Producer's Diary: Funeral Doom Core (60 Bpm Hardcore Techno track)

Despite the lots and lots of producing I do, I feel only few of my tracks got real "hits", in the sense that they became widely known outside the usual circles, are still mentioned and played today... and that's one of them.

The title is actually tongue in check... a producer friend suggested the term "funeral doomcore" for tracks that are even slower than the usual Slowcore stuff. I never was a fan of the name.
But I made this track that fits the bpm range.
And at the same time it actually it *is* a funeral themed Doomcore Techno track. There's the literal meaning...

So the main thing is the Slowcore beat here, 60 bpm. Quite distorted, lots of reverb. But not as much as I did in other tracks.

And all other elements are sounds that I imagined to be associated with death, funeral, horror, the afterlife.
The percussion drums a march beat, like a funeral march.
The synths are like 60s b movie horror organs or theremins.
The bells are... well, no need to explain.
There is a weak, feeble weeping sound in the middle part. The idea here is that it's close to spirit tape stuff etc that was done in the earlier 20th century.

So yeah that's about it. Funeral hit creation finished.

When it was released, it was (one of) the only Hardcore tracks in existence, that were that slow.

I actually flipped the idea around later, and made a "Funeral Hardcore" track with more regular, but still slow beats.

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/funeral-doom-core-short-mix-60-bpm

The Gabber Elders Obscure Summer Mixmarathon

The Gabber Elders Obscure Summer Mixmarathon (Online Festival) - 11.7.2026

The sun is turning round and round each yeah, just like a record, baby, just like a record.
And when, finally, the sun is at its highest of the year, you know it's time for a new edition of The Gabber Elder's mixmarathon!
and this is what we are gonna do. we're gonna have a party. we're gonna have another mixmarathon.
for last year's summer mixmarathon, the theme was: all styles of the 90s, or 90s styled hardcore. beginning with slowcore and doomcore, then acidcore and gabber, and ending with the most frantic terror and speedcore.
now this year the apple did not fall that far off the tree. there is still a mix of styles, and a build up in energy...
yet there is also a special twist: the gabber elders only play rare and obscure records.
the stuff you never heard about! (hopefully)

so that the rare / underdog tracks of the 90s see the light of day for once, too.

like last time, there will be a special video / visual show that accompanies the music.
the whole thing is hosted on youtube, will be broadcasted live, and will run for several hours. so be there, or be square (wave).

When?

11.7.2026

5:00 PM CET - 9:30 BST (London Time)
18:00 - 22:30 CEST (German Time)
12:00 PM - 4:30 EDT (New York Time
3:00 - 7:30 JST (Tokyo Time) (on 12.7.2026)

Where?

Tune in at HCBX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpuyJ3k8V8

A chat and banter room will be present during the room, make sure to join us, the DJs will be present, and maybe one or two legendary hardcore producers from the 90s era, too.

Who?

The Gabber Elders are:

Low Entropy (Hamburg, Germany. Age: 147 Years old)
GabberGirl (Minnesota, USA. Age: 83 Years old)
N.i.k.a.j. (The Netherlands) Age 158 Years
DJ Asylum (Bathgate, Scotland, Age 126)

The mixmarathon is presented by:
The Gabber Elders https://thegabberelders.com/
HCBX https://www.youtube.com/@hcbx666
The Hardcore Overdogs magazine https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com/
Pure and Obscure records https://nikajs.bandcamp.com/

Order of time:

Low Entropy 5:00 - 6:20 PM CET
Techno 2 Extreme Hardcore

1. Kuadra - La Onda
2. Roughage - Internecine Noiz (Lenny Dee Remix)
3. No Mans Land - Termination ZX
4. Trashman - Cosmotrash (remix)
5. The Undertaker - Flatliner (Graveyard Shift)
6. Source Code - I'm Not A Number (Human Resource Remix)
7. The Speed Freak - We Shoot To Kill
8. Dr. Mueller - Nipples and Bass
9. Pascal - the future is ours
10. Gangsta Trax - Goodfellas
11. Phrenetic System - Fantasy
12. Wavelan - Over Phase
13. B.C. KID - Wild And Wonderful
14. Titanium Steel Screws - Dance The Night Away
15. Terror Arnold - Gabba Mission
16. Wasteland - First Time On This Planet
17. DJ Repete - Softy's Suck My
18. pHönk! - Angry
19. Temper Tantrum - Africa 4010
20. Lenny Dee - Hammer Head
21. Titanium Steel - Next
22. Source Code - I'm Not A Number (Ace The Space Remix)
23. Temper Tantrum - Industrial Strength
24. Delta 9 - Phreaked
25. Temper Tantrum - The Underground
26. Delta 9 - The Hate Tank (Buck Wild Remix)

