Harder Than House

I like to fantasize that I'd make a good warm-up DJ for a hard house night. It's an art, warming up, showing restraint, yet building the crowd up for what's to come.

But anyway, long story short, I discovered some cool tunes in a completely unexpected place. If I were a warm-up DJ, I'd play a set like this.

Tracklist:
1.	Nik Denton – Dip It Raw 24 – Toolbox House
2.	Mark Armitage – Strut – Toolbox House
3.	Costa UK – Dance All Night – House Heads
4.	GDP – Toss N’ Turn – Toolbox House
5.	No-e, Mac & Ward – Gonna Be Alright – Food Music
6.	Drax Nelson – Body Mover – Flashbite
7.	Kyle Starkey – Jammin (DAWS Remix) – Correspondant
8.	Mori DJ – Cannot Fix (Fresh Mix) – SFMM
9.	Christian Millan – Gotta Be (Saturday Mix) – SFMM
10.	Cultura Arcade – Lemon Base – SFMM
11.	Juanris – Blow Your Mind – SFMM
12.	Kim Sanz, PEPO WB – Home Action – SFMM
13.	Head Horny’s, Vicente Belenguer – Good Vibe – SFMM
14.	Head Horny’s, Vicente belenguer – AfroGroove – SFMM
15.	Vicente Belenguer, PEPO WB – Super Base – SFMM
16.	Kyle Starkey – Burning Up (Inafekt Remix) – Correspondant
17.	Kim Sanz – PEPO WB – Funky Cat – SFMM
18.	Head Horny’s, Vicente Belenguer – Sumbah – SFMM
19.	Frany SP – Badabom – SFMM
20.	Alfredo Pareja, Tito DJ – SFMM
21.	Don Grant – Gonna Get Ya (Craig Jones 2024 Remix) – PureAF
22.	Head Horny’s, Vicente Belenguer – Super Tempo – SFMM
23.	Head Horny’s – What To Do – SFMM
24.	Head Horny’s – To The Bass (Core Mix) – SFMM
25.	Tom Basquil – Ribeye – Tuff Groove Recordings
Runtime: 109mins BPM: 136-146

Enjoy!

This isn't your usual Toolbox Top 10 mix. I've searched far and wide to find some really fresh hard house for your ears. It starts funky and steadily builds toward a banging finish.

Tracklist:
1.	Autoflower & Di After – 8AM – Agrio Tracks
2.	Mori DJ – Peppermint - SFMM
3.	NewTone – Party Time – Rapid Trax
4.	Andy Farley, Amp Attack – Vitamin E – PureAF
5.	SHUFFA – Back 2 U – TNT Recordings
6.	Dan Newman – Philosophy Of House – TNT Recordings
7.	Alfredo Pareja, Vincente Belenguer, Tito DJ – Matinal Grooves (Groove Mix) – SFMM
8.	DART & Kyle Starkey – Dance N Move – Rapid Trax
9.	DART & Kyle Starkey – Feel It – Rapid Trax
10.	Entasia – Clap Ya Hands – TNT Recordings
11.	Dan Newman – Feel The Beat – TNT Recordings
12.	Kara Okay – What Are We Gonna Do – Rapid Trax
13.	Sam Townend, Paul Maddox, Turbo Dubz – Fu*k The System – Tidy Trax
14.	SHUFFA – Want My Luv – TNT Recordings
15.	BURY2K – My Body 
16.	Sawqs – Vibes – Mindstage Album
17.	DART & Kyle Starkey – Definition Of Love – Rapid Trax
18.	Random But Raw – Those Key Changes – Mindstage Album
19.	Ben Vennard – Feel It – Hi-Five Digital
20.	Jon Hemming & Manik (NZ) – Ebb & Flow (Tsunami Mix) – hardhouse.co.nz
BPM: 140-150 Runtime: 94 mins

It's harder than house. Enjoy!

Harder Than House Mix 2

I bought some awesome new tunes today and threw them into this mix. They're harder than house. 

