Paradigm Shift

"Hard dance is everything to me, truly. It’s my friend circle, my daily driver, my strength. 4-to-the-floor kicks = infinite expression. The dedicated newcomers in the scene are going to completely change what hard dance represents in the states. In the near future, we’ll be hearing a lot more hardcore and uptempo from influential artists like Rollz Royce, Toumi, Schirmer, and AeroSway. When enough ears catch on to the sound - the sky’s the limit!" - @orotodj

Tracklist:
Oroto & Smoke Supreme - ID
Oroto & Rollz Royce - ID
Oroto & Smoke Supreme - 2 AMPED UP (Spiady Remix) 
Oroto & The Freaky Bastard - Falcon
Oroto & Smoke Supreme - ID
Oroto - ID 
Oroto - Drama (ID)
Oroto & Rollz Royce - One Spliff
Madmize - ID
Oroto & Floutmania - ID
Crazy Frog - Axel F (Oroto and Schirmer Remix)

Paradigm Shift 001 || Oroto

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HPNOTIC has been holding it down for the hardstyle scene in America. Over the year's she's played major events like Basscon Wasteland and Escape Psycho Circus and releasing tunes like "Move Your Body" with Kamikaze on Keeping The Rave Alive. America isn't the only place she's seen success as she's been all over the world bringing her hypnotizing sound to the biggest stages including Defqon. 1, Q-base, and Hard With Style. 

When asked about the Hard Dance scene in the US, HPNOTIC was very excited about its growth. She explained that audiences in the US are more open to hybrid styles of music and spoke on the collaborations that have ensued. "I see more and more artists from different genres collaborating with hard dance artists, as well as hard dance artists taking influences from other genres," HPNOTIC said. "I’m excited about this evolution! I think creativity comes from combining different things together. Diversity will continue to bring hard dance to the next level." 

On February 26, HPNOTIC is scheduled to take the stage at Basscon Wasteland - and to celebrate the return of the festival she stopped by to spin an exclusive mix for our Paradigm Shift series. Her mix gives fans a taste of her 'HPNOTIC' style and features plenty of homegrown talent including Lucky Rabbit, Lady Faith, Talon, RIZE, and a special unreleased treat as well.

"Hard dance music literally changed my life and it’s a huge part of my identity. There is a countless amount of influence it has on my life. My love and passion for hard dance music has pushed me to achieve unimaginable things such as moving to Amsterdam and Los Angeles, as well as connecting with thousands of people all around the world. I can’t imagine myself existing without it. With hard dance music, I feel like I can be myself, free from external pressure. I’ve been dedicated to my HPNOTIC project for over a decade now." 

Tracklist:
1. HPNOTIC - TBA
2. KELTEK - SPIRIT OF THE NIGHT
3. Au5 & RUNN - MAKE YOU CRY (HPNOTIC BOOTLEG)
4. AUREDE & SATOSHI - VIBE OF ASIA
5. DA TWEEKAZ - WHITE LINES
6. LADY FAITH - PARTY
7. NARCYZ & GMAXX & SEBADENTIS - RUN FAR AWAY
8. DARKSIDERZ & PULSATORZ - LEFT HAND PATH
9. LUCKY RABBIT - PARADISE
10. THEO GOBENSEN - TALES OF THE PHOENIX
11. HPNOTIC & KAMIKAZE - MOVE YOUR BODY
12. TALON & RIZE - BEAT BACK
13. TONESHIFTERZ - PSYSTYLE PT2
14. ARTIFACT - LOST IN THIS WORLD
15. DECIBELA - TROUBLEMAKER
16. DARREN STYLES - COME RUNNING (LUCKY RABBIT REMIX)
17. VIRTUAL RIOT & MODESTEP - THIS COULD BE US (TALON & HPNOTIC REMIX)

Paradigm Shift 002 || HPNOTIC [Road To Basscon Wasteland]

Since his first release in 2018, FADEAD has held it down for the hard dance scene in the Bay Area and beyond. While he specializes in powerful euphoric records like "Need You Here" and "Without Me," he can also throw down some heat in different styles. Over the past few years, he's had two dubstep/hardstyle hybrid collaborations with Stryer, showing his versatility and ability to adapt no matter the situation.

