Happy 2B Hardcore, Vol. 4

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Happy hardcore lives! Happy 2b Hardcore: Chapter 4, a compilation mixed by Anabolic Frolic, brings all the frenetic thrills associated with this extreme subgenre. Aggressively tactless, happy hardcore embraces all that is cheesy. Overly familiar movie themes, saccharine vocal melodies, and monomaniacal synth riffs are all put to wacky use in this 70-minute pulsefest of over-amped fun. The relentless beat, forever flirting with 200 bpms, is broken up only by an occasional drum & bass attack. Mr. X's "Hear Me," truly demented and inspired stuff, amazes with its sped-up vocals and piano playing. "I Want You," by BDB, is worth a listen just to check out the remarkable way vocalist Lisa enunciates the word "fantasy." "Clearly Now" by Frisky features Daniella singing a pretty melody, but also sports super-agitated keyboards. The whole disc is a spectacle of jittery, fidgety rhythm and exuberant chintz. --Fred Cisterna

Tracks:

Space Odyssey - Vinylgroover & Trixxy
Everytime I Close My Eyes - Scott Brown/Gillian Tennent
Better Day - GBT Inc.
Hear Me - Mr X
All That You See And Hear - Elevate
John Gotti's Revenge - Vinylgroover & Trixxy
Raver's Anthem - Sy & Unknown
Run To Me - Elogic
Elysium - Scott Brown
Love Of My Life - Northern Lights
I Want You - BDB
Mirror Of Love - Ina - State
Clearly Now - Frisky
Give Me A Reason - Bang!
See Me Climb - Stealth

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Happy hardcore lives! Happy 2b Hardcore: Chapter 4, a compilation mixed by Anabolic Frolic, brings all the frenetic thrills associated with this extreme subgenre. Aggressively tactless, happy hardcore embraces all that is cheesy. Overly familiar movie themes, saccharine vocal melodies, and monomaniacal synth riffs are all put to wacky use in this 70-minute pulsefest of over-amped fun. The relentless beat, forever flirting with 200 bpms, is broken up only by an occasional drum & bass attack. Mr. X's "Hear Me," truly demented and inspired stuff, amazes with its sped-up vocals and piano playing. "I Want You," by BDB, is worth a listen just to check out the remarkable way vocalist Lisa enunciates the word "fantasy." "Clearly Now" by Frisky features Daniella singing a pretty melody, but also sports super-agitated keyboards. The whole disc is a spectacle of jittery, fidgety rhythm and exuberant chintz. --Fred Cisterna

Customer Reviews:

Raver's Anthem.......2006-11-07

"Hardcore Don't Stop, Pistol Posse Pump It Up".....that's as cool as an adult with a pacifier in their mouth.

right on!.......2003-12-17

anabolic frolic, what can i say? a great DJ, a great promoter and an all around great guy. this CD has so many anthems... its an absolute must have in any hardcore lover's collection.

You gotta love it..........2003-11-19

Anabolic Frolic is just a bad@ss. I wish he was still making these cds soooo bad, and also that more people could hear them cause they are just amazing. Anyway, this chapter ties with #6 as the second best (nothing touches 3 though:).

This cd is mixed extremelly well and there are many standouts including:

#1 Space Odyssey - Some people dont like this one, but I think its pretty F-ing cool though. You cant deney its a great way to start an album.

#5 All That You See & Hear - Very trippy and intense, I love it.

#6 John Gotti's Revenge - (Heh, see number 1...) Im a sucker for remakes.

#'s 7-10 are just an awesome block of music with #9, Scott Brown's - Elysium, being the best...which has already been stated in every other review:)

#13 Clearly Now - Very upbeat song, so hard sit still when its playing:)

I'm being honest when I say that the other tracks are good too...these ones just really stand out in my mind. Anyway, if you're looking to check out this type of music then this is an excellent place to start. Listen to it right when you wake up. The opening track will get you pumped, and then the rest of the cd will make happy and excited to go to your sh*tty @ss job...thats how good it is.

A good introduction to happy hardcore music.......2003-02-01

Happy hardcore is probably one of the sub-genres of techno music I haven't really looked into but really should. I bought this cd a few years ago out of curiousity. And recently I have been listening to this cd quite a bit. I love the combination of frenatic techno beats with heavenly vocals and melodies. This is really great album to start your night of nightclubbing with. I particularly loved "John Gotti's Revenge", "Everytime I Close My Eyes", and "Clearly Now", especially the last two tracks with the female vocals. I can totally hear this sort of music used on soundtracks for video games. After rediscovering this cd,I really need to hear the other cds Anabolic Frolic mixed. I thought he did a great job with chapter four.

One of the Best Chapters.......2002-12-24

This chapter is one of the best out of the collection. I would have to say 2nd best though. Chapter 5 out tops this one just a tad but thats my opinion. This chapter is not too weak but not too strong. Its just straight up Happy Hardcore sound. Heres my thoughts on the track listing... [note:I rated the tracks from one to ten at the end of the discription.]

Space Odyessy- Good song. Its basically the Star Trak theme but Its cool how they mixed it up to sound good.7

Everytime I close my eyes - If you like happy hardcore love songs, then this is a good one. Its fast but the woman who sings it is great.8

Better Day - One of the shorter songs on the album and alright.7

Hear Me- really fast song. It would keep you moving if you danced to it. Another alright song.6

All that you see and hear - One of the most tripped out happy hardcore songs I've heard. Its LSDed out. Someone was on Acid when they made it, but its still an awesome song.8

John Gotti's Revenge- This is another theme song. I think its from the Godfather movie, I'm not sure, but it sounds so familiar. Another alright song, if you like break beat.5

Ravers Anthem- More like the Happy Hardcore Anthem. They couldn't of made this song any better.7

Run to me- One of the best songs on the album. Once again, its a very fast paced song.7

Elysium- Best song on the album. This song is what made me love the album so much. Its a dream like song. AWESOME!10

Love of my life - Second best song on album. Another happy hardcore love song.9

I want you- A song that you wish would go on forever.9

Mirror of love- Alright, but the woman on the song doesn't sing all that great but it doesn't ruin the song.7

Clearly Now - Best fast paced song on the album.8

Give me a reason - Good song, but it had some parts in it that kind of ruined it.8

See me climb - If you like happy sounds, then this is the song right here. Cool background noises. 9

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