Compilations and Albums
Universal Energy - 2020
Having built a great producer/singer relationship with Jasmine Knight over many years, once lockdown dropped I was gifted time at my commercial studio to explore a concept I'd always envisaged for a long time - a vocal freeform album. The seed was planted through Kickstarter and within 2 days, the album was fully funded so I knuckled down and got to work with Jasmine. I'm extremely proud of the works - especially the Drum & Bass remixes that Jasmine insisted I produced as I quickly realized that is a difficult genre to produce. The album was released as a limited run of 300 CDs and digital download featuring 2 x DJ mixes, 16 new singles and 10 D&B remixes.
My Rave - 2011
After 18 solid years of rave production and DJing, I took some time out from things to re-build my health and find a reliable career. After a jam-packed worldwide tour, the final task to undertake was to produce and release a farewell album. 'My Rave' journeys from Harddance to Freeform and Hardcore across two DJ mixes. Mix one features 16 original songs while disk 2 features a hand-picked selection of my own productions. The compilation was released as a limited-edition CD and digital download, however, the CDs have since sold out.
Nu Energy 100 - The Final Chapter - 2011
After 18 solid years of rave production and DJing, I took some time out from things to re-build my health and find a reliable career. After a jam-packed worldwide tour, the final task to undertake was to produce and release a farewell album. 'My Rave' journeys from Harddance to Freeform and Hardcore across two DJ mixes. Mix one features 16 original songs while disk 2 features a hand-picked selection of my own productions. The compilation was released as a limited-edition CD and digital download, however, the CDs have since sold out.
Ultimate Worldwide Freeform - 2010
In 2020 I joined forces with Rebuild music to compile a double CD album of exclusive songs. The songs have never been released in a digital format, however, I have included my own productions 'Piranha,' and 'Acid Nova' as part of the NEC Remastered Back Catalogue bundle which is available in my online store.
Hardcore Energy 2 - 2010
The Hardcore Energy two album was a joint offering from myself and S3rl. We both undertook a disk each for the compilation that also featured the singles as well as the mixes. This was an NEC album project designed from the ground up by the great team we had working together back then. The album was a great success for both myself and S3rl who I'm pleased to still be collaborating with today. The CD's have sold out and the digital version remains on sale.
Hardcore Energy - 2010
The original Hardcore Energy 1 album was a joint venture with Can You feel it Media. The album featured a DJ mix from myself and all singles. Can You Feel It Media have since shut down so I'm offering the DJ mix to you all here for your pleasure 🙂 All of the singles can also be purchased as part of the NEC Back Catalogue Bundle in my store.
Masif Hardcore - 2008
I was super proud to work with Steve Hill to be part of his Masif compilation series in 2008. I can remember working hard to include as many of the established and new NEC artists at the time to offer up the best mix possible for the CD series. Masif Hardcore was only released on CD and has never had a digital release. You can hear my full DJ mix right here and all of the singles from my mix have been released on the NEC labels over the years so you can easily find digital copies of them all.
Bonkers Rebooted #17 - 2007
I've always been a massive fan of the Bonkers album series and I have always pitched my songs to the DJs with Sharkey placing a lot of mine on his mixes. When I was asked to also feature on the 17th compilation I jumped at the opportunity and worked with Sharkey intently to create the best possible compilation of freeform and hardcore that we could get our hands on. Resist music who released the album went bankrupt a few years after releasing the album but somehow the album remains for sale. Here I am offering you mine and Sharkey's mix for streaming so turn it up and enjoy 🙂
Freeformation: Wise Up Get Stupid! - 2007
This was a really fun album to compile and mix. Freeformation was the name of the London-based rave night founded by myself and Sharkey. Some of our best raving memories are from Freeformation raves where we unearthed the spirit of 'Wise Up Get Stupid' to bring the fun back to raves and put DJs on the same level as ravers. This CD compilation album was released by Resist music who went bankrupt shortly after which is a shame as no money was ever received for all of the hard work! The good news for you all is that you can listen to all 3 mixes from start to finish right here.
