Sulphurik Advanced Member
United Kingdom
954 posts Joined: Jan, 2009
Posted - 2022/10/04 : 18:18:28
Many new UK Hardcore or Happy Hardcore tracks (as it's more commonly known as again) are starting with a style that is recognisable as a happy hardcore track. Often though after the first or second breakdown, the style of the track changes to a hardstyle sounding track mainly with the change to a hardstyle kickdrum. What are your thoughts on this change in style from what started as a HH track to basically finishing with a hardstyle track?
I'm aware of older UK hardcore tracks having a section in the middle of the track that features a harder kickdrum but then returns to the kick that was in first part of track. Brisk & Brown - Back & Forth and UFO - Music Makers are two examples. I'm not a huge fan of the harder part in for example Back & Forth but was interesting that it changed to the harder style and liked that it returned to the original style of the track.
possys2 Senior Member
United Kingdom
256 posts Joined: Mar, 2021
Posted - 2022/10/12 : 22:28:05
ill have a listen to that hixxy set in the afternoon (so i can have it at an high volume) see what/where the music is going, think last hixxy set i heard was during lockdown on rave anywhere.
only other sets i hear are on here and i dont know whats new/newish tracks, lost interest around 2016.
did hear a few good tracks in 2020 but soon lost interest again
Sulphurik Advanced Member
United Kingdom
954 posts Joined: Jan, 2009
Posted - 2022/10/26 : 20:14:47
Yes liking this one - of the various styles of UK hardcore around these days, this would be the style I would prefer to listen to. It's good that 24/7 hardcore are still keeping their usual style in many tracks.
Posted - 2023/02/02 : 16:50:00
If you lot are looking for any of the new 2020s hardcore sounds, I've developed my own: Drive music - that is, music for driving in a car to. It's basically 90's-style happy hardcore slowed down to a reasonable tempo of 143 BPM and given a driving feel (that is, a "driving-in-the-car-on-the-motorway/freeway/autobahn" feel):
Here are some examples of my hardcore driving music:
Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,078 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2023/02/03 : 04:34:05
That's just mid 90's Scooter
Not saying that I dislike Open Road (love it for it's mid 90's scooter sound), but it's not happy hardcore (Trance could sound fast back then too), nor a 2000 sound
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Alert moderatorEdited by - Samination on 2023/02/03 04:35:38
Winterlake New Member
United Kingdom
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Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,078 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2023/02/08 : 09:49:44
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
That's just mid 90's Scooter
Not saying that I dislike Open Road (love it for it's mid 90's scooter sound), but it's not happy hardcore (Trance could sound fast back then too), nor a 2000 sound
Now that I actually listened to it in its entirely, there are certain parts literally taken out from a Scooter song XD
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Alert moderatorEdited by - Samination on 2023/02/08 09:50:11
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
Not saying that I dislike Open Road (love it for it's mid 90's scooter sound), but it's not happy hardcore (Trance could sound fast back then too), nor a 2000 sound
Because, my good sir, it's Driving music; that is, music for driving in a car to (especially on motorways, freeways, and autobahns). It's not true happy hardcore because it's slowed down to 143 BPM, the moderate and easy tempo, but that's what Drive music is designed for; I slowed it down to that tempo of 143 BPM as a means of giving it a "driving-on-the-road" feel, not too fast, not too slow, but just right that millions of people will like, appreciate, and be able to handle it since Drive music is not too fast.
Does this make sense, sir?
Also, yes it sounds like mid 90's Scooter, but that's because, in inventing the Northern Irish Drive music, I was heavily influenced by the mid 90's Scooter sound. But not only that, with e.g. "The Open Road" I wanted to combine the mid 90's Scooter sound with the driving feel of Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" from the mid 70s.
With all due respect, my good sir, I jolly well hope this makes sense to you.
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Alert moderatorEdited by - DJ Bulletix on 2023/02/11 17:07:20
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Posted - 2022/10/04 : 18:18:28
