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EDM / Dance

Hardcore (Techno)

Era
1990–present
Origin
Rotterdam · UK rave
Student playlists
None yet

About this supergenre

Fast (160+ BPM), distorted, abrasive. Gabber, happy hardcore, breakcore — the underground extreme of electronic dance.

Canonical reference: musicmap.info / hct

Inside hardcore (techno) · 10 subgenre s on a mini-timeline

Each subgenre at its emergence year, oldest at top. This is what students curate playlists for — the granular level. Click any subgenre chip from the main map and you land on its row here.

  1. New Beat

    1986

  2. Acid House (proto)

    1987

  3. Happy Hardcore

    1991

  4. Gabber

    1992

  5. UK Hardcore

    1992

  6. Terrorcore

    1993

  7. Speedcore

    1995

  8. Industrial Hardcore

    1995

  9. Frenchcore

    1996

  10. Hardstyle

    2000

Connective tissue · 2 link s

How hardcore (techno) relates to the rest of the map. Click any genre to follow the line.

Primary lineage

Direct parents and direct children — the main line.

Student curations

No playlists for hardcore (techno) yet.

This supergenre is waiting for a curator. If you're in MUSA 266 or MUSA 220 and this is your assignment, build a 5–10 track YouTube playlist and submit it through the course form.

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