Multi-Genre Techno-Hardcore centered Free Sample Pack (Drums + Synths)

Hey Ho,
I got another treat for you!

Almost exactly 12 months ago, an app developer reached out to me.
With a very special assignment: to to set up a set of drum patches. To be used in a new drum machine app on the r36s game console!
You can use it like a "console drum kit", sort of: triggering the drums live with the control pads, or do a bit of sequencing.
I did not provide just 1 kit, but a set of drum sample banks. While using the console you are able to switch between the banks and each is dedicated to a specific style. Like Acid, Techno, Doomcore, Speedcore.
Of course all sounds are 100% generated by me.

And, to have hardcore-based drum machine on a console is, by all that i know, a first.
Looking forward to see producers live jamming on this console during their sets.

And there is more! As it's made for producers, it occurred to me that they would still need additional musicians on gear on stage if they want to do a performance... because "drums only" is not enough.
So I added genre-specific sounds to each genre-based sample bank.
Like acid basslines or doomcore synths.

So, in theory you would able to produce or live jam an entire track with each sample set! Would be a bit minimal... but still.


So... the drum machine app was released earlier this year.
But what about people who do not own r36s game console?
There are attempts to port it to other consoles... but what about non-console people?

So I decided to make the drum patches freely available.
And here they are.
Feel free to download them and use them in your tracks. (with the exception of the bonus tracks)

Samples+drums for the following styles are included:

1. Hardcore
2. Techno
3. Gabber
4. Acid
5. Doomcore
6. Speedcore
7. Slowcore
9. Industrial Madness
9. Drum Jam

The developer also asked me to include continuous loops of some of my own tracks that were used in the menu of the app.
I included them as a bonus.

About me:

I just add this to make clear it's a credible release and not some - weird stuff (well, it is weird stuff too, but you know what i mean).
I'm a techno and hardcore producer, dj, and author for several decades, i played at tresor and other places, my projects have been featured in mags like the wire uk, pitchfork, groove magazine, and bla bla... blub blub.

now have fun with the samples!

about the app:

here is the link to the original drum machine app on the r36s game console

https://github.com/xanthiacoder/r36s-ledrums

my original info text:

https://lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/2025/01/ledrums-drum-machine-app-for-r36s-game.html

and here are some videos that show the console with the app in action.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vdJpAor0rX8
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2LXjl4Am4nE
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pQBRY07BIO4

My personal 2025 Recap (or how to eat lentil dahl on a bridge)

2025 draws to a close, and as I look back at it, what better occasion to write my thoughts down, as I sit in a restaurant, on a bridge, above a river, and eat a how bowl of yellow lentil dahl?
Cuz, you know, in order to "bridge" the transition from one year to the other...
And as I just burnt my tongue on the still quite hot dahl, maybe my words may be more fluid than usual...

So, one of the highlights for me, this year, was to write 3 books on the techno, hardcore, electronic music, its history, and it's link to the cultural, the political, and the surreal.

"About Digital Hardcore Recordings - A fan-written guidebook"
https://dhrfanbook.blogspot.com/

These were a book that lists and gives an in-depth review of all digital hardcore recordings releases.
A book about the Hamburg label Fischkopf Recordings (that includes short reviews of all tracks on all releases).

"The Fischkopf Records Guidebook"

https://fischkopfrecordsguidebook.blogspot.com/

And one on the history of doomcore and doom techno.
Given the reaction to this one ("I never heard the word "Doomcore", what does mean?"), it was definitely a first.

"Haunted Rave Music - The Doomcore Techno Guidebook"
https://doomcoretechno.blogspot.com/

Another thing was the completion of several movies. Most importantly "Walking in the Doomed Forest of Hamburg".
It was filmed on a nano-budget. And a sequel is already in the works!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOsPRnXbNc

In the realm of "pure music", a new 12" by me had been released by Demonic Recordings - the first "full 12" by me since 6 years!


https://demonicwavs.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-enter-dimension

And I spent a lot of time on another project that now grew very dear to me - the free bassdrum / sample pack project.


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

Regarding the magazines I'm involved in (The Hardcore Overdogs and Cyborg Coffee), 2025 was the year these publications really "blew the lid off the cover".

https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com/

It's features and texts had been read by several million people this year, and every major feature was read by at least 20.000-100.000 viewers.
Of course, the amount of readers does not define the quality of a magazine... but it is nice to know that one is (finally) getting heard.

Also in other ways this was the year the "mainstream eye" of society became interested and started to look at our projects. And the "pure hc scene" suddenly felt too-small-of-a-pond...

And now, as I turn my eyes down again, I see that the bowl of hot yellow lentil dahl is finished.

Omnicore Records Best of 2025

2025 was wild 2025 was tough 2025 was wicked...
and so were the releases on Omnicore Records this year!
Let's celebrate together, with a big bang...

