The Breakcore Breakfast Club Mix (Year 2000 edition)

Just had a random flashback. A journey down memory lane.

christoph fringeli, hecate, society suckers, gogo goddess, joel amaretto, me + / - a few other people, sitting in joel's living room, having breakfast, bread rolls with the salami that the society suckers "borrowed" out of the green room of the maria club the night before, on friday before the f**kparade party on saturday, in the year 2000.
we had also picked up nihil fist, frederik schikowski, dj scud, cdb, postcore and eiterherd the day and night before, but not sure if all of them stayed for breakfast.

hmm memories. i guess this moment was the "breakcore breakfast club" (okay bad pun).

(my adventures on that extended weekend were published in an issue of the datacide magazine - back then. i guess i posted it somewhere around here too, but i can also look it up - one day.)

but it is kinda weird to look back and realize, that, at one point in time, and inside one room, almost the entire early breakcore scene (this side of the atlantic) was having breakfast together.

Part 2

During that era, me and my friends felt like we would rule the world, and lived without a care in the world.
Just endless parties, fun, doing music, traveling to other cities, meeting friends... nights in cafés, fast food places, debating politics, setting up things, organizations... doing what we wanted, and enjoying it. To the fullest.
At the highest decibels.

We were so sure everyone would start to realize how great "our music" was, and surely we would change the world by this.

Those days in Berlin, and elsewhere seemed to never end.

But in truth we were just a small group, and this "community" disbanded soon enough, with some going for pop-breaks, others quitting altogether...

I moved on too, eventually. Into "doomy" acid, techno, and hardcore.

This "sound", this scene, late 90s, early 2000s, when breakcore was (undefined) and still tightly connected to avantgarde music, hardcore punk, gabber, industrial ambient, squat culture... disappeared, more or less.

It was a rude awakening.
But I guess others before us felt similar. Who put all hopes in a subcultural movement, and then "dreams" were hit by "reality".

Were we fools back then? Or could our music really take on the world - if things had run differently?

Well, to quote another song:

"It's not that you never believed... because you did.
Just not enough."


Here is a mix that tries to capture the sound of the era, with some of the artists mentioned above, and a few other things.

Low Entropy - The Breakcore Breakfast Club Mix (Year 2000 edition)

Tracklisting:

1. Society Suckers - Schizophrenic
2. DJ Scud - Mash the Place Up
3. Hecate - Caught Up
4. Eiterherd - Macht
5. Shitness & The Jackal - Fire is the Centre
6. Eiterherd - Chase Em
7. Rudeboy - Are you down with the underground
8. Salami Brothers - Gangsta Trax
9. Hecate - B1
10. Christoph de Babalon - Meet Fate
11. Multipara - Pocket Monster
12. Low Entropy - I am God
13. Robotnics Crossing - Kill the Funk
14. Postcore - Assault
15. Frederik Schikowski - Ring my Bell
16. Killout Trash - Stiring
17. Christoph de Babalon - Babylon 90219
18. Low Entropy - Sadstep
19. Robotnics Crossing - Untiled
20. Spiral Tribe feat. Gabba Nation - Berlin HC Nite
21. DJ Scud - Come with it
22. Society Suckers - It's enough

https://hearthis.at/omnicore-records/low-entropy-the-breakcore-breakfast-club-mix-year-2000-edition/

The Three Zeros

The Three Zeros (The Nucleus Project: April)
by Low Entropy
3 tracks, 12 minutes

1. Introduction 00:45
2. The Three Zeros 09:31
3. The Three Zeros (Reprise) 01:52

Information:

Here it is! My entry for the project nucleus. On the day of the fool.
Doomed acid hardcore techno. Designed for huge space cave raves.

Why the name - "The Three Zeros" ?
Well, when I was a kid, I realized: there must not be only one zero, in the world of numbers. There should be three different zero numbers: one positive zero, one "minus zero", and one neutral zero, that is neither positive nor negative. The three zeros.
So it must be the truth! Alright?

About project nucleus:

Hello,
Allow me to introduce my newest project for 2026: an album called "Nucleus".
It's not produced yet, and it won't be finished before 2027. In the most literal of senses!
Because I plan to produce one track for each month of 2026.
Then release it at the end of the year, or at the beginning of the next year.

Tracks could be in any style. Breakcore, Acid, VGM... eclectic?

But I will also try to produce it *for* the month, not *in* the month.
And absorb the... "vibe"... of each month and put it into la musica!

