Bonkers. Ever heard of this compilation? Ever bought any of these albums? If you haven't, are you even a raver? This compilation ran between 1996 and 2009, and had some amazing albums over the years. Most of these albums were mixed by Sharkey, Hixxy and Scott Brown, but they also had a few guest mixes by big names such as Dougal, Vibes, Breeze & Styles, Re-Con, CLSM, Kutski, Kevin Energy, Chris Unknown, Marc Smith, and more. 11 years ago it died a slowly death, after being resurrected. It's still one of the most influencial names in the UK Hardcore rave history, and has played a huge part of it. Memories galore!
The whole compilation is mesmerizing, and has been a fan favourite for many years now. Of all the mix compilations being released over the years, the Bonkers compilation has had the most impact of them all. Also, I do think there are more mixes focussed on the Bonkers compilation than all the others out there on Soundcloud and Mixcloud. Everyone loves the Bonkers compilation, and why not? This all makes sense. I threw my collection away, because I've got them all stored on my PC now, but I remember when I was buying them, some had to come from Australia, because they were sold out in the UK, or not made anymore (I jumped the band wagon too late).
DJ Brady's latest mix is focussed on the UK Hardcore compilation Bonkers, and this hour and a half long mix has got 22 epic anthems. All his own favourites. And after hearing the mix, the selection is really interesting. So let me show you the tracklist right now:
01. DJ Brady - Intro
02. Brisk & Ham - Getting High
03. Breeze & Styles - The Beat Kicks
04. Styles & Breeze - Your Shining
05. Scott Brown - Elysium Plus
06. Scott Brown - Gang Bang Society
07. Dougal & Gammer - Fires In The Sky
08. UFO & MC Marley - Connections 2002
09. Scott Brown - Blue Anthem
10. Scott Brown & Cat Knight - All About You
11. Paradise - See The Light (Sy & Unknown Remix)
12. Brisk & Vagabond vs MC Wotsee - The Last Word
13. Dougal & Gammer - Get Hype (Exclusive Bonkers 9 Remix)
14. Stargazer - Ultimate High (Breeze & Styles Remix)
15. Dougal & Gammer - Jam The NightClub (Remix)
16. UFO & Marley - Hardcore Underground 2002
17. Dougal & Gammer - The 6th Gate
18. Dougal & Gammer - Go Widda Flow (Beat The System)
19. Dougal & Gammer - This Is A Virus
20. Plus System - Neckbreaker
21. Fracus feat Ali - Guiding Light
22. Gammer - Let's All Say Fuck
Wow. A good selection, mr Brady. Excellent choice. Maybe this could be the start of something? More of these mixes please, I really like the Bonkers collection, and I would like to see similar mixes like this one show up on my timeline on Soundcloud. The hour and a half has flown by without me even realising it.
A lot of reoccuring names do appear in this mix, like Scott Brown, Breeze & Styles, Dougal and Gammer, but also a few records we all love and adore by Sy & Unknown, UFO and MC Marley, and Fracus feat Ali (and also Brisk & Ham). Correct me if I'm wrong, but this mix is focussed on the music released after the Millennium period, yes? This sounds like all the anthems I grew up with, listening to once I discovered UK Hardcore.
I can only give Brady credit for making this excellent mix. Really enjoyed the 21 records he has selected. And of course he had to select the biggest anthem of ALL time, and fight me in the comments if you disagree, but 'See The Light' has to be the ultimate dancefloor smasher! What a beast of a track.
Download this right now, and make sure you blow the dust of your collection. Get Bonkers back into our lives again. But please, don't let anyone reboot the series. They tried it, and it failed. Don't do it again. Thank you.
DJ: Brady
Genre/Style: UK Hardcore, Happy Hardcore
Mix Info: The Best of Bonkers
Length Mix: 01:36:11
Tracks: 22 (twenty-two)
Download/Listen (via Soundcloud): DOWNLOAD/LISTEN
File Size: 971 MB
File Type: .wav
Bitspeed: 1411kbps
More Information: DJ Brady - Soundcloud Page
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