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Often 160+ BPM

Hardcore

The fast, distorted end of dance music, from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in the early 1990s. Recognisable by its distorted kick drum, and the parent of gabber.

Tempo guide

Often 160+ BPM

Rapid, distorted kicks. Around 180 BPM is one common reference; the wider hardcore family has no single upper limit.

Tempo guides: Native Instruments · electronic tempo guide · EDMProd · hardcore in the genre guide

BPM means beats per minute. These are listening guides, not limits on a track or DJ set.

On across cities

Sydney · SYD

London · LDN

Berlin · BER

Amsterdam · AMS

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Who plays it

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Description written by ICYMI from Wikipedia

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