1997 in hardcore

A survey showed that out of the period of the 1990s, a lot of people agreed that 1997 was the best year of Hardcore. Why was this that way? I think one of the main reasons was that it was one of the last years where there was still a coherent single Hardcore scene - people who listened to Digital Hardcore just as Speedcore, Acidcore and Gabber and so on, and these "varied" sounds were still played on one floor or at one party night. Later Hardcore broke up in so many small scenes of its own. But apart of that, 1997 was defined by the many outstanding and classic releases of that year - from Doomtechno to Breakcore and faster stuff. Were you there in 1997?

Here are 10 examples of hardcore tracks from the year 1997

Erase Head - Dome

Reign - Hall (Huge Mix)

Somatic Responses - Sickwave

Kotzaak Klan - Thrashed

Auto-Psy - Go Out

Frozen - Soul Saver

Taciturne - Praxis Dr. Fischer

Fields of Defacement - Bang Bang

Amiga Shock Force - 24h connection

E-man - XTC Express (Higher Level Mix)