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Hardstyle is an electronic dance genre that emerged in the late 1990s, with origins in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. Hardstyle mixes influences from techno, new beat and hardcore. Early hardstyle was typically written at 140 BPM (beats per minute); however, modern hardstyle is faster, produced around 150 BPM. It consisted of overdriven ...
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Q-dance was an early adopter of the genre Hardstyle. This new genre of dance music grew in a few years as one of the most popular dance genres and is still the main type of music played at Q-dance events. In 2002 Q-dance moved the Qlimax event to the Thialf stadion in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, and in 2003 to the Gelredome in Arnhem.
Qlimax was an annual hardstyle and hard dance event in the Netherlands. It was a major attraction held by Q-dance, and considered to be one of the leading hardstyle events, attracting nearly 30,000 people annually. [1] It contains some of the most sophisticated production and setup, as well as sound system for any Q-dance event.
Hard dance is an umbrella category of electronic dance music genres characterized by fast tempos and hard kick drums, but less harsh-sounding and often a bit slower than hardcore. The category includes hard house, hard trance, hardstyle, some forms of Eurodance and regional genres, such as mákina, lento violento and others.
Gabber (/ ˈ ɡ æ b ər / GAB-ər, Dutch: ⓘ) is a style of electronic dance music and a subgenre of hardcore techno, as well as the surrounding subculture.The music is more commonly referred to as hardcore, and is characterised by fast beats, distorted and heavy kickdrums, with dark themes and samples.
Hakken (sometimes Hakkûh) is a form of rave dance originating from the Dutch hardcore and gabber scene. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The music one is able to do the dance to is also called hakmuziek . The name is derived from the Dutch verb hakken which means chopping, or hacking, or refers to the heels of the feet.
Ran-D has been active in hardstyle music since 2006, when he released his first track "D-Pression" on Special Records. After his debut release, Ran-D moved on to release his music on the large Hardstyle Record Label A2 Records , which is a sub-label of Scantraxx Recordz .