Frenchcore

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Frenchcore is a genre of music that derives from hardcore techno . It came out during the late 1990s and early 2000s . Frenchcore has achieved greater fame especially in France , the Netherlands and Italy .

There is also a style of clothing called Frenchcore, which has nothing to do with the music genre.

Characteristic

Frenchcore is created entirely with the help of a computer . It is characterized by an increased tempo, usually between 180 and 240 BPM in 4/4 time . Frenchcore uses instruments from minimalist and industrial music, techno and gabber . Frenchcore producers often use mostly French voice samples , which come from films, video clips, or video games, with synthesizers or sequencers also being used. Often entire excerpts from industrial tracks are taken and experimentally extended. Special features are the brief exchange of the beat or conspicuous offbeats. In contrast to industrial hardcore, sounds and beats are not distorted in Frenchcore.

history

Frenchcore, as the name suggests, is a genre of music that has been mainly influenced by terror / industrial hardcore. It came up in France and the beginnings can be dated to the mid- 1990s . For example, the group "Gangstar Toons Industry", which was founded in 1994, can be seen as one of the pioneers of French hardcore. At this time, albums such as Neurophonie (1999) or Anesthésie Internationale (2000) by the group “Micropoint” contributed to the popularization and the differentiation of Frenchcore from Dutch gabber . The first independent music labels such as "Epiteth Rec." By Laurent Hô and "Audiogenic" by DJ Radium contributed equally to popularizing the genre in France; Labels like "Randy 909% Records" also contributed to popularization in Europe.

Musicians and labels

Radium, a well-known player in the Frenchcore scene and founder of the French label Psychic Genocide

The most famous musicians and groups in Frenchcore include: Dr. Peacock , Sefa , Radium , The Sickest Squad , Psiko, Alcore, Johnny Napalm, Adenokrome, Lowroller (in its beginnings as D-Tox ), Bartoch, and Bit Reactors.

The music label Psychik Genocide , a sub-label of Audiogenic , which was founded by Radium in 1996, is exclusively geared towards Frenchcore DJs. Members of the label are French and international DJs such as The Speed ​​Freak or Hellfish . Over the years the label has recruited new musicians such as Maissouille (2007), Pattern J (2009) and DJ Mutante (2011).

Festivals

Frenchcore is usually played at festivals such as Masters of Hardcore , Defqon.1 , Nightmare Outdoor, Dominator or Hardshock. During the Thunderdome Festival in December 2012, the organizing label ID&T set up a hall called "The Frenchcore Dome", where only Frenchcore from The Speed ​​Freak , Radium , Sandy Warez, Dr. Peacock, J-Roon & Cosmix, and Enthorine was launched, mixed and introduced.

Outside of the more popular festivals, there are also independent festivals that focus only on Frenchcore. This is how Vive La Frenchcore , a Dutch festival , came about . Partyflock calls it "le plus grand festival frenchcore au monde" (). Another festival called I Am Frenchcore is also held annually. Noisekick , a Dutch terror and speedcore producer, often organizes a festival called “Frenchcore, s'il vous plaît!”, Which is mainly represented by Dutch, Italian, Belgian, German, British and French DJs.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laetitia Reboulleau: LE FRENCHCORE: NOUVELLE TENDANCE MODE CASUAL ET ÉLÉGANTE. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Article on Frenchcore on coreforexistence.com ( Memento from November 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ a b Hard Music Romania: Frenchcore. December 2009, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Gangstar Toons Industry (GTI) on Discogs
  5. ↑ Nicolas Billaux: Micropoint - Frenchcore will never die. June 11, 2010, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  6. ↑ massivemag.com: Laurent Ho. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 31, 2017 ; accessed on January 29, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.massivemag.com
  7. ↑ Epiteth Rec. On Discogs
  8. ↑ a b sceno.fr: Radium, concentré d'énergie rare. January 28, 2014, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  9. ^ Laurent Sébastien Fournier: La Fête au présent: Mutations des fêtes au sein des loisirs . 2009, ISBN 2-296-07485-5 , pp. 223 ( Google Books ).
  10. ↑ a b Party flock: Dr. Peacock on Vive la Frenchcore. November 8, 2014, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  11. ↑ a b Party flock: Frenchcore s'il vous plaît. July 16, 2013, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Nicolas Billaux: Micropoint - Frenchcore will never die. June 11, 2010, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Partyflock: Profile of Johnny Napalm. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Partyflock: Profile of Adrenokrome. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Interview by Lowroller ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  16. ↑ Interview by Samplestation ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  17. ↑ Psychik Genocide on Discogs
  18. ↑ ontours.fr: Masters Of Hardcore. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 30, 2018 ; accessed on January 29, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ontours.fr
  19. ↑ Hardshock Festival - Annonce du Line-up: Frenchcore / Terror ( Memento from October 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  20. ↑ dj2dj.nl: Hardshock Festival - Wie staan ​​er op het Frenchcore / Terror stage? January 29, 2014, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Be a party of history, be a part of the final Thunderdome ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  22. ↑ evensi.com: Vive La Frenchcore. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
  23. ↑ Party flock: R-909 I Am Frenchcore. March 8, 2014, accessed January 29, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Party flock: Frenchcore s'il vous plaît! October 8, 2013, accessed January 29, 2018 .