Hard Dance Anthems

Tidy and New State Music are getting ready to launch the ultimate hard dance album of the year. This album is said to be one of the most comprehensive representation of one of the world’s most popular music genres. Mixed by scene leaders such as Andy Whitby, Scott Attrill, Mark EG, Anne Savage and Sam & Deano – this is sure to be one killer album!



Hardstyle, bounce, hard house, hard dance, trance and much more! 100+ tracks spread over 4 albums, Hard Dance Anthems will unite all hard genres of music. More than 30 new tracks and remixes feature from DJ’s like Lisa Lashes, BK, AWsum and more, alongside current anthems from DJ’s like Wildstylez, Marcel Woods, Tony de Vit and many more.

Brand new remixes of classics such as ‘Music Is The Drug’ (Lee Haslam) and ‘What Ya Got 4 Me’ (Signum) will be included, as well as re-edits & mixes of ‘Such A Good Feeling’ (Miss Behavin’) and ‘Definitely’ (Yoda Inc), and also official remixes of ‘For An Angel’ (Paul van Dyk) and ‘The Dawn’ (Tony de Vit) by none other than Scott Attrill.

CD 4 mixed by new superstars in the making Sam & Deano (aka Tidy DJ’s), whist CD’s 1, 2 and 3 mixed by four of the world’s leading DJ’s. All CD’s are filled with a few of the biggest anthems from ‘back in the day’ as well as latest tracks.

Tidy label, now in its monumental 15th year, has become one of the biggest and longest Hard Dance brands in the world. With countless events, millions of record sales and a huge die-hard fan base, Tidy is to many the definition of hard dance.

The Hard Dance Anthems tracklist van be viewed by clicking here, and can be purchased by clicking here.

Hard Dance Anthems tracklist

CD 1 – Mixed by Andy Whitby
01. Tom Parr – Chronic Gin’n’Tonic
02. Bk vs Sam & Deano – You Better (Tell Me)
03. Andy Whitby & Scott Fo Shaw vs. Leon B – Hedfunka
04. BK – Thump
05. Klubfiller – Penache
06. Scott Attrill – Lost Souls (Klubfiller Remix)
07. Defiant DJs – Knaz
08. Andy Whitby & Klubfiller vs. Cally Gage feat. Kyla – Everything’s Alright (BK Remix)
09. Dougal & Gammer - Models Are Ugly (150bpm Mix)
10. Miss Behavin’ – Such A Good Feeling (Iridium Remix)
11. AWsum All-Starz – Iguana (Energy Syndicate Remix)
12. Masif DJ’s – Attention 2010 (Steve Hill vs Technikal Mix) **Whitby’s Vocal Edit**
13. Leon B & Guyver – In My Mind (Andy Whitby & Klubfiller Remix)
14. Andy Whitby & Karlston Kaos – One Middle Finger
15. Andy Whitby & Klubfiller – Blam! – I Love It **Whitby’s Breather Bootleg**
16. Andy Whitby & Technikal – Rumble **Whitby’s Gangbang Bootleg**
17. Tom Berry – Make It Bounce
18. Klubfiller & Anne Savage – Dirty Days
19. Andy Whitby vs. MDA & Spherical – Raw Power!
20. Wain Johnstone & Energy Syndicate – Ounce of Bounce
21 Matt Lee – Over 4 Me (Andy Whitby & Klubfiller Remix) **Whitby’s Quick-fire Edit**
22. Panic – Rock The Jam
23. Jon Bishop – Stalker (Energy Syndicate Remix)
24. Tom Berry – Standby Mode
25. Cally Gage vs. Dave Curtis – Make My Day (Off-Beat Mix)
26. BK – Rave Monkey (JP & Jukesy Remix)
27. Andy Whitby & MDA & Spherical – Like It Hard?
28. Steve Hill vs Hardforze feat. Pete Millwood - Wonderwall

CD 2 - Mixed by Anne Savage & Scott Atrill
01. Hard Electrik Intro
02. Marco V - Red Blue Purple **Exclusive Album Edit**
03. Scott Attrill - Girls Love Techno
04. Ruff Driverz Presents Arrola – Dreaming (BK & Anne Savage Remix)
05. Tony De Vit – I Don’t
Care (Lee Haslam Remix)
06. Scott Attrill - Never Forever
07. Paul van Dyk - For An Angel 2009 (Scott Attrill Remix) **Exclusive Remix**
08. BK - Wah Wah
09. Anne Savage vs Lisa Lashes - Release Me (In2ition remix)
10. Joe Rodgers – Let Me Hear You Shout
11. Tony De Vit – The Dawn (Scott Attrill Remix) **Exclusive Remix**
12. A*S*Y*S - Klick Klack WTF
13. Scott Attrill - Neon Baby
14. Phil York & Kidd Kaos - Lack Of Affection
15. Jim Justice - Dark Side
16. Fabio Stein - Panic Mode (Fabio Stein Remix) **Exclusive Album Edit**
17. Yoda Inc. – Definitely (DJ Scot Project Remix) **Anne Savage Album Edit**
18. Anne Savage - I Cant Hear Ya (Projekt.Tek Remix)
19. Organ Donors - Teardrop
20. Paul Maddox – Endangered (Wragg & Log: One Remix)
21. Andrea Montorsi feat. Diana J - Phantasy (Original Mix)

