RTDF Rave Radio is an online streaming platform featuring DJ sets, spun exclusively for the station by DJs from all over the globe. They reach a world-wide audience by their online presence, but still have that street vibe terrestrial station feel. DJs will get on the mic during their live sets to give shout outs to the listeners in the chat room, or maybe mention something special about the track that’s playing. Commercials for raves, the annual rave parade, or upcoming radio shows play between DJ sets, narrated by Jay or Jennylee, both with brassy Brooklyn accents and energetic enthusiasm.
RTDF Rave Radio started with just a weekly show, I mean, it was an epic 24-hour show, Super Sundays, brimming over with unique and exclusive DJ sets. It took less than two years, and Rave Radio has a nightly live schedule, broadcasts special events and continues the legendary Sunday shows, now hosted by DJ Capelli. A full retinue of regular and rotating DJs provide a constant stream of music.
DJ Capelli
The thing that I love best about RTDF Rave Radio is their love and respect of hardcore. OK, yes sure, their live shows are hosted by techno, house, trance, and drum’n’bass DJs, but the founders of the station first and true love was hardcore, and it can be felt when they broadcast the raves they throw. Lenny Dee, DJ Delirium, Laura MK, and the Baroness herself steal the show with their hardcore beats. Jay Maniakal was around for the rise and fall of DOA—his cousin is Nicky Fingers. Jay made the artwork for the DOA albums, those cool collages from the 90’s we’ve all examined. The roots of the NYC hardcore can be felt on RTDF Rave Radio, and those roots are so thick and gnarly people are tripping on them.
Join us on March 15th as Capelli and myself (GabberGirl) co-host a Capelli’s Outta Freak’in Control Podcast, a throw-back to the original Super Sunday shows. Brimming with hard dance DJs, you will enjoy the sounds of gabber, hardcore, industrial techno, hard techno, terror, evil techno, and lots of other electronic music genres that day.
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The shortest month of the year blew by for the Gabber Elders, and yet they managed to pack February tight with projects. Now we’re into March, with four broadcasts scheduled in the next ten days. Please see our new calendar list of events & get all the details here: https://thegabberelders.com/events/
Not only did NIKAJ release two Mainstream Pollution Podcast sets (including a vinyl mix by Tony Katana) in the month of February, he also took on the Fusioncore challenge, AND made up a new style of mixing music called Extremecast. The first Extremecast was broadcast on February 20th.
Fusioncore is a concept brainstormed by the Gabber Elders, and the idea is to fuse hardcore or techno with one other style of music, for example mixing gabber with hip hop, for a smooth, seamless fusion. NIKAJ was the first to take up the summons and chose to mix grindcore and deathmetal with breakcore. The set was released on Omnicore Records on February 5th. Listen here: https://hearthis.at/omnicore-records/fusioncore-project-01-nikaj-deathmetal-vs-breakcore/
Extremecast is NIKAJ’s brain child, the concept being that only the most extreme versions of any genre are combined “together in one uncompromising mix, …an explosion of styles. As many genres as possible, without limits, as long as they hit hard.” NIKAJ got the lightning striking, and the thunder rolling, and then mixed the first Extremecast; listen to it here:
Extremecast is not only a story of extreme music, but it comes with an actual story. NIKAJ shares his story, but also challenges other DJs with a callout to tell their own story of extreme music, and then express it with music. Read NIKAJ’s story and challenge here: https://thegabberelders.com/n-i-k-a-j/
DJ ASYLUM
Happening TODAY (Friday 5th of March): the first release of DJ Asylum’s brand-new record label called HCBX Recordings. DJ Asylum’s three-track flagship album of acidic hardcore will melt your mind while jumpstarting your heart. Pick up “Aggression” here: https://hcbx.bandcamp.com/album/dj-asylum-aggression
Besides hosting 3 awesome hardcore DJ’s (Mactron, Scarcode, & Enthusiast) on HCBXCast during the month of February, DJ Asylum also published interviews he conducted with Black Blood and The Untitled. He is chuffed to be hosting The Untitled on The Acid Hour tomorrow, Saturday 7th of March. Learn about the producer here: https://hcbxcast.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-acid-hour-volume-4-interview-with.html
Just in case being an interviewer, show host, label owner, and producer wasn’t enough to occupy his time, DJ Asylum also started a new podcast called 1000 Cuts. Vinyl mixes focusing on Alternative and Post-Punk music, the second was released yesterday, while episode one was the week before. Check out 1000 Cuts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwnlkP17Wk
GABBERGIRL
GabberGirl took some time off in February to escape the cold of Minnesota, and go in search of hardcore. She attended a fantastic party series put on by The Arizona Hardcore Junkies, starring major talent Lenny Dee, DJ Delirium, Noize Suppressor and The Outside Agency, backed up by hometown hardcore heroes, including Fiend, Deadnoise, Arcid, Virtue, and Satronica. She caught up with Eye-D after his DJ set, and interviewed him for The Hardcore Overdogs, the first of many, she hopes. https://thehardcoreoverdogs.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-outside-agency-interviewed-by.html
The highlight of last month was releasing the Monsters of Love DJ set with Low Entropy on Mainstream Pollution. Premiering on Valentine’s Day, this set was a nod to the old Monsters of Love events coming out of San Francisco in the early 2000’s, and GabberGirl made real 3D artwork for the poster and ads.
