Anabolic Frolic is a happy hardcore

Happy hardcore

Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...

 DJ from Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 who is known for the Happy 2b Hardcore CD series and the Hullabaloo!

Hullabaloo (rave)

Hullabaloo was a rave promotions company based in Toronto, Canada. Hullabaloo was started in 1997 by DJ Anabolic Frolic as a way to promote Happy Hardcore music and the kind of event that got back to the roots of what a rave was...

 promotion he threw in Toronto, Ontario. His real name is Chris Samojlenko. He was born in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 in 1974 and was raised by his grandmother.

Chris Samojlenko first started being interested in Happy Hardcore upon listening to a randomly chosen UK import mixed tape at the now defunct rave shop X-static in 1995. He taught himself to DJ on a pair of used turntables bought from a pawnshop for $100 CAD

Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

. It was the only way he could listen to the music he loved in Toronto (or anywhere in North America then), mainly because he didn't go to raves at the time. Frolic began importing and re-selling Happy Hardcore vinyl

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 from the UK.

At age 21, Samojlenko became interested in it as a lifestyle. He started Nokturnal Records out of his bedroom, importing and selling vinyl records online. In 1996, he moved into a small, windowless office, sleeping on the floor for the next two years while trying to make a go of his DJ career and his events production company, Hullabaloo!.

He was signed by Steve Levy, a co-owner of the international music label Moonshine Records, after sending them an unsolicited mixed tape and, according to his own website, a faked magazine article he had a friend write for him.

The first Happy 2b Hardcore release in 1997 sold 100,000 copies. Chris also met Robin Grainer that year—a fan from Southern California who would become his wife.

In 2000, Samojlenko was banned from ever entering the United States due to visa

Visa (document)

A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...

 violations, but this ban was lifted after a period of three years. To add to his legal problems, his American fiancée at the time also did not have status in Canada. Despite these professional and personal uncertainties, however, Samojlenko put out Happy2bHardcore Chapters Four and Five, producing two of the tracks on the latter, as well as continuing to organise his Hullabaloo events.

Currently, there are eight Happy 2b Hardcore albums by Anabolic Frolic released, and he co-hosted an online radio show called HappyHourRadio with his "DJ crony" Silver1. HappyHourRadio ceased late 2004/early 2005 and the last Hullabaloo! event was held on July 14, 2007 (One More Group Hug).

Discography

• The Frolic Files - Happy Hardcore Level 1 (August, 1996)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 1 (January 21, 1997)
• Live @ Not The End 2 (April, 1997)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 1: Something Good (June 21, 1997)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 2 (September 9, 1997)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 2: Return of the Vibe (September 10, 1997)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 3: Love & Magic (November 22, 1997)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 4: Into the Blue (February 7, 1998)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 5: Meltdown (April 24, 1998)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 6: Birthday Funtopia (June 27, 1998)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! WEMF Stage 98 (July 18–20, 1998)
• Live @ Destiny/Next Junction (October 3, 1998)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 7: Electric Dreams (October 10, 1998)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 8: Rush Hour (December 8, 1998)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 9: Big Top (February 6, 1999)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 10: Foreverland (April 17, 1999)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 3 (April 20, 1999)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 11: Birthday Funtopia 2 (June 19, 1999)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! WEMF Stage 99 (July 19–20, 1999)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 12: View to a Thrill (October 9, 1999)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 13: For Those Who Know (UK Vs Canada) (December 4, 1999)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 14: Ooh Crikey... Wot a Scorcher! (February 5, 2000)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 4 (February 22, 2000)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 15: Through the Looking Glass (Cancelled - Replaced with "Group Hug") (April 15, 2000)
• Live @ World Electronic Music Festival 2000 (July 15, 2000)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! WEMF Stage 2000 (August 2–4, 2000)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 16: Birthday Funtopia 3 (October 7, 2000)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 17: Space Invader (December 9, 2000)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 5 (January 23, 2001)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 18: Rhythm of Life (February 3, 2001)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 19: Group Hug 2001 (April 20, 2001)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! WEMF Stage 2001 (August 2–4, 2001)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 20: The Hullabaloo! iDance Pre-Party (September 1, 2001)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 6: The Final Chapter (November 6, 2001)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 21: Turn Up The Music (November 10, 2001)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 22: Make Believe (February 16, 2002)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 23: Field of Dreams (May 11, 2002)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 24: The Anthems (July 5, 2002)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! WEMF Stage 2002 (July 19–20, 2002)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 25: Warp Factor (September 28, 2002)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 26: Digital Outlaws (December 14, 2002)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 7: A New Beginning (January 21, 2003)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 27: Power Of Dreams (February 8, 2003)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 28: Get Hype (April 19, 2003)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 29: Stay Here Forever (July 5, 2003)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 30: Fires in the Sky (September 20, 2003)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 31: Enchanted (December 6, 2003)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 32: Accelerator (February 7, 2004)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 33: Sail Away (April 17, 2004)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 34: Birthday Funtopia 7 (July 3, 2004)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 35: Drift on a Dream (September 18, 2004)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 36: Back & Forth (December 11, 2004)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 37: Pacific Sun (February 5, 2005)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 36: Lost in Space (April 30, 2005)
• Live @ The Hullabaloo! Pre-Party Extravaganza (July 8, 2005)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 37: All Good Things (July 9, 2005)
• Happy 2b Hardcore Chapter 8: The Lost Mix (March 5, 2007)
• Live @ Hullabaloo! 38: One More Group Hug (July 14, 2007)

Chapter 1

This was the start to the series of albums released by Anabolic Frolic, and was released on January 21, 1997.

