Si Thompson - 20 Years Of 2005 UK Hardcore Mix (3-6-2025)

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I will not accept it. I cannot believe nor do I want to believe that 2005, which was a great year for not just UK Hardcore music, has been 20 years ago. Where the frick has the time gone? Why is time moving so damn fast? 2005 feels like yesterday, but it certainly isn't. 20 years ago. I cannot believe it. That's just insane, and also very disturbing. 20 years went by in a blink of a eye. Before you know it, we look back at 2005 in 2045. My God, I'm getting old too darn quick.

It was a fantastic year for UK Hardcore. So many great anthems were released. Si Thompson selected a handful for the first instalment of this mix (the second one is on his Soundcloud page too, if you want to hear more). A nice moment to travel back in time (20 years) and to relive it again. Life was so much better, and we had such an extraordinary amount of wicked producers who made timeless classics.

It was a struggle to pick between the two mixes, but I thought the first one was the one to pick, as it was the first one I found. The second one has more Scott Brown songs in it, which obviously gets me even more hyped up, but first come, first serve. So this is the one you are about to listen to. But don't worry, you will not be disappointed. Maybe only because of the fact that it's freaking 20 years ago since these songs were released. I simply cannot believe it.

Bass X - Hardcore Disco (Plus System Mix)
DJ Seduction - Rock Ya Body
Robbie Long & A.M.S. - Trigger Hardcore
Robbie Long & Stormtrooper - Dopest DJ
DJ Gammer - That's How I Roll
DJ Seduction - Raise Your Hands (Sy & Unknown Remix)
Nu Foundation - Hardcore Generation
Seduction & Gammer - Put Ya Hands Up
Nu Foundation - Taking My Time
Scott Brown presents Plus System - Bassline Of The Century
Seduction & Sy - The Devil
Brisk & Ham - Gettin' High

Amazing! How one mix can take you back in time that quickly. I feel young again. How young? Well, young enough that I would be able to rave all night, and not be extremely tired. And obviously walk around with less weight. Those 20 years have caused damage to my body lol.

This has got so many wicked songs in it. Me being a massive Scott Brown fan, I obviously would choose his records over anyone else's, but in this case, I might do something I would not expect to do on this Saturday: I'm going for another song. And it's 'The Devil' by Seduction & Sy. This was, at the time, one of the most played songs in my collection of UK Hardcore CDs. And it is still a wicked anthem. One that reminds me of 90s Happy Hardcore. Such a solid anthem.

Si Thompson made yet another wicked mix. One that might make you feel slightly old, but at the same time you should feel grateful to have lived through such a fantastic year. We've all experienced UK Hardcore in what has to be a fantastic year to be alive. 2005 UK Hardcore? Sign me up. I want to go back in time and relive that year over and over.

And if this mix wasn't enough for you, check out the second mix. Maybe he will do a third mix? Who knows, only Si knows.