Gabba Front Berlin are a German

Germany

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 hardcore techno

Hardcore techno

Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...

 band, specifically producing tracks falling into the gabba and speedcore

Speedcore

Speedcore is a form of hardcore techno that is characterized by a high rate of beats per minute and aggressive themes. The name originates from the high BPM rate, which rarely drops below 300 BPM. Earlier Speedcore tracks averaged at about 250 BPM, whereas more recent tracks sometimes exceed 1000 BPM...

 categories. Sometimes they are known just by their initials, GFB.

The group consists of Steffen Reinecke, Ralf Schwarzenberger and Stephan Seidel and formed in 1996 after originally meeting up a few years previously in a Berlin

Berlin

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 nightclub named Bunker.

Although they have released a number of commercial tracks, nearly all of their music is available free on their official website.

In keeping with their genre, tracks of theirs frequently have high beats per minute (BPM). Lacrima Mosa Est, for example, has 480 BPM, although over the bass is a contrastingly slow ambient sound. A sample of this track is available in the Speedcore section of Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music

Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music

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Releases

• 1997 - GFB - Terror On Earth (CDr, Maximum Speakertrash)
• 2001 - Gabba Front Berlin - One In Seven (12", Brain Distortion)
• 2006 - Gabba Front Berlin / Hellseeker - Project: Enigma (12", Darkera)
• 2006 - Gabba Front Berlin - Emoticons Stole My Face (12", Noistorm)
• 2007 - GFB vs. Rotello - The Berserk : Reloaded (3.5" Floppy Disk, Enyokern)
• 2007 - Gabba Front Berlin / Incorrect Segment - We Have Explosive (12", Analphabetik/Restroom)
• 2008 - ANC & GFB - 50th Floor (12", Restroom)
• 2009 - GFB vs. Rotello - Evolution (12", Militia)

Track Contributions

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• 1999 - Various Artists - Und Gott sprach: (12", United Speedcore Nation)
• 2000 - Various Artists - Dark Energy Beat (12", Sonority Productions)
• 2002 - Various Artists - Underground Hardcore (CD, Underground Hardcore)
• 2003 - Various Artists - Doomsday (10" Pic, Doomsday Rec.)
• 2003 - Various Artists - Project Germany Famous (2CD, Bassrise)
• 2004 - Various Artists - Xtreme.core Xcerpt (12", Analphabetik)
• 2005 - Various Artists - Xtreme.Core II (CD, Noistorm)
• 2005 - Various Artists - Kill Your Brain (CD, Cerebral Destruction)
• 2005 - Various Artists - I Hate Trance I (CD, Underground For Ever)
• 2005 - Various Artists - Tunnel Of Terror (12", Cerebral Destruction)
• 2006 - Bonehead - Bone Shattering Sounds On Da Battlefield (12", Special Forces)
• 2006 - Various Artists - Xtreme.Core III (CD, Noistorm)
• 2006 - Various Artists - Terrornoize Industry 4 (12", Terrornoize Industry)
• 2006 - Various Artists - The Remix Project (CD, Digital Inferno)
• 2006 - Various Artists - Not Broken Anymore (12", Cerebral Destruction)
• 2006 - Various Artists - Xtreme.Core IV (CD, Noistorm)
• 2007 - Various Artists - 1000% Hardcore 2 (CD, Thorntree)
• 2007 - Various Artists - Core Meltdown (CD, Braindestruction)