Definitely, but spite and criticism are two different things, and spite has a very poor constructive value.

Agreed in a political context, but here we're discussing music.

lol, quelle violence!

why?

There are so many parties without it, I can't understand how someone that doesn't like Happy Hardcore would go to so many Happy Hardcore parties that they would get tired of it enough to say stuff like that.

I also never knew your feelings toward this music were so intense :P

For example, I don't like Dubstep, so I don't go to dubstep events, therefore I don't hear enough/know enough about it to even bother complain. Why torture yourselves?

I think that's pretty a pretty cheesy track already. This melody would make a killer riff for a Hardcore remix! =P Of course it's not really dance music in it's original version, and I don't see myself getting down to it on the dancefloor. It's good listening music though, I agree!

HHC definitely insn't always the best to bring you in deep introspection and trance feelings, but it's party music after all. It can be very uplifting and energetic, which is a good thing in my book.

In the end it is really a matter of taste, like you say. I tend to listen to happy and melodic music more than anything else, no matter what genre I'm listening to.

hahaha wicked =P That guy has some awesome glasses 8D


Bang! - Flowers Need The Rain (Al Storm mix) - Hardcore Underground 4


Oli G --Jasmine (Helikaon Vs Ephexis Camelrape Remix) - Hardcore Underground 4


Hixxy & Technikore - Re-Loaded - CLubland X-treme Hardcore 6


I doubt any of these came out of a random arpegiator thing.

What's Japanese Hardcore like these days? I haven't head any in a long while.

haha, plus vite que son ombre! pew pew!

how dare he! =P

Happy Hardcore, dead? In Montreal, it's definitely at an all time low, then again it's the case with a lot of other underground music genres over here. However, it's at an all time high in it's homeland, the UK.

The genre sometimes goes under the name UK Hardcore nowadays. I guess it's to better represent the variety in sounds, that aren't always as sugary as they used to be back in the 90's. A lot of it still is, though.

Now, here's a mix of mine, for those who haven't jumped on the ''I hate HHC'' bandwagon yet =P



dj MAtRiCks - Don't Panic!!!

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Tracklist:
01. Hixxy - No 1
02. D:Code - Like I Feel (Squad-E Remix)
03. MC Storm vs Sy & Unknown - Good Like Luke
04. Insight feat. Emily Reed - Digital Lover (Sy & Unknown Remix)
05. September - Can't Get Over (Sy & Al Storm Remix)
06. Top Vibe - Bomb Scared 2009
07. Eclipse - Making Love Forever (Ham Remix)
08. Sound Selektaz & Karen Danzig - La La La La La (Mike Modulate Remix)
09. Fracus Feat. Sam Honey - What It Feels Like
10. Mr. Dan & Sparks - Body Slam (Billy Daniel Bunter & Sparky Remix)
11. Chris Unknown & Hixxy - Music I Love (Sy Re-Rub)
12. Lou Lou - I Just Can’t Get Enough

I don't know man... A bunch of friends are going to SOMA... I'm not THAT into psy-trance, but I don't want to abandon the crew for NYE... Next one after new years though, we're there for sure!!

it was good times indeed! I was super glad to see you and Jessie there. Oh btw, was that Gobstopper chatting with us outside early in the night? Alex thought it was, I wasn't so sure...

I was so MAD I didn't have any demo cds to hand out! This was a golden occasion for promotion... Next time... next time...

This was my first party in Toronto since the ''Smile!'' attempt, in 2008. I had been to Hullabaloos in 2004/5, but being away from the Toronto scene for so long, I wondered if it was still as crazy as it used to be.

After last night, I can attest it still is. There is definitely not as many kandy as there used to be, but the vibe is still amazing, and the music is still as sweet.

Last night the sound was perfect, and I really liked the venue overall. Nice central location + totally legal and safe.

I had never seen anything like that total request set, and I loved the idea! I was not quite sure what to expect, but it was totally fun.

I'll be going back to TO soon =) Shout out to other Montrealers craving for some awesome HHC parties, it would be great to have 2 carloads going next time ;)

See you there then! I first went to Toronto for Hullabaloo in 2004, and I've yet to see anything like in in North America ever since. I hope the vibe over there is still great.

Anybody decided last minute they want to go to the biggest Hardcore party in Canada this fall?

