There & Back: 2024 Crate-Digging Mix Series

Here is the latest edition of my long-running Eurotrash mix series, dedicated to the best of 90's European (and a little UK) hard trance and hard acid. This edition is a little bit more sedate than some of the others, starting at 135 bpm and ending at 150 bpm, but it's still packed full of absolutely killer tracks, both classic and obscure. As ever, this is mixed completely on vinyl. 

Enjoy!

Check out the other mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/eurotrash-vintage-european

Read about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2022/05/pearsall-presents-eurotrash-8-old-skool-european-hard-trance/

Mixed in Berlin, May 2022
100% Vinyl
(95:32, 218 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Roughage - Katoomba (Sydney Live Mix) [Time Unlimited]
02. Watchman - Watchman's Theme [Phuture Wax]
03. Razor's Edge - The Zoo (Dark Dub '95) [Metropolitan Music]
04. Superspy - Sumo V2 [Noom]
05. Junk Project - Volume III [Block Busters]
06. X-Frame - Scream [Crystal]
07. Return of the Native - Persuosion [Tripomatic]
08. Optimus - Confessions [Noom]
09. Canyon - Purple Phaze [Hook]
10. Tom Wax & Jan Jacarta - Wormhole [Tetsuo]
11. DJ Scot Project - W (That Sound) [Overdose]
12. Electric Fruit Orchestra - Nexus 6 [Dropout]
13. Hark - Omega (Pulsedriver Remix) [Nothing]
14. D-Sigual - Back Order [Tracid Traxx]
15. Dee Rex - Soilent Green [Lunatec]
16. Albion - This Is For (Clubmix) [Time Unlimited]
17. Hoschi - The Tribe [Overdrive]
18. Equator - Secret Silence (Aquaplex Remix) [Drizzly]
19. M-Zone - Pulsator Sawrater [Teach Yourself Techno]
20. The Combat Force - Combat Assault (Dawn Raid Mix) [Triebhafte]
21. Solar Quest - Acid Air Raid (Silent Breed Remix) [Tracid Traxx]
22. Cores - Ice Rain [Noom]
23. Mirage - Keoma [Technogold]
24. Third Man - Planet Hunters [Hook]
25. The Secret - Gorgeous (Orgasm Mix) [Logic]

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Eurotrash 8 [Old Skool Hard Trance 1995-1999]

I'm very excited to share a special project for the summer of 2022: 75 Shadows, my tribute to one of the most important labels in electronic music history ... Moving Shadow!

Over a five week period I will be releasing a new 15 track Moving Shadow tribute mix weekly, each dedicated to a specific year from 1993 to 1997. I think that when you hear the whole series, you will be able to understand just what an amazing and creative label Moving Shadow was, as in the space of just five years they released everything from euphoric breakbeat hardcore to sinister darkcore to jungle anthems to rugged hardstep to smoothly atmospheric drum n' bass to fearsome techstep, and beyond. 

First up: 1993!

Read more about this mix at https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2022/07/pearsall-presents-75-shadows-001-1993-moving-shadow-tribute/

Check out more old skool mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/old-skool-hardcore-mixes?token=6fe35b-1-1568419205247

Cover art by Michal Idziak

Mixed in Berlin, June 2022
100% Vinyl
(47:57, 109 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Hyper On Experience - Monarch of the Glen [Moving Shadow]
02. Mixrace - Dance with the Devil [Moving Shadow]
03. Cloud 9 - You Got Me Burnin (A.A.S Mix) [Moving Shadow]
04. 2 Bad Mice - Underworld (DJ Hype Remix) [Moving Shadow]
05. Oaysis - Open Secrets [Moving Shadow]
06. JMJ & Richie - Case Reopened (Deep Blue Brought to Trial Mix) [Moving Shadow]
07. 2 Bad Mice - Tribal Revival [Moving Shadow]
08. Hyper On Experience - Disturbance (Tango Remix) [Moving Shadow]
09. Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Tango Remix) [Moving Shadow]
10. JMJ & Richie - Hall of Mirrors [Moving Shadow]
11. Cloud 9 - Mr. Logic (Cloud 9 Remix) [Moving Shadow]
12. Foul Play - Finest Illusion (Legal Mix) [Moving Shadow]
13. Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune [Moving Shadow]
14. Omni Trio - Mystic Stepper (Feel Better) [Moving Shadow]
15. Hyper On Experience - Thunder Grip [Moving Shadow]

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75 Shadows 001: 1993 [Moving Shadow Tribute Series]

I'm very excited to share the second mix in a very special project for the summer of 2022: 75 Shadows, my tribute to one of the most important labels in electronic music history ... Moving Shadow!

Over a five week period I will be releasing a new 15 track Moving Shadow tribute mix weekly, each dedicated to a specific year from 1993 to 1997. I think that when you hear the whole series, you will be able to understand just what an amazing and creative label Moving Shadow was, as in the space of just five years they released everything from euphoric breakbeat hardcore to sinister darkcore to jungle anthems to rugged hardstep to smoothly atmospheric drum n' bass to fearsome techstep, and beyond.

This week: 1994!

Check out my 1993 mix from last week here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/pearsall-75-shadows-001-1993-moving-shadow-tribute-series

Check out the whole series here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/75-shadows-moving-shadow-1993

Read more about this mix on my blog: 
https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2022/07/pearsall-presents-75-shadows-002-1994-moving-shadow-tribute/

Cover art by Michal Idziak

Mixed in Berlin, June 2022
100% Vinyl
(50:35, 116 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

01. Foul Play - Music is the Key [Moving Shadow]
02. E-Z Rollers - Rolled Into One (Droppin' Science Remix) [Moving Shadow]
03. Cloud 9 - Blissful Ignorance (Remix) [Moving Shadow]
04. The Alliance - Integration [Moving Shadow]
05. Deep Blue - Fantasy #2 (JMJ & Richie Remix) [Moving Shadow]
06. Foul Play - Cutting Loose [Moving Shadow]
07. Nookie - I'll Give It To You [Moving Shadow]
08. Omni Trio - Rollin' Heights [Moving Shadow]
09. Omni Trio - Thru The Vibe ('94 Mix) [Moving Shadow]
10. Tango - Think Twice [Moving Shadow]
11. Hyper On Experience - Lords Of The Null Line (Foul Play Remix feat DJ Randall) [Moving Shadow]
12. DJ Pulse - Stay Calm (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow]
13. After Dark - Reincarnation [Moving Shadow]
14. Dead Dred - Dred Bass (Origin Unknown Remix) [Moving Shadow]
15. Renegade - Terrorist [Moving Shadow]

75 Shadows

75 Shadows 002: 1994 [Moving Shadow Tribute Series]

Part 2 of a very special two mix set dedicated to classic drum n' bass sounds, reimagining nights at two of the most influential London clubs of all time: Speed and Metalheadz. This mix is dedicated to the sound of Metalheadz, a club that I was lucky enough to attend a number of time, the memory of which is seared into my brain.

From the blog:

 I remember the dancefloor being incredibly tiny, incredibly packed, and incredibly LOUD. You were crammed into a small space, part of a heaving mass of sweaty bodies, surrounded by speakers. Whatever surround sound experience you’ve had at a movie theater was nothing like The Blue Note on Sunday nights … you didn’t just hear the music, you felt it. It was an incredible physical experience – I remember moments where the bass was so powerful I felt my nostrils flapping like in a hurricane, with each bass hit reverberating through my ribcage. The music was incredible, a true future shock … eerie atmospheres overlaid on top of kinetic, shape-shifting beats, undergirded by bass in an incredible variety of forms, from icy shockwaves of sub-bass that were so low in frequency they were at the edges of human hearing, to solid 808-style bass hits, to the occasional funky flourish, to roaring distorted basslines that sounded like Godzilla with a bad case of acid reflux.

Read more:

https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/01/pearsall-presents-i-never-went-to-speed-i-did-go-to-metalheadz-special-2-part-90s-drum-n-bass-mix-from-light-to-dark/

Mixed in Berlin, December 2022
100% Vinyl
(82:05, 188 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Pressure Drop - Got to be for Real (Grooverider Vocal Remix) [Hard Hands]
02. DJ Krust - Tribute [Talkin' Loud]
03. Ed Rush & Optical - Wormhole [Virus]
04. Outfit - Serum [Metro]
05. Decoder - Circuit Breaker [Tech Itch]
06. Shimon & Andy C - Genetix [Ram]
07. Ed Rush & Optical - Shrinkwrap [V Recordings]
08. Bad Company - Colonies [Bad Company Recordings]
09. DJ Zinc - Stretched [True Playaz]
10. Regulate - Juniper [Hard Leaders]
11. Ed Rush - Killamanjaro [Prototype]
12. Nasty Habits - Shadowboxing [31 Recordings]
13. Dom & Roland - Chained on Two Sides [Moving Shadow]
14. Adam F - Metropolis [Metalheadz]
15. Goldie - Kemistry (Grooverider VIP Mix) [Razor's Edge]
16. Future Forces Inc - Point of Origin [Renegade Hardware]
17. Doc Scott - Swarm [Metalheadz]
18. Dillinja - Acid Roller [Dubs from the Dungeon]
19. Terminal Outkasts - Militant Moods [Frontline]
20. Desired State - Mind Games [Ram]
21. B.L.I.M. - Jeamland 96 (DJ Trace Remix) [Emotif]
22. Capone - Voice [Hard Leaders]
23. Ed Rush - The Raven [Metalheadz]
24. Future Forces Inc - Cold Fusion [Renegade Hardware]
25. Goldie - Angel (Peshay Remx) [ffRR]

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... I did go to Metalheadz [Special 90's Dark Techstep Drum n' Bass Mix]

This part 1 of a a very special two mix set dedicated to classic drum n' bass sounds, reimagining nights at two of the most influential London clubs of all time: Speed and Metalheadz. This mix focuses on imagining a night at Speed at the Mars Bar, Soho ... a night I never went to!

