Editing Speedcore (section)

=== Early speedcore (1994–1999) ===
[[File:Disciples of Annihilation - NYC Speedcore.ogg|thumb|Excerpt from "NYC Speedcore" (1997) by Disciples of Annihilation, a seminal speedcore track.]]
The term speedcore in reference to high tempo hardcore/gabber can be traced as far back as 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://partyflock.nl/en/party/195274:Dead-By-Dawn|title=Techno Speedcore Party|date=1995|website=Partyflock|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://datacide-magazine.com/test-tube-kid-interview-1995/|title=Interview with Test Tube Kid|last=Krämer|first=Patrick|date=1995|website=datacide|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> Disciples Of Annihilation coined the name of the genre with their track "NYC Speedcore".<ref name="corehistory" /> Belgian artist DJ Einrich refined the sound in the late 1990s, using oscillators to transform fast kick drums into notes in octaves.<ref name="extratone" />

It was not until the early 2000s that the genre was commonly referred to as speedcore. Before then, many tracks that would be considered speedcore were referred to as "[[gabber music|gabba]]".<ref name="Riccardo">{{Cite book |last=Riccardo |first=Balli |url=https://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/view/523/495 |title=Apocalypso Disco: La Rave-o-luzione della Post Techno |publisher=Agenzia X |year=2013 |isbn=978-88-95029-69-6 |language=it |oclc=857387083}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Gabber: Raising hell in technoculture1 {{!}} Intellect |url=https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/mms_00057_1 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=intellectdiscover.com |doi=10.1386/mms_00057_1}}</ref>