The most notable achievement of this style of hardcore in the pop charts is L.A. Producer Caspar Pound of Rising High Records, known by its stage name 'The Hypnotist', was a vocal supporter of this style of hardcore techno. The main labels that developed this style in the UK were Kickin’ Records, Vinyl Solution, Rabbit City and Edge and Rising High. Outside mainland Europe, a small group of producers adopted the style in the UK.
This style of music was also pioneered by Dutch projects like Human Resource and Anthrophia. The genre was spearheaded by Belgian producers from the new beat scene, like Frank de Wulf, Maurice Engelen, Oliver Adams and Nikki Van Lierop. The Belgian hardcore sound also influenced part of the UK and US rave scenes. This brutal new hardcore style spread throughout Europe's rave circuit and reached the pop charts. Originally a slow form of electronic dance music, Belgian new beat evolved into a native form of hardcore techno during the early 1990s with the introduction of techno records played at their intended speeds or slightly accelerated.
