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Belgian hardcore techno is an early style of hardcore techno that emerged from new beat as EBM and techno influences became more prevalent in this genre. This particular style has been described as an "apocalyptic, almost Wagnerian, bombastic techno", due to its use of dramatic orchestral stabs and menacing synth tones that set it apart from earlier forms of electronic dance music. It flourished in Belgium and influenced the sound of early hardcore from Netherlands, Germany, Italy, UK and North America during the early-1990s, as a part of the rave movement during that period.
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- 1 2 Cooper, Sean "Bandulu Biography", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ↑ Bandulu at the BBC's Keeping It Peel site
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (1998) Energy Flash, Picador, ISBN 0-330-35056-0, p. 181.
