Louk - Summer Sounds Vol 2 - May 2025

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
May 31
3 min read

20 more days until the official Summer starts. That's not that far away, and if you are outside today, you'll experience a nice bit of sun. It's actually very pleasant today. It feels like the Summer is just around the corner (which it is), and that it's going to be a very good one. Hell, global warming makes everything hotter anyway, so we will have a lot of heat throughout the Summer of 2025. Yeah, the grass in your garden might be fucked up due to the lack of rain, but at least we can look tanned, right?

I don't know how many years it has been, but it's been a long time. I honestly can't remember the last time I listened to a Louk mix, or when I even reviewed it. But it must have been over 5 years ago. And if I'm not mistaken, it was a Techno mix. The years have flown by, and so has Louk. But thankfully I keep on seeing more and more on Soundcloud, and his latest mix, which is a very Summer focussed mix, is one I had to grab and haven't stopped listening to.

This mix has been on repeat, as it's one of those mixes that keeps you going. And it also makes you happier. Come on, just look at the little smiley fella in the picture above, in front of a rainbow. He looks happy, and you can't blame him: the music Louk has picked for this mix is excellent. So great music, a happy chappie on the accompanying image, and it's also a free download: what else could you wish for?

Mark Spence - Vibrance
Scott Mac - Can You Hear Me
Friction & Spice - Step Into My Dream
Solid Sessions - Fatal Morgana
Force Mass Motion - Lost (In Time)
2 Times Eleven - Genetic
S.O.L - Solaris 2
2 Times Eleven - BMX
Chris Raven - I Know You Love Me Too (Van Bellen Remix)
B-Koner - Progressions
Signum - 5 Yards
Bug - So What (Commie Mix)
Airwave - Division Bell
SL - The Way I Like It (Drax + Scott Mac Mix)
Sundance - Won't Let This Feeling Go (Commie Remix)
Gee Moore presents Es Vedra - Gimme More (De Frente Al Mar Remix)
Cuadro - Summerbreeze (Niels Van Gogh Remix)
Jacob & Mendez - Sun & Rain
Blue - Intensity (Blue's Deeper Mix)
Sunstar - Balearic Desire
Hush - Fluctuate (Remake)
Smiter - Both Places
Taktik vs Soul Searcher - Just Can't Get Enough (Le Nord Remix)
Swan & Spacey - Absolute

I have been transported back in time. To the early 2000nd. Unexpectedly, but oh so damn worth it. I am a Trance lover since the late 90s, and hearing these glorious sounds again, it just melts me on the inside. And Louk's selection contains a lot of the lesser known anthems. And I like that. They might not get played that often, but they should get all the recognition they deserve, And hopefully through this mix they do?!

Seriously, this takes me back to the days when I raved until the early hours in the morning at events such as Innercity, Sensation, Mysteryland, and a lot of local events. These would be the tunes I would hear. They might sound slightly dated, but they still get me going. I have been listening to this mix over and over today, and every single play, Louk's mix makes me happy again. A tremendous selection.

But the one that gives me the most goose bumps, and the best 'underground 'vibe of this year, is 'So What' by Bug, Commie mix. What a wonderful anthem. Is this underrated or what? This is a masterpiece and it's one of those records that you hear once, close your eyes, repeat the song, and you are back on the dancefloor again, 20+ years ago. That dark and edgier sound, they don't make them like that anymore.

20 days until the Summer. Can't fucking wait. But until then, I'll be putting this mix on constant repeat. What are you going to do about it, eh? Join me, and be as happy as the chappie in the picture!