Hardbass
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| Hardbass | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Хардбасс |
| Etymology | Hard, bass |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Late 1990s; Russia, Germany, Poland and Latvia |
| Typical instruments | Digital audio workstation, sequencer, sampler, synthesizers, drum machine |
| Derivative forms | UK hardcore, hard bounce |
| Local scenes | |
| Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kaliningrad, Riga, Warsaw, Berlin, Košice, Bratislava, Belgrade, Sofia | |
Hardbass or hard bass (Russian: хардбасс, romanized: hardbass, IPA: [xɐrdˈbas]) is a subgenre of electronic music which originated from Russia during the late 1990s, drawing inspiration from UK hard house, bouncy techno, Scouse house and hardstyle. Hardbass is characterized by its fast tempo (usually 150–175 BPM), donks, distinctive basslines (commonly known as "hard bounce"), distorted sounds, heavy kicks and occasional rapping. Hardbass has become a central stereotype of the gopnik subculture. In several European countries, so-called "hardbass scenes" have sprung up,[1] which are events related to the genre that involve multiple people dancing in public while masked, sometimes with moshing involved. From 2015 onward, hardbass has also appeared as an Internet meme, depicting Slavic and Russian subcultures with the premiere of the video "Cheeki Breeki Hardbass Anthem", based off the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of games from GSC game world.[2] Its popularity can be in part credited to the YouTuber Life of Boris.[3] Another video featuring hardbass is “SLAV KING - Boris vs. DJ Blyatman”[4] also created by Life of Boris.
Notable artists
| Artist name | Country |
|---|---|
| apartje. (deceased) |  Germany
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| Gopnik McBlyat |  Poland
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| XD Project[5][6] (catholic hardbass) |
Poland
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| uamee |  Latvia
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| Hard Bass School |  Russia
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| XS Project | Russia
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| Бетоnщики | Russia
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| Davay | Russia
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| DJ Rentgen | Russia
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| DJ Snat | Russia
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| DJ Bar@bass | Russia
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| Dertexx | Russia
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| HBKN | Russia
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| Russia
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| DJ Yurbanoid | Russia
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| Russian Village Boys | Russia
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| Жестянщики (Zhestyanshiki/ZHTK/Hardboss) | Russia
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| DJ Cheba | Russia
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| Gotxo & Gatxi |  France
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| Euskal Bass | France
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| Tonn Hardbass | France
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| Gari Seleckt |  Spain
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| DJ DBC | Spain
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| Paul HB | Spain
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| STARSLAV |  Sweden
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| Chernoblin |  Finland
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| DJ Pump | Finland
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| DJ Blyatman |  Slovakia
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| Srpski Bass |  Serbia
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| DJ TOTZI |  Bulgaria
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| Собояжи | Russia
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| Life of Boris |  Estonia
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| XS-Alex |  Belgium
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| MP5 |  Czech Republic
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Notable songs and albums
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Alan Aztec | "Papa Hardbassov" |
| Alan Aztec | "Mother Russia" |
| apartje. | "Cheeki Breeki Hardbass Anthem" |
| apartje. (released by Life of Boris) | "Cheeki Breeki Hardbass 2" |
| DJ TOTZI | "European Pumper (Feat Mesney6) |
| Бетоnщики | "Бетон как Бетон" |