CD 3 - Mixed by Mark EG
01. Proteus – Fist Of The North
02. Gatty – The Book
03. Marcel Woods – Bottle (Showtek Remix)
04. A*S*Y*S – Acid Zombie
05. Bulletproof – Mistakes (Louk & Nik The Kid Remix)
06. Guyver – You’ll Know It (Wragg & Log:One Remix)
07. Lee Haslam – Music Is The Drug (Nomad Remix)
08. Stimulator – Nostalgia (DJ Thera Remix)
09. Signum – What Ya Got 4 Me (Mark EG & Chrissi’s Industrial Hardstyle Remix)
10. Vortex & Impakt – In My Dreams
11. D-Block & S-Te-Fan – Anger
12. Dynamics - Embrace The Darkness
13. Zany – The Fairy Legend
14. Zany – Psychedelic Trip
15. Noisecontrollers – Yellow Minute (Alpha 2 Remix)
16. Wildstylez – Delay Distortion
17. Headhunterz - Scrap Attack (Endymion Mix)

CD 4 - Mixed by Sam & Deano F.U.N. Tidy Mash Up
01. Scott Fo Shaw feat. Stace – That Summer Track (Instrumental) / JX- Restless (A cappella) / Organ Donors – Turntablism / Paul Maddox vs Sam & Deano aka Tidy DJs - Nut Job
02. Lee Pasch – Feel It / Untidy Dubs – I Don’t Know (A cappella) / Brainbashers – Do It Now
03. The Generator – Where Are You Know (Untidy Dub) / Flash Harry – Give Up The Funk
04. Technikal feat MC Whizz kid – Music For A Harder Generation / Anne Savage – Centrefold (Nu Raverz Remix) / Untidy Dubs – Funky Groove
05. Andy Whitby & Matt Lee – Higher State Of Consciousness / Benedict Brothers – Honey Child (A cappella)
06. Rachel Auburn – Screwdriver (Olive Grooves Silly Disco Remix) / Jimmy Dean – Don’t Give Up (A cappella) / Jon Bishop – Stalker (A cappella)
07. Jon Doe – Good Timez / Steve Blake – Expression (Lee Pasch Remix)
08. Benjamin Leung & Tazix – Rain Drops (Ilogik Remix) / Untidy Dubs feat Emma Lock – Fine Night 2010 (A cappella)
09. BK – Rave Monkey (Original) / Hyperlogic - Only Me
10. BK vs Sam & Deano – Switch!
11. Andy Farley & Sam Townend – Dull Drums (Scott Attrill Remix) / Human Resource – Dominator (A cappella)
12. Tidy Allstars – The Homecoming (Magna Theme) / Ed Real & The Coalition – 20’000 Hardcore Members (A cappella) / Lisa Lashes – What Can You Do 4 Me (A cappella)
13. Alumina – Let The Bass Kick / Kym Ayres feat. Technikal – More & More (A cappella) / 12” Thumpers – Don’t Cross The Line / NRG – Never Lost His Hardcore
14. BK – Dreams / 12” Thumpers – Don’t Cross The Line (A cappella)
15. Robbie Muir – Body Rock / Ewok – Go Back / Lisa Lashes – Looking Good
16. Technikal – Teardrops / K Series vs Technikal – Closer / Base Graffiti – Scirocco

Sensation Black 2010 - Official Aftermovie

Interview - Sam & Deano

Sam & Deano website



1) For those who are not familiar with who you are, give a brief description of yourself and where you come from.
Hi! We are the Hard Dance double act ‘Sam & Deano’, formerly known as the Tidy DJs. We both come from the Northern UK city of Leeds!

2) What genre of music do you play and produce?
Hard Dance.

3) Have you experimented with other genres of music?
Our style is very ‘Mash Up’, so we incorporate all different styles of music into our sets. We re-work everything into a ‘Hard’ style, but our inspiration comes from right across the board. If it’s big, we play it!

4) At what age did you first realize you potential as a DJ?
Deano has been a DJ since he was 3, he used to play the Working Mens clubs around his hometown of Rothwell, and I got my first decks when I was 17 and haven’t looked back since!

5) For how long have you been DJing/producing?
Deano is 29, so he’s been DJ’ing for 26 years. I have been at it for just over 10 years, but on a club level for the last 6. Production wise I started getting in the studio around 5 years ago, Deano doesn’t do studios as he’s scared of computers after an unfortunate accident with Microsoft Word a few years ago. (He doesn’t understand we don’t use that program when making music, bless him!)

