Bonkers 3: A Journey into Madness
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Bonkers 3: A Journey into Madness is the third set in the Bonkers
series of happy hardcore
compilation albums, which has become the best-selling hardcore compilation series of all time. It later had a special editions, labeled "A Journey into Gold" and "A Journey into Silver"; the only known differences were the inclusion of DJ stickers.
Disc 2: Mixed by Sharkey
Disc 3: Mixed by Dougal
Bonkers (compilation)
The Bonkers series was one of the leading happy hardcore compilation series in the UK. The first release was in 1996 on record label React , it was available on 2xCD, 2xTC and 4xLP formats...
series of happy hardcore
Happy hardcore
Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...
compilation albums, which has become the best-selling hardcore compilation series of all time. It later had a special editions, labeled "A Journey into Gold" and "A Journey into Silver"; the only known differences were the inclusion of DJ stickers.
Track listing
Disc 1: Mixed by HixxyHixxy
Hixxy or DJ Hixxy, born Ian Hicks, is a British UK Hardcore and previously happy hardcore DJ and musician from Portsmouth, England....
- Hixxy & Bananaman - "Together Forever (Evolve Remix)" - 5:06
- Hixxy & Sharkey - "Return to Toytown" - 4:45
- Daydream - "Galaxy" - 5:06
- Q-TexScott Brown (DJ)Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
- "Power of Love '97 (The Digital Boy Italian Rave Remix)" - 2:44 - Visa - "Fly Away" - 2:38
- Daydream - "Make Your Own Kind of Music" - 3:52
- Bang!Bang! (hardcore)Bang! are a British Happy Hardcore group from the late 1990s originally consisting of producer Nick Arnold, Tom Orton and female vocalist Donna Grassie. Nick Arnold and Tom Orton had previously been a members of the band Smart E's, who reached 2 in the UK in 1992 with their cover of the theme tune...
- "Cloudy Daze" - 4:03 - Spitfire - "Feel This Way" - 4:23
- 4 Tune Fairytales - "Take Me to the Wonderland" - 2:24
- Fade & Melody - "Liquid Night" - 4:17
- Antisocial - "Fairytale" - 4:29
- Antisocial - "See Me Through" - 5:19
- Antisocial - "Legends" - 4:57
- Antisocial - "Happy Days" - 4:00
- Hixxy - "Starry Night" - 4:35
- Antisocial - "Need Your Love" - 5:02
Disc 2: Mixed by Sharkey
DJ Sharkey
Sharkey is a British record producer, disc jockey, and rapper. Sharkey co-created a style of hardcore techno known as freeform or freeform hardcore.-Career:...
- Sharkey & UFO - "The Beginning of the End" - 1:53
- UFO - "Inner Sanctum" - 4:48
- Ramos & UFO - "The Ravechief" - 4:25
- Supreme & UFO - "Trip to the Other Side" - 6:34
- Brisk & Trixxy - "Back to the Top" - 4:20
- Druid & UFO - "Temporal Rift" - 4:19
- Sharkey & UFO - "Terra Nova (Exclusive Bonkers Mix)" - 5:31
- Quattro & Dizzy D - "Future Trance Project 2" - 4:47
- Brisk & Trixxy - "Rock the Beat" - 4:15
- Energy & Loopy - "Overdose" - 4:03
- Slam - "Influence (Slam & Helix Remix)" - 3:34
- Slam & HelixDJ HelixHelix is a male United Kingdomer who has been a disc jockey and music producer since the 1990s, whose real name is Matt Carlton.[1] He has been DJing in the happy hardcore scene and producing hardcore techno music since the mid-1990s.[1]...
- "Acid Break" - 3:33 - Trixxy - "Here to Invade" - 4:17
- Eclipse - "Devastator" - 4:31
- Marc Smith (hardcore artist) - "Nothing More" - 4:14
- Go Mental - "I Can Feel It (VIP Acid & Bass Mix)" - 4:47
- Sharkey - "Sound Assassin (Exclusive Instrumental Mix)" - 3:41
- Marc Smith - "The Procrastinator" - 5:47
- Sharkey & UFO - "The End of the Beginning" - 0:29
Disc 3: Mixed by Dougal
DJ Dougal
DJ Dougal is a British UK Hardcore and happy hardcore artist and DJ.He first became involved with the dance music scene at the age of 15, while setting up sound systems for some of the first acid house parties, as part of work experience assignment to a music shop.His style is a mix of euphoric...
- Dougal & Mickey Skeedale - "Gotta Go (Remix)" - 4:22
- E-Logic & DNA - "Going All the Way" - 4:07
- Innovate - "It's Out There" - 3:44
- Dougal - "Tranquility" - 4:18
- Triple J - "Follow the Sun" - 4:30
- Euphony - "Dancin' in the Rain" - 3:32
- Hopscotch & Dougal - "Steamtrain (Remix)" - 4:52
- Dougal & Mickey Skeedale - "Re-Create Creation" - 4:52
- Triple J - "Have It All" - 5:07
- Ham, Demo & Justin Time - "The Big Spill (Demo Remix)" - 3:47
- BreezeMark BreezeMark Breeze, also known as DJ Breeze , is a UK Hardcore producer based in the United Kingdom. He is most known for his songs "Let's Fly" and "Jump A Little Higher", and frequently contributes DJ mixes to hardcore compilation series such as the Clubland X-Treme Hardcore series.He is mostly known in...
- "Jump a Little Higher" - 5:03 - Dougal & DNA - "Tears in Your Eyes" - 4:40
- Demo - "Muzik (Ham Remix)" - 4:18
- Fade & Bananaman - "Dream's Surprise (Seduction Remix)" - 3:58
- Innovate - "Talkin' 'Bout Love" - 3:35
- Stompy - "Follow Me" - 5:20
- Innovate - "Stop Me" - 4:22
External links
- Bonkers 3: A Journey into Madness on DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Bonkers 3: A Journey into Silver on Discogs
- Bonkers 3: A Journey into Gold on Discogs