REVIEWS HARD DANCE
Klubfiller & MC Whizzkid
SIMON EVE
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Music Is My Chemical
Joint Operations Jerome Isma-Ae
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Defiance
Centre Hold That Sucker
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Backup Down Klubfiller is a name on the rise on the
Captivating Sounds Pilot Dave Owens back of some high profile remixes on
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Toolkit 6 Andy Whitby’s AWsum label, and here he
John O’Callaghan takes The OT Quartet classic is Toolbox turns his attention back to his own Defi-
y
a break from trance to transformed into raw and ance imprint for ‘Music Is My Chemical’.
es, Middlese
wear his techno hat , and rugged tech-house by Dave Owens covers all the It’s energetic bounce all the way in the
‘Backup’ is the track hard Jerome Isma-Ae. It’s an bases on this EP, starting original mix, which features MC Whiz-
heads should make a B-line unexpected track selec- with his trademark heavy zkid, who delivers some typically happy
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for, with its relentless tion from the uber cool hard house in ‘Pancetta’ hardcore style lyrics over an elasticated
rolling groove and nagging producer, which can only and the storming ‘Rip Cord’, bassline and rapid fire samples, while
stabs. lead us to the conclusion which sounds like a modern Karlston Khaos adds busy hard trance
that he has a secret raving day Outlander ‘Vamp’. Frank melodies in his fast and furious remix.
Andy Power feat past! Farrell joins up for two
Casy collaborations under their Lisa Lashes vs Phil York
In 2 You KM3ntal Munkjack guise, with ‘Illumi- Bondage & Whips
Musical Madness Whispers nate’ an old skool Tidy-esque Lashed Music
M3ntal Records romp of cut-up rap vocals,
Up-and-coming Ukrainian bouncing basslines and busy With a title of ‘Bondage & Whips’ you
producer Andy Power with A massive hard trancer riffs, while ‘Candi Overload’ might think that Lisa and Phil had
two chunky cuts of tough that’s easy on the ears and drops “Bad habit” diva come up with a gimmicky track, but
tech filth that are very big on energy levels and vocals, ramping synth riffs it’s actually a deadly serious slab of
much in the Marcel Woods euphoria, while the Stana and piano hooks for a huge European-sounding hard trance that
mould of dancefloor remix caters more for the anthemic vibe. Dave also features a rasping, sawing lead synth,
mayhem. tech crowd. takes time to showcase his slashing stabs and sinister spoken
funky hard house sounds vocals. We’re also treated to a rare remix
under his Baseware and from the legendary Scot Project, who
Curve Pusher alter egos with teases listeners with a subtle intro and
equal aplomb. breakdown, while thumping out the
peak sections.
Karl Davis Dark By Design Stimulator
Hell’s Dancefloor Candyman Cry For You
Pure NRG Dark By Design Tidy
Karl Davis continues to bang the hard Dark By Design drops a suitably dark and Former favourites of the Tidy Two label,
house drum harder than anyone in twisted number with a hardstyle remake Dutch duo Stimulator return as part of
Ireland, and delivers the devilish ‘Hell’s of the Candyman movie theme tune. It the ‘Music Library’ series. ‘Cry For You’
Dancefloor’ on this EP, which uses the works a treat for the most part too, as treads a cooler tech-trance vibe in the
classic “hellfire” vocal sample over a slamming beats and screeching samples build up than in their previous releases,
rampaging hard house arrangement drop into an eerie breakdown where but they soon elevate energy levels with
that builds up a head of steam into the twinkling piano solo takes centre big female vocals and power trance riffs
a ravetastic synth frenzy that’s got stage in sinister fashion, although the for the finale. On the remix front, Paul
vintage Trade written all over it. Energy extreme distortion levels during the Morrell drops a slick mainstream trance
freaks are also well served by Ross full-on finale take some of the sparkle rework, leaving Technikal to pick up
AMBER D TIDY
Homson’s ‘Clusterfuck’ and John Geary’s off this otherwise polished production. the pace in a full-on remake that really
‘Exterminator’, which also beat a hasty Just try to avoid saying Candyman’s comes into its own once the firing riffs
01. AMBER D & NEAL THOMAS ‘Another Day’
path towards hard house hedonism via name five times — or else... are triggered after the breakdown.
CD-R
“My first track with Neal has a great vocal from Nathalie Bason. Big room techy track.”
familiar samples.
02. ORGAN DONORS ‘Rhythms Devine’ Audio Surgery
Anne Savage vs Kidd Kaos Showtek
“Just love the Arabian-influenced breakdown!”
BK Pure Sensation Analogue Players In A Digital
03. TONGUE & GROOVE ‘No Logic (Amber D’s Northern Monkey Mix)’ CD-R
Playing With Knives (Remixes) Siren Trax World
“Taking the original from Daft Punk to another level.”
Riot Dutch Master Works
04. AMBER D ‘Beautiful Illusion’ Tidy
Anne Savage teams up with the
“Great peak-time track and an anthem in-the-making.”
BK’s massive hard dance rework of ‘Best New Face’ from this year’s Hard This is a perfect example of what sets
05. AMBER D & JOE-E ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Riot!
“The tech-dance side of my productions. Fun track with old skool stabs.”
Bizarre Inc’s ‘Playing With Knives’ is Dance Awards to create this stomping Showtek apart from the competition
06. AMBER D
given a makeover thanks to three new European hard trancer that delivers the in the world of hardstyle. While most
‘Tequila Slammer’ CD-R
“Big tech-dance track with a dark, twisted edge.”
remixes. Steve Hill & Technikal make a expected big beats and energy levels, producers are seemingly happy with
07. ANNE SAVAGE & GRIDBREAKER ‘Sound of Goodbye (Hard House
valiant attempt to drag this into hard but also an epic breakdown of whispered banging out beats, dialling D for distor-
Mix)’ CD-R
trance territory, although you can’t help vocals, plucked synths and lush pads tion and adding a few obvious samples,
“Bringing hard house back with a slight trance element in the riff.”
feeling that stabbing synth riffs were that really add a sense of suspense and Showtek are setting the pace with clini-
08. AMBER D & KIDD KAOS ‘Your Attention’ K405
never meant to translate into arpeggi- atmosphere, which is a real rarity in cal production values, original vocals,
“This track gets a massive reaction on the floor.”
ated euphoria. Elsewhere, Bootek add hard trance tracks of this nature. Phil killer riffs and imaginative arrange-
09. AMBER D & KIDD KAOS ‘Love Demon’ K405
“I still get asked for this every set I play. Remixes coming soon!”
their typically techno twist, leaving York & Dark By Design spare the niceties ments, as evident here in ‘Analogue
10. ANNE SAVAGE & KIDD KAOS
Andy Whitby & Klubfiller to grab the of the breakdown in their remix, and go Players In A Digital World’. If the Prodigy
‘Pure Sensation’ Siren
“Two of my favourite producers and they don’t disappoint.” bull by the horns in their remake, that’s for the jugular in a version that ravages made hardstyle, it would probably
action-packed from start to finish. the senses. sound something like this!
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