26 June 2016

Hardstyle: Defqon.1


Almost to the day four years ago I was on the bus driving home to my parents house. As we were about to enter the small town of Biddinghuizen I started to notice several traffic signs indicating the way to Defqon.1 At this time I had never heard of Defqon, I only knew of DEFCON (defence readiness condition of the US) thanks to several action-movies, but I figured this event had nothing to do with military strategy. That night however I was about to find out what Defqon.1 was all about. Bass... lots of bass.
Defqon.1 is one of the largest music festivals known for the harder electronic styles like: Hardcore, Rave, Frenchcore and Hardstyle, and attracts 55,000 visitors from all over the world.
Since my bedroom window is less than 4 km from the event an (un)favourable wind sends all the bass sounds right in.
Even though that night I got a bit less sleep than I was hoping for I became very interested in what lured all these people to our small village. By the time I ended watching the 25 minute Endshow video on YouTube I knew. The nice melodies, dreamy vocals and hard kicks created an atmosphere unlike any I'd heard before. I became hooked instantly. Especially the anthem of that edition World Of Madness is to date still one of my favourite hardstyle songs.


Other favourites:
               Da Tweekaz ft. Ghost Wars - RanAway
               Noisecontrollers & BassModulators - Solar

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