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Crypsis: The Best 5 Tracks RANKED!

Working under the Minus is More label, Grzegorz Luzynski AKA Crypsis is a Dutch-Polish rawstyle DJ and producer. He was first discovered by the hardstyle legend Luna who took him under his wing and made him the raw hardstyle star he is today.

Fascinated by Crypsis’s unique take on hardstyle, Luna suggested a collaboration that ended up giving us the magnificent E.P. called “Choices”.

Crypsis is known for his progressive, raw and energetic musical style, and for his original live shows that set the roof on fire (metaphorically speaking, of course). And most importantly, he cares about his fans and what they like. He said once in an interview that he, as a DJ and producer, didn’t get to choose which music was “cool” or not, because in the end, it was all about his fans and whether they liked what he made or not. Him caring about his fans’ opinion that much is what helped him gain a huge fan-base, not only in Europe, but all over the world.

After his albums ‘Statement of Intent’ in 2009 and ‘Cryptology’ in 2012, Crypsis established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the rawstyle scene and as Minus is More’s front soldier and one of their most important producers.

Today, you will get to discover Crypsis’s 5 most popular tracks ever. Get ready, because you will be dancing A LOT!

  1. Program Hostile:

We’re starting with a pretty dark collaboration here, with Crypsis and MC Nolz. This is a track that starts strong and end the same way, leaving you banging your head even after you’re done listening to it. The dark side of it adds a shade of mystery to an already noir track.

  1. Bathe In Blood:

No, Crypsis is not trying to turn you into a psycho murderer who could bathe in their victims’ blood. This is metaphorical, y’all! This track is fast and you can truly feel the raw side in it. We imagine this being played in a party where everyone is wearing fantastically creepy Jason masks. It just gives off this kind of nicely disturbing vibes.

  1. Lost In The Mist:

This track starts on the conventional side, and just when you’re getting used to it, it hits you with a mix of opera and Asian sounds, which is a testimony of how inventive Crypsis can be with his art.

  1. Kill For The Thrill:

And once again, this is metaphorical y’all! Don’t go murdering people in the streets, even if you feel like this track is definitely killer!

  1. Say My Name:

This feels like a Beaking Bad reference, but sadly, it isn’t. What is it though is a sick track that will make you mooove!

This last September, Crypsis released his latest album at Supremacy 2016, and as always, it didn’t disappoint! He has now more die-hard fans than ever, and he impresses with his original style and progressive tracks.

Check out Crypsis’s Facebook page and find out more about him here:

https://www.facebook.com/crypsismusic/

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THE MELODYST: 5 Rippin’ Tracks Ranked!

Before meeting each other, Matt Muscarella and Simone Paradiso were just two young men living in Milan, sharing the same passion for producing music, more specifically, the hardcore genre. Then they met, and instantly hit it off, musically speaking. So they decided to start a producing duo named The Melodyst, which later would become one of the most unique hardcore duos out there.

They made their first steps in 2008, mostly just making music for their own pleasure, until 2011, when they went professional and signed their first contract with Rotterdam Records. In 2014, they realized their dream of signing with what they call their “reference for hardcore music”, Traxtorm Records.

The Melodyst have many influences, but they stated the CEO of the second label they signed in, Next Cyclone, as their biggest one. They stated in an interview that their music will always have a bit of Cristian: Art of Fighter in it, because he has taught them most of what they know about creating and producing music.

Despite being newcomers in the musical world, they have been getting a lot of attention and praise from many other professionals in their field. This makes them one of the most promising groups on the hardcore scene.

So, without further ado, here are The Melodyst’s 5 sickest tracks ever. Enjoy them!

  1. Partycrasher:

Starting with a melody known to most people’s ears, this track quickly dives into the hardcore techno side. The beats will most definitely please the party animal hiding in each one of us!

  1. Hardcore Domination:

This track is a little bit on the softer side compared the first one. It is, nonetheless, extremely catchy and will make you dance without realizing it. It’s only when you’ll notice people looking weirdly at you in the subway that you’ll know that you have been head banging in silent like a lunatic (not that it wouldn’t be worth it).

