I do remember lots of discussion about what else we could call it, because just didn’t sound very cool at all. Slipmatt: On one hand, I can proudly say, “Yeah, I started happy hardcore.” But some people will be like, “Oh yeah, Matt started that fucking happy hardcore thing.” I don’t remember who, where or when I first heard the term “happy hardcore”, but I imagine someone, somewhere probably described the new faster, kick-drum-led hardcore as “that happy stuff”. You could hear the formation of what was becoming happy hardcore.
That time was also the beginning of Hectic Records, Seduction’s Impact Records and Slipmatt’s Awesome label. Simultaneously, DJs like Ramos, Supreme and MC Marley were making similar moves with their RSR Records. But suddenly, they all started coming back.
The darker side of rave music crept in around 1993 – there were moodier breaks and strings, and the uplifting pianos and vocals were disappearing. Ian Hicks, AKA DJ Hixxy (DJ, producer, co-founder of the Raver Baby record label and the “Bonkers” compilation albums): I wouldn't really call “SMD 1” happy hardcore, but it was the beginning. Then that split happened, where half of the scene went towards what would become happy hardcore, and the other half became junglists. Back then, Carl Cox and Grooverider were playing the same music. If you listen to our early Dreamscape sets, it’s that original wave of rave. Murray invited us to play at Dreamscape – that’s where it all started. Then, in the early-90s, raves like Dreamscape and Helter Skelter emerged. Back then, it was illegal raves – I remember lots of crazy parties in the New Forest. Before I knew it, every Friday night they’d be off DJing and I’d be attempting some form of MCing. Richard Marlow, AKA MC Marley [pioneering MC): I went to clubs with my school mates, Ramos and Supreme, in Portsmouth. I had long hair, so everyone at school was like, “It’s got to be Dougal, like Magic Roundabout.” Seeing my name on that first flyer was a very special moment. You’re going to be warming this party up.” I didn’t even have a DJ name. DJ Dougal: I’d only played for Murray about four times when he said, “I’ve got this huge warehouse in Milton Keynes.
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