Mix for Terrornoize Industry

A mix I did for the Terrornoize Industry New Year's Eve event. Style: Terror, Speedcore and Splittercore. Only rough and fast tracks!

Info:

"For New Eve we publish several free mixes for your private party. A way to say THANK YOU for your amazing support during 2021. Corona won't stop us. More vinyls coming. Love Music. Hate People."

https://terrornoize-industry.bandcamp.com/track/low-entropy-mix-for-terrornoize-industry

https://terrornoize-industry.bandcamp.com/album/non-serviam-ii-31-12-2021-free-download

Doomcore Records Best Of 2021

A look at some of the best and most interesting tracks released on the Doomcore Records label in 2021.

The styles are very varied here, from Techno and Dark Acid to full-on Doomcore, harsh Industrial Hardcore, and nasty Slowcore.
Giving a good picture of what Doomcore Records was up to in 2021.

01. James F - Darkness Rises 04:28
02. Der Cherep - Incarnate 04:42
03. Maël & Foglz - Concealed Darkness 05:23
04. Roux - Shadow Of Mordor 04:24
05. ZornusMaximus - Grinding Metal 05:13
06. al.xtc - Space Travel 04:25
07. Dani DC - Necronomicon 06:16
08. Kuvera B - Fall Of Our Castles (Drvg Cvltvre Remix) 06:07
09. The Man Unknown - Keeper Of Nothing 07:03
10. Bazer & Der Cherep - This Is New Doomcore 05:08
11. Plinn 1518 - In The Abyss Of The Mind 06:25
12. Taciturne - They Appear 03:50
13. Low Entropy - My David Lynch Dream (Extended Doomcore Instrumental Version 2) 08:17

Doomology

Out Now!
11 dark and brutal tracks.

Style: Acid, Hardcore and Doomcore.

Doomcore Records Pod Cast 015 - Schirin

 

We are proud to present a Doomcore Records Pod Cast by Schirin, who should be known by now for her killer sets in the Techno and Hardcore realm, being featured on a wide range of Podcasts and mix series.
This is once again a marvelous effort; spotless Track selection, great mixing, and just pure raw energy throughout the set.
Stylistically, the set spans Dark Techno, Oldschool Gabber, newer Hardcore, to noizy Industrial outings, and also sheer Terror. True Ecstasy.
So, if you're in any form into harder electronic music, check out this set!

Tracklisting:

Anna Funk Damage - Elm Street Faster Edition
DJ Headwound - Double Crossed
Haardcore - Ore Slope
Turbolenza - I Am The Creator
DJ Warzone - Never Return
Leviathan - Back from Hell
Reinhaudt - Giger
The Speed Freak - Misanthrope
Kirlian - Brainbang
Lenny Dee : Fucking Hostile
Stickhead - I don't care
Low Entropy - Black Hole (Ravecore Edit)
Reinhaudt - I Wasn't Born, I Was Summoned On A Failed Blood Spell
Kirlian - Fever
Haardcore - Toxic
Xol Dog 400 - Holy Noises
Reinhaudt - When Pandora Openend The Box

https://hearthis.at/doomcorerecords/doomcore-records-pod-cast-015-schirin/

Open Your Mind To Slowcore

The Slowcore Movement marches on!
This is a collection of new and old tracks in the Slowcore genre; sometimes close to Techno, sometimes close to Hardcore, sometimes close to relentless noize.
The central piece here is "Open Your Mind To Slowcore", an exclusive track in both a smol and yuge mix, which tries to be a new anthem for the young Slowcore movement.

An album with 11 tracks between 1 and 120 BPM. Over 90 minutes of music!

If you like your music a little slower, check this out.

Tracklisting:

1. Open Your Mind To Slowcore (Smol Mix) (70 BPM) 04:41
2. Nightfall (80 BPM) 08:05
3. Industrial Machines 1 (100 BPM) 13:31
4. It's Life That Is Real (100 BPM) 13:11
5. Die Herrschaft Des Verbrechens (120 BPM) 09:40
6. Apocalypse Soon (Different Mix) (40 BPM) 05:29
7. Thunderdoom (1 BPM) 04:23
8. Make My Day (Techno Mix) (120 BPM) 08:02
9. Don't Let Our Dreams Die (Techno Mix Second Version) (120 BPM) 07:05
10. Futuristic 2 (120 BPM) 07:31
11. Open Your Mind To Slowcore (Yuge Mix) (70 BPM) 12:57

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/open-your-mind-to-slowcore

Fuckparade 2003 Gig

Short clip of me playing at Fuckparade 2003 in Berlin.

Tracklist:

Farewell Old World

Society (Has No Further Use For You)

Adrenaline Junkie

Make My Day

Pogo (Tracker)

Pasolini Remix

Examine Archive

examine-archive · 10-2021-12-18

I had the honor to do a mix for the Examine Archive. It's a selection of Techno and Doomcore tracks. Enjoy :-)

Tracklisting:

1. Low Entropy - Glowing Cuboids
2. Low Entropy - Industrial Machines Part 2
3. Low Entropy - Really Into This Space Stuff
4. Low Entropy - Do you Want To See
5. Low Entropy - To Stay Awake For Seven Days
6. Low Entropy - I Took The Entire Arm Off

https://soundcloud.com/examine-archive/10-2021-12-18a

Darkness Is Your Candle

Primitik - Darkness Is Your Candle (Slowcore Records 10)

Primitik was already there at the beginning of Slowcore Records, when The Slowcore Compilation was released, on which he had two tracks. Now he is back with his first full-length Slowcore album, and what an album it is! Can we call this "Cinematic Slowcore"? An overdose of atmosphere and immersiveness, with similarities to Horror soundtracks and Dark Ambient compositions. Keeping to 120 BPM all the time.
Pure Gloom, pure future feel.
Wrapped together with a top notch production and high sound qualities.
To add to the epic feel, as a bonus there is a "live" version of the album where all tracks blend together on a powerful, surreal trip.
Turn it on and journey into dreamland for an hour.

Overally a powerful Slowcore album out of France, for slowed down Techno and Doomheads.

Tracklisting:

01. Darkness Is Your Candle 04:22
02. Soul Fly 03:20
03. The Dark Va Doors 06:08
04. Solar Winds 05:28
05. Night Spirits 05:52
06. Nightmare Under Acid 09:44
07. Dark Trip (Part 1) 03:44
08. Dark Trip (Part 2) 06:32
09. Demon 06:28
10. Darkness Is Your Candle (Live Album Mix) 50:48

Slowcore 10

Artwork by Primitik

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/darkness-is-your-candle

Las Ejemplares II

Happy to have contributed my Slowcore music to a video project, with the help of genius artist Astrid Gnosis, for a film about violence against women in Spain.

Will be streaming worldwide from the 17th to the 19th December.

Link: https://sociedadcervantina.es/programacion/

90s Doomcore Megamix

Doomcore Records Pod Cast 014 - Low Entropy - 90s Doomcore Megamix

The roots of Doomcore lie in the 90s. For this set, Low Entropy deeply exlores the past, with a megamix of plenty of Early Doomcore tracks from this classic era.
63 tracks in 3 and a half hours!
Partly beatmatched.
So if you're into this period of Doomcore - check this mix!
Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

01. Aftermath - The Aftermath
02. Arrivers - Dark Invader
03. Arrivers - The Arrival
04. Arrivers - The Things To Come
05. Superpower - Innocent Minds
06. Superpower - By The Fire
07. Superpower - In The Midnight Hour
08. Miro - Purple Moon (Remix)
09. E-Man - XTC Express (Higher Level Mix)
10. Renegade Legion - Torsion
11. Renegade Legion - Dark Forces
12. Miro - Blue Sun
13. Marc Acardipane ft. The Horrorist - Human Machine
14. Acrosome - Akros Soma´
15. The Horrorist - Into the moonbeam
16. The Horrorist - The Real World
17. The Horrorist - We are all live
18. The Horrorist - Ice
19. 8 A.M. - The Fog Track
20. Miro - Rising High
21. Miro - Shining
22. Dr Macabre - Seven
23. Dr Macabre - Danse Macabre
24. Dr Macabre - You Must Die
25. Tanochinjaii - Fallen angel
26. Evidence - Arctic Rider
27. evidence - Black Ice
28. French Connection - French Connection
29. Devilkidz - Invisible Girls
30. Arrivers - I Declare
31. Arrivers - Baptism of Fire
32. Dr. Macabre - Gates of hell
33. Dr. Macabre - Gates of heaven
34. Dr. Macabre - Light of the living dead
35. Arrivers - The Sky Is Falling
36. The Horrorist - Mission Ecstasy
37. Manga Corps - The Hunter
38. T-Bone Castro - Return 2 Planet E
39. Manga Corps - First Wave
40. Freez-E-Style - Enter The Gates Of Darkness
41. Manga corps - War Dancer
42. Superpower - Molecule Man
43. The Horrorist - Flesh Is The Fever
44. Superpower - Dark Germany
45. Rat Of Doom - A1
46. Taciturne - Der Toten
47. Rat Of Doom - A2
48. Arrivers - Dark Invader
49. Rat Of Doom - B2
50. Current 909 - The Lockdown
51. The Horrorist - The Storm
52. Superpower - Move: Don't Stop!
53. The Horrorist - Can You Hear The Sound?
54. Current 909 - Hospitalism
55. Reign - Light And Dark (The Next Dimension)
56. Reign - Skeletons March
57. Taciturne - Den Toten (97 Hammel Remix)
58. Current 909 - Information War
59. Current 909 - Golden Dawn
60. The Horrorist - Run For Your Life
61. The Horrorist - It Goes Like This
62. Corrosion Of Conformity - King Of The Rotten (Kotzaak Remix)
63. Dr. Macabre - Macabre

