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I can't remember a time without the strains of soul music drifting through our house. With both parents coming from Barbados I was brought up very much in tune with a natural party ethos that went hand in hand with a love of good music. My earliest musical memories are of Booker T and the MGs, Aretha Franklin and, of course the great Elvis, and I used to hijack my parents collection of 70's soul 45's and get the whole family grooving round the lounge! I guess the early signs were there - my passion for music combined with an over-whelming desire to entertain as many people as possible.

By 10 I had well and truly caught the bug and was spending every bit of my pocket money on soul and funk records. I got my first pair of decks (just the 2!) by the age of 15 and I started to play as many parties as I could, discovering that I could buzz off a crowd whilst funding my habit at the same time. As the 70's became the 80's I followed the musical trend from soul to disco to hip-hop but it wasn't really until I moved to Brighton in 1986 that I discovered, along with so many others, the pure thrill of acid house.

The 'Summer Of Love' was special for me in more ways than one. It was at the Sunrise rave on the outskirts of London in 1988 that I had had my biggest breakthrough yet. I was already something of a regular on the infamous M1/Orbital rave circuit but it was at Sunrise that I had the idea to hook up a third deck. At 10.30am on a hazy Sunday morning I managed to tempt 15,000 partied out ravers back onto their weary feet and kick the party back into action - it was an amazing experience- and since then my phone has not stopped ringing with offers for 'The 3 Deck Wizard'. I was fortunate enough to participate in many of the events that have gone down in history as defining moments in the history of UK club culture, such as playing the opening night at Rampling's legendary Shoom, running The Project with Oakie as well as holding a residency at Brighton's ZAP club.

With my reputation as a DJ well and truly secured I was able to turn my attentions towards producing. Initially signing to Perfecto I had my first hit in 1992 with 'I Want You' and, believe me, no one was more surprised than me when I found myself performing on Top Of The Pops when my record peaked at number 23 in the UK charts!!

Despite the fact that the follow up 'Does It Feel Good To You' also charted in the top 40, commercial success was never what I had been aiming for, it was all somewhat too far removed from the reality and buzz of setting a dance floor alight. Whilst fellow spinners such as Grooverider and Fabio moved from raves into Jungle, choosing to focus on a very UK and London orientated sound, I couldn't escape the American and European influences that had always been there whilst I was growing up. I have always been very globally minded which comes across in my choice of music, which I use to cross physical and cultural boundaries to bring people together. Essentially my heart lies with house and techno and it was for this reason that I chose to take a back seat from my impending career as a pop star and be true to myself by going underground and re-discovering my roots. 

Comments, hints and suggestions are always welcome!

Carl Cox @ The Eclipse, Coventry, U.K.  1991

DJ Sasha - Eclipse - Coventry - 1991

Tracklist 

1 - Sy Project - Emotions 
2 - DJ Ham - Most Uplifting 
3 - Sy & Unknown - Are You Ready 
4 - Dougal & Vibes - Feel Free 
5 - Vibes & Wishdokta - Obsession (Music So Wonderful)
6 - Sy & Unknown - Play The Theme
7 - Jack & Phil - Unity (Slipmatt Remix)
8 - Sy & Unknown - Let The Bass Kick
9 - Nookie - Gonna Be Alright 
10 - Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Music’s Got Me
11 - Supreme & Sunset Regime - Flying With The Rhythm
12 - Seduction - Sub Dub
13 - Ramos, Supreme & Sunset Regime - Show Me (The Window To You Soul)
14 - Nookie - Sound Of Music 
15 - Ramos, Supreme & Sunset Regime - Sky
16 - Cheddar - Cheddar 3 (Side A)
17 - Midas - Waiting For Gold 
18 - Midas - Imperial March (Remix)
19 - Jimmy J & Cru-l-t - Take Me Away (Slipmatt Remix) 
20 - Ramos, Supreme & Sunset Regime a Crowd Control (Slipmatt Remix)
21 - Dj Ham - Let Yourself Go
22 - Jimmy J - Can’t You See 
23 - JDS - Question Mark 4 (Side A)
24 - Richie Whizz - Song Of Angels 
25 - Midas - Groove Control  

The Sound Of Dreamscape mixed by Ramos & Protocol

Sy @ Obsession - Passion (02/04/1993)

Druid & MC Sharkey @ Fusion - Future World -Hectic Records Club Tour - Rhythm Station (23/06/1995)

