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What a remix!

2010-05-04T00:06:00.001-07:00

love this remix! waiting for release.

Gostosa - Sutra!

2010-03-30T22:46:00.001-07:00

Cool reflection of shimmering light
Won’t let me sleep again
Pretty patterns casting far and wide
My mind’s alive and awake with it
I dream of long empty shores
I hear the crash of the waves
I know this dream is also yours
So let’s leave today

There’s something about today
That makes me feel this way
Summer Sutra
There’s something about today
There’s something I should say
It’s Summer Sutra

There’s something about today
There’s something I should say
It’s Summer Sutra
[2x]

There’s something about today
That makes me feel this way
Summer Sutra
There’s something about today
There’s something I should say
It’s Summer Sutra

DJ Activator Authentic Style Album Trailer

2010-03-08T16:46:00.000-08:00

Best album of 2009 for me!

7th Hard Dance Awards Results 2010

2010-03-08T16:07:00.000-08:00

Did u vote? Check out this years' Hard Dance Awards winners powered by Trackitdown:

Best Track: Showtek ‘World Is Mine’
Best Label: Scantraxx
Best Resident: Brian M & McBunn
Best New Face: Swankie & Kashi
Best One-Off Event: Def Qon One
Best Artist Album: Showtek ‘Analogue Players in a Digital World’
Regional Hero: DJ Tone
Outstanding Contribution: Kutski
Best UK hard DJ: Kutski
Best European hard DJ: Showtek
Best UK hard Producer: Technikal
Best European Hard Producer: Showtek
Best Compilation Album: Goodgreef Xtra Hard
Best Club: Bionic

Happy Chinese New Year 2010!

2010-02-14T18:17:00.000-08:00

Been long time since i updated this blog. Hereby wishing everyone a very prosperous chinese new year! Good health, more wealth, success in career!

I am a firm believer of feng shui, and if u do too, u should check out your annual horoscope here for the year of the Earth Tiger 2010.

The Hidden Story of Jesus

2009-09-14T08:06:00.000-07:00

This is the 3rd part out of 11 parts of the Hidden Story of Jesus. The 3rd part talks about the similarities of Buddhism and Christianity, or The Buddha Himself and Jesus Christ Himself. The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje says Jesus can also be called a Bodhisattva because of His motivation to guide people to go on the right path..he went on to say the stories of Holy beings are very similar.

In the beginning of Part 4, Karmapa said 'he has been informed' that Jesus did went to India at the peak of Buddhism and brought back the Buddha's teachings because he was impressed with it.

I believe all religions are similar because they all guide people to do good and abandon evil. The methods are different, but the end result is the same!

'Hatred does not ever cease in this world by hating, but by love, this is an eternal truth. Overcome anger by love. Overcome evil by good. Overcome the miser by giving. Overcome the lier by truth.'

Appreciation!

2009-09-12T19:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everybody who came for the party at Nova on 8 September! I had a great time seeing people shuffling and having their hoodies drenched in sweat! LOL. Awesome event! See you guys at the next one!

Next event: Tecktonik + Shuffle! Wooot!!

September School Holidays Shuffle Party!

2009-09-01T19:59:00.000-07:00

School's out, partying is in!
Escape from your teachers and your books and dive into an evening of awesome Shuffle beats!

Event Details:
Name of Event: DJ Formica 'ONE MAN SHOW' 5-Hour Set
Date & Time: 8 September 2009, 5pm-10pm
Price: Guestlist - $8; At the Door - $10 (Both include 1 free non-alcoholic drink)
Age: 13 years old and above (Only for 8 September 2009) (Please bring along Student Pass or NRIC for age verification upon entry)
Venue: Nova (29 Carpenter Street, 6th Level, Gamehaven Building)
Music: Electro, Trance, Hard Trance

For guestlist, please e-mail your FULL NAME as stated in Identification Card (Student Pass/NRIC) to formica2008@hotmail.com. There is NO LIMIT to the number of guests we will accept, however, please kindly note that we will NOT accept anymore e-mails after 2pm on 8 September 2009! I repeat, the dateline for guestlist submission is on 8 September 2009 2pm!