But the highlight of this month is her upcoming show on RTDF Rave Radio. GabberGirl teamed up with RTDF resident DJ Capelli to bring the audience a 16-hour show to be broadcast on Sunday, March 15th. The four Gabber Elders, including that shadow figure Garrison9, and their guest DJ Bohemian will bring hardcore and industrial techno to the New York City based station. Capelli invited more international talent to round out the roster: look forward to Vicious Steam Engine (Germany), Alex Ridley (Canada), and Grimmvulture (UK). https://Rtdfraveradio.com
LOW ENTROPY
Anyone who knows Low Entropy won’t be surprised at the excessive output he’s achieved in the past few weeks. They won’t be shocked that he’s put out four Hardcore Overdog newsletters; they won’t shrug when they hear he co-ordinated a 9.5 hour broadcast, seemingly overnight; they won’t even shake their heads in disbelief that Low Entropy invented a new kind of hardcore—yodelcore 😉 (“Rotterdam Yodelcore”; Released on Rotjecore Records)
True to form, Low Entropy released his February Nucleus track on the first day of February, and his March Nucleus track on the first of March. An ongoing project, the album Nucleus will take an entire year to complete—each month, Low Entropy will produce one track for that month. Start here with January: https://lowentropy.bandcamp.com/album/nucleusproject-part-1-les-champs-m-talliques
The event Low Entropy is excited about is the Doomcore Records 13 Year Anniversary broadcast, this Sunday, 8th of March. Honoring Doomcore Records and its sub-label’s vast library of music, six DJ’s pulled their favorites from that collection, each exploring a certain year of releases, and mixed them all up into intricate, complicated sets. Tune into listen to Low Entropy, Meta-Morph, Bohemian, GabberGirl, DJ Asylum, and NIKAJ present their interpretation of Doomcore, Omnicore, and Slowcore Records. http://toxicsickness.com
Uff-da! December was a busy month for the Gabber Elders, trying to finish up projects and goals before the end of the year. Us old people thought we’d take a rest in January, but no, apparently that is the month to set new goals and resolutions—and the Gabber Elders have resolved to stay super busy, presenting you with all the best tunes of the Hardcore Universe.
Here are a few of our current projects:
DJ ASYLUM
DJ Asylum kicked off the new year correctly with a brand-new podcast called The Acid Hour. Focusing on the harder side of acid music, this new show reminds you that acid was meant to be mind-bending and ballistic. Launched on December 27th with the man of the hour behind the decks, DJ Asylum himself. Followed by Volume 2 on January 24th, Low Entropy’s set of hardcore acidic insanity assaults your sensibilities— click here and prepare to be abused:
This coming week, GabberGirl’s set will rev up The Acid Hour with a tribute set to the record label Uncompromising Analog Terror. Be sure to tune in on Saturday, January 31st to banter along with the troops in the chatroom while taking in a spot of acid with two lumps of sugar.
Some exciting prospects are on the horizon for DJ Asylum—we will have a special announcement coming soon! Stay posted 😊
N.I.K.A.J.
The Master behind the Mixmarathons, this month brings NIKAJ a new massive mix project—the Doomnicore Show. Still working out the presentation, but expect a tribute to Doomcore and Omnicore Records like no other—each Gabber Elder were assigned a recent year of releases. NIKAJ picked his favorite Doomcore and Omnicore track releases of 2025 and spun them into an extended spectacular set of darkness and speed. DJ Aylum tackled 2024, GabberGirl has 2023 on lockdown, Low Entropy claimed 2022, and the Gabber Elders’ honorary guest of the recent Mixmarathon, the young and strapping wanderer Bohemian will rock 2021. A special bonus mix will be provided by Low Entropy—with a sampling of all the previous years since the labels’ inception (2012-2020).
