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Today we are looking at, Harlecore by Danny L Harle. Released by Mad Decent as catalog number MAD476 in 2021.

The cover has the album title, and each DJ personality, DJ Danny, DJ Mahem, DJ Ocean, and MC Boing, MC Boing, MC, MC, MC Boing. The back contains the tracklist. Opening the gatefold reveals a drawing of Club Harlecore, a Temple of Euphoria, "The music of Harlecore is split between four DJs. Each has their own room in Club Harlecore - which hosts them in the Eternal Rave." The rooms are for Mayhem Dungeon, Danny Stadium, Boing Dome, and the Ocean Forest.

Two printed inner sleeves are included with information about each DJ on each side. DJ Danny is first, "The embodiment of euphoria. A divine conduit conjuring energy from above, allowing ravers to ascend. The first of the Harlecore DJs." DJ Mayhem is second, "Nothing escapes Mayhem's smash. It is believed that he was once a raver who needed a more aggressive sound than DJ Danny could provide. He resides in his dungeon, which he is eternally destroying with his enormous Skelpe Skelper." The third is DJ Ocean, with the text in an otherwordly language and character system, only legible by the ascended." MC Boing is fourth, "MC Boing bouncing all night, everybody here is safe and nice, makes me want to have a great life, angels singing bass is tight. Boing's room formed in the air conditioning chamber above danny's stadium. Ceiling, radio, dance all night"