Bonzai & Trance

The Antwerp label that made Belgian trance a European export. Bonzai's roster and its sleeve art, the hard trance and hardcore records, and the club nights built around them.

Part of The Belgian Sound

32 moments in this segment.

1. 1992 - Red Bull Elektropedia presents: Bonzai Records - The Story. From Bonzai, one of the temples of Belgian club culture, Red Bull Elektropedia presents: Bonzai Records - The Story. (c. 1992).
2. 1995 - Yves Deruyter - "The Rebel". Yves Deruyter, the Cherry Moon/Bonzai king, with one of his signature hard-trance anthems.
3. 1995-06-15 - Belgian Retro Trance & House 90s mix1. A retro mix of Belgian club classics, Belgian Retro Trance & House 90s mix1. (1995)
4. 1995-06-15 - Yves Deruyter - Yves day 1995 Hard Trance Belgium VIVA. From the Belgian electronic scene, Yves Deruyter - Yves day 1995 Hard Trance Belgium VIVA. (1995)
5. 1995-06-15 - Belgian Retro Trance & House 90s Mix 02. A retro mix of Belgian club classics, Belgian Retro Trance & House 90s Mix 02. (1995)
6. 1996 - Bonzai Trance Progressive. Bonzai's trance sublabels pumped out the hard, euphoric sound that filled Cherry Moon and La Rocca.
7. 1996 - Bonzai Records - the trance empire. Antwerp’s Bonzai Records built a hard-trance empire in the mid-90s, Yves Deruyter, M.I.K.E., Push, the euphoric, hoover-driven sound that filled La Rocca and Cherry Moon every weekend.
8. 1996 - Franky Kloeck & the retro-house revival. Franky Kloeck became a custodian of the Belgian retro-house and trance sound, his sets reviving the Bonzai/Cherry Moon era.
9. 1996 - Fiocco - the trance anthem. Fiocco, one of the great Belgian trance acts.
10. 1996 - Yves Deruyter - "Calling Earth". Yves Deruyter, the Cherry Moon/Bonzai hard-trance king, another anthem.
11. 1996 - Yves Deruyter - "Music Non Stop". Yves Deruyter, the Bonzai/La Rocca hard-trance king, scored one of the era's biggest Belgian anthems with "Music Non Stop".
12. 1997 - M.I.K.E. - "The Dreamer". M.I.K.E. Push, Bonzai's most prolific trance producer.
13. 1997 - Fiocco - "Anthem" (the trance classic). Fiocco's "Anthem", a defining Belgian trance record of the late 90s.
14. 1997 - Fiocco - "Anthem". Fiocco's "Anthem" is one of the great Belgian trance anthems of the late 90s.
15. 1997 - M.I.K.E. / Push - Bonzai's trance star. M.I.K.E. Dierickx, as Push and under many aliases, was Bonzai's most prolific producer, defining the label's euphoric trance sound.
16. 1998 - Fiocco - “The Spirit” (live, 1998). Fiocco (feat. Feront P), “The Spirit”, live at Club Rotation 1998, Belgian trance from the Bonzai era.
17. 1998 - SlamGabba - We Want Hardcore (Now) // rare late 90's Belgian gabber. From the Belgian electronic scene, SlamGabba - We Want Hardcore (Now) // rare late 90's Belgian gabber. (c. 1998).
18. 1998 - Push - "Universal Nation" (1998). M.I.K.E. Push’s "Universal Nation" is the definitive Belgian trance anthem, a Bonzai classic that became a global trance touchstone.
19. 1998 - Push - "Strange World". Another M.I.K.E. Push trance classic from the Bonzai golden era.
20. 1999-01-01 - Push - Strange World. M.I.K.E. Push's trance classic on Bonzai.
21. 2000 - Bonzai All Stars - the megamixes. Bonzai's All Stars megamixes packaged the label's anthems for a new decade.
22. 2011-06-15 - Dj Yves (club x) - Bonzai Megamix. From Bonzai, one of the temples of Belgian club culture, Dj Yves (club x) - Bonzai Megamix. (2011)
23. 2013-06-15 - mix retro 100% bonzai. A retro mix of Belgian club classics, mix retro 100% bonzai. (2013)
24. 2014-06-15 - ★ Retro Tribute Mix to Bonzai Records ★. A retro mix of Belgian club classics, ★ Retro Tribute Mix to Bonzai Records ★. (2014)
25. 2015-06-15 - Bonzai Retro 2015 @ Waagnatie Antwerp Franky Kloeck full set. A retro mix of Belgian club classics, Bonzai Retro 2015 @ Waagnatie Antwerp Franky Kloeck full set. (2015)
26. 2015-06-15 - Yves Deruyter Bonzai Mix At Retro House Invasion. A retro mix of Belgian club classics, Yves Deruyter Bonzai Mix At Retro House Invasion. (2015)
27. 2016-06-15 - This is Bonzai Records (Part 1). From Bonzai, one of the temples of Belgian club culture, This is Bonzai Records (Part 1). (2016)
28. 2017 - Franky Kloeck - the retro-house keeper. Franky Kloeck kept the Belgian retro-house/trance flame alive (2017).
29. 2018-06-15 - Bonzai All Stars The Ultimate Megamix. From Bonzai, one of the temples of Belgian club culture, Bonzai All Stars The Ultimate Megamix. (2018)
30. 2019-06-15 - Push - Universal Nation (Original Mix) [Bonzai Vinyl]. From Bonzai, one of the temples of Belgian club culture, Push - Universal Nation (Original Mix) [Bonzai Vinyl]. (2019)
31. 2020-06-15 - Bonzai Megamix - Tribute 2 Bonzai Records - Belgium Retro Classics. A retro mix of Belgian club classics, Bonzai Megamix - Tribute 2 Bonzai Records - Belgium Retro Classics. (2020)
32. 2024 - Svenson & Gielen - Twisted. Belgian trance duo Svenson & Gielen (2024).