Photo

Low Entropy at 17.
Story behind this picture: Multipara asked all the artists involved in the "Biophilia Allstars" 2x12" (Christoph de Babalon, Society Suckers, Sonic Subjunkies...) to send in a photo of themselves.
It was 1998, I was on no budget, had no decent camera, so I borrowed an old, nearly defunct polaroid thing from the 60s or 70s, and then shot myself in my bedroom.
Multipara put all our pictures on a sheet that came with the record then, together with additional information and other weird stuff.

Oh yeah I tried for the "androgynous and nerdy" look on that picture, to set a counterpoint to all that ultra-macho sentiment in the Hardcore & Gabber scene at that point.

https://www.discogs.com/release/47142-Various-Biophilia-Allstars

A 2nd 3way Split

Last year we had a very interesting 3-way split between pfp, plinn 1518, and schnauz.
This concept went very well, so we are now back with the sequel.
Cette fois, les auteurs de choix sont Schnauz, Kubrick Cult, et System Lock.
Each of these maestros bring his own special spin and talent to the release.
The whole split is beyond genre limits and definitions, but if we had to describe it, we'd say:
Might contain traces of Doomcore, Slowcore, Gabber, Tracker Hardcore, Drone, Speedcore, Splittercore, Noize, Drone, Techno, Industrial, Breakcore, and Dark Ambient.

Tracklisting:

Kubrick Cult, Schnauz, System Lock - A 2nd 3way Split (Omnicore Records 65)

1. Kubrick Cult - Not Exactly Kubrick 03:15
2. System Lock - Doomed Autocracy (Imperium Part II) 05:52
3. schnauz - Noizkorh Vermächtnis 06:50
4. Kubrick Cult - Kubrick Cult 04:28
5. System Lock - Disassociation Rave 05:41
6. schnauz - Royaume Spectrale 06:39
7. Kubrick Cult - The Making Of Kubrick Cult 04:03
8. System Lock - Senses Deadened By Adversity 06:22
9. schnauz - Sous Terre 07:43
10. Kubrick Cult - Penderecki 00:12
11. schnauz - The Beast is pulling the strings 06:31
12. System Lock - Closure For An Apathetic Generation 07:01

Listen + Download: https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-2nd-3way-split

Sample Packs

It's bandcamp friday,
And a lot of artists and labels will message you and tell you to download their tracks and releases for you to listen to.
But isn't that a bit boring?
So I will instead let you know about my sample packs. Which help you produce your *own* tracks instead of merely listen to that of others! others! And they are all free.

Low Entropy Sample Pack
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-sample-pack

This one has loops instead of samples, and also synths, basslines, percussion and all your other needs.

Low Entropy Sample Pack 2 - Doomcore, Gabber, and Speedcore Bassdrums
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-sample-pack-2-doomcore-gabber-and-speedcore-bassdrums

this is a "fan favorite".



123 Hardcore Techno and Gabber drums that were used in the 90s (Sample Pack 3)
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/123-hardcore-techno-and-gabber-drums-that-were-used-in-the-90s-sample-pack-3

this one's, too!

47 Hardcore Techno and Gabber drums that were played in club and squat parties (Sample Pack 4)
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/47-hardcore-techno-and-gabber-drums-that-were-played-in-club-and-squat-parties-sample-pack-4

a bit more unusual / FX type of drums (and some really hard ones)

121 Royalty Free 909 Related Drum Samples (for Producing Techno, Hardcore, and More)
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/121-royalty-free-909-related-drum-samples-for-producing-techno-hardcore-and-more

this is the hardest of em all. and some really strange drums.

hAKKEN wITH wOLVES

HCBXCast

Last night's show was wild!

I did a "live@home" Speedcore set, and it went down well.
In fact, I got two marriage proposals during the show, which was a first for me.
In case you want to relive and rewind, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDtke2Qqsf4

Strike Back

Huetchen / Strike Back Events · Low Entropy - Strike Back Podcast 021

Strike Back invited me to do a podcast for their series.
The focus is on the "good ol' 90s", but not the mainstream stuff, underground releases like Fischkopf or Surgeon 16.
The kind of stuff one might have expected to hear when walking into a squat basement rave of that era.

And... there is a slight bend towards Hardcore connected to Hamburg, either by artist (Taciturne...) or label (Mouse, No Name).

Bon Appetit!

https://soundcloud.com/patrick-huetchen/low-entropy-strike-back

Tracklisting:

1. Bakalla - Das Grosse Kotzalbum
2. Mouse - Vlad
3. Future Viper - Paranoid Beauty
4. Taciturne - Hören mit Schmerzen
5. Mouse - Shift
6. Ec8or - Think About
7. Agro - Bullen Raus
8. Pressurehead - Darkest Days
9. Bakalla - Cruncho
10. Auto-Psy - Neutron
11. Ec8or - Pick da best one
12. No Name - Latex
13. E-de Cologne - Machine Head
14. DJ Tron - Zombie (Die Slowly)
15. Amiga Shock Force - Sex, Mord & Kunst
16. Bakalla - 30 Stunden Schmerzen
17. Ec8or - Speed Erection
18. Bakalla - Prollkommando
19. Taciturne - Nix Mellow
20. Low Entropy - Flatline
21. Ec8or - 666

90s Underground Hardcore and Terror in 40 Seconds