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DJ PI - My Definition Of Early Hardcore (1992 - 1994) (2023)
Let's go back in time. It is something I do a lot over the years. The older I get, the more I reminisce about the decades I've left...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jun 16, 20234 min read


GiBCAST034 - DJ Ad (2023)
From a 5 1/2 hour long Trance mix to some Hardcore. How in one morning the music coming at me through my speakers might change. And it is...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jun 1, 20233 min read


A tribute to Marc Acardipane (2023)
It is Sunday, time to relax. But not for me. Or those that appreciate Hardcore music. We love it when our music is 160 BPM or above. And...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
May 21, 20233 min read
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Muffin's [Mixed By M@rt!n-J] (2023)
I started today with an early Hardstyle mix, and now we are going back in time too! Going back to when DJ Gammer was the hottest DJ in...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
May 13, 20233 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...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
May 7, 20234 min read


Sound Abuse - Oldschool Sessions #07 (2023)
The weekend has started, so let's crank up the volume, and go nuts. Not as nuts as the ladies in the above picture, but weird enough that...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Apr 22, 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...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Apr 16, 20233 min read


Rotterdam Records The Classics Megamix - mixed by Jason S (2023)
For those that know me, I am not from Rotterdam. Nor am I from Amsterdam (which most people assume, but assume wrongly). I am from...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Mar 29, 20234 min read


DJ TNT X AKA Mister GabberManzion - The Early Hardcore Summer Mix 2014
It is Thursday today, and it's snowing still. Well, at least where I live. So I'm sitting inside, WFH, and the heating is on. But truth...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Mar 9, 20234 min read


Richie B & Mr. Kip – 1994 Gabber Mix 1 (2022)
Good morning everyone! Hope everyone is having a great day. I'm having an OK day so far: WFH and I've got a lot of work to do. But whilst...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Mar 2, 20234 min read


KC - History of Hardcore Vol.1 (2023)
Let's boil it down, shall we? Born in the 80s, started listening to Hardcore back in 1992/1993, and 30 years later, I am still listening...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Feb 26, 20233 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...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 31, 20234 min read


MEGAMIX HardcorePower Top100 2022
Another day, another review. And this time it's a megamix, with only Hardcore anthems in them. And you know I'm a sucker for Hardcore...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 24, 20235 min read


MD&A at Ghosttown 3 Decades (2023)
Last weekend a party was held, at the Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and it was an event organised by Dance 2 Eden. You...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 19, 20233 min read


History Of Hardcore | Rotterdam Terror Corps | Vol.2 (2020)
I've been a busy boy today: I've been scouring the web for good music, and it got me to a channel called Hardisciples. And one of the...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 17, 20235 min read


Maximum Overload Promo Mix 2 (2023)
A new week has already been with us, and we have entered the glorious day, which most of us know as Tuesday. Yesterday was Blue Monday,...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jan 17, 20233 min read


Marc Acardipane Live @ Thunderdome 2022 (Live-Recording)
Thunderdome 2022. Or 30 years of Thunderdome. Were you there? Did you experience the madness? Were you brave enough to try and find...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 28, 20223 min read


Sound Abuse - Oldschool Sessions #06 (2022)
We go from early Happy Hardcore to Oldschool Hardcore. Maybe it's the algorithm hidden inside of Soundcloud that gives the users of this...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 28, 20223 min read


Thunderdome 2021 - Warm Up Mix By Jehuty
Before you comment, I am fully aware it is 2022, this year's Thunderdome already took place, and that we live in 2022, not 2021. And that...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 21, 20223 min read


M-Project - Early Hardcore Showcase Mix (2022)
Remember the artist M-Project? A Japanese DJ and producer who I first encountered during the days of Powerstomp. Remember that,...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 21, 20223 min read


Thunderdome Merry Christmas Oldschool Hardcore/Gabber X-Mas Megamix by Santa S full Album (2018)
It is nearly Christmas. In 10 days time, it will be boxing day, and we will all be stuffed from all the food we had the day before, but...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 16, 20223 min read


Negative A History of Hardcore 1997 - 2000 (2021)
1997. Can you believe that's 25 fucking years ago? 25 whole years? That just blew my mind! I started listening to Negative A's mix, and...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 10, 20223 min read


Club X Forgotten Tracks (2022)
This isn't the first mix focussed on Club X which I have reviewed, and it will certainly not be the last one. I saw this one go by on my...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Dec 3, 20223 min read


Rave-O-Lution Mixtape #007 - Fer-D (2022)
Friday is here, and we need something hard and rough to get us through the last few hours of this day, to get ready for the weekend. Hope...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Oct 21, 20223 min read
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