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Masters of Hardcore is the currently biggest and best-known indie
Indie (music)

In popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous, DIY ethic to recording and publishing....
 gabber music record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
.

Founded in 1996
1996 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996....
 in Zaandam
Zaandam

Zaandam is a town in the Netherlands province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received City rights in the Netherlands in 1811....
, Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, MOH was set out to revive the then stagnating gabber scene, which was considered watered down and blending into other "non-purist" genres like happy hardcore
Happy hardcore

Happy Hardcore is a form of dance music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals, and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically Time signature "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of breakbeat hardcore, which tend to be "darker"....
 and hard house.

MOH was founded by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 gabba DJ
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 Rob Gee and Dutch producer J.D.A., soon agglomerating purist hardcore performers such as Bass-D & King Matthew, DJ Buzz Fuzz, DJ Paul Elstak
DJ Paul Elstak

DJ Paul Elstak is a Dutch people hardcore techno and happy hardcore DJ and record producer. He used to use his full name to create happy hardcore and DJ Paul for hardcore gabber, but when he started Offensive Records in 2001, he started using both names for gabber....
 and The Masochist.






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Masters of Hardcore is the currently biggest and best-known indie
Indie (music)

In popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous, DIY ethic to recording and publishing....
 gabber music record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
.

Founded in 1996
1996 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996....
 in Zaandam
Zaandam

Zaandam is a town in the Netherlands province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received City rights in the Netherlands in 1811....
, Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, MOH was set out to revive the then stagnating gabber scene, which was considered watered down and blending into other "non-purist" genres like happy hardcore
Happy hardcore

Happy Hardcore is a form of dance music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals, and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically Time signature "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of breakbeat hardcore, which tend to be "darker"....
 and hard house.

MOH was founded by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 gabba DJ
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 Rob Gee and Dutch producer J.D.A., soon agglomerating purist hardcore performers such as Bass-D & King Matthew, DJ Buzz Fuzz, DJ Paul Elstak
DJ Paul Elstak

DJ Paul Elstak is a Dutch people hardcore techno and happy hardcore DJ and record producer. He used to use his full name to create happy hardcore and DJ Paul for hardcore gabber, but when he started Offensive Records in 2001, he started using both names for gabber....
 and The Masochist. The raw and straightforward sound struck a chord with the people who were once fans of oldskool gabber, and soon, MOH became the number one hardcore label in the world.

MOH (as of 2006) continues to organize large hardcore events (the latest being in February 2008 in the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
) with thousands of attenders, as well as releasing annual compilation CDs.

Artists

  • Akira
  • Angerfist
    Angerfist

    Danny Masseling , best known as Angerfist, is a Hardcore techno musician and DJ....
  • Art of Fighters
  • Base Alert
  • Bass D - King Matthew
  • Bike
  • Bountyhunter
  • Div cee
  • Catscan
  • Chosen Few
  • DJ Gizmo
  • DJ Korsakoff
  • Day-mar
  • DJ Nosferatu
  • DJ Outblast
  • DJ Promo
  • DJ Paul (Paul Elstak)
  • Endymion
  • Endonyx
  • Ophidian
  • Noizefucker
  • Noize Suppressor
  • Neophyte
    Neophyte (band)

    Neophyte is an influential and well-known Hardcore techno, or gabber, group formed in 1992 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The three original members are Jeroen Streunding , Danny Greten and Robin van Roon....
  • Predator
  • The Stunned Guys
  • Tommyknocker


The Masters of Hardcore anthems

  • 2004 - Korsakoff & DJ Outblast - Unleash the Beast
  • 2005 - Angerfist
    Angerfist

    Danny Masseling , best known as Angerfist, is a Hardcore techno musician and DJ....
     - The World Will Shiver
  • 2005 - Re-Style - Hardcore Psychopath
  • 2006 - Bass-D & King Matthew - The Genesis
  • 2006 - Day-Mar - Embrace the Night
  • 2007 - The Stunned Guys - Raise Cain
  • 2008 - DJ Outblast - Infinity
  • 2008 - Day-Mar - Pole Position
  • 2009 - Catscan - The Design


See also

  • List of record labels
    List of record labels

    This is a list of notable record labels.Owing to the large number of entries, the list has been divided by the first letter of the label's name, with labels starting with a number added to this page:...
  • List of gabber artists
    List of gabber artists

    This is a list of notable gabber artists and DJs. Peter-Paul Pigmans Angerfist Scott Brown Delta 9 Gabba Front Berlin DJ Paul Elstak a.k.a. DJ Paul...


External links

  • at Discogs
    Discogs

    Discogs, short for discography, is a website and database of information about music recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and Bootleg recording or off-label releases....
  • - SHOUTcast
    SHOUTcast

    SHOUTcast is a server for streaming media developed by Nullsoft. It allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or HE-AAC format, to be broadcast to and from media player software, enabling hobbyists and professionals to create Internet radio networks....
     radio