Various olskool

1992 Old Skool Rave Mix (Mickey B)
Acen - Trip II The Moon 3 Kaleidoscopiklimax
Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Peace N Loveism
Nino - The Gun
The Sorcerer - Dance The Night Away
Spectral - Touch Somebody (DJ Seduction Remix)
The Criminal Minds - Virtual Reality
DJs Unite Vol 2 (Phantasy & Seducion)
Nino - Future Of Latin
Noise Factory - Mr Sulu
Edge - Compnded 
Jem 77 - Never Felt This Way
Menace Make 3 - Do You Feel What I'm Feelin'
Omer & Crooks - Time Rock
Run Tings - Something To Dance To
Kicks Like A Mule - Number One
Rebel MC - I Can't Get No Sleep
D'Cruze - World Within A World (The Criminal Minds Remix)
Manix - Oblivion (Head In The Clouds)
E Kude - Never Let Go
Dance Conspiracy - Dub War Part 3
The Sorcerer - The Elevator (Up & Down Mix)
Dave Charlesworth - Energizer 3
Psychotropic - Hypnosis (SLII Remix)
Orca - Alive N Kicking
Metalheads - Sinister
Metalheads - Knowledge
Tango & Ratty - Final Conflict

1992 Old Skool Rave Mix (Mickey Beam)

Mix by myself of a whole heap of classic dance tracks from back in the day with a mix of House, Techno & Hardcore thrown together. Hope you enjoy!!!!
Tracklist : -
0:00 - N-Joi - Anthem
2:42 - Electric Choc - Shock The Beat (Piano Mix)
5:26 - Inner City - Good Life (Magic Juan's Mix)
7:51 - Off Shore - I Can't Take The Power
10:38 - Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco
11:43 - A Homeboy A Hippie & A Funki Dredd - Total Confusion
13:56 - Sonic Solution - Get On The Move
16:59 - Andronicus - Make You Whole
20:02 - Shades Of Rhythm - Sounds Of Eden
24:11 - Shut Up & Dance - Green Man (Rum & Black Mix)
25:54 - Rhythm On The Loose - Break Of Dawn
28:27 - Rhythm Quest - Closer To Your Dreams (Hybrid Mix)
30:47 - Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea
32:41 - Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness
36:03 - DJ Tim & Misjah - Access
40:43 - Underworld - Born Slippy (Darren Price Mix)

Old Skool House / Piano / Rave Mix 88 - 95 (Mickey Beam)

On Saturday 14th September 2013 Rewind! back to the old skool took place at Union in London.  With headline acts such as DJ Sy, Dr S Gachet, Billy 'Daniel' Bunter, Uncle Dugs and many more.

Due to technical issues sadly my Drum and Bass set wasn't recorded on the night, so have re recorded it in full.

Rewind! Back to the old skool (DNB Arena) @ Union September 2013

This is the first Dance Planet set I have released myself. In my opinion 1994 was a magical year for Rave Music... really hope you enjoy the vibes also featuring MC Magika...

Slipmatt - Live @ Dance Planet Pure Energy II 29-01-1994

I can't remember a time without the strains of soul music drifting through our house. With both parents coming from Barbados I was brought up very much in tune with a natural party ethos that went hand in hand with a love of good music. My earliest musical memories are of Booker T and the MGs, Aretha Franklin and, of course the great Elvis, and I used to hijack my parents collection of 70's soul 45's and get the whole family grooving round the lounge! I guess the early signs were there - my passion for music combined with an over-whelming desire to entertain as many people as possible.

By 10 I had well and truly caught the bug and was spending every bit of my pocket money on soul and funk records. I got my first pair of decks (just the 2!) by the age of 15 and I started to play as many parties as I could, discovering that I could buzz off a crowd whilst funding my habit at the same time. As the 70's became the 80's I followed the musical trend from soul to disco to hip-hop but it wasn't really until I moved to Brighton in 1986 that I discovered, along with so many others, the pure thrill of acid house.

