A bit off topic with S3rl-related stuff, but I wanted to post this because I love these albums.
I find that the Bonkers albums are one of the best ways to look into how UK and freeform hardcore evolved from the mid 90's to the mid/late 2000s (specifically the styles of artists like Hixxy and Sharkey).
Although it doesn't cover the period between 2007 and now, Bonkers shows the big change between the old, bouncy happy hardcore into the euphoric, slightly darker tone of UK hardcore, and is the biggest-selling hardcore compilation series of all time. My personal favorites are Bonkers 8 , X (10), 11, and 13, although I love all of them, and they gave me an appreciation and love for the older stuff
Any input/thoughts?
love,
-Flintlock3r-
1. BONKERS 1 (1996)
Hixxy Mix
Sharkey Mix
2. Bonkers 2-Now We're Totally Bonkers (1997)
Hixxy Mix
Sharkey Mix
3. Bonkers 3-A Journey Into Madness (1998)
Hixxy Mix
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kJmsDgzDCo
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZPW9WzviM
4. Bonkers 4-World Frenzy (1998)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g6-1pqBxrw
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIpmjWDo5sU
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP7kXV_48lQ
5. Bonkers 5-Anarchy In The Universe (1998)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNN8z79KuAQ
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXK4pFimEk
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Ux49nOzWA
6. Bonkers 6-Wheel Crazy (1999)
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_9mIXGuvXo
Vibes Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rocg5A0mCdw
Sy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28MBEs6BNmY
7. Bonkers 7-Millennium Fever (1999)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmPfQ5znvoE
Sy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyo4H4LT_vc
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6004avfI5Q
8. Bonkers 8-The Rezurrection (2002)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON69uppLXek
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5uioxvtW1k
Sy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q15j-DoPH1Q
9. Bonkers 9-Hardcore Mutation (2002)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYc5RP7I7A
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INP5LeAFtIo
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tj7u5IiDtU
10. Bonkers X (2003)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ExGD8W3oZI
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4y0yjIzX-k
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-iVmD5sSs
11. Bonkers XI-Forevolution (2003)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwAVpOevwbY
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y5Gsw0p8nk
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUKFmi7Vb1w
12. Bonkers 12-The Dirty Dozen (2004)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scQrdlFvY4Y
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scQrdlFvY4Y
Breeze & Styles Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeuskNPVt4Q
13. Bonkers 13-Hardcore Horror Show (2004)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VP9YS7Ju7k
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDUZwcn62sw
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD5SennrAdU
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBI9yu4rItA
14. Bonkers 14-Hardcore Strikes Back (2005)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVMueRyh2dc
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xeg39L-8QfE
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFQH6JVDueI
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8qe_0auaI8
15. Bonkers 15-Legends Of The Core (2005)
Hixxy & Re-Con Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNuPa4sYz9I
Sharkey and Marc Smith Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vImqqXBvVdc
Scott Brown And Neophyte Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSPIqUgy5a4
Dougal and Gammer Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ-mE3Yn6eY
16. Bonkers 16-Maximum Hardcore Energy (2006)
Hixxy & Re-Con Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCFX2v5fSvw
Sharkey & CLSM Featuring Kutski Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj79AhOaiks
Scott Brown & Gammer Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5BStMN9qLM
17. Bonkers 17-Rebooted (2007)
Brisk & Ham Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MKi0-JqJWc
Sharkey & Kevin Energy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcmeTZDqG2I
Scott Brown & Marc Smith Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvoS5ltiKeQ
I find that the Bonkers albums are one of the best ways to look into how UK and freeform hardcore evolved from the mid 90's to the mid/late 2000s (specifically the styles of artists like Hixxy and Sharkey).
Although it doesn't cover the period between 2007 and now, Bonkers shows the big change between the old, bouncy happy hardcore into the euphoric, slightly darker tone of UK hardcore, and is the biggest-selling hardcore compilation series of all time. My personal favorites are Bonkers 8 , X (10), 11, and 13, although I love all of them, and they gave me an appreciation and love for the older stuff
Any input/thoughts?
love,
-Flintlock3r-
1. BONKERS 1 (1996)
Hixxy Mix
Sharkey Mix
2. Bonkers 2-Now We're Totally Bonkers (1997)
Hixxy Mix
Sharkey Mix
3. Bonkers 3-A Journey Into Madness (1998)
Hixxy Mix
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kJmsDgzDCo
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZPW9WzviM
4. Bonkers 4-World Frenzy (1998)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g6-1pqBxrw
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIpmjWDo5sU
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP7kXV_48lQ
5. Bonkers 5-Anarchy In The Universe (1998)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNN8z79KuAQ
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXK4pFimEk
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Ux49nOzWA
6. Bonkers 6-Wheel Crazy (1999)
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_9mIXGuvXo
Vibes Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rocg5A0mCdw
Sy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28MBEs6BNmY
7. Bonkers 7-Millennium Fever (1999)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmPfQ5znvoE
Sy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyo4H4LT_vc
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6004avfI5Q
8. Bonkers 8-The Rezurrection (2002)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON69uppLXek
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5uioxvtW1k
Sy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q15j-DoPH1Q
9. Bonkers 9-Hardcore Mutation (2002)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYc5RP7I7A
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INP5LeAFtIo
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tj7u5IiDtU
10. Bonkers X (2003)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ExGD8W3oZI
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4y0yjIzX-k
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-iVmD5sSs
11. Bonkers XI-Forevolution (2003)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwAVpOevwbY
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y5Gsw0p8nk
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUKFmi7Vb1w
12. Bonkers 12-The Dirty Dozen (2004)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scQrdlFvY4Y
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scQrdlFvY4Y
Breeze & Styles Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeuskNPVt4Q
13. Bonkers 13-Hardcore Horror Show (2004)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VP9YS7Ju7k
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDUZwcn62sw
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD5SennrAdU
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBI9yu4rItA
14. Bonkers 14-Hardcore Strikes Back (2005)
Hixxy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVMueRyh2dc
Sharkey Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xeg39L-8QfE
Dougal Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFQH6JVDueI
Scott Brown Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8qe_0auaI8
15. Bonkers 15-Legends Of The Core (2005)
Hixxy & Re-Con Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNuPa4sYz9I
Sharkey and Marc Smith Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vImqqXBvVdc
Scott Brown And Neophyte Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSPIqUgy5a4
Dougal and Gammer Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ-mE3Yn6eY
16. Bonkers 16-Maximum Hardcore Energy (2006)
Hixxy & Re-Con Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCFX2v5fSvw
Sharkey & CLSM Featuring Kutski Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj79AhOaiks
Scott Brown & Gammer Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5BStMN9qLM
17. Bonkers 17-Rebooted (2007)
Brisk & Ham Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MKi0-JqJWc
Sharkey & Kevin Energy Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcmeTZDqG2I
Scott Brown & Marc Smith Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvoS5ltiKeQ