My love for all kinds of rave music from back in the day re-emerged during hibernation (UK lockdown 3) and after digging around for months on end to get the right tracks together, I've now recorded some mixes - straight up DJ sets using a pair of technics 1200s and a Rane62 mixer. Mostly oldskool underground classics with the occasional newer tune thrown in. This is the first of a four part mix series - links to the others below.

TRACKLIST:

Rebel MC & Little T - Rich Ah Getting Richer
2AM/FM - Werkin House
Leftfield - Not Forgotten (Hard Hands Mix)
Underground Resistance - Jupiter Jazz
The Step - Yeah You (Roberts Mix)
Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk - The Acid Life
AFX - CAT 00897-AA1
Steve Poindexter - Born to Freak
A homeboy, A Hippe & A Funki Dredd - Total Confusion
Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Heartbreak
Goldie - Inner City Life (Rabbit’s Short Attention Span Edit) 
Helter Skelter - Private Caller
Mani Festo - All Potential Badboy
Zuli - Trigger Finger
Pearson Sound - Alien Mode
Apex Twin - Digeridoo
Senate - Borrow Dub
Skanna - This Way
Roska - 480 BC
Scott & Keith - Get Busy Cru
Foul Play - Ricochet
C.M.C - Jungle Fever
Metal Headz - Saint Angel 
Hyper-on-experience - Disturbance (Tango Remix) 
Q-Project - Champion Sound
Foul Play - Finest illusion
Fracture - Big up all the ladies
DJ Solo - Darkage
Equinox - Acid Rain VIP (Breakage Final Chapter Mix)
Omni Trio - Feel Good ’95
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Rave Dreaming Vol.2
https://soundcloud.com/dj-madbeats/mdbts-rave-dreaming-vol2

Rave Dreaming Vol.3
https://soundcloud.com/dj-madbeats/mdbts-rave-dreaming-vol3

Rave Dreaming Vol.4
https://soundcloud.com/dj-madbeats/mdbts-rave-dreaming-vol4

MDBTS (RAVE DREAMING) Vol.1

The Unbound Events boss shares a 'tapestry of sounds designed to act as an emotional balm', which explores his fascination with the duality and dichotomy of dark and light.

This sits alongside a candid interview about self-care and mental health: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/05/31/reduced-by-dj-winggold/

Reduced By DJ Winggold

1. Modulation (Extended Mix) by: Mattei & Omich
2. Feels Right (Kevin Andrews Mix) by: Hoxton Whores, Kevin Andrews
3. This Rhythm (feat. RAHH) (Extended Mix) by: Prospa, RAHH
4. Like A Dream (Extended Mix) by: Tenacious
5. Shine (Ron Carroll North Halsted Mix) by: Barbara Tucker, The BCrew, Rodney Chester, Ron Carroll
6. Feel Alright (Johnny Deep Remix) by: Matt Prehn, Johnny Deep
7. Deep Inside (CASSIMM Extended Remix) by: Hardsoul, CASSIMM
8. Game On (Dale Move Remix) by: KPD, Dale Move
9. Billz (Extended Mix) by: Jay de Lys
10. Bang It (Original Mix) by: Gettoblaster, DJ Skip
11. When the Sun Comes Up (Rescue Remix) by: Eddie Amador, Rescue
12. On My Mind (Original Mix) by: G.A.S.
13. At Night (Kid CrÃ¨me Funksta Mix) by: Shakedown
14. Beat For Da Bass (Original Mixx) by: Angelo Ferreri, Pietro Over Jack
15. Power (Extended Mix) by: Papa Lu
16. On My Mind (Extended Mix) by: Jay de Lys

MIKE BLEDSOE @ RHYTHM METHOD: San Francisco 12-7-2024

A Poker Flat Recordings classic 
Vinyls & more: https://linktr.ee/pokerflat_recordings

Dive into our timeless essentials catalog: https://on.soundcloud.com/TnvhHd8H57QtcpVz5

Fools (They Don't Know The Time) (Main Mix)

Merrick Brown - Live at Smartbar Chicago - February 15, 2025

Opening set (10-12pm) for Batu and JS Alvarez. Had a blast warming up the spot. Enjoy two hours from deep to wild -- dub techno, deep house, detroit, breaks, bass, techno bangers, acid, electro etc. Big thanks to Leja Hazer and Smartbar for the invite.

*Disclaimer: About an hour in i loaded a track into the wrong CDJ (oops! the horror). i redid that mix for continuity and to fix dead air. 

Tracklist:

Farben - Says Love to Love You Baby
Auscultation - Automated Jade
Glenn Astro - Billiger Als Umsonst
Mr. Mitch - LIFECANBEHARD
Al Wootton - Hechicera
Polygonia - Upside Down
DJ Koze - Let's Love
Kay Suzuki - Something To Say (Feat Fatima)
J SIVEY - GIVE YOU
Or:la, Pearson Sound - Chant (Pearson Sound Edit)
Duckett - Dead Heart
Beat Vox - Sweepo
Kade Young & JIALING - SIDELINE
DJ NATIVESUN - Lift Club
Granul - Improper
Huey Mnemonic - Red Alert
Allumynd - Lost Control Again
Lost Trax - The Saturnian System
Peverelist - Pulse XV
Baruka (Orlando Voorn) - Play It Loud (FX Mix)
Ricardo Villalobos - Heike
Levon Vincent, Marcel Dettmann - Can You See
Aardvarck - Komt Goed
Michael J Blood - TRGR
Pearson Sound - Hornet
Xtra Brux - Remember The Raver (Acid Mix)
James Shinra - 1111
Bodhi - Actuator
Coen - Rattlesnake
Eden Burns - Xoh Dub
DJ Marfox - B18
OOIOO - EYヨ Mix 2
Boner M - Zoidar
Jerome Hill - All My Friends
Luke’s Anger - Haffa Bar Jack
Spasms - Krypton
ADULT. - XZzX
Bass Clef - One Hundred Point Three
Redlight - MDMA
Tom Manzarek - jahzzzz
Leonce - Nasty (Leonce Remix)
Jay Denham - Art of Love
Fantastic Man & Tornado Wallace - Skybus Theme

