Just 4 weeks after visiting The Rhythm Station in Aldershot for Tazzmania, here we are again but this time it's for Hardcore Heaven.
As the name suggests this was a hardcore only event though at their 2nd event they did have 3 jungle DJs play in Ellis Dee, Swanee and DJ SS but all their other events have featured no jungle DJs.
Hardcore Heaven was also the name of a tune by Seduction which made the Top 40 in 1992 and it was Seduction who started the event and ran it until the late 90s when it was taken over by Slammin Vinyl and the name still exists today.
This was their 5th event, all of which had been held at this venue, as would the remaining events in 1995.
There were 2 DJs who were also playing at last weeks event at Club Kinetic, Brisk and Slipmatt. The Brisk set is very similar to last week with just 4 of the 17 tracks on the tape not appearing in last weeks set. The Slipmatt set on the other hand is very different for a set that's just a week ago with nearly half the tunes in his set not appearing last week.
To illustrate this being a golden era in my mind, this line up includes Billy Bunter, Ramos and Druid. Had this been 2-3 years later the 3 of them would be playing trancecore which isn't my cup of tea.
Completely the line up for the tapes is Dougal, DJ Vibes and Seduction himself. Also appearing on the flyer but not on the tapes are DJ SY and Unknown.
There are 2 tunes who have the honour of being the most played this night, appearing on 4 sets each. They are "Pump This Party" by Paul Elstak and "I'm Gonna Get You" by Dougal & Eruption.
Despite Paul Elstak having one of the most played records this night, there is notably less Dutch or Scottish records appearing than last week. In fact the 4 sets that don't have the Paul Elstak tune don't have any Dutch or Scottish tunes in them which are the Billy Bunter, Dougal, Ramos and Seduction sets.
The Druid set has more Dutch and Scottish records than anything else, Brisk is around 50/50, Slipmatt has 3 tunes and DJ Vibes has 2.
In terms of new for 1995 tunes, just the one Scottish records which is "Head Like A Pacman" by Active Force and the rest are English. Here's the full list:
Happy Tunes - Rushing On Pink Champagne
Dougal & Mickey Skeedale - New Generation
Active Force - Head Like A Pacman
Happy Tunes - Pounding Beats
Sy & Unknown - Real Love
Different Vibe - Can You Feel It
Sy & Eruption - 12" Of Love
Sy & Eruption - Thunder
DJ Eruption - Pop, Bang, Lovely
DJ Seduction - Disco Hardcore
Force & The Evolution - Stampede
There's no guarantee of another visit to Hardcore Heaven in 1995 but I think another visit to The Rhythm Station is almost inevitable.
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