The promise of Omnicore is to be the label for all styles of music; the reality is that it's mostly for hardcore and techno styles...
If you multiply both concepts, you will know what's coming here:

Experimental, Acid, Techno, Gabber, Doomed Hardcore... Breaks, Speedcore, chaos, destruction, and happiness!

1. Raise Above It All (James F Remix) 05:57
2. Out-Null - Doomscrolling 01:23
3. Undercurrent (aka Li-Z) - Method to my Madness 06:25
4. Hamburg Hardcore Anthem (DJ Asylum Remix) 05:30
5. T.LenC.Phal.X - Décharge & Apaisement 06:41
6. schnauz - Noizkorh Vermächtnis 06:50
7. Godfather Death - Hellfire (Purgatorial Obliteration Mix) 03:33
8. White Cough - Hardcore Prayer - Tatal Nostru 01:37
9. Kubrick Cult - Not Exactly Kubrick 03:15
10. DJ Gender - Androgyny (Free Your Mind) (222 BPM) 02:55
11. Your Suffering (Librarium & Bohemian Remix) 06:20
12. System Lock - Doomed Autocracy (Imperium Part II) 05:52
13. Gnosvled - Stygian Grand Ritual 05:53

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/best-of-2025-2

New vinyl release!

Hello Folks,

I got some very very good news.

My new vinyl on Demonic Recordings has been released now!

This is my first "full length feature" vinyl release since... 2019, I think! (The others in between were split releases and such).

Here is the original info about this release: 

"As the title signifies, this time the general theme is the connections of dimensions and times.

The title track, "Enter Dimension" is a classic Oldschool Doomcore affair. But it goes beyond that. The main hook is not a sawtooth-pad, but a synth that is closer to scifi soundtracks, or earlier ambient bands (think 70s "Berlin School")... maybe even with a bit of inspiration by EBM, John Foxx, and Detroit.

"Dawn of Time" pounds at a Slowcore rhythm. But there are plenty of extra elements. Manipulated opera voices... old style UK rave bleeps... doomed chanting... and a bit of animal-like howls.

So I tried to keep it classic with both tracks, but there is also something new... and dark!

Can you dig it?"

You can order your copy now, or listen to the previews at:

https://demonicwavs.bandcamp.com/album/low-entropy-enter-dimension

Of course there is also a purely digital download available, in case that you are not a vinyl fiend!

Stranger Things Mix

GabberGirl · Stranger Things-Doomcore Pod Cast #100

"Celebrate the final season of Stranger Things with Low Entropy and GabberGirl! This atmospheric set tells the scary story of monstrous imaginings haunting the Hawkins teens, the confusion and pain that follows, the sometimes fun and silly interludes, the epic battles on multiple fronts, concluding triumphantly as the creatures are abolished, to forever remain in the Upside Down...
Playlist curated by Low Entropy and the set spun by GabberGirl, this creepy old school mix features techno, hardcore, gabber, rave, and even one speedcore guitar track (in honor of Eddie Munson's ultimate sacrifice.) The early 90's tracks perfectly fit the mood of 1987 Hawkins."

Tracklisting and Info:

GabberGirl & Low Entropy - Stranger Things - Doomcore Records Pod Cast #100

STRANGER THINGS
Mixed by GabberGirl, Curated by Low Entropy
Artwork and Text by GabberGirl
December 2025

1. Infarct—On Another Level
2. The Mover—Changing Platforms
3. Walker—Entering the Violet Dimension
4. Lorenz Attactor—Shadow Fax
5. Biochip C—Strange Invader
6. New Balance—Up and Down
7. Lorenz Attractor—Complexity Crisis
8. Ilsa Gold—Up
9. Sonic Overkill—Born in Hell
10. Subtopia—The Mob Rules
11. Mescalinum United—Vs. Evil (A New Level)
12. Mescalinum United—Lost Zones
13. Temper Tantrum—Darkness Eternal
14. Nordcore GMBH—Stairway to Hell
15. The Posessed—Human Kick Machine
16. Stickhead & Don Demon—Conquer the World
17. FFM Shadow Orchestra—Dead Man Walking
18. Hardsequencer—Broadcast
19. Asylum—Mescalum
20. Los Pablos—Mind Solution

On Souncloud, HearThis, and Youtube.

https://soundcloud.com/og_gabbergirl/stranger-things
https://hearthis.at/omnicore-records/gabbergirl-low-entropy-stranger-things-doomcore-records-pod-cast-100/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xslIYgdQ9FA

#techno #trance #acid #gabber #hardcore #rave #ambient #90s

2025 Recap Preview

Today I completed my 500 day reddit streak by posting the track "E-de Cologne - No Dolphins allowed".
And this might have been good (or not), because if I had not posted it, the following post would have become the one that complete the 500 day run.

