Critical Mass (Dutch band)

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Critical Mass was a Dutch happy hardcore act that was active from 1994 till 1999 during the happy hardcore period. They scored several hits in the Netherlands. Members of the group were producer Huib Schippers, Dave van Hasselaar and Ed Bout. Later, female singer Ludmilla Odijk and rapper Danny Haenraets aka MC Energie joined the group.

Biography

In 1994

. With the song "Dancing Together" Critical Mass scored a hit. That same year Critical Mass were given a face by female singer Ludmilla Odijk and rapper MC Energie.

In 1996 the band had a few hits with singles like "Burnin' Love", "Believe In The Future" and "Happy Generation". Later that year ID&T announced that Critical Mass would be combined with 2 Unlimited. In 1997, when happy hardcore became less popular in the Netherlands, the single "Together In Dreams" was produced. This single was a lot less successful than expected. Bout and Van Hasselaar decided to change their career by trying different styles of music. In 1999 their last single came out, called "In Your Eyes".

In 2008, the group came back together, with their original line-up, to perform on different happy hardcore parties.

Discography

Single title	Release date	Charting in the Dutch Top 40			Comments
		Date of entry	Highest	Weeks
Psychotic Break	1994				Label: Rough Trade
Burnin' Love	1995
Dancing Together	1995	26-8-1995	37
Burnin' Love	1996	20-1-1996	9	10	Re-release
Believe In The Future	1996	15-6-1996	10	7
Happy Generation	1996	28-12-1996	23	6
Together In Dreams	1997
In Your Eyes	1999				Label: BYTE

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