Live at Smartbar - February 15, 2025

A part of the new generation of house DJs, Valence has built her path with a strong identity and an absolute commitment to the art of vinyl DJing. With a promising road ahead, she has already established herself as a constant presence in Buenos Aires' nightlife, thanks to her precise selection and impeccable technique.

Her sound carries a distinct warmth, yet remains powerful and compelling. Her sonic cocktail draws from 90s NYC Club House, Chicago roots, jazz fusion touches, and Latin percussion. She is the co-founder and resident of the projects “100% Vinyl” and “Socialité”, where she continues to promote the analog format as a space for genuine expression and curation.

Valence represents the essence of authentic house music, striking the perfect balance between elegance, energy, and a deep respect for the genre’s history.

Living Analógica .0008 | Valence | 01.03.2025

"Boca Na Água" emerges as a connecting point between Brazilian culture and the current electronic music scene. The track, already tested on major stages such as Ritual Stage at Surreal Park, B.O.M.A, Colmeia at Green Valley, Tetto Rooftop, and others, features excerpts from the iconic Rita Lee, a figure who transformed Brazilian music since the late 1970s.

The vocals, rescued from "Mania de Você" (1979), bear the mark of a time when Rita expanded her aesthetic, approaching pop and disco, without abandoning the boldness that made her famous. By inserting it into an electronic context, the production not only pays homage but also reopens this gesture of rupture and freedom.

The result is a track that escapes predictability: Brazilian in essence, global in reach. "Boca Na Água" asserts itself as a work that doesn't repeat formulas, but rather clearly weaves memory and the present.

Free Download

Boca Na Água (2025 Reworked) @ Free Download

Three Little Notes - Children Dream (original mix)

Midnight Moon (Long Play)

Buy on bandcamp

Ben Arsenal & Tsehaitu - Midnight Moon (Long Play)

Portrait of a Gemini

What's Goin On

Tha YOD Fahim

Lost Smile

Mike Bledsoe aka IAM1 set himself apart as an entrepreneur in the electronic music industry at the early age of 18 by producing raves in Indianapolis in 1996 under the alias of New Realm Productions. In 2003, he showed himself to be a visionary by relocating to Miami, FL to not only produce trance and breakbeat events, but also to create a new artist management company dubbed UpliftAM. With notable clients such as the inventor of Miami Bass, Amos Larkins III, as well as 2LiveCrew, Nucleus, Devine&EmilyPLAY, Eclipse and many others, for several years, UpliftAM was able to uplift the careers of DJs and producers across the United States.

In 2013, Mike moved to Chicago and at first was co-creator of a trifecta group named Skygarden before breaking off to create his own house and breakbeat inspired brand which led him to stay in the home of house music, Housebroken. Since 2014, the Housebroken Events brand has made a visible dent in the scenes of Chicago and the San Francisco Bay area at beaches, bars, clubs and after-hours spaces. Mike Bledsoe has brought the Housebroken name to residencies at EXIT (Chicago), The Foundation Room at the House of Blues (Chicago), The EndUP (San Francisco), Xippo/Revolver, Lokal, Innjoy, Never Have I Ever, Barbarella/700 Larkin (San Francisco), BRIX (Oakland), and he has served as a manager/agent for the late Paul Johnson as well as for Gene Hunt and many other Housebroken affiliates throughout the past decade. 

As a teenager, Mike Bledsoe studied the cello, guitar and percussion instruments, but it wasn't until he was introduced to event production and raves that he gravitated to the turntables and began learning how to skillfully mix music together. Mike created his own rave production company early on, but did not take his own deejaying as seriously as he did uplifting others. He chose to instead observe the professionals he would hire in order to learn to hone his own craft. As a promoter and artist manager in the trance and breakbeat communities, Mike Bledsoe had the opportunity to play records in 12 states before ever moving to Chicago, but once he had found a place in the home of house music, Gene Hunt and Danny Digable convinced the Natural Selection that he should take his skills seriously and become a professional house artist and dj. Since that day, Mike has added appearances in 14 more states, multiple gigs in South Africa and Mexico, a 25 major city tour in 2021 and played alongside some of the greatest names in house music history including Paul Johnson, Mark Farina, Doc Martin, Gettoblaster, Wally Callerio, Franky Boissy, Garth, a B2B with Mr. Gene Hunt himself, and even once performed a blindfolded tag team of sensory deprivation with Chicago underground maestro Mathis Mega M Rousseau!

Mike is currently residing in Chicago and has recently founded The Daydream Project. He holds a DJ residency with DTLA First Sundays in Los Angeles, is in the process of starting his first imprint which is based out of San Francisco with a Midwestern homegrown sound: HOLY SYNCK RECORDS, has produced two tracks with Danny Digable on Fresh & Paid Records (Denver) and Subwoofer Laboratories (Berlin), AND is currently the talent agent for Chicago's dj & producer extraordinaire from the imprint Killer Mushrooms, I AM ME [formally known as Twitchin Skratch].