From the blog post:

Taking place on a Thursday as well as being located right in the heart of London instead of a massive warehouse on the outskirts meant that Speed attracted a different, more mature crowd, including curious fans of other styles of electronic music as well as people from the music industry. It’s hard to overstate the importance of this night to the development of the lighter side of drum n’ bass – it was a testing ground for new sounds that could then be taken on the road around the UK (and the world!) on the weekends. It was a place where people from the scene – producers, dj’s, a&r’s, hangers-on – could connect, interact and plan collaborations. It was somewhere that this sound could take root and grow, away from the pressure cooker environment of the big raves, where thousands of teenagers wanted the latest mental sounds. It was also a crucial venue for spreading the sound beyond the existing scene, a place where people who would never dream of going to a One Nation or AWOL or Roast could be turned on to high-speed breakbeats.

Read more: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/01/pearsall-presents-i-never-went-to-speed-i-did-go-to-metalheadz-special-2-part-90s-drum-n-bass-mix-from-light-to-dark/

Mixed in Berlin, November 2022
100% Vinyl
(87:05, 200 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. DJ Pulse - New York [Creative Wax]
02. Wax Doctor - Kid Caprice [Metalheadz]
03. Axis - Dusted [Good Looking]
04. Intense - Streams of Thought [Creative Source]
05. Eddie - Intelligent Drummer (Steve Gurley Remix) [One Touch]
06. Sounds of Life - A Spice Of Jazz [Certificate 18]
07. Hidden Agenda - The Wedge [Metalheadz]
08. DJ Krush - Yeah (Alex Reece Remix) [Mo'Wax]
09. DJ Krust - Jazz Note II [V Recordings]
10. Nookie - The Blues [Reinforced]
11. Intense - The Sax Lick [Way Out]
12. PFM - Danny's Song [Good Looking]
13. Shogun - Together [Renegade]
14. Mouly & Lucida - The Abyss [Timeless]
15. LTJ Bukem - Music (Peshay Remix) [Nexus]
16. DJ Trace - By Any Means Necessary (Promised Land VIP Mix) [Higher Limits]
17. Ken Ishii - Stretch (Shogun Remix) [R&S]
18. Grace - If I Could Fly (LTJ Bukem Remix) [Perfecto]
19. Forme - New Element [OKBRON]
20. PFM - For All Of Us [Good Looking]
21. Essence of Aura - So This is Love ('96 Remix) [Moving Shadow]
22. PFM & Tayla - Submarine Tune [OKBRON]
23. The Invisible Man - Spiritual Awareness [Looking Good]
24. Jonny L - Tychonic Cycle [XL Recordings]
25. DJ Crystl - Mind Games [Earth]

I Never Went to Speed ... [Special 90's Atmospheric Drum n' Bass Mix]

I've got a new mix in this style coming soon, so I figured I would finally post one of my most popular ever mixes to Soundcloud. Please have a listen and if you enjoy it, click like and repost it to share with your friends!

https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2010/08/pearsall-presents-heartcore-new/

More mixes in this style: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/90s-fast-european-hard-trance

Mixed in Edinburgh, August 2010
(57:20, 104 MB, V0 VBR MP3)

Style: Classic, fast European hardtrance from the mid-90′s

Tracklisting:

01. Phrenetic System – Wayfarer (Mayday Mix) (Bonzai)
02. DJ Jamo &amp; Jack Knives – Seastar II (Remix) (Dance Ecstasy 2001)
03. Gary D. – Kinetic Pressure (Bonzai)
04. Code 28 – Feel My Desire (Cocooma Remix) (United Ravers)
05. Nexus 6 – Tres Chic (Noom)
06. Slashing Funkids – Imagination (EDM)
07. Code 19 – Es Geht Los (Hard Trance Mix) (United Ravers)
08. Paranoia X – Party Programm (ZYX)
09. Xavi Escolano – D.A.F.Y.K. (DJ’s At Work)
10. Nostrum – Dating Rob (Time Unlimited)
11. Lunatic Asylum – People Want Paradise (Dance Ecstasy 2001)
12. Cortex Thrill – Innerspace (Bonzai)
13. Nitre – Crowd Control (Cenobite)
14. DJ Gollum – The Energy (Trance Mix) (UK44)
15. Mega ‘Lo Mania – Time (No Respect)
16. Fanatic Cracks – I Try To Believe (Fire)
17. DJ Jo – Space Harmony (Gary D. Remix) (No Respect)
18. DJ Tibby – Energy (Cocooma Remix) (Fog Area)
19. Meteor Seven – Circular Riot (Fire)
20. Apple Juice – Raving Together (Signal)
21. Abet – The Sweetest Song (Remix) (Tunnel)
22. Ultimate – Hypnotic Feeling (Spaceflower)

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Heartcore (Old Skool European Hard Trance!)

This is the ninth edition of my long-running Eurotrash series of old skool European hard trance mixes, and it's an absolute banger! This version features some absolutely essential tunes from German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Belgian, and British labels ... plus a cheeky tune from myself! Really happy with this one, and hope you enjoy it too.

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/09/pearsall-presents-eurotrash-9-old-skool-hard-trance-mix/

Hear the other Eurotrash mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/eurotrash-vintage-european

Mixed in Berlin, July 2023
100% Vinyl
(87:00, 199 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Earthquake - Noxious Guy [Red Alert]
02. Slot Machine - Flashback [Slot Machine]
03. D-Factor - The Collective [Tri-Lamb]
04. Pro-Active - Dominator (Talla 2XLC Remix) [Suck Me Plasma]
05. Acid Phase - Cadence [XYZ]
06. Nuclear Hyde - Persuader [Noom]
07. Flux - Strange Feelings [Tetsuo]
08. Panama - Logical Device [Red Alert]
09. The Power Glove - Morphing [Nitric]
10. Troop - Homecoming [Noom]
11. Zone One - Eye Believe Do You? [Forever Forward]
12. Aeroplane - Amplitude [Sub Records]
13. Pearsall - Undertow [Sonicrampage]
14. JFS - Praxis [Tunnel]
15. Olmec Heads - Lift Off [Time Unlimited]
16. Code 26 - Alarm (Cyborg Mix) [United Ravers]
17. Master Density - Give Me A Base [Pirate]
18. Sound Structure - Reality [DJs Present]
19. DJ Energy - Believer [Energetic]
20. X-Ite - Cyberworld [Spaceflower]
21. Planet Fuse - Innocent Game (Egoist Mix) [Fuse]
22. Lab 4 - Liquid Space [Fragile]
23. M-Zone - On The Spot [UK44]
24. Dual Mount - Magma [Tesseract]
25. Ray & G.O.D. - Target Planet [Time Unlimited]

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Eurotrash 9 [Old Skool Hard Trance Vinyl Mix]

If you've been following Sonicrampage for a long time, or even for a short time, you're probably aware that I love fast music! What I haven't typically done in my DJ career has been to make mixes that are more, shall we say, mellow. 

Let's change that! 

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I've recently started to enjoy more downtempo sounds, and so here is this, the first actual proper downtempo / trip-hop mix I've ever recorded. 

Why did I call it a short window to chill? Well, basically because I actually had a very short window to make this mix. I recorded it off the cuff in thirty minutes the night before our summer vacation. It's not perfect, but it's pretty cool! These tunes are quality.

Enjoy!

Blog post forthcoming

Mixed in Berlin, July 2023
100% Vinyl
(33:05, 80 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Massive Attack - Sly (Underdog Remix) [Wild Bunch]
02. Innervisions - Mermaids [Mo' Wax]
03. Photek - Into The 90's [Metalheadz]
04. Lemon D - Urban Style Music (90 BPM Mix) [Metalheadz]
05. Tek 9 - We're Gettin' Down [SSR]
06. Rae & Christian - All I Ask ft Veba (DJ Spinna Remix) [Grand Central]
07. Shogun - Latin Nights [Renegade]
08. LTJ Bukem - Moodswings [Earth]
09. Monkey Mafia - Blow the Whole Joint Up (David Holmes Remix) [Heavenly]
10. Beastie Boys - Groove Holmes [Grand Royal]
11. Tek 9 - It's London [Reinforced]

Small Window to Chill [90's Trip-Hop & Downtempo Mix]

For my final mix of 2023, here's a special present from me to you - my tribute to my favorite artist of the last decade ... @omunit! I recorded this mix in literally our last night in our old flat in Wilmersdorf before we moved out after ten years - it seemed like a nice bit of synchronicity to record this specific tribute as a final farewell to our home of so many years.

Om Unit (aka Jim Coles to his mom) has been probably my favorite electronic music producer of the last ten years I love how he integrates his distinctively synth-heavy, melodic, bass-forward sound into all kinds of musical frameworks. He's done everything from 110 bpm (and slower) dub / downtempo beats to 140 bpm breaks and dubstep and then all the way up to 160 bpm footwork and 170 bpm jungle and drum n' bass. What's really cool about his work is that even though he works at different tempos and in quote-unquote different genres, his music always sounds like him. In this day and age, it's hard to find artists with a clear and distinctive sound, and he really has that. I love that he doesn't compromise his musical vision, that he bends the genres to his sound, instead of the other way around. 

This mix is focused more on his faster stuff, and I've tried hard to pay appropriate homage ... enjoy!