FADEAD kicked off 2022 in a big way as he was a part of the launch for NRG Records with "Into The Fire," which saw him utilizing the hard psy sound and creating a fine line between euphoric hardstyle and rawstyle. When asked about the hard dance scene in America, he felt that there's going to be a major breakthrough soon. "With the more exposure the EDM community gets from [hard dance], the more of a chance it has of becoming a bigger market compared to how it is at the moment," he said. "Deep down… everyone comes around sooner or later, and I am honored to be a part of its upbringing in America."

Looking to keep the momentum going, he stopped by to spin up a guest mix on our hard dance mix series, Paradigm Shift. Without spoiling too much, this mix includes four unreleased tunes, where three of them belong to FADEAD, along with a multitude of the latest and greatest hard dance tunes from Europe. The Bay Area producer also shows love to plenty of homegrown artists, so fans will hear tunes from KAMI, Quarkee, and TYEGUYS throughout its runtime.

FADEAD has earned himself a spot as one of the producers that are contributing to the recent growth of hard dance music and you're not going to want to miss him on his way to the top. With that being said, turn the volume up to 11 and crank on his latest mix to get a taste of one of the brightest young talents in the American Hard Dance scene.

Tracklist:
IMY (FADEAD HARDER EDIT) - Reaper
In The Dark - Warface
In Da Getto (Quarkee XTRA RAW Flip) - J Balvin, Skrillex 
ID - FADEAD
Dance Tonight - Darren Styles, Timmy Trumpet, Azteck
Oasis - Firelite
Juice - So Juice
ID - OverDrive
Into The Fire - FADEAD
TOO COLD - Rooler, Sickmode
ID - FADEAD X TYEGUYS
Demise - Vasto
Be My Lover 2K22 - KAMI
Lucid Dream - Adjuzt
City Lights - Rebellion
ID - FADEAD X OverDrive
Brink Of Madness - Thyron
Falling Up - Cryex
On My Own - Vertile
Virtual Reality - Ran-D, Kronos
The Other Side (ft. Nathalie Blue) - Devin Wild
Embracing The Madness - D-Sturb, Sound Rush
Without Me - FADEAD

Paradigm Shift 003 || FADEAD

"Hard dance is everything to me. I remember getting exposed to it when I was 13. I had never heard something so powerful, with so much emotion behind the melodies, and the aggression behind the kicks. It’s all emotions in one project or track. It’s not for many, but I know it means something special to all of us that do listen to hard dance. It’s a lifestyle!  As for me, I’m really looking forward to releasing the music I’ve been holding on to! I hope that I get to play more shows for you guys as well. It’s amazing seeing people hit every kickroll to my tracks!" - Distortion Code

Paradigm Shift 004 || Distortion Code

"Hard dance has always been a delightful experience since I heard my first hardstyle track in 2016. Since then, I've been going faster and faster in the tempo, and I've ended up here in a grateful, loving community with great friends and most importantly, hard dance! I hope to explore the world with USTEMPO and my friends Oroto, Rollz Royce, EQUAL2, Kimmercore, Aerosway, Chrizens and more! Shout out to these peeps for helping me along the way. Without them, I wouldn't be who I am today. Thanks everyone, and I hope you stay tuned." - @Toumi