https://hearthis.at/doomcorerecords/doomcore-records-pod-cast-014-low-entropy-90s-doomcore-megamix/

ROFFA GABBA BEATS VOL. 4

Out now on Rotjecore! With my new Oldschool Gabber smash hit "If I Was A Rich Gabber" 🤠

Redeemed By Instrumentals

Low Entropy - Redeemed By Instrumentals

Instrumental versions of the tracks from my Industrial Speedcore Black Metal EP "Redeemed By Hatred" with Nullentropy that was originally released in 2019 on Speedcore Worldwide ( http://speedcoreworldwideaudionetlabel.bandcamp.com/album/redeemed-by-hatred ).
Instrumental Black Metal, Speedcore, Noizecore, Dark Hardcore. 200-1000 BPM.

Tracklisting:

1. Contempt For Humanity (Instrumental) 03:08
2. Redeemed By Hatred (Instrumental) 06:06
3. Total Isolation (Instrumental) 03:38
4. Zenith Of Rage (Instrumental) 03:36

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/redeemed-by-instrumentals

Tyrant X

Doomcore Records Pod Cast 013 - Tyrant X

Tyrant X should not be unknown in the global hard electronic underground scene. Owner of the Nethercords label, having releases out on other labels, and also some 12"s, he spearheads his own trademark Experimental Industrial Hardcore style; deep, mystical, philosophic.

Not afraid to ponder dark and fringe topics in his music. We're happy to have him over for a set on the Doomcore Records Pod Cast series. Starting with fierce Slowcore, the set gets rougher and more frantic, into Industrial realms and then into a chaos of beats, distortion and noise.

Headstrong Doomcore heads, take a listen!

Also check out his home base at https://nethercords.com/

Tracklisting:

1. Cement Tea feat Tyrant X - Helpless
2. Tyrant X - Red Torment [Murmuur Remix]
3. Tyrant X - Black Trajectory
4. Tyrant X - Lichfield
5. Tyrant X - Sleepwalker
6. Tyrant X - Deadscene

https://hearthis.at/doomcorerecords/doomcore-records-pod-cast-013-tyrant-x/

Omnicore Records

We are happy to announce a new Doomcore Records sublabel: Omnicore Records

The idea of Doomcore Records always was to release the best tracks in Doomcore and related genres; Doomtechno, Industrial Hardcore, Dark, slower Hardcore in general.
But, over the course of years, we've always come accross musicians whose sounds we loved very much; but that we could not release by this quite strict programme, because they were not doing Doomcore.

We always felt this was a loss; so finally a new idea was born, and with the idea a new label:

Omnicore Records

Unlike Doomcore Records, this label will focus on all-styles of music; Speedcore, Acid, Breakcore, EBM, Dark Ambient - everything, essentially.
Or, to be more exact, it will be a label that does not focus on genres, but on artists; it will be a label for auteur music. If your music is awesome and great and powerful, we might release it; no matter if what you do is Chiptune or Oldschool Gabber or Gothtronica. You get the point.

We are also of course actively looking for artists:

Send demos to: low.entropy.80@gmail.com

Can be any style that is not Doomcore, as long as the music kicks ass.

The first release is by Low Entropy, who gives a trip back to the middle of the 90s in the middle of Europe; Hardtrance, Ravecore and Oldschool sounds combined, just like in the good old days. Inspired by 90s Mayday and Loveparade, but maybe an ounce harder this time.
For all those who never forgot that era, or just got newly into it. So get into your rave gear and feed four head with this release!
Relive the summer of 1995, or experience it for the first time.

Low Entropy - Rave Disciples

1. Back To The Rave Style 04:25
2. Open Your Heart To The Rave 04:27
3. Hardcore Rave 04:16
4. Rave Disciple 04:42

Omnicore 01

Doomcore Records Pod Cast 012 - Ms Bones

Doomcore Records is proud to present a podcast mix by Ms Bones, who you should know from her involvement in the Crossbones Sound System, and plenty of other actvities in the dark and doomy Techno scene.

For this podcast, she brings us a sublime and delicate vinyl mix of Oldschool and newer Doomcore, Hardcore, and Techno, with a special focus on Planet Core Productions releases, including many tracks that have become classics with a cult following.

So, for these dark, bleak, and rainy days, get into the mood and enjoy these doomed sounds coming out of your speaker in your cold home, or on your car sound system, as you drive along desolate roads in the countryside.

Thus, without further ado - turn it on!

Tracklisting:

01. TTC3 - HYPNOTISER - BY THE FIRE
02. ACA13 - MARC ACARDIPANE - LOST ANGEL
03. HELLFIRE RECORDS - FIFTH ERA - THE WORLD WITHOUT US
04. FIFTH ERA - VISCERAL LOATHING EP - ALTAR
05. 14 ANGER & DEP EFFECT - GLASS BURNT BLACK
06. THE MOVER - IN DEEP RAGE
07. 14 ANGER & DEP EFFECT - PORTABLE PERSECUTORS
08. COLDRUSH LOST 3 - CYPHER - BOOM ERECTION
09. ALIEN CHRIST - INTERRACIAL
10. FIFTH ERA TRIPLE 7” PACK - FUCK KNOWS!!
11. MOVER - FROM A LOBOTOMISED MIND
12. MOVER - DEEP DARK & COLD
13. PRAXIS 13 - LORENZ ATTRACTOR - COMPLEXITY CRISIS

https://hearthis.at/doomcorerecords/doomcore-records-pod-cast-012-ms-bones/

At The End Of It All

Out now on Speedcore Worldwide!

My return to the Speedcore genre.

5 brutal and dark Speedcore tracks with focus on the beats and melodies.

Somewhere between 200 and 1000 BPM.

Enjoy!

Slowcore Rules The World

The Slowcore Records journey continues. This is a release for those who like really, really low tempos. We have four tracks here from 15 BPM to 120 BPM. Noise, distortion, bass, the typical Low Entropy Doomcore melodies, it's all in this place.

A grim and fierce release for our gloomy world. If you're into Slowcore - why not give it a try?

Tracklisting:

Low Entropy - Slowcore Rules The World

1. Locked Down Slowcore (15 BPM)

2. Death Dance Of Slowcore (30 BPM)

3. Teufels Slowcore (60 BPM)

4. Garden Of Infernal Delights (120 BPM)

Slowcore 09

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/slowcore-rules-the-world

Noistruct - The Transgressor Expanded: Volume 1

Boris Otterdam aka Noistruct is one of the only artists left who still keep the true Breakcore flag flying, without falling prey to Mashed-Up Popcore or endless Drum-n-Bass clone tracks, and also not betraying the anti-authoritarian and anti-fascist roots of this genre.

He is building up a huge volume of new remixes and other goodies to be released in the coming months, and part 1 is just out.

I'm happy to have contributed a remix of "The Transgressor" for it. It's an 18 minute long Oldschool style Breakcore exploit with plenty of bass and distortion. A bit like my older tracks. So if that is your thing, head over and check it out!

https://protocorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/pc09-noistruct-the-transgressor-expanded-volume-1

Good Connection

New release by Bazer! A very epic, very experimental EP. More on the Techno side this time, but still with plenty of distortion and, most importantly, thundering bassdrums. Influences of Acid, Doomcore, Industrial Hardcore - maybe even Dark Trance - joined together. And a very concinving, powerful, movie-like atmosphere. The sound of Bazer keeps evolving!

