Episode 42: Hixxy, 4/4: Tackling hardcore’s well-publicised controversies & the return of Bonkers!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- ROAR's in-depth four-part interview with HIXXY rounds up as we get the four-beat happy hardcore don’s take on the current upfront hardcore scene after a difficult year of not playing out, why it’s ended up where it is, and where it might go next after the pandemic is over.
Hixxy - AKA Ian Hicks - also takes a load of your questions. They include passionately rejecting claims hardcore was somehow a closed shop, and addressing the sensitive subject of the high-profile fallout between his old friends, leading hardcore duo DJ SY and MC STORM, who a number of years ago went their separate ways in controversial circumstances, which he describes as the “lowest point” of his career.
Finally, Ian insists he’s got no plans to ever retire from the hard dance scene and drops the exclusive bombshell that BONKERS is to return! (At least it would have been exclusive had SHARKEY not subsequently mentioned it on Facebook, the git!)
Up next, this Friday, is an interview with legendary ORANGE/ISOTONIK DJ, producer, popstar and promoter, CHRIS PAUL...who’s got bags of great stories to tell.
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Hope you interview sharkey
I wanna see Scott brown too
I’d also love to hear from these artists
Fantastic question by Tom regarding the comparison to D&B and how Hardcore didnt seem push new talent.
Good question about being told not to book certain DJs by Storm.
I think a big difference from what I observed was that alot of the older established Happy Hardcore artist, and ravers /promoters walked away from scene. People like Hixxy stuck with it.
Think Hixxy needs to start a new label called Ying and Yang 😂 someone should probably tell him its Yin Yang first though.
Need to get Scott Brown on this!
He’s hard to reach!
@ 11:50 Tom is spot on with his point about line-ups of Hardcore being the same for years compared to Drum & Bass. Drum & Bass is always bringing new guys through.
Brilliant interview. :)
You getting involved with Bonkers again??😉
Excellent interview with some great questions and answers!!
Would love to see DJ Ratty, Ramos, Dougal, DJ Pilgrim amongst others.. great work..
Dougal's a big one. Judging from what I've heard, he really got the ball rolling for hardcore. Events like Dreamscape, Helter Skelter, etc.
23:49 few years ago I saw pendulum live (dj set) and at the end he dropped Brisk & Ham - Angel Eyes. I felt like I was the only person who knew the song but I the entire room was jumping!
El Hornet from Pendulum has a happy hardcore side project, Mountain Terrace. Check out the Hornets nest podcast
Another great interview over 4 episodes, one of the artists I personally wanted to see on ROAR. Many great insights and getting to know Hixxy better, it's been amazing. Thanks so much Tom and ROAR crew!
Really enjoyed this interview even though I'm not into the happy side of hardcore. Always had massive respect for Hixxy and the HTID brand. Also really great to hear that Sharkey is back on the scene in a big way. He's been missed!
He’s doing fantastic!
Get Storm on and ask him about "The Call".
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I doubt anyone outside the USH group on Facebook even knows anything about it :P
Bring back breakbeats lol
Went to my first Slammin' Vinyl at the Sanctuary NYE 2002.. RaverBaby in full effect!!!
The Hixxy set from dreamscape 17/18 which was your first set for Murray was way better than all the established happy DJ's, was that set planned? That was a big statement of intent, what was the feedback from that set?
Unless there is a change I'm done with hardcore, same trancey crap for near 20 years now. Nothing memorable, more generic than ever.
DJ Hixxy absolute Legend Raver Baby Days were boss mate love it all 😀Happy HardCore Forever 🤜⭐️🤛💙
Would love to see the following interviewed & talk about:
MC Whizzkid - (Wteam/Terratag collab)
DJ Sicknarf (fka DJ Wiggi) - (OrganisedChaos era)
DJ Fracus - (Early DimensionFM & DFMrecords days)
Great listening as always! Hixxy comes across as a very decent bloke, good work everyone.
