Jimmy The Sound. A name I've not encountered that often, but it would still ring a bell. The name does look familiar, and after a quick Google search did I come across his biggest hit, which I love to bits, M.O.D.U.L.O., which is certainly a Hardstyle anthem from a long lost era, appreciated by many generations, and an anthem that still causes a lot of damage on many dancefloors. But besides that record, not much is know. For which I can only apologise profusely. I should have known more, but I simply didn't.
A quick Discogs search showed me that he's made a lot of records since the early Hardstyle and Hard Trance days, and someone called The Apprentice made this appreciation mix. An hour and 37 minutes of everything Hardstyle and Hard Trance. Is it just me, or has Christmas come early this year? As I grew up with that Early Hardstyle sound, I grew to love it, especially during those early years.
And it turns out that Jimmy The Sound had a huge part to play in it. Maybe I just simply didn't recognise his JTS name, but others, as he's got a plethora of names he has used over the years. There are certainly records in this mix which I have encountered before on compilations or in mixes before. So he's not a complete unknown. And he's made M.O.D.U.L.O. Come on, that's an anthem and a half.
But which records did The Apprentice pick for his mix?
555 vs JTS - Cyber (Cyber Mix)
D-Code - Sperimentation
Jimmy The Sound - Stayin' Alive
555 vs The Dominator - Pulse
Jimmy The Sound - Age Of Bass
Autokriminal - Baila Conmigo (Original Mix)
Jimmy The Sound vs SuperMarco May - Crazy Limit
Autokriminal - Express J.
Jimmy The Sound vs 555 - Future Mix
Jimmy The Sound - Logico Remix
Autokriminal - Follow Me
Jimmy The Sound - Humm Song
Jimmy The Sound & Diego J. Walker - F. Movie
Jimmy The Sound - Hasta La Vista Baby!
Jimmy The Sound - Bad Yard (Noog Een Keer Mix)
Jimmy The Sound - Right In The Night
Diego J Walker vs Jimmy The Sound - Who Is F***
D-Code - Bass Kick
555 - Radio Single
555 - Radio Traxx
Ya Ya - Game Over
Sexotico - Family Affair (Jimmy Sex Mix)
Autokriminal - Esta Loca Traxx (Original Mix)
Jimmy The Sound feat Delfromad - Todos Locos
2 Brothers Of Hardstyle - Cozmic Kick
Jimmy The Sound - Therapia
Jimmy The Sound - Bow C Bow (Short Original Mix)
Jimmy The Sound - Trust Me
Autokriminal - Drogas No Gracia (Remix 3000)
Diego J. Walker vs Jimmy The Sound - Blow Up
Diego J. Walker vs Jimmy The Sound - Getaway! (Fusion Mix)
Generation Zero - Chemical Techno - Bulldozer (Bulldozer Mix)
Jimmy The Sound - LockDown
Generation Zero - Bulldozer (Caterpillar Mix)
Niels Van Gogh - Pulverturm (2 Brothers Of Hardstyle Bootleg)
2 Brothers Of Hardstyle - I Love This Record (2 B.H. Remix)
Jimmy The Sound - M.O.D.U.L.O. (Original Mix)
Snow White - Alice In Wonderland (Jimmy The Sound Remix)
If there's a mix that brings us back to the early Hardstyle years, it's certainly this one! My God, did I feel young and refreshed again for a split second. That familiar sound, they don't make the tracks like those anymore. This is so early, but oh so delicious. Hardstyle has progressed into its current shape, but sometimes I wish it would stay like it used to be, back in the good old days.
The Apprentice has made an excellent mix, and it might be 4 years old, age really doesn't matter here. The tracks are solid, and it's flawlessly mixed together. And when certain records are on, the volume goes up, and I loose my mind. So many epic records by one hell of a producer.
You would guess that M.O.D.U.L.O. would be my favourite, but it's not. 'Radio Traxx' is the track that spoke to me the most. There are a LOT of excellent tunes in this mix, but that one just made me bounce harder on my office chair.
It's a brilliant mix, and I'm happy to have discovered it. I get to relive the past, and even get a glimpse into the world that Jimmy The Sound created. And I freaking LOVE it!
DJ: The Apprentice
Genre/Style: Hardstyle, Hard Trance
Mix Info: The Apprentice - Jimmy The Sound Tribute
Length Mix: 01:37:24
Tracks: 38 (thirty-eight)
Download/Listen (via Soundcloud): CLICK HERE
File Size: 1.43 GB
File Type: .wav
Audio: Stereo
Bit Rate: 2116kbps
Release Year: 2021
More Information: The Apprentice - Soundcloud Channel
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