The 'Summer Of Love' was special for me in more ways than one. It was at the Sunrise rave on the outskirts of London in 1988 that I had had my biggest breakthrough yet. I was already something of a regular on the infamous M1/Orbital rave circuit but it was at Sunrise that I had the idea to hook up a third deck. At 10.30am on a hazy Sunday morning I managed to tempt 15,000 partied out ravers back onto their weary feet and kick the party back into action - it was an amazing experience- and since then my phone has not stopped ringing with offers for 'The 3 Deck Wizard'. I was fortunate enough to participate in many of the events that have gone down in history as defining moments in the history of UK club culture, such as playing the opening night at Rampling's legendary Shoom, running The Project with Oakie as well as holding a residency at Brighton's ZAP club.

With my reputation as a DJ well and truly secured I was able to turn my attentions towards producing. Initially signing to Perfecto I had my first hit in 1992 with 'I Want You' and, believe me, no one was more surprised than me when I found myself performing on Top Of The Pops when my record peaked at number 23 in the UK charts!!

Despite the fact that the follow up 'Does It Feel Good To You' also charted in the top 40, commercial success was never what I had been aiming for, it was all somewhat too far removed from the reality and buzz of setting a dance floor alight. Whilst fellow spinners such as Grooverider and Fabio moved from raves into Jungle, choosing to focus on a very UK and London orientated sound, I couldn't escape the American and European influences that had always been there whilst I was growing up. I have always been very globally minded which comes across in my choice of music, which I use to cross physical and cultural boundaries to bring people together. Essentially my heart lies with house and techno and it was for this reason that I chose to take a back seat from my impending career as a pop star and be true to myself by going underground and re-discovering my roots. 

Comments, hints and suggestions are always welcome!

Carl Cox @ The Eclipse, Coventry, U.K.  1991

Carl Cox @ Equinox 92

Joey Beltram & Dj Producer  Live 1992

Dr s Gachet & MC GQ  LIVE! @ The Paradise Club-1994 Steelerz Massive Broke wide

Dr S Gachet n MC GQ @ AWOL

Slipmatt - Live @ Obsession At The Park 18-12-1992

This is a set that I recorded myself at the closing party of Deja Vu / Helter Skelter in September 2003. It was a great year for Old Skool in Ibiza and Es Paradis was absolutely rammed ... You can catch me across the road at Eden for 2012 every Thursday for the "Full Moon Party" 7th June - 27th September!

Slipmatt - Live In Ibiza @ Déjà Vu-Es Paradis September 2003

A little distorted but I didn't want to let that stop me from sharing this piece of 1994 Rave history... hope you enjoy!

Slipmatt - Live @ World Dance Lydd Airport with MC GQ 05-11-1994

A live Old Skool 92-94 set at "Rewind, Back To The Old Skool" on Friday 13th April 2012 featuring MC Strict at The Dogstar Brixton...

Slipmatt - Live @ Rewind Back To The Old Skool 13-04-2012

Dreamscape 7, not the best recording from the Dreamscape series but part of history so it needed to be uploaded... I'm going to try and get all my Dreamscape sets here eventually :)

Slipmatt - Live @ Dreamscape 7 26-11-1993

The Basement label was started up in 1990 and was run from the Record Basement shop in Reading. The label was run by Phil Wells (aka Basement Phil). 

The main artists on the label included Jack Smooth, Basement Phil, Wax Doctor, Kev Bird, DJ Mayhem, Top Buzz, Alex Reece, Donovan Bad Boy Smith, Alex Hazzard, Spencer T, Loftgroover, Roger Johnson, Sentinel aka Photek, Intensity aka Source Direct, Peshay, Inner Visions aka J Majik, Subject 13, Architex & Dune.

One of the things that set Basement apart from the rest was the distinctive sound of the early releases 3 - 35, courtesy of Jack Smooth's engineering and co-production. 'Jungle Techno' is a phrase drawn from the label, with the phrase credited to Mikee B (one third of Top Buzz) who once famously commented that a Basement Records tune he was listening too, had sounds that were actually similar to those in a jungle, mixed with Detroit influenced soundscapes.