Due to the young ages of the crowd, we STRONGLY encourage all to return home after the party ends at 10pm. NO alcoholic drinks will be on sale during the party. Smoking (even in the club's smoking area) will not be permitted as well.

We look forward to your co-operation to make this party a 'clean' and 'happy' one! This is specially for those who like to shuffle and listen to electronic dance music! So see you there!

**Bring some powder shufflers!

**NO ALCOHOL--NO SMOKING--NO FIGHTS**

Map of Nova - http://www.thenova.sg/04.html

Melbourne Rockers Unleashed Vol.1 DVD

2009-09-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

- Over 2 hours of Melbourne Rockers action
- Pharmacy and Pure Hard Dance rave footage
- Green screen showcase feat. Matt, Pae, Sarah, Hiltzy, Oscar
- Shuffler and DJ interviews feat. KYP, The Linquent, Voog and Paz
- Bonus extras footage
- Music by Dr Willis, Dark by Design, Kamui, Ganjaguru, Soul-T and Hardforze

Get the DVD from www.wedancehard.com

Etymotic Earplugs

2009-08-21T18:32:00.001-07:00

Recently got myself a pair of universal Etymotic earplugs from Jaben which is located at The Adelphi. Cost $28 a pair. I strongly advise those who club frequently to get these earplugs for some ear protection. The levels in clubs are so loud and the ears will get damaged permanently! Once it is lost it is lost! We will never regain it back...Now i have ringing in my ears already..time to play safe! I wore those when I was at Zirca last month, thankfully I had those earplugs! So what are you waiting for?! Get it soon!

We are featured on Magmug!

2009-08-21T18:27:00.000-07:00

Extracted from Magmug:

Armed with a mission to bring about the hardstyle dance scene in Asia, DJ Zilch from Sydney and DJ Formica from Singapore made stunning appearances in Singapore’s first hard-dance shuffle event: Our very own Magmug’s Hardstyle Climax. The fantastic duo brought Snow City down with the hard trance, hardstyle, electro and techno, providing the music for the very enthusiastic local shuffling crews all night.

DJ Zilch started off as a young man fascinated with the world of electronic dance music in Sydney. In 2004, he bought a pair of turntables and some vinyls and learnt to mix on his own, before crafting mixtape CDs and posting them online. It wasn’t before long till his mix tapes got noticed and became a hit in the Sydney scene and internet forums. He was then offered to spin at various clubs and events. That was how it all started, the craze for electronic dance music. Hitting it off well with the dance scene music in Sydney between 2004-2009, DJ Zilch played and became a resident DJ at every major trance clubs and events, such as Energy, Daydreams, Basscode, Wanted, A Night Of Trance, shuffle.com parties, and electro clubs.

DJ Zilch

In 2008, Zilch was featured on Sydney’s Beatz FM radio and became a special guest DJ in Brisbane’s AussieHardstyle.com official launch party. His achievements have set him out to be well known all over Australia and Singapore. Zilch’s biggest performance yet would be playing to a crowd of 1,000 people in the club! The experience was crazy where the crowd went mad, portraying a truly ecstatic scene. Commenting that the shufflers community in Sydney was way better known, DJ Zilch was pleased that the hard-dance shuffle scene in Singapore is slowly growing, and is more than glad to be providing the music for it. So, if you ever hear of a hard-dance music event, be sure to look out for the up and coming DJ Zilch, who has temporarily relocated to Singapore as of 2009.

Moving on, DJ Formica has been in the scene for 30 months. Unlike DJ Zilch, Formica took a quieter and simple approach to the hard-dance scene in Singapore by choosing the route of being a freelance DJ. He often organized his own parties and performed at Home club on Tuesday nights. Hardstyle and electro music was his forte. Being a shuffler himself before, he better understands how his audience would like the music played depending on speed and type of rhythm. The story for DJ Formica all started out in 2006, where he was greatly exposed to the shuffling scene in Melbourne, and drew his interest from there. DJ Formica sets a main aim of spinning in Singapore, where he wants to promote a “clean” hard-dance scene for talented youngsters in Singapore.