6) What's the hardest part of being a DJ?
Probably the travelling, lots and lots of time spent in cars and on motorways travelling literally 1000’s of miles in a weekend to play for a couple of hours! Not that we are complaining, but it is crazy when you think about it!

7) What well known DJ's have you collaborated with?
DJ wise we have lost count the new number of acts we have played back to back with, Tidy Boys, Scott Attrill, Ben Stevens, Stimulant DJs, Cally Gage, the list goes on!
Studio collaborations we have worked with BK, Technikal, Andy Farley, Paul Maddox, Ben Stevens, Jon BW, Klubfiller and Scott Fo Shaw.
You can hear some of our collaborations of the pur mix on the new new Hard Dance Anthems album, www.harddanceanthems.co.uk.

8) Who are some of your favourite local and international DJ's?
We like all sorts of DJs, all depends where we are going out and what mood we are in!
We were both really blown away by Laidback Luke at a recent gig he did in Leeds, the way he worked the crowd was awesome - the guy’s got skills!

9) Do you make your music readily available to download from the internet?
Yes, the whole music industry and business model for releasing music has changed so much recently, and it’s important for artists and acts to make their music available for download in as many places as they can. We do keep some ‘DJ Only’ bootlegs to ourselves, but every track we do gets put out and released right across the board.

10) Do you DJ/produce on a full-time basis?
I run the Tidy Trax record label as well as DJ and produce, so music is my full time occupation. It’s not known what Deano spends his time doing during the week, he’s always ‘busy’, but on what, nobody knows....we will put his occupation down as being a ‘Northern Man Of Mystery’.

Interview - Mark EG

Mark EG website



1) For those who are not familiar with who you are, give a brief description of yourself and where you come from.
I’m a general all round music head who has been able to turn my passion into something that makes me a living through DJing, producing, writing and a load of other music related stuff. Quite a lucky guy really!

2) What genre of music do you play and produce?
I play and produce techno, hard techno, acid, schranz, hardstyle, hard trance, minimal, electro (the real stuff not electro house!) and electronica. However my music tastes go a lot deeper than that.

3) Have you experimented with other genres of music?
Experimenting with music is what it’s all about and if you don’t do it, you’re a slave to the system and might as well be a sheep! I remember being locked into the whole acid house thing in 1988 and when it died it was the biggest wake up call ever. There’s just too much good music out there to be blinkered by one genre.

4) At what age did you first realize you potential as a DJ?
I actually started on pirate radio when I was 12 or 13. I remember making mixes by cutting bits of tape and gluing them together. It wasn’t until a few years later that I kinda fell into the whole club thing and mixing vinyl became the prime focus.

5) For how long have you been DJing/producing?
DJing since the early 80’s. Producing seriously since the 90’s really.

6) What's the hardest part of being a DJ?
By far the hardest part of DJing is travelling. I spend many hours in airports, on planes or on the motorway. Sometimes I think I should have been a truck driver instead haha!

7) Who are some of your favourite local and international DJ's?
Surprisingly, I’m not really a huge fan of DJ’s but usually the reason I like them is because they have a good attitude towards the music and the people around them.

8) Do you DJ/produce on a full-time basis?
Yes it’s all I’ve done for the last 15 years! Here’s to another 15 :)

Interview - Scott Attrill

Scott Attrill website



1) For those who are not familiar with who you are, give a brief description of yourself and where you come from.
I am from Portsmouth on the south coast. I have been a DJ since I left school. At first I got into the whole 'rave' sound and knew right away that I wanted to be involved with the scene, both DJ’ing and making music. I was always creative at school and good at art and writing so it made sense for me.

2) What genre of music do you play and produce?
The music I play is a new and fresh sound that has been labelled ‘Hard Electrik’. It’s basically a fusion of styles, Techno, Electro, Trance, Hard Dance & even some minimal & hard style input. It’s quite exciting to be playing/making this style as there are no rules - which is how music should be. The BPM ranges from slower 134 edits to tougher/edgier 140 plus tracks so there is scope for so many ideas and productive input. Its all been very cool to work on.


3) Have you experimented with other genres of music?
I have; I have done some breaks & house stuff - it all helps as you can fuse different ideas from playing around with other styles and sounds.

4) At what age did you first realize your potential as a DJ?
Haha, I was as young as 11 or 12 pretending to do my own radio show from my bedroom & even when I was as young as 3 or 4 I would steal my dads headphones when he left the room and sit & listen to tunes.

5) For how long have you been DJing/producing?
Professionally, it’s been over 10 years.

6) What's the hardest part of being a DJ?
I love it! However, I still get nervous before gigs because I want to play as well as I can every time.

7) What well known DJ's have you collaborated with?
In the past I have worked on projects with Anne Savage, BK & Rob Tissera.

8) Who are some of your favourite local and international DJ's?
I have always loved Carl Cox, he is a legend, the way he works a crowd & structures his sets is genius!

9) Do you make your music readily available to download from the internet?
Yes, my music is available to download on most sites.

