THE MORPH HARDER PODCAST: EPISODE 20 FEBRUARY 2024
Featuring a guestmix from Japan's DJ Shimamura
(Released 14/02/2024)

EPISODE 20

2024 is a new year and what an exciting one lies ahead for this humble little podcast. This passion project started with an idea to create a regular series where I could showcase the enormous variety of music in the harder styles, to bridge the gap between scenes, and eventually to showcase phenomenal talent in the form of guest mixes. It was always the intention to push new sounds and expose new perspectives on the hard dance music family of genres. All of this year's guests will be carefully selected in line with the Morph Harder vision and ethos.

So for this first guest slot of 2024 I am proud to present to you one of Japan's top production talents, the hugely versatile and unmistakable DJ Shimamura. Bringing the happy hardcore sound to the table in all it's guises taking influences from across it's rich history, Shimamura's style not only honors the past but brings in the future, a bright future at that.

This guest mix is of course accompanied by my usual showcase some of the very best hard dance has to offer right now, complete with Track of the Month, The Curveball Track, and nodding to the heritage of the music with the Flashback Track, and now introducing Remix of the Month too!

So crew, international selections, a global community united in music, 2024 let's do this!

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TRACKLIST

Part 1:
1/ Armin van Buuren - Computers Take Over The World (Maddix Remix) [ASOT]
2/ Le Shuuk, B-Stylezz - Konje [Armind]
3/ Shugz, Klaus Kaz - The Path [Keeping the Rave Alive]

THE FLASHBACK TRACK 
4/ Ultrasonic - Love Me Right [CentraL Station Records]

Part 2: Guestmix 
DJ Shimamura - Do You Luv UR Hardcore [ID]
DJ Shimamura x AZK - NEXTRA (Extended mix) [DYNASTY RECORDS]
DJ Shimamura - RRR [DYNASTY RECORDS]
DJ Shimamura & Relect - Northern Lights feat. Lindsey Marie (VIP) [DUB]
DJ Shimamura x Whizzkid - Hold Your Head High (Extended mix) [DYNASTY RECORDS]
Friction Vs Jonny L - Back To Your Roots 2021 (DJ Shimamura 4x4 Flip) [DUB]
DJ Shimamura x Rakutensai - FRESH [DYNASTY RECORDS]
DJ Shimamura - Sapporo Hardcore Music All Night Long (2024 Edition) [DUB]
Fade & Bananaman - Dreams Surprise (DJ Shimamura Remix) [BONKERS LEGACY]
DJ Shimamura feat. Mari*F - Dream UP (Dynasty 20th ANNV RMX) [DYNASTY RECORDS]
Vibes & Wishdokta - Hardcore Business [RAVERS CHOICE]
DJ Shimamura feat. Lindsey Marie & Kent Alexander - FOREVER TOGETHER (Back 2 the 97) [DYNASTY RECORDS]
DJ Shimamura x Renko & DJGEN - Unison [DYNASTY RECORDS]
DJ Shimamura x Numb’n’dub - FROM THE LAND OF RAVING SUN (Extended mix) [DYNASTY RECORDS]

Part 3: 
5/ Ultra-Sonic Dreamers of Dreams (Digital Commandos Remix) [F/C]
6/ Fracus - Need You All Night [Bandcamp]

TRACK OF THE MONTH
7/ Sihk X Jakka-B - Get Up [Basscon Records]

8/ Okidam - Unknown Destination (Riko Remix) [F/C Okidam Album Project]

CURVEBALL TRACK
9/ Okidam - Into The Night (CLSM Remix) [F/C Okidam Album Project]

10/ Korsakoff, Ricardo Moreno - This Feeling [Masters of Hardcore]
11/ Soundchecka, Baitman Swell - Disco Biscuit [Night On Earth Records]
12/ F. Noize - Never Stop The Party (Street Fight) [Snakepit Music]

Social links:

Official web:
http://www.djshimamura.com/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/djshimamura
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/darkagenda
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/djshimamura
Bandcamp:
https://darkagenda.bandcamp.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/djshimamura
twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/djshimamura

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The Morph Harder Podcast: Episode 20 featuring DJ SHIMAMURA

Long time music lover of all genres and eras and a longtime raver across the UK who loves to support everyone out there making their own music and mixing it too ❤️

Follow me for live streams on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/historyofhappyhardcore

Oi Oi I’m Ryan (HDSN). Welcome to my page. 

Here’s a little bio. 