The label was a big favourite with most DJ's throughout the Rave Years and DJs such as Top Buzz, Grooverider, Mickey Finn, Ratty, Tango, Swan-e, Phantasy, Kenny Ken, DJ SS, Seduction, Slipmatt, Loftgroover, Colin Dale, Colin Faver, Frankie Valentine, Stu Allen and Keith Suckling were often heard playing several Basement releases in every set. 

When the label switched to DnB it was championed by LTJ Bukem, Fabio & Grooverider, Doc Scott & Peshay.

Labels affiliated with legendary in house producer Jack Smooth were Sound Entity and Smooth Recordings and he had a behind the scenes influence on labels such as Legend Records, Symphony Sound and Sinister Recordings and many more including the Rave Anthem 'Trip to Trumpton'.

After the peak of the Rave Scene in 1993 the Basement label was one of the first to shift to releasing the more experimental side of Jungle, the genre now known as 'Drum N Bass' throughout the mid 90's before closing down in 1997.

The label was relaunched in 2000 and since then there have been a few releases and a Basement Classics series of reissued Rave and DnB tunes.

Basement Records Old Skool mix

Recorded live at The Edge in Coventry (formerly The Eclipse) in January 1993, a great era in rave and one of the best venues in the country at the time...

Slipmatt - Live @ The Edge January 1993

1991 - 1992 Old Skool Rave Mix (Mickey B) 
Mickey B 1991 - 1992 Old Skool Hardcore Mix (1 Hour)
Summer vibe rave classics mix from myself of 91/92 Old Skool Mix.
Track List :-
1 - Shades Of Rhythm - Sweet Sensation
2 - Turntable Symphony - Instruction Of Life
3 - Bizarre Inc - Raise Me (Eon's Ascension Mix)
4 - Nightwriters - Let The Music Use You (92 Hardcore Remix)
5 - Family Foundation ‎-- Xpress Yourself
6 - Digital Domain ‎-- I Need Relief
7 - Vocation ‎-- Equilibrium
8 - Dave Charlesworth - Energizer 2
9 - Sy Kick* ‎-- Nasty (Remix)
10 - Tic Tac Toe Ephemerol (Mickey Finn, Fabio & Grooverider Remix)
11 - 2 Bad Mice - Bombscare Remix
12 - Nino - Future Of Latin
13 - Yolk - Bish Bosh
14 - Desired State - Expansion Remix
15 - Origination - Shine On (Unreleased '92 Remix)
16 - Sly T And Ollie J ‎-- Underground Confusion
17 - NRG - Feel The Fury (Piano Mix)
18 - Psychotropic ‎-- Hypnosis (Slipmatt & Lime Remix)
19 - Orca - Alive & Kickin
20 - Prodigy - Everybody In The Place (155 And Rising)
21 - Wax Doctor - A New Direction
22 - Yolk - Music 4 Da People
23 - Pseudo 3 - B Line Stepper
24 - The House Crew - Maniac (The Final Conflict)

1991 - 1992 Old Skool Rave Mix (Mickey B)

Have actually been searching for this set and it just popped up on a disc I had tucked away... used to love Lydd airport... apart from the drive home back to East London in the morning lol

Hope you enjoy the memories :)

