Underground Genres: Happy Hardcore

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

I enjoy Happy Hardcore, because it is fast, it is euphoric, it is electronic, but most importantly, it is underground. Well, mostly...

These are many of my favourites:
https://youtu.be/cWgufcaeqp4
(Did I mention Force and Styles were popular?)

https://youtu.be/E4JRRCJttqg

And thank you quint for introducing me to this one:
https://youtu.be/r9iY1YZKIQs

There are many hardcore artists still producing today and changing sounds, but what do you think? Do you believe in hardcore as a genre. Is there any interest in the genre itself?

I have produced my own hardcore songs and remixes as a hobby, but I only managed to finish two: a remix of Shakira's 'Try Everything' (a pop song) and my own Hardcore song, Mobile.

This is my song Mobile: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k1R_iL3GEOwPk2ZlUvuGdHi1fzwt1CNA/view?usp=drivesdk

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Originally posted by Cleverhardy:

I guess the German Sailor Moon theme was done during the mid 90s, when hardcore was insanely popular in Europe.

Seems like they even used that same tune for the Dutch theme song too.

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

Originally posted by nesec:

https://youtu.be/OI3C9qQlb1U
People say that this one is happy hardcore

If it is, this one is out of the ordinary...

[Mikasa Ackerman]

Originally posted by Cleverhardy:

Originally posted by Andrea-Chan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hgSgkkckU

unsure if it counts as hardcore but i like this alot aswell

J-Core seems like a good subgenre of Happy Hardcore. I'll listen to all of them later. Thanks.

this video is great for playing Scout in TF2 , the speed is just right imo

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

Originally posted by Quint the Pondering Ghost:

Originally posted by Cleverhardy:

I guess the German Sailor Moon theme was done during the mid 90s, when hardcore was insanely popular in Europe.

Seems like they even used that same tune for the Dutch theme song too.

How appropriate. Hardcore has its roots in the Netherlands.

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

Originally posted by Andrea-Chan:

Originally posted by Cleverhardy:

J-Core seems like a good subgenre of Happy Hardcore. I'll listen to all of them later. Thanks.

this video is great for playing Scout in TF2 , the speed is just right imo

Indeed.

[76561198811027359]

This is what I prefer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbenzKcj3ho

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Is this just straight-up "trance" rather than "happy hardcore"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xxsWrmV34

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

Originally posted by 011010100111001001100101:

This is what I prefer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbenzKcj3ho

Sounds like early trance. I'll listen to it later. Thanks.

That said, trance played a part in modernising hardcore itself...

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

Originally posted by Quint the Pondering Ghost:

Is this just straight-up "trance" rather than "happy hardcore"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xxsWrmV34

Yep.

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

I have decided to use link sharing to share my original song 'Mobile'.

[Pinkie Pie]

I only listened songs from s3rl
https://youtu.be/1ER67r8OCW8

[Cleverhardy (She/Her)]

Originally posted by Pinky Pie:

I only listened songs from s3rl
https://youtu.be/1ER67r8OCW8

I see.

[DefraggedSSD]

I'm sure It's good. But the amount of times I've heard "I'd like to be a hippy" over some guys headset just kinda turned me away

[Ralph]

Doesn't happy hardcore sound close to Eurobeat ? It's another genre which was super popular but fell down.

[Vince ✟]

Holy ♥♥♥♥. I didn’t know people still listened to this lol.

I raved in L.A from around 98-2001 (Fox / Masterdome era) and heard my share of it. Hardcore, Gabber, etc. Force and Styles were huge. I was more “Junglist” though, and mostly heard these beats while passing the Norditrack Asian dancers and E-Puddles of candy kids all rubbing each other lol.

This was a classic I did love though.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YBQmV2zZK5o

Nowadays if I listen to EDM it’s old Techstep D&B like Ed Rush style circa 96ish. I don’t smoke anymore so the ragga just doesn’t appeal as much as it once did.