whittle1 Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,191 posts Joined: Jan, 2005
25 hardcore releases
Posted - 2009/04/07 : 21:42:32
quote:Originally posted by E-Core:
quote:Originally posted by whittle1:
Picked up the last copy from HMV today (I reckon they only ever had one in stock) only listened to Darwin BUT seriously: Jakazid - Cascading Emotions is the tune of year
JAKAZiD?
It says 'Joshka' on mine.
Says it on everyone else's too ;) Joshka is Jakazid.
Quicksilver Advanced Member
Sweden
2,545 posts Joined: Jul, 2007
Posted - 2009/04/07 : 23:04:40
Okay, so after two days of intense listening, here's my early lil-review:
CD1
Best tracks: Scream Your Heart Out, Two Of A Kind, Musical Endeavour, Club F**ker.
- Scream Your Heart Out already had an advantage as I've listened to it a hundred times before. Two Of A Kind is hugely uplifting and I wasn't so fond of the Darwin & Samba D track on Hardcore Nation 2009 so this was a nice surprise. Can Darwin & Obie ever go wrong? Every tune they've made together is TOP stuff! Club F**ker is an excellent gabberish closer to the CD! Least liked track: Moscow Mule.
- The only weak track of the CD. I didn't like it much when it was released as a single, and I don't like it much more now. Overall: 4/5.
CD2
Best tracks: We Are The Bass, Let's Get Dirty, 1 More Time (Exclusive HU3 VIP Mix)
- We Are The Bass is freaking awesome, very uplifting and energetic. I love how Dirty Disko and 1 More Time both use First Kontact (by Storm & Euphony) - Dirty Disko uses the melody, 1 More Time the vocals and both of the songs are put together. 1 More Time has a very nice gabber feel to it. Least liked track: No More (Dougal & Gammer Remix).
- Nothing can beat the original mix, no use in trying cause it's legendary! Might sound like I'm biased but I really don't enjoy this remix so much. Overall: 3/5.
CD3
Best tracks: Calm Me Down, Living The Dream, Subsonic
- I expected more of Darwin's breakbeat alias Deeper Territory to appear on HU3, I'm disappointed there was only one track! Calm Me Down is freaking amazing though, like almost everything Darwin touches. Subsonic is really cool, great work Sc@r and Clodhopper. Least liked track: Electrified (Kurt Remix).
- It doesn't do much for me, I loved the original on B17 but as with No More, it's no use trying to remix it and hope to outdo it! Overall: 3/5.
CD4
Best tracks: Where do I begin... In The Moment, Stargazer (Reese Remix), Rudloe (Cold War City), Given A Vision, Different Place, Exploder, Let Me In (Darwin Remix)....
- JUST PURE AWESOMENESS! In The Moment is absolutely fantastic and sounds typical Cube::Hard which is always a good thing. Stargazer has one of the most uplifting melodies of the whole album and it's such a rush when she or he sings: "And be with me forever" and BAM, the melody kicks in! Given A Vision is also highly uplifting and changes midway to something less "in-your-face" with Ant Johnson's wonderful androgenic voice and then back to the uplift. Exploder is freeform love! Then we have the unbeatable, the epic, the surreal Let Me In! Words cannot describe what a tune that song is. I admit I extracted the audio from the YouTube vid so I could listen to this song before this album was released and I'm so happy to finally have a 320 kbs version (I ripped)! Leasted like track: None. Overall: 5/5. EPIC!
Brilliant work everybody! HU3 exceeds HU2! *applause*
Alert moderatorEdited by - Quicksilver on 2009/04/08 01:26:50
Dj Sc@r Senior Member
United Kingdom
488 posts Joined: May, 2006
Posted - 2009/04/08 : 02:11:43
yay got my copy today! looking forward to hearing it tomo - all the tracks look top quality to me! def best album thats been released for ages by far!
redwingz Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2,483 posts Joined: Jan, 2005
Posted - 2009/04/08 : 12:05:50
CD4 is the best disc of hardcore I have heard for a long time! Every single song is amazing! The Michael Mansion track 'Let me in' and the Phenex track are my favorite of the whole compilation!
lozowen Advanced Member
United Kingdom
533 posts Joined: Dec, 2008
Posted - 2009/04/08 : 12:15:31
quote:Originally posted by Quicksilver:
CD2 Least liked track: No More (Dougal & Gammer Remix).
Marc Smith & Gammer not dougal
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Triquatra Moderator
United Kingdom
12,636 posts Joined: Nov, 2003
Posted - 2009/04/08 : 16:36:03
and everybody who got their music on it gets a free copy?
this must have cost an arm and a leg to put together...by the sounds of things, almost litraly!
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