Slipmatt - Live @ World Dance Lydd Airport 05-02-1994

1992 - 1993 Old Skool Hardcore Mix (Mickey B)
 Hope you enjoy!!!!!
The Prodigy - Fire (Sunrise Mix)
Rhythm Section - Dreamworld
Rhythm Section - Perfect Love 2am
2 XTreme - (Untitled) Xtremity EP A2 
Invisible Men - Skin Up & Trance
Force Mass Motion - Miami Burnin'
After Dark - Come With Me Tonight (Remix)
After Dark - Atlantis (Remix)
Manix - Never Been To Belgium (Gotta Rush Mix)
Awesome 3 - Don't Go (Kick's Like a Mule)
Citizen Caned - Set Me Free
Kev Bird - This Is A Trip
Foul Play - Ricochet (Remix)
Dave Charlesworth - Energizer 2 B
DJ Seduction - Sub Dub
Harmony & Xtreme - Love In My Heart
FBD Project - Terminate
Blame - Are You Dreaming
DJ Krome & MR Time - The Slammer
Force Mass Motion - Esthisis
DJ Rap & Aston - Vertigo (Original)
Manix & Rufige Kru - You Held My Hand
Omni Trio - Feel Good (Original In Demand Mix)
A Guy Called Gerald - Got A Feeling


1992 - 1993 Old Skool Hardcore Mix (Mickey Beam)

1989 - 1993 Rave - Club Classics Mix (Part 1)
Rave / Club Classics Mix 89 - 93 Pt 1 (Hour Mix)
https://soundcloud.com/mickeybeam/198...
Just under an hour of a whole heap of classic tracks from back in the day.
Hope you enjoy!!!
Tracklist:-
00:00 - State 808 - Pacific State 
02:32 - LFO - LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix)
04:02 - Wood Allen - Airport 89
06:04 - Congress - 40 Miles
08:05 - Renegade Soundwave - The Phantom (It's In There)
10:05 - Doc Scott - Surgery (Ordinary Mix)
11:27 - Isotonik - Different Strokes
13:43 - Zero B - Lock Up
15:51 - Marradonna - Out Of My Head
17:22 - Nation 12 - Listen To The Drummer
19:59 - Razor Boy & Mirror Man - Beyond Control
22:51 - Digital Domain - I Need Relief
24:12 - Shut Up & Dance - Raving I'm Raving
25:36 - The Scientist - The Exorcist
28:44 - All In One - Mama's Kick
30:28 - Nookie - Give A Little Love (Original 92 Mix)
33:13 - Rhythm Section - Is This Real
35:59 - Shaft - Roobarb & Custard (MB Edit)
37:22 - DJ Royal T & DJ XL - Turntable Overload
39:59 - DJ Excel - Just When You Thought It Was Safe
43:30 - Hyper On Experience - The Frightener
46:02 - Acen - Trip II The Moon Pt2 (The Darkside)
50:08 - Manix - Oblivion (Head In The Clouds)
51:39 - Windy Milla (Nookie) - Ruff & Massive
53:37 - Nino - The Gun
55:07 - Devious D & Jay J - Time Of Our Lives

1989 - 1993 Rave - Club Classics Mix (Part 1)

Liquid Funk / D&B Mix 1999-2008 (Mickey B)
Mix I uploaded on YT nearly two years back.
These are just a small hand full of excellent D&B tracks I've collected over the years to chuck in a random mix. Proper classics in my opinion though. Hope you enjoy.
Tracklist :-
Cyantific (featuring Diane Charlemagne) - Don't Follow
Aquasky - Dezires Marky & Bungle Remix
Blue Sonix This Feeling (High Contrast Remix)
DJ Marky & XRS - Butterfly
Redeyes - Blue Note
Total Science - Dee Pee (DJ Marky & XRS Remix)
Roy Ayers - Sunshine (Qumulus & Cybass Remix)
Utah Jazz - Funkless Life
Cyantific - 90
Danny Byrd - Shock Out
Total Science - Squash (Original Mix)
Ram Trilogy - Evolution
DJ Hype - True Playaz Style
Bad Company & DJ Trace - Flashback (Tumpa)
DJ Marky & A-Sides - Special Lady
Green Fly - Yeah Man
Furney & MC Conrad - Drum Tools
Syncopix vs Nu:Tone - Upgrade
DJ Marky & Bungle - Primetime
Random Movement & Redeyes - How Many Ways (Original Mix)

Various olskool

Marcy Betts