Read more about the mix here: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/12/pearsall-presents-one-last-night-an-om-unit-tribute-mix/

Recorded in Berlin, August 2023
100% Vinyl
(58:23, 134 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Blocks & Escher - Broken (Om Unit Remix) [Narratives]
02. Om Unit - Runes [Om Unit]
03. Digital & Spirit & Om Unit - Skull [Function]
04. Pawn & Calculon - Larchmont (Om Unit Remix) [Shoot]
05. Kid Drama - Grind feat. Om Unit [Exit]
06. Om Unit - Righteousness [Om Unit]
07. Om Unit - Rubberneck [Om Unit]
08. Om Unit - Ulysses (The Unreleased VIP) [Om Unit]
09. J:Kenzo - Ruffhouse (Om Unit Remix) [Tempa]
10. Machinedrum - Gunshotta (Om Unit's Rollers VIP) [Ninja Tune]
11. Om Unit - Underground Cinema (feat Krust) [Cosmic Bridge]
12. Seba - External Reality (Om Unit Remix) [Secret Operations]
13. Philip D Kick - Hyperspanner [Astrophonica]
14. Philip D Kick - Bleach [Astrophonica]
15. Dream Continuum - Set It [Planet Mu]
16. Host - Survive (Om Unit Remix) [Hoover Sound]
17. Om Unit & Sam Binga - Transatlantic [Bunit]
18. Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing (Om Unit VIP) [31 Recordings]
19. Om Unit - The War (feat. Jehst) [Metalheadz]
20. Om Unit - Timelines [Metalheadz]
21. Mahakala - Tomahawk [Om Unit]
22. Mahakala - Tomahawk VIP [Om Unit]
23. Om Unit - Joyspark [Om Unit]

One Last Night: An Om Unit Tribute Mix

(This mix is 100% vinyl)

A big shout to the @smilingcorpse crew for asking me to take part in their long-running Dead Happy Podcast series. I was of course delighted to take part, especially because by a funny coincidence this was both episode 23 of the series as well as volume 23 of my own Rampage Turbo series. Since I have a pretty comprehensive collection of freeform vinyl, I was asked if I could provide a bit of a history lesson in the freeform sound, and I was very happy to oblige!

What you have here is 100 minutes of some of the finer tunes from the early days of the freeform sound - basically, these were the building blocks behind what we enjoy today. I didn't want to just repeat Bonkers 2 to 5, so with this mix I really tried to dig a bit deeper, which is why there is everything from pitched-up hard trance from X-Cabs and Jon the Dentist to Choci's unique brand of acid trance madness and early tunes from Kevin Energy and Sharkey, as well as some of the lesser-known releases from labels like Digital Beats and Bonkers. Hopefully this gives you a coherent overview of the evolution of this music that is, at the same time, also completely fucking rocking.

Enjoy!

Also, check out my interview with Wyrm here on my blog:

http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2014/10/pearsall-presents-rampage-turbo-23-smiling-corpse-dead-happy-history-lesson/

Tracklisting:

01. X-Cabs - Avalon (Hook)
02. Jon The Dentist - Phase IV (Dream Inn)
03. Intersepter - Dream I Had (M-Zone's Wake Up Call) (Teach Yourself Techno)
04. D-Zyne & Fury - Dreamin' (XY2)
05. Tripswitch - Tic Tac (GBT)
06. Cortex - Space Junk (FDN)
07. Shanty & Distressed Frequencies - Forward Motion (Digital Beats)
08. Jon Doe - Mandlebrot (Electric Kingdom)
09. The Merry Pranksters - Stoned Longterm (Acid Test)
10. DJ Choci - Mitsubishi Landings (Destination Venus Mix) (Cannon)
11. Choci & The Powder Front - Come Into My World (Destination Venus Mix) (Public House)
12. Q-Tex - Viroid (Evolution)
13. Penguin Conspiracy - Welcome To The Future (Digital Beats)
14. Helix & Fury - Y Not (Stompin Choonz)
15. Hard Trance - Undiscovered (Evolution)
16. DJ Eclipse - Distornord (D.A.T.A.)
17. Digital Maneuvers - Terranova (Bonkers)
18. DJ Energy - Warped Reality (Nu Energy)
19. DJ Energy - Waves Of Desire (Nu Energy)
20. Robbo & Jon Doe - Produce The Bass (No Trix)
21. UFO - Inner Sanctum (Hectic)
22. Metropolis - Liquid Nights (Essential Platinum)
23. Sharkey & Trixxy - Therapy (Bonkers)
24. DJ Fury - Droppin' Bombs (GBT)
25. Menace II Society - Cougar's Bass (Digital Beats)
26. Jonny Go Mental - Killer (Bonkers)
27. Ramos, Supreme & UFO - Terminator (GBT)
28. DJ Energy - Take Me Up (Nu Energy)
29. Energy & DNA - Termination (Remix)
30. Lab 4 - Stungun (Secret)

Rampage Turbo Series

Rampage Turbo 23: Dead Happy History Lesson

I'm kicking off a new mix series for 2024! Every month I will do a new one hour(ish) mix devoted to some serious crate-digging. For January I'm starting with a rollers special ... enjoy!

Read more about the mix here: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2024/01/pearsall-presents-there-back-001-january-rolling-drum-n-bass-1994-1996/

Recorded in Berlin, January 2024
100% Vinyl
(67:16, 154 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Roni Size - Fashion [V Recordings]
02. P-Funk - Return of the Funksta [Frontline]
03. Kolective 4 - His Majesty [No Sell Out]
04. DJ Solo - Deal Wid It [Production House]
05. Adam F - The Bible [Section 5]
06. Cool Hand Flex - Step to It [De Underground]
07. DJ Nut Nut - Message from Jah [Deep Jungle]
08. Undercover Agent - Dubplate Circles (Remix) [Juice]
09. DJ Zinc - So Damn Fresh [Ganja]
10. Just Jungle - Listen Tune [Trouble on Vinyl]
11. Aladdin - Warm & Easy [Aladdin]
12. Hardware - Dreamin of You [Frontline]
13. Essence of Aura - Northern Lights [Moving Shadow]
14. Hidden Agenda - Is It Love? [Metalheadz]
15. Lemon D - Urban Style Music [Metalheadz]
16. Shogun - Just for You [Renegade]
17. DJ Solo & DJ Aura - Wreckin' Shit [Mo Wax Excursions]
18. Frank de Wulf - Drums in a Grip (Wax Doctor Remix) [Harthouse}
19. Soundman & Don Lloydie - Greater Love ft Elizabeth Troy (Grooverider Hardstep Mix) [WEA]
20. Mental & Dangerous - Send Me [Soundclash]
21. DJ Krust - Future Talk [Full Cycle]
22. Skool of Hard Knocks - Wid Da B-Boyz [Grand Larceny]
23. Maldini - Rap Season [Trouble on Vinyl]
24. DJ Rap - Switch [Proper Talent]
25. DJ Dextrous - Moonlight [AKO Arcade]

There & Back

There & Back 001: January, Rolling Drum & Bass 1994-1996

Crate-digging is fun! This is a mix I've done, originally planned for, uh, February, where I've made a mix of UK techno (loosely defined), which covers all angles, which means that the mix starts off pretty stripped-down and minimal, then goes through some chunky modern acid house, then into some bass-heavy dub and jungle influenced techno that could only come from the UK, some more loopy hardgroove-style stuff, then steadily more banging and intense, right up to some classic London acid techno, modern industrial techno from Perc and, finally, my own extremely uncompromising track ‘Crossbones’! 

Enjoy!

The previous mix in this series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/there-back-001-january-rolling-drum-bass-1994-1996

If you enjoy this, check out Fake Berghain in my Spare Room: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/fake-berghain-in-my-spare-room-epic-4-hour-techno-journey-100-vinyl

Blog about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2024/05/pearsall-presents-there-back-002-february-uk-techno-2010-2024/

Recorded in Berlin, May 2024 (lol)
100% vinyl
(103:51, 250 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Pinch - Croydon House [Swamp 81]
02. Boddika & Joy Orbison - Tricky's Team [Nonplus]
03. Inland - Fluxus [Counterchange]
04. Drone - No Future (Giant Swan Remix) [Sector 7 Sounds]
05. Fear-E - Silk [Acid Avengers]
06. Paranoid London - Nobody Watching ft Mutado Pintado [Paranoid London]
07. Jerome Hill - Walk the Plank [Hypercolour]
08. Nightwave - Acid Mouse [Balkan Vinyl]
09. Posthuman - Shifter [Balkan Vinyl]
10. Mella Dee - Dev Green [Warehouse Music]
11. Mumdance & Logos - Dance Energy (89 Mix) [Tectonic]
12. Mani Festo - Sleepless in West Norwood [Lobster Theremin]
13. Om Unit - Prophecy [Om Unit]
14. Trevino - Spin Away [3024]
15. Mella Dee - Run That [Shall Not Fade]
16. Rob Stow - Chug [Don't]
17. Fear-E - Puro [Dark Entries]
18. Ben Sims - Rippin' & Skippin' [Deeply Rooted]
19. The Advent - Human Form [Klockworks]
20. LSD - Process 11 [Monnom Black]
21. Jerome Hill - Bunker 7 [Craigie Knowes]
22. Luke's Anger - GTO Style [Don't]
23. Chris Moss Acid - Querida [Balkan Vinyl]
24. Asquith - Love is a Mystery [Asquith]
25. Mall Grab - Positive Energy Forever [Looking for Trouble]
26. Pearsall - Underground Sound [Sonicrampage]
27. Division One - Pitch Invasion [Syntax Error]
28. Dax J - No Redemption [Monnom Black]
29. Bad Boy Pete - Dub Signal (Biri n' The Geezer Remix) [Planet Techno]
30. Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Acid Techno Wah Wah [WahWah]
31. Chris Liberator & Sterling Moss - Rocksteady [Stay Up Forever]
32. Perc - 240 Volts [Perc Trax]
33. Dynamo City - Urban & Free (Perc Remix) [Stay Up Forever Remix]
34. EDMX - 153 Mission [Ship Wrec]
35. Pearsall - Crossbones [Sonicrampage]

There & Back 002: February, UK Techno 2010-2024

A little tribute to one of my favorite labels of recent year's, @jeromehill's peerless Super Rhythm Trax! Featuring a whole bunch of retro-flavored chunky, funky, quirky, acid, house and techno.

