One of my favourite tracks of all-time, Miss those days.💚

Nothing but love for this mix. An absolute belter and progressing at such a perfect pace! Great tracks treated with love and respect

REEESPEKT IS DUE SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED LIVE & DIRECT FROM ME TO YOU YESSS YEP FOR TAKING ME DOWN MEMORY LANE VINYL GROOVER MAGICAL MUSICAL MAGIC MAGICIAN TIM TRAVELING NOSTALGIAL HAPPY HARDCORE HEY YOOO YOU KNOW THE SCORE RAW TO CORE OI OI 

Vinylgroover has been on the scene from 1992 and is one of the true Hardcore pioneers. His producing years kicked off in 1994 when he was signed to Hectic Records, delivering us his first track, the truly spine-tingling 'Phantasm'. Teaming up with fellow south coast hero, Ramos, this record was one of the biggest tracks '93-'94. With it's incredibly beautiful piano riff and abundance of emotion, the track takes any crowd up to the clouds and beyond. He rapidly built up a repertoire of hits including, 'Nostalgia', 'Groove Control' and the fantastic 'Take It From The Groove', Vinylgroover was not just the master of the melody and heavenly pianos but also song writing. Most of his vocals take you to that special place only he and Happy Hardcore can.

In the first of a few mixes devoted to the legend himself, I focus on the earlier Vinylgroover material, including most of the excellent Midas (With Scott Grayston) releases. Vinylgroover did phenomenal things for the Hardcore scene and it's great to see him back in business. I hope I do his music justice.

Midas - Nostalgia (Portsmouth Guildhall Mix)
Midas - Spinblitz
Druid & Vinylgroover - Choirs Of Heaven
Ramos & Vinylgroover - Phantasm
Druid & Vinylgroover - Kounter Attack Pt 1
Midas & Vinylgroover - You Take Me Away
Saturnalia feat. Vinylgroover - License To Party
Vinylgroover - Hardcore N' Jungl It
Midas - Magic Tears
Vinylgroover - Love Released
Midas - Waiting For Gold
Midas - Take It From The Groove
Vinylgroover - Vinyl Explosion
Midas - Just Can't Stop Myself
Midas - Groove Control
Vinylgroover - Future Rock
Midas - Sweet Grooves
Vinylgroover - Bond Connection
Vinylgroover - Drop Dis
Midas - More Hits Please
Vinylgroover - So Real
Vinylgroover & Unknown - Ice Cold (Ruff Beats Mix)
Vinylgroover - Always & Forever

Happy Hardcore Classics 143 'Vinylgroover Part 1'

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Oi Oi I’m Ryan. 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 follow 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.

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