History of Hardcore

For me the undisputed GOD of Hardcore. He's here since more time and he's not ready to fall!!!
Dov J. Elkabas aka 'The Prophet' was born on 5 November 1968. He started deejaying in 1983. He first discovered turntables when he visited a roller disco (Het Nijlpaardenhuis) in Amsterdam.
He was so impressed by the enthusiasm it evoked that he got a job so he could buy a set of SL1200 MK2s and practice with the turntables at home. He spun disco at Het Nijlpaardenhuis for approximately two years until the roller disco was closed down. He then moved to a hip hop venue in Amsterdam known as 'Akhnaton'. Together with the members of the legendary 'Osdorp Posse' among others he started trying to make music in a very alternative way. There was no house music in those days - that didn't hit the scene until 1986-87.

Dov Elkabas first came into contact with house in 1988 when he was asked to spin at an event where only house music was played. This was the 'Let the Prophet Rise' event at the Jan van Galenhal in Amsterdam.
Together with his colleague 'MadDoc' he spent the whole evening creating music with synthesizers and samplers in an attempt to add his own unique touch to the evening.
The evening was such a success that it started the ball rolling. More and more people invited him to DJ.
Organisations such as Multigroove and ISP (later known as Hellraiser) began to book him on a regular basis and he did his thing at almost all of the events in and around Amsterdam.

In around 1991 he set up a DJ team better known as 'The Dreamteam'. These were four different DJs with four different styles who only worked together as a group - either spinning together or performing live. The four members of The Dreamteam were The Prophet, DJ Dano, Buzz Fuzz and Gizmo. In around 1991-92 the organisation ID&T was set up. The Dreamteam was asked to spin at the raves organised by ID&T - Thunderdome, Earthquake, Mysteryland, etc...
Together the Dreamteam made these raves a huge success. The Prophet was happy to go to all of the gabber events, sometimes as many as six in one evening!In the meantime the music became harder and harder. A certain group of DJs, including The Prophet, had breathed life into gabber or hardcore music. This was clearly the heyday of these genres.
Millions of copies of 'Thunderdome' CDs were changing hands across the counter and The Prophet became more and more famous.
To this day this kind of music can still be heard on every continent. The gabber DJs travelled and still travel the world to represent this music.

The Prophet has deejayed at almost all of the large events in the Netherlands - Thunderdome, Masters Of Hardcore, Hellraiser, Megarave, Earthquake, Trip 2 Dreamland, Dance 2 Eden, Mysteryland, Back 2 School, Qlimax, DefQon 1, Decibel, and Innercity. He has also deejayed at large events in other countries, such as Utopia Sydney, Goliath Zurich, Voyager Geneva, Mayday Germany, Resident E Germany, Atlantis Los Angeles, etc., etc...
All the while besides recording gabber music Dov Elkabas also went on producing other kinds of music that he very much enjoyed - an eclectic mix that ranged from club to techno to progressive to hip hop. For example, under a pseudonym 'The Rose', in 1995 he recorded the classic 'The Godzilla Project' which was brought out by the French label Pinguin Records - a track spun by all of the leading DJs in the world.

The Prophet also founded his own record label - Scantraxx Recordz - one of the most famous hardstyle record labels in the Netherlands in order to be able to promote the Dutch version of hardhouse ' hardstyle.
He felt that the music was now too fast and that the events were no longer as upbeat as he thought they should be.
The music has now reverted to 140 bpm, a 'female-friendly' danceable speed.
Dov Elkabas is still exploring club and progressive. With projects such as Stardancer, under which he brings out disco house, and Rokkwild (together with Cay-T), the 'Progressive project', is he pursuing the course he wishes to follow, namely 'serious dance music with a smile'.
These days The Prophet enjoys spinning genres such as early rave, early hardcore, hardstyle, club and progressive...

Groups :

50% Of The Dreamteam = Buzz Fuzz, DJ Dano, The Prophet
Bata = Dov J. Elkabas & J. Van Bentvelsen
The Dreamteam = Buzz Fuzz, DJ Dano, DJ Gizmo, The Prophet
I.Q. = Buzz Fuzz, The Prophet
Jean Sibart & Joel Trambel = DJ Weirdo, The Prophet
Punk Brozz = DJ Zany, The Prophet
Section-8 = DJ Promo, The Prophet
Track Ball = Dov J. Elkabas & N. Mannaert
Vitamin = DJ Dano, The Prophet
Vitamin D = DJ Dano, The Prophet


To be continued...

