As 2003 draws to a close ------

[sean.demaine]

What were the best release's this year ???/ who do you think has push forward the sound this year ???


Tommy pulse / temper temper .. releases have been fairly innovative I reckon

and some great trance has come from the Dutch

[Louk]

dj choose - release me
digital pressure - unreal
de progression - dispersion
+ many others

[epidemic001]

Gotta be the "Gas" team hasnt it!

The only other major thing thats happend this year for me is that hardstyle has broken away from hardtrance.

[Hakka.]

To be honest, 2003 has seen the best year for volume of good tracks per release. It's seen some crap, but theres A LOT of stuff comming out that is good. As a result, it's harder to judge what has "stood" out the most.

I would have to say Analogic Disturbances - Duskey Noises for hardstyle, and Wavetraxx - Das Boot 2003 for trance.

GAS Would of got my vote, as they have worked so hard bringing some class tracks out... but the two mentioned, for me, have edged it.

[Hakka.]

Dutch have done well too... some great stuff.

As for germans, they have had a VERY poor year. Uberdruck have had some good releases, but Sam Punk has done very well too... offered some different sounds in a very busy hard style market! I'd say he's pipped Uberdruck this year to the best of german sounds for 2003. Shame though, Uberdruck could of got it.

[sean.demaine]

yeah respect to sam punk ... he has been putting out loads of tunes under his various guises in all differnet genres .... rally proving how versatile he his

[sean.demaine]

*oppps really proving


that should be :roll:

[Hakka.]

Seam, what other alias does Sam Punk use?

Really curious now... ;)

[sean.demaine]

errr....sam punk... phuture punks ... sam- pling and not 100% deffo , but I think he is part of h.a.z.z.a.r.d. ?????

there is a couple more as well , but I would have to check the record sleeves

[Hakka.]

yeah, think I will do the same mate.

[DJ Corbzy]

My 5 tunes of the year:

Nu-Nrg - Pure Thrust
Digital Pressure - Unreal/Event Horizon
Wavetraxx - Breakout
Flutlicht - Control of your Mind
DJ Neo - Hardstyle Instructor

[sean.demaine]

My 5 tunes of the year:

Nu-Nrg - Pure Thrust
Digital Pressure - Unreal/Event Horizon
Wavetraxx - Breakout
Flutlicht - Control of your Mind
DJ Neo - Hardstyle Instructor

yeah I really liked the neo prog mix of hardstyle instructor .... another good tune in a similar style was Quasar 003 ...by tronik

[DJ Corbzy]

yeah that was a neo too i beleive? and theres the other quasar 'lets go crazy' that was a neo mix aswell wasnt it?

[Hakka.]

itsn't DJ Neo an alias for Thomas Trouble?

[DJ Corbzy]

I dont know mate....find out!

[sean.demaine]

yeah that was a neo too i beleive? and theres the other quasar 'lets go crazy' that was a neo mix aswell wasnt it?

yeah , thats the one I only found it the other day :lol:

[Louk]

q-asar 01 is also amazing

forgot about pure thrust

igor s - boomerang too

amazing stuff