The words `happy` and `hardcore` do not sit well together for me.
It makes me unhappy.
Very unhappy hardcore.
I would rather insert pencils into both my ears and push hard until they met in the middle.
Each to his own, but not for me either.
I'll second that Barry. Not my cup of tea either
Was never really into any type of hardcore, even back in the day. Happy hardcore is so fast compared to House that it is almost a completely different genre with I would guess, a different fanbase. The dancing is also completely different. A nice 110-120bpm does me just fine. Was always grateful thinking back then that House held sway in the northwest of England even in the more "ravier" clubs
Each to his own though
Be interested to hear what the oldskool room plays. Used to go to Bowlers religiously when it first started in 1992. Would expect a nice mixture of US Garage, and Italian and UK Progressive House with tunes like Jason Joy "Free your body", Felix "Don't you want me", Digitial Domain "Rabbit City 3", Gat Decor "Passion", Uncle Bobs Burly House, TC1991 "Berry", Gongo "Master Blaster", Finitribe "Forevergreen", SpaceMaster "I need U", MK "Burning" and perhaps my fav of 1992: "Pacific Symphony 2"