I bought my first set of turntables at the age of 14 when I was already collecting Happy Hardcore records. DJing was one of those things that just come naturally to me. My friends were always over at my house for mixing sessions. At 16 I started playing alongside my brother and friends every fortnight at a local bar for an under 18’s night playing Happy Hardcore. Two years later, out of a thousand entrants my mix tape came top five in the ‘Ministry Of Sound DJ Of The Year’. I played a live vinyl set in Topshop situated in London’s Oxford Street, on a busy Saturday afternoon. I continued entering DJ competitions and talent nights along with a mid-week slot at a local bar. At 20, I was given full weekend residency at my local nightclub Steam, playing Old-Skool, House and Trance. In the next two years I reached the final of the ‘Young DJ Of The Year’ competitions, which were run by the Staffordshire & Cheshire’s number one radio station, Signal 1. I came out as overall winner of the competition in 2002. My prize was my first ever pair of Technics 1210’s (which I still use), mixer, flight cases and the opportunity to play a live set at Café Mambo in Ibiza. The win also landed me a set at the opening night of the Stoke club, Lomax, for the ‘Youth Upfront Awards’. I then tried to further my career by signing onto the internet DJ agencies, 'Topjox' and 'Club Dreams', sending out demos to gain recognition. In the early summer of 2004 I decide to try my luck by booking a one way ticket to Ibiza for the season. It was tough at first, but by the end of July I had a residency at the brilliant Plastik Lounge in San Antonio. After a few weeks playing with some of San An’s finest house DJ’s, I was given the chance to warm up the decks in Es Paradis funky lounge. But best of all, after weeks of trying, Alex Ellenger, who with Judge Jules ran the funky room in Eden, give me the finest two hours of my DJ career by asking me to play a set. The next year I returned to Ibiza and became one of the residents in the swanky new Hush bar in San Antonio's west end. When I came back to England I started my own night in a local bar. I then became one of the Tech-House/Hard House residents for my brother's local club night ‘Euphonic Fuzion’. 

Even though I enjoy playing many styles of dance music, I've never lost my passion for Happy Hardcore. It will forever be the biggest part of me musically and that's why I created this page. To share the love for this incredible music. 

I seriously didn’t expect quite the following on here but you guys have been absolutely amazing and I genuinely appreciate all your support, whether it be messages, comments, likes & shares. Thank you so much! 

I play Happy Hardcore, Jungle/Drum & Bass, Trance, Hard House, House, Electro & Techno and have since 1994. Expect lots of vinyl classic mixes, live sets on Twitch, mix compilations and upfront sets from these genres. Enjoy!!! 

All my mixes and ones which I have permission are available for download.

For future bookings please inbox me for details or via Facebook messenger.

Started DJing when I was 15(1998) and then landed my first residency(Mon Nights) at 16 in Liverpool's Baraka Bar. After that I played a afew bars around Bootle.

2023 I've decided to get back into DJing and work more on producing.


I have multiple tracks released on Bounceheavendigital,Klubbed Up, Manic Music ,DNZ, RGMusic Records and Shizzle.

The genres I cover are Bounce, Trance ,Hardcore and Hardstyle.


The Digital Commandos live hard dance act was born in late 2004 for a college project and before long were booked to appear at the Back to the Future Hogmanay party later that year at The Carling Academy appearing alongside established artists.
Since then the Digital Commandos have appeared at major events/venues across Scotland for promoters such as Back to the Future, Fantazia, Rezerection, Judgement Day performing at venues such as Braehead, O2 academy(4times).
The debut Digital Commandos EP entitled "The Digital Revolution EP" was signed to freeform`s number 1 label Nu Energy Collective and was the first EP to be released by Nu Energy on a digital format and subsequently was featured in Mixmag`s review section.
The tail end of 2008 saw the DC`s follow up EP "Dancefloor Warfare"once again released on the massive Nu Energy label, featuring once again 3 tracks of the bands own brand of high energy dance music.
2009 has saw the Digital Commandos receiving regular airplay on Clyde 1`s massive GB Experience saturday night dance show and in Dec 2009 Digital Commandos took to the Clyde 1 turntables for an exclusive guest mix on the GB Experience bringing freeform into the homes of Scotland at saturday night peak time on a commercial dance show.

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DJ Ectomorph created the Morph Harder Podcast to help promote all the music which inspires his live performances. A chance for the harder dance music styles to shine in each and every monthly instalment. Follow, like, and subscribe, and let him take you on a sonic ride as we Morph Harder!