Tracklist:
1. EQUAL2 - Krunk
2. E-Force - Seven (JudaX'S ''4+2'' Edit) (Oroto Ustempo Flip)
3. GPF x S3RL - Cum Say Henlo (Toumi Ustempo Flip)
4. Smoke Supreme x Oroto - ID
5. EQUAL2 x Chrizens x AeroSway - Weak Mofo X (Toumi Ustempo Live Edit)
6. GPF - Crywank (Toumi Ustempo Flip)
7. Smoke Supreme x Rollz Royce - Up N' Down
8. Kimmercore - Concrete X (Toumi Ustempo Edit)
9. The Freaky Bastard - Never Hot (Oroto Ustempo Flip)
10. Gargäntua - La Mort Avec Toi (Billx Remix) (Toumi Live Edit)

Paradigm Shift 005 || Toumi

"Hard dance music to us is a way of life, a language, and a movement so connective that all of us can understand. In the future, hard dance might look like something influenced by more bass music genres, broadening its horizons, and taking sounds from drum and bass, dubstep, and trap. We want to make an impact and a statement that we are meant for this music and are here to stay." - @NTXCmusic

Paradigm Shift 006 || NTXC

Tracklist:
Quarkee - ID
Travis Scott Ft. Drake - SICKO MODE (NOTYPE Bootleg)
O1RA - FAK UP RAVE PARTY
Malice - Detonate / DJ BASIK - KINGPIN (ROOLER BOOTLEG) [Quarkee Mashup]
Skrillex & Habstrakt - Chicken Soup (KURORO EDIT)
The Straikerz & So Juice - Can You Feel That / DJ Isaac - Fascinating Rhythm [Quarkee Mashup]
ASOW - Disappear
Luminite - Metal & Blood
GRAVEDGR & MADGRRL - BROKEN (FT. ANGEL CANNON)
ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme (Quarkee HARDSTYLE Bootleg)
David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium (Rebelion Bootleg)
LISA - 'MONEY' (KURXCO RAWSTYLE EDIT)
J Balvin, Skrillex - In Da Getto (Quarkee XTRA RAW Flip)
J Balvin, Skrillex - In Da Getto (GRAVEDGR vs. Quarkee XTRA RAWTRAP FLIP)
Quarkee & EQUAL2 - ALL I GET (KICK EDIT)
Quarkee & EQUAL2 - ID
Sickmode & Rooler - CLUB BANGER (Quarkee KICK EDIT)
Quarkee - FK'N BANGER
yuuni - Lunatic Angel
Sickmode - EMOJI 2.0 / Tatsh & NAOKI - RED ZONE [Quarkee Mashup]
viwiv & Quarkee - ID

Paradigm Shift 007 || Quarkee

Tracklist:

Nakura - Infinite Horizon (Extended Mix)
Nakura - Clean Water (Extended Mix)
emon(tes.) - Lucky☆Orb (Nakura Remix 170 Version)
Nakura - Everytime
REIA & Nakura - In Love
Nakura vs Protoz - In The Moment
Nakura - Colors of Your Heart
Nakura - Dreams
Nakura - Shooting Star Lullaby (Extended Infinity Mix)
Nakura - Disappear
Nakura - All I Need Is Tekno (Extended Mix)
Nakura - Hey U Guys

Paradigm Shift 008 || Nakura

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SAJCHE has made their presence felt in the hard dance scene through their infectiously fun energy and performances that always leave a smile on fans' faces. Over the past few years, this Southern California-based duo has created a home for themselves at The Circle in Orange County as they've had the honor to open for many industry heavyweights such as Audiofreq, Lil Texas, and Junkie Kid throughout their explosive careers. 

Listen to their mix and click the link to find out more about this duo!

