Presenting a fresh Y2K mix, full of early hardstyle, hard dance and club trance. This is where it all started for me, diving deep into the music and developing the taste for producing and performing. I'm very happy to see this style and its aesthetics making a big comeback, and I'm here for it. Let's ride this wave! 

I included a selection of my favorites from this era, but also some tracks I only discovered just recently - I felt just like a child crate digging for these gems, haha! I generated the cover art with AI, as a parody on the 'babes' they always used to sell the music back then...

Download button enabled.
Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/oxTS03q7ZiY

This is part of a two-hour episode with a fantastic mix by CRO as well - go check out the full thing on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/crodjmedia/cro-geck-o-present-klassiekers-door-je-speakers-8/

Tracklist:
01. Tommy Pulse - Land Of The Lost [2003]
02. Kadoc - The Nighttrain (Warp Brothers Remix) [2004]
03. DJ Arne L II & Mirko Milano - Lucutus [2004]
04. The Hose - Call It Hardstyle! (Technoboy Remix) [2002]
05. Beam vs. Cyrus - All Over The World (DJ Isaac Remix) [2002]
06. S.M.S. ft. Rehb - La Vie C'est Fantastique [2001]
07. K-Traxx - Noise Tool (Technoboy Remix) [2001]
08. Kay D. Smith & Marc Tall - Hoipolloi [2003]
09. Mellow Trax - Sway (Lars Palmas Remix) [2001]
10. Yoji Biomehanika - Hardstyle Disco [2003]
11. KLX - Ipnosis [2004]
12. Unix - The Spirit of God [2002]
13. Sa.Vee.Oh - Global Anthem [2002]
14. Schalldruck - Turntable Junkie (Überdruck Remix) [2002]
15. Groove Coverage - Are U Ready (DJ Arne L II Remix) [2001]
16. Warp Brothers - Power [2002]
17. Yoji Biomehanika - Ding A Ling (DJ Scot Project Remix) [2002]
18. Spacestorm - Space Alarm (Hard Space Mix) [2003]
19. Brooklyn Bounce - Club Bizarre (DJs @ Work Remix) [2001]

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Geck-o @ Klassiekers Door Je Speakers 💿🔥 2001-2004 early hardstyle, y2k club, hard trance

Yet another ACTIVATOR showcase, haha! A true veteran of style! This mix actually combines his 'veteran of style (early hardstyle)' releases with the ones from his 'authentic style' era (2007/8-ish).

This showcase has more of an early hardstyle vibe to it. I still love it very much and I hope you do to :)

TRACKLIST:
01- Bang (2 The Beat)
02- You Don't Know Me (Activator Remix)
03- Convivium (Audioholik's Reverse Bass Edit)
04- E (Ecstacy)
05- The Ideal Friend
06- Activator (U Need Some)
07- Old Skool
08- D (Drugs)
09- Pass The Grass
10- Like A Slut
11- Juke! (Activator Remix)
12- Age Of Reverse Bass (Activator Remix)
13- 7 Deadly Sins
14- Authentic Style

Enjoy! Please let me know what you think ;)

P.S.: There will be another showcase focusing on the more classic hardstyle tracks so please stay tuned in.

ACTIVATOR veteran of style showcase (31.07.2024)

This Trance Classics set with only 99-00 tracks, was specially made for the Classic Trance community on Reddit

Tracklist;
01 - Ssst (Listen) - Jonah	
02 - Control '99 (Timebase mix) - Junk Project	
03 - Angel - Fridge	
04 - Anglia - Out Of Grace	
05 - Airwave - Rank 1		
06 - Pitchin' [In Every Direction] (Extended Vocal mix) - Hi-Gate
07 - The Nightfly - Blank & Jones	
08 - Turn The Tide (Airscape rmx) - Sylver
09 - On The Level - Yomanda			
10 - Something About You (DJ Gerry rmx) - The Act		
11 - See The Light (DJ JamX & De Leon rmx) - DuMonde	
12 - The Warning (Binary Finary mix) - Kaystone	
13 - The Vision - Mario Piu		
14 - 2000 (Gouryella rmx) - Binary Finary		
15 - Versus - Tomcraft		
16 - Folie A Deux (Klub mix) - S.H.O.K.K.