Read more about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2024/06/pearsall-presents-there-amp-back-003-march-super-rhythm-trax-2014-2023/

Recorded in Berlin, May 2024 (lol)
100% vinyl
(55:49, 128 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Chrissy - We're Movin' [Super Rhythm Trax] @chrissytrax
02. Cardopusher - Mental Jobs (NYC Mix) [Super Rhythm Trax] @cardopusher
03. Luca Lozano - Summer of Love (Endless Mix) [Super Rhythm Trax] @lucalozano
04. Yuri Suzuki - Radar System [Super Rhythm Trax] @yurisuzuki
05. DMX Krew - Bleepology [Super Rhythm Trax] @dmxkrew
06. Black Girl / White Girl - 5XXXI (Luca Lozano & DJ Steve Sheffield Bleep City Remix) [Super Rhythm Trax] @officialbgwg
07. Mike Ash - Oh Three [Super Rhythm Trax] 
08. Masc - It's Good [Super Rhythm Trax] @theshadowchild
09. Matt Whitehead - Seeing Red [Super Rhythm Trax] @matt-whitehead
10. Mike Ash - Uprocking [Super Rhythm Trax]
11. Jerome Hill - Combustion Zone [Super Rhythm Trax] @jeromehill
12. Cardopusher - Variant [Super Rhythm Trax]
13. Type-303 - Protocop [Super Rhythm Trax] @type-303
14. Andreas Gehm - There [Super Rhythm Trax]
15. Masc - Nine Oh [Super Rhythm Trax]
16. Dance System - Break It Down [Super Rhythm Trax] @dance_system
17. Jerome Hill - Knock Knock [Super Rhythm Trax]
18. Fear-E - KRS [Super Rhythm Trax] @fear-e
19. Dexorcist - Mercury [Super Rhythm Trax] @dexorcist
20. Jared Wilson - Plate Mining [Super Rhythm Trax]

There & Back 003: March, Super Rhythm Trax 2014-2023

What better way to kick off 2015 than with a tribute to the acid trance majesty that was Choci's Chewns, and all of its associated labels?

http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2015/01/pearsall-presents-original-basement-vibes-the-sound-of-chocis-chewns/

Interested in more acid trance?

https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/pearsalls-escape-from-samsara-tribute-part-2-the-780-project-part-21
https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/pearsall-squat-rocking-5-acid-trance
https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/pearsall-presents-there-must


Mixed in Berlin, January 2015
(99:23, 227 MB, 320 kbps MP3)

01. Calculas - Millennium (Mad Gay Mafia Remix) (Voltage Controlled Remixes)
02. Geezer & Choci - Mono Madness (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
03. DJ Choci - M25 (Dynamic Intervention Remix) (Public House)
04. Choci & EC1 - Natural High (Pink Cally Mix) (Choci's Chewns)
05. Chris Liberator & The Geezer – 303 Power (Choci & The Geezer Remix) (Smitten Remix)
06. Choci, Billy 'Daniel' Bunter & The Geezer - Acid Conspiracy (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
07. DJ Mishka - Going Back In Time (Mad Gay Mafia Mix) (Efadrine)
08. DJ Choci - Spaced Out (DJ Choci's Pagan Mix) (Cannon)
09. DJ Choci - Can You Feel The Force (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
10. DJ Reche - Don't Work (Choci & Mark Sinclair Remix) (Main Vein)
11. Choci & Injector - Nothing (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
12. DJ Paola - Souls Of The Tribes (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
13. DJ Riddler - Fast Track To St. Louis (Public House)
14. DJ Paola - Code 1000 (DJ Mishka's Absinthe Mix) (Cannon)
15. K90 - Genesis (Choci's Chewns)
16. Andy Allder vs Graham D - Snow Queen (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
17. DJ Mishka - Fifth Element (Skyscraper Mix) (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
18. DJ Theron & Jon Doe - Rubber Banned (Public House)
19. The Darkman - Mad Gay Mafia (This Is Fucking Trippy Mix) (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
20. Tasha Killa Pussies - Burn Baby Burn (Choci's Chewns)
21. DDR & Choci - Valhalla (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
22. DJ Choci & DJ Paola - Cherokee (Voltage Controlled Frequencies)
23. Choci & Tickle - Stingray (Voltage Controlled Remixes)
24. Tickle & Choci - Flute (Choci & Andy Allder Remix) (Voltage Controlled Remixes)

UK Acid Trance Mixes

Original Basement Vibes (The Sound Of Choci's Chewns) - Classic Hard Acid Trance!

For the fourth mix in 2024's There & Back series, I'm exploring the more obscure side of the classic 90's techstep drum n' bass sound, focusing on b-sides, remixes, and album tracks. Luckily for me, this is a very rich vein to mine! Tons of cool tracks featured on this mix ... enjoy!

If you liked this mix, more in a similar vein: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/techstep-darkside-drum-n-bass

Read about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2024/07/pearsall-presents-there-and-back-004-april-techstep-b-sides-remixes-album-tracks-1996-1999/

Recorded in Berlin, June 2024
100% Vinyl
(70:49, 170.6 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Mampi Swift - The Journey [Charge]
02. Usual Suspects - Contortion [Renegade Hardware]
03. Eat Static - Interceptor (Decoder Remix) [Planet Dog]
04. Dom & Roland - Dumbo [Moving Shadow]
05. Ed Rush & Nico - Comatone [No U-Turn]
06. Future Forces Inc - Bypass [Trouble On Vinyl]
07. Future Forces Inc & Nico - Chase [Saigon]
08. Ed Rush & Optical - Millennium [Virus]
09. Grooverider - Rainbows of Colour (Optical Remix) [Higher Ground]
10. Ed Rush & Optical - Medicine (Matrix Remix) [Virus]
11. Bad Company - Forgotten [Bad Company]
12. Dom & Roland - Homicide [Moving Shadow]
13. DJ Kane - Bruton [Riddim Track]
14. DJ Krust - Resistance [V Recordings]
15. DJ Krust - The Last Day [Full Cycle]
16. Decoder - Tension [Elementz]
17. Andy C & Shimon - Genetix [Ram]
18. The Kraft - Synthetic [Frontline]
19. Trace & Nico - Copies [No U-Turn]
20. Doc Scott - Swarm [Metalheadz]

More Techstep Mixes

There & Back 004: April, Techstep B-Sides, Remixes & Album Tracks 1996-1999

For the fifth installment in the There & Back series, I've put together this multi-genre mix that involves lots of crate-digging to join the dots between electro, breaks, UK garage, jungle techno, and bass music. I'm really proud of this mix and hope you enjoy it as well - how often do you find artists as disparate as @jensen-interceptor @nitefleit @yorobi @rusko @burakasomsistema and more all on one mix?

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2024/10/pearsall-presents-there-amp-back-005-may-bass-explorations-1996-2023/

Other mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

Recorded in Berlin, June 2024
100% Vinyl
(56:45, 134 MB, 320 BPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Jedi Knights - Dance of the Naughty Knights [Evolution]
02. The Chemical Brothers - Get Up On It Like This [Freestyle Dust]
03. Metro - To A Nation Rockin' (Peter Tall Megatrix Mix) [Bassex]
04. Sedona - Coast (Acid Sex Mix) [Rampant]
05. Luz1e - Escapism [Mechatronica]
06. Nite Fleit - Bad Blood [International Chrome]
07. Skuum - Forza [Strictly Strictly]
08. Jensen Interceptor - Smoke [Weapons of Desire]
09. Sticky - War Rhythm [Social Circles]
10. Teebone - Fly Bi ft. Sparks & Kie [White Label]
11. So Solid Crew - Haters (Instrumental) [Relentless]
12. Entourage Crew - Terrible (Instrumental) [Solid City]
13. Yorobi - Motherless Child [Sneaker Social Club]
14. Mani Festo - Immersion Tactics [Warehouse Rave]
15. Denham Audio & Borai - Pocari Sweat [Sneaker Social Club]
16. Dexorcist - Rage Signal [Ecstasy Garage Disco]
17. Electronic Experienced - The Breaks [Parallax]
18. DJ Mujava - Township Funk (Sinden Remix) [La Musique Fait La Force]
19. Skream - Blipstream (Buraka Som Sistema Remix) [Hollertronix]
20. Rusko - Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) [Mad Decent]

There & Back 005: May, Bass Explorations 1996 - 2023

I really love the techstep drum n' bass sound of the mid to late 90's, so here's another exploration of the more obscure side of this era, focusing on b-sides, remixes and album tracks from some of the scene's best-known names, as well as some more obscure artists. Some of these tracks I've NEVER heard in anyone else's mixes, but IMO they are all stone killers. Enjoy!

Read more about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2024/11/pearsall-presents-there-amp-back-007-july-more-techstep-b-sides-remixes-amp-album-tracks/

Here's the previous There & Back dedicated to more obscure techstep sounds: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/there-back-004-april-techstep-b-sides-remixes-album-tracks-1996-1999

The rest of the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

Tracklisting:

01. Think About Mutation - Visions (Source Direct Remix) [Motor]
02. DJ Trace - The Beacon [Volume]
03. Capone - Guess Who [Hard Leaders]
04. Dom & Roland - City [Moving Shadow]
05. Babylon Zoo - The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes (Goldie Armageddon Babylon Mix) [EMI]
06. Hydro - Tha Bomb Shit [Emotif]
07. Trace & Nico - Damn Son [No U-Turn]
08. Lemon D - Chainsaw {Metalheadz]
09. Dillinja - Vicious [Test]
10. Elementz of Noize - Other Side of Town [SOUR]
11. Renegade - Eastern Promise [Dread]
12. Decoder - Quake [Tech Itch]
13. Paradox - A Certain Sound (Remix) [Renegade Hardware]
14. Spider Net - Awake [No U-Turn]
15. Future Forces Inc - Neitherworld 6 [Rawkus Primitive]
16. MTS - Hard Disk (DJ Zinc Remix) [Juice]
17. Dylan - Virus [Droppin Science]
18. Boymerang - You Like It Like That [Regal]
19. Sun Electric - Eya (Future Forces Inc Hardware Mix) [Apollo]
20. Cyba Space - Life feat Shanie (Dom & Roland Remix) [Cyba]

There & Back 007: July, More Techstep B-Sides, Remixes & Album Tracks 1996-1999

I've always loved the UK Funky sound - it's as if classic American funky house was kidnapped and taken to a South London council estate and fed on a strict diet of soca, African percussion, dubstep, grime, UK garage, and broken beat in order to produce something that was completely London and absolutely, compulsively danceable. Great music! I have had a bunch of these records for years without ever making a full mix, so I thought it was time to fix that. Enjoy!

