https://doomcorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-slowcore-compilation

What the heck is Slowcore?

When Techno and Hardcore gained traction in the 90s, there was the tendency for the sound to get more heavy and dirty on the one side, and more frantic and speedy on the other side; tracks at 160 BPM, 180 BPM, soon at over 200+ BPM came popping out; until eventually genres such as Terror and Speedcore arose and you had tracks clocking at 800 bpm in 1998. And, after the millenium, genres such as Splittercore and Extratone became popular that took the speed to even more insane levels.

But after a while, an evolution towards the opposite direction took place, too; starting in genres such as Industrial Hardcore and Doomcore, some artists began to produce slower and slower tracks; this soon gave birth to the phenomenon known as "Slowcore". Tracks below 100 BPM, or 80 BPM, or 60 BPM, or even at 1 bpm (and slower?). Slowcore even has its own sub styles by now, such as Funeral Doomcore for very slow tracks, or Hadal Doomcore for even much, much slower tracks (think 1-16 BPM).

When exactly a track does enter the "Slowcore" realm is open to dispute. For this compilation we used the definiton: 125 BPM or slower (with one exception!).

So we called out for producers to turn in their Slowcore tracks for this compilation, and the response was awesome. We have something from all realms of slower Hardcore here, 120 BPM tracks, 60 BPM, 4 BPM... Industrial inspired sounds, Doomed sounds, slow Dancefloor stompers, Dark Ambient influences, Death Metal, odd experiments... everything you can wish for.

And, while listening to the tracks, we almost got the impression that there was a historic error in the development of Hardcore Techno: these slow tracks sound so natural and kicking, the slow drums underline the dark moods and atmospheres so perfect, maybe Hardcore had always been ment to be produced at half the speed, or even much less!

So... get a glimpse of the Slowcore movement, and check this compilation - if you dare!

The Slowcore Compilation

This Is History (Slowcore Intro) (4 BPM) (DCR 163)

Close Your Eyes Slowly (32 BPM Edit)

Oldschool Hardcore Rave track written by an AI! (Cosmic Love's Surreal Fusion)

First Raw Edit.

Concept created by an AI
Structure of the track created by an AI
All elements designed by an AI
Poetry / Lyrics written by an AI
Lyrics vocalized by an AI
Melodies, Chords, Harmonies (every single note used in this track) written by an AI
Baseline written by an AI
Drums, Percussion, Rhythm elements written by an AI

For the vocalization, typecast was used: https://typecast.ai/

For all other tasks, ChatGPT.

Production, Engineering, Mixdown, and additional tasks by Low Entropy.

Cosmic Love's Surreal Fusion (Oldschool Hardcore Rave track written by an Artificial Intelligence)

Read all about it at: https://laibyrinth.blogspot.com/2023/08/how-to-write-music-using-chatgpt-part-2.html ( How to write music using ChatGPT: Part 2 - Making an Oldschool Acid Techno track )

Oldschool Acid Techno track created with the help of ChatGPT! (Check description for How-To)

Fascists are at the doorsteps to Europe (and other places in the world) now. They are well-organized and have the ability to take over political power. But the majority of society is just looking on.

The reason for this is that most people are stuck in their internet bubble; they think nazis are these strange guys from movies and TV, with strange clothes and strange ways of talking; villains, yes, but more like comedy villains, no real threat.
They think this fascist rise of power is just another bizarre thing that will eventually pass.

But the truth is that when the fascists are in power, they will come for you, they will come for your friends, they will come for your family. and they will kill you. this is no joke, this is not something that will just disappear by itself. the danger is very real, and your life is in peril right now, and that of millions of other people, too.
Just look at what the real-life nazis did before and during world war ii .

and don't be egoistical - if you do not worry for your own life or your social group, then think of all the people the nazis will kill after they come to power that you might not know, but that need to be protected and fought for, too.

it's a race to the death, really, and if the fascists truly win, then it's game over.

but it's not too late - yet. we can still fight the nazi menace. if we put all our energies together, if we connect forces, cooperate. be smart, be clever, be tenacious.

the world is at a turning point now; so please join the good fight, and give it all you have.
if not, then it is very likely too late for you - and the rest of humanity, too.



in light of the european elections, where right wing, nazi and fascist parties are predicted to gain huge sweeps, i created this new version of my track "hardcore against afd". and here it is.

Hardcore Gegen Die AFD (European Election Edit) #fuckafd #fucknazis

Brain Tuning (Speed Dial Mix)

Download: https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/47-hardcore-techno-and-gabber-drums-that-were-played-in-club-and-squat-parties-sample-pack-4
Hey,
This is a new sample pack of mine.
And this time it's a special treat. It's not synthetic, rendered drums from the present day that merely aim to "mimic" a retro sound.
No no no!
It's drums that were actually used on genuine releases (digital, CD, vinyl...) and elsewhere.
Tracks that DJs played in Berlin, London, Tokyo... and many other places.

