guess who finally got their hands on a DDJ-FLX4... 

Happy 2B Hardcore is a series that needs no introduction. Big eye catching smileys, impulse purchases, kandi kids, Hullabaloo, 200,000+ copies sold. Not bad for a genre as niche as this. 

This series is very much a relic of the past in 2025, but DAMN if it's not fun to look back and indulge every once in a while. As such, I've nabbed 21 of my favorite tunes across the whole series, and mixed them in sequential order as they appeared on their OG album. Must've re-recorded more than 10 times, but i DID have lots of fun...

Feel the nostalgia! ⌛

TRACKLIST:

[0:00] Unique - Distant Skies [UK Dance]
[4:12] Kaos & Ethos - Blue Moon [Future Dance Recordings] 
[7:35] Bang! - Break Of Dawn (B&H Mix) [Next Generation Records] 
[12:20] Q-Tex - Like An Angel [Evolution Records]
[17:05] DJ UFO - Deep Inside [New Infinity Recordings]
[19:40] Vinylgroover - Time [The World Of Obsession Recordings] 
[22:14] DJ Impact - Power Of Dreams [Future Beats International]
[26:36] Bang! - Cloudy Daze (Ham Mix) [Next Generation Records]
[30:38] Ham, Demo, & Justin Time ft. Becks - Here I Am [Just Another Label]
[34:18] E-Logic - Run To Me (Brisk Remix) [Infinity Records]
[38:51] Sy & Demo - Sensation (Absolute Hardcore Mix) [Slammin' Vinyl]
[43:16] Northern Lights - Love of My Life (Brisk Mix) [Next Generation Records] 
[45:54] Brisk & Trixxy ft. Lennie - See The Light [Just Another Label]
[48:37] DJ Demo & Slipmatt - Muzik [Universal Records]
[52:18] Ham & DNA - About U [Next Generation LP Samplers]
[57:47] Scott Brown - Make The Beat Drop [Evolution Records]
[1:01:15] Dougal & Gammer - Get Hype [New Essential Platinum]
[1:04:33] Brisk & Trixxy - Eye Opener [Slammin' Vinyl]
[1:09:51] Hixxy & Sunset Regime - People’s Party (Remix) [Pure Adrenalin] 
[1:13:30] Q-Tex - Power Of Love (Scott Brown's '98 Remix) [Evolution Records]
[1:16:45] Hyperaktive - Let Me Play [Blatant Beats]

Honorable Mentions (tracks i considered... but excluded for one reason or another): 
Chapter 1: Eruption - Surrender (Force & Styles Remix)

Chapter 2: Ramos, Supreme, & Sunset Regime - Crowd Control (Vinylgroover Remix), DJ Fade - I Feel You, DNA & E-Logic - Kick Your Legs In The Air,

Chapter 3: Brisk & Trixxy - Euro Love, Triple J - Wonderful World (Brisk Remix), Bang! - Shooting Star (Ham's Mix)

Chapter 4: Scott Brown & Gillian Tennent - Everytime I Close My Eyes, Scott Brown - Elysium

Chapter 5: Bang! - Saliaway (Trixxy Mix), Force & Styles - Sunshine, Breeze + DNA - Taken The Groove

Chapter 6: DNA - Euphoric State, UFO & Stu J - Flyin' High

Chapter 7: UFO - Create, Blaze! - 'Til The Day (Blizzard Mix)

Chapter 8: Dowster & Uprise - Lift Me Up, Brisk & Fade - Stay Here Forever

Happy 2B Hardcore: All-Stars Anthems!

“If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t read The Source any more and miss crews like the JVC Force,” said @buck65 on his 2001 track ‘You Know The Science’. It’s a nerdy backpacker hip-hop shout-out to true-skool values which came out on the incredible Man Overboard album, a pinnacle of golden era @anticon. For those unfamiliar, Anticon is a Californian label which emerged in the mid-late 90s from a particularly imaginative crew of rappers and producers who artfully subverted the hip-hop form with abstraction, flamboyance and poetic weirdness. Buck’s bars are a love letter to hip-hop as a force for innovation in the face of all-too predictable co-option by mass production and industry, and to this day we’re lucky there are heads out there who feel the same.

Gordon Apps and D.Ham put the Anticon crew front and centre of their influences and framing for Shark In A Bathtub a low-key link-up from the ever-fertile folds of the @user-44357756. Suspicious Package champions an experimental swerve on proper hip-hop. It’s quite unlike anything the pair have dabbled in before, with Apps usually found wreaking out cyberpunk nightmares with Kelan in @bad-tracking and Ham moonlighting on collab tracks with other Bristol wayfarers like Yokel, BKV Industrial and the sort of folk supping Guinness and lurking shiftily around Mickey Zoggs.

Quite simply, Suspicious Package is a killer tape which comes with a strong recommend for anyone who loves misfit rap inversions with teeth. Being the nosy folk we are here at IO, we wanted to know where the pair were coming from so they knocked heads down the Noodio to throw down this blend of formative influences which arrive in two distinct halves. Slip into something more comfortable, get thyself blunted literally or metaphorically, read the Q+A and check the IDs via the link below and enjoy the ride — teenagers of the 00s, we’re looking at you.

“To hip-hop as a religion, you know the science.”

https://internationalorange.io/iomix015-shark-in-a-bathtub/

IOMix015 // Shark In A Bathtub

Big Andreas

My Garage MC Megamix from this Saturday's show, featuring top tracks from the likes of MCs DT, Neat, Neutrino, God's Gift and many more.

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Garage MC Megamix - DJ Stef's Home Ravers 07/12/2024

Here is my promo mix featuring old and new house and garage tracks.

PRETZ (UK) - PROMO Mix

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The_stuff96V2_Souljaboyvocal

caillou_ggets_grounded165[Neo-Break//BloodclatBash]

DjChrisMeerKat- IfAnyoneCarne-JeanCarne: MuffinMix.

John B (with MC Mota) recorded live at 20 Years of Conform at Zichem in Belgium on Friday 31.1.25. A Drum & Bass Classics DJ Set.

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PRETZ is a rising DJ originally hailing from South East England, now making waves in Melbourne's vibrant underground scene. With a deep-rooted passion for garage and house music, PRETZ blends infectious basslines, crisp rhythms, and soulful grooves to create a sound that resonates with both old-school heads and new listeners alike. Drawing inspiration from the rich UK underground tradition, his sets are a journey through nostalgic beats and forward-thinking production, always with an eye on moving the dancefloor. Whether it's an intimate club or packed-out warehouse.

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Hardcore music isn't dead it just smells funny
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Aaja is a multi-purpose community radio station, event space, record label and bar. Situated in the heart of Deptford at the Snake Pit, the local cultural hub hosts an eclectic mix of radio hosts, DJs and events. Open since 2018, AAJA has provided a space that has nurtured and aided the growth of creative minds and groups within South-East London and beyond. 

‘A unique hi-spec sound installation that’s non-intrusive, but heavy for the heads’ 

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might try making some songs but rn I'm just chillin

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