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| Triquatra |
just found this - might interest some
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/common/product.jhtml?pid=50287518
"Bonkers 13 - Hardcore Horror Show"
http://www.dj-triquatra.com
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Very well, get out your pens essay writers and prepare to have your logic tested by steel. |
| silver |
Top page news... I confirmed this theme with resist just now :)
Also pre-order is up!
Bonkers 13 - Hardcore Horror Show (Mixed by Hixxy, Sharkey, Scott Brown & Dougal) - 4 discs
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006333VY/happyhardcore-21
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it's all hardcore. |
| slavetomysoundwave |
cool - can't wait to see the art-work!
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| silver |
Sorted... top page :)
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it's all hardcore. |
| DJ Phoenix |
that looks sweet! (would have been better if it was Bonkers XI style futuristic horror. hehe)
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Your Smile Is Driving Me Insane,
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| Dave Murray |
Wow yay another childish piece of artwork.
**** sake.
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| ryg0r |
I'm so buying this now.
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| hyperdance |
kick ass cover!! lookin class
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| slavetomysoundwave |
wooooow - that is brilliant! I love it!
I'm glad they went back to the old art-work for B12 and 13, its much more suited than the "futuristic" look.
I love the new cover tho!
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| whispering |
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Originally posted by Trabilizer:
that looks sweet! (would have been better if it was Bonkers XI style futuristic horror. hehe)
I liked the Bonkers 9 cover the most :) like scifi a lot, so that maybe why...
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| djhixxy_h_t_i_d |
i find the artowrk quite humorous but yet very childish1HOW R PPL GONNA TAKE HARDCORE SERIUOS WEN WE DESIGN COVERS LIKE THIS?personally we should av kept to the Bonkers 9 10 11 theme..still looks interestin n no doubt the music will b amazin!!always is!!
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| hardcore anorak |
lol does look a bit suspect looks like mark e.g drew it whilst doin a dance routiine lol
s.shaw |
| Comet |
MUAHAHAH!! That's great! That looks so much like a certain fanart by Triquatra. Great job! Pure class!
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| hyperdance |
quote:
Originally posted by djhixxy_h_t_i_d:
HOW R PPL GONNA TAKE HARDCORE SERIUOS WEN WE DESIGN COVERS LIKE THIS?no doubt the music will b amazin!!always is!!
We Will Not Compromise Quality For Popularity Amongst The Minority
why wud u wanna take it so seriously? yea the music wil be realli sweet of cource
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| dagapman |
no offence, but amazon is a ripoff, isnt there anyplace cheaper
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| laze |
i really love the cover i think its better bring back the old design insead of the computer looking design i can'nt wait till i get it i've waited so long i can't get enough i really happy with the cover :-)
hardcore till i die 
DAVID NOBLE |
| tunnelrush |
i like the cover...better that than a Christmas Themed Bonkers (if by some dumb luck it took longer to release this compilation even further than October). Ive only owned 11 and 12 so dont know what the rest look like. They always end up in my shelves collecting dust anyway. Can't Wait.
<*>WHAT?! Im sorry, I can't hear you cuz my Hardcore's too loud, ur gonna have to shut up!"<*> |
| Brian K |
yay!!  bout time they did a themed one, and hallowen just happens to be my favorite holiday =D
never really pictured hixxy in hellraiser though =P
"we'll delete the weak" |
| hooverlover |
i might be confused who's who but I think i know
Frankenstien is Scott Brown
Pinhead is Hixxy
Fredy K is obviously Sharkey
Count Dracular must be dougal, dougal had a goofy look on the older covers so the teeth give it away.
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| Brian K |
switch scott brown and dougal and you've got it right
"we'll delete the weak" |
| Excalibur |
Nope no he's right that smile on Frankenstien tells me thats Dougal. Shit it's comming out on my Birthmonth! The cover looks awsome, but it's still 95% percent done so it will change. Love the artwork, and I know the music will be good. Wonder what would happen if React went with a South Park them for 14?  or an anime one  . No! just keep it like that Resist!(the changed the name? Man I'm slow...) 
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| bLOODY_dAN |
So is this only pre-order right now then? and is there a song list yet? I should probably just look, eh... Gunna be tight though, so its all good!
-Dan B |
| Comet |
Tracklist will be posted on the front page as soon as it is confirmed.
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| djDMS |
quote:
Originally posted by Comet:
Tracklist will be posted on the front page as soon as it is confirmed.
And THAT is what'll decide for me whether i buy it or not.
Not bothered at all how good/bad the cover art is as long as the music is good.
The cover could have a picture of Dave Murray licking Nadia from Big Brother's knackers and i'd still buy it if the tunes were up to standard.
