Shambhala Music Festival - Electronic Music Festival – Salmo, BC. Motion Notion | July 25 to 29 2013, Golden, BC, Canada. Your Nightlife Network - Rave.ca. Happy hardcore is a form of dance music typified by a very fast tempo (usually around 165-180 BPM), often coupled with male or female vocals, and sentimental lyrics.
Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of breakbeat hardcore, which tend to be "darker". In its original incarnation, it was often characterized by piano riffs, synth stabs and spacey effects. This genre of music is closely related to the typically Dutch genre of Gabber. Happy hardcore evolved from rave music around 1991–1993, as the original house music-based rave became faster and began to include breakbeats, evolving into breakbeat hardcore. In the UK, happy hardcore was at its peak between 1994 and 1997. HABITAT LIVING SOUND. Calgary Nightclub and Nightlife Information.