Part two in the very good Hardcore Syndrome series, this album has more emphasis on the trance and happy-hardcore side of the Hardcore Tano*C circle. A pretty enjoyable album, with a few tracks to keep in a permanent library. This album has some really fresh styles across ranging through the gamut of happy hardcore all the way to some bangin' gabber -- a nice treat in the piss-stained generic and bland swamplands of the modern music industry.
I enjoy the entirety of this album, though a few tracks stand out popularity-wise: Serotonin 2008 (Trance/Hardcore) - Joshka/JAKAZiD, some really incredible synth buildups. Joshka's highest last.fm track by far.
Cross Breeding (Hardcore) - REDALiCE, named such because it twists from dark and intense riffs to a happy-hardcore bridge in the middle and back again. Fun track, the second-highest ranking track on REDALiCE's long-term last.fm playcounts. That means its good =P
The third track of popular note is Olive (Hard Trance) - Umbrella, his highest play-count track on last.fm. Enjoyable, though I wouldn't say mind-blowing.
01. Serotonin 2008 - Joshka 02. Orion - Ryu* 03. Cross Breeding - REDALiCE 04. Steampunk - DX Pasta 05. Tribute to Emptiness ~For Nothing~ - DJ Technorch 06. tc-ma_009 - DJ-Technetium 07. Void - Alabaster 08. Make me Feel - Minamotoya 09. Olive - Umbrella 10. You Are Never Alone on the Dancefloor - kenta-v.ez. 11. City of Traitors - Betwixt & Between 12. No Eyes - RoughSketch 13. Unstable shake - USAO 14. To Luv Me I *** For U - t+pazolite
Also, pretty nice album cover.
TAGS: hardcore syndrome jcore electronic dance music happy gabber trance house japanese bemani redalice ryu usao