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Man, this is all the hardcore you could want. With three CDs mixed by three different artists (Darren Styles, Breeze and Hixxy), you get a hot full frontal assault of this truly high energy form of dance music. Closer to happy hardcore than gabber but not quite as candy as a lot of happy hardcore can be, Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 3 fuses a bit of trance's exuberant melodicizing with the frantic pacing and pop flavors of happy hardcore. The result is that happy hardcore's cheerfulness and its ability to slam a dance floor are maintained but the schmaltzy bubblegum of the genre is mitigated a bit, making this more palatable for those who don't consider happy hardcore to be a very serious form of music. The abrasive extremities of gabber are largely avoided, allowing for more accessibility for many listeners. Big, bright melodies, relentless beats and catchy samples (some of which are of the adult variety, so look out, kiddies) fill this 3-CD collection out nicely, even if some of the tunage is a tad on the shallow side.-- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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