10) Do you DJ/produce on a full-time basis?
Yes, I’m blessed to be able to do what I love & make a living out of it too, unbelievable. I also run Riot! & Traffic records too so it’s always very busy but all creative & good fun.

Interviews

I've drawn up a bunch of questions to ask DJ's. So in the upcoming days/weeks I'll be posting many interviews with many well known DJ's. So.... WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

These are the general questions which I came up with. If there's anything you'd like to know, pop me an email at naeem.dollie@gmail.com. Please, DON'T SPAM ME! :)

For those who are not familiar with who you are, give a brief description of yourself and where you come from.
What genre of music do you play and produce?
Have you experimented with other genres of music?
At what age did you first realize you potential as a DJ?
For how long have you been DJing/producing?
What's the hardest part of being a DJ?
What well known DJ's have you collaborated with?
Who are some of your favourite local and international DJ's?
Do you make your music readily available to download from the internet?
Do you DJ/produce on a full-time basis?

Dance to the F*ckin' Beat

DJ Vamp recently released a new album called 'Dance to the F*cking Beat' which is mostly hardstyle and EBM dance. He's giving away free album downloads. All you have to do is the following:

1) Visit http://www.schizohead.com/
2) Head over to the "ContactMe" page
3) Leave your name, e-mail, and a quick comment

That's it, and you will be entered in the drawing. 10 random people will be chosen to receive the full album. You can also hear all streaming tracks by visiting the "Music" page.

Moon Boy

Look at moon boy go... HARDSTYLE!

X-Clusive presents.... Reborn 2010

In the past couple of month's there's been a few 'prophets of doom' who seem to think that hardstyle is over in South Africa. That's why X-Clusive has chosen to take them on and prove what their HARDSTYLE MOVEMENT is all about.

Hardstylers will need to come together as one, under one roof and prove that we have what it takes to survive.

If Reborn 2010 is successful; then the new inviting club, Recess, will host hardstyle parties every single Friday next year.



Fro more information on this event, check out the Facebook events page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149510118429846

Hard Dance Anthems Competition

WIN A CHALET AT TIDY'S WEEKENDER REUNION!

To celebrate the release of Hard Dance Anthems we've teamed up with our friends at Tidy to bring you the ultimate hard dance weekend!

You and three friends will win guest list and your very own chalet at Tidy's Weekender Reunion set to take place at Pontyns in Prestatyn from 25th-27th March 2011.

Further to this you will also be the coolest chalet on the block as you play host to the ultimate crack-on featuring the Hard Dance Anthems DJs; Andy Whitby, Anne Savage, Scott Attrill, Mark EG, Sam & Deano (Tidy DJs) spinning special house party sets! Add to this a slap up meal at Captain Cods, the onsite fish and chip shop plus signed t-shirts, CDs and posters, you'll be the toast of the party!

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on the New State Music wall stating who you'd invite to your after party and why, funniest answer wins! Visit: http://www.facebook.com/newstatemusic

Competition closes 27th December.



For more info on Tidy Weekender Reunion visit www.tidyweekender.com

World of hardstyle

For those people who still can't seem to get their heads around what the fuck hardstyle is, here's what it looks like.... LOVE IT!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardstyle

Fear.FM

For those who haven't heard yet, Fear.FM is back!

Fear.FM and TW-Magazine collaborating together to build a community for all HARDSTYLERS! They're now knows as Fear.FM Radio, Community & Magazine. Offered, are 3 online radio streams called Hard, Harder and Hardest which are for the 3 hardstyle sub-genres jumpstyle, hardstyle and hardcore.

The return of old favourites, like the Hardstyle & Hardcore top 40 and the 2Dangerous live show can all be expected.

Make sure you get registered at Fear.FM!



Follow Fear.FM on Twitter
Like Fear.FM on Facebook
Add Fear.FM on MySpace

Godskitchen

On Friday night Smirnoff organised their annual event called Godskitchen, where thousands filled up the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town to host the BEST PARTY I'VE EVER BEEN TO!

Check out the video:

Above and Beyond

This upcoming weekend the Bellville-Velodrome will host none other than ABOVE AND BEYOND, at the annual event called GodsKitchen in Cape Town. Last year the world's number 1 DJ, Armin Van Buuren, played at a sold out GodsKitchen - which was a HUGE success!

The excitement amongst people is growing stronger and stronger. For more information on this event check out the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158319917516849

Listen to Halo Live by UCT Radio with Above and Beyond:
HALOLive_Above&Beyond_ZABoomboxTour_PROMOMix&Interview_15Nov10 by HALO_Live

Arctic Drum and Bass

Are you a DJ, or an upcoming DJ? Bluezone Corporation has a new Drum and Bass sample pack which covers a broad range of audio samples, drum loops, syncopations and much more.

This Arctic Drum and Base pack from Bluezone Corporation is suitable for Hardstyle, DNB, Breaks, Dubstep, music for video games, TV series, Soundtrack, Experimental and more.



