The ‘slowtempo’ mania is the Hard Dance scene recycling itself
After years of going harder and faster, it seems the latest craze in the Hard Dance scene is actually going slower. ‘Slowtempo’ is starting…
Party Reports
From Bootlegs to Copyright: The Harder Styles’ Complicated Relationship With Music Rights
Hardcore and Hardstyle have borrowed from other music since their beginnings. But what happens when an underground culture of samples, bootlegs and free releases…
Decibel Outdoor 2026 Review
During the last weekend of August, I had the honor and the pleasure of attending my first edition of Decibel Outdoor. Last year, after…
Hardstyle Has Been “Going Mainstream” for 20 Years. What Happens When It Finally Gets There?
There was a time when getting Hardstyle onto the main stage of anything outside our own world felt like an achievement in itself. Not…
Defqon.1 2026 “Review”
This is the most (and probably only) painful post I’ll write in this website. This year’s Defqon.1 was probably one of its most remarkable…
Defqon.1 2025 Review
This year, I’ve had the pleasure of attending what is simply the biggest, and arguably the best event in the harder styles of dance…
The Purge & Omnya – Review
No passado dia 8 tive a oportunidade de poder estar presente em mais um excelente evento da Hard Dance Portugal. Como habitual a organização…
KHAOTIK (2ª edição) – Review
No passado dia 30 tive o prazer de mais uma vez estar presente num evento promovido pela Hard Dance Portugal, um dos mais antigos…
Defqon.1 2022 review – a triumphant return!
This is a previously unpublished review of my experience at the 18th edition of Defqon.1. Posted here on April 13 2026, and backdated, it…
Defqon.1 is the ultimate harder styles paradise
This is my review of the 17th edition of Defqon.1, which was originally published on the 4th of July 2019 in the Wide Future…