The Record Drop

The Record Drop – This is 90's Tech Trance
The journey reaches sunrise. After travelling through disco house, club house, hard house, and hard techno, the final chapter of this extended series arrives at the sound that closed countless legendary nights across Europe.
Tech Trance emerged by combining the relentless groove and hypnotic percussion of techno with the emotion, atmosphere, and soaring melodies of trance. It became the soundtrack to the final hours of marathon club nights and outdoor raves.
Featuring legendary artists including Mauro Picotto, Oliver Lieb, Nick Sentience, Marco V, Faithless, Chicane, The Thrillseekers, Gouryella, Cygnus X, L.S.G., Commander Tom, Energy 52, and Moby, this mix captures one of electronic music's most exciting periods, when hard-edged club records slowly evolved into euphoric sunrise anthems.
The final thirty minutes are dedicated entirely to the music that defined the end of a perfect rave — the first sunlight breaking over the horizon, exhausted smiles, arms around friends, and melodies that somehow sounded even bigger after an entire night on the dancefloor.
Featured Genres
Tech Trance, Classic Trance, Progressive Trance, Hard Trance, Techno, Underground Trance, Peak-Time Trance, Sunrise Trance, European Club Music, 90s Rave, UK Club Culture, Ibiza Classics.
Featured Artists
Mauro Picotto, Oliver Lieb, Nick Sentience, Marco V, Faithless, Chicane, The Thrillseekers, Gouryella, Cygnus X, L.S.G., Commander Tom, Energy 52, Moby, Timo Maas, Mario Più.
Tracklisting
Nick Sentience feat. Nick Rowland - Meridian
Bismark - Primitive Love (Train Mix)
Mario Più - Library
Franchino - Ogni Pensiero
Mauro Picotto - Bug
Ivan & Oliver Lieb - Red Star (Pad Mix)
Multiplicity - Multiply (Main Mix)
The Cure - The Walk (Everything Mix)
Orinoko - Mama Kondo (Timo Maas 'Low Budget' Remix)
Mario Più - Serendipity (DJ Arabesque Mix)
Lava - Autumn (Megamind Mix)
Mario Più & Mauro Picotto - Imperiale (Sole Rosso Mix)
Zicky - She Wanna (Guillare Mix)
X-Cabs - Neuro 2005 (Riddler & Headcrusher Remix)
Simon Foy - Inside Out (Freefall Mix)
Nick Sentience & Phil Reynolds - (Instru) Mental
Ricky Effe - Sector .30 (Sector Mix)
Paragliders - Lithium 1
Aquilia - Dreamstate (Oliver Lieb's L.S.G. Remix)
Moby - James Bond Theme (CJ Bolland's 'Double Oh Heaven' Mix)
Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? (John Askew Remix)
Hertz & Johan Bacto - Mankind 20 (A)
L.S.G. - Risin' (Main Mix)
Mauro Picotto - Awesome!!!
Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke 2011 (Mark Sherry's 'Acid Burst' Remix)
Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Marco V Remix)
BBE - Seven Days & One Week (Mark Sherry's 2006 'Outburst' Remix)
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
2 Unlimited - No Limit (Push's 'Trancendental' Remix)
Faithless - Salva Mea
Chicane feat. Moya Brennan - Saltwater
The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia (En-Motion Remix)
Cygnus X - Superstring (Rank 1 Remix)
Gouryella - Gouryella
Mea Culpa - Spiritual Light
 
About This Episode
For fans of classic tech trance, late-90s trance, Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, Cream, Global Underground, Hooj Choons, Bonzai, Platipus, and the golden era of European club culture, this episode celebrates the music that carried clubbers through the night and into the morning. It is the final chapter of an extended journey through the evolution of 90s dance music, from disco house and club house to hard house, hard techno, and finally the euphoric melodies of sunrise trance. Turn it up, watch the sun come up, and remember why these records became timeless.
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The Record Drop – This is 90's (Hard) Techno
The evolution continues. After 90's hard house comes the darker, tougher, and more hypnotic sound that emerged from warehouses, underground clubs, and afterhours parties across the UK and Europe.
