, sequencer, sampler |
| Mainstream popularity | Low - Moderate |
| Derivative forms | Happy hardcore |
| Subgenres | |
| Happy hardcore – Makina – UK hardcore – Mainstream happy hardcore – Freeform hardcore – Trancecore – Hardcore Breaks – Early hardcore – Mainstream hardcore – Darkcore – Doomcore – Industrial Hardcore – Digital Hardcore – Breakcore – Speedcore – Terrorcore – Frenchcore | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Digital hardcore – Breakcore – Happy hardcore – Jumpstyle – Hardstyle | |
Hardcore techno (also known as simply Hardcore) is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples. The tempo of various kinds of hardcore techno ranges from about 95 beats per minute (Belgian "New Beat" and rave/techno), to over 300 bpm ("speedcore"), with the more popular styles ranging from about 150 bpm to 200 bpm.[citation needed]
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[edit] Production techniques
Hardcore techno is usually composed using music sequencers, and many earlier tracks were produced on home computers with module tracker software. Some examples of the software used are FL Studio, Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic, Nuendo and Reason. The wide availability of computers, combined with the absence of financial remuneration, means that many hardcore musicians write for their own enjoyment and the pleasure of innovation.
[edit] Styles of hardcore
Hardcore spawned several subgenres and derivative styles, including:
- Breakbeat hardcore (Also known as Old School Rave music) - This retrospective term is usually reserved for tracks produced in the early 90's, a large period of growth for the UK Rave scene. These tracks are characterized by piano sections, bouncy basslines, breakbeats, and high-pitched vocals.
- Breakcore - Uses distorted, fragmented breakbeats and sampling to create a hectic effect.
- Darkcore (Not to be confused with Darkcore Jungle) - Broad categorical description of "broken beats", characterized by elements of breakbeat, hardcore techno, and dark musical themes. Emerged in response to the happy party sound of UK hardcore.
- Digital Hardcore - Hardcore punk/hardcore techno fusion. Closely related to hardcore punk music.
- Doomcore - Specific microgenre of downtempo darkcore. Characterized by heavy use of reverb, thick basslines, and synth pads, which create an atmosphere. Usually 130-160 BPM.
- Freeform Hardcore[citation needed] - Hardcore with strong influence of Trance, mainly instrumental.
- Frenchcore - Originated in the French rave scene of the early 90's. Involves the re-creation of a distorted bass drum sound with a synthesizer. It is also considered a type of Free Tekno.[1] Frenchcore achieved wider recognition in 1998 with the release of Micropoint's first album Neurophonie.
- Hardcore Breaks - A genre written in the style of breakbeat hardcore and produced using modern technology and production techniques.
- Gabber
- Early hardcore - Popular in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Belgium & Scotland, characterized by a heavy bass drum sound, usually distorted, and generally 150-220 bpm.
- Mainstream hardcore aka New style - Modern form of gabber, often melodic, with more complex sounds. Generally 160-180 bpm.
- Happy hardcore - Form of dance music known for its high tempos, usually around 165-180 bpm, often coupled with male or female vocals and sentimental lyrics. Popular in the UK, Australia and Spain, amongst other countries.
- Industrial Hardcore - Hardcore influenced by industrial music, characterized by harsh beats and technoid programming.
- Makina - Fast electronic dance music from Spain, fairly similar to happy hardcore.
- Speedcore (Not to be confused with Thrashcore or Speed metal) - Subgenre of gabber, distinguished by very fast tempos (300 BPM to 500-600 BPM), infused with heavily distorted percussion and aggressive themes.
- Splittercore — Microgenre of speedcore, usually 700-800 BPM.
- Extratone — Applied when the tempo exceeds 1000 BPM; the individual beats can no longer be distinguished and are perceived as audio tones.
- Terrorcore - Faster, darker form of gabber with highly aggressive themes.
- UK hardcore - Modern adaptation of Happy Hardcore, distinguishable from its predecessor by a style that is less "happy" and features harsher sounds such as saw leadlines.
- J-core - J-core is an abbreviated term for Japanese hardcore dance music. Though many only associate this term with artists such as DJ Sharpnel who are well known for their very Japanese-flavoured anime/film sampling hardcore, the umbrella term can be used to describe many kinds of Japanese-flavoured hardcore, such as happy hardcore, freeform, speedcore and terrorcore. [2]
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- "Classic Hardcore Techno Glossary" – Various sounds/instruments used in the production of hardcore techno are explained
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