  1. Personal Demon:

This one is a little bit different, with darker sounds to it in the middle. Still, it’s the perfect party song for people who don’t mind celebrating their personal demons.

  1. Raveolusion:

As we can see it, hardcore is alive and well! The voice singing the revolution in this track adds a little bit of rage, indignation and life to it.

  1. Flame of life:

Darker and more mysterious, this track would perfectly fit in some alternative heavy metal album.

The Melodyst’s first E.P. on Traxtorm is different from what they have done before. It is very melodic, with a particular ambiance to it. It’s not just plain hardcore, but a mix of different musical genres like pop, rock and funk. This decision didn’t come as a surprise to their fans, since it perfectly represents the duo’s young and innovative state of mind.

Wicked, eclectic and melodic, that is The Melodyst’s emblem, and they sure are faithful to it!

For more on The Melodyst, look up their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/TheMelodyst/

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UNEXIST: 5 Killer Tracks RANKED!

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If I said “Fransesco Lapicca”, would you recognize the man? Most of you wouldn’t, since you probably know him as Unexist or Jappo. This Italian artist, known as “The most terrifying Italian killer” (a metaphor, of course), is a DJ and producer of hardcore techno music and gabber. In 1995, he released his first track, and from then on, he has been performing in big clubs, private parties and festivals, not only in his home country, Italy, but all over the world. After moving to New York for a year, Unexist discovered that he had a talent for scratching and became one of the hardcore scene’s best.

Fransesco has often talked about the anger and rage inside him, and how producing hardcore techno music was the only way to release all of these feelings. In one of his interviews, he stated “Music has always been an output to me. So I can unleash my anger through my music.” As a Heavy Metal lover, hard music has always been his favorite genre.

Now, let’s discover together Unexist’s 5 most popular tracks. Get ready to be slayed by real hardcore music!

  1. Fuck The System:

As we said, Unexist’s music is anything but soft, and this track is the perfect proof. We can feel the artist’s rage in those beats, which are at the same time very techno and extremely heavy metal-y. We can definitely imagine metal heads listening to this and enjoying it!

  1. Questa È Hardcore :

This one is a little less hardcore than the first track, but it is just as good. More techno than heavy, it makes you long for your clubbing nights when you’re spending a calm one at home (if by calm you mean chilling in your pajamas with a pack of beer and Unexist’s music blasting from your laptop).

  1. Burn It All Down:

The title says it all, no need for more description. Just do it, and burn it all down! If you’re wearing glasses, be careful, you’ll have to take them off before listening to this track because you will head bang like crazy!

  1. Rockus:

Rage, anger and even more rage. This track is sick and you will find yourself dancing to it without realizing it.

  1. Anarchy in the UK:

Yes, this is The Sex Pistols song, but with the unique Unexist sauce added to it, which makes it one hundred times better (no offense to the fans of The Sex Pistols or punk music). A little bit of punk rock mixed with industrial hardcore never hurt anyone.

Unexist, as a big fan of Slipknot and metal music, is now collaborating with various metal artists on a new project called “Fail 2 Comply”. His newest album is also fully covering the spectrums of the hardcore genre, from fast and heavy tones to more soft and melodic ones. Fransesco says that this is “hardcore seen through Unexist’s eyes”.

Discover more about Unexist by visiting his Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/DjUnexist/

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RANKED! The Best 5 The Sickest Squad Tracks EVER!

The story first started in 2000’s Italy, when three guys met: Jacopo Stevanato, Samuele Gozzo and Sirio Carino. It was an instant musical “love at first sight”, so they decided to team up and create the “Sick DJ Team”. Under that alias, they dropped their first hardcore tracks on G-Net Records. A couple years after, having musically matured, they decided to change their name to “The Sickest Squad”, keeping the adjective “sick”, it being their musical brand. Being big fans of Frenchcore, they started working with DJ Randy, the owner of R909. This helped them define their sound and come up with their own musical style called “Sickcore”, which is the hybrid child of hardcore and Frenchcore.

Influenced by various musical genres that range from dubstep to punk or even metal, The Sickest Squad’s music is energetic, dark and fast, and they are considered one of the most influent and unique Frenchcore groups out there.

