DiY go to Amsterdam  DJ  Jack   top tune !

August 1989, the long awaited rave had come, The big Sunrise & Back To The Future Festival. Our ticket sales had gone through the roof for this one as Sunrise had proved to be one the best large scale raves in 1989; we literally had people queing out of the front door with ravers from all over Essex wanting tickets.

I chilled in the afternoon with my chicken & Mushroom pot noodle’s ( my staple diet in 1989) and had my hair highlighted ready for the event...only trouble was my hair started smoking because we put tin foil on it and I decided to sit in the garden with the sun blazing down on it; consequently after it was rinsed off, my hair went yellow :/

I had bought a lovely lilac paisley baggy top which matched my purple and green converse Chuck Taylor’s and I was ready for the night ahead!

We all 'piled' in to my brother Joe's hire car straight on to the M25 Thurrock and headed towards the M40 with a mixtape blasting out of the little white F reg Fiesta( which was brand new at the time)

When we reached the junction around midnight and turned off we were waved in by a pilot ( that was what they called the guides) My sister in law and I started to get excited as we could hear the thumping bass kick, we saw the lazers across the sky with a haze and at that moment we parked the car and ran towards the music through the parked cars in the field,...

Down the hatch :)

As we entered we noticed the huge stage in preparation for the rave acts of the night. There was a huge bouncy castle with ravers all over it. There were literally thousands and thousands of like minded ravers in this huge farmers field, all attending this secret special movement, we thought we could change the world, lol....I guess we kind of did.

I remember seeing Doug Lazy PA on stage, it was mind blowing this Hip-House rapper all the way from USA coming to peform live to us English kids of all classes and creeds. I remember the sun was coming up and we were just jumping about to him <3 proper legend.

I remember seeing and sitting with a few famous people at the time including most of the cast of Grange Hill mid 80's and The Wee Papa Girl rappers. I bumped in to a girl I hadn't seen since secondary school in the early 80's from East London just randomly.  I have to say I was absolutely buzzing! Me and my mate Mark Shimmon decided to link arms and literally skip across the whole field with the sun coming up buzzing and if you haven't done that after a good E, you're missing out lol.

Midday came and it was time to leave, everyone was pretty wired by then- my brother asked if I could drive back to Grays as he was mashed ….Thanks Joe :>

SKIE - 1989 MY RAVING YEARS PART 5 END OF SUMMER- LONGWICK.WAV***VINYL***DOWNLOADABLE

Here's my April show feat trax by The Beloved, D'julz, Sekret Chadow, Ruze, Sidney Charles, Jimi Needles, Orak, Because Of Art and my latest edits of Thirst, DC02 and Dj Roy Silver. Plus the 1st airing of the incredible 'Waffles' by Pirate Jams!  This show is dedicated to Marcus & Katie Caruana. x

Jam On It Sat 15Th April 2023  (Dedicated to Marcus & Katie Caruana)

Hi peeps, here's my May edition, featuring trax by T-Coy, Jay De Lys, D-rail, Davina, Downtown Bros, Spatial Needs, Shades Of Rhythm and my edits of Visionmasters, Maceo Rivas, Mory Kante/Eurythmics and many more.

Jam On It Sat 13th May 2023 (Dedicated to the b-day girl Stacey Mayo)

Live Recording of ALEX HAMMONDs Set from House Across The Decades 6 28th October 2023 LIVE FROM Benjamins Halesowen.
FREE DOWNLOAD

ALEX HAMMOND The Live Recording taken from HOUSE ACROSS THE DECADES 6

a live mix from sankeys 16.09.12 featuring tracks from 88-92 rocking music!!

Darren Noguerol sankeys spektrum  mcr September 16 2012

Alistair Whitehead @ Chuff Chuff 1994

Thanks Fac It’s Friday : In the third of the weekly series, here with a mix dusted off and delivered from the Summer of 1991, rumoured to be a recording of a set by Dave Haslam,  who played at The Hacienda over 450 times and played the final night of the original Fac 51 on June 28th 1997. Here with a heady set of tough club garage, Italian pianos and choice hip hop slices. Dave brings his “Sweet Sensation” concept to the next Manchester Hacienda gig, the August Bank Special at Sankeys, Friday 27th August with Todd Terry, Graeme Park, DJ Woody and Rowetta (Live PA). Fac 51 The Hacienda. 