Bazer - Good connection

Tracklisting:

1. Bazer - Good Connection
2. Bazer - Crimes
3. Bazer - Machine Concept
4. Bazer - Dreary
5. Bazer - Dread
6. Bazer - Trauma

Frequency Abuse

Out now on ExtraNation Records!
One of the most brutal releases I did lately. Speedcore and Splittercore at 200-1600 BPM. Check it out!

Shatterdoom

Shatterdoom - Oldschool Style Doomcore Compilation

We at Doomcore Records are interested in what we call "Progressive Doomcore"; Music that fuses Doomcore with modern ideas, experiments, new genres, futurism. But at the same time we love the Oldschool Doomcore sound of the 1990s, when this movement of music began. This is no contradiction; we see both the New- and Oldschool as precious parts of the Doomcore whole.
Yet, most labels and artist moved on, and it can be hard to find some real new Oldschool Style Doomcore.
That's why this compilation is here; we want to push that sound into the spotlight once more. Presenting artists and tracks that are, in one way or the other, undoubtly inspired by the roots of the Doomcore sound in the 90s. Ranging from Doomtechno to more Hardcore themed tracks and Arenacore.
All sonic creations on here have been taken from the Doomcore Records archive. Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

01. Danx - The Afterlife
02. Syndroom - Melanchoholic
03. AnTraxid - Akira
04. Mongloids Of Tommorow - Listerine (Raw Liquid Mix)
05. Euthanasylum - Temporal E-llusion
06. Nkisi - Euphoria Not Happiness
07. Low Entropy - Rave On! (Refined Mix)
08. Aliocha - Je Ne Me Confesserai Plus
09. Verminous Skumm - Deinococcus Radiodurans
10. Syndroom - Eternal Agony
11. Mongloids Of Tommorow - Frequency Of The Unknown (Pre Mix)
12. Euthanasylum - Drop The Curtains On Tomorrow
13. Meta-Morph - Metamorphose 1
14. Life Runs Dark - Lost In The Underground
15. AnTraxid - Man's Nature
16. Aliocha - Cupidon Is Dead

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/shatterdoom-oldschool-style-doomcore-compilation

DJ Quartzlocker

Doomcore Records Pod Cast 011 - DJ Quartzlocker - All Tracks By Low Entropy Mix Part II

Doomcore Records is proud to present a new addition to the Pod Cast series, this time by the very talented DJ Quartzlocker from Luxembourg.
He gives us a special set that purely features tracks by Low Entropy, the mind behind Doomcore Records and Slowcore Records.

It's a mixture of Acid, Techno, Doomcore, Trancecore and Gabber tracks; it starts slow and gets faster and faster.
So give it a try! And much respect to DJ Quartzlocker!

Tracklisting:

01/Quartzlocker - Endless Corner - Low Entropy Remix
02/Low Entropy - Bomb The Base
03/Low Entropy - The Angels Wouldn't Help You
04/Low Entropy - Die Inschrift (130 BPM)
05/Low Entropy - Close Your Eyes (130 BPM) (Extended Mix)
06/Low Entropy - Coronation (130 BPM)
07/Low Entropy - Metallisch
08/low_entropy - Move On
09/Low Entropy - Doomcore Beat
10/Low Entropy - Uno Dos Tres (Refined Mix)
11/Low Entropy - Devil's Dream
12/Low Entropy - Techno Disciple
13/Low Entropy - Orchestration For Nuclear Warfare (Different Mix)
14/Low Entropy - Reaching Out
15/Low Entropy - Behold The Universe (2020 Trancecore Edit)
16/Low Entropy - Without Hope
17/Low Entropy - Robot Command (160 BPM)
18/Low Entropy - A Link To Another Universe (Straight Hardcore Edit)

PC Core Tracker Edition Vol.2

Out now! 3 Part PC Tracker compilation, with many great artists!
Includes a Hardcore / Speedcore track by me with a whole new mastering.

https://rotjecore.bandcamp.com/album/rotje043a-v-a-core-tracker-vol-2-pc-edition
https://rotjecore.bandcamp.com/album/rotje043b-v-a-core-tracker-vol-2-pc-edition
https://rotjecore.bandcamp.com/album/rotje043c-v-a-core-tracker-vol-2-pc-edition

Latent Manipulation

Out Now! Industrial Hardcore / Doomcore compilation on digital and CD, with a track by yours truly, and other great artists!

Tracklisting:

1. Noistruct - Manifesto 2021 07:33
2. Life Runs Dark - World Of Pain 04:28
3. Bdacid - Bones of The Dead 05:54
4. Low Entropy - Nothingness 08:15
5. Cradle - Texas Heartshot 05:14
6. KROBATT - Down There, Be Monsters 01:50
7. Origin Of Styx - Make People Afraid 04:30
8. Der Cherep - Sleep Paralysis 04:19
9. Is:end - One More Time 04:30
10. Murmuur - Penumbra 04:20
11. Stomar - Spiritual Transmutation 06:03
12. The Outside Agency - Tunnel Visionary 05:32
13. Dark Matter Project - Conceited 04:44
14. Crime1minister - Amen 05:11
15. Mechanik - Twisted 06:36
16. Psycophyte - Drum And Disorder 06:53
17. Overrated - Rough Ride 03:41
18. Noctis Infinitum - Fellony 6 03:06
19. Arythmetix feat. Industrial Andi - Prepare To Die 03:23
20. Cause Of Death - Gutters Full of Blood 04:56
21. Tyrant X - Epistemic Degeneration 09:46
22. 3 Past 3 - Chaos 04:28
23. Engage Blue - Formulation 04:37
24. Jay-X - Rock Steady 04:03
25. Bloodclot - No Cause 06:10
26. Renoizer - Thunderscream 03:56
27. ZKoala feat. B1zz3r - From The Depths 04:35
28. Wolf Head - Serene Celine Needs A Spleen And A Clean 03:05

https://seuadigitalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/edge-of-chaos-latent-manipulation

Spokee Scari Hardcore Mix

My Spooktober and Halloween mix.

Dark, monster and horror themed Techno, Hardcore,
Speedcore and Breakcore tracks from the 1990s.
So close your doors and windows, turn off the lights, turn up your speakers, and most importantly:

be afraid!

Tracklisting:

01. The Possesed - Manipulator (Intro)
02. Frozen - Out Of The Light
03. The Mover - Nightflight (Nonstop 2 Kaos)´
04. Tanochinjaii - Fallen Angel
05. Freez-E-Style - Enter The Gates Of Darkness
06. Reign - Light & Dark (The Next Dimension)
07. Neuroviolence - Baal
08. Biochip C - Fucking Evil
09. Metatron - Mark Of The Beast
10. Black Blood - Hinter Dem Vorhang Der Dunkelheit
11. Infarct - The Anti-Christ
12. Deadly Buda - Ghostdance 95
13. Nordcore GMBH - Dead Man
14. Sonic Overkill - I'll be Watching You Die
15. Disciples Of Belial - Sell Your Soul to The Devil
16. Jack Lucifer - Endless Horrors
17. Eradicator - Brujeria
18. Ec8or - 666
19. Alec Empire - We All Die
20. The Possesed - Manipulator
21. Christoph De Babalon - Babylon 90210
22. Dr. Macabre - Voodoo Nightmare
23. Taciturne - In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi Excelsi

https://hearthis.at/lowentropy/low-entropy-spookee-scari-hardcore-mix-halloween-2021/

https://www.mixcloud.com/low_entropy/spokee-scari-hardcore-mix-halloween-2021/

Going Fast

Re-issue of an EP that was originally released on the now defunct label Mindnepping Records in 2016. Hardcore, Speedcore and Terror at 200-800 BPM. One of my most brutal releases. Screams, guitars, noize, what else do you want?

1. Alucard Speedcore (English Version) 04:48
2. Cut You Up 02:57
3. Fucklove Prophet Of Death 03:22
4. No Rightwingers Allowed 05:22
5. Start A Riot 03:36

Slowcore Records 08

This is one of the most refined releases for Slowcore Records yet. Der Cherep really knows how to employ the Slowcore mechanics: thundering, menacing beats merge with slowed down drones and melancholic synths. The sound of nightmares, and cold as steel. Underlined by top notch production values and a well-executed sonic architecture. 80-121 BPM.
This really shows that Slowcore is becoming a thing, a style, a genre of its own.
Slowcore fans, head over there to check out this sound!