This episode bridges the gap between UK hard house and tech trance, capturing the period when pounding kick drums, acid lines, industrial textures, and relentless grooves began replacing hoovers and vocal hooks. The result was a harder, more mechanical sound that would be heavily influencing the next generation of techno, hard dance, and tech trance producers.
Featuring pioneers including D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Chris Liberator, Mark Tyler, Paul Glazby, Nick Sentience, Guy McAffer, Oliver Lieb plus others, this mix explores the raw energy of London's underground free party movement, Hydraulix, Stay Up Forever, acid techno, and the harder edge of late-90s club culture.
While Episode 33 celebrated the explosive sound of UK hard house, this chapter strips away the excess and heads into darker territory. Hard techno became the missing link between hard house and the rolling, hypnotic sound of tech trance that would soon dominate dancefloors across Europe.
Featured Genres
Hard Techno, Acid Techno, UK Techno, Hard Dance, Tech Trance, Acid House, Underground Techno, London Free Party, Stay Up Forever, Peak-Time Techno, 90s Rave, UK Club Culture.
Featured Artists
D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Chris Liberator, Paul Glazby, Mark Tyler, Nick Sentience, Guy McAffer, Oliver Lieb, Ali Wilson, Tilt, Chakra, Cherry Moon Trax, Commander Tom, A+E Dept, Digital Destroyer.
Tracklisting
Paul Glazby - Motherf**ker
Paul Glazby - Hostile
Ian M - Crazy Pills (for PopSyckIllPete)
Madam Zu & Jon Doe - Matrix 999 (Houserockers Remix)
D.A.V.E. The Drummer - Hydraulix 13.5 (D.A.V.E. The Drummer & Alex Calver Remix)
Paul Glazby and The Narcomaniacs - Acid Disco (D.A.V.E. The Drummer Remix)
Mark Tyler - The City (Mark Tyler vs Dynamic Intervention Remix)
Chris Liberator - Spectrum (A+E Dept's 'Mayday' Remix)
Digital Destroyer - Frontier
Guy McAffer - RAWR001
Mark Tyler - London, Let's Ave Yer!
A+E Dept - The Cure
A+E Dept - Black Dom
Temperature Drop - Paranoia
Nick Sentience - Break the System
D.A.V.E. The Drummer - Hydraulix 9A
Mark Tyler - Rush
Gimeq - DMT
Ali Wilson & Matt Smallwood - Samba (Tenpm Mix)
Commander Tom - Eye Bee M (Oliver Lieb Remix)
Smog Blanket - Chuggernaut
Cherry Moon Trax - The House of House (Oliver Lieb Remix 1)
Chakra - Home (Tilt's 'Topline' Mix)
Snakeman - Afrika
Nick Sentience feat. Nick Rowland - Meridian
About This Episode
For fans of classic hard techno, acid techno, UK underground dance music, Stay Up Forever, Hydraulix, Liberator DJs, hard house, and tech trance, this episode celebrates one of electronic music's most important transitional periods. Relentless, hypnotic, and uncompromising, these tracks laid the foundation for the harder, darker sounds that would define underground dancefloors well into the new millennium.
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The Record Drop – This is 90's (Hard) House
The gloves are off. After exploring the funky, groove-driven side of UK club house in Episode 32, we arrive at the sound that completely took over Britain's biggest dancefloors at the turn of the millennium, 90's Hard House.
This is the era of relentless kick drums, pounding basslines, hoover synths, razor-sharp riffs, and peak-time club energy. Built for legendary venues like Trade, Sundissential, Frantic, and the UK's underground hard dance scene!
Featuring pioneers including Tony De Vit, BK, Andy Farley, Paul Glazby, Mark Kavanagh, Vinylgroover, Jon the Dentist, and Champion Burns, this mix captures one of the most influential periods in British hard dance history. From Trade anthems and Nukleuz classics to Tidy Trax favourites and underground club records, this is the sound that defined an entire generation of clubbers.
If Episode 32 documented the bridge from house into harder club music, this is where that bridge ends. Welcome to full-blown UK hard house.
Featured Genres
Hard House, UK Hard House, Hard NRG, Peak-Time Club Music, Hard Dance, Trade, Tidy Trax, Nukleuz, Underground Club Music, 90s Rave, UK Club Culture.
