Gabber

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Gabber (in Dutch [ ˈχabə ]; English [ ˈɡæbəɹ ]; German mostly simply [ ˈgabɐ ]) is a variant of Hardcore Techno with around 150 to 190 beats per minute . Distorted, long-lasting bass drums , often from the Roland TR-909 drum computer, are characteristic of gabbers . Coarse, hard and synthetic sounds and samples are also added. As a rule, gabber sounds “more chaotic” than hardcore techno. The term gabber is also used for followers of the associated scene.

Word origin, meaning and spelling

In the Netherlands is gabber a colloquial term for "guy-type" or "buddy buddy"; it was borrowed from Yiddish (חבֿר, chawwer ) in the 18th century and ultimately goes back to the Hebrew חָבֵר ( ḥāvēr ), "friend". In addition to "Gabber", the names "Hakke", "Hakkûh" (which are both actually names for the dance style for hardcore techno and were originally brought into the gabber scene by The Hague DJ and producer The Dark Raver) and Gabba ( with "a") established. In the greater Berlin area and in eastern Germany in particular, Gabba is the predominant spelling (also for producers and promoters) and also stands for a faster variant (around 190 to 270 beats per minute) of gabber.

history

Paul Elstak , who shaped Rotterdam's style , is usually named as the originator of the “Gabber” style , but his sound was still tame compared to the later Gabber. The producers and DJs Stickhead, E-De Cologne , Lenny Dee and The Speed ​​Freak , among others, were influential in the gabber style . Above all, the compilations of the Thunderdome series , which were also advertised in TV spots, contributed a lot to the spread of gabber.

The style is common in several countries these days. Most likely in the Netherlands , Germany , Italy , Belgium , Switzerland and Austria . In Germany, especially in the Ruhr area, there are many gabber parties. But events of this kind can also be found in Berlin , Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main .

Some experts on the scene do not regard the term gabber as a musical genre in its own right, but merely as a buzzword for Dutch hardcore techno. The opinion that gabber is not a genre of its own is represented by Marc Acardipane , who is generally considered the inventor of hardcore techno: "Gabber has no sound and is not a style of music, even if many think so."

Hakke

The dance style for gabber / hardcore techno is called "Hakke" (Dutch for "hack" or "heel", in the same-sounding slang also "Hakkûh"). The jerky movements, in which one foot is moved behind the other in time with the bassline, look like walking backwards in place. Characteristically, there is usually only dancing on the heel. The speed depends on the number of beats per minute (bpm), generally one step per bass beat.

A music magazine specializing in gabba and hardcore techno, which was published in Chemnitz in the mid-1990s, was also called "Hakke".

Political orientation

While the music culture itself is not a political movement, gabber supporters, for whom racism and left or right radicalism or extremism had not played a role since the scene began in 1991 in Rotterdam, acquired a racist image in the public over the course of time. Scene observers attribute this to the symbols used , similar to skinheads .

dress

It is easy to confuse gabbers with neo-Nazis and, above all, Oi! Skinheads due to fashionable similarities: short-cropped hair or bald head, bomber and harrington jackets as well as clothing from Umbro , Kappa , Pit Bull and above all Lonsdale and Fred Perry (in the past, however, often colorful tracksuits from Brands ( Cavello and Australian , which are not found in skinheads) can often be found in gabbers. Jeans are sometimes cut open at the bottom. While skinheads Boots (Boots) carry Gabbers are often at Nike Air Max - sneakers to detect.

racism

As early as 2000, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution of North Rhine-Westphalia determined that a right-wing extremist fringe group had formed within the gabber scene. Public gabber events were attended by hooligans and neo-Nazis , particularly in the Netherlands, the Ruhr area and central Italy .

Back in 1993, the Amsterdam members Label Mokum Records with the logo "United Gabbers Against Racism And Fascism" (United Gabbers against racism and fascism ) and the plate Chosen Anthem (Against Racism) of Chosen Few racists clearly rejected. This was followed by anti-racist songs such as The Nazi Scum (Party Animals & Rob Gee), Ku Klux Cunts ( nosebleeds ), Anti Nazi Vendetta Part 1 & 2 (Micro Point) or Time To Make A Stand (Hardcore United). The latter track is the anthem of the anti-racist Hardcore United party, which took place on June 25, 2005 in Eindhoven , the Netherlands .

In Germany, too, the problem of racism in the gabber scene was taken up by various party organizers. A new "We Are United Gabbers Against Racism & Fascism" black and white logo was also developed for German gabber websites. On the flyers many larger parties must be read a clear indication that certain items of clothing such as boots (the combat boots / safety shoes are similar) or clothing with emblems of racist organizations result in denial of admission.

Typical tracks

  • Neophyte - Recession
  • Vitamin - Alice In Donderland (Liza N Eliaz Mix)
  • Omar Santana - Edit Madness
  • Dr. Mindfuck - Calling Doctor Mindfuck
  • The Prophet - Allright Now Here We Go !!! (Rob Gee Gabber Fuck Mix)
  • DJ Sascha - Guitar 31
  • Beagle - Lake Tteenne
  • NXP - Nuclear Devastation
  • Scott Brown - Rock Tha House
  • Bodylotion - Neighborhood Crime (Tha Playah Remix)

Well-known artists

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Frank van Gemert u. a .: Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity . Willan, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84392-396-1 , pp. 88 .
  2. ↑ Simon Reynolds: Generation ecstasy . Routledge, 1999, ISBN 978-0-415-92373-6 , pp. 227 .
  3. ↑ Lemma gabber in: Marlies Philippa et al .: Etymologically Woordenboek van het Nederlands . Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2003-2009.
  4. ↑ Interview with Marc Acardipane in Raveline issue 1/02.
  5. ↑ Online edition of the Hakke ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) 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.hakke-chemnitz.de
  6. ↑ Interview with one of the Hakke founders in 2007. ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) 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. In: Vibe.cd @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vibe.cd
  7. ↑ a b Peter-Georg Albrecht u. a .: We and the others: Group disputes between young people in East and West . Springer, 2007, ISBN 978-3-531-14696-6 , pp. 35 f .
  8. ↑ Jana Funke: Popular music as a means of expressing right-wing ideology . GRIN Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-638-95241-5 , pp. 73 f .
  9. ↑ Hardcore United // Gabbers against racism & facism ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Google Video .  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / video.google.com