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
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Raw And Alt Mixes
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
Monday, August 23, 2021
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!
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!
Sunday, August 15, 2021
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
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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
Saturday, August 7, 2021
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.
Thursday, August 5, 2021
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!
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!
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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
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