The best time for dance music in my opinion was the early 1990s. It was the heyday of the Rave Scene and dancefloors were packed with sky high dancing bods. The reason I like this period is not that the floors were filled with ecstasy takers, but that the music was at its peak. Dubby loops of bass and funk with a constant circular rhythm in the tents and clubs drove the E’d up crowd into a frenzy. The beats suited the experience of everyone – It was total unity and I think that over the years as the government has killed off the scene with various parliamentary acts (eg Criminal Justice Act 1994) and the total media frenzied attack on ecstasy, claiming it killed you, and the general shift towards commercialism and business, moved the music towards a different direction. Of course, post 1997 – even the dealers were selling ketamine and calling it ecstasy…It’s as if the disco biscuits disappeared overnight.
:::Tracklist:::
| # | Artist name | Track name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vangelis | Blush Response |
| 2 | Joe T Vannelli | Prelude (Scalambrin & Sicily Island Style Remix) |
| 3 | Larse | For Real (Original Mix) |
| 4 | Alain Ho | Into A Deep (Hot Toddy Remix) |
| 5 | Brigante, Ali Love & Luca C | Different Morals (Original Mix) |
| 6 | Alexis Raphael | Kitchens and Bedrooms (Richy Ahmed vs Volante mix) |
| 7 | RIBN | Save Me (Vocal Version) |
| 8 | Pig & Dan | The Path (Original Mix) |
| 9 | Mark Henning & Den | Sin City (Original Mix) |
| 10 | Brooklyn Friends, Satoshi Tomiie, David Morales | Obedience (Original Mix) |
| 11 | Rhymos | Ivory – Original Mix |
| 12 | NUSH | Nush (Sasha & MC Joe Peng Universe 1992 Excerpt) |
| 13 | Audiojack | Mind Games (Original Mix) |
| 14 | NATHAN BARATO | Sex (Bubba Adults Only Remix) |
| 15 | Gregor Tresher | Lights From The Inside (Dosem Remix) |
| 16 | Jody Wisternoff | Vintage (original mix) |
| 17 | Dilemma | In Spirit (Biff ‘n’ Memphis Mix) [FFRR} |
| 18 | Vangelis | Blush Response |
The best time for dance music in my opinion was the early 1990s. It was the heyday of the Rave Scene and dancefloors were packed with sky high dancing bods. The reason I like this period is not that the floors were filled with ecstasy takers, but that the music was at its peak. Dubby loops of bass and funk with a constant circular rhythm in the tents and clubs drove the E’d up crowd into a frenzy. The beats suited the experience of everyone – It was total unity and I think that over the years as the government has killed off the scene with various parliamentary acts (eg Criminal Justice Act 1994) and the total media frenzied attack on ecstasy, claiming it killed you, and the general shift towards commercialism and business, moved the music towards a different direction. Of course, post 1997 – even the dealers were selling ketamine and calling it ecstasy…It’s as if the disco biscuits disappeared overnight.
In this mix I’ve cut up a few old tracks with the new flavours plus slipped in a special edit from a live Universe Rave that took place only a few miles away from me in Magor in South Wales in the summer of 1992…
In the news recently there have been claims that Ecstasy cures cancer 100% guaranteed so maybe the pop idol generation will be ditching X-Factor, slipping on their shiny shirts and getting back to a diet of disco biscuits… Who knows? As long as good music thrives and Simon Cowell goes bankrupt I don’t mind one little bit.