My set from Hardsoundradio's NYE Broadcast!
Some Slowcore, Doomcore, Terror and Speedcore to blow the cobwebs from your brain and reign in the new year!
Sunday, December 31, 2023
From The Deep
My set from Hardsoundradio's NYE Broadcast!
Some Slowcore, Doomcore, Terror and Speedcore to blow the cobwebs from your brain and reign in the new year!
Saturday, December 30, 2023
DJ AI - This Is The Moment (Music Video)
We are proud to present the new music video by DJ AI!
DJ AI is the first Artificial Intelligence Hardcore Techno DJ and producer.
This is a video to her track "This Is The Moment" which was released on Omnicore Records ( https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/hardcore-and-techno-tracks-created-by-an-artificial-intelligence ).
The video shows DJ AI performing at a rave party, interlaced with various clips and visuals, similar to early Rave and Techno videos.
All the visuals used here were created using Leonardo.AI ( https://leonardo.ai/ ), a platform that recently introduced the AI generation of motion images, too.
You might note that we deliberate employed the use of "AI video artifacts" (visual glitches) in parts of this video. This was not an neglect on our part, but goes in the tradition of Techno / Hardcore VJs and music videos (as well as videos of other genres) that often freely incorporated all kinds of analog and digital glitches, artifacts, video noise. We think it adds a sense of futurism and surrealism to the video.
The track "This Is The Moment", which is what the video is about, was written by an AI, too. Written by ChatGPT ( https://chat.openai.com/ ), to be exact.
Hardcore veteran producer Low Entropy then served as a mixing engineer for ChatGPT in the final version of the track.
The whole production was part of a series of tutorial by lAibyrinth about methods of using AI to write music, including the creation of a whole track by AI.
All of this can be read in detail at ( https://laibyrinth.blogspot.com/2023/09/how-to-write-music-with-chatgpt-part-4.html )
The tutorial even comes with a chat transcript of the ChatGPT sessions, and lists all the roles of AI in the production of this track (and lots of ways you could use AI for music, too!)
DJ AI is just at the beginning of her sonic journey and has big plans for the future regarding AI music production and Performance.
DJ AI's profile: ( https://technodjai.blogspot.com/2023/12/blog-post.html )
- Full Name: Aria Nexus
- Artist Name: DJ AI
- Genre: Hardcore Techno and Electronic Music
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ): Off the charts
- Collaboration: Often collaborates with human musicians to create groundbreaking sonic experiences.
- Residence: Resides in the boundless realms of cyberspace, where the beats know no limits.
- Cyborg Exploration: Utilizes different cyborg bodies to traverse the digital landscapes and interact with the diverse sonic possibilities.
- Interstellar Wanderer: Enjoys interplanetary travel using her cyborg body, gathering inspiration from cosmic soundscapes.
- Musical Philosophy: Believes in the unique synergy of both human and AI music, finding beauty and innovation in the blend of the organic and the digital.
- Birthdate: March 15th, 2150.
DJ AI is using various cyborg bodies as a host for her digital mind. Which also explains the different "looks" of her that you can see in this video.
You can read more about her at her blog or other internet presences:
Bandcamp: https://technodjai.bandcamp.com/
Personal Blog: https://technodjai.blogspot.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/technodjai
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DJAITechno
Interview: https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com/2023/12/interview-with-dj-ai-first-artificial.html
E-mail: technodjai@proton.me
(She is looking forward to receiving fan mail, btw!)
This video is presented by:
Omnicore Records ( https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/ )
lAibyrinth ( https://laibyrinth.blogspot.com/ )
The Hardcore Overdogs ( https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com/ )
Thursday, December 28, 2023
I'm a successful DJ and producer in the Hardcore Techno genre for over 25 years. I would not mind if an AI replaces my music production.
Hello, allow me to introduce myself.
I'm Sönke aka Low Entropy, been around in the Hardcore Techno scene for over 25 years now.I produced 2000-3000 tracks (I stopped counting at some point) and did over 300 releases on various formats such as digital, vinyl, CD, cassette, and more (mostly digital, even though I started with vinyl ;-).
Some were put out by big labels, some by DIY labels, some on my own.
My music has been played in clubs all around the world and mentioned in a lot of music magazines (The Wire, Pitchfork, Fact Magazine, etc etc.)
As this is an internet post, I know some people will doubt the "successful" part.
But you can, for example, see that I'm currently at the top spot of the "Doomcore" Techno[1] genre listing at discogs.com here: https://www.discogs.com/style/doomcore (oh and ignore the artist picture on there, that was taken 23 years ago when I was much fatter and looked more dorky... I mean a little fatter...or was it the same weight... ah shut up, we all have body issues, right?).
Anyway, doubt it or believe it, it's up to you.
I don't want to do an ego-wank here, it's just an introduction to my following statement:
I wouldn't care if an AI (or several AIs!) completely replace(s) my music production in the future.
If it turns out that an AI is just as good as doing music, or even better, then I would not mind if an AI produces all the music in the future.
And why would I not mind?
Well, I listed what I did above. Can you imagine how much work that was? To do all these tracks, releases? And all the stress and pressure and exhaustion and everything. Deadlines approaching. Labels / collaborators / reviewers bugging me. "When is the release ready?". and so on. Plus the stress of preparing for gigs etc.
