Hardcore always stood for a certain thing to me. It's hard to put it in words - it's more something that needs to be felt, that needs to be experienced.
And, in my opinion, it's something that makes Hardcore Techno truly unique, one of a kind, immortal.
The Mover - Signals of Hope
It's a genre that often deals with themes and tropes of a darker kind; violence, aggression, war, death, insanity.
But, unlike genres such as Metal or Industrial, there is no glorification of these things. Metal often "plays" with concepts like 'killers are cool' or 'i want to hail satan and commit evil things'... there is nothing like this in Hardcore - at least not at its center. (In other words, when HC tracks do deal with content like that, it's clear that it's not on a serious, literal level...)
Eradicator - Destroy It Yourself
In my opinion, the Hardcore Techno attitude is more like:
We live in a world where a lot of evil exists, where a lot of messed up things take place. But we need to confront this. We must not cover this up, delude ourselves with happy illusions. And, if we face reality as it is - we will be able to make a stand, and then we will be able to change things.
The Horrorist - It Goes Like This
Also on a personal level. It's for people who went through a lot of pain, who experienced horrible stuff. But who neither have the inclination to give in and "stop struggling", nor the intent to shut it all away and hide it; keeping a smiling face while they rot away on the inside.
No, it's for fighters who face these things head on, even embracing their own feelings of weakness.
The Scotchman - Mayhem
Hardcore Techno has a singular stance on the darker aspects of live, society, and the world as a whole.
And that's what makes it so remarkable.
Critical Mass - Believe in the Future (DJ Weirdo & DJ Sim Future Mix)
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