Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,281 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2011/02/16 : 17:28:37
fast, euphoric, and lots of melody, like makina, but prefer kickdrum & beats (pattern) from 1996-1998 styled happy hardcore
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Alert moderatorEdited by - Samination on 2011/02/16 17:29:29
NekoShuffle Advanced Member
United Kingdom
1,480 posts Joined: Nov, 2009
Posted - 2011/02/16 : 17:39:47
cheese cheese cheese cheese candyfloss bubblegum clouds and lollipop sunshine. My favorite songs are Children of the Night/Rainbow to the Stars/Take me To Wonderland/Follow the Sun/Wonderful World...ya dig?
But more realistically nowadays..
Sing a long vocals
Upbeat melodies
Pianos
Happy, bouncy kicks
Warnman Advanced Member
Germany
2,677 posts Joined: Jun, 2010
Posted - 2011/02/16 : 19:52:07
Hm... lots of things already have been said.
I might just add following two points:
- Use the wide spectrum of percussion instruments (most tracks seem to be restricted to high hats, claps and snaredrums only). For example: I loved the typewriter sound, that was used in "Music Instructor - Hymn".
- fancy, wild going acid line (I think it was used quite often in Blumchen tracks)
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Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,281 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2011/02/16 : 22:12:42
everythings that's basicly not 2001 or newer :P
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Happy, UK Hardcore, Freeform, Makina and Gabber http://samination.se/ ---------------------------------------------
Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,281 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2011/02/17 : 08:28:27
Ofcourse I like most from 99-04 too, but the stuff right before 99 where more fun to listen to
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Ionosphere Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,750 posts Joined: Dec, 2004
Posted - 2011/02/17 : 15:09:05
It's interesting that the answers so far mainly show an enthusiasm for proper 'Happy Hardcore',
so although there's the occasional 'good track', does this mean that most of us are just putting-up with what's on offer today?
and Revs, you have been paying attention.
quote:Originally posted by DJ Revs:
Elephants! No wait, I need Piano riffs, hard kicks, Breakbeats, Cheesy Pop vocals, and cheesy synth stabs!
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Triquatra Moderator
United Kingdom
12,640 posts Joined: Nov, 2003
Posted - 2011/02/17 : 15:22:22
putting up with, living in the past yeah :)
i tend to focus on freeform when i produce, once i have finished the few tracks i'm working on at the moment i'm going to continue working on the early 90's happy hardcore track i was working on
Audio Warfare Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,053 posts Joined: Mar, 2009
Posted - 2011/02/17 : 16:51:25
For general listening it just has to be nice to listen to. I don't think there is any particular style that I flat out dislike. Except "shit" of course but that isn't really a style. ;)
At a party it has to have drive and power though. 8) Plodding along doesn't do it for me on the dancefloor.
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kathryn Advanced Member
United Kingdom
6,520 posts Joined: Apr, 2005
Posted - 2011/02/17 : 20:41:49
quote:Originally posted by djDMS:
Bouncy, hard kick and a riff that makes me go tingly in my gentleman's area!
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Posted - 2011/02/16 : 17:10:00
