Ep 18: 90's Trance feat. Additive Records

Just in time for the weekend - let's get some 90's trance going!

Additive Records was a UK-based sub-label of the legendary Positiva Records, and while it may not have had the flashiest branding, it played a critical role in shaping the underground-to-mainstream pipeline of late ’90s and early 2000s electronic music. Think of it as Positiva’s cooler, more discerning younger sibling — the one digging through crates while the big brother was cashing radio hits.

Where Positiva was known for massive crossover dance anthems and polished commercial smashes, Additive was the vinyl-only proving ground — a boutique imprint designed to test the club viability of more progressive and experimental tracks. If a release did well on Additive, chances were good it might graduate to a full-blown Positiva release with the marketing machine behind it.

This was music for DJs, pure and simple. High-quality 12” pressings, remixes that weren’t afraid to be 9 minutes long, and a catalogue full of gems that would heat up the dancefloor before most people even knew the name of the track.

I knew it for trance, but it also churned out massive progressive house records (the real progressive house, not this modern "Prog House" stuff) so we'll warm up this episode with a few house cuts before breaking away into their better known trance cuts.

Track listing:

01. White Trash - Acid People
02. Fletch - Space (Loudmouth Remix)

03. DJ Sandy vs Housetrap - Overdrive (Moguia’s ‘Amnesia Fog Generator’)
04. Novy vs Eniac - Pumpkin (Bluefish Remix)
05. Adam Dived - Deep Inside (King of Spain Remix)
06. Simon - Free At Last (Bushwacka’s ‘Class of ’88’ Remix)
07. Electric Deluxe - Electric Deluxe
08. Adam Dived - State of Panic
09. Ayla - Ayla
10. Little Jam - Black Hill (X-Cabs ‘Hells Bells’ Mix)
11. The Gate - Iron Eden (Terra Ferma Remix)
12. HH - ICE 794 (Thanks to Berlin Dub Mix)
13. Marc Et Claude - La (Lange Remix)
14. Watergate - Heart of Asia (DJ Quicksilver ‘Q’ Mix)
15. Der Dritte Raum - Hale Bopp (Nick Warren & Starecase ‘Jackdaw’ Mix)
16. Aurora - Hear You Calling (Fire & Ice Remix)
17. Force Majeure - Redemption (The Thrillseekers ‘Redeemed’ Mix)
18. Jon the Dentist - Terminate (Yves Deruyter Remix)
19. Brainbug - Nightmare (A Synergetic Mix)
20. Chris Raven - I Know You Love Me Too (Bruce Norris Mix)
21. 16C+ - Under 4 Ever (Gil’s ‘Spiritual’ Remix)
22. Der Dritte Raum - Trommelmaschine
23. DJ Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind (Suspicious Remix)
24. Fridge - Paradise (Push Remix)
25. Velvet Girl - Walking In Sunshine (Philippe Van Mullem Remix)
26. Sosa - The Wave (DJ Taucher Remix)
27. Jon the Dentist - Shinto (Aaron Olson & Bryn Liedl Remix)
28. Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? (Yves Deruyter Remix)
29. GrooveZone - Eisbaer (Viper Remix)
30. DJ Taucher - Bizarre (Extended Club Mix)
31. Scot Project - U (I Got A Feeling) (Mark Sherry’s ‘Outburst’ Remix)
32. Red Light District - Did You Hear Me? (Phase II)
33. BBE - Seven Days and One Week (Club Mix)