HARDSTYLE
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SUMMARY
Você pode achar resumos do que é o Hardstyle em muitos sites, porém como não há fontes verídicas e muita informação é desencontrada ou mal traduzida, vou explanar aqui:
HARDSTYLE é um gênero de música eletrônica relacionado à HARD MUSIC. Ele é basicamente a fusão de outros dois estilos da mesma linha, o Hardcore/Gabber e o Hard Trance.
A origem surgiu na Holanda (Países Baixos), oficialmente a partir do ano 2000.
Uma das principais figuras do seu desenvolvimento foi Dana van Dreven (mais conhecida como DJ Lady Dana), seguida por seus colegas da era do Hardcore, como Pavo, Darkraver, Luna e The Prophet, que agora fazem parte da mega-organização holandesa de eventos musicais Q-Dance.
O hardstyle é agressivo e rápido com BPMs que variam entre 140 e 160, quase iguais aos do Hard Trance e do Hardcore.
O hardstyle atualmente é dividido em três subgêneros: rawstyle, early hardstyle e euphoric hardstyle.
THE HISTORY!
FTS, Tonight, Sacrifice, The Prophecy, Seven…
A lot of tracks have made the history of this particular style we call Hardstyle ! Born in the 2000’s from different influences and particularly from a blend of Hardcore and Trance music, Hardstyle has changed during the last 15 years influenced by the evolution of other electronic music genres. We suggest you there to go back in time and (re)discover the different eras and classics which marked the history of Hardstyle. It’s only a best-of, so it is possible that some tracks could be missing. It’s hard to be exhaustive.
Have a good trip down memory lane !
2003-2005 : Early Hardstyle
The first Hardstyle track dates back to 2001 (but the term « Hardstyle » didn’t exist yet). It is I’m your DJ of Zenith vs Avex. We can find the lyrics « Techno Sound » on it. It shows that the boundaries between styles were closed back in 2001.
Early Hardstyle is a blend of 2 popular genres in the Netherlands and in Germany : Gabber (in decline since 1998 with a tempo slower than in the past) and Hardtrance, very popular at this moment. Early Hardstyle became famous in 2003 particularly with the first edition of this legendary event in the Gelredome in Arnhem.
Early Hardstyle is distingished by a 140 BPM tempo, by reverse bass and by a kick louder than other styles of the moment. The atmosphere is dark and the music repetitive. The Prophet, Zany, Lady Dana, Isaac, Pavo, Luna and Deepack are the ambassadors of Early Hardstyle.
Classics :
Davide Sonar & Julian DJ – Go Go Go
Donkey Rollers – Motherf*ck (DJ Zany Remix)
Trance Generators – U Can’t Stop Us (Techno Mix)
Duro vs The Prophet – Shizzle My Dizzle
Deepack – The Prophecy (Qlimax 2003 anthem)
Donkey Rollers – No One Can Stop Us
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2006-2007 : The end of early hardstyle and the emergence of nu style
From the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006, early hardstyle went round in circles. That’s why some artists produced a new kind of Hardstyle. We can name Headhunterz – The Sacrifice, Donkey Rollers (always avant-gardists) – Immeasurably or Showtek – The Colors Of The Harder Styles. Reverse bass gave up their place to pitched kicks. Melodies are more complexes and the atmospheres are more festive than dark.
In the meantime, Hardstyle music grew up in the Netherlands and in Belgium thanks to Q-Dance events like Qlimax, Defqon.1 or In Qontrol (RIP). The Hardstyle movement started to export in Europe (Italy, France…), especially thanks to the Tecktonik trend (who remember the compilations of DJ Dess ?!). Some Hardstyle legends like Showtek, Headhunterz or D-Block & S-te-Fan started their career during this period.
Classics:
Donkey Rollers – Silver Bullet
Showtek – Colours of the Harder Styles (Defqon 1 2006 anthem)
Southstylerz – Pounding Senses (Deeper Inside Remix)
The Prophet vs. Deepack – Stampuhh!!
