So basically "Hardstyle" is "Gabber" from the 90's? Or am I missing something

posted by Boukert on Hardstyle

Just looking for a qualification and trying to place the genre, as I don't think we use this term in NL. (or I missed it) But when I was younger we had "Gabber" and I'm guessing a lot of the current "Hardstyle DJ's" are Dutch.

Some examples: (Picked some Dutch language ones for lolz but these where all in Top-40 and well known with a lot of airplay at that time)

1997 De Mosselman - Mossels <== we used this one to scare away foreigners
1997 Hakkuhbar - Gabbersaurus
1995 DJ Paul Elstak - Rainbow In The Sky
1992 Rotterdam Termination Source - Poing

Just trying to find the genre, Armand van Helden, Tiesto, Hardwell that kind of stuff, I'm guessing?

@Mercuenomia Please offer me some advice so I can sleep again at night!!

Just looking for a qualification and trying to place the genre, as I don't think we use this term in NL. (or I missed it) But when I was younger we had ["Gabber"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabber) and I'm guessing a lot of the current "Hardstyle DJ's" are Dutch. Some examples: (Picked some Dutch language ones for lolz but these where all in Top-40 and well known with a lot of airplay at that time) - 1997 [De Mosselman - Mossels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SwlqFc8RHA) <== we used this one to scare away foreigners - 1997 [Hakkuhbar - Gabbersaurus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeEAeroytzM) - 1995 [DJ Paul Elstak - Rainbow In The Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG5vDG-zjmc) - 1992 [Rotterdam Termination Source - Poing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqD1OohY2to) Just trying to find the genre, Armand van Helden, Tiesto, Hardwell that kind of stuff, I'm guessing? @Mercuenomia Please offer me some advice so I can sleep again at night!!

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[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0)

Looks like you might be right Bou :) Never heard the 'gabber' before, when I was clubbing in the 90's we called this style of music 'hardcore'. But yeah @Mercuenomia might be able to expand on this more.

[–] Boukert [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

I'm wondering if they still do oldskool "Hakken". Guessing the bald heads and "Australian" TM tracksuits are out though.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

This is much more the way we danced to it :)

[–] Boukert [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

Goddamn glowstick, hippy, faggots! You Austrians are a silly bunch.....

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[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Hell if I know bruh. I got into this when I was coding my ass off for The Ideal Reserve a few years ago and did a random youtube search for techno and tits or hacker music or something to get into it after I ran out of shows and movies to watch on DVR which didn't take that long.

Think this was the first thing I came across. Didn't sound like any techno I'd ever heard of: https://youtu.be/fOolrcK-yys

I have no idea what the exact qualification is, but there sounds like a bigger emphasis on melody. I like melody most, so works for me.

Stuff's great for coding and trading.

So basically "Hardstyle" is "Gabber" from the 90's? Or am I missing something

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