For more information check out http://www.bluezone-corporation.com/catalogue/details/71/6/products/arctic-drum-and-bass.html

What a Party!

On Friday Andy Whitby landed in Cape Town to play a set at Babbaloos for a second time this year, after being asked by the crowd to return.

On Saturday Mr. Whitby once again blew away the Cape Town crowd. With other DJ's like Psycho Keaton, Marvin, Ash M, Savvy, Jo Kaine, Rabs and The Breeder, the party was a huge success.

Back by popular demand

After rocking the shores of Cape Town, the crowd has requested a return! Earlier in the year, none other than Mr. Andy Whitby played a fantastic set at Babbaloos where he changed lives.

Because he's changed lives, the crowd has asked for Andy to return another time. With him will be the UK's biggest clubbing brand, AWSUM; who will also be decorating the stunning venue.



For more information about this event, check out the Facebook event page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167143199964851

Q-Dance

Would love to go to a Q-Dance party. Anyone care to sponsor me? lol

Elemental

For those of you who haven't heard of Elemental; he's one of the best hardstyle DJ's in South Africa. Elemental is located in Johannesburg and plays at the biggest hardstyle club in South Africa, Truth.



If you love Psycho Keaton's mixes, then you'll love his. You can find out more about Elemental and download his mixes at http://www.wix.com/elementaldj/elemental.

Qlimax 2010 Trailer in HD

Are you an insufferable music snob?

Here are 10 signs:

- You constantly belittle other people’s music preferences
- You think "real" music fans are few and far between
- The more popular a band becomes, the less you like it
- You prefer small shows at bars to massive concerts
- You excoriate the latest generation of music
- You have a special hatred for pop music
- You think that a person’s taste in music is indicative of their personal character
- You detest best-of albums
- You love Radiohead
- You exude the persona

Read more by clicking here.

The Crazyboy Returns

It's been a while since the Psycho has shared a mix with us - and it's about time!



Download The Crazyboy Returns by Psycho Keaton! Look out for vocals from Cape Town's MC NeoTechnikal, as well as Psycho Keaton's very own Hell Night 2011 preview.

RIOT 9th Birthday- Win a Release on RIOT! Recordings

Calling all current & aspiring producers! Fancy getting your track played out by A-List hard house DJs and then released at an EP on Riot! Recordings?

If the answer is yes, then as part of Riot’s 9th Birthday Celebrations which take place at The Arches / Arcadia on Friday September 24th we’ve got a once-in-life-time competition lined up for you - two budding producers will not only get their creations aired in the main room at Riot!’s 9th Birthday but both tracks will be released as an EP on Riot! Recordings. How good is that!

The full prize includes:
• Your track played out by the one of the headline DJs at Riot!’s 9th Birthday at The Arches / Arcadia on 24th September
• You track will be mastered and along with the other winner released on a special EP to be released on Riot! Recordings.
• 2 x free guest list to Riot!’s 9th Birthday
• Your own paying concessionary guest list for up to 10 people so your friends can hear your track being played out.

To enter simply post a clip of at least 2 minutes long on the Riot! 9Th Birthday thread on The Riot! Birthday Facebook Event Group before midnight on 20th September.

The headlining DJs will pick their favourites and inform the winners by 22nd September. Tracks must contain original material created by the entrant with permission to use all the main elements.

To enter the competition you don’t need to link to a full track, but you must have access a finished version available to give to the DJ to play in their set.

RIOT 9TH BIRTHDAY!
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24th
The Arches / Arcadia, Vauxhall, London

EARLY BIRD TICKETS SOLD OUT / £10 EARLY SAVERS STILL AVAILABLE

Main Room
LISA PIN-UP VS ANNE SAVAGE
(Exclusive Birthday Set)
Special Guest: ALEX KIDD (MIXMAG CD PARTY)
BK
ANDY FARLEY
CALLY GAGE
KLUBFILLER
SAM & DEANO (TIDY DJS)

Room 2
JENNARATE
MAT G
HELEN G
RYAN ASBO
JAMES CONDON
LOGGER AND GENETIC

Room 3
VERY SPECIAL GUEST TBC
DUMB BLONDE (AKA ANNE SAVAGE)
BLACK RUSSIAN (AKA BK)
B-MAN (AKA KLUBFILLER)
THOSE 2 (AKA SAM & DEANO)

CHECK OUT THE HYPE HERE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiOCH0EYMjY

**FREE RIOT! CD INCLUDING DJ MIXES FROM ANNE SAVAGE & ED REAL TO THE FIRST 100 THROUGH THE DOORS!!**

RIOT! – DIRTY HOUSE FOR DIRTY STOPOUTS….

www.riotinlondon.com
Facebook Event http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132709086771284

FUCK THE SYSTEM - Showtek

Wouter and Sjoerd Jansse has conquered the hardstyle world they're now set to take their performance to the next level with F*CK THE SYSTEM!

F*CK THE SYSTEM will be showcase at the O2 Arena in Glasgow on the 6th of November. There'll be a live singer, interactive visuals and much more.

