Silvio Aquila

The end of the roaring nineties was near....

A decade of dance evolution stood the test of time.

It's 1998 and it was finally time for the age of reverse bass.

Some people will say Mauro Picotto developed the typical round 'whoomp' sound, others will say Flamman & Abraxas was the first with their track Used & Abused back in 1995. But this typical sound became a trademark of what is known now as the genre 'Early Hardstyle'.

Mauro Picotto used this sound quite often and so other Italian dj's, Hardtrance dj's from Germany, Hardhouse producers from the UK and the Netherlands copied the sound. And from this mixture of music, came the birth of Hardstyle. Q-Dance coined this name in 2002, made from the words 'hardcore' and 'oldstyle'. Q-Dance started these uptempo events after the glory days of Hardcore in 2001, to fill in the gap. People were in need of something new, fresh and exciting and Q-Dance answered the call successfully.

This is 'THE AGE OF REVERSE BASS'

Another project by Silvio Aquila - your guide in these chronicles of the Early Hardstyle period from 1998 up to and including the year 2005.

Today your history teacher will take you back to the year 2004 - the next step in the evolution of Reverse Bass...

Tracklist;

01 - DJ Wag - The Day The Earth Caught Fire (Pro-Active ix)

02 - Mos Phat - Sceptic

03 - Nicci Versaci - Dirty Fatness (Lacargo remix)

04 - The Beholder & Max Enforcer - Pulse Protraction (Warptool mix)

05 - DJ Isaac - Focus (Derb remix)

06 - DJ Stardust - Godzilla (DJ Stardust Destruction mix)

07 - Tatact - Your Body (Tatanka mix)

08 - DJ Activator Vs Driverspeed - Feel the Drums

09 - DJ Rezonanze & DJ Reezer - Are You Ready (DJ Michael rmx)

10 - Philippe Rochard - Bounce Da Beat (Brennan's Zero2Nine remix)

(NOTE: It takes a lot of time and effort to select these tracks, edit, mix, record and finish my mixes. Could you please show some love by sharing this mix on your socials, tag me in it and I will be forever grateful! 🙏)

From time to time I play at a radioshow called The Megachoice - Megabeat Club on OOG radio (Groningen). And every chance I do something out of the ordinary, I don't play Early / Classics Hardstyle.

This show is a nice way to also present myself with different genres, which I like a lot too!

So this time I did a Trance Classics set, hope you guys like it :)

Tracklist;

01 - Gouryella - Walhalla

02 - Rank 1 - Awakening

03 - Allure - No More Tears

04 - Mauro Picotto - New Time New Place

05 - Ron Van Den Beuken - Timeless (RVDB remix)

06 - Don Diablo - Acceleration (Svenson & Gielen remix)

07 - Tiësto - Traffic

08 - System F & Armin Van Buuren - Exhale

09 - Veracocha - Carte Blanche

10 - 4 Strings - Turn It Around (Vocal mix)

11 - Energy - Cafe Del Mar (Marco V remix)

< LOST & FOUND _ BOX 10 - 2011 >

Instead of putting the "usual suspects" in my mixes, I'm going up to a hidden level in the game.

A concept that's all about those special edits, free releases, crazy bootlegs, rare vinyl rips, cool remixes, obscure B-sides, unreleased tracks and other (pretty) unknown classics....

I believe these tracks also deserve a platform, for you... to (re)discover those forgotten gems.

Every month I will dig in my boxes with dusty records, to pick out ten golden classics from a certain year and put them in a mix for ya!

Enjoy the 10th mix with tracks from the year 2011.....

Tracklist;

01 - The Beholder and Digital Punk - Machine Master

02 - Degos & Re-Done - Yes We Know

03 - Catatonic Overload & Geck-O - Rotten From The Inside

04 - DJ Thera & Deetox - Silly Games

05 - Donkey Rollers - Chaos

06 - Main Concern - Pineapple

07 - Tatarola - Insane (Tatanka remix)

08 - Ruffneck & Miss Twilight - No Turning Back (High Voltage remix)

09 - Delete - Eden

10 - DHHD - Funky Shit (Degos & Re-Done's Skuimbek mix)

(NOTE: It takes a lot of time and effort to select these tracks, edit, mix, record and finish my mixes. Could you please show some love by sharing this mix on your socials, tag me in it and I will be forever grateful! 🙏)

The end of the roaring nineties was near....

A decade of dance evolution stood the test of time.

It's 1998 and it was finally time for the age of reverse bass.

Some people will say Mauro Picotto developed the typical round 'whoomp' sound, others will say Flamman & Abraxas was the first with their track Used & Abused back in 1995. But this typical sound became a trademark of what is known now as the genre 'Early Hardstyle'.

