My HUGE 2 hour look at the happy hardcore played at Helter Skelter in 1995! I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy mixing this as 95 was not my favourite year at all but when I went through my tracklists and then my records I realised I'd subconsciously bought pretty much everything played in 95 at Skelter!

I had so much fun mixing this, what a special time where the breakbeats faded away and the kickdrum became stronger and more prominent and the basslines became stabs and claps with huge influences from European music. You'll either love or hate this style but I'd like to think I chose the right tunes, all tracks played at Skelter! I hope you enjoy listening...

Thumpa - This Is The Sound Of Helter Skelter 1995! (Happy Hardcore)

FERGUS-VIBEALITE - NEW YEARS EVE 1994-1995

Back to some 90's goodness this week, I didn't plan on doing a Vol 5 Kinetic mix but kept finding tracks I wish I'd played in the others so here we go, lots of great tracks that were played on my favourite Kinetic tapes back in the day by the likes of Stu Allan, Demand, Sy, Slipmatt, Brisk Etc, so for one last time ....... enjoy !

Tracklisting:

01. Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Wonderful Days (Etienne Overdijk & Sven Maes Remix)
02. Dune - Hardcore Vibes (South Bound Mix)
03. Stingray & Sonicdriver - As Cold As Ice
04. SMD Vol 3 - Side A
05. Dougal & Vibes - Feel Free
06. Oaysis - Incredible Bass (Slipmatt Remix)
07. Ravers Choice Vol 1 - Side A (Loving You Is Easy)
08. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (Slipmatt Remix)
09. Ramos, Supreme & Sunset Regime - Life Force Generator
10. Midas - Groove Control
11. J.D.S & Fury - Age Of Stomp
12. Happy Rollers - 95 Style
13. Maxine & Dubwise - Let It Flow (Jimmy J & Cru-l-t Remix)
14. DJ Hixxy - Jackattack
15. Kinetic Pleasure - Get The feeling (DJ Pleasure Mix)
16. Warlock - Delirious
17. Water Pistol - Splosh
18. GT-Sampler - Cheese 'N' Onion
19. Jimmy J & Cru-l-t - Take Me Away (Slipmatts Techno Remix)
20. Go Mental - Died In Your Arms
21. DJ Brisk - Airhead (SMD Remix)
22. EKO - Rush N Roulette
23. Perplexer - Da Capo (Classic Rave Mix)
24. Casio Brothers - Party Time
25. DJ Demand - Heaven (Full On Mix)
26. Sharkey - E-Nuff
27. Discofrisco & DJ Inferno - The Warning
28. Lockjaw - Reactor
29. R Wagner - Listen Carefully
30. Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man (Live Version)

DJ A.K. - Club Kinetic Classics Vol 5 Mix 29.04.23

DJ Unknown & MC Sharkey MC Marley @ Fusion - 'Grand Opening' - Rhythm Station (06/10/1995)

Growing up, Gibbo & Smee, best known as Logger & Gringo were a huge influence to me.
Despite us each going down different musical paths, being 16 Gibbo introduced me to Freeform & Trancecore, a world of music I had zero knowledge in. I'd listen to Logger (Gibbo) mix this and be absolutely blown away. 
Another mix we all spoke about was Billy Bunter's Masters At Work set, which contained so many tunes that were never released until recently.

I treated myself to a good few tunes recently and copied some mixes and just had a practice run. Some good mixes, some not so great, whatever. Who cares lol.
This goes out to Gibbo & Smee. I miss you El Gringo, RIP. Nice swan ;-)

Trancecore Freeform Mixed by Noizee B

Noizee B - Trancecore Freeform (Dedicated to Logger & Gringo RIP)

Billy Bunter @ Pleasuredome - Fantasy Island (NYE 96/97)

Oh Fortuna (indigenous insults)

NOISEBLEED

Losing Control so Swerve It (Rezønvnt Mashup)

M-ZONE--HELTER SKELTER - LOST IN MUSIC 1999 (TECHNODROME)

Brisk at Hardcore Heaven Part 5, 10th Feb 1995

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2025 sets (taking limited dates)

01/02/25 Drum & Bass Classics, London
28/02/25 Drum Fusion, Coventry
01/03/25 Birmingham Children's Hospital Fundraiser. Birmingham
15/03/25 Pump, Burton On Trent
22/03/25 Tomorrow’s World, Doncaster
29/03/25 DNB Shellaz, Birmingham
12/04/25 Bassman & Friends, Birmingham 
20/04/25 Crooked House, Shrewsbury
25/04/25 Sumo Beatz, Colchester 
03/05/25 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
07/06/25 Unity (vinyl set), Coventry 
28/06/25 Industrial Drumz, Birmingham 
12/07/25 Bassman Birthday Bash, Birmingham  
12/07/25 Fuse Festival, Lichfield
05/10/25 Riverdance, London 
22/11/25 TBC

2024 sets:

26/01 Be Happy, Leicester 
27/01 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
27/01 Future Drum & Bass, Milton Keynes
27/01 Raveology Children’s Hospital Fundraiser, Birmingham 
10/02 Paragon, Leicester 
10/02 Darkside, Glasgow
17/02 Happedaze, Sunderland 
24/02 Bassface, Birmingham
02/03 OnlyBass, Birmingham
16/03 Reprobeats, Manchester
29/03 Random Concept, Birmingham
30/03 Bassface, Birmingham 
27/04 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
05/05 Onset Of Bass, Bristol
25/05 Random Concept, Northampton
28/06 Duck D&B, Birmingham
30/06 Basstrap live stream, Birmingham 
13/07 Fuse Festival, Lichfield 
27/07 Basstrap, Oswestry
03/08 Rave Hart, Cannock
23/08 NoughtyCulture, Leicester
24/08 Drum & Bass Classics, London
24/08 Drop The Knife Charity Event, Birmingham
25/08 Crooked House Festival, Lichfield 
31/08 Bassman & Friends, Birmingham
27/09 Dark In The Jungle, Birmingham
28/09 Drum & Bass Classics. Birmingham
18/10 Stimulation, Ripley
20/12 Complex, Burton On Trent


My name is Thumpa and I've been DJ'ing since 1996. I've played at Westfest (the biggest indoor rave in the UK), Pandemonium (Holland), Slammin Vinyl, Breakin Science's 'Drum & Bass Classics', Random Concept, DNB Collective, HTID & HTID In The Sun, Shadow Demon, Hardcore Heaven, Uproar, Hardcore Heaven Weekender, Raver Baby, Ravers Reunited, FINRG (Finland), Codex (Japan), Fantazia, Madness Industry (Holland), Mokum (Holland), Cenobite (Holland), Dimensions Of Darkness (Holland), Hardcore Underground, Freeformation, Vibealite, Uprising, Distruxshon and hundreds more including gigs in Japan, USA, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, Finland, Germany and for every major rave promoter in every corner of the UK. I now play D&B, classic D&B / jungle and old skool with the occasional hardcore set.

Any mixes you can't find might be at https://hearthis.at/rebuildmusic/ or http://www.mixcloud.com/OllyThumpa