| Бетоnщики | "Долбили или нет!" |
| Bombass Records | "Będzie jazda" |
| Davay | "Tri Poloski" |
| Davay | "Critikal" |
| DJ Blyatman | "Gopnik" |
| DJ Blyatman | "Chernobyl" |
| DJ Blyatman | "Tsar Bomb" |
| DJ Blyatman (featuring Life of Boris) | "Slav King" |
| DJ Blyatman (featuring Life of Boris) | "Generation Hardbass" |
| DJ DBC | "Repeat" |
| DJ Mike | "Black Jack" |
| DJ Mike | "Speedway" |
| DJ Snat | "Choose Your Power" |
| Euskal Bass | "Hard Bass Crew Anthem (Original Mix)" |
| Gopnik McBlyat | "Snakes in Tracksuits" |
| Gopnik McBlyat | "Murka" |
| Gopnik McBlyat | "Szpion (Shpion) Detector" |
| Gopnik McBlyat | "Cheeki Breeki Revolt" |
| Gopnik McBlyat (featuring uamee) | "Monolith" |
| Hard Bass Club | "Ushanka" |
| Hard Bass School | "Narkotik Kal" |
| Hard Bass School | "Sex, Kvass, Hardbass" |
| Hard Bass School | "Opa Blia" |
| Hard Bass School | "Nash Gimn (Hard Bass Adidas)" |
| Hard Bass School | "Narkoman" |
| Hard Bass School | "The Album" |
| Hard Bass School | "Slav" |
| Kolbaser Project | "Energy" |
| N-ICE Project | "Freakin" |
| Obsidian Project | "Pulser" |
| .ılııllı.Р Э Д Л А Й Н.ıllıılı. | "Anomaly – Twitch Highlights 6 (.ılııllı.Р Э Д Л А Й Н.ıllıılı. Remix)" |
| .ılııllı.Р Э Д Л А Й Н.ıllıılı. | "The Juiciest Tuffin vs Savant – Mother Russia Hardbass (.ılııllı.Р Э Д Л А Й Н.ıllıılı. Mashup)" |
| .ılııllı.Р Э Д Л А Й Н.ıllıılı. | "DОИКАИ's miasteczko"(There is a higher quality version but it's a Premium track) |
| Sonic Mine | "Hardbass Attack" |
| Sonic Mine | "Scream for DJ" |
| Sonic Mine | "Пика – патимэйкер (Sonic Mine ПАМП Remix)" |
| Sonic Mine | "Puta Bass" |
| Sonic Mine | "Hot Times" |
| STARSLAV | "OPA" |
| TonnHB | "Euskal Bass (Original Gangsta mix)" |
| Kekarov | "The Zone" |
| Kekarov | "Kalashnikov" |
| Krankšvester | "Slava" |
| uamee (featuring HBKN) | "Gopnitsa" |
| uamee | "High Quality Nahui" |
| uamee | "IL-76" |
| uamee | "Protivogaz" |
| uamee | "Kopeika" |
| uamee | "THE SAUSAGE" |
| uamee (featuring Life of Boris and Professional Gopnik) | "LADA" |
| Wod-c | "Bass Of A Zombie II" |
| XD Project | "Hardbass Wadowice" album |
| XS Project | "Bochka, Bass, Kolbaser" |
| XS Project | "Колотушки" |
| XS Project | "Ya taschus ot kolotushek" [7] [8] |
| XS Project | "Vodovorot" |
| XS Project | "NarkoBarony" |
| XS Project (featuring Life of Boris) | "Red Roubles" |
| XS Project | "Meanwhile in Russia (Take me to Russia)” |
| ZHTK | "Arabian Dance" |
| Жестянщики | "Давай сука давай" |
| DJ Lil' Kurt | "F*ck you" |
| Собояжи | Мни жестянку |
| Собояжи | Трубы, речка и лаве |
| Собояжи | На собаке и на кошке |
| Собояжи | Банка яжки |
| Собояжи | Семь процентов |
| Собояжи | Дом кирпичный |
| Собояжи | Я тебя забрал |
| Собояжи | Бит и басс |
Collective labels
- Hard Bass Crew – This label was created in march 2011 by Dr Poky to connect his hardbass friends from all over Europe. In few months Hard Bass Crew was represented in many countries by local dance team, DJ's & hardbass producers from each country, but all over the world.
- Jutonish – This label was formed in 2002 by Juran & Harley (Juran & Harley Productions). The style of the releases are pumping house, hardbass, hard house and speed garage.
- FTH8TER5 Records – A Polish label, founded by Clubbasse to release the music by Members of Pumpingland.
- Progressive Фактор – Probably the most successful pumping house/hardbass label, created by XS Project (Levon and Andrey) in St. Petersburg.
- Corecube Records – A scouse house/bouncy hard house/hardbass label, founded by Denis Evchenko (Dj Satana) in 2009 in Gatchina, Russia.
- O-Mode Records – A bumping/hardbass/poky label, based in Bilbao, Spain and owned by Gari Seleckt.
- Bumping For Life Records – A Spanish bumping/hardbass/poky label.
- Dark'Hade Records – A hardbass and metal shade label, founded by Silicium Criminy in France.
- UNDERTUNE Records – A Russian label, founded in 2017 in St. Petersburg by Stomp Foot (Топ нога). The main focus of the music label is of different underground styles of electronic music relevant to a particular period of time.
References
- ^ Eror, Aleks. "Russia's Hard Bass Scene is Completely Insane". Noisey. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ apartje. (5 Oct 2015). "Cheeki Breeki Hardbass Anthem – Youtube". Youtube. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/user/NocturnoPlays
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIjKijhv1OU}}
- ^ https://archive.org/details/XDProject-HardbassWadowice
- ^ https://wykoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/hardbass-wadowice
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiUudv43ozg
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/49nO4udNqUv4v0jQpXi4KD