Mauro Picotto used this sound quite often and so other Italian dj's, Hardtrance dj's from Germany, Hardhouse producers from the UK and the Netherlands copied the sound. And from this mixture of music, came the birth of Hardstyle. Q-Dance coined this name in 2002, made from the words 'hardcore' and 'oldstyle'. Q-Dance started these uptempo events after the glory days of Hardcore in 2001, to fill in the gap. People were in need of something new, fresh and exciting and Q-Dance answered the call successfully.

This is 'THE AGE OF REVERSE BASS'

Another project by Silvio Aquila - your guide in these chronicles of the Early Hardstyle period from 1998 up to and including the year 2005.

Today your history teacher will take you back to the year 2003 - the next step in the evolution of Reverse Bass...

Tracklist;

01 - Spiritual Project - The Big Light (Hardtrance mix)

02 - DuMonde - Human

03 - Dana - Here We Go!

04 - Luna meets Trilok & Chiren - So Many More

05 - Cenoginerz - Let The Bassline Get Ya! (Hard mix)

06 - Hunter - Sweetie (Hardstyle Masterz remix)

07 - DJ Zany - In My Mind

08 - Smashing Guys - Pump Up The Sound

09 - Jim Noizer - Up & Down

10 - Speedwave - Hear The Drummer Get Wicked (Raw mix)

(NOTE: It takes a lot of time and effort to select these tracks, edit, mix, record and finish my mixes. Could you please show some love by sharing this mix on your socials, tag me in it and I will be forever grateful! 🙏)

Tof om te zien dat er toch nog events in het noorden van ons landje zijn!

En laat deze nou een leuke dj contest organiseren, call me in :)

Tracklist;

01 - Showtek - Seid Ihr Bereit (2007 mix)

02 - Technoboy - Vita

03 - The Prophet - Cocain Bizznizz

04 - Brennan Heart - Rush The Rmx

05 - Headhunterz - Aiming For Ur Brain

06 - Davide Sonar - Beatz 4 U

07 - Noisecontrollers - Aliens

08 - Showtek - Shout Out (Donkey Rollers rmx)

09 - The Raiders - A Feeling (original mix)

10 - Technoboy - Dub Into Deep (Silvio Aquila mashup)

Here's my entry for the VWAB x HCL Indoor DJ Contest....

Another shot to compete for area 2, where it's all about the hidden pearls.

Something right up my sleeve as you know guys! :)

Tracklist;

01 - Wasted Penguinz - Anxiety (Tuneboy remix)

02 - Josh & Wesz - Catch The Anti

03 - D-Block & S-te-Fan ft 4 Strings - Catch A Revelation (Qlimax 2010 edit)

04 - Code Black - Give You Up

05 - Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash - Reload [ft John Martin] (Omegatypez remix)

06 - A-Lusion - Don't Wanna Know (2012 mix)

07 - Phuture Noize - What It's All About

08 - Geck-O - It's What We Are (Headhunterz edit)

09 - Abject - In Our Memories (Frontliner's Sweet Dreams Medley 2009 mix)

10 - Wasted Penguinz - Let's Get Wasted [ft Mc Nolz] (Wasted Festival Anthem 2013)

< LOST & FOUND _ BOX 9 - 2007 >

Instead of putting the "usual suspects" in my mixes, I'm going up to a hidden level in the game.

A concept that's all about those special edits, free releases, crazy bootlegs, rare vinyl rips, cool remixes, obscure B-sides, unreleased tracks and other (pretty) unknown classics....

I believe these tracks also deserve a platform, for you... to (re)discover those forgotten gems.

Every month I will dig in my boxes with dusty records, to pick out ten golden classics from a certain year and put them in a mix for ya!

Enjoy the 9th mix with tracks from the year 2007.....

Tracklist;

01 - The Hose - My Little Stalker (Technoboy Opera mix)

02 - The Prophet - The Force (Defqon 2007)

03 - DJ Isaac - Impressed

04 - Da Revolutionists - Postal (Zatox remix)

05 - Outsiders - Origination

06 - Deepack - Tha Roof Iz On Fire (Frank-E & Mars-L meets Calypso mix)

07 - The Prophet vs Deepack - Stampuhh! (Beholder & Max Enforcer emix)

08 - Da Juve - Dinnaken

09 - DJ Syro - No More Hardtraxx

10 - Deepack - Here's Johnny (Brennan Heart remix)

(NOTE: It takes a lot of time and effort to select these tracks, edit, mix, record and finish my mixes. Could you please show some love by sharing this mix on your socials, tag me in it and I will be forever grateful! 🙏)

The end of the roaring nineties was near....