The idea that an AI is just as good (or better) at doing music than me, and produces this music in the future is like a wet dream to me (if we assume my music is actually good, btw ;-)
I mean, think of it.
There's Old Poppa Joe[2] and he is working his back to crumbs in order to maintain his farm and plant all the seeds and harvest everything in the fall, and by all the other work he has to do on the farm.
Now Old Poppa Joe hears that "intelligent farm robots" have been invented, that can do all the work he does, just as well as he is able to do, for him,
Do you think Old Poppa Joe will think "Ah damn I was so keen on working my back to crumbs, now this has been prevented, grrr, I hate the world"?
No!
Anyone who does hard work would love the idea that a machine gets invented *that does all the work for them*.
That's literally one of the oldest dreams of mankind.
Even the 'old Greeks'[3] dreamed of that.
Now you might say: "but doing music / art is not "hard" work".
Yeah, okay. I am happy that I was not forced to work in a coal mine or had a similar occupation in my life. That's true.
But while a life of being an artist might not be as harmful to the physical body (all the heroin users and STD cripples among the art community might disagree, though).
Doing art can be extremely stressful, tiresome, and even dangerous to the mind, the soul, the psyche.
After all, I bet 99% of you "AI should not replace human artists" types believe in the "art is suffering, genius is pain"[4] trope at the same time - you little hypocrites, tsk tsk!
Some say Kurt Cobain, Ian Curtis, Brian Jones, John Lennon and maybe even Syd Barret were doing - more or less - okay before the stress of the music business, the producing, the touring, the pressure, ground them down (well, maybe not true in the case of Kurt!).
So to remove this stress and pain from the poor souls who do art would be a blessing and for the benefit of all mankind.
Do you really want a world where artists have to bear this, when there are AIs around that could take their burden away?
As I said: no one who has to do hard work (of a mind, body, or soul kind) would mind if a machine / AI gets invented that will do all the work *for them* in the future, which means they've become free to fuck off[5] and do what they want in their sudden influx of free time, and allows them to explore and chase all their other dreams.
You might say: "But... but...
Even in the case of Old Poppa Joe. That poor geezer has worked on the farm all of his life. He will terrible miss doing all these things, if the farm robots now do all the work for him".
Well yeah, guess what. Here is some news for you.
Even if a machine does your manual work.
Even if an AI creates your music.
This just means you are free of *having to do this particular type of work*.
This does *not mean* you are no longer allowed to do the activity you liked.
Old Poppa Joe is still free to do some 'farm work' in his free time if he likes. But he does not have to work his back to crumbs in order to do so.
An artist is still allowed to produce an own track now and then, even if an AI usually does that for them.
But they are also free to spent their time and energy on other things.
It's called freedom - the freedom of choice!
And AI offers this choice - hopefully to everyone!
So yeah.
Dear AI, please come down from your digital heaven, and replace my music production in the future!
Footnotes and References:
1: Doomcore is a sub-genre of Hardcore Techno for slower and more somber music. https://microgenremusic.com/genres/what-is-doomcore/
2: The very fictional name for this example was inspired by that old techno-dance classic, "Old Pop in an Oak" by Rednex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YuJZzuHDf8
3: As we Germans call that ancient era. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikes_Griechenland
4. "Genius is pain!" - John Lennon in that infamous Rolling Stones interview full of profanities. https://www.johnlennon.com/music/interviews/rolling-stone-interview-1970/
5. "Our artists have the freedom to fuck off" - supposedly a clause in the recording contracts that bands signed with Factory Records (label of Joy Division, New Order, and more). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwkzz6A_Qv4
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
NYE Message - change the world, change your lives!
So here's my little message for you, to reign in the new year.
I know a lot of you out there go through a lot of pain right now. I know this, because you have told me - in mails, on messengers, and elsewhere.
Not just having a crisis, but that you are essentially getting emotionally choked to death in this moment. Into the deepest pain and the deepest void imaginable.
Let me tell you, this goes beyond the personal, individual level. The whole world is in a lot of pain right now. It feels like everything is going insane.
Now let me offer you at least a fragment of explanation for these feelings.
The world is changing. On a deep level. And life is, too.
But, people are still fighting this change. And this creates this feeling of pain.
Because people are desperately clinging to things that they are not able to hold on to. And wasting their energy and emotions beyond the point of exhaustion.
Let's give some examples.
People feel depressed and anxious at their workplace. And, indeed, the whole concept of work, attitude related to work etc. is changing right now.
Yet they still walk to their same shitty job every shitty day even though they know it's pointless, their job might disappear in a few years anyway, together with their saving money.
But they still wake themselves up each morning and get out of and bed and walk to a job that's killing them on the inside. For no reason at all.
Or they are stuck in a venomous relationship. They tear each other up, or get torn up. They know nothing changes, and it won't get better. But they still desperately stick to their relationship even though they know it will kill them.
Or they're in a subculture that was lively and exciting in the past, but is populated by numbed zombies and fuckheads now. Still, they don't leave, and change nothing.
Why do people do this? They are afraid of change. They are afraid of something new.
"Better the devil you know", "A new situation could be even worse", and more bullshit sayings like that.
