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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
3 days ago6 min read
Mystery Land - The European Dance Festival (1994)
Let's go back in time, to 1994. I was only 10 years old when Mystery Land took place. The 24th until the 26th of June of that year, at...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Aug 23, 20245 min read
Club X - Volume III (1997)
The year? 1997. Hardcore was so tremendously big, you could not escape it. It was everywhere. And when I say everywhere, I do mean...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Aug 14, 20245 min read
Slammin' Vinyl Presents Hardcore Heaven 2 (2005)
The year is 2005, and to start off the review, I did not buy this album when it was released. I only purchased it years after, as I was...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
May 1, 20243 min read
Matt Green - Full Album Mixed (2023)
You might have seen the name Matt Green before, and so have I, but never stood still who's behind the name, and where this individual...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Housequake Volume 1 (2006)
The last couple of days I've been thinking of all the events I've been to, over the years. And there have been quite a few decent ones....
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Feb 4, 20244 min read
ID&T Trance Vol. 1 (2001, 2xCD)
The year is 2001, and things have changed for me personally. This bloke (me) saw the demise of Hardcore, and needed something to replace...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Strictly Nuskool Vol.3 (2023)
A new album is out. And it's an album compiled by the legendary Greek music lover, Glowkid. The last time I reviewed an album he has...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Oct 17, 20234 min read
Turn Up The Bass Megamix 1991
The year is 1991. I was only 8 years old. A young lad. And I really didn't understand music back then, as I was only focussed on if it...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Sep 20, 20233 min read
DROKZ029 Stubborn, Militant & Dedicated (2023)
Before you get too excited, this is a taster review, so it's not the full album that you can hear. But you can get the latest Drokz album...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Aug 16, 20234 min read
The Best Of The Energiehal (1997)
I am not from Rotterdam. You might not be able to 'hear', but if you were to speak to me, you could hear that I speak with a softly...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Aug 11, 20235 min read
Hardcore Forces (1997)
The year is 1997. A lot of things are happening in the Hardcore scene, and an attempt to stay fresh and up to date with the current...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jul 16, 20234 min read
Hardcore Resurrection (2000)
The term 'resurrection' means the following, according to several websites: ''Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jul 5, 20233 min read
DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Slammin Vinyl - Old Skool Collection (2001)
Who remembers this CD? Who ever had this CD? Who bought the magazine 'Fast Car' just for this CD? Unfortunately, it wasn't a magazine...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jun 23, 20233 min read
100% Nu Energy - Kevin Energy CD - 2001
Toward the end of last year I went onto Kevin Energy's Soundcloud channel, to find a CD mix he did many years ago, when he and his label...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jun 19, 20234 min read
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo – Rave Parade 4 - Ultra Hard (1995)
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed an album released in 1996 by Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo, which was called 'Rave Parade 5'. You know...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
May 7, 20234 min read
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo – Rave Parade 5 (1996)
It is coming up to nearly 30 years ago. In 1994 a new compilation emerged, called Rave Parade, Do you remember this CD series? It only...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Hardcore Power (1999)
The year is 1999. And Hardcore was almost as dead as the dodo. It wasn't a viable scene anymore, a scene where the commercial side of...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Mar 15, 20234 min read
House Party 9 - The Clubmix (1994)
The year is 1994, and I'm young. Very young. 10-11 years old (or young, depending on how you look at it). A lot of things happened in the...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Mar 7, 20234 min read
Mystery Land - Yesterday Is History, Today Is A Gift, Tomorrow Is Mystery (2000)
For those people who have never been to my website and don't know that Mysteryland (a.k.a. Mystery Land) 1998 was my first event, well,...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Mar 2, 20234 min read
Innercity 2001
The year is 2001, and the world is a different place to live in, compared to the present day. Music was different, but so was partying....
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Feb 10, 20235 min read
Turn Up The Bass - Rap - Volume 3 (1992)
My dad is going to hate me. Well, hate is a strong word. But he might dislike the following review. Why is that? Well, it's one of his...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 31, 20234 min read
Thunderdome CDs 2001 - 2003 (2023)
Let's go back in time. Roughly 20 to 22 years, back in time. Hardcore was 'dead', according to the news outlets from back in the day. It...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 17, 20234 min read
Omkara Techichi - Dreamonic Vamperor (2012)
The other day I was listening to an album mix, made by an artist called Groan-er. This got me thinking, and ponder. Sitting there, in my...
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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 6, 20234 min read
Multigroove - The Ultimate Rave Selection Volume 1 (Multigroove) (2022)
The first working week of 2023 is about to end. Just a few more hours, we can hold onto the thought of the upcoming weekend. It is so...
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