Hard-Dance

An atypical but fond venture into some happy hardcore favorites.

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Picking up on the hard-dance tip from where Speaking in Tongues left off, “Thrillride” is a hard trance oriented track but with a lot of techno influence and a hefty amount of dirt.

I really enjoyed how this one evolved, both in producing it and in how it listens. There’s a lot of early 90s influence present here, which is highlighted more in the “Carousel mix”. By contrast, the “Gravitron mix” takes on an “inverted” character, elements of the original were reshaped for a really different sound.

Strap in for the ride. Listen to Thrillride on your favorite platform. If you want a copy to keep, the digital single is cheaper on Bandcamp (linked) than anywhere else.

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Although this turned out practically happy-hardcore adjacent, it started with a (maybe surprisingly?) much darker vibe – I think it turned out the right way, reflecting in the melody what the words were saying.

The new single is accompanied with “The Exchange (Hard House Mix)“, a ravey hard house remix of a favorite from Existential Funk.

You can enjoy “Bring Me Joy” anywhere you listen to music, and can download this from Bandcamp, cheaper than anywhere else.

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The premier track on this one is “Speaking in Tongues”, a hard, fast slice of hard dance which draws a lot of influence from psytrance. I suppose this follows a thread I started with The Gateless Gate but with a little more gas.

The B-side “Shrieker” has a little different energy, but doesen’t underwhelm; this bouncy hard house track has an equally dark vibe with a bit of modern “donk” which will give your subwoofer a workout.

Together this release follows up on another recent hard dance release, and I hope you enjoy! You can pick this up anywhere you listen to music, but you can get it cheaper than anywhere through the Bandcamp player.