Vinylgroover - You Will Be Mine
Vinylgroover, jeez, where to start. His original stuff holds up after these years. His cash-in covers, woof.
Happy hardcore is summer music.
Vinylgroover presents Select — Heaven’s Just A Step Away
The World of Obsession Recordings [TWO-13], 1998I’ve got this infectious ditty stuck in my head.
Vinylgroover & Trixxy - Can You Feel It
Prime Recordings, 1999 [PME001]Trixxy - Sunrise
Blatant Beats, 1999 [BB-10]It’s like they made a song and Trixxy said, “You know what would be really cool? If we put Tubular Bells in there.”
And then Vinylgroover was like, “No dude, that’s totally gay.”
And Trixxy was like, “I bet if I put Tubular Bells, it’s gonna become a massif rave anthem and popular as all shit. It’s going to be the song that signifies the end of the decade and welcomes happy hardcore to the new millennium.”
And then Vinylgroover was like, “Psh, whatever. Go make your own track then.”
Then Trixxy was all, “Fine then, I will. Same echoing vocals, same strings, same chords, same synth. I’ll even put the little chiming bell thingies. Just, y’know, Tubular Bells.”And then Trixxy did, and then all of his prophecies came true.
Vinylgroover - VGT #2 (“Raving, I’m Raving”)
I used to have this at one star for embarrassing, but I’ve since become shameless. Three stars.
Vinylgroover - Shelter Shelter (Elevate remix)
Sound Assassins - Like A Prayer
Sound Assassins was Vinylgroover and Trixxy. This is another song I first knew in happycore form. What can I say, my parents didn’t listen to contemporary pop in the ‘80s.
DJ Magical - Rush Hour (Vinylgroover remix)
Vinylgroover - Rave Party
I had this one rated as ** in iTunes, that’s maybe one star too low. It’s not terrible, it’s just okay but embarrassing. I dunno, that’s a thing about being a dance genre with lyrics but no sexual identity - at least a third of the narrative concepts are “I am on ecstasy”, and another third are “I am at a rave”.
Plus fuck, that lead-in is literally half the track.
Vinylgroover - Time After Time
Remember what I said about Vinylgroover’s cash-in knockoff covers? This is probably the best out of all of them. If he were around today, I’m sure he’d be remaking Lady Gaga songs at 180 bpm. Which, now that I think of it, would be awesome.
Vinylgroover - You Will Be Mine
Vinylgroover, jeez, where to start. His original stuff holds up after these years. His cash-in covers, woof.