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Hektic & Tech-one - Producer showcase (3 tracks, Hardstyle)


Ben Jackal (house)
Rumour & Trouble (Mainroom/Electro)
Tech-One (Hardstyle)

Ministry of Sound - Maximum Bass Turbo - ft Hektic&Tech-one - Children

Rumour&Trouble - Bass Junkie EP (Incl remixes)
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I dont really listen to hardstyle anymore but i used to be way into it a few years ago.

track #1
you've definately got a lot of the scantrax / defqon samples stuck in here.
nice bassline. stolen from Zhanger? sounds like a solid hardstyle stomper.

track #2
the high squeaky synth - it's really overly distorted. don't get me wrong i like harsh sounds but it's lost some of its harmonic punch.
if you tweaked it a bit to get more of a zapping lazer sound it'd really cut through the mix and bring the vibe up.
as is, it's kinda noisy, and just seems to add "static" behind the rest of the beat.
you might consider the above advice for your synths too.
i really like the melody of your breakdown and the anthem, but on a big system that statickey crunch you've got going on turns from an edgy hard sound into just something just painful to hear.
dunno, depends what vibe you're after

track #3
tight track.
those volume drops are annoying but i assume it's for your demo so nobody steals your track (or something).
i really like the phat kick on this track. you might wanna try EQing the upper bass out of your zap/squelch sound that comes in towards the end of the early bit though, it really robs the offbeat bass some of its wicked crunch.

the dreamy breakdown is nice. brings the vibe up again. have you considered delaying the vocals a bit and glitching them in?
like d-d-d-d-d-dance ..... with mm-m-m-e .... too n-n-night.

keep it up
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nice tracks...as you know i am not that much of a fan of hardstyle but i would listen to your remix of "Apollo Dance" any-day...i think you know why
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