Hello everyone and welcome to the definitive history of HARDCORE. I've noticed that there are no hardcore threads in this forum ( mmmm?, why is that? ), so I thought I'd give everyone an insight into the history of hardcore, the beginning, the evolution, the dispersement and the revival of hardcore through the ages. I'm going to select defining tracks from the specific eras, the early underground hardcore and old skool hardcore, through to the emergence of hardcore techno from 1993 on and into the new age of gabba and industrial hardcore. The tracks will be selected in no particular order, though I guarantee I will hand pick some of the many absolute gems from the underground scene at defining times throughout the history of the genre.
What you will not find in this thread is the hardcore that makes me sick, and is probably the style of hardcore that most people associate with when thinking of it. That cheesy chipmunk vocalled wanky bollocks that you see on the telly. All the happy hardcore sh*te that broke up the original hardcore scene in 1993 and commercialised the scene for years to come. Force & Styles, Billy Bunter etc., they make me f**king sick!
What you will find is hardcore in it's purest form, hence my old DJ name, 'Tha Purist'.All selected monster tracks will be videos made by myself, I am not an advocate of cut and paste etc. I am only now learning how to make YouTube videos so the first few will be quite mediocre. All soundfiles will be recorded directly from my own collection of vinyl, any purists will notice the difference in tempo from the originals as I play them as I used to in my sets.
Many people dismiss hardcore as 'bang - bang - bang - bang'. I have to laugh at them in all honesty as any fool knows that all music, regardless of genre, is repetitive by it's very nature. I assure you all, it is much more than that. Too often people only hear the dominance of the basslines and kickdrums and fail to notice the sampling and synths and other instruments that lurk in the background.
What I will ask is this, I hope you have a good sound system connected to your laptop or PC so that you can fully appreciate the majesty of the hardcore vibe. To listen to it through your PC speakers is a crime and will not do the tunage any justice at all. I also ask that you listen to the whole track so that you can give an informed opinion on it. I can't see this thread getting many views as it is an acquired taste, but if I convert one person then it will all have been worthwhile. Enjoy!
My first selection is Cooking Up Yah Brain by 4 Hero on Reinforced Records, underground hardcore in it's element................
4 Hero - Cooking Up Yah Brain
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