that synth line still gives me goose bumps

I know the older generation always say this, but if you wasn't around during this period in time, you missed out. BiG TIME.

Track ID for the one creeping in around 37:15? Awesome

Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members club, worldwide events operation, music publishing business and fitness studio.

James Palumbo is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of the Group. He handed over the day-to-day running of the business to Lohan Presencer in 2008. In 2018, Presencer became chairman.
Ministry of Sound began as the idea of Justin Berkmann. Inspired by New York’s Paradise Garage - which he described as "an amazing club. It had lights, darkness, music, quiet – everything you wanted" - Berkmann set out to create London's first club devoted to the American house music scenes of 1980s New York City, Newark (which centred around Club Zanzibar), Chicago and Detroit. As opposed to striking a balance between the typical hallmarks of a live music venue, Ministry of Sound was conceived as an arena purely dedicated to sound. Berkmann stated: "My concept for Ministry was purely this: 100% sound system first, lights second, design third (in that order); the reverse of everyone else’s idea." According to him, they spent £500,000 on the club's sound system, and the same amount again on soundproofing the club using magnesite: they wanted to be able to turn the sound system up as loud as possible without disturbing the neighbours, and tested it to a volume of 156 decibels without the sound leaking outside. In addition to drawing inspiration from the Paradise Garage, the club borrowed the idea of using changing set designs from another New York City club, Area, with the first being based around Blade Runner, Berkmann's favourite film.

Berkmann was introduced to James Palumbo, who was working in property finance at the time, by Humphrey Waterhouse to realise the concept. The site, a disused bus garage, is located in Elephant & Castle in Southwark, London. The club opened on 21 September 1991 and has remained in this location since. Having considered "a load of daft names" for the club, including Get Off My Foot and The Ghost and Mrs Chicken, Berkmann came up with Ministry of Sound after walking past the Ministry of Defence Main Building.

With opening sets from American house and garage DJ's Larry Levan, David Morales, Roger Sanchez and Tony Humphries, as well as Paul Oakenfold, Ministry of Sound grew as a clubbing venue. According to Berkmann, it managed to empty rival nightclub Tramp for its first six months by drawing its celebrity clientele, before "they stopped coming and it was more about the dance music community". It now attracts around 300,000 clubbers per year[1] and has hosted sets from popular DJ's including: Adam Beyer, DJ Harvey, Dixon, Marshmello, Jozeff and Pete Tong. It has won the IDMA ‘World’s Best Sound System’ award four years in a row - every year they ran the category.

The capacity of The Box (the main room) is 600 people, and there are other smaller rooms within the club. There are three weekly club nights: Fridays feature Lock n Load brand The Gallery which are primarily trance music, whilst Saturdays host a number of club nights which are primarily house music. In 2016, these included Defected, Glitterbox, Rinse FM, Hospitality and Together. On Tuesday the club hosts a student session called Milkshake, established in 2002.

@ Ministry Of Sound 19-04-2008

Derrick May Live @ Ministry of Sound 19-04-2008

The Orbit - 14 Jan 1995 - 3. John Berry

    Urban Shakedown - Some Justice
    Acen - Trip To The Moon Part Two
    Manix - Hardcore Junglism Exclusive Remix
    Run Tings - Tribe Vibes (Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era Scratchadelic Experience Mix)
    Spacework - Off Beat Madness
    Second Phase - Mentasm (Remix)
    Beltram - Energy Flash
    Beltram - My Sound
    Beltram - Mentasm
    Noisee Boyz - Hard Core 3
    Synaesthesia - Feel The Dream
    Exit EEE - Who Is No.1
    Westbam - Mayday Anthem
    Friends Of Django - Fuckin' Revenge !
    Omniscience - R.I.A.A. Curve
    3 Phase - Der Klang Der Familie 
    Doss-House - Doss-House Music
    Mob Rules - Untitled
    Test - Overdub
    Noise Connection - Noise Frame
    Rotterdam Termination Source - Feyenoord
    Arpeggiators - Freedom Of Expression
    Brain-E - What A Bassline (RMZ Mix)
    T-Bone Castro - Urban Partyzan
    Tune Request - Motherfucker
    Sonic Experience - Protien (The Biggest Nose Bleed! Mix)
    Final Exposure - Vortex
    Beltram - Machines 

Comments, hints and suggestions are always welcome!

Joey Beltram @ The Orbit, Morley, Leeds, U.K.  22.08.1992

Dave Clarke - Voodoo - Carling Academy - Liverpool - 26-3-05

Something For The Weekend Mix Series

Something For The Weekend? PT1

Derrick May @ Haoman 17, Jerusalem 12-25-03- part 1

Exclusive back 2 back old school rave set by Ben Sims and Mark Archer performed at De:tuned 'Meeting of Minds' on Saturday June 2nd 2012 @Petrol Club, Antwerp, Belgium 

1.Trigger-Stratosphere (MA) 
2.Christian Jay Bolland-Horsepower (MA) 
3.P.W.M-Are You Ready To Move (MA) 
4.Da Juice-Hear The Angels (BS) 
5.Automation-Pacemaker/Remix-EDIT (BS) 
6.Frank De Wolf-Moribund (BS) 
7.Rhythm Section-Feel The Rhythm (MA) 
8.SL2-DJ's Take Control (MA) 
9.Razor Boy/Mirror Man-Rabbit City 001 (MA) 
10.Doc Scott-Surgery/Remix (BS) 
11.Dragon Fly-Visions Of Rage (BS) 
12.Rhythm Section-Check Out The Bass Bass-EDIT (BS) 
13.Tronichouse-Up Tempo (MA) 
14.Mark One-Hoovers & Spraycans (MA) 
15.2 Bad Mice-Hold It Down (MA) 
16.Kaotic Chemistry-Drum Trip (BS) 
17.Rum & Black-Wicked (BS) 
18.Rebel MC-The Wickedest Sound/Instrumental (BS) 
19.Rhythm Quest-Closer To All Your Dreams/Hybrid Mix (MA) 
20.Zero B-Lock Up (MA) 
21.Rhythm Section-Is This Real? (MA) 
22.Unknown-Let The Bass Kick/Remake (BS) 
23.Lenny De Ice-We Are IE-EDIT (BS) 
24.DJ DD Hass + X-10-CIV-High Tec Muuusic-EDIT (BS) 
25.Urban Shakedown-Some Justice(MA) 
26.SL2-Way In My Brain(MA) 
27.Tronic House-Straight Outta Hell (MA) 
28.Mark Archer/Altern 8-Frequency/Killa Productions 91 Revival Remix (BS)

Ben Sims vs. Mark Archer @ Detuned - Meeting Of Minds 02.06.2012 (Rave + Hardcore)

Derrick May--Obsession Freedom--Battle Of The Techno Gods--1993

Typical mix up of diff styles with plenty of baggy blends!
The last tape from 1989 (i think), i haven't found any earlier ones yet, which might be a good thing ;-)

Ben House Mix 1989.3

Actually not much straight up house on it, but that's what the tape is called.
More UK bleeps, breakbeat and early rave, the sound of Raindance and the Berwick Manor ;-)

Ben House Mix 1990.1

An essential piece of DJ History here! Starting in the early 1980s, Mills, using the name "The Wizard", was a recurring guest DJ on "The Electrifying Mojo" radio show on WJLB in Detroit. He performed DJ tricks like beat juggling and scratching during his sets (some of which were pre-recorded).

Recorded by a guy called Needlz way back when in 7 parts

The Wizard Mixes (Jeff Mills) - WJLB Detroit, 1986 to 1989 Parts 3 & 4

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