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Motiv-8 – Don’t Need Your Love (Slammin’ Piano Mix)

Here’s a happy hardcore remix by Red Alert + Mike Slammer, a bit later than their more well known earlier Slammin’ Vinyl releases. By the time this was released, happy hardcore as a sound had become more established, and as such the track construction is bit less metal and more in-line with the other popular…

DJ Reckless – Freedom To Dance

Here’s something a little different: some happy hardcore from 1995 by DJ Reckless of “Reckless Karnage” fame. This is still from the period before everything got massively stompy (or was just in the process of getting stompy), so there’s still mashed amens with a classic 92 style vocal snippet. I’m not sure where the vocal…

Fat Controller – In Complete Darkness

“In complete Darkness” is such a classic track, it’s a bit deflating when you hear all the original samples and realize all the music is sampled wholesale (except for the bassline probably). I mean, we all know that most of those classic piano and synth parts in hardcore tunes were sampled from some marginally earlier…

Temporary Mash Up – Just Close Your Eyes

Here’s some early happy hardcore on the Burning Bush Communications label. This was a sublabel of Stormtrooper Recordings, which did the classic Brisk + Rebel Alliance “Somtimes”. This track is classic 94-95 style – chopped amens with 4beat underneath, plus a classic hardcore vocal (in this case the same vocal as used in Nookie “Gonna…

The Raver’s Choice – I Want Your Body

as mentioned in the comments today, I totally forgot about this EP. The Raver’s Choice (Vibes + Wishdokta) – I want your body And, my favorite MJ sampling record which I *don’t* own (but am always looking for a cheap copy of if anyone has a spare…) D Livin’ – Why