Step into a defining moment in techstep history.
Straight from the source — Trace on the decks with a live DJ set from Subtronix, recorded November 20th, 1999. No polish, no compromise — just heavy vibes, deep cuts, and the uncompromising sound of a scene in full flight.
🎧 Listen to the archived show on Rinse FM:
https://www.rinse.fm/episodes/trace-15-04-2025-2300/

Tracklist:
- 1. Ryme Tyme – Frogger – 1210
- 2. Bad Company – Sentient – BC
- 3. Dieselboy – The Descent (Decoder Remix) – Palm Pictures
- 4. Drum Kru – Rigmasher – Dub
- 5. Bad Company – Oxygen – BC
- 6. Ed Rush & Optical – Socom
- 7. Maldini & DJ Fresh feat. Trace – Sneakers – BC
- 8. Bad Company – Brain-Scan – BC
- 9. Ray Keith – Something Out There (BC Remix) – Dread
- 10. Matrix – Six – Virus
- 11. Trace & Ryme Tyme – Move – DSCI4
- 12. Bad Company – 4 Days – BC
- 13. BC & Trace – Nitrous – BC
- 14. Trace – Sonar (Optical & Trace Remix) – Prototype
- 15. DJ Die – Drop Bear – V
- 16. DJ Reality – Cobra – Trouble On Vinyl
- 17. Bad Company – Splint (Unreleased)
- 18. Digital & Spirit – Crash
- 19. Ryme Tyme – T-Minus – Moving Shadow
- 20. Optical & Trace – Kridian – Virus
- 21. Transit – Machine Power – Pleroma Inc
- 22. DJ Ink & J.W. – Syndicate Zone – Architecture
- 23. Jonny L – Selecta – Piranha Records
- 24. Dred Bass – Morpheus – Back 2 Basics
- 25. Ryme Tyme & Optical – Shape Charge – 1210
- 26. Trace & Optical – Mercury Switch – Virus
- 27. Dred Bass – New Destiny (Part 2) – Back 2 Basics
- 28. Bad Company – Silicon Dawn – BC
- 29. E-Sassin – Malfunction – Sound Sphere
- 30. Jonny L – Change – Piranha Records
- 31. Bad Company – Forgotten – BC
- 32. Ed Rush & Optical – Crash – Virus
- 33. Bad Company – Beacon – BC
- 34. Matrix – Fallen (Remix) – Idioma
- 35. Bad Company – Deadside – BC
- 36. Bad Company – Skin Tag – Virus
- 37. Ryme Tyme – Judgement Day – Moving Shadow
- 38. Bad Company – Colonies – BC
- 39. Everything But The Girl – Blame (Grooverider Dub) – Virgin
- 40. Matrix – Airhead – Virus

Trace: Return to the Source (Live in Auckland, NZ, ’99)

Jungle, DNB, vinyl only, watch ya bassbins!

DSCI4 is a pioneering Techstep label, known for its dark, futuristic soundscapes.