Tracklisting:
Feel It (Fantazia) “Simon Holmes Remix” - PSI                                      
Party People (feat Laelia) - Al Storm/Euphony                                    
Smd#5a - Slipmatt                   
Cosmotrash “Zhute Bootleg” - Trash Man                      
Ideal Raves “Insane & Mind Remix” - DJ Limitbreak                                                                                     
The Experiment - DJ 50 Cal                           
Pineapple Express “Insane & Mind Remix” - D-Votion                            
93 Dark and Light Now Ere Dis Remix - Billy Daniel Bunter & Sanxion     
Keep Moving - DJ Dossa                            
Treble & Tones - DJ Revive                                                                              
Runaway “Sunny & Deck Hussy Remix” - Jimmy J, Cru-L-T                    
Incredible Bass “Slipmatt Remix” - Oaysis                              
Secrets - DJ Revive                                                                                     
Sample-Mania - DJ Seduction                        
D-Day - Sy & Unknown                        
Better Days - Seduction & Dougal                  
Ready For Impact - Ravegenix                         
Open Your Heart - NP Source                   
Jumping At The Thought Of All Those Lights - Jimmy J                             
Perfect The Beat - DJ Revive                           
All Over (Remix) - Force & Styles                      
Enuff - Sharkey                             
Your Love (Get Down) - Force & Styles feat Jenna           
Even Higher Love - Rave Alarm                          
Don't Leave Me Alone - Juicy Cuts                          
Bird Set Free - Rainbow Nation                      
Wonderland “Vinylgroover & DNA Remix” - Force & Styles feat Jenna           
My Dreams - Sub Ace and Aura                    
Diskoland - Richter Party                       
Shout Now “Hixxy & Sharkey Remix” - The Timespan                        
Outro - GLOWKiD                             


Podcast

The History Of Hardcore Show - Insane & Mind - Sunrise FM - 18th Feb 2025

Another Old School Happy Hardcore mix here: https://soundcloud.com/colinhq/colin-h-peace-day-broadcast-september-2016-breakbeathappy-hardcorejungle

Some happy hardcore piano classics. 
Maybe a couple of tracks don't have pianos in them :-P

1. Reinforced pres. Nookie - Give A Little Love (94 Lick)
2. DJ Slipmatt - My Own (Slipmatt Remix)
3. Ramos & Supreme - Crowd Control
4. Reinforced pres. Nookie - The Sound Of Music
5. DJ Seduction - Can You Fel It
6. SMD - 1A (Slipmatt's Exclusive Album Mix)
7. Seduction & Dougal - Better Days
8. Seduction & Dougal - Its Not Over
9. Sy & Unknown - Sudden Impact
10. Billy Daniel Bunter feat. Gem - Let It Lift You
11. Seduction - Drop The Bass
12. SMD - 3A
13. Edit V - Sensation
14. Seduction - So In Love
15. Force & Styles - Dancing Through The Night
16. Eruption 12" Of Love
17. WE 3 - Groovy Dimensions
18. Happy Rollers - '95 Syle
19. D-Zyne & Fury - The Horny Raver
20. Happy Rollers - Starjump
21. Billy Daniel Bunter & D-Zyne - Ride Like The Wind
22. DJ Fury - Soundflow
23. Sunset Regime - Transducer
24. DJ Chewy - Rock This Place
25. Seduction - Halleujah
26. Bunter & Seduction - Hop On The Dancefloor
27. Seduction - Higher Now (Seduction & Unknown Remix)
28. Seduction & Eruption - Bust The New Jam
29. Sense Of Summer - On Top (Hixxy Remix)
30. Ham & Demo & Justin Time - The Big Spill
31. DJ Ham - Is There Anybody Out There (DJ Ham 1999 Remix)
32. Ham & Demo & Justin Time - Here I Am
33. Garion Fey - Can You Do This
34. Slipmatt - Pure Release (Techno Mix)
35. Quest - Spiritual Dawn

Colin H - Piano Classics (Early 90's Happy Hardcore / Breakbeat)+ DL & TL

DJ Hype - Moondance - The Album (1997)

Dj Sy @ Ektos in Swindon from January 1992. 

Dj Sy @ Ektos - 1992

Dj Sy @ Fantazia/Ark on Monday the 26th of December 1994. 

Dj Sy @ Fantazia/Ark (26-12-1994)

DJ SS & Wax Doctor - Swing - 4th July 1992

Dave Angel @ Helter Skelter -Technodrome (14/04/1995)

Eclipse, Coventry

Top Buzz @ The Eclipse 1991 [a]

Classic oldskool set by Mr Finn from 1991, this mix was legendary doin the rounds back in the day, the MC is hilarious with his quotes such "this geezer was brought up on shredded wheat mate" and is a MUST listen to, if anyone can name the MC that would be great (Mann Paris???)

Mickey Finn - Eclipse Coventry 1991

Legendary mix from the master DJ Sasha, this mix used to do the rounds big time back in the day, one of my all time fav tapes and mixes, this would still rip a dance floor up today, shame they dont make'm like this anymore, timeless tunes :)

Top Buzz @ The Eclipse 1991 [a]

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