In my opinion, the main purpose of the fun/cartoony covers that hardcore CD's seem to be cursed with is to attract people that wouldn't buy them normally anyway, to pick them up and maybe buy them.
Most hardcore fans will pick up the CD and go straight to the tracklist on the back before deciding to buy.
Personally, i'll decide when i see the tracklist.
One thing i would have liked though (with the horror theme) was for the CD to have been called "Bonkers the 13th".
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| marchhare |
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Originally posted by Dave Murray:
Wow yay another childish piece of artwork.
**** sake.
come on know dont judge a book by its cover..isnt that how it goes?
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| LiklDevil |
who cares really what the cover looks like its the sounds that really matter!!!!
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| Triquatra |
quote:
Originally posted by djDMS:
The cover could have a picture of Dave Murray licking Nadia from Big Brother's knackers and i'd still buy it if the tunes were up to standard.
ick...just..ick
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| Dave Murray |
quote:
Originally posted by DjTriquatra:
quote:
Originally posted by djDMS:
The cover could have a picture of Dave Murray licking Nadia from Big Brother's knackers and i'd still buy it if the tunes were up to standard.
ick...just..ick
Awww man will stop with your sexual fantasie's you freak. 
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| DJ Phoenix |
quote:
Originally posted by whispering:
quote:
Originally posted by Trabilizer:
that looks sweet! (would have been better if it was Bonkers XI style futuristic horror. hehe)
I liked the Bonkers 9 cover the most :) like scifi a lot, so that maybe why...
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Firefly "Still Flying"
Yea, i really liked the Matrix when it first came out so my favourite is the Bonkers XI cover...
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Sometimes I Feel like I Can Fly,
You Take My Hand And I Electrify...
Your Smile Is Driving Me Insane,
You Are My Sun, My Moon, My Rain... |
| slavetomysoundwave |
the cartoon style design is far better than the futuristic ones on 9 to 11. It reflects the scene - happy, having fun, bouncy etc. It's also different from anything else. I love it!
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| Triquatra |
i think i agree with slave - last thing bonkers needs as a "im a hard basterd" Chav look haha
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| hyperdance |
quote:
Originally posted by slavetomysoundwave:
the cartoon style design is far better than the futuristic ones on 9 to 11. It reflects the scene - happy, having fun, bouncy etc. It's also different from anything else. I love it!
yep, yep and yep.
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| steve O |
Yeh i think the futuristic covers wer a bit tacky and looked as if the artist was tryin too hard to make it cool. DMS is right, judge it on the choonage (lets just hope hixxy and dougals mixes arent very similar to their HTID 2 ones)
'I got 99 problems but the 1st division ain't one!!!' |
| djhixxy_h_t_i_d |
I think the covor for H T I D 2 looks amazin..thats wht the Bonkers covors shood change to..seriuos looking..and actual photos of the DJ's...instead of crazy childish looking covors..any non hardcore fan wdnt even look at it with covors like this..time we changed n got seriuos.not the music of course..the music is the best in the world !!!
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| hyperdance |
man! the covers r cool!. like wot was said b4- It reflects the scene - happy, having fun, bouncy etc. It's also different from anything else.
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| Brian K |
now if we can only get the cool artwork to go onto the record sleeves again...
"we'll delete the weak" |
| bulby_g |
^^^Yes I miss the interesting covers we used to get although I find it easier to file my records when all one label is the same colour.
As for bonkers I like the cartoon graphics but hey I like cartoons so.....
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| slavetomysoundwave |
quote:
Originally posted by djhixxy_h_t_i_d:
..any non hardcore fan wdnt even look at it with covors like this..
I disagree with that. The cartoon covers stand out a mile and grabs the attention of any passers-by. They're so unique and different that I'm sure they must intrigue people and make them curious as to what the CD is about (if they haven't heard of Bonkers before, of course). The futuristic style is really quite bland when looked at from afar and doesn't really stand out. I think that that design was a compromise between keeping actual anamation on the cover (i.e. staying with the "DJ characters on the cover" theme) but also trying to re-new Bonkers into (almost) a new generation.
The only problem with the cartoon style is that it is identical to the first half of the Bonkers series (1-7) and could suggest to people that nothing has changed in the scene since the older days. ("same old happy-hardcore stuff" may be said). This could be dangerous in a time when the hardcore scene needs to show the world that it has progressed with time and isn't static like a lot of other scenes.
Having said that, I still love the cartoon style and see it as appropriate for our music - I remember being blown away when I first laid eyes on Bonkers1 - I've never seen anything like it. Still my fav. CD cover of all time!
