A forgotten Doomcore Techno classic: Epoch 90 - Last Night Of The World - from 1991

This is a very eerie, special, and notable release. I noted elsewhere that the pre-cursor genres to Techno - like New Beat or EBM - were often quite bleak and nihilistic.
Techno itself, on the other hand, was more hippie and fluffy cloud oriented - or directly dance tunes.

This is a release of 1991, it is deeply rooted in Techno and Electro. Yet it already foreshadows the apocalypse and merciless nihilism of styles-to-come; Hardcore, Gabber, and Doomcore.

The main track is build around a long intro (I guess it is one of the longest intros ever). Vocals and samples from Cronenberg's movie "Dead Zone" appear in this intro.
This is a movie from 1983, and based on a book by Stephen King.
If you don't want to get spoiled, cover your hands now:

The movie is about an american businessman who, despite his rampant insanity, runs for president, and manages to win the election.
And then tries to launch a global thermonuclear war.

I think this description is enough to "feel" the doom and gloom which is interwoven in these tracks.
And it's funny how one tiny change of "setting" can turn a whole record.

As the instrumentation itself is not that different from normal 90s techno. And with more "cutesy" and bubbly vocalization it might have slipped into a more uplifting dance / trance tune.

But, the gloom is here, and deserves its place as the top layer of these tracks.

As far as I can tell, this release is one of the earliest pre-cursors of the doomcore / darkcore genre.
The beats aren't exactly Gabber, but could pass as "Hardcore" back in 1991.
And the rest fits the bill.

So don't let this historic tune pass by your ears!