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HARD DANCE REVIEWS
Paul QUICKIES
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The Thrasher
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Joe-E & Vandall Various
Vicious Circle
Sidetrain Frantic 11 Sampler EP
SIMON EVE
Once known as
TranceWarez Digital Nukleuz
‘The Dark Destroyer’, Paul Glazy Two of the leading lights Leading UK hard dance
proves he’s still got a mean streak from Wales and the South event Frantic are about to
by unleashing one of his fiercest West join forces in a celebrate their 11th

PO Bo
hard house rippers of all-time in tech-trance juggernaut birthday with this sampler
‘The Thrasher’. Relentless rhythms that’s driven by a rolling, EP, and the star attraction
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thunder out from the speakers like percussive groove and an is without doubt the hard
an express train as the bpms are electrifying lead synth line and heavy remix of
clocked up to the outer limits of that bursts out from the Cortina’s ‘Music Is Moving’
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es, Middlese
audio sanity, and next it’s the speakers like BK & by Matt Capitiani & Tim
unexpected but inspired grungy Vinylgroover’s ‘Microwave’ Stokes.
guitar samples that grab your riff.
attention as they add a gritty and
effective lead hook alongside
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Artento Divini
some seriously savage synth Charlie G vs Jochen Miller
action. Guaranteed to get hard Sleepless In Tokyo No Backup
house beasts thrashing about on
CGI Spinnin’
the dancefloor. Inspired by a recent tour A new collaboration
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of Japan, Charlie G revisits pairing from two of
his ‘Sleepless’ release from Holland’s brightest new
2002. Keeping the stars, ‘No Backup’ is an
Japanese theme, local edgy electro-tech number
Lisa Lashes & BK ‘Snapshot’ that’s a cut above your run of vocals. However, the star of the show is hero Nish steps up for a in its original mix and
Has It Come To This the mill bosh with a solid arrangement surely P.A.S. vs Hilz E ‘Hubuda Hubuda’, a more driving tech-trance transformed into an
Lashed
and production qualities. fantastic, groovy slab of hard house that remix that packs plenty of unstoppable, driving
Two of the world’s biggest hard dance makes clever use of all manner of vocal punch. techno rhythm in the
heavyweights deliver one of the standout
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snippets and samples into a rhythmic,
tracks from Lisa’s artist album. ‘Has It Elements quirky yet thoroughly infectious number.
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remix.
Come To This’ is surprisingly understated Storm
in terms of big riff action, but it still packs
Impact Digital
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a punch for dancefloors with a relentless London-based duo Elements follow up Ali Wilson
hard tech groove, nagging electro stabs recent releases on Digital Creation and Heat Haze
and some sultry vocal snippets delivered Diablo Traxx with two new hard trancers
In Charge
by Lisa herself. Phil York & Dark By Design on the resurgent Impact label. ‘Storm’ Ali Wilson cements his cool cat status with
add a storming hard trance edge in their ticks all the right boxes for the UK sounds, his second release on Marco V’s In Charge
remix as stomping beats and energetic with a frenetic pace, bubbling bassline label. ‘Heat Haze’ is the follow-up to
trance riffs collide head-on in a rampant and busy melodies, yet the guys prove ‘Quiver/Wackjob’ and another sublime
energy fest. they’ve got more to their audio skills than slice of tech, as tough house grooves are
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basic arpeggiator settings with a lush fused with hooky stabs and atmospheric
piano solo breakdown. ‘Bring Out The trance pads into a spine-tingling,
Andy Farley & Base Magic’ delivers a similar arrangement, roof-raising festival anthem that’s sure to
Graffiti albeit delving into slightly darker territory gain cross-genre support. Also worth
Jibberjab with some driving acid lines. catching is ‘Bird Flu’ (the track, that is) as
Carbon Recordings
Ali teams up with Matt Smallwood for
Andy Farley & Base Graffiti prove that
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some revving basslines and tech rhythms
hard house needn’t always be relentless Velos to make you shake your tail-feather.
bosh as they inject a large dose of funk The Joker
into ‘Jibberjab’. Clanking percussion and
Fireball
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a groovy bassline kickstart the track, Slinky resident DJ Velos comes up trumps Various
while infectious acid lines add a bubbly with ‘The Joker’, a brisk fusion of styles Inspirations For A Harder
undertone before intelligent synth riffs that leans towards UK hard trance in Generation Samplers
weave in and out of the mix to keep the terms of arrangement, yet with a lead riff
Tidy
track progressing nicely right up to the that serves up more of a dark and edgy You’ve got to take your hard house hat off
last. Dave Curtis also delivers a track with hard house vibe with tight, heavily filtered to Tidy right now as they’re banging out a
the fast, furious and riff-fuelled ‘No More’ synth bursts that fit in perfectly with the glut of quality releases. Their latest project
that pushes all the right buttons to have sinister sounding vocal samples. Paul involves several leading producers
dancefloors screaming for more. Maddox is on hand for remix duties and creating hard dance cover versions of
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drops a Joker-esque laugh into loop inspirational tracks from the beginnings Dancefloor destroyer!
mode, sounding like a tribute to Josh of their involvement in the dance scene.
Ben Stevens & Rodi Wink’s ‘Don’t Laugh’ alongside some Just some of the gems to check include K90
Style distinctly 2008 hard dance riffage. the jacking hard house grooves of the
In Control
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Knuckleheadz remake of Joey Beltram DATALESS
Kung Fu Wax
‘Energy Flash’, Paul Maddox’s floor-
Rodi Style’s Kung Fu Wax label offers three P.A.S. vs Hilz E friendly update of the JX Euro synth romp The Protector
new tracks from various producers on Hubuda Hubuda ‘You Belong To Me’ and Andy Farley’s Music For A Harder Generation
their next release. Ben Stevens joins
Toolbox
sublime, spine-tingling update of
Dataless Recordings
forces with Rodi for the lead track ‘In The latest Toolbox release is a three-track Elevator’s underground Nu Energy “Daniel James, aka Future Disciple, is hotter than a volcanic
Control’, a volatile number that blasts out EP from various artists. Lucy Fur kicks anthem ‘Shinny’. It’s been said many a eruption right now, and his latest release well and truly
blistering beats and full-on synth riffs, thing off with some sliding synth action in time that “They don’t make them like they cements his position as one of the biggest talents to hit the
yet contrasted by atmospheric ‘Rattlebrain’, while Ultra & Tim Stokes pick used to,” so why not take a trip down scene in years. ‘The Protector’ combines tough beats, Euro
Arabian-style chants in the breakdown. up the pace in the bizarrely-titled memory lane with a 2008 twist? It’s well sounding bass and a melody reminiscent of a blockbuster
Elsewhere, Dave Curtis shares the ‘Spamhammer’ that features bellowing worth the journey. movie score so moving it could hit the G-spot on a whale!”
limelight with his acid-tinged NRG belter bass swells and “Everybody dance now”
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