Paradigm Shift 009 || SAJCHE

"[Hard dance] will continue to become a large statement, sound, and disruption in America's rave scene. It has already taken over the EDM underground. Now, with the major festival support it has been receiving, it will continue to grow. It's fast, fun, loud and exciting. What's there not to love?" - @WaterSpirit

Tracklist:
Water Spirit & Dead X - I.D.
CAMELLIA - WOW!
So Juice - BOMBS
Mike Cervello & Dither - The Get Down
Water Spirit & MADGRRL - DNA (WATER SPIRIT MORE KICKS EDIT)
Water Spirit & Bel Air Witch - I.D.
Rob Gee & Mrotek - Party Time
Spyro - Short Dick Man
SICKMODE - Rip Summer 2020 (bass slut edit)
Nuphory - HYPERTRANCE (water Spirit flip)
Anderex - Simulation
Ray Volpe - LASERBEAM (J. SLAI RESLAI)
BLADEE - GOD (digital rave boy remix)
Virtual Self - Ghost Voices (TWO OWLS x Tascione remix)
Psycho Boys club - FOREVER
Buunshin - All about This
Angerfist - The Promqueen's Finest Drugs
Revel - WRONG IS RIGHT (water spirit remix)
Reaper - Pulse (water spirit remix)
Furyan & Partyraiser - Confusion
N-Vitral & Killshot - Fat Beat

Paradigm Shift 010 || Water Spirit

Tracklist:
1. Squid Game & Do It To It (Markor Bootleg)
2. Deadly Guns - From The Underground
3. Diss Reaction- Jeeehaaa (Markor Bootleg)
4. Remzcore - Sweeter Weather
5. JDA - Voel Je Die Bass (Igneon System Bootleg)
6. Markor - They Control
7. Odium - Wasted Time
8. Markor - ID
9. Detest - Hyper Schranz
10. Markor & Rvolt - They Afraid
11. ID -ID
12. Dither - Rave Machine
13. Dj Weirdo & Dj Sim - Go Get Busy (Hysta bootleg)
14. Dither, Deadly Guns & Warface - We Always Rise
15. Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez- Datiki (Markor Bootleg)
16. Hysta & Chaotic Hostility - The Heat
17. D-Frek & La Teigne - Partycrasher
18. Tha Playah - My Misery (N-Vitral Remix)
19. Skrillex & Alvin Risk - Fuji Opener (Markor Bootleg)
20. Remzcore- Breaky Break
21. N-Vitral & Killshot - Fat Beat
22. Hysta - Gabber Madness (Chaotic Hostility Remix)
23. Dr. Peacock & Odium & MC Mouth Of Madness - Still Standing
24. Dj Snake & Eptic - Southside (Markor Bootleg)
25. Korn - Freak On A Leash (Lil Texas Terror Edit)
26. Slayer - Raining Blood ( Markor Raining BPMs Edit)

Paradigm Shift 011 || MARKOR [WAR Festival 2022 Warm-Up]

Tracklist:
MAKJ & Lil Jon - Let’s Get Fucked Up (Zatox Bootleg) vs. Storah - Behold
Warface & Delete - Game Over (Dual Damage Edit)
Fraw - Bounce B#tch
Adjuzt - ECHOES
Neroz - Machinegun (Regain Remix)
Element - The Cure 2021
Rebelion with Sub Sonik - Alternative Rush
DEEZL x Ncrypta - Full Power
Malice & Ncrypta - Schizophrenia (MIR Edit)
Anderex & Mutilator ft. Disarray - Twin Turbo (Official Gearbox Twin Turbo Anthem)
Delete - Payback
MYST - Before You Go
Rebelion - Never Back Down
Cryex & Cryogenic - Cryexgenic

Paradigm Shift 012 || Do Or Die

"Hard dance music is essential to us. When times are good, this music allows us to enjoy life at a higher level. When times are tough, it helps us push through when we can't on our own. We're excited about the growing talent in the States as the production level is rising. We also see younger and bigger crowds every show and hope that the momentum continues to build up." - @detonatorzofficial