So January should be more wintry... March will be about the rites of spring... then Summertime, Fall, and the descend into the icy waters of winter again.

I also try to create a progression with the sequence of tracks... a sequential album... a staircase of sounds!

Hope it all works out as planned.
And see you in the year after 2026! (ahem)

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/the-three-zeros-the-nucleus-project-april

Doomcore Records Pod Cast #101

Doomcore Records Pod Cast #101 - DJ Pr8orian - Drum and Bass will never die

You know Pr8orian from his Industrial Hardcore mixes on the Doomcore Records Pod Cast.
So you might be surprised to hear that he now submitted a set made up entirely of Drum and Bass tracks!
It's good work the same. So consider giving it a try!

Tracklisting:

DJ Pr8orian - Drum and Bass will never die
(Vinyl Only Set)

1 : Kasra : Talk up
2 : Skeptical : Foiled
3 : kasra : City of Rain
4 : Enei : Falling
5 : Enei & Kasra : Rolling Walls
6 : Enei : Tide Guide
7 : Bou : Win Ya B
8 : Willem : Splinter in Your Mind (Break. Remix)
9 : Monty & Visages : Black Shield
10: DLR : Do I Know What I'm Doing?
11: Monty : No Place
12: Alix Perez : slink
13: Alibi : Black Piano
14: Devotion (feat. HLZ) : Phase
15: Monty : Praise
16: Alix Perez & Ivy Lab : Maiden
17: SpectraSoul & Tamara Blessa : Away
with me (Calibre remix)
18: Arpxp & HLZ : Radar
19: Enei : Dirty
20: Bou & Upgrade & Chimpo : Creeper
21: Chase & Status & Bou : Baddadan (feat. IRah, Flowdan, Trigga & Takura)

https://hearthis.at/omnicore-records/doomcore-records-pod-cast-101-dj-pr8orian-drum-and-bass-will-never-die-vinyl-set/

How I started Doomcore Records

It's a bit of a weird story, and it actually started way back, when I read the books by Douglas Adams, in my early teenage days.
I tell this out of memory, so it might not be entirely correct. But in one of the "Dirk Gently" novels, Douglas Adams mentions a fictional author, and I assumed it was a take on Stephen King.
In the book, the author is successful. But not because of his work, but because his name fits well on the cover of a book. The last name is shorter, so it can be printed in large letters, and the surname can be put in smaller letters on top of it.

When I read this, I felt like someone had jolted my nervous system. This idea felt so alien, so bizarre. Even though it was a parody, it stuck with me.

Fast forward 20 years. I never used drugs in my life, trust me on that.
I remember the following moment like it was yesterday.

I was walking along the parking lot, next to my flat.
When suddenly, in my mind, the two words, in big white letters appeared: "Doomcore Records". And I knew this was perfect. On a semiotic level, on the level of letters, the alphabet... to me, there was an aesthetic, a geometry to these two words... it really clicked.
In all honesty, I could not care less that this was about Doomcore Techno as a genre.
I felt addicted to the aesthetic of these letters, of these two words, as a kind of sentence... and I knew I needed to start a label about this...

If another genre name had appeared before my eyes, the label would have been about that.

This is my story, it might sound weird, but it is true.

Doomcore Records laurels

The label turned 13 years a while ago, so let's look at some of its laurels.

Over 350 releases so far, together with its two subs.
That makes it the biggest Doomcore Label ever.
It also makes it one of the biggest Hardcore-related labels ever.
One of the biggest labels in Hamburg, Germany.
And one of the biggest DIY labels.

The label and it's releases have been reviewed, praised, or mentioned in most of the major music press publications around the world.

It's releases have been played in clubs, festivals, squat parties, and other gatherings, in countless countries, on all continents, with the - possible - exception of antarctica.

"Doomcore" refers to Doomcore Techno, not Doom Metal.

The label kickstarted quite a few music careers, or underground trajectories.

On the other hand, plenty of established "star" producers of the electronic subculture have released on Doomcore Records.

Doomcore Records spawned a whole new subgenre of music - "Slowcore Techno".

More interesting stuff that happened:

Doomcore Records released the first Doomcore artist in the Dominican Republic.
Also the first Doomcore EP out of China.
A release by a soldier in the Ukraine conflict. Produced close to the frontline. Expressing the nihilism of war and life.