Dave Haslam @ Hacienda, Summer '91

Memories of some of the best nights of my life.  Pheasey Posse, this ones for you!  Coventry Sports Connection was one of the best Rave venues we went to.  Amnesia House would fill it every time, it would rock all night through till 8am.  Dj's from all around the UK and beyond Sasha in particular, wicked lasers - pure class.  With most nights managed by MC Man Paris with guests such as the Jam MC's it was always a top night.  Respect to Matt Hardy.

Jam MC's - Amnesia House - 14.07.1990

Beat Code are proud to announce our next release BCT003

Available on Beatport for pre-order 20/07/2020
Full release 03/08/2020

**Jamie Rainbow-New Start/ You've Got House**

"You've Got House"- This track has a phat bassline reminiscent of old skool house, some lovely chime melody, uplifting pads and a vocal sample popping in and out like a sherbet dip dab. Something you could see being played by the man like...

"New Start" - This track takes it up a gear in to proggy tech land, with a rumbling acid bassline and a scratched vocal sample giving it a twitchy groove throughout. With a minimal breakdown giving it a driving vibe this is a peaktime bouncer.

Both tracks make this a strong release from Jamie

Jamie Rainbow has been Djing since 1985, being heavily involved in the UK rave scene. He went on to play all round Europe and Asia in some of the biggest clubs and outdoor parties rocking the dance floor wherever and whenever he performed.
Djing soon led on to producing with Jamie’s re-edits, bootlegs and original compositions have become legendary.
Jamie sits comfortably playing a range of styles, but House infused tuneage with a sprinkling of Breaks is his forte.

https://soundcloud.com/jamie-dowding

Jamie Rainbow - You've Got House BCT003

Sasha '91 - possibly at Shelley's , my old favourite after club tape !

Sasha 1991 Live Mix

https://twitter.com/oldskoolpool
www.youtube.com/channel/UCJnLgNoz…-ktruuxgXQ/videos

1. Think Tank 'A Knife & A Fork'
2. ??? - "don't you try to run from me" + sinnamon samples
3. ??? - familiar... could be dub of summat
4. ??? - TUNE! wicked breakbeat with vocal "dream girl"
5. ??? - more good breaks
6. Sound Vandals 'Feel It'
7. Sub Sub 'Space Face'
8. Think Tank 'Hack One'
9. ??? - "do that dance" "this is the sound of house music"
10. ??? - "everybody come together all over the world" samples
11. Mental Cube 'Q' \ D Mob feat. Gary Haisman 'We Call It Acieed'
12. Digital Boy 'Gimme A Fat Beat' \ Candi Staton 'You Got The Love' (Acca) ..pitched up
13. Redmen 'You`re My Way' (Ital Beat Club)
14. Charvoni 'Always There'
15. Nicole 'Rock The House'
16. Pandella 'This Way That Way' (Komi's Dub)
17. Frank K 'Everybody Let's Somebody Love' ..what mix? or 1 of these?
18. Jillian Mendez 'Don't Know What You're Missin'' ..what mix? is it just Sin Club Mix
19. The Mixmasters 'In the Mix' \ Peech Boys 'Life Is Something Special' (Acca)
20. ??? - TUNE! reminds me of Dionne \ "listen to the dream dance" acca
21. 2 Men On A Trip 'Move Ya Body' (Dance Remix)
22. ??? - breakbeat with rap "L O V E, love is the message"
23. ??? - non breakbeat mix of above i think
24. ??? - "fantasize me" ..think this was a bit of a Quad anthem that i prolly should know.. always reminds me of the eastenders theme for some reason!
25. HHFD 'Freedom' ..what mix? not rough or solitary ..prob (Prisoner Mix - Vocal)
26. Digital Boy 'Gimme A Fat Beat' ..breifly being mixed in

Andy Carroll - Quadrant Park (Iraq Na Phobia) Bootle - Liverpool - 12-01-91

I've been DJing since 1985 and play a range of styles Old Skool, Breaks, all things House, Balearic, Electro Funk etc etc. I pretty much play anything that has a decent groove & a tasty b-line.....These days I love making my own edits and remixes, especially old skool. I also do Dj tuition for young & old alike.  I ran & still run numerous club nights. Played at some amazing clubs and outdoor parties throughout Europe & Asia and was heavily involved in the U.K rave/free party scene and hugely inspired by D.i.Y and their ethos of parties/music. I also used to run a label & dance record shop in the 90's. I recently won the Sasha classics FB group competition and supported Ian Ossia in Leicester. You can access most of my edits to buy on my Bandcamp site.

Jam On It Sat 15Th April 2023 (Dedicated to Marcus & Katie Caruana)

Jamie Rainbow

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