Hardcore Commentary: Fight Genre-ism!

Dear Dogs and Readers,
Here is a new editorial piece. This time, GabberGirl talks about Genre-Ism within the Hardcore Techno subculture.

Along with the advent of new electronic music genres and sub-genres comes a recent attitude of denial, hate, and prejudice. I will dub this practice “genre-ism”. Think racism but for genres. Just like racism comes with a set of pre-determined policies and intolerances, so does genre-ism.

You can blindly hate an entire genre, or you could open your mind and ears to possibilities. The possibility that there is good music and great music to be found in every genre; the possibility that you will find that excellent music if you look around.



So you think you hate Uptempo. Well, have you taken the time to listen to all the Uptempo? How can you pre-judge an entire genre of music? Is it piep piep kicks that you are really against? Not all Uptempo has piep piep kicks, and I’ll bet you didn’t know that, if you already wrote off that whole genre.

Is it Happy Hardcore that you abhor? Keep listening, there might be tracks you adore. Let FlapJack help. Put on a FlapJack video and let his love of Happy Hardcore show you just how fun it can be.

The DJs are willing to help. They spend hours and days and weeks tracking down the best tracks of their genres, so that you don’t have to. They’ve already sifted through the dirt at the bottom of their pans and found the gold, and they really want to share this gold with you.

I challenge you to find your own gold—pick a genre you “can’t stand” and listen until something perks your ears, and peaks your interest. Throw on some Dubstep and let your inner wook come out to play. See what Dr. Peacock is spinning these days, despite your abolition against Hardstyle. Break your omission of Breakcore and add some to your growing bucket of gold.

Your poor ears are getting bored of all the genres you love and are ready to be enriched with all those hidden gems from the genres you loathe. I Double-Dogg Dare you to step outside your comfort zone and give that detested genre another chance. Let’s all fight genre-ism together!