DJ Formica

Both these DJs have become known for their own style of hard-dance music in Singapore. DJ Zilch, and our very own home-grown, DJ Formica, we salute you.

Thanks Eunice for the interview! Will keep on rocking!

Hard Dance Tuesdays @ Nova

2009-08-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

I love the music and to be a dj. So I will keep pushing for it! So come shuffle people! When you are in the club, with the music and bass bursting through the speakers and the laser effects you wont remember it's a Tuesday!

Can't post pictures

2009-07-31T04:02:00.001-07:00

I think it's blogger internal errors again. Cant post pictures. Have to wait.

Sir Bobby Robson: 1933-2009

2009-07-31T03:52:00.000-07:00

Ex-England manager Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76. He led his country to two World Cup finals, in 1986 and 1990, and took Newcastle United into the Champions League as recently as 2003. He passed away on Friday morning, after a long battle with cancer. I will always remember the times when he was still managing Newcastle United, feeling kind of sad now and see how badly Newcastle is doing right now. This is life. Rest In Peace.

July Hard Dance Mix

2009-07-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

This month's Hard Dance mix features some dancefloor bombs and also one of the latest releases from Bass Agents' Ganjaguru. Doomsday Device was played at Zirca SG during the last Double Trouble event featuring Kutski. ASYS remix of Thrill Kill is also burning dancefloors all over the world and how could we forget to mention Zany's Vision, absolutely cool lyrics, supported by Radio 1's Kutski himself. Last but not least, my Nu-style song of the year so far, Music Made Addict! Start downloading peeps!

Tracklist (1hr 18mins):
1. The Real Booty Babes - Derb 2008 (Club mix)
2. Kamui - Thrill Kill (ASYS remix)
3. Joy Kitikonti - Joyenergizer (DJ Choose remix)
4. Walt Jenssen - Walt Street
5. Mr.Sam vs T99 - Anastasia (Original mix)
6. Alex Kidd, Kidd Kaos & Lisa Lashes - Nu-religion (Log One & Wragg remix)
7. Alex Kidd Vs Kidd Kaos - Bass Lovers E.P Part 2
8. Derb - Coole Sau (DJ Isaac remix)
9. Tatact - Taaac! (Renato mix)
10. Noisecontrollers - Revolution is Here
11. Headhunterz - Reloaded Part 2
12. The Masochist - LDMF (Wildstylez remix)
13. T.A.T.A.N.K.A Project - DJ's Life (Radio mix)
14. Ganjaguru meets DJen - Doomsday Device
15. D-Block & S-te-fan - Music Made Addict
16. Zany & MC DV8 - Vision
17. Tuneboy - Re-generate It (Different Edit)
18. Technoboy - Oh My God (Qlimax 2008 Unreleased mix)
19. Zatox & Activator - Oxygen (No Medley mix)

Download straight from Mediafire or from Formica's Podcast!

Female Rap lyrics to awesome Hardstyle song!

2009-07-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

DJ Phil TY used the lyrics from this female rapper and in-corporated it into an awesome hardstyle song! Unbelievable lol.

From this: The Rap

To this: The Hardstyle Song A Kay A by DJ Phil TY

Kudus to Saifam crew again for another very creative and innovative production!

Hard Dance Singapore Facebook Group

2009-07-09T20:44:00.000-07:00

Hard Dance music lovers and shufflers of Singapore! Join our newly created Facebook group Hard Dance Singapore.