Der Cherep - When God Frowns

Tracklisting:

1. When God Frowns 05:08
2. Everything Becomes Unimportant 05:41
3. Wisdom Comes After Pain 05:10
4. Pale Blue Dot 05:43

Slowcore 08

Artwork by Alex Kopin
Slowcore Records logo by Mattia Travaglini

Breakcore Try​-​Outs From The 1990s (Mostly)

Early and different versions and / or unreleased tracks that I did in the 1990s and early 2000s. All done on MS-DOS Impulse Tracker. Breakcore, Speedcore, Dark Ambient. Rough, Distorted and Noizy.

1. Break.It (Early Version) 03:39
2. Retaliation (Early Version) 03:09
3. Power (Alternate Version) 03:52
4. Anything Is Possible (Version 2) 06:33
5. Eery 03:25

Tribute Mix To Spite

Spite was a label run by Patric Catani aka E-De Cologne / Eradicator / Ec8or during the second half of the 90s. Sadly only three releases saw the light of day - one LP and two EPs. But the quality was awe-inspiring nevertheless. This was a label mostly for Breakcore, but we can also hear influences of Experimental Hardcore - even Gabber. And of course generally overarching here is the wonderful "8 Bit / Amiga" sound Catani was known for in this period.The first release was a compilation EP, the second a joint effort of Eradicator and Din, and the third an album credited to Patric Catani, in which he explores both slow and fast Breakcore sounds, powerful and heavy in both cases. I also included two E-de Cologne tracks from another label.
This label was an important part of the early Breakcore scene, so make sure to give it a listen.

Tracklisting:

01. E-De Cologne - We're Going To Eat You
02. Eradicator & Din - The Run
03. Test Tube Kid - Spasmo
04. E-De Cologne - Spite
05. Robotnics Crossing - Kill The Funk
06. Eradicator & Din - Gopherraid
07. Patric Catani - Wreckstep
08. Eradicator & Din - Down The Nation
09. Patric Catani - Stop Bothering Me
10. E-De Cologne - Spite (Cruelcore Mix)
11. Test Tube Kid - Private Eyes
12. Patric Catani - Frustration Flakes
13. Eradicator & Din - Porn Addict
14. Patric Catani - Slowly And Surely

Doomcore in the 1980s

Proto-Doomcore music.

I did two tribute sets to dark and electronic music in the 80s.

Tracklisting:

1. the actor - le champ d'honneur
2. der eiserne vorhang - hassen
3. neon - boxes
4. no more - suicide commando (demo version)
5. ende shneafliet - communication
6. mikael diser - min vaen porslinshundens vaen
7. Ppul celan muench rosenwinkel - zaehle die mandeln
8. suicide - long talk
9. gelatinous citizen - rhythm of industry
10. stephan eicher - noise boys song
11. bene gesserit - mickey, please
12. inertia - the screen
13. inertia - submarine

Part 2 of the tributes.

Tracklisting:

1. cold in the head - corrida humaine
2. executive slacks - 30 years
3. solid space - 10th planet
4. nine circles - twinkling stars
5. nine circles - whats there left
6. ende shneafliet - mein gänschen
7. nocturnal emissions - rusty shells
8. schalkreis wassermann - sex ist out, ich bin geklont
9. kein mensch - kein mensch
10. mittageisen - erinnerung
11. cargo cultus - stick at no scruples
12. a popular history of sign - crowds
13. class action - blast off
14. ian boddy - living in a ritual

Soldiers Of Nothingness Knights Exceptional

A new release on Slowcore Records.

Slowcore remixes of classic Doomcore Records tracks.

Doomcore, Industrial Hardcore and Techno at lower tempos.Haunting, pounding, brutal, and above all - slow!

Slowcore Records continues with its releases as a future music movement is slowly taking shape!

Tracklisting:

1. Halfway To The Stars (63 BPM) 07:14
2. The Slow Front (63 BPM) 07:56
3. The Man In The Slow Castle (63 BPM) 06:15
4. Alucard Slowcore (50 BPM) 05:55
5. Slowly Becoming Friends (31.5 BPM) 07:40
6. The Missiles Are Slowly Flying (63 BPM) 05:50
7. Half Speed Forward (63 BPM) 04:41
8. Half Moon (70 BPM) 04:37
9. The Slow Metamorphosis (63 BPM) 08:13
10. There Is Slow Future (21.5 BPM) 08:16
11. The Slowly Waking Mind (35 / 70 BPM) 08:44

Slowcore 06

Mono Tone Mix

If you go back in time, right when Hardcore began, there were some labels that set the foundation for a scene that was just taking shape. You might think of labels like PCP, Industrial Strength, the Rotterdam label family... and then there was Mono Tone. 

Mono Tone helped define the sound of Hardcore to come, and was home to producers that soon became legends in this scene, such as Martin Damm aka The Speed Freak, or Patric Catani aka E-De Cologne / Ec8or / Eradicator. 

What set Mono Tone apart from other labels of its era? Mono Tone was for those who did not like the influx of happy, easy to please "Dance Music" elements into the emerging Hardcore scene, and also for those who were into thorough sonic exploration and experiments. The result was a reduced, brutal, relentless, violent sound, that was very smart at the same time.

Mono Tone had a huge influence on the world wide Hardcore pool of producers and fans - I'm sure labels like Fischkopf or Digital Hardcore Recordings would have sound different without the inspiration Mono Tone provided.

Maybe some of this is not as obvious anymore - as many elements of Mono Tone, such as high tempo Hardcore, guitar samples, total distortion, and so on, have become commonplace in Hardcore. But I think the spark of brilliance can still be heard - and it's still energetic, powerful, mental music.

So this is a tribute to a label that was very important but is sometimes overlooked - compared to other labels of its time - but deserves its own place in the hall of fame of hard electronic music.

The output of Mono Tone was very varied, and they did not just do Hardcore - but this mixes focuses especially on this part of its history.

Tracklisting:

01. Gringo - Executed By The FBI

02. Mike Ink - Lovely, Ugly, Brutal World (Original Mix)

03. Titanium Steel Screws - Slam

04. Biochip C. - Jihad: Nightbreed vs Cenobites

05. Biochip C. - the nightbreed is back

06. Titanium Steel Screws - Dance The Night Away

07. Psyche Out - Man Ungginyu

08. Search & Destroy - What Kind Of Madness

09. Gringo - Slayer

10. E-De Cologne - Ein Bißchen Frieden

11. Irish Coffee - Backspace

12. The Speed Freak - harder & faster

13. Harlot - Angst Essen Seele Auf

14. Gringo - Rules

15. The Speed Freak - The louder you scream the faster we go

16. DF Fistfuck - Brontofuck

17. E-De Cologne - Zimboculture

18. The Speed Freak - Banging

19. Irish Coffee - Irish Coffee

20. The Speed Freak - T.S Dick

21. The Speed Freak - Sine-P

https://hearthis.at/lowentropy/low-entropy-tribute-mix-to-mono-tone/ 

Low Entropy Interview 2021

Earlier this year, I and others were interviewed by Robert Mason for a feature on the Hardcore Techno scene, and especially its experimental past, for the University of Sydney magazine "Pulp".
As it is usual with such features, only excerpts of this interview were used for the magazine.
So here is for the first time the complete interview, in case you are interested.
The questions address a variety of things, such as my personal history with the Hardcore scene, but also politics, activism, racism and gender topics.

Link to the original article

https://www.pulp-usu.com/culture/2021/5/9/inside-the-experimental-hardcore-scene-antifascist-haven-nazi-paradise-or-simple-absurdity

But let's begin...

RM: How did you become interested in various hardcore styles and what inspires you musically?

LE: It started in 1995 I was 14 and the Techno/Rave wave swept over Europe, and was at its first high, and I got into that sound and totally loved it. It was really a sound that was everywhere in Germany at that point, on the radio, on TV, in the newspapers and so on. I heard there was a sound called "Hardcore", and was very curious about it, but I did not really know was it was. The people I knew listened mostly to "lighter"/more happy Rave styles, and I went along with that. But my curiosity about Hardcore grew bigger and bigger. Then, one night I was watching MTV's Party Zone, and Alec Empire was on there, presenting "Digital Hardcore" - I neither knew who he was or what Digital Hardcore meant. They showed some videos, and when I saw the video to Atari Teenage Riot - Speed, it was like I was hit over my head with a club, it was a life changing moment. Not only the sound, but the visuals to it - the video showed ATR playing in a squat, going completely berserk. I felt I wanted to be there, to get to this sound, to be part of it.
I then started buying Hardcore compilations that were available in music store chains, such as Thunderdome, Terrordrome, Cyberdrome (a Mokum compilation).
Through the internet I then learned there was a hidden level / subculture to the Hardcore world as I (and the public) perceived it, not just the typical Gabber sound of ID&T and other labels (keep in mind Gabber was really big and mainstream back then - I think every German kid my age knew about Thunderdome and more), but that there were also labels such as Industrial Strength, Fischkopf, Anticore... and this was the sound I got into, and that I ended up feeling a lifelong love towards.