I know people who still have places in their car!

Moi j'vais être carré avec les têtes carrées de Toronto le 14 pour Total Request Rave 4 :P

J'vais penser à vous, j'veut vraiment aller à un évènement chiptune bientot!

hahaha YEAH!

des feux d'artifices, 100% d'accord :D

Confirmé: Je suis de la partie en 2010 pour le 10ième anniversaire ;)

À qui le dis tu! Ma fibre raver vibre presque comme dans l'temps! J'vais toujours me rappeler de mes quelques road-trips à Toronto pour Hullabaloo... Fallait être motivé pareil, on y allait pas dans le confort d'une auto, on prenait le bus voyageur et tout... Y'en a pu beaucoup des ravers motivés comme ça de nos jours!

haha, j'suis comme la grand-père qui chiale parce qu'il marchait 10 kilomères aller-retour pour l'école pendant la crise économique... ouh la la, c'est triste :P

MAtRiCks-mobile 3.0, that's where it's at!

On va se faire un fun fou!

Aww, just for you Ashley: I basically said I am pleased to see all the commodities they will be offering at that event (EMS, Freebies, Deco, MC's, etc.), since we don't see that much anymore at Hardcore parties here in Montreal these last few years. I'm also very pleased with the fact that they are announcing their venue on the flyer, as opposed to 24 hours in advance. I think it's much more convenient for ravers this way.

I'm also totally down for a road-trip to TO! Any other crazy Montrealers in?

SICK! Excellent mix, bourré de bon Freeform. J'adore <3

Effectivement, le line-up est super intéressant. L'album The Sound Of Hardcore 2009 mixé par Billy Daniel Bunter est malade, alors j'suis certain que son set sera à la hauteur.

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- TRIP, Hard Corps, and Happy Rave booths!
- World class decor from our own Dream Builders!
- Fresh fruit and candy all night to keep your energy up!
- Free CDs and other giveaways!
- EMS for your safety!
- The traditional NC Kandie Kontest - dress your best and brightest to win the prize!
- FREE Glowsticks for the first 300 attendees - come early to get your votesticks!
- And most important of all, that one-of-a-kind, feel-it-in-your-soul, positively-intense, Happiest-Hardcore vibe that YOU bring with you to each and every one of our events!
***

Y'a pu beaucoup de partys Hardcore à Montréal qui offrent ce genre de comodités là! En plus, je trouve ça bien que les promoteurs annoncent leur venue directement sur le flyer, et non 24heures à l'avance. Chapeau.

C'est vraiment tentant, un beau road-trip en perspective!

Y'a tu d'autres cinglés de Montréal intéressés?

Yes indeed! Anto était incroyable, et ça m'a vraiment rendu fier de notre talent local!

Even if it is a matter of opinion in the end, as an actual Happy Hardcore dj and enthusiast, I can attest: Orbit1's set sounded nothing like an old cd, had plenty of punch and energy and contained many upfront and exclusive tracks. The people dancing seemed to agree with me very much. Having him as a headliner in Montreal is an honor, and for him and Milo not to get paid is a shame.

That being said, I still want to thank J.S. and Cya for throwing a great party!

Ben la Audrey, j'te veut sur le dancefloor pour mon set!! ;D

Je vais arriver au party juste à temps pour Orbit1!!! Ça va être de la bombe, j'ai hâte d'entendre ses bon beat à saveur Australienne. J'suis pas très familier avec Milo, mais d'après les samples de son site web ça va bucher!

Les amateurs de UK/Happy Hardcore sont mieux d'être en forme, on a besoin de votre énergie sur le dancefloor jusqu'au petit matin!

J'aimerais vraiment que le Black Light 2009 soit aussi excellent qu'en 2007, mais ma courte expérience m'a montrée qu'un party sans promotion, ça marche rarement. Pas qu'ils aient besoin des ravers de Montréal pour avoir un succès, mais si le monde de Québec mettent pas ça sur leur calendrier bientôt...

Personellement, tout va dépendre du line-up. Si ils ont une attraction intéressante côté UK/Freeform/Happy Hardcore, count me in. Sinon, j'vais avoir mon baptême du Rocky Horror!