Trance '99-'00 DJ Contest Reddit

Iridium DJ Presents Early Hardstyle Days - 5th Italian Edition - April 2025

Tracklist:

01. The Hose - Rockmania (Hardstyle Rock Cafe Mix) [Blq Records – BLQ 016 - 2002]
02. Hunter - The Hammer (HardStyle Mix) [Blq Records – BLQ 014 - 2002]
03. Citizen - Bangin' Man (Hardstyle Mix 2) [Blq Records – BLQ 015 - 2002]
04. Klone - Excited (Part 1) [Green Force – GEE 028 - 2003]
05. Traum - Seephone (See Me Mix) [Dance Pollution – POLL 230 - 2003]
06. K-Traxx - Hardventure (Original Mix) [Titanic Records – TTC 014 - 2002]
07. Pacific Link - Planetary Collapse (Original Mix) [Red Alert – RED 233 - 2003]
08. Giada - Diamond (Technoboy Remix) [Red Alert – RED 224 - 2002]
09. K-Traxx - Noise Tool (Original Noize Mix) [Titanic Records – TTC 010 - 2001]
10. Citizen - Taunus (Ford Mix) [Blq Records – BLQ 018 - 2003]
11. Atlantic Wave - Reforced (Giada Remix) [Dance Pollution – POLL 213 - 2002]
12. Citizen - Iron (Hardstyle Mix) [Blq Records – BLQ 010 - 2002]
13. DJ Gius - Metal (Hardkick Mix) [Green Force – GEE 021 - 2002]
14. Hunter - Sweetie (Original Mix) [Blq Records – BLQ 017 - 2003]
15. Builder - Skyscraper (DJ Ricky T Mix) [Dance Pollution – POLL 227 - 2003]
16. The Hose - Call it Hardstyle (Original Mix) [Blq Records – BLQ 012 - 2002]
17. Q-Zar - Maori Fight (Hardstyle Fight Mix) [Red Alert – RED 229 - 2002]
18. Technoboy - Tales From A Vinyl (Chapter One) [Titanic Records – TTC 015 - 2003]
19. Vector Two - Bass Line (Track Two) [Green Force – GEE 026 - 2002]
20. Droid - Focus (Reverse Bass Mix) [Dance Pollution – POLL 215 - 2002]

Iridium DJ Presents Early Hardstyle Days - 5th Italian Edition - April 2025

A new HARDCLASSICS showcase about those magical times in hardstyle music. This one is looking back 20 years to the year 2005. Hope you like it! Please leave a like and a comment if you do :) And HAPPY EASTER!

TRACKLIST:
01- MC Bunn & Brian M - Drop The Bass (Analogic Disturbance Mix)
02- Bobby V & Activator - E-Fect (The Anthem) (Hard Edit)
03- Miss Mine - Insanity (Kai Jaxx vs Nightbass DJ Team Remix)
04- Alpha Twins - Smokin'
05- Dragan - Frontline (B-Front Mix)
06- Act - The Sound Of The Bass (Bizerk Remix)
07- Kai Jaxx - Pump That Body (LeBrisc vs Red Base Mix)
08- Philippe Rochard & Weichei - Our Passion
09- Raf Enjoy - Let's Go (Psycho Hardstylers Remix)
10- Space Invaders - Push It
11- Derek vs Vega - Nothing Gets You Ready
12- Base Attack - Techno Rocker (Hardstyle Mix)
13- Max B Grant & Mdjaxx - Black (Gladheadz Remix)
14- Uberdruck Boys - Bloody Slut (Sam Punk Remix)
15- Explozzer vs Two-S - Hardstyle Chick (Two-S Mix)

Enjoy!

HARDCLASSICS VOL.8 - 2005 special (21.04.2025)

The Orange stage is back as a hardtrance stage on DefQon.1! I'm honoured as hell to open this mighty stage together with my friend Steenwolk. We fell in love with trance & hardtrance a long time ago, back when legends like Cosmic Gate, Rank 1, Bas & Ram, Kai Tracid and Kamui played at this stage. This serie of tribute mixes will combine their sets from back in the days with newer trance and hardtrance. 
The download button is enabled, enjoy it and please join us @ the Orange on friday at Defqon!


