Hardcore techno

Hardcore techno
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 hardcoreMakinaUK hardcoreMainstream happy hardcore – Freeform hardcore – Trancecore – Hardcore BreaksEarly hardcoreMainstream hardcore – Darkcore – Doomcore – Industrial HardcoreDigital HardcoreBreakcoreSpeedcoreTerrorcore – Frenchcore
Fusion genres
Digital hardcoreBreakcoreHappy hardcoreJumpstyleHardstyle

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.

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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.

Styles of hardcore

Hardcore has also spawned several subgenres and derivative styles including:

Often, certain subgenres 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.

Notable producers

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