Tracklist:
Killshot - Death Rave(Refract Remix)
Detonatorz - Get Up
N-Vitral - Crispy Bassdrum(Luminite Remix)
Griever x Omnya - Make Them Pay
SoundZero & Barbz - Universe
Detonatorz - Lethal
Avoc - Welcome To My World
Tritium & Rowdy - Miniskirt
Junkie Kid & Equalizer - Move It Like
Detonatorz - Realest
Bloodlust - I Want Your Body
Detonatorz - Take over
Luminite - The Pressure
Ncrypta - Flashback
Fraw - Bounce B#tch
SoundZero - Time To Die
Anderex - Renaissance
Upflex - The Aftermath
Dither - Blast Off

Paradigm Shift 013 || Detonatorz

"The American Hard Dance scene will continue to be a melting pot for a lot of genres. We see it now with influences from dubstep, psytrance, techno, house, drum & bass, pop, and so much more. What makes the USA scene special is the ability to take these different styles and blend them together in cool and interesting ways. I want to name everyone but just to start with a few, people like TALON, Lucky Rabbit, NTXC, Kreation, LLLLNNNN, and KAMI are great examples. It makes me really excited to see how the music progresses from here." - @keiji_one

Tracklist:
Firelite – All Night
NTXC – Wtf!
Demi Kanon, Jesse Jax – Roll the Dice
Ben Nicky, Dr. Phunk, Techikore – Ghost Town
Sikdope – Lost In Berlin (Keiji Hard Dance Flip)
Callum Higby – Bad Neighbour
Darren Styles, Stonebank – Skank in the Rave
Gammer, Henry Fong – The Feeling
Eiffel 65/David Guetta – I’m Good I’m Blue (BLN Flip)
Audiofreq ft. Andres De Minelva – Pantera
Code Black – Kyoto
Wasted Penguinz, D-Charged – City Lights
Cyber, Sylence – Each Other

Paradigm Shift 014 || Keiji [Road To Basscon Wasteland]

"Hard dance is essential to my every day life. There is always something you can find, or even create, that can contribute to good times and illuminate dark days. American Hard Dance is rising at full speed (pun intended)! The community has grown significantly in the last few years - not just with fans, but with artists too. I’m eager to see where we’ll be in the years to come!" - @Brizzy1

Paradigm Shift 015 || Brizzy

"In my experience, the U.S. is regarded as a middle ground for music quality if you ask anyone in the Dutch scene. U.S. producers are taking that criticism and are trying to do everything they can to push a more professional sound when it comes to American Hard Dance music. I personally feel the U.S. needs a rebirth of the rougher side, and I would like to make that change happen." - @abstructa

Tracklist:
AbstructA - Pattern Error
RVAGE - Keep on Hatin
Distrix - Immortal
Deadly Guns - Rip it Open
BENGR - Rule Number One
Sweaman (Dope Doctor Bootleg)
Barber & Trespassed - Bonfire (Samynator Remix)
Barber - Anger in the Nation
Spitnoise - In the Jungle
Liar (Samynator Remix)
Bulletproof - Atomic Blonde
AbstructA - X Marks the Spot (SGR Future Release TBA)
AbstructA - ID
AbstructA - Fear and Doubt

Paradigm Shift 016 || AbstructA

TRACKLIST
I. LA PLAGA - 1347
II. NCRYPTA - WITHIN
III. UNRESOLVED & REGAIN - THE DAREDEVILS
IV. FRAW - DEVIL (SO JUICE REMIX)
V. SVDDEN DEATH - LAUGHING TRACK (LA PLAGA EDIT)
VI. NCRYPTA - SYMBOLS
VII. SINS OF INSANITY - VECNA’S CURSE
VIII. LUMINITE - EYES WIDE SHUT
IX. LA PLAGA - BEAST OF GEVAUDAN
X. LA PLAGA - 1665
XI. LA PLAGA - CONDUITS OF CHAOS
XII. MROTEK - L2R
XIII. LA PLAGA - LOST IN THE DARKNESS
XIV. ANGERFIST & RADICAL REDEMPTION - MESSENGER OF GOD
XV. ANGERFIST - CRIMINALLY INSANE (RADICAL REDEMPTION REMIX)
XVI. MATT GREEN - JOYLESS CREW
XVII. MISS K8 - ICE BREAKER (NOSFERATU REMIX)

