DHC. Short for
Digital Hardcore, a
music style spawned from
Hardcore Techno in the 90s by the
German group
Atari Teenage Riot featuring
Alec Empire,
Hanin Elias,
Carl Crack and later
Nic Endo. Like Hardcore Techno the styles of
music varies, but they got one thing
in common –
at the time they are the
hardest (and in DHC's case the
angriest) in the
genre.
ATR was an answer to racism in German techno music – and in German society – in the early 90s. ATR mixed punk and techno/electronica, featuring songs like “Hetzjagd Auf Nazis!”, “Start the Riot”, “Delete Yourself” and “Fuck All”. They played a High-speed breakbeat music with dubs of Trash, Hardcore and Death metal riffs played over and over through out the song, over witch the lay screaming vocals about what’s wrong with society (in their eyes).
Other artists: EC80R, Speed Freak, DJ Bleed, Bomb 20, Cobra Killer, DJ 6666 and Shizuo.
Related styles: Gabba, Hardcore Techno, Club/Dance and Industrial Dance
Genre: Electronica.
Philosophy: Punk