For more information check out http://www.showtek.nl/news-overview/217-showtek-fck-the-system.html

DJ D Project

Earlier in the week I came across a mix which I simply fell in love with. The mix is by DJ D Project and titled Special Hard With Style Night!

You can listen to it online and download it here: http://soundcloud.com/dproject/dj-d-project-special-hard-with-style-night-7-live

Check out DJ D Project's blog here: http://dj-dproject.blogspot.com/

Qontinent 2010

Check out the awesome Qontinent 2010 trailer:

Decibel

Check out an awesome video of the hardstyle Decibel outdoor festival here: http://www.harderstylez.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1049

9TH Birthday Bash of Riot!

Riot! is turning nine - and to celebrate they’re hosting a huge birthday extravaganza which everyone's invited to! Taking place on September 24th at The Arches, London Bridge, we have drafted in a special birthday line-up Riot! style!

The line up looks like this:

Main Room
Lisa Pin-Up VS Anne Savage (Exclusive Birthday Set)
Special Guest: Alex Kidd
BK
Andy Farley
Klubfiller
Sam & Deano (Tidy)

Room 2
Jennarate
Mat G
Helen G
Ryan Asbo
James Condon
Logger and Genetic

Room 3
Very Special Guest TBC
Dumb Blonde (AKA Anne Savage)
Black Russian (AKA BK)
B-Man (AKA Klubfiller)
Those 2 (AKA Sas & Deano)


Since its inception in '01 its grown from its and and infamous Sunday parties held at The End, in London, to become a leading internationally known hard house brand including its own clothing range and record label. Characterised by a fabulous friendly up-for-it loyal fan base every Riot! Party becomes an essential date in the clubbing calendar. A place where friends, DJs and hard house fans (new and old) get together for some serious hard dancing and lots of like-minded banter. So on Saturday 24th September, be sure to get to Arches - RIOT! GETS BIGGER.

The last 12 months have seen the party expand to take on more of the UK’s biggest Superclubs including The End, Ministry of Sound, Matter and Sheffield’s ‘Plug’. It’s also hosted arenas at some of dance music most unique events including; ‘The Big Snow Festival’ in Andorra; ‘Run To The Sun’ in Newquay and Sweden’s ‘The Monday Bar’ Boat Cruise.

Guests over the last 12 months have included the biggest names in hard days including Yoji Biomehanika, Lisa Lashes, Scot Project, BK, Anne Savage, Tidy Boys, Scott Attrill, Kutski, Lisa Pin Up, Alex Kidd, Mark EG, Andy Farley, Luca Antolini, Showtek, Slipmatt, Kamui & many more created the Riot party. Now it’s time to celebrate with one big Birthday Bash. Get ready for London’s biggest hard dance party!

Check out the Promo video:

2009 Russian Shuffle Championships - Official video

Here we, Here we, Here we fucking go!

It's time to experience one of the biggest, if not the biggest, hardstyle parties in Cape Town ever.

I'm sure you've screamed the words:
"Here we fucking go"
"I live for hardstyle baby!"
"I wanna puff puff"
"I'm a mother fucking raver with the hardstyle flavor"
"The hardstyle sounds will be kicking the bass"

Voted best UK DJ at the hard dance awards, Wouter and Sjoerd Janssen (AKA SHOWTEK) will be rocking the shores of Cape Town at Babbaloos this weekend.

For more information on this event check out the Facebook event page (Hardstyle Kombat 3).

Q-Base - Let's Get Lost in Dreams

Check out the Q- Dance YourTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/qdancedotnl

Wanna win a spot on the Defqon.1 Australia line-up?

This is the perfect opportunity to get your name out there. Q-Dance has announced the details of their Defqon1 producer competition. All you have to do is produce a fantastic Defqon1 anthem that can be playable at the festival.

The genre can differ from harstyle to techno and the trademark Defqon1 voice need to be incorporated. The competition closes in in a couple of month's from now. So get starting DJ's! - who knows, you might be the next Zany.

For more info on this hardstyle competition, check out the post on In The Mix.

The Best Hardstyle Party Ever

I've been to many great hardstyle parties, but would kill to have been here at Qlimax 2007.

Hard Dance Awards - Showtek

Another big one for Cape Town

Psycho Keaton and the guys once again done some fantastic work; managing to organise a set in Cape Town for one of the biggest names in the scene, just after the football World Cup that's going on here.

I will post more on this hardstyle event at a later stage. For more information on this event, visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130984146925253.

Tormented Vol 1 - Psycho Keaton

Yo Yo! I've got another awesome mix available for download from none other than Cape Town's number 1, Psycho Keaton!


