Hardstyle Classics Favourites #1 - JUKKA (2026)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
4 hours ago
3 min read

From a very lovely Trance mix to a very lovely Hardstyle mix. The weekend is looking good! Especially when it's an early Hardstyle mix. The mix was made by JUKKA, who I've not encountered before, but after checking the tracklist, which came in the cover image (as above), I knew I had something to look forward to. A mix with most of my favourite early Hardstyle classics. And its very compact: the mix is only 45 minutes long, but JUKKA takes you on a journey, back in time.

I do love mixes dedicated to the early sound. It could be Gabber/Hardcore, Techno, Trance, and Hardstyle. I do prefer the earlier sound compared to the present day, as that's the sound I grew up with. The amount of hours I've spent in my life, listening to Hardstyle, cannot be counted. The number would be immense, as I'm now 42, and still listen to the early Hardstyle sound. It won't escape me, and I'm glad, as it certainly brings back a lot of awesome memories.

You will know in a split second which my favourite record is in this mix, but truth be told: I do believe it's on many people's list. But JUKKA did select a handful of other amazing records, and crammed them into this wonderful mix, which I've listened to over and over yesterday. If the first instalment is this good, what can we expect in the next instalments? More of this goodness please?

Tuneboy & Stephanie - Music Is
The Raiders - A Feeling (Tuneboy Remix)
DJ Phil Ty - Miami Beach (Polite Mix)
Hardstyle Masterz feat Max Enforcer - Light Of The Dark (The Blackout Mix) (JUKKA Edit)
Tatanka - Don't Give Up
Headhunterz - Just Say My Name
Wildstylez - Pleasure
Wildstylez - Muzic Or Noize
Star Creatorz - Killzone (Hunter Remix)
The KGB's - Superdisco (Technoboy Remix)
Headhunterz - Forever As One
S-Dee - Equipment
Headhunterz - Save Your Scrap For Victory w/ Gostosa - Never Say Never (JUKKA Vocal Edit)
2 Best Enemies - Phases (TBY Romantic Mix)
Technoboy - Ti Sento

A very solid selection. In an instant, I'm thrown back many decades in the past, and I'm this young lad again, dancing the day and night away to these awesome tunes. And as I've said in other reviews, they don't make them like they used to. And even if they try, it never sounds the same. We just have to acknowledge that the early sound remains in the past.

JUKKA's mix has got the tracks I wanted to hear. And if this is a taster of more to come, I cannot wait. This first mix is certainly a good one. Come on, how you can you disagree with the records? Granted, you might not have heard JUKKA's own edits (like I haven't), but you know all the tracks, right? And you love them all. If not, why are you reading this?

I've loved every second of it, but when it comes toward the end, you know it is going to hit even harder. 'Phases' and 'Ti Sento'. Those are just magnificent records, and they are on another level. Yes, they are classics, but they are heavenly classics. Only a select few have risen to this level, and these two are on there. Out of these two, I would ALWAYS choose 'Ti Sento'. Brilliant record.

Worth checking out, this mix. Go and jump on it, and let it dominate your weekend!