Featured Artists
Tony De Vit, BK, Andy Farley, Paul Glazby, Jon the Dentist, Champion Burns, Vinylgroover, Mark Kavanagh, Shane Morris, DJ Roosta, Ollie Jaye, Wayne G, Steve Thomas, Dean Peters, James Lawson.
Tracklisting
Shane Morris vs Jon the Dentist - Bang the Box (Jon the Dentist Remix)
Ollie Jaye - Cold Rockin'
DJ Roosta - 414 All
Flip & Fill - Shooting Star (Stimulant DJ's Remix)
A Project - The Fantasy (Stimulant DJ's Remix)
Tony De Vit - Don't Ever Stop (Trade Extended Mix)
Dean Peters & The Edison Factor - The Beginning
Mark Kavanagh - Bad Boy (Razor Babes Mix)
Storm - Storm Animal (BK Remix)
Chalk 'n' Cheese - Don't Hold Back
Vinylgroover & The Red Hed - Rok Da House (Mix One)
Tony De Vit - Are You All Ready? (BK Remix)
Quench - Dreams (BK's 'Hard' Mix)
DJ Misjah & Tim - Access (Steve Thomas Remix)
Ace of Space - 9mm is a Classic (James Lawson & Justin Bourne Remix)
BK & James Lawson - The Calm Before the Storm
Phenomania - Who Is Elvis? (TDV Remix)
Wayne G feat. Stewart Who? Presents Twisted - Breakdance (Is Back) (5AM @ Heaven Mix)
Exit EEE - Epidemic (Edison Factor Remix)
Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love (Bulletproof Remix)
Champion Burns - Emergency (OD404 Remix)
Andy Farley - The Killer
Ed Real & Todd Tobias - Desert Storm
Paul Glazby - Motherf**ker
About This Episode
For fans of classic UK hard house, Trade, Tidy Trax, Nukleuz, Frantic, hard dance, BK, Tony De Vit, and the golden era of British club culture, this episode celebrates the uncompromising sound that packed dancefloors every weekend and became one of the UK's most distinctive electronic music movements.

The Record Drop – This is 90's (Club) House
The journey continues. Picking up exactly where Episode 31 left off, this chapter explores the tougher, driving side of late-90s UK club culture. The sound that bridged disco house, funky house, and the hard house explosion that would soon dominate dancefloors across Britain.
While many of these records would later be grouped under the hard house banner, this episode focuses on a very specific era when house music still carried strong influences from disco, funk, tribal rhythms, and vocal club music. The kicks hit harder, the energy rises, and the basslines become more aggressive, but the groove remains firmly rooted in house music.
Featuring artists including BK, Andy Farley, Rachel Auburn, Champion Burns, Mac Zimms, Fruitloop, Floorshow, Shane Morris, and Jon the Dentist, this mix captures the peak-time club sound that filled UK superclubs and underground venues at the turn of the millennium.
This is not the full-blown hoover-driven hard house madness yet. That comes next. Instead, these tracks document the crucial transition point where house music became tougher, faster, and more energetic while still retaining its funky, uplifting, and undeniably danceable roots.
Featured Genres
Club House, UK House, Hard House, Funky House, Tribal House, Peak-Time House, Late 90s Club Music, Underground House, UK Club Culture, Classic Dance Music.
Featured Artists
Champion Burns, Rachel Auburn, Sharp Boys, Andy Farley, Trauma, BK, Bob Burns Jr, Tony De Vit, Diamond Geezers, Fruitloop, Mac Zimms, Floorshow, Steve Thomas, Dancing Divaz, Shane Morris, Jon the Dentist, Cortina, Winx.
