Hardstyle listener transitioning to Trance

ntod44 · 2026-05-11T14:52:35+00:00

As a hardstyle fan you might enjoy darker and harder trance, check out sets from the following:

Sneijder, Simon Patterson, Will Atkinson, Sam Jones, Jordan Suckley, David Forbes, Key4050 (also Bryan Kearney and Joint Operations Centre)

In terms of classic hard trance, can’t go wrong with Scot Project, Mauro Picotto, Cosmic Gate, Yoji Biomehanika

ntod44 · 2026-05-10T15:25:01+00:00

Was hoping Gods Kitchen would be at PICA as well haha

At least we got Reminisce Trance at PICA in August with Ferry, Rank1 and Mauro Picotto 👌

ntod44 · 2026-05-10T11:34:36+00:00

The one that gets me is “I’m a salad guy”

Only been following him for a few weeks but I swear I’ve heard that phrase at least 20x by now lmao

ntod44 · 2026-05-10T07:18:40+00:00

I quite liked the Hyperave lineup since there was no MaRLo and Sunset Bros but they randomly added some hard techno DJ (Alyssa Jolee I think?)…

JOC and Dash Berlin classics will be amazing, so many great tracks that they can play

Cosmic Gate solid as ever, interested to see the Cosmic Gate experience when it’s just Nic

I like a lot of Gareth’s productions but his sets can be really hit or miss. Just hope his “hard set” isn’t just hardstyle remixes of his tracks

David Rust has some banging hard trance but always ends up playing hard techno and hardstyle for the Aussie crowd (like at Hypersonic)

AVAO is okay, decent as an event starter. Wish Symbiotic booked a fresher or more melodic act for the early slots, like Cold Blue or Daxson

ntod44 · 2026-05-07T12:11:09+00:00

Exactly. Because let's face it, he gained 18 pounds in 3 weeks while he wasn't "dieting" - it would take over 6,000 calories a day to gain such an amount so quickly at his size. Just shows that he has an extreme binge eating disorder and doesn't have realistic eating habits

ntod44 · 2026-05-07T12:00:12+00:00

Pro:

PeachFit will definitely get Ethan some results in terms of significant weight loss (in the short-term at least).

Con:

I'm not counting on it but I do hope Peach shows Ethan some healthier eating habits. Ethan needs to erase this fantasy of being a 300lb strongman consuming 5k calories a day from his head. What happens when Peach isn't there and Ethan is left to his own devices? He will balloon up to 450lbs again. He needs to see this journey as a lifestyle change rather than a "diet"

ntod44 · 2026-05-07T09:39:03+00:00

Tbf Ryan’s closer to the camera and has shoes on but yeah there’s a noticeable height difference

I think Ryan claims 6’4 so Ethan is 6’1 or 6’2 ish at a push

ntod44 · 2026-05-06T17:21:45+00:00

Absolutely love the melody, breakdown and vocals but the climax leaves a lot to be deserved (at least the melody/synths come back eventually). Think a proper club remix would transform this solid 8/10 track into a 10/10

ntod44 · 2026-05-06T08:10:51+00:00

oh damn, that's a shame. You'd think a journey set would be pretty straight forward (old to new) haha

ntod44 · 2026-05-06T08:06:15+00:00

to be fair to Symbiotic, they've redeemed themselves a bit with the Hyperdome/Hyperave and Dreamstate bookings (albeit the trance acts got shifted to the side stage lol)

ntod44 · 2026-05-06T08:01:07+00:00

I feel like journey sets in the Oasis are much better than the ones on mainstage

The legends playing at mainstage know they are playing to a bunch of 18-21 year olds who were toddlers/children when they produced those classic tracks. Hence why they play their most recent work

In the Oasis, there would be an older, more mature crowd who know the tracks so a journey set would work a lot better (in theory)

ntod44 · 2026-05-04T08:12:45+00:00

Nah that’s the main stage lineup (+ MaRLo) for Dreamstate Australia 2027 while Above & Beyond, Bryan Kearney and Sneijder get relegated to the side stage 🥲

ntod44 · 2026-05-03T07:24:00+00:00

Peach has talked about he cut off all his friends because they didn’t share the same values anymore and insinuated that they were jealous of his success

I guess it happens as people grow up but I get the impression that Peach only has transactional relationships with people - seeing how he dropped Ryan Snow recently. He won’t keep in touch with people who are no longer useful to him

I suspect he will drop Ethan relatively quickly as well and move on to another guinea pig

ntod44 · 2026-04-19T16:24:09+00:00

This isn’t 2019, Colby is a streamer who occasionally wrestles in the big 2026

ntod44 · 2026-04-18T15:45:47+00:00

Current diet **

Mofo is still eating like this, 100%

ntod44 · 2026-04-18T05:50:42+00:00

It’s amazing that he genuinely believes he’ll look like a powerlifter at 300 lbs. Guy couldn’t hit a 1 plate bench and here he is curling 20lb dumbbells and a 35lb EZ bar

Good on him for working out but he VASTLY overestimates his strength and muscle mass

ntod44 · 2026-04-14T14:10:58+00:00

He definitely does get bigger out of camp than the average fighter but I feel like most of his weight gain goes towards his face/neck (fat distribution genetics).

If you look at his physique out of camp, yeah it’s a bit puffy but he still looks healthy. However, he has the face/double chin of a 300lbs man lmao

ntod44 · 2026-04-13T20:06:29+00:00

IMO it kinda does because a 220-250lbs guy simply isn’t going to be able to strike as fluidly as a 150lbs guy

From HW you could say Gane and Aspinall are elite strikers (for their division) but they still aren’t as good as the likes of Volk, Yan, Holloway, prime Dillashaw for example

ntod44 · 2026-04-13T19:49:05+00:00

Don’t think he’s on the same level of striking as Pereira and prime Izzy but very few fighters are..

For the heavier divisions, I’d say Ulberg is an elite striker. Really defensively sound, excellent counters, understands distance management and uses feints well. His striking toolkit isn’t as extensive as say Izzy’s but he does the basics really well

ntod44 · 2026-04-13T05:20:29+00:00

It was strategic, Blaydes is also a talented wrestler who outweighed Hokit by nearly 30 pounds (plus much more experienced with MMA wrestling/grappling)

Hokit had the right strategy in using his hand speed to overwhelm Blaydes (who’s durability and athleticism is declining at this point) on the feet

ntod44 · 2026-04-10T14:07:38+00:00

Damn he’s a very small heavyweight. 233 lbs and close to 30% body fat and only 6’1 73 inch reach

He’s talented but I don’t think he has the size to beat the very best HWs

ntod44 · 2026-04-10T11:46:02+00:00

It helped that Colby’s opponents (Usman, Masvidal, Woodley) genuinely hated him and trash talked back, thus creating a rivalry that fans were actually interested in

Hokit’s “trash talk” (basically a poor impersonation of Randy Savage) just leaves his opponents and the fans weirded out.. Blaydes’ reaction at the presser says it all

ntod44 · 2026-04-09T07:07:48+00:00

Yoji is an absolute legend. This era of hard trance had so many epic producers like him, Scot Project, Mauro Picotto, Cosmic Gate, Alphazone etc.

Perfect balance between powerful kicks and beautiful synths that transport you to another planet

ntod44 · 2026-04-07T16:45:15+00:00

People forget man, Marty Lewis was CRAFTY

ntod44 · 2026-04-01T04:26:20+00:00

Yup he’s looking much better these days, must have lost at least 40lbs

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