David walliams is a brill interviewer.
Good viewpoints Tom and Hixxy!! Any chance you get get Clarkee and Sy on?
Clarkee said yes but then didn’t reply. Sy said maybe next year as he’s done a recent podcast though we’ve not seen it. 🤔
@@ROARUKPods Rich Clarkee is like me then hes slack as hell. Ive agreed to get him to do a Geecast mix and interview but im just slack as hell in getting round to getting it done haha! just keep knocking on the door! imagine the ace stuff you can get out of Rich from his Dreamscape days FGS!!! Absolute gold dust viewpoints!!! your link could be Dj LOUK! hit him up if your need to set stuff up!!
Wicked Podcast, I love getting to know my fave DJ's / MC's from the scene a little more. I Raved my ass off in MK, Northampton & Birmingham and have always loved Hardcore & DnB from 1993 right up to today, admittedly I prefer '94-'99 but love it all. Personally I think 1995 was the best year for me!! Big up everyone involved in the rave scene and big up all you raving nutters!!!!
Regarding the Booking for Slammin/HH. I never heard it was Hixxy I was told it was Storm
That was brilliant... all 4 eps.
Thank you for asking about SY n Storm,seems like back then only one side was being plastered everywhere.
Can understand ian not wanting to talk about it
Hardcore was like punk - it was good for a brief few years and now , like punk it is only for the fanatics
Clubs closing in plymouth, yet want more students coming to Plymouth, lmao plymouth city council haven't got a clue
Hixxy such an important part of the scene, glad to have heard his side of things, some great questions here!
As a jungle head Tom you might see lots of new names on flyers for nights, but not many of them are any good. There's too much competition nowadays, DJs are more interested in selling their merch and clothing than writing original new good banging tracks. That's not their fault they make more money from sales than music. IF you're all looking for someone to blame it's music industry suits, all take a massive cut and no one buys tracks anymore they download them now.
Depends. Can you give me an example? Most of the dnb nights I have attended with new names on have been reasonably good. It's been even better with jungle DJs
@@outputformat Anything after 2008
Pendulums El Hornet is known for dropping hardcore mid dnb sets lol
I cant wait for more bonkers cds I have every one of them and I missed buying them.
I freaking love you Hixxy!!! :)
I get my fix of hardcore from Mokum records these days. F**king Hardcore 13 just came out. Banging. 👍🏻
You’ll like an upcoming guest of ours....
@@ROARUKPods Cool. 👍🏻
@@ROARUKPods Clarkee 😎
LOVE HIXXY. LEGEND !! WICKED PODCAST !!
Why had RUclips never put this in my feed?! Subbed!
I was once booked to open for Hixxy, in '97 as an "up & coming" DJ. The event was shut down before the night, I was 17 and gutted didn't begin to describe it. It would have been my first decent sized event, not to mention opening for a hero.
I actually started with Happy 2b Hardcore Anabolic frolic. Collected all then ever other dj I listen to on the side. Definitely love another Bonkers CD.
Legend
One of your best tracks ever was Hixx - ultimate seduction from 1994 was never released? I remember seduction played it as his last track at dance planet innersense September 94, the piano riff was incredible
It's on this compilation unmixed....www.discogs.com/Various-Happy-Hardcore-3/release/195291
I remember that tune. Aggressive energetic and melodic. Had that break that was In In complete darkness.
Another thing is the term “hardcore” should be what is now “dnb”
. The hardcore we have now is essentially/technicallly/whatever short for “hardcore techno”. The junglists dropped the term and the 4beats picked it up. A bit like there is hardcore punk but its a different type of hardcore. Its just a descriptive media term and sort of related but not lol
BIG UP HIXXY !!