Thunderdownunder 5: Australia Vs England - 2007
Following a run of successful DJ tours in Australia, I teamed up with Sydney's DJ Fenix to compile and mix this double CD compilation album. Thunder Downunder went on to help spread the reputation of the NEC in Australia which has always had a thriving rave scene. I've dug out my mix so you can enjoy it here.
Elevate: The Next Level - 2007
Following on from the success of the first Elevate CD album, I joined forces once more with hard dance legend Phil York to collaborate on a new offering of hard dance productions. Once again we followed the format of a CD each featuring a DJ mix of all of the productions backed up by a run of vinyl singles of the releases. The album is not available in a digital format anywhere, however, I'm happy to offer you my DJ mix to enjoy right here. Turn it up and get rocking!
Hardcore Heaven 4 - 2006
Continuing the success of the Hardcore Heaven compilation series, I was always on a mission to better each of my offerings. This 4th release is the favorite of mine from all 4 of the album mixes that I recorded. The album was only licensed as a CD release and the company that released it went bankrupt so it's very confusing as to why it's somehow on sale as a digital album. I'd like you all to enjoy my mix so I have added it here for you to blast again and again.
Hardcore Heaven 3 - 2006
2006 was a very busy year for me with the NEC being in full flow, Freeformation taking off and a jam-packed DJ schedule. I was thrilled to still be a vital part of the Hardcore Heaven compilation CD series where I always tried my best to include the full spectrum of hardcore and freeform in my mixes.
The record company behind the compilation has closed down so this album is no longer available anywhere, however, I'm pleased to offer you my DJ mix in high quality from start to finish right here.
Elevate - 2006
Elevate was a new album concept born out of the NEC and a desire to spread our hard dance sound further north in the UK matched with a desire of DJ Phil York to spread his hard dance sound further south. Both Phil and I were extremely motivated and active DJs and producers in that era and we both shared an equal passion and drive for releasing and distributing music. We conjured up a plan to release a double CD album, a run of 12" single vinyls, and a UK-wide tour filling clubs with an Elevate tour. The whole project was a big success featuring a wide range of established and up-and-coming producers on the album. The CDs have since sold out, however, you can stream my whole DJ set right here and the majority of the singles are available digitally or in the NEC re-mastered bundles.
Hardcore Heaven 2 - 2005
I was surprised and humbled by the success of the first Hardcore Heaven album series. The amount of feedback I received from my CD motivated me to make the follow-up bigger & better so I embarked on a mission to include as many different producers as possible. I remember people being surprised at how many tracks I could fit into a CD mix - don't forget this was still the era of vinyl mixing so there was no such thing as special edits or syncing. Boy do I miss that era of DJing 😉 Anyway.... the album is not available digitally, however, I have offered you my DJ mix in high quality here to stream. Enjoy.
Hardcore Heaven 1 - 2005
In 2005 Hardcore Heaven events were MASSIVE! When the brand decided to launch its own album series I was super excited to be invited to offer up the more diverse sounds of the NEC on the third CD. My brief was to bridge the barrier between the cheesy hardcore and the more underground sounds so I got to work compiling the best-unreleased music of that era to offer up a CD full of unheard exciting music. The whole album was a massive success which would later follow up with more in the series. This was a CD release only so there is no digital release, however, I have offered you my DJ mix here to enjoy time and time again.
Hardcore Tsunami 2 - 2004
The Hardcore Tsunami concept was an idea put forward by DJ Silver from Happy Hardcore.com. It came at a time when the NEC was extremely productive in supplying a constant flow of music to the scene. The plan was to raise awareness to the music through a double mix compilation with a CD each from Kevin Energy and DJ Silver highlighting some of the untapped talents that were bursting through the scene at the time. The album was really well received globally. I'm happy to offer you my DJ mix smashed on in the good days on Vinyl mixing right here to enjoy time and time again.
Live @ Candy Rave Party 3 - 2003
Here's a magic moment caught to enjoy forever. Back in 2003, I was invited to DJ in Japan with Sharkey so we could record an album 100% live at the event. I can remember being amazed at how much energy the ravers had! It was a small but completely packed buzzing club and I'm very grateful to everybody involved in making this album come to life.