Inspiration right now comes from a lot of things. Music wise the inspiration comes from many different genres, such as Detroit Techno or Chiptune or Indie Rock... but also movie scores or avant-garde music like Stockhausen and Schoenberg.
I think there is something inspiring to be found in any genre.

But the music inspiration is just a small part; I think right now, in our culture, there is a tendency of art, including movies, books, comics becoming more psychedelic, and in a sense, more "Hardcore", and this is a big, big inspiration. There are now movies for mainstream audiences that are very "out there" such as Inception or Dr. Strange. This is very unlike the general movie experience of, say, the 80s (although, of course, in retrospectives usually there is a focus on the more experimental movies of that decade - but let's face it, those movies were often not known to a lot of people in the times they were made).
Or just look at Horror movies, a movie like "The Evil Dead" was initially banned in Germany because it seemed to be "too brutal", but there is now much more brutality, even in "normal" movies (of course this doesn't mean Evil Dead wasn't a great movie - just giving an example).
So yeah, this cultural wave of psychedelia and "extremism" inspires me a lot.

But most importantly, there is the political inspiration. I want to create anarchist art that transforms society closer to anarchy, and I try to follow other music genres that tried to do this, such as Punk or political Rap, or activist music of the 60s - maybe not in style and words, but in intention. I can't really give examples of a specific artist that inspired me that way, because I try to take a bit from everything that falls into this spectrum.


RM: How do you think experimental hardcore differs from more mainstream, polished, arena-filling hardcore?

LE: It is rawer, deeper, darker, daring than the polished Hardcore. In fact, the polished sound isn't even "Hardcore" to me anymore, it feels more like a cash-grab by some artists, milking the audience.
There is no deeper meaning to most of the polished tracks, people listen to it zone out on drugs on big festivals and thinking they're "having a good time".

I used to say: don't trust any music that does not even change your own life and manages to get you out of your misery.

On a production level, the whole concept of Experimental Hardcore is different, with influences from Noise music, Avant-garde, Industrial, also Metal and Punk, and more... while the polished sound derives from Dance music mostly, or rather, only.
It's just the "hard" EDM, essentially.


RM: Some perceive experimental hardcore communities (breakcore/speedcore/terrorcore) as an extension of punk culture — both aesthetically (in terms of fashion and album art, for example) and values-wise. Do you agree or disagree with this? Why?

LE: Well, first there is a personal overlap of both genres. Many Experimental Hardcore producers - and listeners - came from punk and squatter scenes. Many parties were held in squats and then there were usually a lot of punks in the audience too. For example, we did a party at a squat in Hamburg, the "Rote Flora" together with a big Punk concert, or rather festival of various bands, we were in the basement with our Hardcore sound and the punks upstairs, and both audiences merged with each other.
But also above this, Hardcore is very similar to the Punk attitude, with the "Fuck All" sentiment of many Hardcore tracks, and rebellion and questioning social structures and authorities.

When I attended and played a lot of parties in the early 2000s, they were usually part of the local left wing / punk / anarchist / hippie scenes of Hamburg, Berlin or similar cities.


RM: What has attracted you to doomcore in particular in recent times?

LE: I can't even tell how I ended up "sticking" to Doomcore in recent years. I always liked Doomcore, even back in the 90s, and labels like PCP for example. I was also always very interested in Hardcore producers that used atmosphere and melodies - such as Somatic Responses for example, Christoph de Babalon, or Lasse Steen with all his various projects. I already had begun making music that focused heavily on melodies, but it was not quite Doomcore yet.
Then around 2008, I got very interested in Detroit Techno, and early House, also the first Acid House and Rave tracks, and wanted to incorporate that into my music.
So I essentially ended up doing "harder" Techno music with dark melodies - a blueprint for Doomcore, and three influences combined - and that's where I am now.


RM: Do you believe experimental hardcore has the capacity to be revolutionary?

LE: I believe any form art does not only have the potential to change the world, but that every art *changes* the world right now, and will do so in the future. For example, in the last years we had a lot of very popular "Dance" / "House" tracks that celebrated having a lot of money and fast cars, and going on an expensive vacation to St. Tropez and boasting with your money there, and so on. And I don't think this is just silly Dance music that people listen to, but it shapes their minds and people will become more superficial and money minded because of this.

But on the opposite side of this, if you do anarchist or revolutionary music, you can change society towards better goals. I think it doesn't even have to be very complicated to do so; just radical lyrics, when listened to by people, will already make a change.
And if you do music without vocals, the mindset of your production (e.g. sound filled with political charged anger) can change things.

There is that story of an opera that was performed at a theater in Belgium in the 19th century, and it triggered the Belgian revolution, and something like this can definitely happen again, with music and songs too.


RM: In your opinion, have the breakcore, terrorcore and/or speedcore scenes had their counter cultural moment? Or are these types of music still a haven for radical politics and radical people?

LE: This is a very hard question. These scenes were definitely more politically radical in the 90s, and a lot of people who listen to it today, don't care about politics anymore. But I think we hit a low point in the past, maybe the years 2005-2010, and recently there seems to be more political interest again; it's still a bit vague and hard to pinpoint, but I think it's happening. And I think there can happen a lot more in the future, while, for example, in 2008, if you made a political track you were likely to be booed at by the majority of people in these scenes. But now the scenes provide a more fertile soil for political activism again.


RM: Hardcore techno culture has often been critiqued for being dominated by cis-gendered men, although in recent years (in my eyes) this has rapidly begun to change. When you were learning your craft in the 90s and 00s, do you think that hardcore shows (both mainstream and experimental) provided an adequate platform for and a safe space for female/trans performers and attendees? Did the masculinity of gabber culture bleed into the more experimental hardcore styles?

LE: It's actually something I recently thought about again, how far ahead the Experimental Hardcore scene in parts was regarding gender and sexuality, maybe even more so than a lot of scenes today.
Essentially, the majority of people in the Experimental Hardcore scene didn't care if a DJ, or producer, or attendee was queer, trans, bi, and so on, and at Experimental Hardcore parties I've never seen someone being harassed because of that. Many people were openly queer, and most others never had a problem with that. Although, of course, I can't say whether this was always the case.

I didn't attend many mainstream Hardcore events, but the cult of masculinity was definitely there at these parties, an "I'm the toughest guy on the dance floor, the baddest Hardcore motherfucker" attitude with a lot of people, very annoying.

The experimental Hardcore scene was very different from that, and the "machismo" - combined with that wannabe "Hardness" - of mainstream Gabber was always one thing that was criticized a lot by people of the experimental scene.


RM: Have you noticed any change in the diversity of crowds/producers in recent years?

LE: Yes definitely, there seems to be a new generation of DJs and producers now, that openly challenge gender, social, ethnic, political concepts and stereotypes, and I hope this trend continues in the future.
Generally, in society, there was a lot of activism and change regarding this issues in recent times, and it seems to bleed into the Hardcore world too.


RM: With small fanbases, free party culture reigning supreme and the proclivity for filesharing, particularly within the breakcore community, experimental hardcore does not appear to be a part of the commercial music industry. If not money, what sustains experimental hardcore scenes?

LE: Yes, there was and is essentially "no money to be made" with Experimental Hardcore.
I think it's one of the interesting things about Hardcore, that those who are into it tend to be very "Hardcore" about it - they set up parties, run labels, dedicate a lot of their time and energy - also money - towards Hardcore, for years, decades, without any visible material gain. This is something very great to me.

I of course can't say what the motivation is for each individual person. I think idealism plays a huge part, maybe even romanticism of some sorts - to do something because one feels it be "right".

And for many - in the past, but also in the present - there is of course the political idea - to spread radical politics by sonic means. That is a reason to get up, get your sound out, and get involved.


RM: Can you provide some examples you’ve witnessed of experimental hardcore successfully and effectively platforming radical politics and forcing real, tangible changes in broader society?

LE: Well, the Experimental Hardcore scene was - at least culturally - almost an "island" out of society, there were not many connections to broader society. This was in part because there was a lot of opposition towards this sound be society, and even other scenes, such as mainstream Techno, or even mainstream Hardcore sometimes. Essentially, almost no one in general society knew of this music, or ideas, or - its politics.

So I don't think there is a link to tangible changes in society that could be easily described. Although I'm sure there is some influence after all.

But I think, and I hope this will change, as the interest in Experimental Hardcore and radical politics is growing within society these days.

