The Record Drop

Step back onto the dancefloor with Episode 38, featuring a live DJ set recorded at Vancouver's legendary Caprice Niteclub, where I had the pleasure of opening for international trance heavyweight Alex M.O.R.P.H.

This set captures the energy of Vancouver's electronic music scene, blending progressive house, driving progressive trance, tech trance, and uplifting melodies into a journey designed to build the atmosphere before Alex M.O.R.P.H. took control of the decks.

Featuring tracks and remixes from Mike Koglin, P.O.S., X-Cabs, Mark Sherry, Jerome Isma-Ae, Eddie Halliwell, Astrix, Max Graham, Fabio Stein, and many more, this mix delivers a combination of underground progressive sounds, powerful basslines, and classic trance influences.

From the opening grooves of Corona's "The Rhythm of the Night" (Demoro Mix) through to the driving energy of Karl G & Jamesie's "Can't Breath," Episode 38 revisits a night of electronic music at one of Vancouver's best-known nightlife venues.

Whether you're a fan of classic trance, progressive house or tech trance, this episode brings the dancefloor experience straight to your speakers.

We’re heading straight back to the late ’90s for a deep dive into one of the greatest periods in UK trance. When the scene was getting faster, tougher and increasingly psychedelic, labels like React were documenting it all through the legendary Reactivate series.

This episode also looks at the rise of John ’00’ Fleming, from surviving cancer at just 20 years old to rebuilding his DJ career and becoming one of the defining selectors of this era. By the end of the decade, Fleming was behind mixes including Reactivate 13, Licensed to Thrill, Reactivate 14 and Sunnyside Up: Chapter 1 with Darren Pearce.

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Eight hours. One continuous journey through the sound of 90's club and rave culture.

This is 90's Rave: Extended 8 Hour Mix brings together the complete musical journey explored across Episodes 31–35 of The Record Drop, combining disco house, club house, hard house, hard techno, acid techno, tech trance, and classic trance into one massive extended DJ mix.

Rather than treating the sounds of the era as isolated genres, this mix follows the progression of a long night out. It begins with the filtered disco loops, funky basslines, diva vocals, and crossover club records of late-90s house music before steadily increasing the pressure through tougher UK club house and into the pounding kick drums, hoovers, acid lines, and relentless energy of classic hard house.

From there, the sound moves underground. London acid techno, hard techno, Stay Up Forever-style warehouse music, and the harder edge of UK rave culture take over before techno gradually collides with trance. The final stretch moves through the rolling percussion and hypnotic riffs of tech trance before eventually opening into the huge melodies and emotional records associated with the final hours of a rave.

And then comes morning.

The closing section is dedicated to sunrise trance. The records for that unmistakable moment when the darkness disappears, the sun finally breaks over the horizon, and an exhausted dancefloor realizes it has made it through another night. Faithless, Chicane, The Thrillseekers, Cygnus X, Gouryella, and Mea Culpa bring the eight-hour journey home.

Featuring music and remixes from Robin S., Stardust, Modjo, Spiller, Faithless, BK, Tony De Vit, Andy Farley, Paul Glazby, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Chris Liberator, Nick Sentience, Mauro Picotto, Oliver Lieb, Marco V, Chicane, The Thrillseekers, Gouryella and dozens more, this is less a greatest-hits collection than a recreation of the musical arc that made 90's club culture so special.

House to hard house. Hard house to techno. Techno to tech trance. Tech trance to sunrise.

No reset between genres. No skipping straight to the anthems. Just eight hours of the night getting progressively harder, darker, faster, and finally more euphoric.

90s Rave, 90s House Music, Disco House, Club House, Funky House, UK Hard House, Hard House, Hard NRG, Hard Dance, Acid Techno, London Acid Techno, UK Techno, Hard Techno, Tech Trance, Progressive Trance, Classic Trance, Sunrise Trance, Old School Rave, Underground Dance Music, UK Club Culture, Classic Club Anthems.

Robin S., Kings of Tomorrow, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Spiller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Mousse T, Barbara Tucker, Black Box, Modjo, Stardust, Gusto, Faithless, The Sharp Boys, Rachel Auburn, Andy Farley, BK, Tony De Vit, Paul Glazby, Jon the Dentist, Vinylgroover, Steve Thomas, James Lawson, Chris Liberator, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Mark Tyler, Guy McAffer, Nick Sentience, Oliver Lieb, L.S.G., Commander Tom, Mauro Picotto, Mario Più, Marco V, Energy 52, Veracocha, Chicane, The Thrillseekers, Cygnus X, Rank 1, Gouryella and Mea Culpa.

This is 90's Rave is an eight-hour celebration of classic rave music and 90's club culture, tracing the evolution of the dancefloor from disco and house through UK hard house, acid techno, hard techno, tech trance, and finally euphoric morning trance.

For fans of 90s rave mixes, old school house music, Trade, Tidy Trax, Nukleuz, Stay Up Forever, Hydraulix, classic techno, Gatecrasher-era trance, Ibiza classics, and the golden age of underground club culture, this extended mix is designed to recreate something a playlist can't: the journey of an entire night.

Eight hours later, the sun is up.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Disco House, Funky House, French Touch, Vocal House, Club House, Electro House, Late 90s Club Music, Underground House, 90s Dance Music, Classic Club Anthems.

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.

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. 

01. Tweaker - Swamp

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.

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.