Tracklist:
0. Defqon 2025, The Release - intro
1. Unknown Source - Nadjanema
2. Push - Strange World
3. Svenson & Gielen - We Know What You Did... (Johan Gielen Remix)
4. Green Court ft. Lina Rafn - Silent Heart (Flutlicht Remix) 
5. Marcel Woods - Time is Running Out
6. RAM & Richard Durand Pres. Digital Culture - Wildcard
7. Jesselyn - Distance
8. Ferry Corsten & Superstrings - Remember
9. Kamui - Victory (Virus Inc. mix)
10. Tommy Pulse & Fausto - Outlaw
11. Ben Gold & Scott Mac - Damager
12. Iain Cross - Sexy Beast
13. Emmanuel Top - Acid Phase (Scot Project Remix) 
14. Marco V - C:/del*mp3
15. Kamui - Ghosts (Energy Mix)
16. Sa.Vee.Oh - Loop Hole
17. Kay D. Smith & Marc Tall - Praiseworthy Tunes (Hoipolloi Mix)
18. Andrea Montorsi - Complicated (Club Mix)
19. Scot Project - H2 (Steal Your Heart)
20. Geck-O & DJ Thera - Go With The Flow (Pro Mix)

CRO pres. Defqon.1 ORANGE Tribute Mix #1

NEW MIXTAPE 💿 an authentic hardtrance throwback, let's boot up Geck-o's WAYBACK MACHINE!

I recently came across my music collection from the early 2000s, full of bad quality MP3s, dusty vinyl rips, mixed cd cuts and muffled liveset recordings. Listening to these tracks really brought me back to the magic of those days of discovery. I had not heard many of these for at least 20 years! Music was not as ubiquitous and available as it is now with the streaming services, it was so much more scarce. It felt really special to get your hands on an MP3, no matter the quality. The collection was small, and I could listen to the same tracks over and over.

Since this re-discovery, it's been on my mind to capture that magic feeling and bring it across to you in the form of a mixtape. I want to present an authentic experience, to have it sound like listening to a radio stream back in the days. To get the right balance between listenability and that authentic lo-fi soundscape, I've cut out the high frequencies, added a little too much compression, made for a slightly strange stereo room and pushed it for some distortion here and there. Having it not so clean, direct and sharp really does add to the experience!

I did not go for the biggest hits in this one - just a few I could not deny - but rather went for some forgotten gems and tracks that surprisingly managed to grasp me again after all those years. Some tracks shine in their full length, but for others I've only used a part, providing a strong drive or special spark as puzzle pieces for the full mix. I'm very curious how you will experience listening to the mix, but that feeling of entrancement is absolutely unmatched for me. Trance, hardtrance, techtrance... these are my origins, setting the stage for my later musical endeavours.

My latest album "Get On The Train!" is built on this love for hardtrance, tapping in on the magic of that old music and bringing it to modern days and ways of production. This style of music lives on, and will forever continue to be an inspiration for me. You'll clearly hear the influence I got from an artist like Scot Project and his featured track "FM1 (Feelin' Me)", but there's surely more links to be found within the selection. Let me know if you find any!

Watch the visualizer featuring the legacy Sonique player on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2XKeMaQxeRc

Geck-o - Get On The Train! ALBUM: https://tpcy.fanlink.tv/getonthetrain

Tracklist:
01. Luca Antolini - In My Dream
02. Nebulus - Destination Paradise
03. The Mystery - Devotion (Flutlicht Remix)
04. Solar Factor - Fashion Slam
05. The Freak - Addictive (Hard Mix) w/ Atomic Pulse - Illucid Dreams
06. Angel of Death - Angel's Return w/ Brooklyn Bounce - Loud & Proud (DJ Isaac Remix)
07. Mental Miracle - Trip To Fantasy
08. Jesselyn - Tonka (Trance Mix) w/ Busy & Dragan - Hypnotized
09. The Freak - The Melody, The Sound (Flutlicht Remix)
10. DJ Isaac - Focus (Derb Remix)
11. Freeloader - Pure Devotion (Tukan's F&W Remix)
12. Gouryella - Ligaya  (Yoji Biomehanika Remix)
13. Nick Sentience & Tom Harding - Intoxicate
14. JS Ten - Spiritualized (Basswizards Remix)
15. Dave Joy - Second Chase
16. DERB - D.F.C. (Scot Project Remix)
17. Ralph Novell vs. Bas & Ram - Dancetour Anthem
18. Darksucker - Playing In The Arena
19. Ron van den Beuken - Endless
20. DJ Energy - Excelsis
21. Scot Project - FM1 (Feelin' Me)
22. Luca Antolini - In My Dream