The Prophet vs Headhunterz – Scar Ur Face
Zany & DV8 – Nothing Else Matters
Headhunterz – Rock Civilization
Headhunterz vs Abject – End Of My Existence
Headhunterz – The Power Of The Mind
Headhunterz vs Abject – Scantraxx Rootz
D-Block & S-Te-Fan – Ride With Uz!
Headhunterz – Hate It Or Love It
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2008 : The surge of nu style
Following on 2007, early hardstyle disappeared in favor of nu style. Frontliner, Technoboy or Showtek are the new leaders of the Hardstyle scene, even if the last 2 were here during the early hardstyle era. Headhunterz and Wilstylez collaborated on the Project One, which is considered like the best album of the history of Hardstyle.
Classics :
Technoboy – Rage (A Hardstyle Song)
Technoboy – Next Dimensional World (Qlimax Anthem 2008)
Project One – The Art Of Creation
Headhunterz – Just Say My Name
Project One – The Story Unfolds
Project One – Fantasy Or Reality
Josh & Wesz vs Glowiej – I Got You
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2009 : The nu style zenith
D-Block & S-te-Fan, Noisecontrollers and Headhunterz were the masters of Hardstyle in 2009. The legendary album of D-Block & S-te-Fan, Music Made Addict is a huge success and export outside the Netherlands ! The EP’s of Noisecontrollers and Heahunterz are also highly successful.
Australian Hardstyle is born thanks to Bioweapon (now Audiofreq and Code Black) and Toneshifterz.
Looking back, a lot of Hardstyle fans considered year 2009 like the best period in the history of Hardstyle.
Classics :
D-Block & S-Te-Fan – Music Made Addict
Headhunterz & Wildstylez ft. Noisecontrollers – Tonight
Noisecontrollers – Attack Again
Wildstylez – K.Y.H.U (Noisecontrollers remix)
D-Block & S-Te-Fan – Sound Of The Thunder
D-Block & S-Te-Fa ft. High Voltage – Shiverz
The Pitcher – I Just Can’t Stop
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2010 : The end of nu style
2010 was a great year for DJ Brennan Heart who had the privilege to produce a legendary anthem for Qlimax 2010 called Alternate Reality. Coone (former leader of the jumpstyle scene), Zatox (who worked in the shadows for a few years) and the Psyko Punkz, a new explosive duo, were revelations of the year.
The Nustyle is still the leading trend in Hardstyle music. But some artists like B-Front, Slim Shore, Noisecontrollers or Crypsis produce a rougher sound which begin to be more and more popular. The term “rawstyle” appeared for the first time in this famous track of Zatox (which doesn’t sound like nowadays rawstyle at all^^).
Some artists like Headhunterz experiment new sounds especially dubstep. Some “dubstyle” tracks like the MF Point of Perfection by Brennan Heart and Headhunterz are produced.
Classics :
Headhunterz & Wildstylez ft. – Stuck In Ur Head
Wildstylez – No Time To Waste (Official Defqon 1 Anthem)
Dutch Master – Million Miles Away
JDX feat. Sarah Maria – Live The Moment
Psyko Punkz – Rock Ya Attitude
Psyko Punkz – Pull Your Strings (2010 Rmx)
Brennan Heart – Alternate Reality (Official Qlimax 2010 anthem)
Coone & Psyko Punkz – Dirty Sounds
Ambassador Inc – Put This On YouTube (Wildstylez Rmx)
G-Town Madness & The Viper – Come As One (Brennan Heart Rmx)
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2011 : Hardstyle united in the diversity
2011 is a very important year in the history of Hardstyle music. The term “nustyle” is obsolete. Now, we speak about euphoric hardstyle with the eclosion of talents like Wasted Penguinz or Profite (now Rebourne).
In the dark side of Hardstyle, the raw movement starts to explode especially with the set of Gunz For Hire (Ran-D + Adaro) live at Qlimax. Some artists like Chris One or The R3bels produce a hardstyle sound rawer than ever !
Last but not least, Showtek leave the hardstyle scene to produce Electro.
Classics :
Adaro – The Haunter Of The Dark
Wildstylez & Ran-D – Futureshock
Tatanka & Zatox pres. Wild Motherfuckers – Hardbass
Blutonium Boy – Make It Loud (Headhunterz Remix)
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2012 : Hardstyle at the height of its fame !
