The founder of Rotterdam Records and Forze Records, hardcore and gabber legend Paul Elstak delivered many classic anthems. Hugely popular vocal tracks with the added Dutch power. Elstak had earlier been one of the producers responsible for the invention of gabba, the harder-than-hard sound that dominated raves in Holland & Belgium. In 1995 he decided to switch his sound to the lighter, happier variant of hardcore found in the UK. His records would frequently get into the top 10 in various European pop charts. Apart from an infamous licensing dispuste and various UK sample rip-offs, Paul Elstak still deserves his spot in the History Of Happy Hardcore Hall Of Fame. 

DJ Paul Elstak - Luv U More (Extended Blast)
DJ Paul Elstak - Luv U More (DJ Paul's Forze Mix)
DJ Paul Elstak - Life Is Like A Dance (Forze DJ Team Remix)
Paul Elstak - Cheese 'N Beats
DJ Paul Elstak - Rainbow In The Sky (DJ Paul's Forze Mix)
Scott Brown - Do What You Like (DJ Paul Elstak Mix)
Lenny Dee Vs DJ Paul - I Like Hardcore
DJ Paul Elstak - Don't Leave Me Alone (Hardcore Version)
DJ Paul Elstak - The Promised Land (DJ Paul's Forze Mix)
Forze DJ Team - Fresh Song
The Ultimate Seduction - Together Forever (You & Me) (DJ Paul's Forze Mix)
DJ Paul Elstak - Bad Boy (Kick The House)
King Dale - Fuckface (2 Fast For Mellow Mix)
DJ Paul Elstak - Boom Boom (Whoo)
DJ Isaac - We Like Marihuana (DJ Paul's Forze Mix)
Forze DJ Team - One To The Two
Too Fast For Mellow - Work That Mutha Fucka (Ultimate Forze)
Forze DJ Team - Move
Forze DJ Team - Get The Fuck Outta My Face
DJ Paul Elstak - Rave On (DJ Paul's Forze Mix)
Forze DJ Team - Now Hear This
DJ Paul Elstak - Play My Game
Forze DJ Team - Step The Fuck Off
Too Fast For Mellow - Get My Luv

Happy Hardcore Classics 67  'Paul Elstak: The Anthems Pt 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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