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The Death of Rave (A partial flashback)

In a recent slew of releases from Leyland Kirby, this one uses original rave anthems as inspiration. Fri 6 Jun 2014

Cull of the Useless Eaters - Secret Thirteen Mix 186

Gareth Cox, with his extraordinarily named Cull of the Useless Eaters and a superb jungle and rave mix. Thu 9 Jun 2016

Round up

News bytes from the last week or so. Wed 12 Apr 2017

Music Round-up December 2008

A strange month for music. It started quietly with only a handful of purchases (The Black Dog, Stanton Warriors, SCSI-9 and Sinden) but that all changed... Thu 8 Jan 2009

Special Request - Lockjaw

One of many top quality moments from Paul Woolford's new album as Special Request. Fri 29 Nov 2013

Head High - Hex Factor

Storming, rave-fuelled track from Head High, aka Rene Pawlowitz of Shed. Mon 29 Dec 2014

Argy & Mama - Whoami?

Delicious pop from BPitch Control. Sun 1 Feb 2015

Martyn - Block the Box

Dutchman Martyn returns to top form with this excellent three track EP. Tue 14 Jul 2015

They Call It Acid

Get your copy of the documentary that tells the story of rave culture and acid house. Thu 8 Oct 2015

Spotify Dec 2015

Here's the best music I heard on Spotify during December (not counting the albums I bought). Tue 5 Jan 2016

The Empire Line - Rave

Contemporary Rave culture gets its own soundtrack. Tue 20 Feb 2018

Åmnfx - Modern Life

Breakneck rhythms and deep rave vibes par excellence. A future Jungle classic. Sat 11 May 2019

Music Round-up March 2008

undefined Miss Kittin - BatboxEasily the best album from Caroline Herve since her collaborative album Kittenz and Thee Glitz with Felix Da Housecat Sat 5 Apr 2008

Music Round-up July 2008

This month's music round-up includes third installment in the wonderful We Make It Good series (presented by Shilo) from Sinden and debut album from Santogold. Sun 3 Aug 2008

Compy 35

Ten tracks of upbeat from Deadbeat to disco beat. Sun 15 Feb 2015

Jupiter Jax - Visions

Lovely debut album of vintage house vibes. Sat 25 Jul 2015

Compy 37

A new selection of hot Techno and cool Pop compiled for your illumination. Sun 30 Aug 2015

Umwelt - Days of Dissent

The Frenchman's fourth album is a classic in the making. Mon 17 Oct 2016

Anthony Linell - A Sense of Order

The Northern Electronics boss with six tracks of sublime beauty. Tue 20 Feb 2018

Round up

What's been happenin'? Well, let me tell you... Mon 14 Oct 2019

Pelada - Movimiento Para Cambio

Ferocious Spanish rapping with rave synths, acid basslines and breakbeats. Sat 19 Oct 2019

Baobinga and ID mix

Great mix from Baobinga & ID. Wed 26 Dec 2007

Hostage

Hostage has released a new mix for January. Tracklisting:Bird Peterson - The EssenceBass Weasel - Weazals Love Reggae (Lee Mortimer Sun 11 Jan 2009

Compy 10

A new compilation for you to download and cherish! Woo-hoo!This one includes a nice mix of old and new tracks, including Fot I Hose from Casiokids, Thu 26 Mar 2009

Mess Detective

Mess Detective is a 15 track collection compiled of demos and earlier work of Primary 1, free for download. Download this mix. Tracklisting:Faverites Tue 11 May 2010