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Early hardcore

Early hardcore is a music genre that emerged in Netherlands and United Kingdom in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of gabber. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Early hardcore

Early hardcore is a music genre that emerged in Netherlands and United Kingdom in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of gabber.

From Wikipedia

Gabber is a style of electronic dance music and a subgenre of hardcore, as well as the surrounding subculture. The music is characterised by fast beats, distorted and heavy kickdrums, with dark themes and samples.

It formed as an underground, anti-establishment movement with small, underground raves, most often illegally held in empty warehouses, basements, and tunnels. Gabber remains highly popular in the Netherlands, and has seen a major resurgence in the late 2010s.

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What is Early hardcore?

Early hardcore is a music genre that emerged in Netherlands and United Kingdom in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of gabber.

Where and when did Early hardcore originate?

Early hardcore originated in Netherlands and United Kingdom in the 1990s.

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