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| bLOODY_dAN |
^^^^^^^^EH GAH!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I fell like im listening to a presidential debate!
-Dan B |
| Triquatra |
lol - no, the presidential debates are organised, and the questions screened beforehand :P
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| slavetomysoundwave |
sorry about that - I can get carried away with my opinion sometimes!
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| bLOODY_dAN |
I was just jokin anyhooos...
-Dan B |
| slavetomysoundwave |
^^^ yeah, I thought so ^^^
Maybe I should come over there and run for election - do you think I'd stand a change against Bush?
I'd make sure they'd be a rave in every state, every weekend!
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| mjd |
In my humble opinion i think the cover is gr8! A lot better than the stupid futuristic type. Calm down guys, whos goin to judge the music buy the artwork anyway, no1 buys music theyve never heard of just because they like the cover.
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| jp |
I think the cover is great, teh futuristic efforts were a bit lame to be honest, not really interesting to look at and not colourful, i was happy when they went back to the old skool cartoon covers becasue they are fun.
I liked the idea of BONKERS THE 13TH, whoever said it, i think react should take note bout tha 1.
As for he tunes, i have little doubt they will be pumping... Bring it on!
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| slavetomysoundwave |
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Originally posted by mjd:
no1 buys music theyve never heard of just because they like the cover.
I have done before!
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| bulby_g |
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Originally posted by slavetomysoundwave:
quote:
Originally posted by mjd:
no1 buys music theyve never heard of just because they like the cover.
I have done before!
Me too! I bought a psy trance cd because it had a really interesting cover and I really enjoyed it i've bought several others since.
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| slavetomysoundwave |
quote:
Originally posted by bulby_g:
Me too! I bought a psy trance cd because it had a really interesting cover and I really enjoyed it i've bought several others since.
Out of interest, what CD was it?
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| bulby_g |
It's got a really wierd name and I have a memory like a sieve with several large sections missing but i'll post the name when I get home.
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| hyperdance |
quote:
Originally posted by slavetomysoundwave:
quote:
Originally posted by djhixxy_h_t_i_d:
..any non hardcore fan wdnt even look at it with covors like this..
I disagree with that. The cartoon covers stand out a mile and grabs the attention of any passers-by. They're so unique and different that I'm sure they must intrigue people and make them curious as to what the CD is about (if they haven't heard of Bonkers before, of course). The futuristic style is really quite bland when looked at from afar and doesn't really stand out. I think that that design was a compromise between keeping actual anamation on the cover (i.e. staying with the "DJ characters on the cover" theme) but also trying to re-new Bonkers into (almost) a new generation.
The only problem with the cartoon style is that it is identical to the first half of the Bonkers series (1-7) and could suggest to people that nothing has changed in the scene since the older days. ("same old happy-hardcore stuff" may be said). This could be dangerous in a time when the hardcore scene needs to show the world that it has progressed with time and isn't static like a lot of other scenes.
Having said that, I still love the cartoon style and see it as appropriate for our music - I remember being blown away when I first laid eyes on Bonkers1 - I've never seen anything like it. Still my fav. CD cover of all time!
*bows down* u r mi god. lol. wot i was tryin 2 say all along m8.
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| bulby_g |
quote:
Originally posted by slavetomysoundwave:
quote:
Originally posted by bulby_g:
Me too! I bought a psy trance cd because it had a really interesting cover and I really enjoyed it i've bought several others since.
Out of interest, what CD was it?
tan trance, and the others I went on to buy were orbid 2 and serial killaz.
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| slavetomysoundwave |
^ ^ ^ haven't got them, what label are they on? ^ ^ ^
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| bulby_g |
I'll have a look for you when I get home.
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| slavetomysoundwave |
cheers pal
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| djhixxy_h_t_i_d |
after reading other ppls views i have changed my view towards the covor..i agree..they do look crazy and stand out and if i seen a covor like that i wd probably pick it up..however..dont any1 think the new HTID2 covor is really smart??i think that wd b ideal for a bonkers covor..same kinda style.
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| bulby_g |
quote:
Originally posted by slavetomysoundwave:
^ ^ ^ haven't got them, what label are they on? ^ ^ ^
Tan trance - Subterranean (a division of euro media)
Orbid 2, compiled by Zorflux - Sphere
Serial Killaz inc. mix by the superlative - Atomic
I think this is what your after?
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| sawney bean |
for once the artist has drawn dougal more realistic |
| Smoogie |
erm this topic is more than 3 years old!  |
| sawney bean |
i dont care if its 100 years old im still going to say dougal looks crap in all the other bonkers except 13 |