Psycho Keaton - Tracklist
Fausto's Crossover - Qdance Radio

01: Psycho Keaton - Mashed Potintro
02: Alex Kidd & Kidd Kaos - Kiddstock Theme 2010
03: Showtek - Expansion
04: Brennan Heart - Just As Easy
05: Dutch Master - Recalled To Life
06: David Sonar - Believe
07: Zatox - Drop The Track
08: Dutch Master - FlashBack Is The Drug (Psycho Keaton Mashup)
09: Zatox - Ear Fucking
10: TNT - Tritollo
11: Zany - Mr Monster
12: Zany - The Great Zany Show (Dub Style Mix)
13: Psycho Keaton - Hell Night
14: Ivan Carsten - Bazooka Girl

Click here for download. Enjoy!

PS: A big thank you to Psycho Keaton, Marvin and F3nucci for organising another fantastic party in Cape Town on Saturday night. Andy Whitby was out of this world! Keep up the good work boys.

Hardstyle Festival Defqon

Andy visits Babbaloos

To all my fellow Cape Town hardstylers, I have some fantastic news to share with you…

On the 29th of May the one and only ANDY WHITBY will be ripping up the decks exclusively at a brand spanking new Cape Town venue...

We have the revamped, absolutely stunning renovated BABBALOOS as our playground - 2 dancefloors , insane lighting rig , smoke machines , fire dancers outside and a giant list of ass kicking DJ’s!

This is what the lineup will look like:

Main Floor:
ANDY WHITBY
Psycho Keaton
Marvin
Barry Cooke
F3nucci
Savvy

Halo Concept Floor:
Rory Mitchell
Aavi
Shaun Holiday
Scott Small
Virgo

For more information check out the event page on Facebook.

Andy Whitby

Andy Whitby is referred to by some as the best hard dance DJ in the world. Whitby travels thousands of miles each month, rocking all corners of the globe! - "his unique style, technical skill and passion makes him one of the most popular acts on the circuit".

Andy is not only DJ from the UK, but also a producer, label manager and promoter. He represents everything hard dance should be: fast, fun, friendly, power and euphoric.


For more info on Andy Whitby check out http://www.andywhitby.com/ or follow him on Twitter.

The Great Zany Show

The Great Zany Show took place this weekend past in Beursgebouw. For more info, check out http://www.thegreatzanyshow.nl/ or read a post about the event.

Shuffle VS Jumpstyle

Loopmasters Proudly Present

COMPUTER KORE

The Industrial Strength sound design team is back with its most insane sample pack of the year!
Computer Core consists of mad sound FX, distorted bass drums, noise sounds and dark atmospheres to add that extra edge to your production.

The pack contains perfectly cut Rex 2, Acid wav and Apple Loops for ease of use in any DAW. The pack is also available as a Reason Refill.

This Core pack is armed with 53 insane noises, 11 atmospheres and 95 pounding loops from 145 bpm to 160 bpm. Loads of one shots are also included so you can program your own mad grooves. The drum hits can be used on their own or can be layered with your sounds and can be used in any Hard Electronic production.

Laced with mechanical sounds, machine like patterns and distorted drum loops the pack can be used in many applications such as video games, music and sound FX.

The pack is unique in the fact that is made completely with plug-ins, such as digital distortion, tube distortion, freeware and strange Vst plug-ins not normally used on a daily bases by most producers. This will give that extra edge to your work especially for Mac and Pro Tools users who cannot usually access these plug-ins.

Produced by Fiend, a long time DJ, producer & sound designer, Computer Kore is loaded with fierce overtones, distorted drums and mind bending FX which are great for Industrial, Hardcore, Nu Metal, Tekno, DnB, Breakcore, Gothic and Power Noise. Fiend brings his vast knowledge of producing music and sound designing all in jam packed collection.

More info: http://www.loopmasters.com/product/details/478/Computer_Kore

Pandemic – The Album BK & Anne Savage

Label: Riot!
Recordings Buy Now On:

HMV: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleSearch.do?simpleSearchString=Bk%3A+Anne+Savage

Track it Down: http://www.trackitdown.net/genre/hard_dance/track/2029760.html

The world’s No.1 hard dance producer BK has joined forces with dance music’s force de jour Anne Savage to create the new studio masterpiece in the form of Pandemic, a 12 track long-player guaranteed to make your speakers bounce.

Available to buy in both physical and download formats, this carefully crafted album shows the diversity of Anne & Ben’s sounds, reflecting both their independent and collective histories in the scene over the past decade. But this is no ordinary hard dance album- each track has it’s own identity taking influence from every genre from pop to rock.

Anne draws on her rock band past and features vocals on Space Invader and Rock The Underground whilst Ben hails back to his rock studio days, stepping up to the mic for On The Edge, Pressure Down and Last Dance. Anne and Ben have also lovingly created some very clever cover versions, paying homage to three club classics that have all held personal meanings to Ben and Anne over the years. Sweet Sensation (by Shades of Rhythm) was one of the first tracks to inspire Anne to start DJing, Rich In Paradise (by FPI Project) a huge rave favourite of the pair and La Luna (By Patrick Prins) a track that Anne always used to play at the Ark raves in Leeds in the mid nineties. “It marked a turning point in my sound to a grittier dirty club vibe rather than anthemic big room rave tunes’.

