Terror Tribe

Out now on Speedcore Worldwide!

Terror Tribe - The Ascent

For the occasion of this compilation, I decided to do an Extratone track again - which is a rare thing for me. And it combines "traditional" Hardcore and Doomcore elements with Extratone.

https://speedcoreworldwideaudionetlabel.bandcamp.com/album/terror-tribe-the-ascent

The Tortured Shadows Department

Low Entropy - The Tortured Shadows Department - LOTR Mix or Live 08

Yours truly was invited by Les Ombres Torturées Records to stitch together a live mix for their podcast.
And, going by the name of the label, I present to you The Tortured Shadows Department.
It's less a mix, more an audio narrative, telling a complete and dark story... and each track is a chapter in this imaginary book.
(check the track names to learn more)

Plenty of howling, laments, wailing, agony, and teeth-gnashing, transformed into synths, drums, and noise.
From Dark Ambient and Drone to Doomcore and Speedore.
Until the shadows get set free again...

Tracklisting:

I Drone 1
II Sternenklang 2
III Doomicide
IV Death Dance (of Slowcore)
V Help Me Master
VI Burst Into Fire (and the angels wouldn't help you)
VII Witches
VIII Temple of Divine (Hardcore)
IX Substellar (Slowcore)
X The Self
XI Comprehension of Sweet Sounds (Remix - shadows of shadows are passing)
XII (Fast Dive) Into Nothingness
XIII Killing Zoo (Remix)
XIV The rest of the world (is in a bubble of glass)
XV Death Waits In Samarra
XVI Lucifer
XVII Female Revenge
XVIII Métal Hurlant
XIX There Is No Future
XX Everlasting Silence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDACZpmTBA8

Drum Sample Pack

121 Royalty Free 909 Related Drum Samples (for Producing Techno, Hardcore, and More)

Here's a brand new serving of kicking hardcore and techno drum samples.
They are free to use, you don't have to pay royalties, you don't have to credit me (see below).
All of these are related to the 909 (the drum machine that made the 90s roar). But are tweaked, distorted, run through fx... so these are not your standard gabber and techno kicks for sure.

There is a huge variety of samples: bass heavy ones, more light weight drums, weird ones, and hyper-distorted sounds.
(The focus is on the heavy ones, of course.)

Because of this, I'd say they are suitable for all electronic genres... hardcore, techno, industrial, indietronics, speedcore... you name it!

I've been a hardcore and techno producer for nearly 30 years now and i did countless releases on countless labels. For this sample pack, I isolated the drum-stems of some of these tracks, and cut them into short samples
So it's really drums that have been played loud and approved at club or squat party sound systems (and their crowds).

License: Feel free to use the bassdrums for any public, private, intimate, or commercial purpose.
Would be *very* cool if you credit me, but it's not strictly necessary.

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

Note: in some cases, you might need to cut off the "clicking" sound at the end of the sample in an audio editor.

Horrortrax Re-Launch

Good news: Rotjecore re-launched their Horrortrax label!
And the first release is already out, a compilation with yours truly on it as well.

https://rotjecore.bandcamp.com/album/horrortrax094-v-a-black-as-midnight-ep

5 art projects that might have killed me

Producing media and art takes an extreme strain on body, mind, and soul.

Overly lengthy production sessions often leave me in a slightly (or more than slightly) confused or disoriented state, and this can lead to a lack of attention to possible dangers, and other issues.

Here are 5 cases where producing music (or projects) might have killed me.

Btw: no drug or substance abuse was involved in any of these. It's just that I go "all-in" with my mind when I focus on something.

As I got older I began to reflect on these, and try to do a more balanced and healthy approach to creativity.

1. Speedcore Excess (album on Speedcore Worldwide, and nomen est omen, I guess)

Was still dizzy and dazed after a 4 hour non-stop production session, so I made a traffic error on my bike and was nearly crushed by two incoming cars. In the end I just got a few bruises.

2. Slowcore Revolutions

Tried to cut my toe-nails (!) in between a production session that lasted for several hours. Accidentally cut into my flesh, and the bleeding was very hard to stop.

3. Summertime Hardcore Mixmarathon
tried to pull a bit of skin from underneath my soles, accidentally ripped it off, started to bleed, didn't treat it well, became infected, sepsis, needed to go to ER and got on antibiotics.
doctor said a little bit of rest might have done the trick, but i did not rest, because of the work on this project.

4. Slowcore Compilation part 1
Felt very strange and sick after corona vaccination, didn't go to the doctor and thought it would go away on its own, and eventually it did.
Later i realized that that not all corona complications are harmless, and it might have been dangerous and it would have been much better if i went to the doctor for it, but in my "doomcore mindset" at that time i was not able to think like this.

