So you want to hear some Hardcore/Gabber?
Now that we have more than 100 subscribers I thought I would follow suite and create one of these.
This thread is a collection of posts combined to showcase various gabber/hardcore labels which have pushed the various sounds that you hear today. Look through here to find out more about stuff you like, and to discover awesome new music.
**Record Label:**Ruffneck Records
Style: Artcore/Hardcore
Founded: 1993 by DJ Ruffneck
City: Dordrecht, Netherlands
Reference artists: Ruffneck, Da Predator, Nosferatu
Actual status: Deceased
Ruffneck is the most respected hardcore dj with hundreds of fans called Ruffneck soldiers from all over the globe. Today he’s a drum’n’bass DJ and directors of Enzyme Records, one of the most important hardcore-darkcore labels.
Record Label: Rotterdam Records
Style: Hardcore-techno/Rotterdam Hardcore/Classic
Founded: 1992 by Paul Elstak
City: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Reference artists: Paul Elstak, Euromasters, Evil Activities
Actual status: Active
Rotterdam Records is the first 100% Hardcore label.
Record Label: Pengo Records
Style: Happy Hardcore
Founded: 1995 by ID&T
City: Wormerveer, Netherlands
Reference artists: Critical Mass, DJ Weirdo, DJ Sim, 4 Tune Fairytales
Actual status: Deceased
Record Label: Dwarf Records
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Happy Hardcore
Founded: 1994 by Combined Forces
City: The Hague, Netherlands
Reference artists: Brothers in Crime, G-Town Madness, DJ Issac, Scott Brown
Actual status: Deceased
Record Label: Gabberhead
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Gabber
Founded: 1996 by Human Resource
City: Dordrecht, Netherlands
Reference artists: DJ Pagan, G-Town Madness, M.D&A
Actual status: Deceased
Record Label: Forze Records
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Rotterdam Hardcore/Happy Hardcore
Founded: 1994 by Paul Elstako
City: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Reference artists: DJ Paul Elstak, Scott Brown, Neophyte, DJ Panic
Actual status: Apparently deceased
Record Label: Mokum Records
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Gabber/Rave
Founded: 1993 by Freddy B
City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reference artists: Chosen Few, Tellurian, Party Animals, Technohead
Actual status: Active
Mokum Records was founded in response to the birth of Rotterdam Records. Mokum is, in Yiddish jargon, the name of Amsterdam.
Record Label: BabyBoom Records
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Funcore
Founded: 1994 by Combined Forces
City: The Hague, Netherlands
Reference artists: The Darkraver, DJ Viper, G-Town Madness
Actual status: Apparently deceased
Record Label: Rotterdam Terrer Corps Records
Style: Hardcore
Founded: 2000 by Megarave Records
City: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Reference artists: Rotterdam Terror Corps
Actual status: Active
Record Label: K.n.o.r Records
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Gabber
Founded: 1992 by Human Resource
City: Dordrecht, Netherlands
Reference artists: Source Code, Human Resource, The Bazeman, Sigma 909
Actual status: Active
**Record Label:**Coolman Records
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Gabber
Founded: 1994 by DJ Rob
City: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Reference artists: DJ Rob, DJ Kristof, Da Bulldozer Project, Na-goya
Actual status: Apparently deceased
**Record Label:**Masters of Hardcore Records
Style: Hardcore/Darkcore
Founded: 1996 by Bass-D & King Matthew
City: Zaandam, Netherlands
Reference artists: Outlblast, Angerfist, Masochist, J.D.A
Actual status: Active
Masters of Hardcore is currently the most important Hardcore label in the world for compilation sales, merchandise and vinyl’s.
Record Label: ID&T
Style: Dutch Hardcore/Gabber/Happy Hardcore/Trance/Techno/Classic
Founded: 1992 by Irfan van Ewijk, Duncan Stutterheim & Theo Lelie
City: Gorinchem, Netherlands
Reference artists: 3 Steps Ahead, Buzz Fuzz, DJ Prophet, DJ Proma
Actual status: Active
ID&T is the most important dance event organiser of Benelux
I'll keep this post 'pinned' in the meantime, when I can be bothered I'll edit this post to link everything to discogs/wikipedia and add some pictures.
I know I'm missing Traxtorm, Genosha, BloodyFist, Industrial Strength, etc. Feel free to help out and post them in the comment section below following the format above.
Reposted from here, i had deleted my original post.
Posted Oct 28, 2013, 11:07 PM UTC