Paradigm Shift 017 || LA PLAGA

Tracklist:
1- DAG-Never Ending Dream feat. Luna Skye
2- DAG- Naked In The Rain fest. Luna Skye
3- DAG- Here We F*ing Go
4- 100gecs- Dumbest Girl Alive (DAG Remix)
5- Shane Codd- Get Out My Head (DAG Remix)
6- Maggie Lindemann- She Knows It (DAG Remix)
7- DAG- You're Mine feat. Luna Skye
8- DAG- The Show feat Luna Skye
9- DAG- Hush
10- Italobrothers- Stamp On The Ground (DAG Remix)
11- DAG- Golden God
12- No Left Turn & DAG- Hurry Now
13- Al Storm & Euphony- Hasta Manana (No Left Turn & DAG Remix)
14- No Left Turn & DAG- What You Got Now

Paradigm Shift 018 || DAG

"Hard dance is the epitome of party music to me. No other genre of music can make me go so hard and have me smiling and dancing all night long. The best way I can describe it would be brain candy. It tickles my brain in a way that no other genre can do. I'm 27 now, and hard dance has always been my #1, and I'm sure it always will be." - @djrollzroyce1

Tracklist:
1. Excision - Vault (Royce's super mega ultra original edit)
2. Dragonfly x Rollz Royce - ID
3. Dragonfly x Rollz Royce - One Spliff (Rollz Royce frenchcore edit)
4.  Radio Killah - I'm a killah (Rollz Royce kick edit)
5. Gabber Dolls & Karate - Dancefloor Is Sky (The Bloody Deamon remix) (Rollz Royce kick edit)
6. Da Hool - Meet Her at the Loveparade (Rollz Royce edit)
7. Roland Cristal - El Fuego De La Catalunya (Brutal Theory remix)
8. The Kid Laroi - Love Again (Rollz Royce edit)
9. N-Vitral & Deadly Guns - Burn MF (Rollz Royce kick edit)
10. Rollz Royce - Beware of the Uptempo (feat. Madmize)
11. Denekamps Gespuis - Gas Met Die Zooi (The Playah remix) (Rollz Royce & TomSku edit)
12. Rollz Royce - ID
13. Rollz Royce - Ayaya (158)
14. Mish & Krowdexx - Time To Shine (Rollz Royce kick edit)
15. Sickmode - Go Stupid (Rollz Royce kick edit)
16. Dragonfly & Chaotic Brotherz - Molly Party (feat. smokesupreme) (Dragonfly USTEMPO VIP)
17. Cybergore - Cybergore (Rollz Royce x Semperfusion edit)
18. MBK - Overboosted (Raw_SuprazZ edit)

Paradigm Shift 019 || Rollz Royce

Paradigm Shift 019 || Rollz Royce

"[American Hard Dance] has soared to unprecedented heights, captivating hearts here at home while transcending boundaries and captivating souls worldwide. We have birthed a new expression that is intimately woven with the tapestry of our vibrant and diverse culture... Now is the time for this evolution - the Hard Dance Revolution! Let us kreate this world together." - @officialkreation

Tracklist:
Kreation - Universal Language
TNT - Gung
Paul Oakenfold & Cassandra Fox - Touch Me (Overdrive Edit)
Roller - Feel Da Rhythm
Kreation - Playing With Fire
Kreation - Blood Rave
Hollywood Undead - Young (Kreation Bootleg)
Tyeguys & Kreation - Loco
Luminite - Eyes Wide Shut/Sub Zero Project & Hardwell - Judgment Day
Zatox - Hardstyle Never Dies
Too Cold 4 Mind Control (Kreation Mashup)
Kreation - Anticipation
Kreation - Hypnosis
Kreation - Confusion
Kreation x ATHRS - Haunted

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