LOW ENTROPY
Featured on Origin of Styx’s Stygian radio show, Low Entropy shares information about his production journey, and gives advice to new producers. Prepare to be entertained—this interview is more than questions and answers—Low Entropy uses this opportunity to present his answers as a sort-of spoken word poetry show, ending with an exclusive track produced just for the Sonic Scout Radio show. Transcript to the interview may be found here:
Listen to that rich German accent here; click here and prepare to be amused:
GABBERGIRL
She launched her first podcast this week! A concept she had been toying with a long time, GabberGirl realized most of her friends produce awesome electronic music, and she decided to honor their style and sound by spinning sets of only one producer’s music. My Friends Make Music podcast started with acidic tracks honed from Low Entropy’s vast musical discography. Click here and prepare to become accused: (of loving awesome music, of course).
Next week, GabberGirl’s dj set of only Kampfgeschwader 303 tracks will twist your mind; be sure to tune in immediately after The Acid Hour on Saturday, January 31st.
For our second blog post, the Gabber Elders talk about why we are hardcore, or why we chose hardcore for our main music genre.
DJ ASYLUM
Why am I Hardcore? It’s better than being Softcore. I’m Hardcore ‘cos when my grandchildren gather round the fireplace with me and ask me to sing them a song from my youth… (*clears throat):
“Fuck Off. Cuntface. Yes, it is actually. Aaaaaggghhh!”
NIKAJ
I listen to a wide range of music, but I’ve always had a strong connection to the harder styles. Whether it’s Hip Hop or Rap—where I really relate to artists like Tim Dog or groups such as T.O.R.N.T.S. from Australia—or heavier genres in general, I see all of this as part of what Hardcore represents to me. In metal, I’m usually drawn to the more extreme styles like Death Metal, Grindcore, and Powerviolence, with bands such as Bolt Thrower, Repulsion, and Agoraphobic Nosebleed being strong examples. When it comes to electronic music, I also lean toward the harder core styles, especially producers like Marc N and Hellfish. That said, I can absolutely enjoy softer music too—especially when it has strong vocals and a lot of atmosphere. For me, Hardcore isn’t just about sound. It’s also about a DIY attitude: music that stands for something, is made with passion, and isn’t created to fit into the mainstream industry.
LOW ENTROPY
What I’ve always liked about Hardcore is that it’s super dark, twisted, “extreme” music, but at the same time, the genre does not take its own ‘mythology’ too seriously. So, you have funny little devils or jesters as cover art, something that does not seem that evil, right? Unlike other genres in extreme rock or industrial, which are cool, too, but eventually there are a lot of types now that think they are really evil badmen if they enjoy this type of music. Hardcore & Gabber are the genres for weirdos, nerds, or wise cracking street smart heads. Who can still be super tuff and spikey, punk snotty, at the same time. So, I guess it’s a better outlet for “negative” or unwanted emotions and art than a lot of other venues.
GABBERGIRL
I am hardcore ‘cuz I was raised a feral and free child of the 80’s, true Generation X style of growing up in woods and ditches, collecting slugs, riding my bike sunup to sundown, climbing trees, picking knee scabs. I grew up in Minnesota—where winter lasts six months and snow can reach the roof, and the rest of the year is dominated by mud, bugs, beer, thunderstorms, tornados, gabber squirrels, extreme heat, humidity, Hardcore, and 3 nice days/year. I stay hardcore by jumping in frozen lakes and eating rocks for breakfast.
GabberGirl says, “I hope to help spark a life-long love of music in others by showing them how provocative and profound music can be. If listeners turn away from the the light, cookie-cutter pop offerings of mainstream music, and reach far and wide, they will find the extraordinary stuff. But if they don’t have time for that deep dive, that’s what I’m here for– to guide them to the goodies.”
DJ Asylum says, “I DJ because I love making two or three separate tracks sound like a new track, blending in the best bits of your favourite tracks. It always keeps me listening to new music, too, and there’s a ritualistic thing about doing all the prep work that goes along with it. Then there’s the whole accomplishment of spinning a good set. I’m always kept motivated when the troops are engaging with me on a set, too.”
NIKAJ says, “To explore the possibilities of music and discover how far I can expand beyond its boundaries. First of all, I like doing it, and after 32 years, I still try to improve myself in terms of skills and being creative in track-listing. It has to be a mixture of forgotten great tunes from the past, a few classics, and new music which is great and needs promotion”
Low Entropy says, “”There are so many brilliant artists out there, brilliant tunes, brilliant minds… and by DJing, one is able to pass that on, pass it to others, to a crowd, and when the crowd gets wild, or spirited… then the circuit of transmission is completed!”
Guest DJ Bohemian says, “It’s a creative output for me. To put musical puzzle pieces together for my own and others’ pleasure. Selecting pieces of art, old or new, big artists or more unknown, and mixing them together gives me joy and pleasure.”