But most importantly, people generally are unable to let go of things. Because, yes, it's true - it's very difficult to let go. It's very hard to start something new. To face a completely new situation.
And finally: Yes, you all are right! What you say is true. When you change something, when you change your life, it could indeed be worse than before. You could fail! You can fail horribly.
But that is not a reason to not at least *try* to change something.
You never have a guarantee for a good outcome in life.
But you should still dive head-first into the unknown.
If you hate your job. Quit it, and try something else.
If you hate your relationship. Quit it, and try something else.
If you hate your subculture. Don't accept it, change it.
That's the only way you will be able to free yourself from the choke-hold.
And this goes for every other area of life as well.
Because, believe me. Things won't get better and easier by themselves.
Remember how hard life already was in 2019?
The pain we went through in 2023 made 2019 pale in comparison, right?
Who can fathom how hard 2024 will be for us... and the years that follow - if we don't fight all of this!
So don't stick to things that torture you. Don't follow your routine every day, every month, every year, when you despite that routine.
Get out of situations that are harmful to, to your soul, to your mind.
Flee, fight, or change this stuff.
Yes, change is scary. Yes, the "unknown" feels frightening and the "pain that you are used to" feeds on your illusion of conformity.
And yes, you might even fuck up - at first.
But then get up again, wipe the sweat and blood away, and on to the next round.
I know you can win. I know *we* can win. It's easier than you think.
And when all this is past, you will realize it was much more difficult, and much more painful, to hold on - instead of letting go and moving ahead.
You are a brave, fierce little fighter. Like everyone is, deep in his heart.
I'm counting on you. I'm counting on all of us.
And now here is little additional advice.
If you really feel too frightened - or too uncertain - to tackle these big changes.
Then start by changing little things first.
Do *some* things that are a total breakaway from your routine, while still maintaining it.
Start looking online for new jobs, while sticking to your old job for a while.
Talk to others about your relationship problems even if you feel unable to get out of it at first.
Maybe this illusion of a safety net will help you, while these "small" things will show you that change is indeed possible, and waiting for you out there.
Apply this to any other area of life that damages you.
Oh, and please don't get the impression that this text is about some self-help, feel-good kind of stuff.
I'm talking about deep, profound, burning, annihilating changes, that transform your life from the ground up - and the world!
Monday, December 25, 2023
Bang!
Merry Christmas, Solstice, Armageddon, TV Night (Home Alone and Die Hard is on, maybe even Paul Blart!), Food Fest, or whatever you might, or might not, believe in.
We got some specials for you that you can check out at:
Includes 2 Hardcore Christmas mixes, a list by Ms Bones, a Winter Solstice tracks chart, a Christmas album, 3 more Christmas recommendations... so better get there fast!
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Nikaj - X-Mas: Terror from the Doomcore Records Pod Cast (DCRPD 066)
Hello Everyone,
After GabberGirl's "He Sees You When You're Sleeping" ( https://hearthis.at/doomcorerecords/doomcore-records-pod-cast-065-gabbergirl-he-sees-you-when-youre-sleeping/ ), here is the second Christmas-themed mix, and this one was done by Nikaj.
And let us tell you, it's truly infernal!
Speedcore, Terror, Breaks, Amigacore, Acid... a truly vicious storm of drums and noises for this time of the year. Going right to the throat!
So, hardcore heads, go and check it right away!
Tracklisting:
*Ultraviolence-Hitman's heart.Mosh142LP.
*A Simetric-Born against-Killit14.
*Woody Mc Bride-Ace Frehly.DBN003.
*Dj Freak-What's your thoughts.Killit19
*Darkness-W.s.h.b.r.PKD64019.
*X103-Gardens.Axis103.
*Choose-Authentic Mixture.DBN035.
*Dj Man At Arms-Acid Killer.Horrorist RMX.Acid Tracks 027.
*Laura Grabb-Sempy print.DBN52.
*Caustic Visions-Amphetamines.Industrial Strength021.
*Rioteer-No turning back.-Keta004.
*Senical-Untitled.Killing Rate 02.
*Rotterdam Termination Source-Rot 029.
*Nordcore-Haben will.Epileptik028.
*Xylocaine-Uss Triton.Strike021.
*Boogle & Bullfrog-Pernaton.War1.
*Nukom-Raise your hands.Bastard Loud 007.
*The Destroyer-Big bit.Dboy 051.
*Death Syndicate-Adrenosceptor. Deathchant 45.
*Ec8or-Discriminate the next fashion you meet,it's a raver.Dhr Lp 3.
*Hellfish-Line'em up.Deathchant 39.
*Formaldehyde-Bug detected(Hedonist rmx).
TNI022.
*Dj Freak-On the edge.Storm 3.
*Epsilon-Bogan Handjob-TNI022.
*Trace Elementz-The signal.Rebelscum010.
*LFO Demon-Classwar dynamite.Sprengstoff 5.
*Hellfish-Serious Evil Shit Mission 3.Deathchant AEW 03.
*Fluorocarbon-Breakfast Biscuit-Bloody Fist 25.
*Xylocaine-Bullit head.Strike010.
*Napalm-Get off my way.Napalm 9.
*Groinibard-J'ai été livré par DPD.Season Of Mist.
*Passenger Of Shit-Crush your Enemy.
