Web Links

BangingTunes.com
The ultimate in on-line record stores focused on hard dance. BangingTunes is based in England and run by DJ Kristian. The site features an advanced purchasing system with auto-bagging. Great resource for both DJ's and Fans!

404 Studio - Kaktai Records
Home of Spinball and Kaktai records and featuring artists OD404 (Superfast Oz and Dom Sweeten) along with Dom's very own Defective Audio Base Graffiti. The creative outlet for many of the best tunes ever released in the genre!

Tinrib Digital
Tinrib is known as one of the pioneers of HardNRG, see what the Captain has up his sleeve now. Here you can check out the latest digital releases, as well as past releases. You can also find more detailed information about the artists behind the label, or sign up for the mailing list!

Carbon Recordings
Carbon Recordings annually releases a small number of choice selected tracks on vinyl and digital from artists who are at the top of their game. Their focus is on bringing you only the choicest cuts of dance floor destruction.

Vicious Circle Recordings
Vicious Circle Recordings was created in October 2000 by Paul Glazby and Les Harris. Initially set up as an outlet for Paul's own material, the label has moved onto creating Hard House delights in conjunction with the finest DJ's/Producers in the genre.

Tidy Trax
Tidy Trax has always been a good source of material. key producers include trauma, signum and lisa lashes. tidy trax has some of everything--from the Trance to Hard House and even the occasional disco release. definitely an interesting label.

Tripoli Trax
Hailed as one of the worlds biggest, original and best hard house labels. It is once again to be headed up by FlashPoint Records boss Marc Johnson, with Insekt co-promoter and Combat Records owner Chris Comben joining him.

One Inch Records
On the One Inch Records site you will find information about artists, releases, and links to other related sites. You can also join the One Inch mailing list to get news as it comes, enter competitions, and order all the One Inch releases.

Corrupted Recordings
Corrupted Recordings was launched by Tim Catley & Jeff Sealey with filth, grit, dark, tough and hard energy in mind. The digital sub label (Corrupted Data) has adapted its direction to cover a much wider scope of music.

Nukleuz Records
With artists like BK, Nick Sentience and Andy Farley, Nukleuz has made themselves well-known as one of the most banging UK Hard House and Nu-NRG labels around. Check the site for their latest news and upfront promos!

Lotek Records
America's First HardNRG Record Label, run by San Francisco DJ's Morgan and Kemical Kidd, Lotek Records is releasing quality tunes from both UK and US artists. Here you can get mp3 samples of both past and future releases.

Wasa-B Records
Started by DJ Kultcha from Vancouver, Wasa-B is Canada's first UK Hard House label. With strong past releases, you can expect another excellent source of bangin' tracks. Be sure to keep an eye out for new releases on this label.

Do Not Bend
Karim is the man behind the hard hitting labels: Do Not Bend, Tuff Trax and unfknblvbl. You can find information on past and future releases as well as detailed information regarding upcoming events Karim will be playing.

Hellhouse Recordings
The brainchild of Yoji (previously Yoji Biomehanika), Hellhouse Recordings focuses on releasing banging techno and euphoric trance. Often hailed as Japan's top hard dance act, this is the place to get the latest news and releases by Yoji himself.

Lab4
Lab 4 is comprised of two of the most enthusiastic hard trance performers the scene has ever seen. Their live act starts fast and furious and does not let up until the very end. Be sure to check out their site for direct communication.

RecoverWorld
Recoverworld Collective is run by front man Simon Eve and home to such labels as Retek, Recharge, Eve, and Telica. Artists include K90, Wavestorm, Simon Eve, Weirdo, and DMF. Be sure to check out the site for the latest info on upcoming releases.

FlashPoint Records
Flash Point Records is a collaboration by Marc Johnson and Jupe. It features some furiously hard tunes, remixed by some of the best in the business. Including: Casper, DMF, Ali Wilson, Nik Denton, Justine Bourne, and many others!

Fireball Recordings
Check out the home of Ben Steven's Fireball Recordings, where you can find vinyl promos before they hit the stores and also buy the music in a range of digital formats. Keep an eye out for release information, and promo mixes!

Alien Trax
Few labels tend to stand out as much as Alien Trax. Max the Alien Thing and Paul Amino have been producing a constant stream of consistently groundbreaking, pumping, funky hard-house and trance classics for years on end.

Tonka Trax
Tonka Trax is a UK Hard Dance / NRG label run by Jason Burgess, better known as Equinox or Expander. Featuring such artists as OD404, Ilogik, Marc Johnson, Equinox and Paul Janes, the Tonka Trax label always delivers banging hard tunes!

Nu-Energy Records
The Nu-Energy Label Collective consists of Nu Energy Records, Dynamix Recordings, Bonkerz, and others. Throughout the site you can hear their back catalogue and forthcoming material on all of these labels.

Next Generation
This is the home of the Hard Dance Stimulant DJ's Paul 'Brisk' Nineham and Dean 'Ham' Hamilton. Known as Brisk & Ham to Hardcore fans, they decided to combine both realms of tougher dance music into a single site!

DJ Sites

Stores

Juno Records
Juno Records is considered by many to be the world's largest online dance music store, with over 35,000 titles in stock. The site is updated daily to contain a complete listing of new UK dance releases and imports, along with sound clips and track listings.