The first Doomcore Techno release in support of LGBTQIA+ rights.
The first release by an Industrial Black Metal artist out of chile.
Tracks produced during the chaos of the first years after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc.
The first entirely "Female Fronted" Doomcore and Dark Techno album.
An album made up of tracks with a runtime of 30-60 minutes each.

Despite the name of the label, a lot of the releases are not strctly Doomcore. There is spoken word, speedcore, chiptune, techno... industrial... 
The aim is at the entire range of electronic music.

The first releases had just the artist name and a number. Always the same artwork. No information, no promo, no pics, no marketing, nothing. Because obscurity is king.

Apart from the official vinyl releases, countless of dub-plates exist with the music of the label.

These were just a few of the facts attached to the label.
Stay tuned for more.

Overdog Anthem Remixes

We blew the whistle - and plenty of producers switched to dog-mode and responded.
The second part of the hardcore overdogs remix contest was upon us.
And the responses were more than just a boneful.

The producers were able to one-up the hardness, darkness, and the wolf qualities of the original tracks.

Techno, Speedcore, Doom, Drumnbass...
So... no matter if you are a fierce coyote or a poodle.
Something for everydog should be found on this new release.

Tracklist+Info:

Various Artists - The Hardcore Overdogs Remixes - Part II

1. Topp Dogg (King Cog Remix) 00:0004:56
2. Hakken with Wolves (Primitik Remix) 03:48
3. DogBoy (GabberGirl Remix) 05:04
4. Topp Dogg (James F Remix) 04:30
5. Hakken with Wolves (King Cog Remix) 04:11
6. Rodox Trading - Ma-Oh (Low Entropy Remix) (Bonus Track) 06:50

Omnicore Records 71

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-hardcore-overdogs-remixes-part-ii

Also check Part I: https://gabbaretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gbbr110-we-are-the-hardcore-overdogs-the-remixes

And The Hardcore Techno Overdogs -
"E-Zine for great and / or underrated Hardcore Techno past and present!"

https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com

The zine that sparked these anthems.

Free Drum Sample Packs

Hey Hey,
I'm Low Entropy,

And here are a bunch of free sample packs.

Mostly drum centered, mostly around techno-hardcore-gabber. But can be used for pop, vgm, industrial, goth, electro - whatever - too! and a few other sounds are there as well, acid, fx, synths, noises....

And here they are:

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-sample-pack-2-doomcore-gabber-and-speedcore-bassdrums

Try that one first. Includes distorted drums that fit to most Hardcore and Techno tracks. An "all-rounder" pack.

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/160-royalty-free-unusual-drum-samples-for-producing-techno-hardcore-and-more

This one has more experimental, and ultra rough drums (but also softer ones).

For those that want to dry "different" drum sounds.

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/multi-genre-techno-hardcore-centered-free-sample-pack-drums-synths

This is a bit different. Contains drums, synths, percussion and the rest, for 9 different genres. You can create a whole track just using these patches!

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/101-royalty-free-909-related-drum-samples

Some fresh samples, for those that like the 909 sound.

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-sample-pack

This is more loop centered. Also has synths and basslines (and percussion).

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/123-hardcore-techno-and-gabber-drums-that-were-used-in-the-90s-sample-pack-3

Drums I created in the 90s, used in my tracks. Not just plain 909s but also different sounds.

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/47-hardcore-techno-and-gabber-drums-that-were-played-in-club-and-squat-parties-sample-pack-4

Drums taken from various tracks I did. Some nasty ones inside!

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/121-royalty-free-909-related-drum-samples-for-producing-techno-hardcore-and-more

Experimental, and ultra distorted!

License: Feel free to use these samples for any public, private, intimate, or commercial purpose.

Would be *very* cool if you credit me, but it's not strictly necessary.

Background:

I'm a hardcore techno and electronic music producer since 1996.

Played at tresor.berlin and plenty of other places, in front of 1000s of people.

My music got mentioned in most major music magazines.

I ran a radio show here in Hamburg, Germany.

I run 3 labels.

I produced over 3000 tracks. These were released on vinyl, CD, cassette, digital, or elsewise.

I'm an author of several e-books on hardcore, culture and politics.

Etc etc

Like most Hardcore producers, I am addicted to bass drums!

And I hope to give something back to new or other producers with these sample packs.

A lot of these drums have been "party approved" and been played be me or other DJs at clubs or squat parties.

So:

Feel free to download these free sample packs, and create your own tracks.


Enjoy!