Tracklisting
Champion Burns - R U Ready
Faithless - God is a DJ (Sharp Boys 'Lewd in London' Mix)
Rimshot - Everybody on the Floor (Rachel Auburn Remix)
Diamond Geezers - Sovereign Ring (Red Mix)
Bob Burns Jr - Rock Hard 2000 (Champion Burns Remix)
Trauma vs Andy Farley - Get Back
Fruitloop - Here Comes That Sound
Glamour Headz - Gimme Lurv
Freak & Mac Zimms - Spin Me Wild
Mac Zimms - Feel What I'm Feeling (Club Mix)
Floorshow - Rock the Turntables
BK - FAT
Full Experience - Get On (Full Experience Mix)
Steve Thomas - Set You Free
Floorshow - Don't Hold Back
Obsessive - Tune In Turn Out (DJ Ziad Mix)
Dancing Divaz - Let the Rhythm Flow (Club Mix)
Winx - Don't Laugh (Parkes/DeVit Mix)
BK & Alan Thompson - Do Tha Do
Cortina - Music is Moving (BK & dBm 'Amber' Remix)
Shane Morris vs Jon the Dentist - Bang the Box (Jon the Dentist Remix)
About This Episode
For fans of classic UK club culture, late-90s house music, hard house history, BK, Tidy Trax, Nukleuz, and peak-time dancefloor energy, this episode captures the sound of a scene in transition — the moment when house music was becoming harder, faster, and bigger, while still keeping one foot firmly planted on the dancefloor.

The Record Drop – This is 90’s (Disco) House
Disco House dives deep into the late-90s and early-2000s club explosion where filtered disco loops, diva vocals, sleazy basslines, and underground swagger dominated.
This isn’t a sterile “best of house music” playlist, it’s a snapshot of a very specific moment in nightlife culture where disco house, funky house, French touch, industrial crossover, electro, and late-night club anthems all collided on dancefloors.
Featuring classic artists like Robin S., Stardust, Modjo, Kings of Tomorrow, Spiller, Mousse T, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Garbage, and Antiloop, this mix explores the glamorous, dirty, hypnotic, and emotional side of underground club culture.
Expect filtered disco grooves, funky basslines, tribal percussion, diva vocals, crossover club records, electro-house precursors, and enough late-night energy to transport you straight back to 4AM dancefloors.
This is disco house with attitude!
Featured Genres
Disco House, Funky House, French Touch, Vocal House, Club House, Electro House, Late 90s Club Music, Underground House, 90s Dance Music, Classic Club Anthems.
Featured Artists
Robin S., Kings of Tomorrow, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Spiller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Mousse T., Stardust, Modjo, Garbage, Antiloop, Michael Jackson, Barbara Tucker, The Ones, Brooklyn Bounce.
Tracklisting
Robin S - Show Me Love
Kings of Tomorrow - Finally (Tom De Neef Dub)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Waiting for Mommy (Bryan Zentz ‘Dealin' with the Devil’ Mix)
Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode Extended Remix)
Psykosonik - Unlearn (Red Nails Stops & Goes)
Wayne G feat. Stewart Who? Presents Twisted - Twisted (Lectrolux Remix)
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body (Sander Kleinenberg’s ‘Just in the Club’ Mix)
Mousse T vs Hot ’n’ Juicy - Horny ('98 Extended Mix)
Barbara Tucker - Beautiful People (CJ's Club Mix)
Black Box - Anyone
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Disko Fleshpot (Phunk Investigation's Club Mix)
Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Champion Burns - Who’s Ya Daddy? (Majestic 12 Mix)
Gusto - Disco’s Revenge (Gusto’s ‘Dig it’ Dub)
Champion Burns / Harold Faltermeyer - Party / Axel F
Brooklyn Bounce - Dub-O-Lution
Michael Jackson - Black or White (The C&C House Mix)
Garbage - Queer (Rabbit in the Moon’s ‘Hefty Bag’ Mix)
Antiloop - Believe (Redtop’s ‘D For Dub-Eliever’ Remix)
The Ones - Flawless (Phunk Investigation Vocal Mix)
Dan Hartman - Living in America
Full Intention - America (DJ Jean & Peran Dub Mix)
Mrs. Wood - Joanna (Tony De Vit V2 Mix)
Logan Circle - Disco Life (Check Dis’ Out) (Sharp ‘Gigolo’ Remix)
Beat Busters - Jam the Nightclub (BK's House Mix)
Champion Burns - R U Ready
About This Episode
For fans of classic house music, disco house, funky house, French touch, underground club culture, and late-90s rave history, this episode captures the stylish, sleazy, euphoric, and hypnotic energy that defined an unforgettable era of nightlife and dance music culture.

