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Club X Tribute (100 Tracks Live! In The Mix) (2020)


Club X. A name. A legendary name of a club I've never been to. Yes, I have been to Belgium to party during the late 90s and early 2000s, but never to Club X. Even thought I owned a few of their CD compilations, I never had the opportunity to experience what many have, during those glorious years, and by the time I could have gone, the club closed down due to certain reasons (which most of us are familiar with). The club name itself stayed alive, even after its closure, and parties are still thrown, to keep the legacy alive, but the club and the 90s atmosphere are no longer.

Like most clubs in the 90s, Club X had a reputation, and also a sound linked to it. Clubs in Rotterdam had this Rotterdam style, Amsterdam the A'dam sound, and clubs in Limburg, well, can't really think if clubs had a distinctive sound. And Belgian clubs certainly had a sound linked to each and every one of them. You knew a song was a Club X song or an Atmoz song or any other club. But obviously Club X's focus was Hardcore. Hardcore was the style that made it big, and gave it a reputation. And to many it's still considered as a memorable location, and many memories have been generated there. Oh, how I wish I had friends who would go there back then. Mine only went to Club/House nights, never Hardcore. Hence why I went to Mysteryland 1998 Outdoor on my own, because none of them were into Hardcore and thought it was just a phase. Oh how wrong they were.


You can still buy those Club X CDs on Ebay or other online stores, or you can find them on Soundcloud, YouTube etc. And you can find a few appreciation mixes online. One of them caught my eye: a mix by DJ Epyx, who's mix 2 hour and 45 minutes long and contains 100 tracks that you would have heard if you were on the dancefloor during the 90s in Club X. So this mix is taking us back to the 90s, and for those who were lucky enough to go, to Club X. 100 records. Who doesn't want to hear that?



