Gabber (
IPA pronunciation: ), gabba, or
hardcore, is a style of
electronic music and a subgenre of
hardcore techno. The style was born in
Rotterdam, the
Netherlands, in the late 1980s which makes it the cradle of the gabber culture. The essence of the gabber sound is a distorted
kick sound,
overdriven to the point where it becomes a
square wave and makes a recognizably melodic tone. Often the Roland Alpha Juno was used to create this sound. Gabber tracks typically include
samples and synthesised melodies with the typical tempo ranging from 160 to 220
bpm. Violence, drugs and profanity are common themes in gabber, perceptible through its samples and lyrics, often screamed, pitch shifted or distorted.
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