Sometimes things happen, and you really don't know why. Hardcore Underground. Remember that label? I don't know what has happened, but it's been quiet on the label since around 2022/2023. I have been an avid fan for years, but honestly I've lost track slightly. Lost track enough for me to realise the label has been quiet for some time now, and not really sure why they've stopped? Their website doesn't work anymore. That's a shame, if truth be told.
They've had some amazing album releases over the years, including their Hardcore Underground series. I did purchase a few of those over the years, which made me very happy, as the CDs were quite dope. They even bough back the Hardcore Heaven series from the dead. Or what about their HU Tools series, or the HU Breaks CD, or all the artist CDs, like Joey Riot & Kurt, Fracus & Darwin, Brisk, Gammer, Marc Smith, Obie, Sharkey, Vinylgroover and more. But the main one for me was the HU series, which stopped after volume 8.
Winterlake was asked to make a mix for this CD, but it never materialised. The other artists were AoS and Tatshinonsun. But we never saw this ninth volume being released, hence why we are going to listen to the unreleased 'official' mix for HU9. It feels slightly sneaky, but also exciting, hearing what could have been, but eventually did become. Be it the unreleased official mix.
Let's see what would have been on a shiny CD cover, which tracks Winterlake selected for HU9.
Paul Dremz, 4D, Dionne - This (HU9 Mix)
B2BK & M-Rei - Soul Shine
Winterlake, Dionne - Back To Earth (Vinylgroover Remix)
Fracus - Give Me Peace
EzKill vs Brady - Mortal Kombat
Fracus & Jack In The Box - Serious
DJ Evo - Temperamental
Maxi Malone - So Beautiful
Diakronik & Alaguan - Love Me Deeply
Dy5on - Where's Your Glory
Vinylgroover - Don't Go
Winterlake - Hot On Your Heels
Eazyvibe & Slay - Ready For The Ride
TinyT - It's A Feeling
AoS - Light The Fire
Winterlake - Close To You
KINN - Take Me Away
Winterlake, Dionne - Always Near (Eufeion Remix)
Dy5on - Hear Waiting
Instigate - Passion
I wasn't aware a tracklist could surprise me, but this one certainly did that. I've not heard one single track in this mix before. They are all 'unknown' songs to me. But boy, are they solid! They have that HU sound I truly adore.
It is a very cool sounding mix. Not heard much from Winterlake before, but this is certainly a cool introduction. What could have been, eh? But at least he was nice enough to share the mix, and it's a really cool mix. It has kept the HU sound throughout, and the records are really dope.
I have to give credit to the record that made me move the most, which is 'Serious' by Fracus & Jack In ('the') Box. Seriously insane record. I did like 'So Beautiful' and 'Hear Waiting', but 'Serious' is just such a damn good record.
It's a great mix. Great listening experience if you are in your car to work, or sitting in the bus or tube, waiting for the world to fly by. Close your eyes, put this one on, and enjoy what could have been. I enjoyed it a lot.
Hopefully HU isn't gone forever. Maybe they will return? Who knows....
DJ: Winterlake
Genre/Style: UK Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, UKHC
Mix Info: Hardcore Underground 9 - Winterlake Mix
Length Mix: 01:14:44
Tracks: 20 (twenty)
Download/Listen (via Soundcloud): STREAM HERE
File Size: unknown
File Type: unknown
Audio: Stereo
Sample Rate: unknown
Release Year: 2025
More Information: Winterlake - Soundcloud Channel
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