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warped_candykid
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 Posted - 2019/03/25 : 04:28:20
So, I just had to replace my worn out copy with another copy. Let's chat about it! What was your favorite mix from Bonkers 6? Favorite tracks? Least favorite things about the album?
DJ Sy's mix is my top favorite. There are just so many great tracks on that mix. The mixing is solid. DJ Vibes is my next favorite. Even when I first got the album back in the early 2000s, I've always thought the tracks on Vibe's mix were just so oddball-ish (not that it makes them bad tracks or anything). His mix just seemed to be holding on to what was left of that old skool sound.
My least favorite mix is Dougal's. There's a few good tracks on there, but I just didn't care for the direction Dougal's production was going at that time with the vocal-less tracks.
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GrahamC
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Posted - 2019/03/25 : 14:43:52
Loved Bonkers 6 (except the Dougal disc)
Sy's mix was good, scratching was gold in some places, over the top in others and unneeded in a lot of places (like the melody of virtual dreams) - less could have been more there!
Vibe's disc was great, like you say, a solid selection of tracks from the tail-end of the older sound.
That and Hardcore Heaven 5 we the soundtrack to my Summer in 99!!
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Craig Cairney
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Posted - 2019/03/26 : 16:15:01
Bonkers 6 was brilliant. Can't believe next month it'll be 20 years old. April 19th.
Sy's mix was the best for me, but I enjoyed the other two mixes.
Flowers Need the Rain (Brisk Mix)
Space Invader (Scott Brown Remix)
See Me Climb (Brisk's Electro Flava Mix)
DJ Seduction - Holding On (Vinylgroover's '99 Remix)
Bang! - Hyperspace and Give Me A Reason (Brisk and Ham Mixes)
E-Logic - The Gate
Brisk & Trixxy - Euro Love
DJ Stompy - This Is the Night.
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Posted - 2019/03/26 : 18:15:44
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9oh9
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Posted - 2019/03/28 : 11:22:50
Shame that Sharkey didn't have a mix on it, although I guess this was around the time of Brainstorm.
Overall impressions:
Dougal's mix is OK, some stand out tracks but a lot of filler as well; listening back, Ramos - Sunshine (Dougal & Skeedale remix) isn't a bad tune, did that ever get a release?
Sy's mix is good, well put together, couple of ropey vocals but nothing too terrible.
Vibes's is... inconsistent? Some great tracks on there (I still love "look at the stars"), but a few that I really don't care for.
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Captain Triceps
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Posted - 2019/03/29 : 08:02:52
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Originally posted by 9oh9:
Ramos - Sunshine (Dougal & Skeedale remix) isn't a bad tune, did that ever get a release?
This the one?
https://www.discogs.com/Ramos-Supreme-And-Sunset-Regime-Sunshine-Gotta-Believe-Remixes/release/245238
I have it, played the Force and Styles remix the other week, can barely even remember what Sunshine sounds like.
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9oh9
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Posted - 2019/03/29 : 18:22:29
That's the one, cheers! The force & styles remix of gotta believe is a great tune, think I'll be looking to pick a copy of that record up...
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2019/03/30 : 08:25:24
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Originally posted by 9oh9:
That's the one, cheers! The force & styles remix of gotta believe is a great tune, think I'll be looking to pick a copy of that record up...
Yeah it's a really good tune. Don't forget that it was first released on Hectic Rewinds in 1997, in case you have any difficulty finding a copy (probably not). I'm not sure what the difference is. The 're-edit' that i heard on youtube appears to be exactly the same as the 1997 release but i only skipped through it.
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Craigavon raver
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Posted - 2019/05/05 : 19:30:39
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Originally posted by GrahamC:
Loved Bonkers 6 (except the Dougal disc)
Sy's mix was good, scratching was gold in some places, over the top in others and unneeded in a lot of places (like the melody of virtual dreams) - less could have been more there!
Vibe's disc was great, like you say, a solid selection of tracks from the tail-end of the older sound.
That and Hardcore Heaven 5 we the soundtrack to my Summer in 99!!
The scratching over the top of virtual dreams is fantastic I think, and well needed! it makes the track better in my opinion
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Craigavon raver
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Posted - 2019/05/05 : 19:34:34
I enjoy all 3 mixes of bonkers 6 and think all 3 mixes have brilliant tunes on them, but if I had to choose my favourite mix it would probably have to be sy's mix, and as already mentioned dougal & mickey skeedale- look at the stars is a fantastic tune! and seems to be better on bonkers 6, I've heard it a few other times elsewhere but it sounds slightly different, doesn't quite sound as good as on bonkers 6
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warped_candykid
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Posted - 2019/05/06 : 01:01:33
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Originally posted by Craigavon raver:
I enjoy all 3 mixes of bonkers 6 and think all 3 mixes have brilliant tunes on them, but if I had to choose my favourite mix it would probably have to be sy's mix, and as already mentioned dougal & mickey skeedale- look at the stars is a fantastic tune! and seems to be better on bonkers 6, I've heard it a few other times elsewhere but it sounds slightly different, doesn't quite sound as good as on bonkers 6
I think the SY mix just captures the "then current" anthems of the time.
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Smoogie
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Posted - 2019/05/06 : 10:26:22
Some big stuff on the Vibes mix!
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Posted - 2019/05/06 : 12:27:13
Vibes' mix was the first Hardcore I ever heard (a mate gave me the CD of his mix from the album).
Night Driving by James Venus is huge.
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LeVzi
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Posted - 2019/05/06 : 14:57:56
Sy's mix is ok, some big tunes on it.
Vibes is not my favourite.
Dougals is ok, but too slow.
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Posted - 2019/05/06 : 18:22:19
Brilliant compilation! Hard to choose a favourite mix, really hard to choose a favourite mix actually.
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Posted - 2019/05/06 : 18:39:06
I can hear your Bonkers 7 boxes crying in the background
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