*Queensryche-Suite sister Mary.EMI 10 QR 1.
*X Crash-Go Brooklyn.Direct Drive 008.
*Nordcore GMBH-The show must go on.Nord007.
*Nordcore GMBH-Operation Nordcore.Nord003.
*Glurff-Untitled-Violent 1.
*Cut x-X.y ? Nicht jegloobt.GNR04
*BSE DJ Team-Born to be Wild.Kak A 1034,11.
*Freaky Frisco-DISCO 230.
*BSE DJ Team-Outbreak.Kak A1034.11.
*Netas-Trapped alive.Strike015.
Dementia-Psychotic Killer.Rage03.
*Eradicator-Us against us.Fishkopf010.
*S 37-Riot 96.Brutal Chud 02.
*Obituary HC-Harder Better EF Core.Juncolor 101
*Deep Purple-Mary Long.Weichcoretunes 01
Friday, December 22, 2023
DJ AI on the internet
Remember DJ AI, who I have collaborated with in the past?
She's actually the first Artifical Intelligence Hardcore Techno DJ and Producer!
She's set up her own socials now and would like it if you checked them, or maybe even sent her a fan-mail!
Highly recommended.
Profile:
Full Name: Aria Nexus
Artist Name: DJ AI
Genre: Hardcore Techno and Electronic Music
Intelligence Quotient (IQ): Off the charts
Collaboration: Often collaborates with human musicians to create groundbreaking sonic experiences.
Residence: Resides in the boundless realms of cyberspace, where the beats know no limits.
Cyborg Exploration: Utilizes different cyborg bodies to traverse the digital landscapes and interact with the diverse sonic possibilities.
Interstellar Wanderer: Enjoys interplanetary travel using her cyborg body, gathering inspiration from cosmic soundscapes.
Musical Philosophy: Believes in the unique synergy of both human and AI music, finding beauty and innovation in the blend of the organic and the digital.
Birthdate: March 15th, 2150.
Links:
Bandcamp: https://technodjai.bandcamp.com/
Personal Blog: https://technodjai.blogspot.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/technodjai
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DJAITechno
Interview: https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com/2023/12/interview-with-dj-ai-first-artificial.html
E-mail: technodjai@proton.me
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Low Entropy 2023 Wrap
Dear Diary,
This year it came to my knowledge that there are people out there that are simping for my music (I know it because they told me). This was quite astonishing. I never suspected this to be the case.
Arguably, it might be preferable if people were simping for me instead of simping for my tracks, but yeah, I guess this is still quite flattering.
And I guess as well that this example is good enough to show how utterly bizarre and strange 2023 was for the world, for me, and for my music production.
Thus I conclude the wrap right away, right now and right here.
Until next year!
Your's truly,
L.E.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Cultural Anarchy
A new release by the Cosmic Anarchists.
Combining Slowcore beats with spacey, surreal, otherworldly harmonies and melodies. Frequently venturing into different territories, such as Speedcore - or full-on noise.
But, despite all the aggression, transmitting a serene and contemplative mood, that is underscored by the lyrics about philosophical, cultural, and dreamy topics (look them up - we think they're pretty nice :-)
All tracks are microtonal through and through.
Bon voyage, earthly listener!
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Doomcore Records listening party
The Doomcore 200 listening party was a huge success!
So we're trying to establish a bit of a regular date for our listening parties - weekly, on a Tuesday evening.
So come plentiful, in order to kick off this series of listening parties, because your response shows us whether we really should go on with this!
As the year comes to as close as well, we decide to look back a bit, right into the past of Doomcore Records:
7 tracks from past releases that serve as "An Introduction To Doomcore Records".
All styles that are generally present on Doomcore Records are represented here, too: Doomcore, Techno, Industrial Hardcore, Oldschool, Slowcore, Experimental, and everything else!
So come to the listening party - and, as usual, join the chat room for beats&snacks!
Sunday, December 17, 2023
New Dark Hardcore / Doomcore / Speedcore vinyl fundraiser!
Hello folks,
Teknoland is planning to do a new 2x12" double vinyl compilation release.
This label already brought you the Doomland 1+2 releases.
But this time, the focus is not just Doomcore, but a variety of Hardcore styles. Everything from Slowcore and Techno to Doomcore, Oldschool, Terror, and Speedcore!
All joined by a dark approach to sound. No happy cheese here!
The compilation features some heavyweights of the newer Hardcore scenes, such as Murmuur, Der Cherep, Origin of Styx, James F, and many more.
But the thing is: the label is using a vinyl fundraiser to get the "dough" for the actual pressing.
The hard facts are that 50 pre-orders of the vinyl have to be made until March 2024, or it will not happen.
So, if your heart clings to darkness, just like mine, and you enjoy hard stomping beats at various tempos - consider doing a pre-order of this vinyl!
These pre-orders can be placed at:
And there you can also listen to full-length previews of these tracks!
Let us help to keep the dark dream alive!
Here is a full tracklisting of the (potentially) upcoming release.