Nikaj 6:20 PM - 7:25 CET
Oldschool and Gabber

27. Dj Rob-Caveman-Rave34.
28. *Technohead-Accelerator#4-Mok028.
29. *Scarface-Shock Intro-BR370.
30. *Evil Maniax-The Creators Of Hardcore(Rotterdam Mix)-Rot034.
31. *X Crash-Go Brooklyn-DDR008.
32. *Satanic Madness-Reality-JD1002.
33. *MPo-Untitled-SR001.
34. *Sauerkraut-They are back,Let me hear it again.
35. EAR2000653.
36. *Noisee Boys-Kokaine-HSR003.
37. *Nuts-Freedom-5th Gear3928-2
38. *Buzz Fuzz-Freedom.DTP.
39. *The Carpenter-Zaguhh
40. -Hardstuff0009.
41. *Krimson-Praise Jesus 2000651.
42. *The Jokers-Mietje-JD001.
43. *D.A.C-House Of Hell(Nightmare mix)-ENP002.
44. *Cycloton-Liquid Bass-RB1214.
45. *The Houseviking-Power Resistance(remix)015
46. *Demolition Team-Bust Da Bee-DSR7 101.
47. *Cellblock X-House Of Spoo-Lab028.
48. *Dj Houseviking-Power Resistance-HSR-002.
49. *R.Wagner-Beyond The Ultimate-Dom Rec 001.
50. *Johnny Violent-Happy Birthday-Mosh153.
51. *Hooihouse-Poen Aan De Eure-Mok2.

DJ Asylum 7:25 PM - 8:28 CET
Hardcore and Terror

52. Traffik - Bit Stream (190)
53. DJ Producer - Signal Confirmed (195)
54. Total Output - I'm Going To Eat My 303 (200)
55. David Lagon - Ho My Bitch (200)
56. Sarin Assault vs Al Core - Tralcore (200)
57. Somatic Responses - Old Evil (Part 1) (200)
58. LSA - Meltdown (200)
59. Ingler - Kohl (201)
60. Diplomat & Trouble - Praise The Acid (201)
61. Habitual Offenders - Cabbage (204)
62. Effecthunter - Freedom (205)
63. DJ Freak vs The Porridge Gun - Natural Born Killa (218)
64. Pressurehead - London (220)
65. Shrui-khan - Borderline (220)
66. Disciples Of Belial - Holosphere (222)
67. Hammer Damage - No More (224)
68. Biscanna - Splitting Atoms (226)
69. Pardonax - Parting Ways (230)

GabberGirl 8:28 PM - 9:30 CET
Speedcore!!

70. The Destroyer- My Brain is Sick Remix [Head Fuck Records- HDF008(D-Boy Black Label/So Real)] 2000
71. Cenobit- Beef Syndrome (STRIKE 024) 1999
72. DJ Tron- Doom (Deathcore Mix) [Head Fuck Records- HDF005(D-Boy Black Label/So Real)] 1998
73. Bruchkopf- Speedcore [Brain Distortion 01(United Speedcore Nation)] 1998
74. Berzerker- Inhale [WIDERSTAND 09] 2000
75. DJ Tron- Cannibal DJ [Blood n’ Guts Records- BNG002] 1997
76. Thanos- Death Penalty [Sacred Underground Productions 01- SUP01] 1999
77. Tyrant!- Frustrations [Skumkore Muzik 01/Apocalypse Recordings- APOC001] 2000
78. Terror Junkie- Die Bestrafung [BD01 (USN)] 1998
79. Christ of Noise & David Lagon- Loud Bastard MED (Provision Records 03)1997
80. Armaguet Nad- Apocalyptic Dream [Dead End Records- DER 05] 1997
81. Memetic- Track 2, Side A [Bloody Fist 020- Fist-20] 1999
82. Menace- Elements [STRIKE 026] 1999
83. Tense & Nevermind- Hate Cops [APOC001] 2000
84. Siege- Driven [STRIKE 026] 1999
85. Bruchkopf- Amokk [BD01 (USN)] 1998
86. The Destroyer- Mass of Shit Remix [HDF008 (D-Boy Black Label)] 2000
87. Bombardier- Chamber [Hangars Liquides 09- HL 009] 1998
88. Thanos- In Your Face [SUP 01] 1999