Today, we will introduce you to 5 of The Sickest Squad’s most popular tracks. Be ready to listen to some SICK beats!

  1. Ass, Bass N Bitches:

After listening to this, you will definitely be in the party mood! You can already imagine the neon lights, the shots and the head-banging party animals.

  1. Minimal is Criminal:

We can all definitely imagine the beginning of this track being the background music of a hardcore fight scene in a blockbuster, or maybe being played while a group of hackers are taking down some shady government organization.

  1. Swingbeat #TiH :

This track gives off some nice Electro Swing vibes at the beginning, and then turns into a pure Frenchcore track. A rollercoaster of genres that keeps you on your toes!

  1. Opera Prima:

This 6 minutes track is worth the detour! It gives off spy movie/psychological thriller vibes. Mysterious and dark music, a husky feminine voice and a beat we can only call SICK are definitely a winning combination, and the proof is right here!

  1. Boom Shakalaka:

Starting soft and ending strong, this track builds up its beats until they explode in what we can only call a purely ecstatic combination of sounds. Listening to this will make you ditch your table at a club and go hit the dance floor, drink in hand.

Now that the techno music scene has become a full part of what we can call “mainstream” music, The Sickest Squad is getting more popular by the day, and their music is gaining a huge fan base that is expanding every single day. Even after their third member, Sirio, left the group in 2006, they kept making quality music that pleased Frenchcore and Sickcore fans.

After performing in several events, such as their famous “The Sickest Squad Concert”, The Sickest Squad managed to establish themselves as one of the best groups in their musical genre.

For more information about The Sickest Squad, check out their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/thesickestsquad/

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5 Kickin’ Lenny Dee Tracks!

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A native New Yorker, Lenny Dee is an American DJ and producer who first specialized in rave music but went on to become one of the hardcore techno scene’s biggest names.  Starting his career in 1984, at the young age of 17, Lenny Dee was DJing at a local Brooklyn disco and went on to become one of New York’s most important musical pioneers.

It’s when he meets legendary Tommy Musto that his career takes a dramatic leap. He and Tommy make more than 20 records under Tommy’s label Fourth Floor and become famous in the British underground scene. After that, Lenny Dee storms through the UK’s underground scene and becomes one of the few artists who truly bring a change to Techno music. That’s when the style Hardcore Techno sees the light for the first time.

In 1989, thanks to his unique sounds, Lenny Dee becomes the best international DJ in many European countries, such as Germany, Scotland, France and Switzerland. After that, he starts performing all over the world, from his home country, the US, to farther countries like Australia and even Japan.

In 1991, Denny Lee launches Industrial Strength Records, the first Hardcore Techno label in the world and goes on to work with many world-acclaimed artists, like Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin and the French band Daft Punk.

Here are 5 kickin’ Lenny Dee tracks, enjoy them!

  1. As Long As I Got You:

We’re starting strong with this one. This collaboration between Lenny Dee and Frankie Bones has the perfect New Yorkish vibes to it. Very techno, very smooth, but also extremely dance-y, this song will make you move!

  1. Fucking Hostile:

This track is different from the first one. More on the hardcore side, it starts quick and turns dark in the middle. The beat is what we can call sick, and we can all imagine this being played in some dark thriller.

  1. Everything Bamboo:

Be ready to dance with this one! The track gives of an extremely Blackstreet vibe and you will definitely move while listening to it. The beat is soft and enjoyable, even for people who normally don’t listen to this type of music. This shows how versatile Lenny Dee can be as an artist and producer.

  1. Gonne Take You Higher:

If you listen to this and don’t even move your head with the music, we’re afraid there’s something wrong with you. Your body instinctively follows the music, and for a good reason: it’s just that catchy!

  1. Microtronic:

Strong sounds for a strong ending. This track is pure Lenny Dee, techno with a pinch of that original Lenny magic to it.

From 1984 to these days, Lenny Dee has been gifting us with unique sounds, both as a DJ and as a producer. Having worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, he is a force to reckon with in the hardcore and gabber scene.

To know more about him, check out his Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/DjLennyDee/