Sam, you really have to be there too if Alex and I go!! And Tiff is very big on Rocky Horror as well, I'm sure we can have a decent posse!

tellement, tellement de la bonne musique de rave... j'comprends pas...

Excellent, comme toujours!!!

Enter Moonlite, one of the best Hard Trance DJ's in town, yet still to be discovered!

On a beaoin de BEAUCOUP plus de Hard Trance de ton style dans les party.

Thank you Dave, as well as everybody else involved, for this great party! I really like the crowd that follows RaveDave's events, they're a great bunch of ravers! I was only there from 2 to 4, so all I've got to hear are my buddies Matduke & Metzen, and they rocked! The venue was great, the deco was cool as well. Lot's of YARRRR, and RHHHHUUUUURGH, and slashing, and hitting people with hooks because of 2d vision (thank you eye patch!), and other piraty stuff. Yay!


P.S. RHHUUUURGH!! DAMN YOU LONE STAR!!! YOU BEAT ME AT MAKING THIS THREAD BY 5 MINUTES!! YARRRRGH!

Thank you Dave, as well as everybody else involved, for this great party! I really like the crowd that follows RaveDave's events, they're a great bunch of ravers! I was only there from 2 to 4, so all I've got to hear are my buddies Matduke & Metzen, and they rocked! The venue was great, the deco was cool as well. Lot's of YARRRR, and RHHHHUUUUURGH, and slashing, and hitting people with hooks because of 2d vision (thank you eye patch!), and other piraty stuff. Yay!


P.S. RHHUUUURGH!! DAMN YOU LONE STAR!!! YOU BEAT ME AT MAKING THIS THREAD BY 5 MINUTES!! YARRRRGH!

Yeah Pascal, viens shaker tes fesses avec nous!

Orbit1, Fuck yeah! Ça va être la première fois que je le vois live, j'ai bien hâte :)

Ça fais aussi longtemps qu'on a pas eu un vrai party Hardcore, y'étais temps!

Ben la oui c'est certain Anto! =P

J'veut venir faire un tour le 10 octobre avant Castle In The Sky! J'ai adoré l'évènement chip tunes au Pik Nik lundi dernier =D

En effet Melo, down goes the lever when I see the beaver!

C'est pas grave, j'ai plein d'autres appendices tout à faits capables de te faire monter au 7ième ciel de façon complètement Drastique! Faudrait bien sur qu'Eldar veuille participer ;)

Trève de perverseries!

La qualité audio est vraiment pas parfaite sur mon dernier mix malheureusement... C'est dû à plusieurs facteurs: mon mixer offre une qualité de output médiocre, ma carte de son est tout simplement désastreuse et le programme que j'ai utilisé pour enregistrer le mix semble également encoder très mal. J'ai l'intention de corriger plusieurs facteurs pour mon prochain mix.

J'suis content que tu aies quand même apprécié le mix Anto =) J'y ai mis plein d'amour <3

Bonne fête Alex! :D

Thank you Noah and Ashley for a good party!

In my set last night I played pretty much all the tracks from my latest demo mix: Don't Panic!!!, available to download on my page, check it out! :)

Incontournable! RaveDavetastic ;D

Mini H.T.I.D.! Faut ben qu'on se gâte de temps en temps :D

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hahaha, what the shinnannigans!

...à l'espace! oublie pas que ça doit fitter sur la surface d'un cd! :P

Merci pour le feedback! :D

Éclipse c'est pas 50$. Le prix tourne plus autour de 100$, à moins d'être un vrai earlybird pis d'acheter les billets dans l'heure suivant la mise en vente. On parle aussi d'un autre calibre de party, et l'éco-village est clairement trop petit pour accueuillir Éclipse (la preuve fut faite en 2007).

Ce serait vraiment génial que Radar Aliance puisse devenir une tradition comme Éclipse et que la popularité monte, alors au lieu de complètement remettre le concept en question, je crois qu'il faudrait continuer d'encourager l'idée pour que les promoteurs ré-ajustent leur tir et aient plus de succès l'an prochain!

J'ai comme l'impression que la musique était un peu trop variée? C'était très bon quand même, mais un peu dur de suivre le fil, étant donné que ça sautait d'un style à l'autre assez alègrement. Des fois je pense qu'en essayant de faire plaisir à tout le monde, on fait le contraire, mais je peut me tromper.