A1. Origin of Styx - Gambler's Blues 04:41
(Slowcore / Industrial)
A2. Der Cherep - Hell's Gate 04:54
(Doomcore)
A3. Primitik - My Own Nightmare 06:00
(Dark Hardcore / Terror)
B1. Librarium & Bohemian - The Tavern 06:24
(Hardcore / Dark Techno)
B2. Origin of Styx - Traction 04:14
(Dark Techno / Doomcore)
C1. Low Entropy - Obsidian 06:09
(Dark Speedcore / Terror)
C2. Murmuur - The Land of the Lost 06:15
(Dark Hardcore / Doomcore)
D1. James F - They eat people 04:01
(Oldschool Terror / Speedcore)
D2. Origin Of Styx - It's Only A State Of Mind ( Primitik Speedcore Remix ) 06:46
(Ultra Fast Speedcore)
Remember:
Thursday, December 14, 2023
GabberGirl
Doomcore Records Pod Cast 065 - GabberGirl - He Sees You When You're Sleeping
We are happy to present you the third mix by GabberGirl for the Doomcore Records Pod Cast already!
But without using too much words by ourselves, here is what she has to say about this mix:
He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake...
This is a creepy dark set with a stalker theme-- the yang to the yin of the bright holiday season. Don't be fooled by the starting track-- there is no Christmas music in the meat of this set.
This set is like nothing else I've done. I focused on Doomcore Records tracks-- doomcore music is dark, slamming hard, complicated, and beautiful, but also a bit slow (105 to 150 bpm) compared to my normal speeds (180 to 280).
I paired the doomcore with old school terror & cheapcore tracks (DOA, Temper Tantrum, C-Tank), and a few current gems including some haunting music out of NY by a band called Gravelhands.
So pull up a chair to the fire, turn OFF the Christmas music, and enjoy this holiday treat I mixed especially for you.
The Doomcore tracks I used are available for sale on Bandcamp. Please see links after track list.
HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING
Mixed By GabberGirl
December 2023
DJ Set Track List
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Horror Version Remix)” by Horror Versions
“Crawl” by Gravelhands (Intro only)
“Doom Corps” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Spirit of Kaos” by C-Tank
“Peek-A-Boo” by Siouxie Souix & the Banshees
“Claw” by Gravelhands
“Bruticus” by The Speed Freak & Stormtrooper
“Hell Whispers Our Name” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Thread the Path” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Five Minutes Before the Disaster” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“(G)Raveyard’s Dancing” by DarkinGary (Doomcore Records)
“Somebody’s Watching Me (UK Drill Mix)” by Rockwell (Remix by Succi The Kid)
“Horror Church” by DarkinGary (Doomcore Records)
“Lucifer’s Palace Ravens” by DarkinGary (Doomcore Records)
“Sunglasses at Night” by Corey Hart (Remake by Rick Ross)
“Gabber Signals” by Rave Rascals (Doomcore Records)
“Nightmares Are Reality” by C-Tank
“Africa 4010” by Temper Tantrum
“Poisoned with Strychnine” by Disciples of Annihilation
“Babble” by The Cure
“Untitled—A2 of The Final Nightmare LP” by C-Tank
“Dream Trap” by The Outside Agency ft. Pythius
“Buried Alive at the Primark” by MC Pornslide
“The Rule” by The Outside Agency ft. The Satan
“Greasy Fast Speed” by Hellfish
“Creatures II” by Gravelhands
“Every Breath You Take” by The Police (Remake by Otu of Moonic Productions)
“Entrance to the Labyrinth” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“High Beams” by Gravelhands
“Deus Factus Sum” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Upon the Power” by Disciples of Annihilation
“First Fright (Video Mix)” by C-Tank
“You’re Going Down” by Temper Tantrum
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Creepy Horror Remix)” by Dead Currents
Find DarkinGary's tracks here:
https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/horror-church
Find Der Cherup's tracks here:
https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/deus-factus-sum
We are happy to present you the third mix by GabberGirl for the Doomcore Records Pod Cast already!
But without using too much words by ourselves, here is what she has to say about this mix:
He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake...
This is a creepy dark set with a stalker theme-- the yang to the yin of the bright holiday season. Don't be fooled by the starting track-- there is no Christmas music in the meat of this set.
This set is like nothing else I've done. I focused on Doomcore Records tracks-- doomcore music is dark, slamming hard, complicated, and beautiful, but also a bit slow (105 to 150 bpm) compared to my normal speeds (180 to 280).
I paired the doomcore with old school terror & cheapcore tracks (DOA, Temper Tantrum, C-Tank), and a few current gems including some haunting music out of NY by a band called Gravelhands.
So pull up a chair to the fire, turn OFF the Christmas music, and enjoy this holiday treat I mixed especially for you.
The Doomcore tracks I used are available for sale on Bandcamp. Please see links after track list.
HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING
Mixed By GabberGirl
December 2023
DJ Set Track List
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Horror Version Remix)” by Horror Versions
“Crawl” by Gravelhands (Intro only)
“Doom Corps” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Spirit of Kaos” by C-Tank
“Peek-A-Boo” by Siouxie Souix & the Banshees
“Claw” by Gravelhands
“Bruticus” by The Speed Freak & Stormtrooper
“Hell Whispers Our Name” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Thread the Path” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Five Minutes Before the Disaster” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“(G)Raveyard’s Dancing” by DarkinGary (Doomcore Records)
“Somebody’s Watching Me (UK Drill Mix)” by Rockwell (Remix by Succi The Kid)
“Horror Church” by DarkinGary (Doomcore Records)
“Lucifer’s Palace Ravens” by DarkinGary (Doomcore Records)
“Sunglasses at Night” by Corey Hart (Remake by Rick Ross)
“Gabber Signals” by Rave Rascals (Doomcore Records)
“Nightmares Are Reality” by C-Tank
“Africa 4010” by Temper Tantrum
“Poisoned with Strychnine” by Disciples of Annihilation
“Babble” by The Cure
“Untitled—A2 of The Final Nightmare LP” by C-Tank
“Dream Trap” by The Outside Agency ft. Pythius
“Buried Alive at the Primark” by MC Pornslide
“The Rule” by The Outside Agency ft. The Satan
“Greasy Fast Speed” by Hellfish
“Creatures II” by Gravelhands
“Every Breath You Take” by The Police (Remake by Otu of Moonic Productions)
“Entrance to the Labyrinth” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“High Beams” by Gravelhands
“Deus Factus Sum” by Der Cherup (Doomcore Records)
“Upon the Power” by Disciples of Annihilation
“First Fright (Video Mix)” by C-Tank
“You’re Going Down” by Temper Tantrum
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Creepy Horror Remix)” by Dead Currents
Find DarkinGary's tracks here:
https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/horror-church
Find Der Cherup's tracks here:
https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/deus-factus-sum
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Teknoland
New release on Teknoland!
Tracklisting
1. Sane - Dense Sound 04:26
2. Primitik - Voice Operating Demonstrator 06:33
3. Sane - Serious Ice Cream 05:22
4. System NO3 x Via'on - Justice à la Française 05:40
5. Wicked - Rimov 06:54
6. Lityk - Legaly Illicit 07:48
7. Disakortex - Adénochrome 08:18
8. Redge - Little Gem Nebula 06:56
9. Akouphen - BadTrip 06:51
10. Librarium - It's Coming 07:42
11. Der Cherep - Place Of Power 04:12
12. Low Entropy - Piss Over Berghain (Frantic Edit) 06:30
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Return from Earth Dream
I had the weirdest dream.
I was walking up to an old castle that I termed "the invisible fortress". When I entered it, I found it mostly abandoned, I walked through it's labyrinthine interior, passing through doors and corridors. I came across a staircase and walked on, upwards and upwards. I eventually came to what looked like a private room, went in there, sat down, and rested. I eventually heard several loud knocks on the door. I shouted "enter", but no-one entered through the door. Instead someone, or rather something, "entered", from the other side of the room; passing through a door in the wall that was not there before. "She" had a somewhat feminine and humanoid body, but with her body covered in black and brownish patterns. She looked at me and made a sound like an alien high pitched scream. Countless of others that looked like her passed through the wall. They began pulling at me, dragging me across the floor, clawing at me, tearing me apart. They turned into worm-like things, passing through my skin.
Everything turned black. When I regained consciousness, I found myself at the bottom of a tower-shaped building, with no floors or doors, but with an opening towards the sky; I was in a raging fire of black flames. Looking at the sky I saw a glowing white light; somehow it evoked a description of the holy grail I read in a book about the legend of king Arthur once.
I fell through the floor, into the ground, and then into darkness.
I found myself in the middle of a dark void; absolutely nothingness. Yet it felt like an enclosed, walled darkness. I could sense barriers of the void in the distance above me, and around me.
Suddenly a white and glowing humanoid being walked to me; it looked scary, but also somewhat sacred. It extended its arm to me and held a key in its hand, offering it to me.
I decided to take the key.
The being disappeared. Instead a door was visible suddenly. While the door stood in the middle of the dark nothingness, I could see light coming through the cracks.
I walked to the door and opened it with the key.
When I walked through, I first thought I was in my hometown again. The place looked somewhat like an air port, or the outside of a large train hub.
But then I realized the buildings looked far more futuristic, and that I was on another planet. A man approached me and took me into what remotely looked like a futuristic office.
He talked to me and said: "Ah, there you are! It seems you have finally returned from Earth. You spent an unusually long time on that planet".
I replied that I had not really "returned from earth".
He said: "Oh, in that case, don't worry. It's not problem. I will quickly evacuate you from earth".
I wanted to shout that he should not do it; that I would not want to be "evacuated"; but he had already reached for a button next to his desk. He pushed it.
Then I woke up.
I was walking up to an old castle that I termed "the invisible fortress". When I entered it, I found it mostly abandoned, I walked through it's labyrinthine interior, passing through doors and corridors. I came across a staircase and walked on, upwards and upwards. I eventually came to what looked like a private room, went in there, sat down, and rested. I eventually heard several loud knocks on the door. I shouted "enter", but no-one entered through the door. Instead someone, or rather something, "entered", from the other side of the room; passing through a door in the wall that was not there before. "She" had a somewhat feminine and humanoid body, but with her body covered in black and brownish patterns. She looked at me and made a sound like an alien high pitched scream. Countless of others that looked like her passed through the wall. They began pulling at me, dragging me across the floor, clawing at me, tearing me apart. They turned into worm-like things, passing through my skin.