As rave culture surged into the spotlight in the early 90s, a different sound was taking shape just out of view. Industrial and EBM didn’t chase mass appeal, they built their own world. Cold, mechanical, and intense. This was music for darker rooms and longer nights. This special 2 hour episode dives into that overlooked side of the era, where the dancefloor felt more like a system, and everyone inside it moved as one. Tracklisting:
01. Tweaker - Swamp02. G Tom Mac - Cry Little Sister (2008 CaveClub Video Mix)03. Nitzer Ebb - Floodwater04, Revolting Cocks - Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?05. KMFDM - Rules06. Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot (Big Mac)07. Cubanate - Joy (Extended Mix)08. Nine Inch Nails - Get Down Make Love09. Front Line Assembly - Victim of a Criminal10. PTP - Rubber Glove Seduction11. Ministry - Thieves12. Doubting Thomas - Father Don’t Cry13. The Birthday Massacre - Remember Me14. The Birthday Massacre - Goodbye15. KMFDM - Dogma16. Numb - Blood17. Controlled Bleeding - The Words (of the Dying)18. Ministry - You Know What You Are19. Front 242 / Davie Bowie - Serial Killers Don’t Kill Their Boyfriend / The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Alt. Mix)20. Sister Machine Gun - Not My God (Killjoy Club Mix)21. Sister Machine Gun - Sins of the Flesh22. Nine Inch Nails - Closer to God23. KMFDM - Brute (In Your Face Mix)24. Killing Joke - Democracy (NIN Remix)25. White Zombie - I’m Your Boogie Man (Sex On the Rocks Mix)26. Sister Machine Gun - Influence27. KMFDM - Spiritual House28. Nitzer Ebb - Lightning Man (The Industry vs The Ebb Mix)29. Machines of Loving Grace - Burn Like Brilliant Trash (Dub)30. KMFDM - Light (Nine Inch Nails ‘Fat Back’ Dub)31. KMFDM vs Pig - F**k Me32. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Kooler Than Jesus33. Die Warzau - Ultra Planet34. Front Line Assembly - Electric Dreams35. Gravity Kills - Guilty (Youth’s ‘Blood Orchid Sky’ Remix)36. Front Line Assembly - Liquid Separation37. KMFDM - Juke-Joint Jezebel (Paradox)38. Cubanate - Oxyacetylene 39. Ashtrayhead - Ashtrayhead40. Gravity Kills - Blame (Phentinol Warzone Pharmaceuticals Remix)41. Numb - Wasted Sky42. Birmingham 6 / Front 242 - Who Do You Love? / Religion (Pussy Whipped Miix)43. Neotek - Rhythm Machine44. Test Dept. - Bang On It (Metal Edit)45. Nitzer Ebb - Murderous46. Revolting Cocks / Nine Inch Nails - I’m Not Gay (Original Mix / I’m So Gay Club Mix) / Memorabilia47. Cubanate - Hatesong48. Spahn Ranch - Heretic’s Fork49. Front 242 - Happiness (Live)50. Praga Khan - Injected With A Poison (Lords of Acid ‘Sinsational’ Mix)51. Cubanate - Skelatal (Electro Mix)52. White Zombie - Electric Head, Pt. 1 (Satan in High Heels Mix)53. Ministry - Burning Inside54. Chemlab - Blunt Force Trauma55. KMFDM - A Drug Against War (Overdose)56. Ministry - NWO (Extended Dance Mix)57. Econoline Crush - Home58. Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails)

At the tail end of the ’90s, promo mixes weren’t about streams, algorithms, or playlists, they were weapons. Burned CDs passed hand-to-hand in dark booths, shoved into promoter pockets, traded on dancefloors. If you wanted bookings, you proved it in the mix.Two of mine from 1999 and 2000 ended up taking on lives of their own. They were part of a series I called Harder, Faster, Louder ! Raw, unapologetic snapshots of where my head was at musically: peak-hour pressure, acid-laced riffs, relentless kick drums, and that unmistakable late-90s hard house attitude.I could never keep copies of those two volumes around. They’d vanish as fast as I burned them.