More mixes in the There & Back series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

More on the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2024/12/pearsall-presents-there-amp-back-008-august-uk-funky-2008-2011/

Recorded in Berlin, September 2024
100% Vinyl
(60:10, 142 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Cooly G - Up In My Head [Hyperdub]
02. DVA - Natty [Hyperdub]
03. Altered Natives - Love Switch Off [Eye4Eye]
04. Untold - Just For You (Roska Remix) [Hotflush]
05. Hard House Banton - The Music [Spoilt Rotten Entertainment]
06. Emvee - Nocturnal [Wireblock]
07. Doc Daneeka - Mario's Mushrooms [PTN]
08. Mosca - Square One (L-Vis 1990 Remix) [Night Slugs]
09. Sticky - Look Pon Me ft Natalie Storm [Mixpak]
10. Cooly G - Narst [Hyperdub]
11. Girl Unit - IRL (DVA's Hi Emotions Remix) [Night Slugs]
12. Lil Silva - Against Yaself [Night Slugs]
13. Champion - Bongoshot [Formula]
14. MJ Cole - Flux Riddim [Prolific]
15. Martyn - Viper (London's Arches Edit) [Brainfeeder]
16. Beneath - Prangin' [Keysound]
17. Walton - Cool It VIP [Keysound]
18. Lil Silva - Funky Pulse [DDJS Productions]
19. Lone - Pineapple Crush [Magic Wire]
20. DJ Zinc - Wile Out feat Ms Dynamite [Bingo Bass]

There & Back 008: August, UK Funky 2008-2011

For the 9th mix in my There & Back series of crate-digging mixes, I return to the golden era of old skool hardcore, 1992-1994, for some serious crate-digging efforts! It's crazy to think that these tunes are now 30 years old, but of course there's no sign of them ever settling down. I wanted to really do some digging, so I've pulled out a premium selection with lots of obscurities and rarities, and I've tried to minimize obvious anthems in favor of some lesser-known bangers. Enjoy!

Check the other mixes in this series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

01. Dr S Gachet meets Funky Junky - Logans Run [Funky Junky]
02. Technosaurus - One Day We'll All Be Free [Parallax]
03. DJ Wax - Moments So Dark [8205]
04. Fast Floor - On A Level [Smooth]
05. Electronic Experienced - V-10 Overload [Basement]
06. Space Cube - Outbound [Riot Beats]
07. Bass Ballistics - Fantasy (Unknown Version) [Masterpiece]
08. N-Joi - Drumstruck [deConstruction]
09. Urban Shakedown - Burnin Passion (Camden Mix) [Urban Shakedown]
10. Tek 9 - Partz One & Two (Manix Remix) [Reinforced]
11. DJ AKA - Farside [Soapbar]
12. Secret Squirrel - Seeing is Believing [Bogwoppa]
13. Lewi Cifer - 99 Red Balloons [Daddy Armshouse]
14. Uncle 22 - On Top of the World [Pure NRG]
15. Enforcer - Dam Tuff (Remix) [Awesome]
16. Rhythm Section - The Chainsaw (Hard Mix) [Rhythm Section]
17. Ellis Dee - Can't Believe It's Real [Silent Justice]
18. Ellis Dee, DJ Krome & Mr Time - Free the Feeling [New Dimension]
19. Harmony & Xtreme - Temple of Doom [Section 5]
20. DJ Gwange - New Creation [Legend]
21. Out of Order - Right Guard [White Label]
22. Q-Tex - Equinox, Celebration, Essence, Integrator [Evolution]
23. Lemon D - Pursuit thru the Darkness [Infrared]
24. DJ Seduction - Really Dark (But Not Too Dark Mix) [Impact]
25. Citadel of Kaos - Drums of Freedom [Boombastic Plastic]

There & Back 009: September, Hardcore 1992-1994

Doc Scott: Man. Myth. Legend. Coventroid (I don’t know the adjective for someone from Coventry).

This, my fifth mix of 2015, is my tribute to his work as a producer. Enjoy!

http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2015/04/pearsall-presents-surgical-sounds-the-doc-scott-tribute/

100% Vinyl!
Mixed in Berlin, March 2015
(52:54, 121 MB, 320 kbps MP3)

Cover image: Taken from Reddit user Freaktography. Visit their site at http://freaktography.ca

Tracklisting:

01. System 7 - Interstate (Doc Scott Remix) (Butterfly)
02. Empirion - B.E.T.A. (Doc Scott Remix) (XL Recordings)
03. Spring Heel Jack - Hale-Bopp (Nasty Habits Remix) (Trade 2)
04. Olive - Miracle (Doc Scott Remix) (RCA)
05. Nasty Habits - March (31 Records)
06. System 7 - Rite Of Spring (Doc Scott Remix) (Butterfly)
07. The Art Of Noise - Something Always Happens (Doc Scott Remix) (Indochina)
09. Doc Scott - Drumz '95 (Nasty Habits Remix) (Metalheadz)
10. Doc Scott - Machines (Emotif)
11. Doc Scott - Swarm (Metalheadz)
12. Doc Scott - Tokyo Dawn (Earth)
13. Adam F - Metropolis (Doc Scott Remix) (EMI)
14. Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing (31 Records)
15. Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing (Remix) (31 Records)
16. Goldie - Kemistry (Doc Scott Remix) (ffRR)

Techstep Mixes

Surgical Sounds: The Doc Scott Tribute

For the 10th mix in the There & Back series, I go deep joining the dots between different bass music styles over time, via a heady mixture of grime, dubstep, electro, breakbeat, UK bass, and even bits of bassline and Jersey club. Phew!

Recorded in Berlin, December 2024
100% Vinyl
(88:36, 203 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Read about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/01/pearsall-presents-there-back-010-october-more-bass-explorations-1996-2023/

More mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

Tracklisting:

01. Double Clapperz & EGL - Sha Ni Kamaeru ft Ralph [Ice Wave Records]
02. Last Japan - Storm Trooper [Signal Life]
03. Basic Rhythm - Your Love [Type]
04. NA - Brass Claim [Fade to Mind]
05. Leon P - Baile Grime [Sector 7 Sounds]
06. Wen - Switch [Soundman Chronicles]
07. Beneath - Illusion [Keysound]
08. Quartz - Alchemy Burn [System Music]
09. Photek & Pinch - Acid Reign (Pinch's Dubplate Version) [Photek Productions]
10. Bengal Sound - Never Mind [Bandulu]
11. TMSV - Altered [Perfect]
12. Om Unit - Snagged [Om Unit]
13. Om Unit x Martyn - Tracksuit Dub [3024]
14. Martyn - Rhythm Ritual [Ostgut Ton]
15. Dave Clarke - The Woki [deConstruction]
16. Joy Orbison - Off Season [Hinge Finger]
17. Genaside II - Narra Mind (Armand van Helden's West Coast Mix) [ffRR]
18. Jammin' - Tug o' War [Bingo Beats]
19. Trends & Boylan - Carnage [Sneaker Social Club]
20. Boylan & Slimzee - Reinforced [Slimzos]
21. Killjoy - Let's Go (4x4 Mix) [Sector 7 Sounds]
22. R1 Ryders - Cyber [R1 Ryders]
23. Boddika - Syn Chron [Naked Lunch]
24. Instra:Mental - Delta Zone (Advance) [NonPlus]
25. Keith Tucker - Other Worlds [Mechatronica]
26. Luz1e - Exploration of the Mind [Lobster Theremin]
27. Randomer - Smokin [Long Island Electrical Systems]
28. Icicle - Anything [Tempa]
29. Goth-Trad - Departure [Deep Medi Musik]
30. Cosmin TRG - Since Last Night [Tempa]

There & Back 010: October, More Bass Explorations 1996-2023

After the multi-genre mash-up that was There & Back 010 I decided to get more specific for the 11th edition in 2024's crate-digging mix series; in this case to really dig into and explore DJ Zinc's brief but really awesome run of producing breakbeat garage in the early 2000's. Those of you who have been following my mixes for a while will know that I'm a huge fan of DJ Zinc - as far as I'm concerned, he's one of the best electronic music producers of all time, and since it's been 13 years since I made a tribute to him I thought it was worth pulling together another tribute mix, this time dedicated to his brief but super fruitful era of early 2000's breakbeat garage. Why? Well, not a very complicated answer: these tracks are great! Enjoy!

More mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

Read about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/01/pearsall-presents-there-back-011-november-dj-zinc-breakbeat-garage-2000-2004/

Recorded in Berlin, December 2024
100% Vinyl
(55:14, 127 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:
01. Menta - Sounds of Da Future (DJ Zinc Remix) [Bingo Beats]
02. Wookie - Back Up Back Up Back Up (DJ Zinc Remix) [S2S]
03. Jammin - Roll With Da Flava [Bingo Beats]
04. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek [True Playaz]
05. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek (VIP Mix) [White Label]
06. Jammin - That's the Way [Bingo Beats]
07. Jammin - Kinda Funky [Bingo Beats]
08. Jammin - Go DJ [Bingo Beats]
09. Jammin - Point 23 [White Label]
10. Jammin - Broken Point [Dump Valve]
11. DJ Zinc - People 4 (Bingo Mix) [Polydor]
12. Swoopes - Treats [Runnin]
13. Shox - Monkey (Mix 1) [Runnin]
14. Jammin - Tonka [Bingo Beats]
15. Dynamite MC - Topped Up [Strong]
16. Jammin - Hello [Bingo Beats]
17. Shelltoe - Whoa! [Runnin]
18. The Streets - Has it Come to This? (Zinc Distraction Edit) [Locked On]
19. DJ Zinc - Sea of Tranquility [True Playaz]
20. DJ Zinc - Flim (Zinc Breaks Mix) [Bingo Beats]

There & Back 011: November, DJ Zinc Breakbeat Garage 2000-2004

Happy hardcore is a funny one - a byword for the cheesiest dance music known to man, with the tackiest aesthetic. Whistles, white gloves, glowsticks. Saucer-shaped eyes, rictus grins, pumping fists. Hi-vis vests, cycling masks full of Vicks vapo-rub, tracksuits. As hardcore split into jungle and happy hardcore, and jungle went on to become drum n’ bass to critical plaudits, happy hardcore continued on its defiant path, not cool in the slightest and happier for that.

For the final mix in my There & Back series, I've delved into the early days of happy hardcore to deliver a mix of massive tunes. These tracks are so good, so much fun, and they just lift my mood whenever I slap on this mix (which is a lot in the last month since I made this). Instant sunshine. Enjoy!

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/02/pearsall-presents-there-back-012-december-early-happy-hardcore-1993-1995/

More mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/there-back-2024-crate-digging

More hardcore mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/hardcore-rave

Recorded in Berlin, December 2024
100% Vinyl
(59:31, 140 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:
01. Naughty Naughty - Rich in Paradise [Naughty Naughty]
02. DJ Mixmatt - R.P.T. (Rushin' Piano Track) [Man from UNCLE]
03. 2 Croozin - Life [Remix Records]
04. Heartless - Right Now [Heartless]
05. DJ Ham - And Higher [Kniteforce]
06. Higher Level - I Need You Now [Zodiac]
07. Smith & Brown - Do It Now [Homegrown]
08. DJ Force & The Evolution - Escape the Feeling [Kniteforce]
09. Happy Tunes - Pounding Beats [Happy Tunes]
10. Kriston - Got to Get Up [Just 4 U]
11. DJ Seduction - So In Love (Vibes & Wishdokta Remix) [Impact]
12. SMD - SMD1 (A) [SMD]
13. Naughty Naughty - Never Felt This Way [Naughty Naughty]
14. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Feel So Real [Slammin Vinyl]
15. Seduction & Dougal - It's Not Over [Impact]
16. Billy 'Daniel' Bunter & JDS - Let It Lift You (Vibes & Wishdokta Remix) [Just Another Label]
17. Jimmy J & Cru-L-T - Take Me Away (Slipmatt Remix) [Remix / Kniteforce]
18. Oaysis - Incredible Bass (Slipmatt Remix) [Formation]
19. Crowd Pleasers - Volume Three (Side B) [Crowd Pleasers]
20. Billy 'Daniel' Bunter & D-Zyne - Ride Like the Wind ft Gem [Universal]

There & Back 012: December, Early Happy Hardcore 1993-1995

This is an old track that I made with my friend Jamie, aka K-Tech, in his home studio in Barnet, North London, in the summer of 2003. It was then lost for over 20 years until Jamie recently found it on an old external hard drive ... which was a big score! I was very excited to hear it again, because I've always had fond memories of it. It's fast-paced acid trance mayhem, just as the doctor ordered!

K-Tech was a live hard trance / hard nrg project that performed at various London clubs in the period from around 2003 to 2006 - if there's enough interest, I can put together an EP of his solo productions and put them out.

Download this on Bandcamp at https://pearsall.bandcamp.com/track/pearsall-k-tech-firestorm-sonicr003

Pearsall & K-Tech - Firestorm (recently rediscovered 2003 acid trance banger!)

The 11th edition of my Squat Rocking series — dedicated to the sounds of the London illegal raves of my youth — is a special tribute to an obscure but brilliant label: Organgrinder Records. Run by Zebedee and Lawrence, Organgrinder never had the name recognition of labels like Stay Up Forever, Routemaster, or Smitten, but it played a vital role in the scene’s ecosystem. Every label mattered! I've always loved their uncompromising, no-nonsense releases, so I thought it was time to shine a little spotlight on them. Enjoy!

Read more about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/04/pearsall-presents-squat-rocking-11-organgrinder-records-1997-2001/

Check out the other mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/squat-rocking-free-party-music

Recorded in Berlin, October 2024
100% Vinyl
(65:59, 151 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Gizelle - Does The Fire Burn [Organgrinder]
02. Geezer - Morally Diminished [Organgrinder]
03. Underground Sound - No Mirror, No Line (Geezer Remix) [Organgrinder]
04. DJ Orange Peel - Chemical Warfare [Organgrinder]
05. Dogs on Rope - Prozak Nation [Organgrinder]
06. DJ Orange Peel - Citric Acid [Organgrinder]
07. Skank - Fly Squatter [Organgrinder]
08. Geezer - Gurning [Organgrinder]
09. Underground Sound - Us & Them, U & Me [Organgrinder]
10. Geezer - Fat Freddy [Organgrinder]
11. Geezer - Resistor [Organgrinder]
12. DJ Orange Peel - Crackhead [Organgrinder]
13. DJ Zebedee - Weirdo Magnet [Organgrinder]
14. Dogs on Rope - Buzz Saw (Kids on Drugs Remix) [Organgrinder]
15. Skank - Da Killer Weed [Organgrinder]

Squat Rocking 11 - Organgrinder Records 1997-2001 (A tribute to a key old skool London acid techno label!)

This year I'm kicking off a new mix series to celebrate the first 25 years of this century: 21st Century Music! Each mix will contain only music from this century. To kick things off, here's a mix of proper techno music from the beginning of the century. This is very personal for me, as this is a point at which I was really engaged with techno - listening to it, dancing to it, thinking about it, and playing it. This is the point when I was a student at Edinburgh University, and I was visiting the (sadly no longer with us) Studio 24 on Calton Road practically every weekend with friends to enjoy techno clubs like Dogma, Pillbox, Apex, Subtle Logic, and more. 

This was a time when techno was really fun and interesting, the time of 'hard grooves', of funky techno, of high impact, danceable music, before the walls of minimal closed in and techno got really, really boring for a while. There's been a revival of this style in recent years (see my Stranger tribute mix, for instance), which is not surprising, because this style of techno is just so much more fun than minimal.

Enjoy!

More techno mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/techno-mixes

Read more about this mix (including my essay Edinburgh Techno Daze): https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/05/pearsall-presents-proper-techno-2000-2005-21st-century-music-001/

Recorded in Berlin, March 2025
100% Vinyl
(79:53, 183 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. John Selway - Acid Morning [Aciieeed!]
02. Bryan Zentz - D-Clash (Slam Remix) [Intec]
03. Black Odyssey - The Stand [Blackflag]
04. Joris Voorn - Shining [Sino]
05. Eric Borgo & Dani Konig - Konetic [GoodLife]
06. Umek - Voices of Africa (Voice 2) [Primate]
07. Co-Fusion - 6 Angles [Pro-Jex]
08. Dave Clarke - Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted (Part 1 for the Floor) [iCrunch]
09. Sterac - Sinosphere (John Thomas Remix) [Sino]
10. Andrew Richley & Ryan Rivera - Backbiting [Primate]
11. Sonic Perverts - Slag [Punish]
12. Robert Hood - Outlast [M-Plant]
13. Technasia - Nebula Dance [Technasia]
14. Umek - Beroxan [Consumer Recreation]
15. Steve Rachmad - Zero ID 2 A1 [Zero ID]
16. Christian Smith & John Selway - Giant [Bugged Out!]
17. DJ Misjah - Nova [Zync]
18. Mike Wade - Evolution [Archetype]
19. Punisher - Seduction [Seismic]
20. Sonic Perverts - Strip City [Punish]
21. Pounding Grooves vs DJ Jerome - Scratch [Fine Audio]
22. DJ Misjah & Groovehead - Trippin' Out (DJ Steph K & K-Drive Remix) [X-Trax]
23. Lochi - Acid Junkies [Routemaster]
24. Technasia - Acid Storm [Technasia]
25. The Advent - Ice Planet Theme [Kombination Research]

Proper Techno 2000-2005 [21st Century Music 001]

Very excited to present the next mix in the 21st Century Music series, where I dig into my collection to pull out some gems from the first 25 years of this century. With this edition, I decided to have some fun with dubstep from the last decade - heavy bass, dread vibes, deep atmospheres. One for the eyes down crew!

