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Supporthardcore.com is here to serve the happy hardcore, gabber and rave music community. If you're new to the rave scene you might be asking, "what is happy hardcore and gabber music?." Well, we're here to answer that question and bring happy hardcore music to the mainstream in the American rave scene.

Happy hardcore music is a form of rave music typified by a very fast tempo (usually around 165-180 BPM). Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of breakbeat hardcore, which tend to be "darker" such as Gabber music. If you've ever been to a rave before than you most likely have been exposed to happy hardcore music or similar techno music. The happy hardcore genre of rave music is closely related to the Dutch genre of Gabber music.

Happy hardcore evolved from rave music around 1991–1993, as the original house based rave music became faster and began to include breakbeats, evolving into breakbeat hardcore. As some of you already know, happy hardcore music originated in the rave scene of Europe, more specifically, the UK. In the UK, happy hardcore music was at its peak between 1994 and 1997.

In the more recent past happy hardcore music has made a large re-emergence into the mainstream thanks in part to the efforts of the folks here at supporthardcore.com and our record label Thumper Records. It has spawned various new record labels in the United States, (Thumper Records being one of those US Labels) Canada, the UK, and Japan and continues to grow in popularity.

The 21st century sound of the genre is notable by the lack of the bouncy synths and piano lines that were trademarks of the genre in the 90s. The genre now has a more euphoric trance feel to it. If you'd like to learn more about happy hardcore, gabber, or any other form of rave music check out wikipedia.org.