I know it's wrong but wonder what happened with SY
He’s still DJ’ing, did a live stream event during lockdown & think he’s playing at 1 or 2 events this year (2021)
@@ChloeThomsonYT ah I meant the allegations but just read what happened with him in 2012
@@stuartheywoodi2980 nothing it was all unfounded and Carl storm is a attention seeking prick who ruined his career
Great interview! Thanks Tom and Hixxy for the frank discussion.
Fingers crossed for Fusion to go ahead in September!
Bonkers is when hardcore all went downhill and ridiculous for me, got way too cheesy with helium singing etc
I honestly never heard of the "lowering the music" stuff. That sounds ridiculous lol.
Another great episode and reminder that each individual has their own twist and tale ( perception ) on how the music was and went. We're all conditioned differently and our memories tell a different story. Keep them coming. Brilliant work guys.
How good would it be to get Dj Sy on and hear his side of the story and Mc Storm and hear his side? I did a little bit of digging and the only person I can find online making these accusations was Mc Storm. If its true its awful but if its not true it really is a shame that such a legends name had been tarnished this way with pretty damaging accusations.
Another fantastic interview Tom. Big respect to Hixxy!
I agree to on the dj point but as for mcs in the hardcore scene, most were piss poor, hence the lack of new talent coming through on the flyers.
The BOSS! Great interview❤
Brilliant interview best of 4 ,nah bonkers needs to be fresh out there, tonnes of new artists that nobody has heard as they’ve give up on sound
Where do we hear the bonkers podcast???
12.05, yes Tom. Nail on the head moment!
Oak milk cappuccino lol
Love them!!
How about getting Jay Prescott on and getting the real story behind why Andy Bowler aka DJ Vortex suddenly stopped booking him to play at North despite him being really popular with the crowd there?
I'd be more interested in hearing Andy talking about North full stop. A legendary place that brought in virtually every hard dj
@@dadanum8443 Of all the different events I went to back in the day no atmosphere ever came close to the atmosphere at North, damn I miss it!
I think Andy would say he regretted seeing taking over the Bowlers Techno room as North's next step after leaving The Void. As much as I loved Bowlers in it's own right it was never the same.
Ha! Fun fact. A good while ago now I was heading south on the M6 with one of the many old North sets I've got on my phone playing when I decided randomly to go and have a nosey at how it looks now it's just a car park. The chills as I got close and then turned into Glass Street were unreal! I parked up across the road, went and got a coffee and just sat chilling in the car looking across at where all those memories took place.
Ooooo Hixxy your make me go totally Bonkers
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34:52 Track ID?
Best interview by far, so many good questions and so in depth too
Excellent interview
Is Hixxy retied or semi-retired from Hardcore?
Think he’s doing the odd event here & there now
Not retired at all! We've got him on for 2 sets 10th July! He's still smashing it!
Semj retired. No events. No tunes. No label No output etc
@@LeeUHF he’s mostly doing remixes for artist like Gareth Emery Ect
Tom and the team fantastic interviewing hixxy and great that you asked about the sy/storm question and hixxy handled it very well quite sad about the whole situation really
Moving forward for hardcore would be keeping it underground and not commercial as at some events you had knobs there where when underground you had ravers that loved the music and had nothing love and peace, but I think if you want to push on I think hardcore events needs to be at small venues 250 capacity social clubs/smaller clubs as the big venues I think are long away off yet, the issue is DJs /mcs and there cost to perform I understand it’s there full time job but if you have a club that holds 250 you can’t really charge more then a £5/8 , to get in,it works both ways,but I genuinely believe if it was regular up and down the country a DJ could end up doing 2/3 gigs on a Friday/Saturday and it be worth while. It be interesting to ask the DJs/mcs would you agree a fee depending on the capacity and entrance fee, if so I can really see more and events happening, but if a artist is a set fee that will rule them out to be booked. Also new promoters would be willing to push the scene on. I have always came back to hardcore in my years as it special to me, and I think it’s important to ask these questions to the DJs/mcs as I hope they would of understood what impact the pandemic has really affected a stale scene.
Again fantastic work from everyone at ROAR