Read about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/06/pearsall-presents-modern-dubstep-2014-2024-21st-century-music-002/

Check out more dubstep mixes from me: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/dubstep-mixes

Recorded in Berlin, April 2025
100% Vinyl
(50:46, 116 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Nomine - No Teardrops [Nomine Sound]
02. Kodama - Sparkalus [Rarefied]
03. Rareman - d20 [Juan Forte]
04. WZ - 3 Strikes [Innamind]
05. J:Kenzo - Shijima's Revenge [Infernal Sounds]
06. Kaiju - Fear No One [Deep Medi Musik]
07. Hebbe - Industry Standard Dub [Basskruit]
08. Sepia - Music Box VIP [Gourmet Beats]
09. TMSV - Complex Flashback [Perfect]
10. Distinct Motive - Therapy [Sub Merchants]
11. RDG - Born and Grow [WAR]
12. Kromestar - Lion and Thunder [Lion White]
13. Akcept - Deflecting [Juan Forte]
14. Dominus & Daffy - Warlord ft Riko Dan [ec2a]
15. Truant - Bank Holz [Juan Forte]
16. Truth - Questions [Artikal]
17. Commodo - Deft 1s [Black Acre]
18. Mantra - Schemes & Dreams [System Music]
19. Quartz - Abstract [Hotline]
20. Om Unit - The Canopy (Armageddon Style) [ZamZam Sounds]

Modern Dubstep 2014-2024 [21st Century Music 002]

Summer time! What better way to celebrate than with an hour's worth of mind-bending old school Goa trance, all smashed together from vinyl by myself? 

This is not cool, trendy, stylish music for cool trendy stylish people, it's full-scale wibbling, gurning lunacy for the real deal herders of the moon goat. Enjoy!

Blog link: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2015/10/pearsall-presents-concrete-over-goa-old-skool-goa-trance-mix/

01. Man With No Name - Teleport (Perfecto)
02. Razor's Edge - Tribal Sunrise (Technossomy Beta Mix) (Metropolitan)
03. K.U.R.O. - Zoa (Remix) (Spirit Zone)
04. The Art Of Trance - Cambodia (Tunnel Vision Mix) (Platipus)
05. Ominus - Acid Tester (Koyote)
06. Green Nuns Of The Revolution - Optimum Creakage (Dragonfly)
07. Lunar Asylum - Bubble (Transient)
08. Doof - Let's Turn On (Tuned In Mix) (T.I.P.)
09. Kind Of Intelligence - Eurith (Trigger)
10. Man With No Name - Neuro Tunnel (Dragonfly)
11. Butler & Wilson - Deliverance (Transient)
12. Etnica - Starship 101 (Blue Room Released)
13. Doof - Double Dragons (Crystal Insurance Mix) (Dragonfly)
14. Cosmosis - Gift Of The Gods (Transient)
15. Astral Projection - Let There Be Light (T.I.P.)
16. Moonweed - Telepath (Remix) (Celtic)
17. Astral Projection - Power Gen (Byte)

Concrete Over Goa (Old School Goa Trance - 100% Mixed on Vinyl!)

Well, if Soundcloud is going to die, I might as well throw up this mix of mine - 35 tracks of classic 1993 darkside hardcore and jungle techno, all mixed together on vinyl. This is some of the most thrilling rave music ever committed to wax, and I am very much excited to share it with you.

Mixed in Berlin, June 2017
100% Vinyl
(97:48, 223 mb, 320 KBPS mp3)

Tracklisting:

01. Confussion - Music Is Da Weapon (Liqid Wax)
02. The Beat Mash Crew - Favourite Cuts (Dance Bass)
03. DJ Junk - Junk 006 (Side A1) (Junk)
04. Fourth Dimension - Infection (After Dark)
05. Tango & Ratty - The Killer (Tango & Ratty)
06. Thunderhead - Lost In Time (Thunderhead)
07. Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Tango Remix) (Moving Shadow)
08. Tom & Jerry - Cat Got Your Tongue (Tom & Jerry)
09. DJ Slam - Looking To The Light (Fantazia)
10. Manix - Heading To The Light (Mark Mac Remix) (Reinforced)
11. Krome & Time - Final Destination (Suburban Base)
12. Nut-E-1 - Underwater Fireworks (Bear Necessities)
13. Dr S Gachet - EXDK (Remix) (Labello Blanco)
14. Jack n' Phil - Tek Trak (Basement)
15. Bounty Killaz - Brighter Future (Creative Wax)
16. Tango & Fallout - Further Intrigue (Side B) (Tango & Fallout)
17. Electronic Experienced - No. 303 (Basement)
18. Fire Fly - Blow Your Mind (Paradise)
19. Jim Polo & Neil Vass - Energy (2 Sinister Remix) (Dark Horse)
20. Ramos & Vinylgroover - The Beast (Shadow) (Hectic)
21. Citadel Of Kaos - Warped (Boombastic Plastic)
22. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (Dark Dub) (Slammin' Vinyl)
23. Hardware - The Night Stalker (DJ SS Remix) (Face)
24. DJ Trace & Ed Rush - Don Bad Man (Lucky Spin)
25. Peshay - Dreams (Reinforced)
26. The Invisible Man - Twisted (Sublogic)
27. Jim Polo & Neil Vass - Underground Feeling (Pascal & Sponge Remix Part 1) (Lucky Spin)
28. Ruff n' Tumble Crew - People Of The Universe (Brain Progression)
29. Jim Polo - The Night Rider Pt. 1 (Dark Horse)
30. Aurora - Firing To The Core (Homegrown)
31. Bizzy B - M.C. Mentazm (White House)
32. Vibes & Wishdokta - Obsession (The Only Remix Because Music's So Wonderful) (Asylum)
33. Elevation - Take Your Mind (Ram)
34. Tom & Jerry - Papillon Love Song (Tom & Jerry)
35. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Question Mark Vol. 1 (Question Mark)

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Old Skool Mixes

Darkside Generation (Vintage 1993 Darkside Hardcore & Jungle Techno Vinyl Mix!)

For my latest mix, I am very excited to jump back 25 years to the halcyon days of 1992, when the UK rave scene was probably at its height. I've tried to capture the diversity of the rave scene at the time by starting with techno before moving on to breakbeat hardcore. OK, this mix is not strictly 1992 stuff, as there are a few bits from 1990/1991, but the general idea is to capture a kind of representative sound of that early rave era, from big anthems like 'Camargue', 'Energy Flash', 'Dreamworld' and 'Trip II The Moon' through to more obscure tunes. 

Enjoy!

Check out the accompanying blog post for a guide to each tune:

http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2017/10/pearsall-presents-the-view-from-92-techno-hardcore/

Mixed in Berlin, October 2017
100% Vinyl
(67:58, 155 MB, 320 kbps MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. CJ Bolland - Camargue (R&S)
02. Joey Beltram - Energy Flash (R&S)
03. Underground Resistance - Riot (Underground Resistance)
04. Doc Scott - Surgery (Ordinary Mix) (Absolute 2)
05. Ravesignal - Horsepower (R&S)
06. Tronikhouse - Straight Outta Hell (Hellbound Mix) (KMS)
07. Steve Poindexter - Work That Mutha Fucka (Edge Of Motion Remix) (Djax-Up-Beats)
08. 3-Phase feat. Dr. Motte - Der Klang Der Familie (F.U.S.E. Mix) (NovaMute)
09. Mark N-R-G - Military City (Overdrive)
10. Energy Zone - Imagine A World (Rising High)
11. Tronikhouse - Uptempo (Grooverider Remix) (KMS)
12. F Project - 4 1/2 Minutes Of Love (Side B2) (F Project)
13. Kaotic Chemistry - Illegal Subs (Moving Shadow)
14. Rhythm Section - Dreamworld (Rhythm Section)
15. Dave Charlesworth - Energizer 2 (Side A) (Energizer)
16. Manix - Oblivion (Head In The Clouds) (Remix) (Reinforced)
17. Wax Doctor - New Direction (Basement)
18. Krome & Time - This Sound Is For The Underground (Suburban Base)
19. Rhythm For Reasons - The Grand National (Tango Remix) (Formation)
20. Eternal Rhythm - Eternal (DJ Phantasy Remix) (Underground Level)
21. SL2 - Drumbeats (XL Recordings)
22. Acen - Trip II The Moon (The Darkside...) (Production House)
23. The Prodigy - Your Love (Remix) (XL Recordings)

The View From 92 (1992 Rave Music from Techno to Breakbeat Hardcore!) [100% Vinyl Mix]

Carl Cox is pretty much the embodiment of the 'superstar dj'.

One interesting thing about Carl Cox, and something that is often forgotten, is that back in the early 90's he was one of the biggest names in the UK hardcore rave scene, and he fucking rocked at it. In a single set you could hear anything from British breakbeat hardcore to Dutch gabber, with Scottish bouncy techno, hard American acid and European hard trance all thrown in his trademark three-deck blender. 

Since he was so awesome, and so unique in many ways, I wanted my latest mix to be a tribute to what he was doing in his rave heyday - I wanted to boil down two years worth of his musical selections into a single mix, with nice and crisp audio quality and no shitty mc's. To do so, I built a database of 25 tracklistings from 1993/1994 and pulled together a tracklisting of 45 tunes that captures all of the elements of the Carl Cox rave experience. 

I am really happy with this mix, and I hope you enjoy it too!

Lastly, big respect to the one and only @carl-cox for the inspiration.