5. doors to the pleasures album (aka doors to heaven and hell)

got corona for real now, and felt even more sick.
did not take care of this properly, for similar reasons as above.
during my feverish nightmares, i actually had a dream where "my ancestors" were coming to me. in my dream, i asked them if this meant i was going to die, and they said: "no".

there were many, many, many more cases, but i will stop for now.

this topic might seem a bit more morbid than usual, but to my defense, some of things i listed are quite commonplace amongst the population. like the "i don't want to go to the doctor even if i'm extremely sick" mindset. i have seen completely sober, fluffy pop-loving business, academic, office clerk types with that attitude. so it doesn't take a "doomcore head" for this to happen.

either way, maybe there is something we can learn from such incidents, which is that it is important to watch and take care of one's health, both bodily and mental health. that a person should neither strain the one nor the other. and to go to the doctor and / or talk to your friends about your problems (if you have any problems, but i am sure that you do).

it could make all the difference in the world, you know?

?Y

We were quite surprised when ?Y told us about their project. An album solely dedicated to witchcraft, to magic, to spirituality.

Or in their own worlds (or words) "we channeled this music, sent to us by messengers, through portals, from the world above, the world below, and even stranger dimensions.

As usual, we are not quite sure about the identity of these messengers and the ultimate source of inspiration. Or who is knocking, who's coming through, or what. But maybe that's not so important... we have the best intention and hope it will lead to a magic affair that is entirely benevolent.

This one's for all you Doomcore Witches out there, Acid Alchemists, Gabber Sorcerers, and Techno Shamans. Because we know that, in these times, you need all the support that you can get. We love you all."

What a nice message!
And we think that, no matter if you are a non-believer or believer, you might enjoy these creations.

Tracklist:

1. Meta Morph - Chosen Fate 06:53
2. Αναρχία Αραχνοειδείς - Funeral Hardcore 07:08
3. 1 Million Slowcore Members - Witches (New Ritual) 06:00
4. Archipel Ego - Through The Darkness Of Future Past 06:40
5. The Magician - The Last Moon Is Cast Over The Last Star Of Morning 05:05
6. MetaLove - Metamorphose 1 08:13
7. Pluto Transit - Scorpio 1 02:35
8. Pluto Transit - Scorpio 2 04:07
9. per luxuria ad astra - Callisto Disco (Part 1) 04:58
10. The Haunted League - Drone from Ganymede 04:53
11. Pluto Transit - Scorpio 3 04:34
12. per luxuria ad astra - Callisto Disco (Part 2) 05:06
13. Master Marble - Caverns Of The Subconscious 38:14
14. Pluto Transit - Scorpio Nox 00:32

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/doomed-techno-witchcraft

birthday 23

Memory Flashback

This was the flyer for my 23th birthday party.
I thought it would be nice to throw a special event for that occasion.
The "rave" was held in a basement under a post office building, which also had an adjacent nuclear shelter.
At first we thought about hosting the party *inside* the nuclear bunker, but its "rooms" were quite small and tiny, so we dropped the idea.
The basement looked apocalyptic enough anyway.
DJs that night were Rod Bolts, Sampler19, me, and a few others. Jean Bach, and some local DJs attended too, but didn't do any performance, just chilling.

As you can see, there was a variety of styles, including punk rock and video game music, because we were bored with the hardcore / techno "style conformity" of those days.

Everything was great fun and sweet. Rod Bolts dropped "Purple Moon" at midnight, which was the point of my actual birthday.
Eventually, some trouble-makers turned up and things became sour. They started to d*al d*pe, got drunk, minor fights broke out.
Things began to slide out of control, and I gathered my friends for advice. We decided it's better to stop the party before things got really bad.

So we turned off the sound, turned on the lights, and I announced that the party is over. There was mourning and complaints, but eventually, they decided to leave, too.

All of us packed our things and headed for the exit.
While we were still on the stairs, I suddenly noticed that, even though we were mere meters apart, the group of troublemakers, in its entirety, was walking in front of me, while all my friends walked behind me.
So I put on my usual poker face, struck up a conversation with my friend, and when we got to the door, instead of walking through, I closed it in a casual and slow motion way, while also trying to signal to my friends they should stop. And once the door was closed, I locked and bolted it immediately.

The troublemakers quickly realized what was going on, there was shouting and angry screaming, and they tried to kick the door in with all force, but it was steel and a security door, so they couldn't do it. I think they made a ruckus for around 30 minutes before they finally gave up and left.

Either way, we went downstairs and the party got on its way again.
And it was more fun and joy than before, thus the party continued for a few hours more.

Lesson learned: Sometimes you just need to kick the bad things out of your life, and then make sure to lock the door properly so they can't creep in again.

Sample packs

It's Bandcamp Friday(is it?) but this time, I won't advise you to get any of my tracks for you to listen to...

Because wouldn't it be better to get some samples for production so you had your own tracks to listen (and dance) to?

So here are four themed sample packs to enjoy!

Low Entropy Sample Pack (Drums, Basslines, Percussion, Synths, and more)
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-sample-pack

Low Entropy Sample Pack 2 - Doomcore, Gabber, and Speedcore Bassdrums
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-sample-pack-2-doomcore-gabber-and-speedcore-bassdrums

123 Hardcore Techno and Gabber drums that were used in the 90s (Sample Pack 3)
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/123-hardcore-techno-and-gabber-drums-that-were-used-in-the-90s-sample-pack-3

47 Hardcore Techno and Gabber drums that were played in club and squat parties (Sample Pack 4)
https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/47-hardcore-techno-and-gabber-drums-that-were-played-in-club-and-squat-parties-sample-pack-4