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Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Oct 17, 20234 min read

Turn Up The Bass Megamix 1991

The year is 1991. I was only 8 years old. A young lad. And I really didn't understand music back then, as I was only focussed on if it...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Aug 11, 20235 min read

Hardcore Forces (1997)

The year is 1997. A lot of things are happening in the Hardcore scene, and an attempt to stay fresh and up to date with the current...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Apr 16, 20233 min read

Hardcore Power (1999)

The year is 1999. And Hardcore was almost as dead as the dodo. It wasn't a viable scene anymore, a scene where the commercial side of...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Mar 15, 20234 min read

House Party 9 - The Clubmix (1994)

The year is 1994, and I'm young. Very young. 10-11 years old (or young, depending on how you look at it). A lot of things happened in the...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Feb 10, 20235 min read

Turn Up The Bass - Rap - Volume 3 (1992)

My dad is going to hate me. Well, hate is a strong word. But he might dislike the following review. Why is that? Well, it's one of his...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Sep 17, 20224 min read

Earthquake Full Collection (1994 - 1997)

Another epic collection from the 90s, released by Arcade and ID&T. A series than ran between 1994 and 1997, to quickly die a death not...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Mar 22, 20224 min read

Happy Hardcore - The Mix (1995)

If you remember the devils in the picture above, you are a legend. You might dislike the devils or what they represented (the Happy...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Jan 21, 20225 min read

Trance 100 - Best Of The Best - The Collection (1997 - 2000)

The year is 1997. Arcade, a Dutch run label, decides to release a new compilations. This compilation would be called 'Trance 100'...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Dec 7, 20215 min read

Heroes Of Hardcore - Marc Acardipane/DJ Promo/The Stunned Guys (1999)

The year is 1999, the year Prince a.k.a. TAFKAP was singing about. And Hardcore was on its last legs. The culture was changing, and it...

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD

Apr 23, 20214 min read

Tunnel Of Terror (1998)

Let me take you back roughly 23 years ago, back to 1998. It was the wonderful year for us all: it was the year for me, in which I lost my...