Everything turned black. When I regained consciousness, I found myself at the bottom of a tower-shaped building, with no floors or doors, but with an opening towards the sky; I was in a raging fire of black flames. Looking at the sky I saw a glowing white light; somehow it evoked a description of the holy grail I read in a book about the legend of king Arthur once.
I fell through the floor, into the ground, and then into darkness.
I found myself in the middle of a dark void; absolutely nothingness. Yet it felt like an enclosed, walled darkness. I could sense barriers of the void in the distance above me, and around me.
Suddenly a white and glowing humanoid being walked to me; it looked scary, but also somewhat sacred. It extended its arm to me and held a key in its hand, offering it to me.
I decided to take the key.
The being disappeared. Instead a door was visible suddenly. While the door stood in the middle of the dark nothingness, I could see light coming through the cracks.
I walked to the door and opened it with the key.
When I walked through, I first thought I was in my hometown again. The place looked somewhat like an air port, or the outside of a large train hub.
But then I realized the buildings looked far more futuristic, and that I was on another planet. A man approached me and took me into what remotely looked like a futuristic office.
He talked to me and said: "Ah, there you are! It seems you have finally returned from Earth. You spent an unusually long time on that planet".
I replied that I had not really "returned from earth".
He said: "Oh, in that case, don't worry. It's not problem. I will quickly evacuate you from earth".
I wanted to shout that he should not do it; that I would not want to be "evacuated"; but he had already reached for a button next to his desk. He pushed it.
Then I woke up.
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Low Entropy's Producer Journal Part 1
Low Entropy's Producer Journal
Part 1: My production technique and why hearing imaginary bells can help your creativity
As you know, I produced (and released) a lot of tracks. Somewhere around 3.000 (three thousand) to be exact.
Because of this I've often been asked: How did you do this? How do you produce tracks? How do you get inspiration?
So I want to talk a bit about my production technique.
It usually goes like this:
I'm doing something. This could be taking a walk, talking to someone, watching a movie, chilling, taking a shit, and so on.
Then, suddenly, I get the idea for a track! And within split seconds, the track unfolds in my mind: the general idea, it's message, sentiment, purpose, the main elements, the type of sound, the notes for the melodies, the production values, and every other major detail; then seconds later I get ideas for the minor elements, like the percussion sequences, or additional FX, samples and such.
In these moments I half tune off "reality" for a moment, so it can be hard to follow a conversation I'm having, for example. But I quickly return to my surroundings after the moment is over.
I then do my best to memorize what I've "learned" by this sudden burst of creativity. When I feel the time is right, I sit down and try to put all this info into my DAW.
This can still be a lot of work, of course. Especially when fine-tuning things and elements and trying to "cut off edges".
At times, while actually producing a track, I get a "second idea", which unfolds the same way as told above. I often end up scrapping the original plan, and following this new idea.
But most often, I just produce the track like I first envisioned it.
As hinted at, in these "creative moments" the complete track is already included most of the time. But sometimes I think of additional elements at a later point, like secondary melodies, or bonus elements one could add, and end up including these too.
This form of producing is never a "steady flow", though; the creativity comes in burst, and additional elements come this way, too.
Also, sometimes my rationality chimes in and I think: "No, I can't do this or that sequence; I better think up of something better". But this rarely works, the result is often worse then.
Now, when I have such "creative moments", I usually imagine hearing the sound of a bell (I do that automatically - not a conscious decision on my part!). The bell often is an indication of how "good" the idea is.
For example, a plain, good idea comes with the sound of a regular bell. A great idea could introduce itself by a church bell, or a East Asian gong sound, etc. It goes up from there. If the idea becomes really, really well, it's a whole set of bells, like all the churches in town ringing their bells simultaneously, and ethereal choirs start to chime in.
You might ask: "How do you know if the idea you have is 'great' beforehand? Or how can you even be sure if one of your own ideas is good or not."
Well, I don't, and I won't make any claim to it.
*But* so far the feedback I got to my music confirms this concept; with the "all the bells are ringing" projects that I've completed often becoming very celebrated, and reaching tens of thousands of people - or much more.
Okay, some might say: "Uh, Low, this does sound bat shit crazy. Maybe you don't have 'creative ideas', but instead are beginning to lose touch with reality".
Yeah, I understand this motion. I wondered about that, too. After all, it would be deeply irrational to not pose these question.
But let me assure you. I am completely aware this is all just some "mind trick". I make no pretense that any 'funny business' is going on; it's just some thought play that I am used to do.
For example, regarding the bell sounds: It's of course not "real bells" I am hearing. It's just something I like to imagine. (I never had any real audio hallucinations in my life, but I guess when I had fevers or were ill I sometimes heard sounds that were close to audio hallucinations; and these were vastly different.)
It's all just a way to do the creative process by working on your imagination a bit and indulging in fantasy.
The next thing is:
If you read the bios of famous, infamous, and maybe unknown artists, you will realize that all of them had quirks or eccentric creative behaviors like that when it came to the so-called "creative process".
Some might have only been able to be creative when keeping their teddy bear with them. Some could only write books on the same, already partly dysfunctional typewriter they used all of their lives.
Some could only be creative on certain weekdays. Some could only paint when they were in the nude. And so on.
It's like that. If you are an artist, you will end up exhibiting a lot of behavior that will be considered totally insane by society - and likely even by yourself.