  1. Hocus Pocus - Vicious Delicious

  2. Mainx - 88 To Piano

  3. Edge Of Emotion - Setup 707

  4. Tellurians - The Navigator

  5. Joe Inferno - Tribal Church (Other Mix)

  6. Joe Inferno - Hysteria

  7. Moka DJ - Poison Blood (This Record Mix)

  8. Crowd Control - Transformer

  9. Maurizio Braccagni - Bass Solution

  10. Immaginazione 2 - La Musica Del Futuro

  11. Ramirez - Therapia

  12. Master Techno - My Noise

  13. Public Energy - Three 'O' Three

  14. Robert Armani - Hit Hard

  15. Repulsive 2 - Recactussed

  16. Desperation - Our Reservation

  17. Kuadra - La Onda

  18. Control DC - La Mafia

  19. Control DC - Ritmo Dell' Diavolo

  20. Drax Ltd. II - Amphetamine (Original Version)

  21. Cherrymoon Trax - The House Of House (Original Remastered Mix)

  22. Cherrymoon Trax 2 - Let There Be House (Original Mix)

  23. Dominium - Let Your Mind (Bassmix)

  24. Dyewitness - Brrr

  25. Aqua Contact - Cinderella

  26. The Horrorist - Flesh Is The Fever

  27. DJ Yves feat MC Jerky - Let Da Bass Kick

  28. Krid Snero - White Line

  29. Final Analysis - El Punto Final

  30. Marshall Masters - Stereo Murder

  31. T.N.T. - Brainwashkiller (Killermix)

  32. T.N.T. - Criminal Mind

  33. Razzle Dazzle Trax - Razzle Dazzle (DJ Isaac Mix)

  34. System D - Trancefusion

  35. System D II - Deviant Behaviour

  36. Dreamland - Mind Penetration

  37. DJ Rob - Boys Interface (DJ Rob Mix)

  38. Maurizio Braccagni - Mosquito (DJ Paul's Oldskool Mix)

  39. Pilldriver - Apocalypse Now

  40. Rexanthony - For You Marlene

  41. The Dark Raver & DJ Vince - Thunderground

  42. The Dark Raver & DJ Vince - Intelligent Hardcore

  43. French Connection - French Connection

  44. Wasting Program - Bring That Shit Back

  45. DJ Bountyhunter - Whoops (Original Remastered Mix)

  46. Komakino - Outface (G60 Mix)

  47. Ultrasonic - Annihilating Rhythm

  48. Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Live At London

  49. Jens - Loops & Things (Fruit Loops Mix)

  50. Thunderball - Thunderball

  51. Thunderball - Bonzai Channel One (Original Remastered Mix)

  52. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth

  53. The Bazeman - Can You Feel The Baze

  54. The Mover & Rave Creator - Atmos-Fear

  55. G-Town Madness - Silence (For Those Who Missed It)

  56. Rotterdam Terror Corps -We're Gonna Blow Your Mind

  57. Wasting Program - Tell Me What You Find

  58. Club X - Don't Deny The Beat

  59. The Nightraver - So

  60. Hocus Pocus - Here's Johnny!

  61. Wayward - Hardcore Hijacked Me

  62. Neophyte - None Of Ya Left

  63. Neophyte - Braincrackin'

  64. Marc Acardipane a.k.a. Pilldriver - Pitch-Hiker (Original Mix)

  65. Pilldriver - Impossible X-T-C

  66. Dyewitness - Only If I Had One More (Remix)

  67. Bass Reaction - Technophobia (Power Mix)

  68. Hardsequencer - Braincrash

  69. Neophyte - Get This Motherfucker

  70. Bertocucci Feranzano - XTC Love (Original Mix)

  71. Ni-Cad - Brainwasher

  72. The Bazeman - Bazeman

  73. George Vagas - The Hyperdome Experience

  74. DJ Yves - Amy

  75. Dyewitness - Hardcore Deejay

  76. Sequential One - Dance (Remix Part II)

  77. Six Pack - Drunken Piece Of Shit (Mix 1)

  78. DJ Francois & Jeremy - Guns, Smoke & Fire

  79. Club X - Bloodbrain

  80. Ku-Base - Hardcore Pumping

  81. DJ Isaac - Bad Dreams

  82. Diss Reaction - Jiieeehaaaa

  83. Pino D'ambini - Up & Down (Original Mix)

  84. Square Dimensione - A Brand New Dance (Original Mix)

  85. T.N.T. - Kiss The Ground

  86. Inferno Bros - Slaves To The Rave

  87. Masoko Solo - Pessa Pessa

  88. Space Seed - Devistation

  89. DJ Buzz Fuzz - Frequencies (Original Mix)

  90. Dream Your Dream - Mayday Dream

  91. Bald Terror - Drummachine (Disturbance Remix)

  92. Too Fast For Mellow - We Gonna Get This Place

  93. Chosen Few - Name Of The DJ

  94. The Prophet - Alright Now Here We Go (Original Mix)

  95. The Prophet - Big Boys Don't Cry (Original Mix)

  96. Tiny Tot - Discoland (DJ Isaac Remix)

  97. Darrien Kelly & Scott Brown - Geleihoofd

  98. Nasty Django - Hardcore Muthafucka

  99. Masters Of Ceremony - Hardcore To The Bone

  100. Turbulence - 6 Million Ways To Die (Original Version)


This tracklist is just seriously gorgeous. For a gabber/Hardcore fanatic, this is my kryptonite. This is literally everything I loved in the 90s. I would say that at least 97% of these tracks were on my radar during the 90s, and we played over and over (on cassettes or CDs). This mix literally defines my youth, the years when I experienced with many styles and genres, but Hardcore stuck with me the most. DJ Epyx, wicked tracklist.


Even in 2022 I can say that I don't know EVERY SINGLE record ever released, so even in this mix there were a few I've not heard at all. But those are just a handful of songs. A proper die-hard Hardcore fanatic knows these and loves these. A few stinkers in here as well, but that's to be expected. You want an example? Well, I've never understood 'Flesh Is The Fever'. Probably one of my least favourite Hardcore songs of all time. Just don't feel it.


But what I do feel, is delighted. To hear these classics crammed into one mix is just glorious. And I feel sad at the same time. I wish I ventured into club nights a bit more in the 90s. It seems I've missed out on a shit ton of great nights. No drivers license or any mode of transport or friends who were into this, so my nights out were mostly restricted to whichever club was the closest. With the odd exception, like Mysterland etc. But partying was only happening (for me) in Limburg, and I wish I ventured into the rest of the Benelux....


Is this mix perfection? Well, it's really close. I would say 90% close. A few really tiny mixing errors, and a few tracks which weren't really great, but besides that, a glorious selection of records. It's a flashback to the glorious 90s. And I spotted a post the other day where someone said 'the greatest decade ever had to be the 90s, for everything'. And in a strange way I do understand it. And this mix is certainly proof that the 90s Hardcore was, and still is, the greatest ever.


If you've got three hours of doing nothing, do something useful, and check this mix out. It's got good reviews on Soundcloud, and I would underline people's views. This is great. Really great!


Best records? T.N.T. with 'Kiss The Ground', and 'Brainwashkiller'. Two highly regarded songs that have stood the test of time.



DJ: Epyx

Genre/Style: Hardcore, Gabber, Early Hardcore, Rave, Happy Hardcore, Trance

Mix Info: Club X Tribute (100 Tracks Live! In The Mix)

Length Mix: 02:45:14

Tracks: 100 (hundred)

Download/Listen (via Soundcloud): CLICK HERE

File Size: unknown

File Type: unknown

Release Year; 2020

Audio: Stereo

Sample Rate: unknown


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