gabberhead labelmix part 2 (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Jul 6
3 min read

Gabberhead. A label from the 90s. One that originally ran from 1996 to 1997, according to the Discogs information available, and then got revived in 2018. The Gabberhead could never be buried, it had to come back to life. And the life it's been having since it was brought back, has been a tremendous one. I've been seeing a lot of posts online about new releases, and they bring me lots of joy. The early sound, kept alive in 2025. Hell yes!

Gabber in the 90s came to an abrupt end toward the end of 1998. Deserved or not, it had to go underground to emerge as one of the fiercest sounds out there. But don't we sometimes wish the 90s sound was kept alive? Thankfully there are a few labels out there who do just that. Keeping it alive and kicking. And Gabberhead is just that one label that does that, and does it with brute force. Unbelievable amount of releases since they emerged out of the slumber.

Now, the mix I've been listening to, was made by keytown connection. Unfortunately not seen or heard that name before, but keytown connection had a few releases on the label, and in this appreciation mix will you find a few of them. And obviously a few more. But don't let the amount of tracks in this mix fool you: it's only 53 minutes long. Long enough to keep you on your toes, and relive the 90s again.

Kozieum - Drifting Falling
Januskopf - More Muscle
The Keytown Connection - Bomdigi
Bastard Bros & Project Fire - Rastaman
Crushjaw - Helicopter
Corrat & Usamov - Hallujah
Gabberhead - Shut It Down
The Keytown Connection - Soundboy
RETRO Original Hardcore - Gabberdansen
Rex Rawhead & Ki - Keep On Rocking
Kev Gee & Devastate - Creamy (Biodome Remix)
Mindfxck - Big Guns
DJ Atomix & The Keytown Connection - Riots In The Streets
Johnny 7- Bad Bitch
Jedyny - The Dream Is Dead
Detachment 1 - Width Mode
DJ Atomix & Tha Doge Jr - Mad World
Los Munanos & Detachment 1 - From The Beginning
Gabberhead & Corrat - Innocence (Corrat Remix)
THC - Ass Explode
Dr Zombie - Let Me Go
Project XTC - Sick MF
Earlymilan - Totally Computer1Zed
Cacophony Of Sounds - Do The Damn Thing
Gorebehead & Sevenum Six - 2 Intoxicated Memory

Wow. A tracklist filled with so many unknown names... unbelievable! Not all of them are unknown to me, but what that does show me, is that there are a few people out there, who do love to keep the early 90s sound alive. And for them doing so, I give them all the love and appreciation. As it's a sound we do sorely miss.

It is a fantastic mix with a lot of new stuff that is made to represent the 'old'. And the old always remains the finest. To me it feels like discovering an old album I've not heard in years, under a huge pile of dust. And after pressing play, you know it will all go down extremely well! Volume on max, weather atrocious (and thundering too), but you cannot spoil my gabber enthusiasm with anything negative. This is the happiest I can be today.

The Keytown Connection has picked some wicked records here. Including their own. So many familiar chords from the 90s, so many familiar kicks, drums, and many more. They suit the 90s extremely well.

The track that got me the most hyped up, is of course the first one in this mix. 'Drifting Failing'. So happy, but oh so good. Just the right amount of bounce and oomph.

A fantastic mix to end the week with. And remember kids, Hardcore will never die. Nor will Gabber, but deep down inside we already knew that!

Ps. one side note. This is volume 2. Where's volume 1?