Hardstyle starts to be a major electronic music genre. Headhunterz is very closed to enter the top10 in the top100 DJ Mag (#11). There are now 12 artists in the top 100 ! Some radio stations play popular Hardstyle sounds like Lose My Mind by Brennan Heart & Wildstylez or Year Of Summer by Wildstylez whose clip is also played in French TV ! The Hard With Style podcast gets more and more audience and Q-Dance dedicates an event to Headhunterz and his concept in the Ziggo Dome, a new ultramodern concert hall in Amsterdam. Headhunterz comes up with some Electro artists by some remixes like Spaceman by Hardwell, Lessons in Love by Kaskade or Toulouse by Nicky Romero (who made an appearance at the Hard With Style show in the Ziggo Dome). Last but not least, E=NC², the new album of Noisecontrollers, is a huge success !
Nevertheless, the Hardstyle scene starts to divide. Some big hardstyle artists have a sound more an more inspired by Electro-House. Euphoric hardstyle gains ground with the emergence of young stars like Atmozfears, Omegatypez or Adrenalize (15 years old back in 2012 :P). The raw sound progresses slowly but surely particularly thanks to B-Front and Adaro who played at Qlimax !
Classics:
Hardwell – Spaceman (Headhunterz remix)
Headhunterz – The Power Of Music
Brennan Heart & Wildstylez – Lose My Mind
Code Black & Nitrouz – Can’t Hold Me Back
Technoboy & Activator – Steam Train
Gunz 4 Hire – Kings Of The Underground
Noisecontrollers – Crump (Ran-D remix)
Headhunterz & Wildstylez vs Noisecontrollers – World of Madness
Headhunterz ft. Malukah – Reignite
Psyko Punkz – Psyko Foundation
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2013 : Hardstyle flies everywhere !
Like Showtek in 2011, Headhunterz is about to jump on the big room house bandwagon. Meanwhile, Hardstyle music is more diversified than ever ! From the dubstep influences of Noisecontrollers to the brutal sound of Radical Redemption without forgetting the melodies of Bass Modulators, there is something for every Hardstyle lover !
The Hard Bass edition is rawer than ever and some melodies are replaced by anticlimaxes more and more aggressive.
It’s hard to know what will be the future of the Hardstyle scene at this time. With Showtek and Headhunterz in the Electro scene, Wildstylez, Brennan Heart, Coone, Noisecontrollers, Frontliner and Zatox are the new ambassadors of Hardstyle. D-Block & S-te-Fan are less and less booked and we have more and more doubts about their dedication to Hardstyle music.
Classics :
Showtek & Noisecontrollers – Get Loose
Chain Reaction – The Record Breaking
Noisecontrollers – Experience The Beyond
Hardwell & Dyro ft. Bright Lights – Never Say Goodbye (Wildstylez Remix)
Brennan Heart & Jonathan Mendelson – Imaginary
Chain Reaction – Answers (Adaro Remix)
Radical Redemption – Brutal 3.0 ;
Wild Motherfuckers – Natural Born Raver
Gunz For Hire ft. Ellie – Sorrow
Jack Overdose – Octavius Augustus (Zany remix)
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2014 : The explosion of raw
2014 is the year of raw ! It is now a style in itself and some events like Qapital, Supremacy or Penoze are fully dedicated to this subgenre.
In the same time, Brennan Heart, Noisecontrollers or Da Tweekaz, who have exploded in 2014, turns out to be the new ambassadors of Hardstyle. But this kind of hardstyle is more moribund than the last 2 years and a lot of hardstyle fans join the raw movement supported by labels like A² Records, Unite Records or DWX Anarchy.
Euphoric hardstyle is in good health with a lot of new producers like Audiotricz, Neilio or Envine.
Some alternative genres appear like the Hard Drop which is a blend of Electro and Hardstyle thanks to artists like TNT or Dr Rude. There is also the emergence of freestyle thanks to the Pussy Lounge concepts and some artists like LNY TNZ who blend jumpstyle, trap, big room house, hardstyle, raw in their sets. This movement can be a good way to introduce Hardstyle to people who are not familiar with true Hardstyle sound.
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