As for groups that openly connected radical politics and Experimental Hardcore and tried to change things, I should mention Praxis Records out of UK, and the first Hateparade / Fuckparade parties in Berlin.


RM: Do you have a favourite event/rave/party series? What made it so special?

LE: I already mentioned the Hateparade / Fuckparade parties in Berlin.
These started when the Loveparade - the biggest Techno party in the world, with one million attendees at one point - more or less blacklisted Hardcore DJs and crews from their parade. So the Hateparade was set up as a reaction against that, as a parade that had a focus on Hardcore Techno instead. The first Hateparade had DJs from Praxis, DHR, Force Inc... and many other people. It was also the first Hardcore party I attented in my life, and was just a wonderful experience.
The parades the following years, also in the early 2000s were also great.
But generally party series were usually very short-lived in the 90s / early 2000s.
There were left radical parties in the North Rhine-Westphalia region for a while, that I enjoyed a lot.
And many great parties in Berlin, especially if the Praxis crew was involved in one way or another. For example, to come full circle, the Fuckparade 2000 after party with Christoph Fringeli, DJ Scud, The Berzerker, Laurent Ho and many more.

What made these parties so special? They were as special as the music itself, and gave life and reality to a sound people otherwise only listened to at homes or on their headphones.
To me, they created autonomous zones, not necessarily outside the jurisdiction of the state, but on a mental, cultural level.

I should also note that they were very extreme experiences, with loud music, dancing for 10+ hours, in basements of total darkness, fog and strobes that left you completely disoriented, mental and crazed crowds, exhaustion and a general feel of euphoria and serenity.

To me, they gave me a taste of a world that is possible if this "old world" fades one day - or rather, is pushed into the depths of history by radical activism.


RM: In your text Hardcore Techno and Anarchist Theory, you wrote that “the minds of people seem to be more active, more free again” and that there “new interest” in anarchism and the possibilities of a rave utopia. You wrote this in 2014. Do you still share this optimistic vision of dance music in 2021?

LE: It's interesting you mention this, because a while back I thought, "was I maybe too optimistic in that regard?".
But what is true that there is a growing interest in anarchism and left radical politics again, and this can be seen everywhere, even in internet culture such as memes. The meme sites I visit often have anarchist topics in memes suddenly (and while some people might say, "this sounds silly, they're just memes" - this shows there *is* interest towards anarchist ideas).
And generally, anarchism is suddenly mentioned and debated again, and these ideas pop up again, in many areas of culture and society. and this is remarkable. Because for many years, there was a total rejection and negative attitude towards anarchism in society.

Also, capitalist and statist society is in a crisis on almost every level, and there is so much new resistance suddenly; activism against racism, sexism, against the destruction of the environment... and I think, now that the "old system" is questioned in so many regards, people will begin looking for alternatives, and one of the alternatives is anarchy...


RM: I think the white skinhead image of hardcore persists within my perception of terrorcore and speedcore. This is probably mostly due to the aesthetic and musical overlap with industrial sounds and metal. And I’m not the only to feel this way! I’ve included a screenshot I pulled from Twitter recently to illustrate my point. But I also believe there is very little right-wing presence within speedcore. You mentioned in your previous email that there are links between speedcore and antifascist/left-wing organizing. Can you elaborate on this?

LE: Yes, I was referring to the roots of Speedcore in Germany, and it essentially evolved out of the punk / left wing / anarchist scenes, or at least was very connected to it.
I already gave some examples for this, like how the Speedcore scene in Germany could not have evolved without left radical squatters and organisations. Even the "unpolitical" Speedcore heads partied at squats.
This was a very complex and organic relationship that is not easy to pinpoint. I should bring up Praxis again, a label that to this day publishes a magazine, "Datacide", that heavily focuses on the connection of art and left wing / anti-fascist topics.
I can mention two left radical squats in particular, again the "Rote Flora" in Hamburg, which hosted a lot of Hardcore parties since the 90s, and similarly the "Köpi" in Berlin.
"Anti Nazi" logos and symbols were a common sight on Speedcore party flyers in Germany (and, I would assume, elsewhere, too).
There are many early Speedcore acts that gave an anti-fascist message, such as the "Psycore Kids vs. Rave Fascists" release by Amiga Shock Force on Fischkopf, or DJ Freak's "Nazis Are A Waste Of Flesh", and so on...
Personally I would associate the "Nazi Bonehead" image more with commercial Gabber, not Speedcore.

I must say it's worrying that there are indeed some "Nazi" Speedcore projects that surfaced in the last years. But generally, even the Speedcore heads who say they're not political, usually are at least very anti-fascist.

My Imaginery Music Career

You can be a noone in reality., but a hero in your dreams

A while ago a project I started more than 7 years ago came to an end. It's also heavily related to my music.
In 2014 I realized something that probably many people before me realized, and may sound banal at first. Which is that while we humans live in and experience the real world, we also have our imagination. At any point in our lifes, no matter how shitty our reality is, we can daydream and imagine ourselves to be a rich person, or a king, or a space adventurer, or, or...
So there is no need to be sad ever in our lives, because we can always imagine ourselves to be in a lucky situation.
When I realized this, I decided to live two lives from now on. I would keep living my real life in reality, but when I have time to daydream, also live a different live in my fantasy and imagination.
Now, could you imagine which role I did choose for my imaginary life? Can you guess it? Well, of course to be a genius artist with lots of fans!
Now you might, that's kind of arrogant and self-centered. But it's not. Is it arrogant if you watch a sci-fi movie and think, I wish I was Luke Skywalker or Neo? No, because you know it's not real, it's just your imagimation.
I didn't really believe to be a genius or famous, because I knew that, in the end, it was just a game in my mind - a hazy fantasy.
Now, you might think, this is all not very interesting, as there are doubtless lots of people who slip into fantasy now and then apart from living a real life, and imagine themselves to be the next hero in a computer game or their favorite anime.
But, if you followed my music, and listen to my music, there is a little twist. Because at that moment in 2014, I completely and totally stopped doing music for the real world. I began writing tracks for an imagined audience, to be performed at huge, imaginary parties with large crowds that never existed. I no longer wrote music for humans of flesh and bone, or labels that existed in the real world.
To just give one example, I used a lot of Oldschool 909 sounds, because in my imagination, that sound was still popular at these parties.
In the real world, I got a lot of negative feedback and criticism for my music, but that left me cold, as my music was not written for a real audience anyway.
I created whole stories and timelines in my mine, for example, about which sound and techniques - even equipment and software - were popular amongst the Hardcore music community in my mind.
But, you might ask, you released a lot of music from 2014 on - in the real world?
Yes, but that was all stuff I produced for imaginery parties and crowds. It was a fallout of that period. I put 100s of tracks by me into large archives, that I sent to labels - finally in the real world. And they chose to release some of them. But that was not my objective when I actually made these tracks. I didn't write these tracks to be released - in reality. It was enough for me that they entertained hypothetical dancers.

After a while, some interesting things happened. My imagination began to seep into my nightly dreams, not just daydresms anymore. I dreamed I was really playing huge raves with my tracks. Some of these dream venues were awe-inspiring, with a metallic and sci-fi set up. I remember one dream when I played a party, an outdoor festival with huge glass domes and giant artificial trees, that left an impression in my mind
To add another twist, at some of these dreams I played tracks I hadn't produced yet, but that seemed quite good to me. I tried to memorize these tracks as good as I could, and then really produce them - in reality.

And oddly enough, my music really began to attract an audience after a while - in reality!
The years 2010-2013 were a bit of a low point for me, when only few people listened to my music, but after 2014, it all went very good.
Sometimes, in the real world, DJs even dropped tracks by me at huge raves - a bit like in the dreams I mentioned before.

So, anyway, it went like this for a while, but when Covid and the lockdown happened, I began to think about it. Now that, due to the lockdown, a lot of my real life was gone, I felt there would be an imbalance if I would continue to live another life in my imagination, so I put an end to it. I also thought that maybe, just maybe, I had taken that whole fantasy/daydream business wayyy to far.

Since then, I produce for real people, real labels, the real world and real life again. And this feels nice, too.

My Little Scooter Mix

Scooter got known for a certain style of music ("Maria", "Jigga Jigga") that some people like, some people hate, but what is often overlooked is that, in the beginning of their career, they made some veritable Oldschool Hardtrance / Ravecore bangers - without MC-ing and such.

This is a selection of tracks which are in that way. Get back to the feeling of summertime Raves in the 90s, and have fun listening to this mix!

