Hardcore was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early ’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.

“I think it’s one of the best feelings, euphoria,” says Sara Landry. “Like, I just like that type of feeling.” One might have already assumed as much prior to meeting Landry, whose throttling, ...

Why does it seem like dance music has got so hard and fast recently? Isaac Muk investigates, exploring the impact of a new generation of "play harder" clubbers and artists, social media and economic ...

One of the world’s leading techno promoters, Verknipt, hosted what may be the “biggest hard techno event ever” this weekend. On Saturday (July 20) the Verknipt ArenA party welcomed over 40,000 techno ...

Rialto, California, sometime in the early '90s: Steve Vasquez’s sister, Jen, was at her wit’s end. Her brother had barricaded himself once more in his bedroom. The only evidence of life therein were ...

Lil Texas knows that hardcore techno has always been a middle finger to the establishment, a direct confrontation with the limits of acceptable taste. Since its start in the late 1980s, the Dutch ...

Techno and Europe. Name a more iconic duo. Despite the genre originating from the USA, techno has found a new home, with countless festivals in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Croatia. Across ...

“Expect no hard techno. I am focusing on elegant, technical underground sounds,” Indira Paganotto says of her set for her Teksupport show on Saturday, March 22. Techno queen Indira Paganotto has done ...

India, 9th April 2025 –India’s electronic music landscape is poised for a seismic shift as Europe-centric techno gig promoters and label, Verknipt, prepares to unleash their signature sonic intensity ...