DJ A.K. - 94-96 Hardcore Mix 10.01.26

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Feb 2
4 min read

It is Monday! Where has the weekend gone? It disappeared, and I didn't even realise it. Time has flown by too darn quickly, and I was just having fun. Now Monday is here, but thankfully by the time I finish this review, it should be nearly done. But the weather outside is grim, and very unpleasant. We need something to keep us going, and keep us bouncing up and down. Enter DJ A.K., a regular contributor to this page. Another day, another mix by this legend, and this time we are going back to 1994 to 1996. The golden years of Hardcore, right?

I would certainly say so. I did grow up in another country, and the meaning behind the term 'Hardcore' is slightly different (people elsewhere might have called it Gabber). But in the UK, the term 'Hardcore' meant something completely different. And I love it. Most of these songs, selected by A.K., have got this Breakbeat vibe, and even though they weren't as populair as they should have been, I do still enjoy them a lot.

30 to 32 years later, these songs still sound amazing, and extremely powerful. I can imagine myself on the dancefloor, whisked away by these tunes, and being deafened by the whistle crew. And don't forget the horns! Thank God we did not have the vuvuzelas, that would have been even worst on the dancefloor: you would not hear a single thing at a rave with those bad boys.

Let's go back in time, and let's hope it has got enough energy to get me through this week!

01. Moby - Feeling So Real

02. Storm Syndicut - Hold Me...In Your Arms

03. Slipmatt - Breaking Free (Ramos & Supreme Remix)

04. Frantic & Impulse - Spiced Up

05. Highlife - Is This Happiness?

06. DJ Seduction - Sample Mania

07. Justin Time & M Edward - Help Me

08. Crowd Pleasers Vol - Side B

09. Kriston - Gotta Get Up (Remix)

10. Sy & Unknown - Sudden Impact

11. Pooch & Hursee - Baby Baby

12. Rise & Shine - Loosing Control

13. Pooch & Coulter - Love Me Now

14. DJ Storm vs Rebel Alliance - Come Together

15. Vibena - Positive Energy (DJ Brisk Remix)

16. Edit V - Pumper

17. Slipmatt - Hear Me (Ramos & Supreme Remix)

18. Format - Cry For Love

19. DJ's Unknown Vol 5 - Side A

20. DJ Seduction & Dougal - It's Not Over

21. Double Trouble - Moving To The Beat

22. Cartoon Capers - Dreema

23. Double Trouble - Everyday

24. Freestyle & DJ R - Madness (DJ Ham Remix)

25. Mercurial - Energy

26. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (Slipmatt Remix)

27. DJ Demo - Power Of Love

28. Giro kid - Rainfall

Fantastic. A serious mix, only for those who actually appreciated Hardcore from the mid 90s. Thankfully, I am one of those people who LOVES it, so it's never an issue with me. Give me 1994 to 1996, any day of the week, and I'll be happy.

I'm not the only one who was happy about this mix. Someone actually contacted me, stating that DJ A.K. made a brand spanking new mix, and that she really loved it. Someone who goes by the name of KazAhston on Soundcloud. But I would have noticed this mix regardless, as it's a mix by DJ A.K., and his mixes are always dope. I do not think I've ever encountered a shitty mix, or a mix that bad. He always delivers. A true die-hard Hardcore fan, and he keeps us entertained. But it is nice to hear/see others being enthusiastic about these mixes, and in this case, DJ A.K.

It is yet another epic mix. And it's also scary to think: is DJ A.K. in my house? I was only in my house the other day, going through some old tunes, and (no joke) I wanted to hear Moby's ''Feeling So Real''. And see what he put in this mix as the first record?! That's bizarre, right?

It's not the best song, but it's certainly a wicked one. The best one has to be 'Energy' by Mercurial. What a blinding anthem. Can't get enough of this record.

Worst track? 'Power Of Love'. Not a fan of the original, and this version does nothing to me.

DJ A.K. has done it again. This man surely deserves all the praise for this mixes. He keeps on making them, pleasing us listeners. And he never stops. A true Hardcore fanatic, and a wicked DJ! Go and check out his Soundcloud page, if you haven't already!