I was wondering when the name for this genre emerged.

First releases I found in my collection are both 1994:

Code 14 - No Limits (Hardtrance Mix) [United Ravers Records]

Hard Trance - Extraordinary [Evolution Gold]

I found

Hardfloor - Hardtrance Acperience E.P. [Harthouse Records]

which is from 1992 but I don't have this...

any earlier releases containing this term?

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Originally posted by djdawn Hardfloor - Hardtrance Acperience E.P. [Harthouse Records] which is from 1992 but I don't have this... any earlier releases containing this term?

That's the first record I know that carried the name hardtrance. Don't know if it was the very first one but I guess it had to be among the first at least.

Good question though Dawn

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I can't think of anything earlier than Hardfloor either :/

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Originally posted by Dj_Irish Good question though Dawn

yeah I thought it's good to know where I'm coming from.
Also interesting to see how the use of the name (or the music it's used for) has changed over the years.

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Originally posted by djdawn yeah I thought it's good to know where I'm coming from. Also interesting to see how the use of the name (or the music it's used for) has changed over the years.

Yeah, nowadays I wouldn't consider that particular Hardfloor track to be hard trance really but maybe the rough acid edge was considered hard enough back then.

The first artists I've heard describing their music as hard trance were Arpeggiators (DJ Tom & Norman) who in an interview in 1993 in the german scene mag Frontpage (I think) said that they where making hard trance music. Same year I also got hold of Norman - The Big Deal EP which definetly could be considered hard trance

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Originally posted by Dj_Irish Yeah, nowadays I wouldn't consider that particular Hardfloor track to be hard trance really but maybe the rough acid edge was considered hard enough back then.

hehe yeh i was about to say this, isnt exactly hard.

but isnt hardfloor sasha and sum1 else...

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Originally posted by Ste but isnt hardfloor sasha and sum1 else...

Definetly not hehe. Hardfloor consists of Oliver Bondzio & Ramon Zenker.

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Originally posted by Dj_Irish Same year I also got hold of Norman - The Big Deal EP which definetly could be considered hard trance

you don't know what you're dealing with!

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Originally posted by Dj_Irish Definetly not hehe. Hardfloor consists of Oliver Bondzio & Ramon Zenker.

useless trivia, ramon zenker is nowadays 1/4 of fragma and also 1/2 of paffendorf


and his brother is frank zenker or more known as dj scot project

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Originally posted by montana and his brother is frank zenker or more known as dj scot project

That one I didn't know actually

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Originally posted by Dj_Irish That one I didn't know actually

Ok, nothing to do with the topic, but damn look at all those "Re:"'s up there!

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper I can't think of anything earlier than Hardfloor either :/

if he cant find anything then i definatly cant either!! :P he is one of the best at this!

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