Hardtechno

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Hardtechno refers to a style of Techno, which evolved after 2000 from Schranz and Hardcore Techno. While the first harder Techno productions appeared around 1991 on labels such as PCP and Industrial Strength, these were referred to as Hardcore Techno. Over the years, the Hardcore scene cultivated a new sound far away from its Techno origins, whereas Techno itself went in a softer direction. At the end of the 90's, fueled by the Schranz movement, a new, extremely hard style of Techno became popular, which is now generally referred to as Hardtechno. This style runs at very high bpm, usually 150 or more and features heavy distortion and prminent kickdrums. The style is very popular with young partygoers, who are more interested in dancing than socialising. By 2007, almost all major European Techno festivals, such as I Love Techno, Awakenings, MayDay,Nature One, Mysteryland, etc featured a Hardtechno stage or at least one Hardtechno artist. It has also been the main focus of festivals like "Hardtechno Festival" in Vienna (atn 2000+) or Syndicate in Dortmund (atn 10000). The style is most prominently represented by DJs/producers Rush, DJ Amok, Sven Wittekind, ViperXXL, Robert Natus, Mike Drama, Arkus P, Hilarious Boris S, Spark Taberner, etc.