The Real Life, a 2020 release on Live From Earth, finds Gabber Eleganza and HDMIRROR uniting under a shared affinity for gabber and hard techno. This compact four-track record condenses the intensity of Rotterdam’s late-’90s hardcore pulse into a modern frame, emphasizing relentless kick drums and abrasive synth patterns. The featured track, "Seen It," exemplifies the duo’s approach: raw, relentless, and direct, with a focus on rhythmic propulsion over ornamentation.Though modest in scale, The Real Life has accrued a modest following, with some 7,700 Last.fm listeners and close to 47,000 scrobbles, indicating a steady resonance among aficionados of the harder edges of techno. The record’s terse runtime and unyielding pace make it a precise specimen for those tracing gabber’s lineage into contemporary underground circuits.

The Real Life, a 2020 release on Live From Earth, finds Gabber Eleganza and HDMIRROR uniting under a shared affinity for gabber and hard techno. This compact four-track record condenses the intensity of Rotterdam’s late-’90s hardcore pulse into a modern frame, emphasizing relentless kick drums and abrasive synth patterns. The featured track, "Seen It," exemplifies the duo’s approach: raw, relentless, and direct, with a focus on rhythmic propulsion over ornamentation.Though modest in scale, The Real Life has accrued a modest following, with some 7,700 Last.fm listeners and close to 47,000 scrobbles, indicating a steady resonance among aficionados of the harder edges of techno. The record’s terse runtime and unyielding pace make it a precise specimen for those tracing gabber’s lineage into contemporary underground circuits.