This episode rebuilds them, not as a nostalgia piece, but as a reconstruction. I pulled the core tracks, rebuilt the arc, and fused both mixes into a single set that captures the spirit of that era exactly as it felt: loud rooms, hot lights, and zero interest in subtlety.Yes, I was fully in my BK phase at the time, and it shows. Consider this a time capsule from when hard house ruled the floor and subtlety wasn’t invited.This is Harder, Faster, Louder — rebuilt.Tracklisting:01. OD404 - Rock Tha Disco / D-Funked02. OD404 / Aaron Olson - Block Party (Baby G Mix) / It’s About the Music03. BK & Nick Sentience - Soundman04. Nick Sentience - Freedom05. Lisa Pin Up - Future Acid House (BK Remix)06. Praga Khan - Injected with a Poison (BK & Nick Sentience Remix)07. BK - (Let The) Rhythm Move You (BK’s ‘5am @ Frantic’ Mix)08. Apache Indian - Jump Up (Tony De Vit Remix)09. Mark Tyler - London, Let’s ‘Ave Yer! (OD404 Remix)10. OD404 - 9 Bar (BK & dBm ‘Amber’ Remix)11. 200 Degrees - Hellfire (BK Remix)12. Captain Tinrib & Steve Thomas - The Leader13. Wayne G feat. Stewart Who? - Twisted (6AM @ Warriors Mix)14. Beatniqz - Kick It (Original Mix / BK Remix)15. Blow Brothers - Love (Sister Suck Remix)16. DJ Misjah & Tim - Access (KY Jelly Babies Remix)17. BK - Don’t Give Up18. Barabas & OD1 - Feel the Beat (Check This Out)19. Barabas & OD1 - Ghettoblaster 2000 (Big Blaster Mix)20. Karim - Clean & Heavy (Remix)21. Hard Kor - What is House? (The One 60 What is Hardcore Mix)22. Jon Doe - D2A23. Jon Doe & UFO - Phaze 124. Watergate - Heart of Asia (Jon the Dentist Remix)

FFRR (Full Frequency Range Recordings) sits right at the fault line where Chicago house crossed the Atlantic and rewired the UK. While the name itself comes from Decca’s post-war high-fidelity recording tech, the label’s real cultural impact landed decades later, when London Records relaunched FFRR in the mid-to-late ’80s as a home for emerging club music. At that exact moment, Chicago house was exploding, raw, drum-machine-driven tracks from pioneers like Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle, Marshall Jefferson, and Lil’ Louis were reshaping dance floors, and the UK was hungry for it.
FFRR became one of the key conduits for that sound. By licensing, releasing, and heavily promoting Chicago house records in Britain, the label helped translate a gritty, underground Black American club culture into a mainstream UK rave and house movement. Tracks like Baby Wants To Ride, French Kiss, and Tears didn’t just chart — they educated an entire generation of DJs and clubbers. In short: Chicago invented it, FFRR amplified it, and UK dance culture was never the same again.Tracklisting:
01. Club House - Deep in My Heart (Funky House Version)02. T-Empo - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (T-Empo Mix)03. Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride (Andy Mowat Remix)04. Jamie Principle - Baby Wants to Ride (X-Rated Version)05. Prince & The New Power Generation - My Name is Prince (LP Version)06. Orbital - Belfast (Sasha vs The Light Remix)07. Together - Hardcore Uproar08. Sterling Void - It’s All Right (House Mix)09. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (Remix)10. Degrees of Motion - Shine On11. Sex-O-Sonique - I Thought It Was You (12 Inch Mix)12. Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride (Club Mix)13. DSK - What Would We Do? (Clay & Deller’s ‘Industry Standard’ Mix)14. Sagat - Fuk Dat (Raw/Radio Edit)15. Tinman - Eighteen Strings (Full On Kitchen Mix)16. Utah Saints - What Can You Do For Me (12 Inch Mix)17. Quake - The Day Will Come18. The Good Men - Give It Up (DJ Quicksilver Remix)19. Goldie - Inner City Life (Rabbit in the Moon’s Vocalic City)20. Crescendo - Are You Out There
 
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This episode salutes one of the wildest and most instantly recognizable labels of the 90s underground: Tinrib Recordings.