Chemical Records
Chemical Records offers over 15,000 titles of the latest upfront releases and back catalogue. The online shop has real audio clips of all the newest material, and has often been known to get shoppers vinyl weeks before other major on-line stores.

Tranzlation DJ
One of the best shops for Hard Dance, Hard Trance. Hardstyle and Techno WAV CDs, featuring releases from the industry's leading labels including Tranzlation, Tidy, Riot, Lashed, Dark by Design, Kiddfectious, Awsum, HTUK, Distinkt, Bootek, Nuklearpuppy, + many more!

Pure Groove Records
Pure Groove Records is the notorious home of some of the best selections of domestic and imported house, techno and UK garage labels. Pure Groove is a great place to find upfront, promos, whites and other new releases.

TrackItDown
Your home for dance music on the net, offering the very best in music downloads and editorial features on the biggest names in dance. As one of the busiest electronic music websites on the planet, Trackitdown.net offers DJ's insight into all the upcoming trends.

BeatPort
Beatport is the recognized leader of electronic music downloads by DJs and fans alike delivering content in premium-encoded formats that match the professional performance quality standards of the world's leading sound systems.

Toolbox Music Shop
Toolbox Music Shop specializes in Hard Dance music exclusively, unlike other retailers where you might get lost in euphoric trance or garage house... Toolbox is non-stop hard hitting tunes all the time.

Kinetec Records
Kinetec Records is a long running underground record store located in central London town. Traditionally focused on acid techno, the store also features Hard House, Hardcore, Breaks, and of course Hard Dance.

DanceRecords.com
DanceRecords.com came into existence to fulfill the growing demand for an online record store with a wide selection of dance music, a quick turnaround time, extremely user friendly navigation features, and excellent customer service.

djDownload.com
djdownload.com has been set up by DJ's and clubbers for DJ's and clubbers. They are passionate about dance music of any kind and believe that the people producing it need to be rewarded for their talent and paid downloading is the best way to make that happen.

Clubs

GateCrasher
The Sheffield superclub that used to hold the Summer Soundsystem festivals. However they have long since expanded globally with regular parties including the world renowned Ibiza summer events. Check the site for upcoming parties, and tickets.

Slinky
Famed for production and decor, extensive lighting and video projections, a custom laser system and a stellar cast of Slinky guests. Add a music policy to blow the roof off, and you can begin to comprehend why Slinky has become a global phenomenon.

Riot
For those of you who haven't been to one of their parties then the info, news and pictures contained on this site will definitely make you want to go and check them out! They throw regular Sunday afternoon parties and a number of one-off events.

GodsKitchen
GodsKitchen is a mainstay in the underground club circuit. Considered to be the UK's generation defining club, a place where expression and fantasy walk hand in hand. Following the success in the UK and Ibiza, Godskitchen now has plans for the USA.

Frisky
Frisky is a long running UK club held in Northamption and Kidderminster. This site features a gallery of photos from the various club nights, a message board for user posts, and real audio clips to check out exactly how they do it at Frisky!

Frenzy
Frenzy is an all out hard house, hard trance, and hard dance event at Dusk 'til Dawn nightclub. Frenzy regularly features in Mixmag and has been named on national Radio 1 as one of the best hard dance events in the UK.

Trade
Trade is the ultimate clubbing experience, the original all night bender and London's only reputable after hours club. Started eleven years ago by clubbing supreme Laurence Malice, the club has evolved into something far bigger.

HardBeat Manifesto
A collective of promoters with over 15 years experience, their focus has always been on People, Party, and Music. The hottest Hard Dance party in Leeds continues to allows up and coming talent the opportunity to showcase their skills alongside the Legends.

Community

DontStayIn
DontStayIn is a social networking site based around clubbing. Members are encouraged to upload picture galleries to the site for events they have attended, add events and venues and otherwise contribute to the network.

HarderFaster
An independent web site dedicated to bringing you the best in London dance music and clubbing information. They are one of the most up-to-date clubbing sites in the UK bringing you news, reviews, photos, interviews, and club listings.

Hard Dance Awards
The Hard Dance Awards were started as a way of showing the rest of the world and other dance music styles just how seriously we take our way of life. Join them each year to cast your vote on the most important players in the business.

Upfront Magazine
Upfront Magazine is a free publication that specializes in the harder end of dance music, including: Trance, Psy, Hardcore, NRG, Techno. Issues are mailed out through various record distribution networks, stores and clubs.

Core Magazine
Core magazine brings you the Best of British Club Clash with cutting edge editorial. From their site you will be able to keep up to date with the latest issue of Core, including both the Hard copy and the Digital copy.

FINRG Recordings
Finrg Rec is a collective of Finnish hard dance producers that will release hard and banging music from the Nordic edge of Europe. From this website you find everything you need to know about the cutting edge energy sound of the Arctic Circle!

HardScience
The Northwest USA's online resource for Hard Dance DJ's, Producers, and Engineers. Based out of Seattle, Washington this site is the brainchild of Genma and Turtle, who are also known as the Reaction DJ's. Be sure to check out their mp3 downloads!


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