UK hardcore
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UK Hardcore is a broad term to describe the evolved United Kingdom rave hardcore lineage 4/4-kick drum and breakbeat fueled sound, which emerged there around the start of the 1990s and grew in strength during the 21st century. Encompassing numerous styles and influences, UK Hardcore has a fresh, modern edge to it, often using the latest synthesizers and equipment. Be it a vocal track or an instrumental this current style is a difficult sound to categorise as each of the key DJs and record labels have developed their own sound and approach to this genre. From 2003 onwards UK hardcore has been evovled around a pounding bassline to get your blood pumping.
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[edit] History of UK Hardcore
Early Hardcore producers such as the Prodigy, Hyper-On Experience, DJ Jonny B and Sonz of a Loop da Loop Era evolved in a period where Techno was developing a harder edge, exploring the complex breakbeats that would later manifest themselves as Jungle and the subsequent development of Drum and Bass. The stylistic influence of techno including the movie, cartoon and media samples, and powerful synthesizer-based breakdowns characterised this earlier form of UK Hardcore, which some believed to have hit its first peak in 1992. For example, some fan websites go so far as to hyperbolically proclaim "1992 was the best year for music, EVER!"
With the diversity in sound available to producers rising with the onset of progressively more advanced computer and music production systems, electronic music was evolving at a rapid pace during this period. Hardcore, Techno, and Drum and Bass began split during this intense period of creativity, spinning off the genres Ragga and Darkside.
The United Kingdom-based rave hardcore scene of the 1990s encompassed several native styles through the years, techno and hardcore being the respective dominant genres in the North and South of the country for much of this period.
Happy Hardcore evolved from hardcore music in the early 1990s. Its characteristic 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore. It should be noted that the term UK Hardcore refers to the evolution of the Happy Hardcore sound and not a general term for Hardcore(Gabber or Techno)that comes from the UK.
Through a combination of factors, hardcore had taken a new musical direction towards the latter half of the 1990s. It now had little musical resemblance to its origins, generally becoming more vocal-based and at times producing cover versions of popular songs. This sound attracted a younger audience in the UK. Elsewhere at this time, this particular sound had found a new worldwide audience in places such as Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States.
Producers looked to regenerate the United Kingdom rave hardcore music scene towards the end of the 20th century, taking influence from many different styles whilst trying to leave the late 1990s happy hardcore image behind. Their sound was called UK Hardcore; it has seen new producers enter the scene. This current sound similarly has also found followers from all corners of the globe.
Hardcore also received its own special in 2004 on BBC Radio 1 entitled John Peel Is Not Enough named after a CLSM track of the same name.
[edit] Artists
[edit] Noted DJs and producers
- Breeze
- CLSM
- Cube::Hard
- Brisk
- Darren Styles
- Dougal
- Gammer
- Ham
- Hixxy
- Joey Riot
- K-Complex
- Kevin Energy
- Luna-C
- Marc Smith
- Re-Con
- Scott Brown
- Seduction
- Sharkey
- Sy
- Unknown
[edit] MCs
- Marley
- Storm
- Si The Sigh
- Robbie Dee
- Sharkey
- Odyssey
- Ribbz
- Whizzkid
- Wotsee
- MC SCATTY
[edit] Labels
- All Around The World (AATW)
- Blatant Beats
- Camel Records
- CLSM
- Evolution Records
- Essential Platinum
- Infinity Recordings
- Kniteforce
- Lethal Theory
- Next Generation
- Nu Energy
- Nukleuz
- Maximum Impact
- Quosh
- Raver Baby
- Junkbox Records
[edit] Events
- HTID
- Slammin Vinyl
- Hardcore Heaven
- Uproar
- Helter Skelter
- Raindance
- North
- Vibealite
- Raverbaby
[edit] External links
- http://www.hardcoreproducer.org Discussion on UK Hardcore, Releases and events plus get tips on how to produce it.
- Happy Hardcore Music Archive
- http://www.dancenetradio.co.uk Hardcore to the bone since 1994
- http://www.UKast-fm.com Free streaming hardcore radio
- http://www.happyhardcore.com News and discussion on all types of hardcore, mostly UK Hardcore
- http://uproar-events.com Website of one of the UK's biggest Hardcore events
- http://www.ush.net Home of the biggest UK Hardcore Website
- http://www.krafty.info/ News About Events From Uk Based Promotors Vibealite
- http://www.kraftyradio.com Hardcore Radio ran by one of the biggest UK-based promotors, Vibealite.
- http://www.htid.co.uk
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