Maybe you are interested to check out the past mixmarathons, too:

2025 New Year 90s Madness - 6.5 Hour Mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ys2zAwe2kM
90s Mixmarathon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_orVOnk4cME
New Year's Day 2026 - The Gabber Elders' Old Kuntz New Years Retirement Home Mixmarathon Hootenanny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvmuHEzOwHA

The Nucleus Project: Uulee

The Project Nucleus returns. 12 tracks for 12 months, and here is the entry for the month of Uulee.
What to expect? This one is less speedcore and noize... more like techno, slowcore, a hint of acid, ebm and gothtronics maybe.... hope you enjoy it nonetheless!

Info + Tracklisting:

Low Entropy - The Ultimate Level of Ecstasy (The Nucleus Project: Uulee)

1. prologue 00:40
2. module a 04:22
3. intermission 1 00:09
4. module b 02:34
5. intermission 2 00:04
6. module c 07:44
7. epilogue 00:14

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/the-ultimate-level-of-ecstasy-the-nucleus-project-uulee

Ashtarot's Confessions

White Cough from Romania already did a release on Doomcore Records' sub Omnicore Records 1 year and 1 month ago.

Now there is another release, but not just an EP anymore, but a full-size album! 11 tracks.
White Cough also improved the sound and style a lot in the time.
Hardcore, Speedcore and Gabber with beautiful melodies.
The right tracks to dance ecstatically to, or to see a city burn down while sipping a glass of water.

White Cough - Ashtarot's Confessions

1. Ashtarot's Confessions (Part 1) 03:15
2. Don't Look Back 03:01
3. Hey There 03:42
4. I Believe 02:07
5. Micul GiganT x White Cough - Divine Rhythm 04:03
6. Raising From the Darkness 02:04
7. I'm Broken 01:35
8. Ashtarot's Angel 06:06
9. So in Love With HARDCORE 01:58
10. Faster Than Your Fears 02:48
11. Return of the Beast (Vocals by White Cough and Lord of Sp33d) 02:35

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/ashtarots-confessions

Producer diary: Death waits in Samarra

All my tracks have an intention, but i guess this is one of the most intentional.
It references the infamous "death waits in samarra" tale which you can read about here: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/117849-death-speaks-there-was-a-merchant-in-bagdad-who-sent

In this story, death is inevitable, no matter how fast you run. Scary!
Yet i never interpreted it as being about... actual death or dying.
It's more like: no one can escape their fate.

There is a point where you have reached "the end of the line" in your life, and you do not know what comes next in your life, and you might be scared, because everyone is scared of change. Especially if it is profound change, change coming from the depths.

I wrote this track in 2021, at a weird time in my life. I felt like I had reached the point that I mentioned above.
The lockdown had changed everything, old friends had disappeared, my old therapist decided to quit... well, at all points in my life, formerly solid structures in my life were falling apart, and i was suspended in midair...

I had no idea what would come next, or if i would lose m7ind, or if things get better, or worse, or maybe all three of these would happen.

But i decided to stop running, and accept it, whatever might crawl up from the depth, come through the door, smash through the window.

Producing the track was my way of saying "i am ready. I surrender. I am not in control. It's over, and it's okay".

Let the next chapter roll in.

And, to my own surprise, it worked. My old life fell apart and a new one begun, on every level of existence for me.
It was not always easy, far from it.

But it was also super ecstatic and exciting.
My life went to places i never knew before, metaphorically speaking.

And, who knows...
Maybe fate has one or two nice surprises in store ... for you, too?

New radical and electronic music

Festival Riot

Low Entropy · Festival Riot (Defcon One Edit) - #gabber #rave #wild