Some Hardstyle Record Labels

2009-07-08T19:18:00.001-07:00

For your information, here are some hardstyle DJs/Producers and which label they belong to:

Fusion Records - DJ Zany, Noisecontrollers, Floorcrushers, Southstylers,

Donkey Rollers

Scantraxx - The Prophet, Headhunterz, Wildstylez, A-lusion, Frontliner,
Brennan Heart aka Blademasterz, JDX, SMD, D-Block & S-te-fan

Saifam (Dance Pollution;Titanic;BLQ;Red Alert) - Technoboy, Luca Antolini, The Nasty Boyz, Star Creatorz, Hardstyle Masterz, The KGBs, DJ Phil TY, Tuneboy, The Hose, DJ Gius, Ivan Carsten, Bruno Power, DJ Stephy

Dutch Master Works - Showtek, Dutch Masters, Abyss & Judge, Haze

Activa - Activator, Francesco Zeta, Doctor Zot, Plasmaravers, Coca

Seismic Holland - Max Enforcer, The Beholder & Balistic

Ipnotika - Zatox, Zairon, The Smashing Guys

DJU - Tatanka, Wildmotherfuckers, Tatact, Da Tweekaz, Brainkicker, Zanza Labs

Of course, there are still some DJs and producers like Deepack, Luna, Pavo & Duro whom i don't think have their own record labels. Anyways, most of the time it's the same producers with a different alias that's all.

For alot more information, check out Discogs for the full low-down of the producers!

Who is Shayla?

2009-07-08T18:53:00.000-07:00

This female chick is actually Shayla, the female voice of the hardstyle song Oh My God by Technoboy.

The Maitreya Project

2009-07-07T23:47:00.000-07:00

Throughout the world, the Buddha is recognised as a symbol of peace. Maitreya means 'loving-kindness'.

Maitreya Project's 500ft / 152m bronze statue will be built at Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The Maitreya Buddha statue and its throne building will provide the public with temples, exhibition halls, a museum, library, audio-visual theatre and hospitality services. All will be set in beautifully landscaped parks with meditation pavilions, beautiful water fountains and tranquil pools. The buildings and grounds of the Project will contain a remarkable and inspiring collection of sacred art.

The Project already provides free education to around 500 students at the Maitreya Project Universal Education School in Bodhgaya, India. Over the years, both the school and hospital will be developed and expanded to meet the needs of their communities.

Building the statue will create, both directly and indirectly, the circumstances for ongoing economic stability, as well as spiritual and social renewal, in and around the Project site.

The statue is designed to stand for at least 1,000 years, supporting the Project's spiritual and social work for at least a millennium.

How to Help Maitreya Project?

The Maitreya Project will be an instrument for world peace, and the health, education, and well-being of millions of people in northern India, for at least a thousand years.

You can choose to donate to the Maitreya Project itself; School or Child Sponsorship; Becoming a Major Sponser; Healthcare Project; Sponsoring Sacred Art.

Click on 'Donate Now' to donate or to become a sponsor!

DJ Zany 'crashes' at Defqon 2009!

2009-07-06T19:27:00.000-07:00

this is behind the scenes footage of Zany crashing into some blocks of steel! absolutely hilarious. don't know how he could lose control? haha. BTW, the song being played in the background is tuneboy's regenerate it.

Seismic Party @ Ipoh

2009-07-06T06:40:00.000-07:00

My mate Damien K rocking the decks!

Tracklist:
Walt - Let the Music Play
Julian DJ & Davide Sonar - Go Go Go (Tatanka & Peter Damir remix)

D-Block & S-te-fan Intro at Defqon 2009!

2009-07-06T06:31:00.000-07:00

Video shows a remix of Music Made Addict by D-Block & S-te-fan at Defqon 2009!

Headhunterz - Megasound

2009-07-06T03:55:00.000-07:00

Another mega dancefloor bomb by nu-style king Headhunterz! Simply love the vocals and the melody! OMG!!

At the beginning of the 21st century
A professor of the Scantraxx University
Discovered a sound that travels through solid ground
It has been known to cause the need to dance in humans
Since it is not conscientiously perceived, it can make people feel vaguely
That supernatural events are taking place
Such tones cease being heard as a musical tone
Unless they are boosted greatly in volume
This particular sound is referred to as: the megasound

A sound so profound
Welcome to the Scantraxx University

Hardstyle.com finally open!