300% Nu Energy - 2003
After 18 solid years of rave production and DJing, I took some time out from things to re-build my health and find a reliable career. After a jam-packed worldwide tour, the final task to undertake was to produce and release a farewell album. 'My Rave' journeys from Harddance to Freeform and Hardcore across two DJ mixes. Mix one features 16 original songs while disk 2 features a hand-picked selection of my own productions. The compilation was released as a limited-edition CD and digital download, however, the CDs have since sold out.
200% Nu Energy - 2002
The follow-up from 100% Nu Energy featured a DJ mix from myself and Sharkey B2B. This was a great era with the Nu Energy Collective Live PA performing BPM-building sets for Frantic, Pendragon, and Logic. It was so cool bridging the gap between two scenes with music that keeps people dancing harder, faster, and longer! The CD has been sold out for many years but like all my albums, I'm offering you the audio to stream time and time again for free right here.
100% Nu Energy - 2001
Here's a blast from the past - my 100% Nu Energy CD album from 2001 where I crossed the boundaries of hard dance and freeform in a blistering BPM-building DJ mix that just gets on getting faster. This album concept was proposed by Ola at Just Another Label who had links to the HMV stores in that era. His idea was to create a super cheap album series at £1.99 retail price each so we could get as many CDs sold to get the music known far and wide. The plan worked perfectly with hundreds of new fans discovering the NEC through the CD series. Here you can hear the whole album in full time and time again.
Chemical Generation Vol. 2 - 1999
The first Chemical Generation album was really well received and bought a lot of attention to the underground sounds of hardcore and hard trance of that era. the second CD continued to offer up new music on a low-budget CD compilation available in all the HMV stores to bring attention to the music and artists.
Check out my DJ mix b2b with Sharkey from the album series right here.
Chemical Generation - 1999
The Chemical Generation CD album was a concept born from the Stage 1000 Music Company aka Just Another Label. This was the era when the Freeform sound was developing and there started to be an uprising in the underground sound of hardcore as opposed to the everyday cheese. Chemical Generation was a budget CD album stocked in all the major HMV stores designed to bring attention to the music, artists, and labels that were daring to be bold and different at that time. You can hear my offering with DJ Fury towards the compilation right here.
Off Yer Nut!! - 1999
I was approached by a record company to be part of a multi DJ mix album concept representing all the different styles of Hardcore at the time. The CD featured a series of shorter mixes from DJ Slam, Jimmy J, Vinyl Groover, DJ Fury, Brisk, and myself. My job was to represent the freeform sounds that were a new concept in that era. Check out my mix right here which at the time was full of exclusive new songs.
Hardcore Innovators - 1998
This was the first major record compilation I had been asked to compile and mix. It came at a time when I was first branching out into the more forward-thinking and underground sounds of hardcore trying to inject some excitement into my DJ sets at a time when everything else was starting to sound the same. I rallied together as many of the producers that also felt the same to be able to compile something that covered a range of emotions to take the listener on a journey. The album was really well received and helped to bring a lot of attention to the labels that would soon join forces to soon-to-become the Nu Energy Collective. You can hear my full DJ mix for the album right here.
Freeformers - 1999 - Dream Magazine CD
It's fair to say that this CD became the launch of the whole 'Freeform' genre. Back then, our underground music had been coined as 'Trancecore' however it was felt by many that it was not purely trance-based, and associating the word trance with it limited what could be done musically. Everybody involved in the underground movement of that era felt that we were trying to free the boundaries and structures that had somebody made many songs of that era sound the same. We all wanted to have the freedom to make some songs dark, some happy, some euphoric, some breakbeat, some hard, and some progressive. When we were approached by Dream magazine to have an article and front cover CD representing our movement, we collectively called ourselves 'The Freformers' as a headline for the magazine. the name seemed to stick and went on to become the brand of our music being called 'Freeform'
I'm still sourcing the audio from this compilation.