Tracklisting

01. Cosmos
02. Rhapsody In E
03. Different Reality
04. Coldwater Canyon
05. Zebras Crossing The Streets
06. Beautiful Vibes
07. The First Time
08. Back In Time
09. Waiting For Spring
10. Raving In Mexico
11. Awakening
12. Crank It Up

Slow On Memory

Slow Entropy - Slow On Memory - 1990s Era Tracker Slowcore

A new release on Slowcore Records, the new sublabel of Doomcore Records.
Even back in the 90s, (S)Low Entropy was already experimenting with Slowcore. This is a flashback to some of his tracks he did in those days, created with tracker software.

Very slow Hardcore and Doomcore tracks, sometimes with hard drums, sometimes with distorted breakbeats. Bordering on Industrial and Dark Ambient genres, but always with a trademark Tracker Hardcore feel.
Back then, in the times of fast Gabber and Speedcore, tracks with such slow tempos were quite rare.

As a bonus, some tracks that were made around the year 2000 are included, too.
Check out this trip to the earlier days of the Slowcore sound.

1. Cyberspace (C8 Demo Version) (30/60 BPM)
2. Cyborg Tribal Sex Dance (120 / 160 BPM)
3. Strahlenwüste (26 BPM)
4. Apocalypse Soon (? BPM)
5. Orbital Bombing (142 BPM)
6. Maschinen Dub (105 BPM)
7. Amiga (Remastered) (56 BPM)
8. Steel 1 (? BPM)
9. Steel 2 (26,5 BPM)

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/slow-on-memory-1990s-era-tracker-slowcore

Vive Le Doom - This Is Doomcore From France

There is something special about the music that comes out of France; this is very true for Hardcore in general, where some of the most interesting and brilliant releases were done by French artists such as Mouse, No Name, Laurent Hô, Micropoint, the GTI crew... well, too many to mention.But it is also true for Doomcore. For years now, while this style is still ignored in many parts of the world, France has been a country with one of the biggest fanbases for Doomcore - and a large pool of artists.

This release celebrates the French Doomcore sound with a collection of tracks from the Doomcore Records archives; all done by artists that are connected to France in one way or the other.
The music here is all over the map - we have epic, orchestral compositions, minimalist Doomtechno, fierce Industrial drums, moody ambiences... something for every appetite.

So, enjoy these precious gems from the dark and gloomy side of French culture.

01. Ubald - Zoro
02. Primitik - The Lost Souls
03. Taohm - Reiki
04. Aliocha - HEAVY
05. Babim - Confiture
06. FoglZ - Angel Dust (PCP Tribute)
07. al.xtc - Roaming
08. Plinn 1518 - Lake Placid
09. Kuvera B - The Fall Of Our Castles
10. Korbo - Awakening Hastur
11. Taciturne featuring Ad Absurdum - Noise Exp
12. Roux - Oldskool Project
13. Cyclic Backwash - The Sleeping Seed

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/vive-le-doom-this-is-doomcore-from-france

Raw And Alt Mixes

These are alternative and / or raw mixes to some of my tracks. Like most producers, I often end up making different mixdowns of a track, than choosing one to be the "final" one; and then years later, I listen to a discarded or raw mix again and think, "hmm, maybe that would have been the better option" - it is sometimes just the "rawness" of a mixdown that makes it interesting. Also sometimes I just change a mixdown into a more way out one and keep it.

So here are some of these alternative mixes; maybe mostly interesting to die-hard collectors, but I think worth a listen anyway, as they show a different path and way of doing music.

Tracklisting:

01. Symphony Of Creative Destruction (Doomcore Mix Raw) 07:18
02. Future Children (Mix 2) 08:15
03. Megadoom 07:14
04. A Billion Tears (Hardcore Stomp) (First Raw Mix) 06:09
05. Shine Brida - I Play God (Low Entropy Remix) (First Raw Mix) 05:07
06. Doomcore Girl (Original Mix) 04:14
07. Marbled (First Raw Mix) 07:56
08. A Billion Tears (Techno Stomp) (First Raw Mix) 06:09
09. Alucard Doomcore (English Version) (Version 2) 05:55
10. In Your Grave (Hardcore Mix) (Alternate Version) 05:08
11. Hardcore Never Dies (Original Version) 06:28
12. The Nature Of A Raver (Alternate Version) 03:52
13. Vocoder Core (Alternate Mix) 04:40
14. Redeemed By Hatred (Alternate Version) 06:06
15. Magic (Version 3) 06:13
16. We Come In Peace (New Extended Raw Edit) (Warning - High Frequencies) 07:42
17. Métal Hurlant (Doomcore Overload First Raw Edit) 06:13

On Slowcore

On Slowcore

Before we released The Slowcore Compilation, I didn't know what Slowcore really was. Well, I understood the basic concept - slow Hardcore - but I didn't comprehend the scope of it, the full extent of it. When I did Slowcore tracks in the past, I thought, okay, I'm gonna do a Doomcore track and use a slow bassdrum; just like I sometimes use a 808 drum, or other choices.
Slowcore as a variation of Doomcore or Industrial Hardcore - and that's it.
But, take a genre like Speedcore for example. Speedcore evolved out of "normal" Hardcore and Gabber; but it is not just a variation of Gabber; it became it's own scene with it's own stars and followers, sounds and aesthetics.
I think Slowcore has the same potential; but even more so. Speedcore has certain limits to itself, because if you go faster, there are some drawbacks. For example, it's hard to do a calm or soft Speedcore track.
Slowcore has no such limits. You can go slow and really rough and distorted. Or you make a slow track with a soft drum. One track that is brutal and filled with noize. Or really tranquille. Melodic, ecstatic, sombre, technical cold.
Slowcore has all options.
But it goes beyond that. If you slow down your music, you eventually warp the understanding of what is considered music itself. At really slow speeds the sounds become disconnected and droney. But it's still Hardcore Techno music. Two things combined. So many ways to go. We're reaching avantgarde levels here.

So, yeah, Slowcore has the potential to become a scene of its own, with its own structures, concepts, subgenres, DJs - and parties maybe?

Slowcore can become a world of its own.

Join the Slowcore movement now!

The Cracked Up Sessions

Upcoming album on Clan Destine Records...60 minutes... on cassette!

My most distorted and chaotic release so far... bassdrums, noise, screaming, Slowcore parts blend into Speedcore... 0-1000 bpm.
Available for pre-order now.

https://clandestinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-cracked-sessions

Slowcore Records

Doomcore Records is proud to present the start of its first sublabel, and, more importantly, the start of the first worldwide label solely dedicated to the Slowcore sound: Slowcore Records.

A home for all kinds of slower Hardcore, Doomcore and Techno music. Exploring the world between 0-125 Bpm.

We sincerly hope to bring you some interesting output on this label in the future!

Slowcore demos should be sent to low.entropy.80@gmail.com (keep the above mentioned speed limit in mind please!)

The first release is by (S)Low Entropy, who has been putting out Slowcore tracks for decades now. This is a journey into his past output in this sound, taken from the archives. Crisp distortion, metallic drums and wailing synths. And, to complete this selection, the new, anthemic 16-minute Slowcore outing "How Do You Dance To Slowcore".

Slowcore enthusiasts, give it a listen.

Low Entropy - Slowcore Dance

01. I Dive

02. Creeping Doom

03. 50 Bpm Doomcore

04. Doomicide (Vocal)

05. Futuristic 5

06. Wie Feuer In Meinen Augen

07. Expeditionen Auf Andere Planeten

08. Battleship

09. Marching Through The Mist

10. When Metal Hits The Drum

11. Help Me Master

12. Urban Uprising (Original Concept 90 BPM 11 Minute Version)

13. How Do You Dance To Slowcore

Slowcore 01

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/slowcore-dance

No New Style Compilation 007

Out now! No New Style Compilation 007 - The Golden Noise Of Real Hardcore!
With an Oldschool Speedcore track by me - IMHO one of my best Speedcore tracks!
Honored to be on there with many other great artists.

The Slowcore Manifesto

The Slowcore Manifesto

When Hardcore came into existence in the early 90s, it was still very much tied to the Techno scene - in style, and in speed. It soon emancipated itself from that scene, though, and with that came new experiments in tempo. Tracks were getting faster and faster. And soon there were no limits on fast velocities anymore, genres like Splittercore and Extratone were added to the Speedcore spectrum, and you not only had tracks beyond 200 Bpm, but also 500 Bpm, 1000 Bpm, and way faster than that.
In Hardcore, the world between 140 and 140,000 Bpm is sufficiently explored by now.