So it does not get more authentic!
The true blue sound of the Hardcore and Techno in 90s and beyond.
This pack includes a large variety of different drums.
Not just Gabber drums - but also those that could be used for Techno, Doomcore, Speedcore, Breakcore tracks, and everything else.
So this might be a suitable drum pack if you're looking for drum diversity.

Note: but if you want to sound like a commercial mainstream Gabber act, this pack might not be the right thing for you.
This is really more the noisy, surreal, "underground" variety of Techno.

And keep in mind that these are very heavy and highly distorted drums. So I guess they are not suitable for more mellow and calmed tracks or genres.

How to use the samples:

Each file is a short drum loop (usually 16-32 beats). So you can either use the loop directly, or cut it to your liking.

Pro tip: if you want to get a single drum, use the last one of the beats because then it will contain its reverberated tail.

Some background info about me, to "proof" the authenticity of the samples (i.e. to show they really got played out in the world).

I've been a hardcore and techno producer for nearly 30 years now and i did countless releases on countless labels. For this sample pack, I isolated the drum-stems of some of these tracks, and cut them into the short sample loops.
So it's really drums that have been played loud and approved on club or squat party sound systems (and their crowds).

License:

Feel free to use the bassdrums for any public, private, intimate, or commercial purpose.
Would be *very* cool if you credit me, but it's not strictly necessary.

Credits:

All drums and sounds created and tweaked by me.

47 Hardcore Techno and Gabber drums (Free Sample Pack 4 - Check Description)

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pornstrumental (safe for work version)

Out Now - V.A. Gabbaret Records 100
The 100th release of this fine Dutch label!

Style: Oldschool, Newschool, Dance, Gabber, Jumpstyle, Speedcore, and everything else.

Includes my new track "Gabber Sex".

https://gabbaretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gbbr100a-gabbaret-records-100-part-1
https://gabbaretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gbbr100b-gabbaret-records-100-part-2

Gabber Sex

Slowcore and Hardcore Rave beats added to contemporary classical instrumentation.

Get it here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3cDri5neZLdKAj7IYUJORz
https://music.apple.com/us/album/sin-armadura-low-entropy-remix-single/1800742968
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZPF9M8F/
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=B8PqYP6mJ7s
https://www.deezer.com/en/album/723917271

The original track is part of Astrid Gnosis' album "Programmed Obsolence" (out now!)

Also check out the production diary: https://lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/2025/05/my-producers-diary-producing-slowcore.html

Astrid Gnosis - Sin Armadura (Low Entropy Remix)

...born 1980 in Hamburg, Germany. in 1996 i discovered the world of hard electronic music...
 and immediately fell in love with it... i never heard music with that extreme energy and passion behind it before...
 in 1997 i decided to create music myself... my style back then was mostly experimental hardcore, breakcore and speedcore...
 in 2000 i had my first release then, my 12" on Blut recordings.
 later that year, Betty Bombshell and me started a show on the terrestrial radio station "FSK" in Hamburg.
 the idea of the show was to broadcast music from the experimental and hard music scenes to an audience that might have not much contact with that kind of sound before. Betty left the show in 2001. 

 there was still a need for that kind of thing in Hamburg; Sampler19 and me teamed up, and we created the "Hamburg Hardcore Radio" show.
 apart from playing old and new records and tracks from the hard scenes on air, we also did many all-night shows, featuring a lot of guest DJs. later, The Man Unknown and DJ Escada joined us, and we started a crew that did the radio shows together.

 in 2002 a 12" by me was released on Praxis, i was very happy about this release, but i do not want to hype myself here, so i won't say too much.
 later that year my 12" on Black Monolith came out, which was again a bit different than my earlier releases, because it was an Hardacid/Acidcore EP.
 2002 was also the year when me and Sampler19 started the "All-Out Demolition!" parties in Hamburg. later, DJ Escada and The Man Unknown joined our crew there, too.
 the idea of All-Out Demolition! was to create a party series for the extreme, interesting and experimental types of Hardcore and Breakcore - parties for that type of sound only happened very rarely in Hamburg back then.
 in 2003, an album by me was released on Widerstand records. but again, i do not want to hype myself too much. the sound was in the various "styles" i produced in so far... breakcore, noize, ambient...

today the styles of the music i produce include breakcore, acidcore, doomcore and dark ambient.


influences on my work include: william gibson, stanislaw lem, bruce sterling, franz kafka, max stirner

musical influences include krautrock, postpunk, new wave, detroit, rave, acid house, classical avantgarde, dark ambient, industrial, chiptunes, gabber, hardcore techno

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