• Track list

1. Reach Out - Eruption
2. Higher Love - JDS
3. Go Insane - DJ DNA
4. Feel The Power - DJ Codeine & Unknown
5. It's Not Over - Seduction & Dougal
6. Forever - Bananaman
7. Here I Am - DJ Demo, DJ Ham, Justin Time
8. Surrender - Eruption
9. Here We Go Again - DJ Ham
10. I Believe - DJ Stompy
11. Heart Of Gold - Force & Styles
12. Muzik - DJ Demo
13. Dawn of a New Era - DJ Stompy
14. Let The Music - Eruption
15. Now is the Time - Scott Brown Vs Dj Rab S
16. Wanting To Get High - Hixxy

Chapter 2

The second chapter in the series was released on September 9, 1997.

• Track list

1. Crowd Control [Vinylygroover remix] - Ramos, Supreme
2. Killer - Demo
3. Eternity - Jimmy J, Jenka, Justin Time
4. Time - Vinylgroover
5. You're Mine - DJ Demo
6. Cloudy Daze - Bang!
7. 12" Of Love [97 remix]
8. I Feel You - DJ Fade, Martina
9. Natural High [Anabolic Frolic's H2BH] - Unknown
10. Kick Your Legs
11. See The Light - Brisk, Lenny, Trixxy
12. Big Up The Bass - Blaze
    Blaze (band)
    Blaze is a house-music group formed in 1984 in New Jersey, USA.-Career:It was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge, and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend...
    
    
13. Sweet In The Pocket '97 - Justin Time, Blaze
    Blaze (band)
    Blaze is a house-music group formed in 1984 in New Jersey, USA.-Career:It was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge, and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend...
    
    
14. Get into Love - Anti-Social
15. People's Party [remix] - Hixxy
    Hixxy
    Hixxy or DJ Hixxy, born Ian Hicks, is a British UK Hardcore and previously happy hardcore DJ and musician from Portsmouth, England....
    
    , Sunset Regime
16. Keep On Trying

Chapter 3

The third chapter in the series was released on April 20, 1999.

• Track list

1. Distant Skies - Unique
2. Break Of Dawn - Bang!
   Bang! (hardcore)
   Bang! are a British Happy Hardcore group from the late 1990s originally consisting of producer Nick Arnold, Tom Orton and female vocalist Donna Grassie. Nick Arnold and Tom Orton had previously been a members of the band Smart E's, who reached 2 in the UK in 1992 with their cover of the theme tune...
   
   
3. Eurolove - Brisk, Trixxy
4. Wonderful World [Brisk remix] - Triple J
5. Sunrize - Trixxy
6. Don't Go Away - Visa
7. Shooting Star - Bang!
   Bang! (hardcore)
   Bang! are a British Happy Hardcore group from the late 1990s originally consisting of producer Nick Arnold, Tom Orton and female vocalist Donna Grassie. Nick Arnold and Tom Orton had previously been a members of the band Smart E's, who reached 2 in the UK in 1992 with their cover of the theme tune...
   
   
8. Innovate - Innovate
9. Sensation -Sy & Demo
10. Till We Meet Again - DJ Slam
11. You Belong To Me - Eternity, King Size
12. Tears Run Cold - Sy & Demo
13. Pleasure And Pain [Justin Time remix] - Ad-Man, Demo
14. Eye Opener -Brisk, Trixxy
15. Let Me Play - DJ Hyperactive

Chapter 4

The fourth chapter in the series was released on February 22, 2000.

• Track list

1. Space Odyssey - Vinylgroover & Trixxy
2. Everytime I Close My Eyes - Scott Brown
   Scott Brown (DJ)
   Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
   
   , Gillian Tenant
3. Better Day [Sy & Unknown remix] - GBT Inc.
4. Hear Me - Mr. X
5. All That You See & Hear - Elevate
6. John Gotti's Revenge - Vinygroover & Trixxy
7. Raver's Anthem - MC Storm, Sy & Unknown
8. Run To Me [Brisk remix] - Elogic
9. Elysium - Scott Brown
   Scott Brown (DJ)
   Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
   
   
10. Love Of My Life [Brisk remix] - Northern Lights
11. I Want You - Lisa Abbott, BDB
12. Mirror Of Love - Ina
13. Clearly Now [Brisk remix] - Frisky & Daniella
14. Give Me A Reason - Bang!
    Bang! (hardcore)
    Bang! are a British Happy Hardcore group from the late 1990s originally consisting of producer Nick Arnold, Tom Orton and female vocalist Donna Grassie. Nick Arnold and Tom Orton had previously been a members of the band Smart E's, who reached 2 in the UK in 1992 with their cover of the theme tune...
    