Founded by Captain Tinrib (Jon Bell) around 1995, this wasn’t your polished trance label, it was hard house with a grin and a gut punch. Tinrib fused hard house, acid techno, and hard trance with a hint of circus chaos into a sound that was as theatrical as it was floor-destroying.
Everything about Tinrib screamed personality, from its cheeky artwork and nautical puns to its unapologetic wall-of-sound production. It was the sound of late-night warehouses and too-loud systems, where the fun was as important as the drop.
This mix celebrates that era: the Captain, the crew, and the records that made the Tinrib fish swim forever upstream!
Tracklisting:01. D.R. Base - Piranha02. D.R. Base vs Karim - Barracuda03. D.R. Base - Beat the System (V.A.T. Remix)04. Chris C & M-Zone - Mackerel - Lord of Remix05. D.R. Base - Don’t Stop06. Fierce Base - Power Trip07. Captain Tinrib - Manta (Hot Bird 3 Mix)08. The Captain & Pete Wardman - Bimbobop09. Weirdo - Photic Zone10. Captain Tinrib - 2001 - The Final Frontnose (Weirdo Remix)11. Weirdo - Shake Me12. Captain Tinrib & Steve Thomas - Get Down 200013. The Captain & Max Alien Thing - The Duster14. The Captain & Karim - Up In the Air15. Commander Tom - Eye Bee M (Captain Tinrib Remix)16. Opal - Hoover Groover17. D.R. Base vs Karim - N.W.A. (Hard as Nails Mix)18. Ganesh - Captain Tinrib’s Back Again19. Captain Tinrib - Blue Oyster (Captain Tinrib Remix)20. Stimulant DJ’s - Hoovertime (Captain Tinrib Remix)21. The Captain & Karim - Show Them We Can Do This

In the 90's, North American record labels wanted their cut of club culture and while the artists were solid, the labels - in their infinite wisdom - wanted to make as much money as possible so they came up with the term "Electronica". An umbrella to sell a rapidly growing but hard-to-categorize movement: techno, house, trip-hop, drum & bass, and big-beat all living under one shiny word.
Where “techno” sounded cold and niche, “electronica” was sleek, futuristic, and accessible, a way to present artists like The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Underworld, and Fatboy Slim as the next wave of pop culture rather than club subculture. It described a sound that fused analog grit with digital polish, where machines could feel human and rebellion could groove. It wasn’t just about beats; it was about a generation discovering that laptops and samplers could be as expressive as guitars and drums — and often a hell of a lot louder on the dance floor.So, we're going to revisit some of these seminal artists in this episode. Let's pack our bags, jump in our Delorean and head back in time to explore.
Tracklisting:
01. The Crystal Method - Comin’ Back02. The Crystal Method - Now is the Time03. Orbital - Monday03. Underworld - Surfboy04. The Chemical Brother- It Doesn’t Matter05. The Chemical Brothers - Chemical Beats06. Fluke - Squirt07. Underworld - Rowla08. Front 242 - Happiness (Underworld ‘Dance’ Mix)09. Fluke - Reeferendrum10. Underworld - Pearl’s Girl11. Leftfield - Phat Planet12. Faithless - Tarantula13. Faithless - Insomnia (Monster Mix)14. Orbital - Lush 3-215. Orbital - Halcyon + On + On16. Fluke / Nine Inch Nails - Setback / The Perfect Drug (Spacetime Continuum)17. Fluke - Amp18. Faithless - God Is A DJ19. Leftfield - Open Up20. The Crystal Method - Cherry Twist21. The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive22. Leftfield - Space Shanty23. Underworld - Cowgirl24. Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Plug)25. Depeche Mode / Madonna - Barrel of a Gun (Underworld ‘Hard’ Remix) / Ray of Light (Sasha’s ‘Ultra Violet’ Remix)26. Propellerheads - Bang On!27. Moby - James Bond Theme (Extended Mix)28. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Bad Life (Kemek the Dope Computer Mix)29. Geek Ghastly - Rage Against the Terror
 
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