SIDcore Mix

Another round in this series of Chiptune Hardcore mixes. This time the focus is only on true C64 SID chiptunes. For many the most important era of chiptunes music.

And it is pure chiptune; the capabilities of the C64 SID-chip were quite limited compared to today's DAWs. Very limited sampling, a few common waveforms. But at least the possibility of filters and modulation.
These Sidcore artists set this chip to its limits; and the results are insane. Some is at least in someway recognizable as common Hardcore, some is just pure noise of chip sounds and it might be hard to find the drum.
Styles vary; we have Hardcore, Oldschool, Gabber, Happy Hardcore, and even Speedcore and some experiments. And even an Acidcore attempt.
So better get ready!

Tracklisting:

01. Warlock - Hardcore Killa
02. Lordnikon - Some Hardcore Tones
03. Wacek - Satanic Hardcore
04. Mephisto - Hardcore
05. Mark Dolman - More Hardcore
06. Mark Dolman - With Some Hardcore
07. Randy (not that one) - Gabba Rules!
08. Randy - Gabber Nation
09. Randy - Happy Hardcore 2
10. Randy - Happy Hardcore
11. Psycho - Hardcore
12. Echo - Hardcore
13. Remarque - Hardcore
14. Edwin van Santen - Hardcore Power
15. Ed - Core Of Acid
16. Ganja - Break The Core
17. Richard Bayliss - Flim Flam Level 7 Hardcore
18. Mob - Happy Hardcore
19. PRI - Ultra Hardcore
20. King Fisher - Strictly Core
21. A-Man - Hardcore Tekkno
22. Ass It - Hardcore Trackmo
23. Kristian Rostoen - High Core
24. Crack - Hardcore 2
25. Crack - Hardcore 3

The Slowcore Compilation

Doomcore Records is looking for YOUR Slowcore and Funeral Doomcore tracks for an upcoming digital compilation!

What is Slowcore? Slowcore is a genre of Hardcore and Doomcore determined by very slow speeds.
To get an idea of "Slowcore", check for example this release: https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/the-ultimate-slowcore-collection

For this release, we define "Slowcore" as anything below 126 BPM. And the slower, the better! So we hope to see many 60, 30, or even 1 BPM tracks.

Deadline for submissions is Sunday, 18.07.2021
The compilation will be released on Bandcamp with the option "Free, but pay what you want" and all money will be donated to a charity.
PS: We don't do mastering, so if you want your tracks mastered, you have to do that yourself.

All tracks should be send to low.entropy.80@gmail.com with the topic "The Slowcore Compilation".
Further questions can also be directed to that address.

So, we're hoping to get many Slowcore tracks sent our way very soon!

Uptempo Is Shittempo Mix

Now online! A brand new set by me for Uptempo is Shittempo. Only Hardcore, Speedcore and Splitter!

Uptempo is Shittempo · UPTEMPO IS SHITTEMPO - Low Entropy - No.17

Superpower - Dark Germany (Fire From The Underground Edit - Unofficial)

I always loved the track "Dark Germany" by Superpower on Things To Come... especially the segment towards the end, when the track changes... and I thought... what if that segment was a track to itself?
Then a while ago I had the idea to a do a remix... and use a technique that was still common in the 80s, when tracks were not recreated on workstations, but tapes spliced, looped and merged... so I cut the track in parts and put them together again without adding new sounds... and here it is.
It's an unofficial edit, but has the blessing of Oliver Chesler, I hope you enjoy it a bit.

Low Entropy · Superpower - Dark Germany (Fire From The Underground Edit - Unofficial)

The Compilation Compilation Part 2

A selection of tracks I did in the last years that were previously only released on compilations.
Everything from Techno, Hardcore and Doomcore to Speedcore and the recording of a washing machine.

Feedback And Mental Health

I've been talking about my mental health on here, but this time I don't want to "whine", but to say something positive.
I've been getting some feedback by people who listened to my music who told me that it helped them a lot with their own mental health struggles and problems; for example, that it cheered them up on a a bad and negative day, or even helped them during a depressive episode, or generally provided a relief when being confronted with dark and negative moods and emotions.
And this has always been a great pleasure to me, to know that my music did some good to some people.
But what I want to say: it also works the other way round; the feedback of fans has also helped me with my own mental health struggle, and did me a lot of good and had a very positive effect.
Because, let's face it, when you do music or art in general, you pour out something close to your very heart, you share your own moods and emotions, essentially your personality - on the deepest level. So when people appreciate your art, this is basically saying: your moods, your personality, *you* are okay, likable, and you don't need to change, at a very central level. And this is of course very good to know if you as an artist are struggling with mental health problems and self esteem issues etc.
To be more direct and give an example: I always had problems with being around and talking in group of strangers. But in the last years, I came to the conclusion: "Well, there are hundreds of people who are really into your music and like it a lot; they appreciate your art, and in the end, appreciate *you*. Shouldn't that give you enough confidence to be able to behave with self esteem around a group of strangers; and isn't this just a minor problem, and shouldn't you be able to overcome it." and it really helped, and this is a much lesser problem to me now. And I could give many more examples like that.
So I am very thankful to the people who gave me honest feedback and shared their opinion and really connected to my music, because this truly helped me a lot with my mental health and improved it a lot, and I just wanna say, you people rule. And if you're struggling with your own mental health problems, I sincerly hope you will improve by a big deal too.

Doomcore Records

Doomcore Records was started in December 2012 by artist and author Sönke Moehl aka Low Entropy in Hamburg, Germany. The idea behind the label was to have an outlet for sounds in the style of Doomcore, Darkcore, and more sombre and twisted Techno in general. But the label also always welcomed music that broke the Doomcore mold and brought in new and fresh ideas from such genres as EBM, Dark Wave, Video Game Music or even Black Metal - or just Avantgarde and sonic experimentalism in general.

In the years that Doomcore Records existed so far, especially three influences to the Doomcore sound proved to be fruitful:
That of music that has been traditionally called "Industrial" and that got closer to Doomcore in recent times; and genres that are associated with it, such as Dark Ambient.
That of Gabber music, especially "Oldschool" Gabber of the 90s.
And that of harder and darker forms of Techno, that grew in popularity in the last years.
So you're likely to find a sombre Dark Ambient track, a melancholic 200 BPM Hardcore affair, or even a frantic Industrial Black Metal song in between the more traditional Doomcore sounds on this label.

Doomcore Records always had the strict policy to just look at "the music" when choosing releases, so you'll find both newcomers and yet unknown talents together with big names and veterans of Hardcore and Doomcore on this label.
Some of the bigger artists that have released on Doomcore Records are AnTraxid, The Darkcreator, Taciturne and Nkisi - who had her debut release on DCR!

The label had plenty of output and hit it's 150th release in 2021 and is still going strong.
2021 also saw the release of the first Doomcore Records vinyl, "Doomland", a collaboration with Teknoland Production.
Doomcore Records so far was mentioned in magazines such as The Wire, Pitchfork, Fact Magazine, Crack Magazine, and plenty, plenty of others.
The Doomcore Records team consists of Low Entropy who selects the tracks and releases for the label, and Mattia Travaglini who creates the artworks for the releases which also set the mood for the sounds.

So this is the little description for that Doomcore centered label.

Any further inquiries, demos etc. should be directed at low.entropy.80@gmail.com

https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/