Tano*C 11th Strike, 26th September/Hell’s Gate x Trance Enough, 3rd October

Posted by PlasmaDancer on September 23, 2009
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A couple of events coming up soon – this Saturday is Hardcore Tano*C’s 11th Strike, once again at Shibuya’s claustrophobic amate-raxi. I might see if I can get to this one, but if Alabaster’s up first again it’ll be a long wait before Betwixt’s set…

The other event is a suprise and welcome return for Hell’s Gate, in another vs event with the Trance Enough DJs. I would have liked to give some of my Hell’s Gate tracks a play, but there’s no sign of me getting on the lineup for this one… Yoshimasa has decided to coax Zio out of semi-retirement though, which is a Very Good Thing. The rest of the lineup is a bit eclectic, take a look below:

YOSHIMASA (HARDHOUSE SET)
MUNETICA
ZIO
Hecto-pascal
A2C
MKT
擂夢
TAKEHIRO
AEMI
syun
yuta-
No KA-NA either, so there might not be much freeform this time. The last event at M’s was pretty good fun though, so I’ll probably be heading along.

Back in Tokyo/Sunday’s events

Posted by PlasmaDancer on September 21, 2009
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I’m back in one piece from Hanoi/Taipei! Sorry for the lack of updates, but the we’re back in business again now – just a shame I wasn’t able to get to any of the the events yesterday.

First was Operation Karma, once again in Kawasaki. I was absolutely set on getting to this one, but for some reason it ran from about 3pm to 9pm, and I was still on the plane… Anyway, there should be a few more videos/photos from Soham coming soon – here’s a great one of Minagi and MT playing Endstille and Operation Stardust.

While I was in Hanoi Buzzmasta let me know about Hardcore Baby’s Revenge, also happening last night at Shibuya’s Deseo. Originally Orbit 1 was supposed to be the special guest, but he cancelled for reasons that I don’t know just yet, and so Yousuke/Buzzmasta finished off a night including DJ Zet, Shimamura and other happier DJs.

The last one was Tokyo Hardcore Construction, and although there was no Kanon or Betwixt & Between this time, I would have liked to get to this one too….

PlasmaDancer live in Taipei/Hanoi

Posted by PlasmaDancer on September 8, 2009
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Not really, of course. I am going to Taiwan and Vietnam on holiday though, and won’t be back until the 20th of this month (I haven’t got time to post the flyer, but there’s a Tokyo Hardcore Construction on that day, too).

Anyway, it means that I won’t be posting much at all for the next couple of weeks. It’ll be worth checking here now and then though – if I can get online while in Vietnam I might be able to up something that’s been on the to-do list for a while…

NRGetic Romancer 4th Anniversary DVD

Posted by PlasmaDancer on September 6, 2009
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NRGetic Romancer’s 5th Anniversary last month reminded me about the 4th Anniversary DVD, so I dug it out again this week. Hard to believe, but I’ve been a regular as a customer and DJ for over 2 and a half years now, so I recognise quite a lot of the footage/photos…I’m even in a couple of sequences, dancing badly.

Anyway, after checking with Guld and VX Pasta, I’ve now got permission to put it online for the first time – for people who haven’t made it there yet, this gives you a great idea of the energy/atmosphere at a typical NRGetic Romancer…hope you enjoy it.

Cubizm, 18th September/DJ Yousuke – Cubizm Demos

Posted by PlasmaDancer on September 4, 2009
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Now, the Cubizm event isn’t really aimed at hardcore/freeform fans, but to promote the next event on the 18th, DJ Yousuke has come up with two new mixes. The first starts of with vocal house, which I absolutely despise, to be honest, but it rips through the genres and ends up with drum and bass…before somehow going back to house again. If you’re into electro/house/that sort of stuff it could be an interesting set for you, but for the rest of us it might be worth checking out the second mix of liquid drum and bass. It’s very (very) well mixed, and there are some nice melodic tracks as well as the less good ‘sped up pop music’ tunes that seem to be pretty common these days – it’s a nice set to chill out to anyway, despite the high bpm. I recognise a few of the tunes, but on a first listen the only one I could confidently name was Blu Mar Ten’s Believe Me…I might still be playing drum and bass too if all the tunes were that good.

Android Lime vs Guld, LSO Radio set

Posted by PlasmaDancer on September 3, 2009
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Anyone who missed last night’s (this morning, if you’re in Japan) LSO radio show should be happy to see that it’s now up to download. It’s available via the Live Sets Online forum, where you can grab mixes from Android, DJ X and others, or check this direct link to the Android/Guld set.

Here’s the tracklist, you shouldn’t need much more convincing after this:

  1. Android Lime – District 666 Intro
  2. DJ X (Lab 4) – A.V.P
  3. Lab 4 – Concept of Love (2009 remix)
  4. Hase – Galatea
  5. Guld Nightmare Freak 2009 (Wonderland)
  6. Hase – Attacker
  7. Guld – Solid State Scouter
  8. Psycho Keaton – Hellnight (Android Lime remix)
  9. DJ X vs Proteus – Full Metal Jacket
  10. Guld – Requiem
  11. Epyx & Cyrez – Unhola (Guld remix)
  12. Betwixt & Between – City of Solitude (Guld remix)
  13. Lab 4 – Pure Kaos

I’ve given it a listen already, and it’s a great set – lots of variety in the first half, before it goes completely mad, Guld style, in the second. Really good to see Galatea in there – it might actually be my favourite Hase track – while I’m not sure I”ve heard Pure Kaos before, it’s a really nice tune. The mixing’s top notch too, as you’d expect, and anyone into the Japanese sound must absolutely check this one out.

MASSIVE @Jailbreak (Rome, Italy), 12th September

Posted by PlasmaDancer on September 1, 2009
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Less than two weeks to go until MASSIVE – with guests DJ X, Android Lime and Freak (from Surgery), as well as BRK and Plus DJ back to back. It’s going to be a good one, and here’s the video trailer produced by Android Lime, really nice work once again.

For those in Europe thinking about making the trip (I wish I could, too), here’s some more info on what to expect:

  • Freak – resident of another big club in Rome, will be starting things off with Hardcore
  • Android Lime – playing a lot of his own material and the biggest Hard NRG tracks
  • DJ X – presenting his Reload album to the Italian scene for the first time
  • BRK vs Plus – Hardstyle back to back
  • Android Lime b2b BRK – finishing the event with some Lab 4 classics

Hybridize x NRGetic Romancer – Hybridize Special CD

Posted by PlasmaDancer on August 28, 2009
Posted in: Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, Releases. 4 comments

Here’s the physical version of the Hybridize/NRGetic Romancer promo mix that was handed out last month – sorry I can’t upload it yet though, as a few copies are being sent to Finland and the UK as we speak. For the time being I couldn’t resist at least sneaking a photo up on here – it looks a lot more ‘pro’ than I was expecting, a big kiitos to Guld for all his hard work the week before the event.