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This mix is based on two ideas.
The first idea took many years to form. I was listening to "Pressure Head - The Effects Of Pressure Pt. 2" and thought: this would be an ideal track to play to someone to introduce him to Hardcore. Later, I had the same feeling with other tracks, such as "Brandon Spivey - Reality Asylum" or "Zekt - The Last Dawn".
It's hard to say what makes a track a good "introductionary Hardcore track". One thing is the brutality of course, but other factors are also the dark mood, the outer space feel of Hardcore's Techno heritage, and the sheer experimentation and noize.
But also the use and mixture of elements, such as the use of Thrash guitars and explicit rapping.
And many other things.
So I eventually had the idea to make a mix of all those tracks with these qualities.
The second idea was this: in the past I made tribute mixes to some of the legendary Hardcore producers. But why not made a mix with many of them, and for each one using a track that I consider to be among their best, but just one, so a large number of producers get featured?
It was natural to combine these two ideas. And the result is a mix that tries to introduce Hardcore, introduce legendary producers, and feature some of their best work. Three in one, if you will.
From Planning and preparing to finishing this mix took nearly six months.
Of course I couldn't feature all Hardcore legends, and all legendary tracks, in just one mix. Maybe something for more mixes.
So, what is your opinion? Which tracks would you use as introduction to people who don't know Hardcore? And which producers would you call legends?
1.
Pressure Head - The Effects Of Pressure Pt. 2
2.
Brandon Spivey - Reality Asylum
3.
Zekt - The Last Dawn
4.
DJ Skinhead - Take It Outside
5.
The Speed Freak - We Shoot To Kill
6.
The Kotzaak Klan - Powerstation Kotzaak
7.
Disciples Of Annihilation - Brooklyn Mob
8.
Nasenbluten - Machete
9.
FFM Shadow Orchestra - Killing Zoo (Distortion Edit)
10.
Somatic Responses - Freezing Point
11.
Mouse - Oxyde
12.
Nordcore GMBH - Robocop
13.
Leathernecks - At War (Remix)
14.
Delta 9 - Mortified
15.
Ingler - Trek°°
16.
DJ Freak - On The Edge
17.
Rage Reset - Unknown Structure
18.
E-de-Cologne - No Dolphins Allowed
19.
Burning Lazy Persons - If The Truth Be Known