But the question remains, why did this exploration only go in one direction so far?
Why did artists try to create tracks that go faster and faster, but not slower and slower?
Let's face it, the world between 0 and 140 Bpm is not sufficiently explored yet.
And that's what we want to change
We want to push the tempo slower in our tracks. 125 Bpm? 90 Bpm? 60, 30, 1 Bpm? There is no limit to the slowness of music, and we want to prove that.
There is a vast territory of slow Bpm Hardcore tracks that is yet to be discovered. Like a spaceship that has just landed and is about to explore a whole new planet.

Somehow, most artists so far turned a blind eye to the possibility of creating extremely slow Hardcore. But it doesn't have to be that way.
This is our manifesto, and from now, we will direct our energies toward slow Hardcore, and give Slowcore the attention, audience and spotlight it deserves!

The Slowcore movement lives!

History Of Hamburg Hardcore

A History Of Hamburg Hardcore Mix for Paynomindtous

Re-upload.

Mix I made for the webzine / crew Paynomindtous showcasing some important records in the 90s days of the Hamburg Hardcore Scene; tracks that were played at parties in this city, made by Hamburg artists, or labels. Trying to create a small glimpse of how the Hamburg Hardcore scene looked, felt - and especially sounded - in these past days.

The mix was originally made to accompany a Hamburg Hardcore feature by Paynomindtous, which can be found here:

https://paynomindtous.it/low-entropy-history-hamburg-hardcore/

Tracklisting:

01. Somatic Responses - Missile Test

02. Nordcore G.M.B.H. - Hölle Part 2

03. Lord Nord - W.O.R.M. UP

04. Lord Nord - snowman

05. Somatic Responses - Particle Accelerator

06. Amiga Shock Force - Blood

07. Amiga Shock Force - Distortion

08. Christoph De Babalon - Meet Fate

09. Paul Snowden - 12 Gauge

10. Taciturne - Haematopan

11. Eradicator - Used Against Us (Remix)

12. Eradicator - Distorted

13. Auto-Psy - If

14. Auto-Psy - Neutron

15. No Name - Koma

16. Fields Of Defacement - Urticated

17. Trash Enemy H.Q. - Pestilence

18. Taciturne - In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanas Lucifer Excelsi

19. R.A.W. - Cold War Memory Nightmare

20. I-F - Torment

21. Taciturne - Den Toten (97 Hammel Rmx)

22. Unit Moebius - Lange Leun

Tribute Mix To Anticore Records

Anticore Records is a legendary label from France that helped shaping the (Experimental) Hardcore sound, not only regarding the French scene. Is it notable for having early releases by Mouse and No Name (under the moniker "Erase Head") - and arguably some of their best ones - that became sought after collector items, and deservingly so. Two other masterminds of Hardcore can be found here, too: Taciturne in one his disguises, and Armaguet Nad himself. The roster of artists is completed by Maniak, who is also, as far as I know, the one who ran the label, Joel Giraldou, and Metronome (of Fischkopf fame).

This is really groundbreaking stuff here, very deep, very complex compositions, that are much more sophisticated than your usual "Gabber/Speedcore" sound, really right at the beginning of the whole Experimental Hardcore thing.

So if this is what you're looking for - try this mix!

Tracklisting:

01. Mouse - Shift

02. Erase Head - Dome

03. Demoiselle Douce Innocence - Untitled A1

04. Joel Giraldou - Strange

05. Mouse - T4

06. Joel Giraldou - Virus 2 Untitled B1

07. Erase Head - Pussy Cat

08. Metronome - Untitled B2

09. Joel Giraldou - Waving

10. Mouse - Vlad

11. Erase Head - Terzog

12. Joel Giraldou - Virus 2 Untitled A1

13. Armaguet Nad - Death Is My Sanctuary

14. Maniak - Avalon

15. Maniak - Anticore 06 A1

16. Armaguet Nad - Motaba Fils d'Ebola

17. Maniak - Anticore 08 B2

18. Maniak vs Phantom - A2

19. Maniak - Mozart Is Dead

20. Maniak - Anticore 06 B2

21. Maniak - Anticore 08 A1

22. Maniak vs Phantom - B1

23. Metronome - Untitled B1

https://hearthis.at/lowentropy/low-entropy-tribute-mix-to-anticore-records/

The Slowcore Compilation

What the heck is Slowcore?

When Techno and Hardcore gained traction in the 90s, there was the tendency for the sound to get more heavy and dirty on the one side, and more frantic and speedy on the other side; tracks at 160 BPM, 180 BPM, soon at over 200+ BPM came popping out; until eventually genres such as Terror and Speedcore arose and you had tracks clocking at 800 bpm in 1998. And, after the millenium, genres such as Splittercore and Extratone became popular that took the speed to even more insane levels.

But after a while, an evolution towards the opposite direction took place, too; starting in genres such as Industrial Hardcore and Doomcore, some artists began to produce slower and slower tracks; this soon gave birth to the phenomenon known as "Slowcore". Tracks below 100 BPM, or 80 BPM, or 60 BPM, or even at 1 bpm (and slower?). Slowcore even has its own sub styles by now, such as Funeral Doomcore for very slow tracks, or Hadal Doomcore for even much, much slower tracks (think 1-16 BPM).

When exactly a track does enter the "Slowcore" realm is open to dispute. For this compilation we used the definiton: 125 BPM or slower (with one exception!).

So we called out for producers to turn in their Slowcore tracks for this compilation, and the response was awesome. We have something from all realms of slower Hardcore here, 120 BPM tracks, 60 BPM, 4 BPM... Industrial inspired sounds, Doomed sounds, slow Dancefloor stompers, Dark Ambient influences, Death Metal, odd experiments... everything you can wish for.

And, while listening to the tracks, we almost got the impression that there was a historic error in the development of Hardcore Techno: these slow tracks sound so natural and kicking, the slow drums underline the dark moods and atmospheres so perfect, maybe Hardcore had always been ment to be produced at half the speed, or even much less!

So... get a glimpse of the Slowcore movement, and check this compilation - if you dare!

Tracklisting:

01.Low Entropy - This Is History (Slowcore Intro) (4 BPM) 04:23

02.Der Cherep - No Escape Even In Death (90 BPM) 06:09

03.Murmuur - My Inner Voice (120 BPM) 05:52

04.Soulkeeper - Attention Please (110 BPM) 05:17

05.Mirvcore - End Of Days (Featuring Xmyrby on Guitars) (120 BPM) 05:06

06.Primitik - Doom for Ever (120 BPM) 07:10

07.The Man Unknown - Keeper of Nothing (80 BPM) 07:03

08.Is:end - The Zone (99 BPM) 06:15

09.James F - From the Darkness (120 BPM) 05:45

10.Kriegsbeill - Doomdecay Slowcore (115 BPM) 05:13

11.Silent Humanity - Delusions (95 BPM) 07:00

12.Underground Tacticz - Higher Demons (124 BPM) 08:20

13.Bdacid - Acid Dreams (120 BPM) 05:40

14.Bazer - Fear (100 BPM) 05:45

15.E(')de DJ Team - Tranquilo (62 BPM) 04:39

16.Plinn 1518 - Mords (60 BPM) 06:40

17.[Fabrikmutter] - D Form (127 BPM) 03:44

18.Drvg Cvltvre - Cathathonik (71 BPM) 04:29

19.Braintune - Society (80 BPM) 06:11

20.Plinn 1518 - Macaron (60 BPM) 06:24

21.Origin Of Styx - Sleeping with the Fishes (80 BPM) 05:39

22.The Darkcreator - Emerald Planet (Future Dust Rmx) (100 BPM) 06:49

23.Low Entropy - Funeral Doom Core (Short Mix) (60 BPM) 04:23

24.Primitik - Pure Light (120 BPM) 08:08

25.Plinn 1518 - Sleeping With Gaz (The Slowest Trepanator Remix) (60 BPM) 06:56

26.Autonomaton - Fresh Intergalactic Radio Broadcast 5 (70 BPM) 04:48

27.DZKYIN - Netherrealm (2 BPM) 04:28

28.AwwwwwwwwwA - Uncompressed Pandæmonium (? BPM) 15:34

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-slowcore-compilation

State of Agony

Out now! A compilation for the revolution in Colombia!

"state of agony was born as a call for help before the world in order to communicate, manifest and show what for a long time has been engendering fear, hatred, death, panic and terror in the fields, sidewalks, municipalities and now in the main cities of the country.

Our fighting voice is raised through the counterculture, music, art and collective union to proclaim the indignation, the repudiation of the state and the armed forces that systematically repress, threaten the life and freedom of the people, shedding blood and violating the human rights.

For the above reasons and for more reasons we turn to the power of noise, hardcore, punk, metal, rap and music that protests against fascism and all kinds of government."