A decade of dance evolution stood the test of time.

It's 1998 and it was finally time for the age of reverse bass.

Some people will say Mauro Picotto developed the typical round 'whoomp' sound, others will say Flamman & Abraxas was the first with their track Used & Abused back in 1995. But this typical sound became a trademark of what is known now as the genre 'Early Hardstyle'.

Mauro Picotto used this sound quite often and so other Italian dj's, Hardtrance dj's from Germany, Hardhouse producers from the UK and the Netherlands copied the sound. And from this mixture of music, came the birth of Hardstyle. Q-Dance coined this name in 2002, made from the words 'hardcore' and 'oldstyle'. Q-Dance started these uptempo events after the glory days of Hardcore in 2001, to fill in the gap. People were in need of something new, fresh and exciting and Q-Dance answered the call successfully.

This is 'THE AGE OF REVERSE BASS'

Another project by Silvio Aquila - your guide in these chronicles of the Early Hardstyle period from 1998 up to and including the year 2005.

Today your history teacher will take you back to the year 2002 - the next step in the evolution of Reverse Bass...

Tracklist;

01 - Marc la Cruz - Eriel

02 - CJ Ash - Machines (Spaceboy mix)

03 - Derb - In Africa (Club mix)

04 - Langenhagen - Moinsen (Lars Palmas remix)

05 - DJ Shredda - Chainsaw (The Crow remix)

06 - Cenoginerz - You Like The Bass (wwwdjzany.nl rmx)

07 - Beam vs Cyrus - All Over The World (DJ Isaac remix)

08 - Yves Deruyter - Back To Earth (DJ Scot Project mix)

09 - 4 Navigators feat DJ Vortex - Follow Me

10 - The Raiders - Electric Ant (Explosion In The Anthill mix)

(NOTE: It takes a lot of time and effort to select these tracks, edit, mix, record and finish my mixes. Could you please show some love by sharing this mix on your socials, tag me in it and I will be forever grateful! 🙏)

This is the liveset I did at the SMICE (by Smirnoff stage) on Decibel Outdoor 2026.

Tried some experimental transitions and wanted to be unique with my track selection....

Tracklist;

01 - The Prophet & JDX - Revolting Dream (Silvio Aquila's copy & paste edit)

02 - JDX - Kick It In Ur Face (remix)

03 - Unknown Analoq - MFG

04 - Tuneboy - Housensation (DJ Isaac remix)

05 - DJ Zany - Widowmaker

06 - Brennan Heart - Innocence (Exclusive Qlimax DJ tool)

07 - Tat & Zat - Gold Medley With Strange

08 - Headhunterz - Left Some Answerz

09 - Dark Oscillators - Food For Woofers (Silvio Aquila's C-Style mix)

10 - Southstylers - Nok Joe Douwn

11 - Max Enforcer - Catchin' Up

12 - Mr Puta - Mr Puta Live At Sensation

13 - The Pitcher - Sleeping

14 - Zatox - Tanz Electrik (Hard mix)

15 - Automatic DJ'z - Mad Lay Number Three

16 - The Prophet - Dipswitch

17 - A-Lusion - Drummer Beat

18 - Abject - Feel So Good (original)

This is the set I played at Pearl Village 2026...

A local but nice and cosy festival with different area's and a stage specially for the harder styles.

I played maybe bit different than usual, but hey... it was so much fun! :)

Tracklist;

01 - Primeshock - Primetime

02 - TNT x Isaac x Brennan Heart - Power Hour Is My Style (Silvio Aquila's Copy & Paste)

03 - Wildstylez - Encore

04 - Frontliner - Warphole (2014 edit)

05 - Frequencerz - The Unknown

06 - Walt - Let The Music Play (D-Block & S-te-Fan remix)

07 - Psyko Punkz - Love This Life

08 - Headhunterz - Our Church

09 - Max Enforcer & Frontliner - Wknd

10 - Noisecontrollers and Bass Modulators - Rocked Up

11 - Keltek - Down To Earth

12 - The Nasty Boyz - Angel

13 - The Prophet vs ZZN - Caramba Mexico (Silvio Aquila DJ tool)

14 - Donkey Rollers - What We Are (Silvio Aquila's Extended DJ edit

15 - Headhunterz - Destiny

16 - TNT - Teknogym 2k19

17 - Frontliner - TBA 2 (One More Time)

18 - Tatanka - Tokyo Reload

19 - Noisecontrollers Bass Modulators - Solar

20 - Andy Svge - Gravity