70 pages Edited by Signal Zero Text(s) by Florian Pittion-Rossillon Designed by Michaël Kawiecki – Konk Studio 21 x 14,8 cm Language: French Paperback Publisher: Signal Zero Editions 2024
Harsher than Gabber, with which it shares a taste for synthesizers; more in-your-face than Industrial—certainly just as straight, but more abstract and cerebral—and generously charged with a “fuck everything” kind of energy that leaves UK Hardcore to its breakbeat preciousness, Gabba Hardcore wields a number of distinctive musical characteristics: – Heavy, warm, punchy Roland 909 kick drums, mixed loud and upfront – Guitars sampled from 1980s Thrash Metal – Screams of all kinds and from all origins—often shouted by the producers themselves – Abrasive synths—few notes, a striking repetitiveness evoking the sharp, jerky attack of metal guitar riffs Seen from today’s perspective, Gabba Hardcore still hits with its unbridled madness: an energetic invitation to let your body jump on the dancefloor, until bellowing with joy over a vocal sample screaming “Fuck You” becomes the healthiest and most obvious pleasure of earthly life.
