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Videos: Hardcore Sessions V.2 (03/11/2011)

So let me show you the rave I went to on Friday night filled with black lights, neon colours, glowsticks, backpacks, fuzzy leg warmers, soothers, beads & bracelets...
















BRISK & TRIXXY - EYE OPENER!! :d :d



Nakatomi - Children Of The Night [2002 Remix]



I still believe a real rave is illegal and this party was definitely legal. Cops showed up and let it continue. Having said that, it still had a huge rave feel as you can see.


...and before anyone asks why I went, it was to support two of my friends that were dj'n... and no, one of them was not the robot I actually really enjoy the music very much, but the all ages thing made me really old

I could be wrong, but isn't Paladin (the robot) also S.O.S?

ps. love these videos ahah nice share kotsy

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Originally posted by jon jon I could be wrong, but isn't Paladin (the robot) also S.O.S?

yup!

I wish I could still go to these parties....I love the music but I'm way to old to go to an all ages party.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I wish I could still go to these parties....I love the music but I'm way to old to go to an all ages party.

Man, you should've gone to Email's party at the Elmo a couple weeks back! Half the people there were in their 30's at least.

And as far as the all-ages thing goes, it really depends on the party. Even in my early 20s I've been to a few where even I felt like a creepy old man (and unsurprisingly, those ones sucked anyway). On the other hand, for the actual worthwhile events with the big-name headliners and promoters and all, enough of the older ravers show up that it at least feels...not-so creepy.

A few years ago I went to an all ages party at The Docks and these kids, probably around 16, came up to me and were so impressed that someone my age was still raving. My friend and I spent a good half hour talking to them about the old days.

Come on then, Kotsy, try to convert me to the hardcore cause: what are some hardcore classics, if that's not an oxymoron? I've got to say, I do love the old school vibe that hardcore devotees are helping to keep alive.

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Originally posted by The Potter what are some hardcore classics

as much as I am a fan of the music I pretty much know nothing in terms of actual tracks. The ones I labeled above the videos are almost everything I know

Well, if those are the scene's classics, God help their music! Even the part that I did like was from another, more famous track :

Respectfully, I don't understand how anybody can enjoy this sound.

All I see are shots of the DJ booth; was there an actual party going on?

I've never been a big fan of the hardcore but I could see how it could be fun in, um, certain circumstances.....

I did like the black lights and glo-sticks though...

I'm with you Scott... Maybe 10 years ago I would've checked it out but not now...

Paladin is now 6.1? i saw him when he was 5.0-5.1

I was @ the final kamikaze party when SOS spun his fairwell set, ppl were crying ...

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Originally posted by DigiNut All I see are shots of the DJ booth; was there an actual party going on?

I pan around the room in most videos if you watch long enough

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Originally posted by Nick Cenik Respectfully, I don't understand how anybody can enjoy this sound.

that's how I feel about dubstep.

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Originally posted by VDub I've never been a big fan of the hardcore but I could see how it could be fun in, um, certain circumstances..... I did like the black lights and glo-sticks though... I'm with you Scott... Maybe 10 years ago I would've checked it out but not now...

I think hardstyle is more my thing now. Everyone has to slow down a bit with age.

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL I was @ the final kamikaze party when SOS spun his fairwell set, ppl were crying ...

Pfft, farewell set? His most recent set that I know of was in October 2010. Last time I saw him spin was under a bridge in August '09.

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Originally posted by The Potter try to convert me to the hardcore cause: what are some hardcore classics

Happy hardcore classics or old skool hardcore classics? Two different things, but if you mean happy hardcore/mid-late 90s hardcore, then here are a few of those instantly recognizable, cheesy, sing-a-longy classics:








And some lesser known but great tracks nonetheless:








Might as well post some mixes too:
http://www.xphox.net/daveoftherave/...gAlongSongs.mp3 (gets good around 17:00 IMO)
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Or go here for actual recordings from raves back in the day - http://www.torontoravemixtapearchive.com/jungle.html (look for any of the Hullabaloo sets)



As for old skool hardcore (completely different)...

^^^

He moved to BC & came back shortly.

Cheers, CMR! I love the sound of that older stuff that you posted. Is it true that that hardcore pre-dates drum and bass? I think I read/heard somewhere that Carl Craig made one of the first hardcore to d'n'b cross-over tunes with this:

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Originally posted by The Potter Cheers, CMR! I love the sound of that older stuff that you posted. Is it true that that hardcore pre-dates drum and bass?

That would be correct. Hardcore first appeared in 1990-91-ish coming out of techno, basically adding breakbeats and generally harder sounds to it, as well as the uplifting vocals. By '94 or so it had split into the happy hardcore sound and jungle (which is definitely the closer to the original hardcore), and by '97 jungle had turned into drum n bass (characterized mainly by simpler breakbeats).

In that case, I'll probably like jungle as well. Please can you post some vid's? Are there any classic hardcore/jungle mixes out there - like early essential mixes? Also, are there any events that play this kind of music in Toronto?

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Originally posted by The Potter In that case, I'll probably like jungle as well. Please can you post some vid's? Are there any classic hardcore/jungle mixes out there - like early essential mixes?

A few of my favourite tracks: (some blatantly jungle, others somewhere between jungle and hardcore)












Some mixes:
http://channelonestation.com/podcas...Mix-Mar2011.mp3
http://www.torontoravemixtapearchiv...%20Side%20A.mp3
http://www.torontoravemixtapearchiv...%20Side%20B.mp3
http://ketaverse.com/files/mp3/Elec...lAnthems_02.mp3
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Most stuff here: http://www.torontoravemixtapearchive.com/jungle.html (again)

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Also, are there any events that play this kind of music in Toronto?

Ohoho, yes! The Jungle/DnB scene has always been HUGE in Toronto. Now assuming you're looking for events focused on the more older sounds, there seem to be a fair amount of old skool jungle/techno/hardcore nights (not sure of anything coming up soon though), but even in the large parties with the big-name UK headliners that happen regularly at the Guv, you can still often hear a few older tracks being dropped (on that note, Andy C, Ed Rush & Optical, High Contrast, DJ Marky, and Chase & Status will all be playing within the next month - no idea if there will be any old stuff, but Mystical Influence is spinning at a number of them and he likes to drop that stuff in his sets).

Check out Communic8r, who occasionally throw old skool parties:
http://www.facebook.com/23hop

And of course Toronto Jungle for general dnb/jungle happenings:
http://torontojungle.com/forum/

good thread!

nothing wrong with an all ages party...its if you can find your own kids there..then maybe its time you went elsewhere ...until then... lol

edit: thanks for the mixes. <3 reminds me of some older stuff i used to jam to sometimes.

had some mid to late 90's mixes that were win. some stuff i havent heard in a long time/forgotten about.

need to see if i can find those cds. lol

mark eg -brainstorm was one of my favs.

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