    
15. See Me Climb [Brisk remix] - Stealth

Chapter 5

The fifth chapter of the series was released on January 23, 2001

• Track list

1. Music I Like - Fabulous Faber
2. Blue Moon -DJ Kaos, Ethos
3. Excitement - Fabulous Faber
4. Feels So Right - Anabolic Frolic
5. Lost Generation - Scott Brown
   Scott Brown (DJ)
   Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
   
   
6. Sail Away [Trixxy mix]
7. Sunshine - Force & Styles
8. Stay With Me - DJ Demo, The Sy Project
9. Pilgrim 2000 - Scott Brown
   Scott Brown (DJ)
   Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
   
   
10. Shelter Me - Anabolic Frolic
11. 2000 Style - Robbie Long
12. Take It From The Groove [DNA and Breeze mix]
13. Oblivion [Ham mix]
14. Space Invader [Scott Brown remix] - Euphony
15. Power Of Love - Q-Tex

Chapter 6: The Final Chapter

The sixth and "final" chapter was released on November 6, 2001.

• Track list

1. Drift On A Dream - Ethos
2. All I Need [Kaos remix]- Visa
3. Turn Up The Music - Scott Brown
   Scott Brown (DJ)
   Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
   
   
4. Deep Inside - DJ UFO
5. Jump A Little Higher - Breeze
   Mark Breeze
   Mark Breeze, also known as DJ Breeze , is a UK Hardcore producer based in the United Kingdom. He is most known for his songs "Let's Fly" and "Jump A Little Higher", and frequently contributes DJ mixes to hardcore compilation series such as the Clubland X-Treme Hardcore series.He is mostly known in...
   
    & MC Storm
6. Euphoric State - DNA
7. Toy Town [remix] - Hixxy
   Hixxy
   Hixxy or DJ Hixxy, born Ian Hicks, is a British UK Hardcore and previously happy hardcore DJ and musician from Portsmouth, England....
   
    & Sharkey
   DJ Sharkey
   Sharkey is a British record producer, disc jockey, and rapper. Sharkey co-created a style of hardcore techno known as freeform or freeform hardcore.-Career:...
   
   
8. Roll The Track - Interstate
9. Look At Me Now - Force & Styles
10. Influence - DJ Slam & Helix
    DJ Helix
    Helix is a male United Kingdomer who has been a disc jockey and music producer since the 1990s, whose real name is Matt Carlton.[1] He has been DJing in the happy hardcore scene and producing hardcore techno music since the mid-1990s.[1]...
    
    
11. Flyin High - DJ UFO & Stu J
12. About U - DNA & Ham
13. Can't Stop - [Brisk remix] - Midas
14. Come Together - Hixxy
15. Make Believe - Force & Styles

Chapter 7: A New Beginning

The 7th chapter of the series, is the revival of the initial series, was released on January 21, 2003.

• Track list

1. Intro- MC Jumper @ Hullabaloo
2. Don't Cry For Me - Dougal & Innovate
3. Like An Angel - Q-tex
4. Follow Me[Breeze and Styles remix]- Force & Styles
5. Fly With You - DJ Fade
6. Power Of Dreams - DJ Impact
7. Create - DJ Ufo
8. I'm Ready - Hixxy
9. Shine a Light - Nimrod
10. Definition of a Badboy - Hardcore Authority
11. My Way[Hixxy remix] - Antisocial
12. Lost - Kaos & Ethos
13. Till The Day [Blizzard remix] - Blaze!
14. Get Hype - Dougal & Gammer
15. You're Shining - Breeze & Styles
16. Just Accept It - Hixxy Ft. MC Storm

Chapter 8: The Lost Mix

The 8th chapter of the series, was given to all the attendees of the Hullabaloo! event "One More Group Hug" on July 14, 2007.

• Track list

1. Break of Dawn (Scott Brown remix) - Force & Jack Speed feat. Lisa Abbott
2. Through the Darkness (Dougal & Gammar remix) - Mickey Skeedale feat. Jenna
3. Lift Me Up - Various Artists
4. Ordinary People - Dougal & Gammer
5. 24/7 (Breeze & Styles remix) - Eclipse
6. Shadow of a Memory - Arkitech
7. Heaven's Above (Hixxy remix) - Adam Harris
8. Fires in the Sky - Dougal & Gammer
9. Pay Attention - DJ Ham
10. Neckbreaker (Essential Platinum remix) - Scott Brown
11. You're My Angel - Breeze & Styles
12. Make the Beat Drop - Scott Brown
13. True Awareness - Vagabond feat. MC Casper
14. Stay Here Forever - Brisk & Fade
15. Heartbeats (Scott Brown remix) - Breeze & Styles
16. Field of Dreams - Force & Styles

Sources

• Anabolic Frolic's personal webpage
• Happy Hardcore Online database (CD track listings)
• Anabolic Frolic on MySpace
• Article about closure

External links

• Hullabaloo!
• Hullabaloo! on YouTube