Cylinder capacity:
7 990 cm3
X boring Runs after (Mm)
101,6 x 98,5
Power (shoo to tr/mn)
415 to 5 200
Specific power (shoo/L): 51,
Pair (Nm to tr/mn)
784 to 3 600
Specific pair (Nm/L): 98,
TRANSMISSION
AR
Gears boxes (reports)
6 manual
FRAME
Brakes Av/Ar (ø
Ventilated disks (330 Mm)
Tyres Av/Ar:
275/70 ZR17 / 335/35 ZR17
Weight (Kg): 1 58
PERFORMANCES
Power/weight (Kg/shoo): 3,8
Speed maxi (Km/H): 28
0 to 100 hs/kms: 4,6"
1000 metres DA: 24,3"

But who would dare imagine that himself camouflages after a fashion under
this immense cover, the most high powered motor of the worldwide production ?
Not less 8 Ls of calenderred !
Based on a V8 of american utilitarian (Dodge Ram) to central camshafts, the
block of the Viper is passed between hands of Lamborghini Industrial
engineering (then affiliated to the group GM) who has coupled 2
supplementary cylinders to the whole to attain the monumental cylinder
capacity of 7990 cm3 !
Realized entirely in aluminium, the V10 of the Viper dress one's hair of
breeches together plugs by cylinders, painted he red after the manner of a
Ferrari Testarossa.
to the final, the Viper fall on his prey with 384 shoo (400 to USA) and a
pair impressing besides of 60 Mkg.
This power will fall after to 364 cattles before finding the form from 1996.
On occasion of the restylage, the paid-up escape of which 2 issues are
henceforward joined in position central back permits to come out 415 cattles
and 81 Mkg of pair !
The generation 97 sprouts when to she the power to 450 cattles proposing the
motor that on the GTS.
Though far from to drift , this gorged motor of pair show to the use of a
many bottomless and able to share out in all circumstances.
Otherwise , his yield weak person warrants him a simplified upkeep
(revision+empties all 7500 Kms) and a reliability out of norm for a car of
this calibre.
Most certainly, first model endure of a tight radiator and heat much but
globally, on the upkeep Italians and same allemandes can tremble !
It must saying that occasions to exploit fully this Herculean strength are
rare..would be If his pure performances do not permit him avenges himself him
not to rival very a long time against a EB110, a Diablo, neither same a
ZR-1, accelerations of the Viper are, thanks to his pertaining to madness
pair, let us say..would been sellotaped !
4"6 to pass 0 to 100 hs/Kms and a little more 24" to fall the kilometre
DA! little good transport to 4 wheels resist him on this earth not demanding not
a budget of rich operating petrol.
One remarks indeed what, compared to his performances, the Viper is finally
of excellent values performances/reports, particularly on the american market
where value sound was passing beyond of little that of a much 4xes4 full of
options..would be In France, with expenses of importation, the board was being
less idyllic and particularly the beast seems rather maladjusted to our
network medieval teamster.
For himself to give pleasure , it suits nevertheless to tuck up one's dress
sleeves and to heat them muscles because the rapid leadership of such an
one predator of the road is not safe .
Let us begin by the transmission, of which commands her of connecting
concrete will forge you calves.
To this purpose, it suits besides to go at it with bus moderateness couples
him of the V10 retreats the expectation of life of the connecting as a
shagreen to each departure in "Burn out".
Meanwhile, on road, the box finally is little requested so much it is useless
to retrograde in many case where the driving can retake without flinching Has
title of example, know that to 130 hs/Kms on highway in 6ths, the driving
speed is near of the slow motion !

RINSPEED VELENO :
Presented to Genève in 1993, the Rinspeed Viper Veleno is an unordinary
reptile .
His colour, kind of green fluo, is to the image of the excentricik
this small planner based Swiss next Zurich.
"Veleno" means "poison" in italian.
Assuredly, this Viper not in lack not because under a kit evocative
coachbuilding, the famous V10 carbides to the protoxide of azote, the famous
N2Oes who fact to climb the power to 550 horses and 820 Nm of pair !
The buckler, styles imitatings thats ofs thes recents pasts, and the arch are
redessinés in order to fortify the bestial spirit of origin.
Rims O z pass in 18" roadways of enormous Pirelli P Zero (275/35 AV and
335/30 AR).
The habitacle is not behindhand since the "déco" passes at grass entire on
the instrument panel , insides ofs as refrigerators doors and seats with a
composite baptized material "Vinerus".
An impressive pimplies permits to pilot the loader Alpine CD and the telephone
Nokia integrated .

CHRONOLOGY :
1989
Presentation of the concept because to Strait.
1990
Announcement of the production of the Viper 1991 :
Opening of Indianapolis by Caroll Shelby.
1992
Beginning of production and commercialization of the Viper in red solely.
1993
Introduction of the blackness and of the air-conditioning in option.
Displacement of the aerial, monograms "VIPER" replaced by "RT/10" forward
and of the revetment of roof where the texture replaces the vinyl.
1994
Introduction of the emerald yellow clear green, turn of the logo Viper
forward .
1995
Hardtop optional.
1996
First restylage, new colour red/bands yellow black/monies bands,
whites/bandage blue.
New line of escape and elements of suspensions in aluminium.
1997
New blue colour/bandage whites, polished rims and mechanics of the GTS.
Airbags driving and passing serially .
1998
New grey money colour, airbag passing déconnectable.
1999
New rims 18" in aluminium, tyres Michelin Casual Pile.
leather inside Connolly.
New handles of portal.
2000
Presentation of the new Viper in the shape of the conceptcar GTS/R.
2001
New Race "colour Yellow", Sapphire blue and pearled blue.
ABS ascended serially .
Exclusive model "ACR" with motor and prepared frame, distinguishable by his
painting grey graphite, to logos ACR and to rims BBS black.
2002
New grey graphite colour, series limited "final edition".
Fine of production to been him and commercialization of the novelette Viper
SRT-10 roadsters in September.