11/11/2025
Hi people!
Here’s a new tribute mix I’ve made and this time it’s all about Sensation, the Black edition! Here’s a bit of history about Sensation Black;
Sensation Black was a Dutch dance festival organized from 2002 to 2012, focusing on "darker" music genres such as hardstyle and hardcore. In 2007, the name was changed to "Black" to avoid confusion with the international festival Sensation (formerly Sensation White). The festival was initially held at the Amsterdam ArenA, later at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.
Music style: Sensation Black was known for its focus on harder dance genres, such as hardstyle and hardcore. This was a contrast to the original "Sensation," which focused on trance and house.
Development: The event began in 2002 and ran at the Amsterdam ArenA until 2008.
Relocation: Subsequent editions, up to and including 2012, were held at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.
Name change: In 2007, the name was changed to "Black" to distinguish it from the international festival "Sensation." There was also a special edition at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp in 2007.
Although I had never attended any editions of Sensation myself, I did had a lot of the compilations in my collection. I've selected, in my opinion, some of the coolest tracks that defined the first few hours from the earlier Black editions. Starting with some groovy club-techno tracks and build up towards some pumping Hard Trance in combination with a few Early Hardstyle tracks!
Iridium DJ Presents a Tribute to Sensation Black - November 2025
Tracklist:
00. Sensation Black Intro
01. Fierce Ruling Diva - Rubb It In (Raoul Luciano Remix)
02. Benjamin Bates - Locked Up! (Tin Men Sensational Rework)
03. X-press 2 - Smoke Machine
04. Cirez D - Control Freak
05. Mauro Picotto & Riccardo Ferri - New Time New Place
06. System F - Dance Valley Theme 2001
07. Marco V - More Than A Life Away (Original Mix)
08. Sander van Doorn - A.K.A. (Sander van Doorn Remix)
09. Remy & Roland Klinkenberg - Till Ya Drop
10. Mauro Picotto & Riccardo Ferri - Alchemist
11. Marco V - Atlanta 02022002
12. Don Diablo - Anarchy (Don Diablo vs. Meredith Mix)
13. Marcel Woods - Static State (Original Mix)
14. Armani & Ghost - Funk That
15. Lambda - Hold On Tight (Kaylab & Reeloop Remix)
16. DJ Frost - Poison (Grey & Frost Club Mix)
17. E-Craig - The Beat Goes On (Sam Sharp Remix)
18. Sa.Vee.Oh. - Loop Hole (Original Mix)
19. DJ Luna - Mindspace
20. Tommy Pulse - Land of the Lost
21. Norman DJ - Go Back (DJ Session One 303 Remix)
22. Essential DJ-Team - Bad Boyz (Club Mix)
23. Walt - Bring The Pain (Original Mix)
24. DJ Jorn - This Is Your Brain (Original Mix)
25. Ultra Tech - Bel-E-Ve
26. The Beholder & Max Enforcer - Pulse Protraction (Bitcrusher Mix)
27. U-Turn - Dead End (Original Mix)
28. Sensation - The Anthem 2002 (Dana Remix)
Hi people! Here’s a new tribute mix I’ve made and this time it’s all about Sensation, the Black edition! Here’s a bit of history about Sensation Black; Sensation Black was a Dutch dance festival or