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Visualizer on Youtube

Geck-o's WAYBACK MACHINE - hardtrance throwback mixtape

The Orange stage is back as a hardtrance stage on Defqon.1! I'm honoured as hell to open this mighty stage together with my friend Steenwolk. We fell in love with trance & hardtrance a long time ago, back when legends like Cosmic Gate, Rank 1, Bas & Ram, Kai Tracid and Kamui played at this stage. This serie of tribute mixes will combine their sets from back in the days with newer trance and hardtrance.
The download button is enabled, enjoy it and please join us @ the Orange on friday at Defqon!

Tracklist:
1. Mario Piu pres. DJ Arabesque - The Vision (Vision 1 Mix)
2. Mauro Picotto - Lizard
3. Enigma State - Legion
4. Svenson & Gielen - Twisted (Svenson & Gielen Energy Mix)
5. Essential DJ Team - Ong-Diggi-Dong? (Essential Hard House Club-Mix)
6. Giada - Song For A Princess (Luca Antolini DJ Remix)
7. Basic Dawn - Pure Thrust (Nu-NRG Remix)
8. DJ Pawel C - Butterfly Effect (Renegade System Remix)
9. Arome - Visions Of Paradise (DJ Scot Project Remix)
10. Nu-NRG - Butterfly
11. Decoy & Roy - Inner Life (Nord Vs Bonka Remix)
12. Marco V vs. Jens - Loops & Tings Relooped (Marco V Mix)
13. Marcel Woods - De Bom 2001
14. Kai Tracid - Trance & Acid (Derb Remix)
15. Louk + Busho - 15 Volts
16. Log:One & DJ Wragg - Creatures
17. Cally & Juice - Music Is Moving (Luca Antolini & Andrea Montorsi Remix)
18. Yoji Biomehanika - Samurai (The Keyboard Cowboys) 
19. Geck-E - Acid Impressions (DJ Thera Hardertrance Remix)
20. DJ Thera - Trance Atlantic Express

CRO pres. Defqon.1 ORANGE Tribute Mix #3

The Orange stage is back as a hardtrance stage on Defqon.1! I'm honoured as hell to open this mighty stage together with my friend Steenwolk. We fell in love with trance & hardtrance a long time ago, back when legends like Cosmic Gate, Rank 1, Bas & Ram, Kai Tracid and Kamui played at this stage. This serie of tribute mixes will combine their sets from back in the days with newer trance and hardtrance.
The download button is enabled, enjoy it and please join us @ the Orange on friday at Defqon!

00. Defqon 2025 - The Release intro
01. Scot Project - A (Asian Sunrise)
02. Mauro Picotto & Riccardo Ferri - New Time New Place
03. System F ft. Armin van Buuren - Exhale
04. RAM - RAMsterdam (Jorn van Deynhoven mix)
05. Nu-NRG - Dreamland
06. DuMonde ft. Lange - Memory (JamX & De Leon Mix) 
07. Jesselyn - Tonka
08. OGP - What If
09. Louk - Happy Days
10. Ultraform - What I Saw
11. Miss Shiva - Dreams (Cosmic Gate Remix)
12. Andrea Montorsi & Renegade System - 4 Your Love
13. Activator - QT13 (Thilo & Evanti Remix)
14. Dean Zone & The Sixth Sense - Gaia (Jim Justice Remix)
15. Stoik - Rush 145
16. Geck-O - A Dream Unfolds... (Pro Mix)
17. Leika K & Daisy Dee - Open Sesame (Scot Project 2023 Remix Extended Mix
18. Geck-O - Bonjour (Dj Thera Hardertrance Remix)

CRO pres. Defqon.1 ORANGE Tribute Mix #4

X-Qlusive Pavo - Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam - 29-01-2005
From 21:00 hrs - 07:00 hrs

Line-up X-Qlusive

Black Box

Hardheadz
Lady Dana
Marcel Woods
Mike Heart
Pavo
Zany

Blue Box

Gizmo
Isaac 
Playboyz 
Showtek

Tracklist:

01. Pavo & Zany - S.E.X (Megamix Edit) [Q-DANCE]
02. Pavo & Zany - Here We Go (Megamix Edit) [FUSION RECORDS]
03. Pavo & Zany - Porn (Megamix Edit) [FUSION RECORDS]
04. Pavo & Zany - Big Fat Bass (Megamix Edit) [FUSION RECORDS]
05. Zany - Pillzz (Qlimax Edit) [FUSION RECORDS]
06. Zany - Pure [FUSION RECORDS]
07. Tuneboy - Demolition (Zany 2005 Remix) [DANCE POLLUTION]
08. Zany - Sky High (Technoboy Remix) [FUSION RECORDS]
09. Southstylers - E-Town [FUSION RECORDS]
10. Aqua Contact - Cinderella
11. Philippe Rochard Meets Nu-Pulse - The Survivors Of Hardstyle (Zany Ruff Mix) [SECTOR BEATZ]
12. Placid K - Stealin' Beats
13. Mad-E-Fact - The Hustle [BABYBOOM]
14. Dr Macabre - Poltergeist [POWER PLANT]
15. Marc Acardipane pres. Rave Creator - A New Mind (Cold Rush Phuture Mix) [DANCE ECSTASY 2001]
16. The Stunned Guys - Take That Shit Back
17. Warmduscher - Hardcore Will Never Die [TRACID TRAXXX]
18. Plexus - Cactus Rhythm (The Stunned Guys Remix) [DIKI]
19. Miro - It's Like XTC
20. The Bazeman - Can You Feel The Baze
21. Menace II Society - Chronic Disorder [BZRK]
22. Placid K - G Member [TRAXTORM REC.]
23. Tony Salmonelli - Hey! (The Viper & Mad-E-Fact VIP) [BZRK]
24. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth [BONZAI]
25. DYL - E-Limonade
26. DJ Jappo & Lancinhouse - Exlxaxl (Neophyte & Evil Activities Remix) [INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH]
27. Project Omeaga - Prednison Attack [ENZYME VIP]
28. Diss Reaction - Jiiieehaaaa [RUFFNECK]

Pavo &  Zany Live @ X-Qlusive Pavo, Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam 29-01-2005

In Qontrol - RAI Amsterdam - 10-04-2004
From 21:00 hrs - 07:00 hrs.

Line Up:

Mainstage:

21:00 - 22:30: Balistic & The Beholder
22:30 - 23:30: Lady Tom
23:30 - 00:30: Gary D
00:30 - 01:00: Showtek
01:00 - 02:15: Straight On DJ Team
02:15 - 03:30: Live: Hardheadz
04:00 - 05:00: Alpha² 
05:00 - 06:00: Deepack
06:00 - 07:00: Technoboy

MC: Ruffian

NRG:

21:00 - 22:15: Flutlicht vs S.H.O.K.K. 
22:15 - 23:30: Igor S
23:30 - 00:30: Tatana 
00:30 - 01:30: Max Savietto
01:30 - 02:30: Bas & Ram
02:30 - 03:30: Dean
03:30 - 04:45: Scot Project
04:45 - 05:45: Mark EG 
05:45 - 06:45: Charly Lownoise & Isaac

MC: Static

Early Rave & Hardcore:

21:00 - 22:30: Lady-X & Yves
22:30 - 23:45: Gizmo
23:45 - 00:45: Franky Jones
00:45 - 02:00: Sunny D
02:00 - 03:15: Buzz Fuzz
03:15 - 04:30: Darkraver
04:30 - 05:30: Bass-D & King Matthew 
05:30 - 06:45: Outblast 

MC: Da Mouth of Madness

Techno: 

21:00 - 22:00: Xanno Gallois
22:00 - 23:15: Cristian Varela
23:15 - 00:30: Ben Sims
00:30 - 01:15: Justin Berkovi
01:15 - 02:15: Djay Alias
02:15 - 03:45: Chris Liebing
03:45 - 05:00: Marco Remus 
05:00 - 06:00: Lars Klein
06:00 - 07:00: Miss Djax

MC: Marsje

Scot Project Live @ In Qontrol, RAI Amsterdam 10-04-2004

Early Hardstyle maniac!

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