2009-07-06T02:52:00.000-07:00

After almost 2 years, the hardstyle.com webshop is finally opened. Time to get all the unreleased scantraxx shizzle on digital mp3! woot! As stated in the website, Hardstyle.com will offer a “broad” and “deep” range of music products as possible in order to appeal to an as large as possible clientele. In addition, merchandise will also be on offer.

Hardstyle Climax @ Snow City

2009-07-06T01:53:00.000-07:00

Some pictures from the event Hardstyle Climax at Snow City. The champions of the shuffle competition were the boys from JB Rockerz. Thanks to those who came for the very first shuffle competition organised by Snow City, Magmug Magazine and of course, Slackshoes!

Magmug Magazine - www.magmug.com
Snow City - www.snowcity.com.sg
Slackshoes - http://slackshoes.blogspot.com

Shuffle Party @ Jeanz Disco!

2009-07-05T20:14:00.000-07:00

DJ Zilch, MC Centipede, DJ Formica

Thanks for those who turned up for this very 'memorable' event! We had a 'rocking' good time!

Peta Advertisements For Promoting Vegetarianism

2008-08-13T20:39:00.000-07:00

Some famous celebrities promoting vegetarianism for Peta.

Please be a vegetarian or eat less meat!

2008-08-13T19:23:00.001-07:00

we should all stop killing animals for food! and try to be a vegetarian. i am not speaking from a buddhist point of view but as a normal human being. we can get vitamins and minerals from plant sources as well, not just from animals! what right do we have to kill these animals for food? it is outrageous!

please folks, please cut down on meat consumption and ultimately never to eat meat again! below is a video on how animals are treated and slaughtered for food! please reflect and show compassion for these poor animals..they have a right to live.

there are hundreds/thousands of such videos on youtube. have a look at all those videos and hopefully it will change your meat-eating diet! Studies have shown that vegetarians live longer and have less illnesses than those who consume meat. So please start cutting down on eating meat before it's too late!

Some Quotes from Famous Vegetarians

2008-08-13T19:23:00.000-07:00

'Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.' - Albert Einstein

'As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love and compassion. That these animals suffer through human cruelty is beyond understanding. Please help to stop this madness.' - Richard Gere

'Nothing’s changed my life more. I feel better about myself as a person, being conscious and responsible for my actions and I lost weight and my skin cleared up and I got bright eyes and I just became stronger and healthier and happier. Can’t think of anything better in the world to be but be vegan.' - Alicia Silverstone

'Intellectually, human beings and animals may be different, but it's pretty obvious that animals have a rich emotional life and that they feel joy and pain. It's easy to forget the connection between a hamburger and the cow it came from. But I forced myself to acknowledge the fact that every time I ate a hamburger, a cow had ceased to breathe and moo and walk around.' - Moby

Below is footage from peta.org on ‘Kentucky Fried Cruelty’ with Pamela Anderson:

Please Show Your Support for Tibet!

2008-08-13T18:56:00.000-07:00

please write in to tibetwecare@gmail.com if u support tibet and know it's struggle with the chinese government! Posts will be published in http://tibetwecare.livejournal.com/

thanks for your support! peace.

Rainbow Appearing in the Sky After Empowerment

2008-06-23T03:43:00.000-07:00

This is a video taken by, i assume somebody who went for the empowerment (i don't know what empowerment) given by the 17th Karmapa who recently visited America. As described in the video, Karmapa asked those present to go out onto the roof of the shrine building, shortly after he ascended, the rainbow appeared. What a great blessing!

Headhunterz playing 2 Best Enemies - Phases (TBY Romantic Mix)

2008-06-23T03:19:00.000-07:00

Stunning italian hardstyle once again!

Inspiring Quote from Bruce Lee

2008-06-23T02:46:00.000-07:00

Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, if u need some boost in morale, this lovely and memorable quote from a Bruce Lee interview might help. Be water, my friend.