I'm pretty sure they have to be at a certain BPM
to be classed as "hardcore".
I think it's so the DJs can blend them seamlessly into each other when they're in a club. However, as you say they all sound the same anyway so that doesn't appear to be too much of a challenge.
One of the worst products of this ilk I've ever seen was "Happy Hardcore Live" or somesuch. What the fuck is the point of paying for a CD of a recording of a CD played in a club? It would be like me playing an album with a microphone next to the stereo speakers, repackaging and selling it on.
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shovelboy This is bad - Two minutes to Belgium, Mon 29 Dec 2008, 21:08,
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if it was recorded live
then id assume it would include the mcs... which some people like to listen to for some reason.
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