I am not sure what's going on here, maybe there is no real explanation. But, upon a second thought, it's actually a quite good recap of 2025 vs. my art.
Since it sums up almost everything about what I was interested in and the projects I was involved in, regarding my art activities, in this very year.
Video Games (music), Artificial Intelligence, Poetry, Bots, Japan, Randomness, "Tower Moments" (Castles!), Royalty, Buts, Strange Loops, lack of syntax / context, and Otherness..

Ah well. Might 2026 be just as wild!

X-Mas Mix-Set

TOXIC SICKNESS OFFICIAL · LOW ENTROPY / THE NAUGHTY LIST #5 ON TOXIC SICKNESS / DECEMBER / 2025

Ho ho ho!
This year, like last year, Bohemian is doign the Naughy List of mix sets on Toxic Sickness again.
One mix for every day until the 24th.

Some great mixes have already been released this December.
And now it's my turn :-)

Instead of a traditional DJ Mix, I went for a live set... live@the studio actually.

Oh, and I had to add a little "anti-christmas" radio sweep intro at the start ;-)

And here is the tracklist:

1. X-Mas Radio Intro
2. Chosen Fate
3. Fast Future
4. Thy Will Be Done (Kingdom Come Edit)
5. Pluto Transit - Scorpio 1
6. Dark Overdrive
7. Witches (New Ritual)
8. Hakken With Wolves (Short Mix)
9. Drone from Ganymede
10. You Can't Stop Rotterdam
11. Your Destiny
12. Geek Satellites Fight Back
13. Hardcore Like The Wolf (Je Suis Un Chien - Terror Edit)
14. Rotterdam Is Everywhere (Multispeed Mix)
15. Slowcore Speedcore Resistance
16. Topp Dogg - Topp Dogg (Wolf Mix)

https://soundcloud.com/toxic-sickness/low-entropy-the-naughty-list-5-on-toxic-sickness-december-2025

Bandcamp Friday

It's Bandcamp Friday!

And if you want to support us, you can buy the entire Doomcore Records Discography for just 3.15 euro! (or name your price)

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-doomcore-files-volume-1 (scroll down and click on "Buy Digital Discography €3.15 EUR")

And also the entire Low Entropy Discography, including the digitalized tracks from the 1990s vinyl releases.

https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/anti-sedative-ep-digital-re-release

Or our Hardcore drum sample packs!

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

Doomcore Records Best of 2025

Woah, what a year 2025 was! In music as well.
Hence, we are taking a look back - at what we consider to be the best of this year's Doomcore Records output.
Taken from our archives, and roster of artists.
Chilling Doomtechno, fiery Doomcore, piercing Industrial Hardcore, the hammer of Oldschool Gabber.
You can be sure that all this and more is included here.

Info:

Various Artists - Doomcore Records - Best of 2025

1. Deadraver - A1
2. Der Cherep - Now We Awaken (130 BPM)
3. The Unknow - Just a Feeling
4. saraunh0ly - 3indamorning
5. Topp Dogg - Hakken With Wolves (Wulf Pack)
6. Persephony - Embracing our Madness
7. Mekronikal - Thus
8. DJ AI - Out Of The Labyrinth
9. Pluto Transit - Scorpio 1
10. System Lock - Closure For An Apathetic Generation
11. Bonus Track: Low Entropy - The World is Doomed let's Dance

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/best-of-2025

Sigma-8

We at Doomcore Records are proud to present the 1st release by Sigma-8.
And it's also the premiere for a new style: Dungeon Core.
And it's best that he explains this new creation by himself!

Artist: Sigma-8
Location: Chile

Release Title: At the Dungeon’s Core

Track 01: Lemuria Asciende
Track 02: Falx et Draconis

Genre: Dungeoncore (fusion style between Doomcore and Dungeonsynth, using mostly ¾ time signature)

Style: Dungeoncore, but in this particular case also with dark-electro-industrial, newbeat and melodic blackmetal influences.

Context: Dungeon Synth is lo-fi fantasy synth music, a style that branched from early norwegian black metal. There are some recent styles like Keller Synth or Tanzelcore, from the german dungeonsynth scene, which try to blend dungeonsynth with a techno/gabber approach of arranging tracks. But, in a very poorly produced, raw style with little resemblance from the actual Hardcore Techno sound.

If keller/tanzel sound went for the necrocheap norwegian approach, dungeoncore is instead swedish meloblack in its approach, aiming for decent production, melodicism and indulging in ¾ time signature. Hence, it also has a different spirit, of creating a futuristic yet arcane mystique and epic, where doom and hope meet in this paradoxical sound realm. Also it is more -core than -synth, because, as in 90s hardcore techno and newbeat, it uses more stab samples rather than actual synths.

That’s why I call this style “Dungeoncore”.

Download Link:

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-dungeon-s-core