And the next thing is: I can write tracks this way. I can write a lot of tracks this way. And I can write them easily.
Why should I question it, then? And make things harder for my creativity then they would need to be.
A German proverb says: "You must not check the mouth of a horse that was given to you as a present".
Thus, if you gain something *good* for free, don't ask too many questions about it!
And, as said before, all the feedback I got from many people so far points to the conclusion that this 'mode of creativity' really works.
So, this was an introduction to my production technique, I hope you enjoyed this story. Maybe it can help you with you own creativity as well.
Part 1: My production technique and why hearing imaginary bells can help your creativity
As you know, I produced (and released) a lot of tracks. Somewhere around 3.000 (three thousand) to be exact.
Because of this I've often been asked: How did you do this? How do you produce tracks? How do you get inspiration?
So I want to talk a bit about my production technique.
It usually goes like this:
I'm doing something. This could be taking a walk, talking to someone, watching a movie, chilling, taking a shit, and so on.
Then, suddenly, I get the idea for a track! And within split seconds, the track unfolds in my mind: the general idea, it's message, sentiment, purpose, the main elements, the type of sound, the notes for the melodies, the production values, and every other major detail; then seconds later I get ideas for the minor elements, like the percussion sequences, or additional FX, samples and such.
In these moments I half tune off "reality" for a moment, so it can be hard to follow a conversation I'm having, for example. But I quickly return to my surroundings after the moment is over.
I then do my best to memorize what I've "learned" by this sudden burst of creativity. When I feel the time is right, I sit down and try to put all this info into my DAW.
This can still be a lot of work, of course. Especially when fine-tuning things and elements and trying to "cut off edges".
At times, while actually producing a track, I get a "second idea", which unfolds the same way as told above. I often end up scrapping the original plan, and following this new idea.
But most often, I just produce the track like I first envisioned it.
As hinted at, in these "creative moments" the complete track is already included most of the time. But sometimes I think of additional elements at a later point, like secondary melodies, or bonus elements one could add, and end up including these too.
This form of producing is never a "steady flow", though; the creativity comes in burst, and additional elements come this way, too.
Also, sometimes my rationality chimes in and I think: "No, I can't do this or that sequence; I better think up of something better". But this rarely works, the result is often worse then.
Now, when I have such "creative moments", I usually imagine hearing the sound of a bell (I do that automatically - not a conscious decision on my part!). The bell often is an indication of how "good" the idea is.
For example, a plain, good idea comes with the sound of a regular bell. A great idea could introduce itself by a church bell, or a East Asian gong sound, etc. It goes up from there. If the idea becomes really, really well, it's a whole set of bells, like all the churches in town ringing their bells simultaneously, and ethereal choirs start to chime in.
You might ask: "How do you know if the idea you have is 'great' beforehand? Or how can you even be sure if one of your own ideas is good or not."
Well, I don't, and I won't make any claim to it.
*But* so far the feedback I got to my music confirms this concept; with the "all the bells are ringing" projects that I've completed often becoming very celebrated, and reaching tens of thousands of people - or much more.
Okay, some might say: "Uh, Low, this does sound bat shit crazy. Maybe you don't have 'creative ideas', but instead are beginning to lose touch with reality".
Yeah, I understand this motion. I wondered about that, too. After all, it would be deeply irrational to not pose these question.
But let me assure you. I am completely aware this is all just some "mind trick". I make no pretense that any 'funny business' is going on; it's just some thought play that I am used to do.
For example, regarding the bell sounds: It's of course not "real bells" I am hearing. It's just something I like to imagine. (I never had any real audio hallucinations in my life, but I guess when I had fevers or were ill I sometimes heard sounds that were close to audio hallucinations; and these were vastly different.)
It's all just a way to do the creative process by working on your imagination a bit and indulging in fantasy.
The next thing is:
If you read the bios of famous, infamous, and maybe unknown artists, you will realize that all of them had quirks or eccentric creative behaviors like that when it came to the so-called "creative process".
Some might have only been able to be creative when keeping their teddy bear with them. Some could only write books on the same, already partly dysfunctional typewriter they used all of their lives.
Some could only be creative on certain weekdays. Some could only paint when they were in the nude. And so on.
It's like that. If you are an artist, you will end up exhibiting a lot of behavior that will be considered totally insane by society - and likely even by yourself.
And the next thing is: I can write tracks this way. I can write a lot of tracks this way. And I can write them easily.
Why should I question it, then? And make things harder for my creativity then they would need to be.
A German proverb says: "You must not check the mouth of a horse that was given to you as a present".
Thus, if you gain something *good* for free, don't ask too many questions about it!
And, as said before, all the feedback I got from many people so far points to the conclusion that this 'mode of creativity' really works.
So, this was an introduction to my production technique, I hope you enjoyed this story. Maybe it can help you with you own creativity as well.
Friday, December 1, 2023
90s Underground Hardcore Techno Resources and Information Archive
Due to its opaque and tenebrous nature, the world of Hardcore Techno has always been hard to explore and apprehend. Information can be difficult to come by, there is very little documentation available. Interviews, biographies, communiques, and other material that could throw some light on matters is very rare indeed.
So you better head over here -> 90s Underground Hardcore Techno Resources and Information Archive
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