HTID Memories Part 3 mixed by Ramos & Protocol (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
5 days ago
4 min read

The third instalment of the HTID series has finally been uploaded. Well, it's been nearly 2 weeks, and I've only found the time today to sit down and write about it, but at least it's not years later. I've reviewed the previous two mixes, both made by Ramos & Protocol, and now the third instalment. And as we all love the legendary lady with wings and what she stood for, it is going to be a pleasant journey, a journey lasting roughly an hour and a half. Are you ready to go back in time and relive the glorious years?

I might say something that can be considered controversial, but wasn't HTID the biggest brand in the UKHC scene? Yes, it wasn't the only one, but certainly the biggest, right? Hell, at one stage I even purchased a t-shirt and walked around the Netherlands (probably the only one in NL). And who remembers those event cassettes/CDs packages? I was so proud to have lived during the time those legendary events took place, and those wonderful anthems were released. Time has changed and so has the music, and kids won't know how good we had it.

And the scene was dominated by so many great names, such like Hixxy, Darren Styles, Re-Con, Breeze, Chris Unknown, Gammer, Dougal, Squad-E, Sy, and of course the two DJs who made this mix, Protocol & Ramos. And the funny thing is, these anthems stood the test of time. And everyone will be happy to hear them again. It will also make people sad, because they come from a time long gone, but at least we've got Soundcloud and we can relive the moments.

As a proper Dutchman who didn't have many people around him who understood the music, I might have felt all alone in that little country, but at least I knew that there was an island, not far away, one that I could visit at any given time (before Brexit, of course), and rave the night away. Not knowing I was going to live in the UK many years later. But you can consider it my destiny. Going to live in the country who created and embraced UKHC. And still happy to live here.

1 - Infextious - Amigos (Breeze & Styles Hardcore Mix)

2 - Darren Styles feat Francis Hill - Come Running

3 - Arkane Silver - Broken Hearted (Supreme & Sunset Regime Remix)

4 - Hixxy, Dougal & Gammer - Phaze 2 Phaze

5 - Darren Styles - Flashlight

6 - Breeze & Lost Witness - Rise Again

7 - Paul EP & Smithy - All I Wanna Do (Hixxy Remix)

8 - Azora - Tell You A Secret (Breeze Remix)

9 - Re-Con, Ramos & Punch feat Deanne - Lost In Love

10 - Ramos, Mob & Protocol feat Drew - Guiding Star (Hands Up Mix)

11 - Armin Van Buuren - In and Out Of Love (Hixxy, Sy & Unknown Remix)

12 - Breeze vs Barley feat Taya - Falling (Breeze Remix)

13 - Hixxy & Chris Unknown - Konfusion

14 - Styles & Breeze feat Re-Con - Love Stick Crazy

15 - Ramos, Mob & Protocol - Signs

16 - Agnes - Release Me (Squad-E Remix)

17 - Hixxy, Ramos & Punch - You’re Gonna Love Me

18 - Sy & Chris Unknown feat Lou Lou - Right Here (Squad-E Remix)

19 - Hixxy, Ramos & Protocol - Open You Eyes

20 - Paradise - See The Light (Sy & Unknown 2007 Remix)

This is a very good looking tracklist. This makes my heart melt. And unfortunately we have to conclude the following statement: they don't make them like they used to. And that's a fact. So many of these artists have moved on, and the sound coming out of the scene hasn't resembled the glorious days, it has progressed and moved forward. And as good as that might be, those golden HTID years cannot be beaten. Boy, I miss them.

Ramos & Protocol keep on creating damage to my eardrums. Mix after mix, and as it's a new HTID mix, it is another one which will demolish my eardrums. And speakers too, as you cannot listen to this at low volume. Max the fuck out of your volume, and let yourself go.

There are too many great anthems in here, but speaking out of experience, I have to conclude that there's one record in this mix which will get EVERY raver on the dancefloor. When this one is played, the crowd will loose their minds. And it's a no-brainer: 'See The Light'. That's' the anthem for our generation. Fantastic anthem, and in many people's 'top 10' list, for sure.

Another solid mix. Keep them coming, and let us never forget those wonderful HTID years. Can anyone bring them back, please? Pretty please?