Each track has been tried and tested on the world’s best dancefloors, but was equally created to listen to in it’s entirety- maybe on Friday night whilst getting ready to go out!

Kicking things off is the high energy rave-breaks title track Pandemic setting the tempo for this high-octane collection before moving onto crunchy tech trance inspired territory such as Testify and Pressure Down, Ben’s solo track- more European crossover appeal than the channel tunnel!

Euphoric vibes then sweep in to break up the tech dance with a trip back in time to cover the classic piano anthem Sweet Sensation by Shades of Rhythm, bringing this classic up to date with crisp modern production techniques, clever fills and an epic vocal! Space Invader closely follows with a very unique arrangement and the quirky vocals by Anne herself!

Next up the duo head down a main room crossover route with modern classic The Last Dance, featuring some heavy triplet action on the main drop and moving vocals before moving into hard house territory with Rich in paradise that fuses the oldskool with nu-skool sounds, crisp pianos and dirty stab action.

Anne & Ben then take things a little deeper with La Luna bringing back the techno vibes for another massive cover, and Anne’s solo track Club America going back to her tech days showing how she was one of the pioneers of this sound by bringing it right up to date with Latin chanting mixed in with a modern groove.

For the grand finale, Ben takes a step up to the mic to create one of the first anthems to come out of 2010, On The Edge. This has all of the right qualities to go all the way with its catchy vocal and memorable riff.

Pandemic has already had massive support from the scene; with BBC Radio 1’s Kutski revealing "Sweet Sensation” has instantly become one of the biggest tracks in my sets. From the first time I dropped it on my Radio 1 show, the reaction on the TXT was phenomenal confirming my instincts! Other praise for the album comes from the likes of big guns Lisa Lashes, Andy Whitby, Alex Kidd Fausto and Bootek who said “On the Edge” is my favourite track from the album, really catchy vocal hook that’s been stuck in my head ever since hearing it and an almighty powerfull drop that will set dancefloor alight!”

Anne & Ben have performed at every major festival and event globally including Dance Valley, Q-Dance, Global Gathering and Creamfields and are responsible for some of the biggest productions in the scene. If there are two pioneers to push the scene forward, it’s certainly these two.

Trend setting not trend following, Pandemic the album is due to set the standard for harder edge dance music for the next 10 years to predict and dictate the future of UK hard dance. Watch out for the Pandemic tour where Anne and Ben will be tearing it up in a club near you! Details can be found here:
http://www.bkworld.net/
http://www.annesavage.net/
http://www.riotinlondon.com/

Buy Now On: HMV: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleSearch.do?simpleSearchString=Bk%3A+Anne+Savage

Track it Down: http://www.trackitdown.net/genre/hard_dance/track/2029760.html

PANDEMIC – TRACKLISTING
1. Pandemic
2. Testify
3. Pressure Down
4. Sweet Sensation
5. Rock The Underground
6. Space Invader
7. Last dance
8. Rich In Paradise
9. La Luna
10. Club America
11. Justice
12. On The Edge

Hardstyle Shuffle

The dance for hardstyle music:

John Kutski Walker

28 year old John Kutski Walker, Born in Chester (England), Hardstyle DJ, won 3 awards at the Hard Dance Awards that took place not too long ago. He won awards for 'Best UK DJ', 'Best Compilation CD (Extreme Euphoria)' and 'OUTSTANDING Contribution'. So a big congratulations to him. Woohoo!!!
Now for the exciting part: Kutski will be rocking Cape Town at the end of this month, and he'll be bringing along one of his awards (Best Compilation CD - Extreme Euphoria).

So if you wanna see UK's number 1 DJ in Cape Town, be sure to get to Club RAS on Friday the 26th of March 2010!

EQUILIBRIUM - Elemental

Here's a mix you can download from one of SA's most talented hardstyle DJ's, Elemental (hardstyle downloads):

http://www28.zippyshare.com/v/98602318/file.html

The mix is titled, Equilibrium...

Let the Music Play - Kutski

These beats keep running through my mind,
I'll try to keep you satisfied,
The music gets me hypnotized,
Don't analyze - try to realize.

LET THE MUSIC PLAY!

New Years Resolution - Psycho Keaton

For all those Psycho Keaton fans out there, HE'S GOT A NEW HARDSTYLE MIX OUT!!! The mix is called 'New Years Resolution' and you can download it by clicking here, or you can find it on the right-hand side of this blog along with all his other mixes. Enjoy!!!!

Forever Truth from Elemental

For those who don't know who Elemental is, he's a very talented hardstlye DJ from Johannesburg.

I've heard most of his mixes and I loved them all! You can find his mixes and download the for free at http://www.elementaldj.co.za/. Last night I listened to his most recent mix (which is not yet available at his site), and it was fucking brilliant!

To download 'Forever Truth NYE 2010' from Elemental, go here: http://www33.zippyshare.com/v/10469522/file.html