Tracklist:
1.	Twiddle – Weekend Warrior – Tuff Groove
2.	Dan Newman – Fear & Loathing In Amsterdam – TNT
3.	Entasia – Manipulated – Rapid Trax
4.	Dan Madams – Can’t Stop Me Now – Feersum
5.	James Pepper – Feel The Generation – Rinse
6.	Entasia – Presence – Rapid Trax
7.	WolfZeit – If You’re Ready (2024) – Soundcloud Freebie
8.	Pat de Ruiter – Turn Up The Bass – TNT
9.	Kyle Starkey – ENRGY – Shall Not Fade
10.	WolfZeit – Haus Thing – Soundcloud Freebie
11.	Sam Townend – Wind It Up (Knuckleheadz Remix) – PureAF
12.	Luke Hovey – Kickin – Carouse
13.	KELLAR – Lose My Mind – TNT
14.	Luke Hovey – Guilty Pleasure – Mama Told Ya
15.	Shark Boy – The Stripper – Razorshark
16.	KELLAR – Hearts On The Floor – TNT
17.	PETERBLUE – Raggamuffin – Hotties
18.	Lisa Lashes – Emergency – Tidy Trax
19.	Dave Owens – Taco Belle – TurtleDog
20.	Pluto & Digital Mafia – Tears Hit The Ground – SHED TRAX
21.	WolfZeit – BadBoy – Soundcloud Freebie
22.	BK – Opus – No Mercy
23.	Unknown – TDOG Dubz Vol. 20 – TurtleDog
24.	Teletech, Jokesonyou – Warehouse Tool – Teletech
25.	Manik & Rawdog – Ninja Star – hardhouse.co.uk
Runtime: 1hr40mins BPM: 140-153

Enjoy!

Harder Than House Mix 3

Mix 4 of my "Hard Than House" series definitely steps it up a notch! They're (much) harder than house. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
1.	Justin Jay, coldsweat – Back To The Groove (feat DJ Deon) – Hot Meal Records
2.	Agent Jack, NeckBreakaz – Find Your Why – Tidy Trax
3.	Entasia – One More – Sound Sound
4.	Baron Von Trax, Centre Court – Let Yourself Go – TNT
5.	Agent Jack, Neckbreakaz – Down To Earth  - Tidy Trax
6.	Baron Von Trax, Centre Court - Can't Get Enough – TNT
7.	Martha Walsh – Carry On (Wolfzeit Pressure Dub) – Soundcloud Freebie
8.	Ollie Lishman – Watch Yo Step – Hot Meal Records
9.	ETERA – Funk You – Hot Meal Records
10.	Unknown – TDOG Dubz Vol. 21 – TurtleDog
11.	Mija – She Got It – Hot Meal Records
12.	Fruit Machine – What Happens In Vegas – Toolbox 
13.	Testpress – FORZ4 
14.	Tom Santa – I Like How U Do It – Hot Meal Records
15.	Defective Audio – Gargantuan – Spinball 
16.	Testpress – Rock Me Baby
17.	Defective Audio – Humanoid – Kaktai
18.	Steve Maynard – Bianca – Tuff Groove
19.	Chop & Change – I Want You – SHED TRAX
20.	Donut & Dotz – Open Your Eyes – Sublime
21.	Dave Owens – The Great Beyond – Turtledog
22.	Defective Audio, Venom Hertz – Hero – Spinball
23.	Unknown – TDOG Dubz Vol.22 – Turtledog
24.	Darken – Bump – Faculty One
25.	Narc – Hyperactive – Soundcloud Freebie
Runtime: 1hr47mins BPM: 140-153

Let me know what you think.

Harder Than House Mix 4

After discovering the hard house scene in London from 1999-2001, I returned to Sydney and quickly embraced DJ'ing at local hard dance events. Life events put my passion on hold until Covid hit and The Lockdown Legends Facebook group sparked my love for music again. Now, my goal is simple: to share and enjoy hard house, hard trance, and house music with fellow enthusiasts, without any grand ambitions for world DJ domination.

Harder Than House

Peter Jankowski