Posted - 2020/05/02 : 09:49:09
If you had to play one mix to a 90s Force and Styles Heart of Gold era raver to give an example of what current hardcore is like, what would it be?
Sulphurik Senior Member
United Kingdom
261 posts Joined: Jan, 2009
Posted - 2020/05/14 : 18:53:40
quote:Originally posted by LeVzi:
I wouldn't.
For the sake of argument, they don't know anything from the 90's til now, you won't get their attention with modern hardcore. You'd have to have been through the transition or started your journey when the style was UK hardcore. around 2000 ish ?
Probably or around the time of Bonkers 8.
For current hardcore, could check out tracks from 24/7 Hardcore label from....you know the artists or from the last few Hardcore Heaven albums.
DJ_FunDaBounce Advanced Member
Colombia
1,099 posts Joined: Nov, 2001
Posted - 2020/05/14 : 21:21:46
quote:Originally posted by BillyJDS:
If you had to play one mix to a 90s Force and Styles Heart of Gold era raver to give an example of what current hardcore is like, what would it be?
Showing something by Darren Styles would show what the current version of his music is like.
Eras usually have musical tendencies but I feel the current style is hard to pigeonhole.
For some the attraction to heart of gold may have been the blend of the cheese instruments (hoover stab, m1 piano, big kick) and Jenna's very mainstream voice. Now to me the current sound is lacking in the "cheese" department and most everything is super polished now. To me it's like prefering real life imagery over cartoons type graphics (for lack of a better analogy).
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Sulphurik Senior Member
United Kingdom
261 posts Joined: Jan, 2009
Posted - 2020/06/07 : 21:48:01
quote:Originally posted by MichaelFairways:
Hardcore coming out these days is dross AF ! I honestly cannot remember the last time a track was released which gave me the good old goosebumps like they used to. With the new release of HH6 I was hoping that would slightly change but nope, I should have known better when i saw it was Jakka B and Macks Wolf with CD2, just awful.
On the rare occasion i do hear a track i like the sound of its 99.9% an unreleased DJ Tool or bootleg, that will probably never see the light of day. A close pal of mine was after an edit Stonebank did on one of Hixxy's Rinse mixes, and he basically got told to jog on when he asked about its availability.
I love the music (earlier) but its vastly going down the toilet.
Last three tracks on Jakka-B & Macks Wolf mix, Close To Me, Stay Forever remix & Chasing the Sun are great tracks, you heard them Michael?
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