Releasing an album of the year’s biggest club tracks remixed could be considered a daunting task, unless you’re Hard Dance Alliance.
Kicking off the new year with the ultimate compilation are Australian hardstyle veterans DJ Suae, DJ Pulsar and Steve Hill, combining their mixing powers as Hard Dance Alliance. Renowned for their complete devotion to all aspects of the hard styles movement, HDA are a force to be reckoned with.
‘Wild Energy 2013’ is the expertly mixed compilation split into three CDs to accommodate a variety of hard styles listeners.
“The last [Wild Energy] went to number one on the charts so we’re hoping this one does the same thing,” New Zealand’s Steve Hill says.
Dubbed the ‘King Of Euphoric Hard Dance’, Steve has certainly made a name for himself throughout Australia and the world for his hard styles antics. Having racked up over 300 productions, toured more than 50 cities worldwide and formed The Masif Organisation, Steve has a hand in the progression of the underground hard styles movement as it gains momentum throughout Australia.
“It’s become huge; in the last ten years the scene has totally changed. People are no longer force-fed what to listen to, they can access music on their own terms,” Steve explains.
“We have this little underground genre that is very independent and generally isn’t represented [by] any major media, yet we get 25,000 people at our festivals. To get that amount of people just by YouTube and social media is fantastic and really healthy. “
Between their vibrant solo careers and HDA schedules, Suae, Pulsar and Steve have a consistent flow of new releases, tours, events and productions. Steve knows all too well that it’s going to be a busy year when their first major compilation is released in January.
“While you’ve got the ideas you might as well put them down right?” he says. “We’re just enjoying where the scene’s at. The crowds coming to our shows genuinely seem to have a great time so we hope to keep that up for the rest of the year. We’re definitely going to keep pushing boundaries and at the same time enjoy the fruits of our labour.”
‘Wild Energy 2013’ is out now.
