MECADO
Profile:
Former Dutch label, full name: Music Entertainment Creative Artist Development Organisation. It released dance CD compilations at such rate that it is claimed to be responsible for the death of the Gabber culture in the Netherlands.
The fast rate at which releases were published became a problem when the Gabber hype died down as the releases were paid for in advance without any backup capital. It's parent company (Dureco - Musicnet) started to withhold funds and in 1998 the company folded.
The company was also involved in some lawsuits regarding the use of similair named artists on their compilations and was forced to recall several of their releases.
The fast rate at which releases were published became a problem when the Gabber hype died down as the releases were paid for in advance without any backup capital. It's parent company (Dureco - Musicnet) started to withhold funds and in 1998 the company folded.
The company was also involved in some lawsuits regarding the use of similair named artists on their compilations and was forced to recall several of their releases.
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| 40005 | Various | Lucky Dance (Cass, Comp) | 1996 | |
| 60003 S/N | Various | Lucky Dance (CD, Comp) | 1996 | |
| DV 001 S | Various | Shadowlands Rave (VHS, PAL) | 1996 | |
| MEC 10001 | Various | Strictly Club '96 (2xCD) | 1996 | |
| MEC 10007 | Various | Dansfestijn (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC-10009 | Various | Megacore - 20 Happy Fun-Core Traxx (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10010 | Various | House Classics (3xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10012 | Various | After Hour Power (CD, Mixed, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10013 | Various | Strictly Club '97 Part 1 (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10014 | Various | Lucky Dance 2 (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10016 | Various | Brain Damage (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10018 | B-Rave Featuring T-Bear | Happy Rave (CD, Single) | 1997 | |
| MEC-10022 | Various | Megacore 2 - 19 Happy Fun-Core Traxx (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC-10026 | Various | Brain Damage II (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10029 | Various | Strictly Club '97 Part 2 (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10030 | Various | Hardcore Generation (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10032 | Various | Shadowlands Rave (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10033 | Various | MultiGroove - The Delicate Sound Of Thunder (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10034 | Various | Hardcore Top 100 (4xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10035 | Various | Club Classics (3xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10036 | Various | Hakkûh & Flippûh (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10038 | Various | Technoworld (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10042 | Various | Reggae - Music Box Collection (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10047 | Various | Future Dance (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10049 | Various | Trance House (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10051 | Various | Shadowlands Rave - Invasion Of The World Part 1 (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10052 | Various | Strictly Club '97 Part 3 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10053 | Various | Future Dance Mix - Tomorrow's Dance Traxx Mixed Today (CD, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10057 | Various | Hardcore Generation III (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10058 | Various | Hardcore Generation III (2xCass, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10063 | Various | Hakkûh & Flippûh 2 (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10065 | Dutch Hakkers, The | Hakkûh & Oogstûh (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10069 | Various | MTC Party - Release Me (CD, Comp, Unm + CDr, CD-ROM) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10070 | DJ Dano | DJ Dano Megamix (CD, Comp, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10071 | DJ Dano | DJ Dano Megamix (Cass, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10072 | Various | Hardcore Generation II (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10074 | Various | Hakkûh & Flippûh 3 (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10075 | Various | Hakkûh & Flippûh 3 (Cass, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10076 | Various | Hakkûh & Bakkûh (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10078 | Various | Trance House 2 (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10080 | Various | Big Mama's Choice (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10082 | Various | More Dance (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10086 | Various | More Club (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10088 | Various | Killercore 1 - Revenge Of The Killer Shark (CD + CD) | 1997 | |
| Mec 10094 | Various | Sun More Dance (CD, Album) | 1997 | |
| MEC-10096 | Various | Echt Zomers / Echt Hollands (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10100 | Various | Trancehouse Top 100 (4xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10121 | Various | Hakkûh & Flippûh 4 (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10127 | Various | Trance House 3 (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10129 | Various | More Remix (CD, Mixed, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10131 | Various | Strictly Club '97 Part 4 (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10132 | Various | Strictly Clubmix '97 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10137 | Various | Hardcore Generation 4 (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10139 | Various | Sun Mix '97 (CD, Comp, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10141 | Various | Hakkûh & Knotsûh (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10145 | Various | More Club Vol. 2 (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10147 | Various | Dinomyte Dance (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10149 | Various | Power Hits (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10153 | Various | Club Scala 2 (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10161 | Various | Dinomyte Hakkûh (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10163 | Various | Hakkûh & Flippûh Top 100 (4xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10166 | Various | Total Dance (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10174 | Various | Strictly Club '97 Part 5 (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10179 | Various | Killercore 2 - Riz'n From Its Grave To Haunt You (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10183 | Various | More Club Vol. 3 (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10186 | Various | Dancexpress '97 (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10187 | Various | Club Kinky Cuts (2xCD, Comp) | ||
| MEC 10190 | Various | R&B Christmas (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10193 | Various | Strictly Top 100 Club '97 (4xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10197 | Various | Hardcore Generation 97 - Top 100 (4xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10199 | Various | Club Scala 3 (2xCD, Mixed) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10201 | Various | Trancehouse '97 (3xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10205 | Various | Future Dance '97 (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10214 | Various | More Dance '97 (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10224 | Various | Toppers '97 Hits (CD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 10225 | Various | Toppers '97 Dance (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 20001 | Various | Strictly Club '96 (2xCD, Comp) | 1996 | |
| MEC 20002 | Various | Mix '96 (2xCD) | 1996 | |
| MEC 20003 | Various | Quattro Stagioni, Four Seasons Of Dance (4xCD, Comp) | 1996 | |
| MEC 30001 | Various | Mix '96 (2xCD, Mixed) | 1996 | |
| MEC 30002 | Various | Quattro Stagioni, Four Seasons Of Dance (4xCD) | 1996 | |
| MEC 40003 F | Various | Quattro Stagioni, Four Seasons Of Dance (4xCD, Comp) | 1996 | |
| MEC 60002 S | Various | Quattro Stagioni, Four Seasons Of Dance (4xCD, Comp) | 1996 | |
| MEC 60004 | Various | Dancebox (3xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 60005 | Various | Lucky Dance 2 (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 60007 | Various | Future Dance (CD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 70007 | Various | Hardcore Generation (2xCD) | 1997 | |
| MEC 70013 | Various | Raindance (CD) | 1998 | |
| MEC 70028 | Various | One Million Strong (CD) | 1998 | |
| MEC 71003 | Various | Trance House (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 90003 | Various | Quattro Stagioni Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
| MEC 90004 | Various | Quattro Stagioni Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) | 1997 | |
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Reviews & Discussion
It started in the end of 1996. It polluted 1997 and killed itself along the way (JOY! JOY!). It was probably one of the most commercial house labels ever in Holland and it damaged the Hardcore/Gabber-scene (also other labels were guilty in this) so much that it took several years to recover from it.