thunderdome

Dutch gabber erupted from localised scenes in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, evolving into one of Holland's most significant youth movements of the ’90s. But its mass popularity was also its downfall, and by the millennium the scene had collapsed. Here, Holly Dicker looks back at 30 years of gabber, finding that artists outside of its home country have recently helped foster a wider interest in the sound, as well as speaking to those pushing a more diverse and enriched new-meets-old gabber scene in Holland