Check out more words at my blog: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2018/02/pearsall-presents-94-hardcore-big-carl-cox-a-tribute-to-carl-coxs-rave-era-sets/

As featured on DJ Mag: https://bit.ly/2tczStP

Want more old skool?

https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/the-view-from-92-1992-rave-music-from-techno-to-breakbeat-hardcore-100-vinyl-mix
https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/darkside-generation-vintage-1993-darkside-hardcore-jungle-techno-vinyl-mix

Mixed in Berlin, February 2018
100% Vinyl
(115:49, 265 MB, 320 kbps MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. DJ SS & EQ - DJ's Anthem (Carl Cox Remix) (Formation)
02. Tango & Ratty - Final Conflict ('93 Dubplate Mix) (Steel Fingers Heritage)
03. Smith Inc. feat. Simon Bassline Smith - Jungle (Remix) (Absolute 2)
04. DJ Rap & Aston - Vertigo (QBass Dark Mix) (Suburban Base)
05. DJ SS - Don't Come No Ruffer (Ruff Mix) (Formation)
06. DJ Spice - The Groove (Soapbar)
07. Force Mass Motion - Panic (Rabbit City)
08. Rainforest - Mania (Rainforest)
09. The Subjects vs Jeff Mills - Dark Matter (Underground Level)
10. Subwoofer Agte - Hymn (Underground Level)
11. Sulfurex - Point Break (Extortion)
12. Frankie Bones - We Can Do This (Brooklyn Stormrave Mix) (Groove World)
13. The Prodigy - One Love (XL Recordings)
14. 20 Hurts - Hornz (Sound Entity)
15. Essence Of Aura - Destiny (Sublogic)
16. Scott & Keith - Get Busy Cru (Reinforced)
17. Overdubb - Ruffplate (Ruffmix) (Impact)
18. Nookie - Gonna Be Alright (Cloud 9 Remix) (Reinforced)
19. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (Slammin Vinyl)
20. DJ Vibes - Obsession (Music So Wonderful) (Asylum)
21. Conquer - Warpath (MMR Productions)
22. Visa - Let Me See Ya Move (Carl Cox Militant March Mix) (MMR Productions)
23. DJ Scott - Do You Wanna Techno (Carl Cox Hard Mix) (Steppin' Out)
24. Bass Reaction - Technophobia (Shoop!)
25. Bass-X - Hardcore Disco (Shoop!)
26. Ramos & Supreme - Crowd Control (Hectic)
27. Tango & Dom - My Mind Is Going (Tango '93 Dubplate Mix) (Steel Fingers Heritage)
28. Naughty Naughty - Mentasm (Naughty Naughty)
29. DJ's Unknown - Volume One (Side A) (Homegrown)
30. Dougal & Vibes - Dance For Me (DAV)
31. SMD - SMD2 (A) (SMD)
32. Frantic & Impulse - Homegrown Vol. 1 (Side A) (Homegrown)
33. The Dentist - Silver Remix (Boscaland)
34. Coda - We Can Control Technology (MMR Productions)
35. Aurora Borealis - The Milky Way (Lunatic Acid Mix) (F Communications)
36. Analogue - Frequencies (Evolution)
37. Smooth But Hazzardous ‎- Made You Dance (Carl Cox Remix) (Sound Entity)
38. DJ Edge - Edge Test (Edge)
39. Dyewitness - Only If I Had One More (Remix) (Midtown)
40. The Scotchman - Happy Vibes (Baby Boom)
41. Marc Smith - The Mad One (Clubscene)
42. Conquer - Self Destruction (Lenny Is In USA & Carl's MMR In UK Remix) (MMR Productions)
43. OTT - Raw (Carl Cox Remix) (Industrial Strength)
44. Brothers In Crime - Let Me Suck Your ... (Dwarf)
45. Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man (Ruffneck)

94 Hardcore Big (Carl) Cox [2 hours of rave mayhem, in the style of 1993/1994 Carl Cox!)

It's summer! And what better way to celebrate than with 25 tracks worth of classic jungle rollers from the glory days of 1994/1995. This mix features no repeat NO Amen breaks ... it's pure smooth but rugged rollers all the way through. Drop the car windows, turn up the bass and vibe out!

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2018/08/pearsall-presents-rolled-in-sunshine-summer-ready-jungle-mix/

Pearsall presents Rolled In Sunshine
100% Vinyl
Mixed in Berlin, June 2018

Tracklisting:

01. Tom & Jerry - Say Goodbye (Broke My Heart) (Tom & Jerry)
02. Foul Play - Beats Track (Moving Shadow)
03. DJ Krust - Poison (V Recordings)
04. Origin Unknown - Mission Control (Ram)
05. JMJ & Richie - Deep Bass 9 (Moving Shadow)
06. Parallel World - Contagious (Good Looking)
07. Babylon Timewarp - Searching (Keeping Vinyl Alive)
08. Goldie - Still Life (ffRR)
09. Oaysis - Outcry (Moving Shadow)
10. Cold Mission - For Da Ladies (Reinforced)
11. Joint Venture - Take Away (Liftin' Spirit)
12. DJ Rap - Switch (Proper Talent)
13. Safari Sounds - Droppin' Science Vol. 4 (Side A) (Droppin' Science)
14. VIP Crew - Special Request (Mike James Mix) (Strictly Underground)
15. Shimon - Within Reason (Ram)
16. Adam F - Future Sound (Infrared)
17. Dillinja - Another Dimension (Deep Jungle)
18. Unit 1 - Atlantic Drama (Creative Wax)
19. Andy C - Roll On (Ram)
20. Dillinja - Sovereign Melody (Deadly Vinyl)
21. Tom & Jerry - On & On (Tom & Jerry)
22. DJ Stretch & DJ Ride - Selector (Jungle) (Rinsin')
23. Run Tings - Ruff Revival (Suburban Base)
24. Roni Size - It's A Jazz Thing (Ladies Mix) (V Recordings)
25. Foul Play - Being With You (Moving Shadow)

More Jungle Mixes

Rolled In Sunshine (Rolling Jungle - All Killer No Filler!)

If you're like me, you're spending a lot of time at home at the moment, and, assuming you are staying healthy (I hope so!), you need some music to listen to, right? I got you covered! This is a tribute to the early recordings of the legendary @djhypednb, East London's original scratchmaster and rave hero. To show off the amazing changes in his music back in the 90's, this mix takes four of his tracks / remixes from each year from 1993 to 1998 and then lines them up in chronological order, so that you can clearly hear the progression from hardcore to jungle to jump-up to early liquid funk. Enjoy!

Blog post: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/04/pearsall-gimme-the-funk-gimme-the-funk-dj-hype-1993-1998/

More dnb tributes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/drum-n-bass-tributes

Tracklisting:

1993

01. DJ Hype - The Chopper (Suburban Base)
02. DJ Hype - The Trooper (Scratch-A-Snare Mix) (Suburban Base)
03. Gappa G & Hyper Hype - Information Centre (DJ Hype Remix) (Ruff Kut)
04. DJ Hype - Shot In The Dark (Gunshot Mix) (Suburban Base)

1994

05. Fallen Angels - Hello Lover (DJ Hype Remix) (iQ Records)
06. DJ Hype - Roll The Beats feat. MC GQ (Inject the Bass Mix) (Suburban Base)
07. Dopestyle - Fade Away (Ganja)
08. DJ Hype - Tiger Style (Ganja)

1995

09. DJ Hype - Doomed To Fail (Breakdown)
10. DJ Hype - Going Out for da Loot (Ganja)
11. Marvellous Cain - The Hitman (DJ Hype Remix) (iQ Records)
12. Remarc - RIP (DJ Hype Remix) (Suburban Base)

1996

13. DJ Hype - Freestyles of Bass (G-Line)
14. Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers (DJ Hype Remix) (Mo'Wax)
15. Bally Sagoo - Chura Liya (DJ Hype Remix) (Higher Ground)
16. DJ Hype - True Playa'z Anthem (Parousia)

1997

17. DJ Hype - Peace, Love & Unity Remix (True Playaz)
18. Armand van Helden - Ultrafunkula (Ganja Kru Remix) (ffRR)
19. Ganja Kru - Plague That Never Ends (Parousia)
20. Freestyles - Attack (True Playaz)

1998

21. DJ Hype - Barking Bass (Global Thang)
22. Freestyles - Musically Dope (Ganja Kru Remix) (True Playaz)
23. DJ Hype - The Big 3Oh (True Playaz)
24. DJ Hype - Closer to God (True Playaz)

More DNB Tributes

Gimme The Funk Gimme the Funk (DJ Hype 1993-1998)

I've been really inspired by the Facebook group Lockdown Legends recently, which has dredged up memories of all the fun times I had clubbing in London from the late 90's to early 2000's, dancing to hard energetic sounds at parties like Frantic, Undertow, Pendragon, Antiworld, Milk, Oblivion, Superfish, etc, so I pulled out a big stack of vinyl and put together this epic thirty track, two hour nostalgia trip.

I also wrote some words about the scene, and what it meant to me:

http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/06/pearsall-presents-lockdown-legends-classic-hard-dance-mix-hard-trance-acid-and-hard-house/

Special shout out to the Antipodean crew!

If you want more of this sort of thing, check out this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/bangingtunes-com-forum

The actual group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lockdownlegends2020

Mixed in Berlin, June 2020
100% Vinyl
(120:02, 274 MB, 320 kbps mp3)

Tracklisting:

01. The Age of Love - The Age Of Love (Paul Van Dyk Remix) (ZYX)
02. X-Cabs - Infectious (Hook)
03. Nuw Idol - Kick Drum Domination (WellWicked)
04. DJ Energy - Energy '99 Theme (Remix) (Energetic)
05. Cores - Iowa (Noom)
06. Parasonic - Timeless Worlds of Space (Voltage Controlled Remixes)
07. S.H.O.K.K. - Folie a Deux (Pulse)
08. Blade Attack - Waterloops (Drizzly)
09. DJ Jan - X-Santo (Spencer Freeland & Rob Jeffery Frantic Mix) (Southeast)
10. Chris C & Jon Doe - Mitsubishi Baby (Eurotrance Mix) (Endeavour)
11. Mad Gay Mafia - Going to Hell (Strings of Acid Techno Mix) (Efadrine)
12. Jon the Dentist - Global Phases (Prolekult)
13. Girotondo - Ultimate Frontiers (K90 Remix) (Recover)
14. K90 - Receptor (Aquarius)
15. Lectrolux - Baloney (Baby Doc Remix) (TeC)
16. Storm - Time to Burn (Nick Sentience Remix) (Data)
17. OD404 - Xpress (Hard NRG Mix) (Kaktai)
18. RR Fierce - Narcan (Fierce Technik)
19. Mark NRG - Don't Stop (Baby Doc Remix) (Tripoli Trax)
20. Chris C - Adastra (Nile)
21. Tony de Vit - Are You All Ready (Tidy Trax)
22. Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? (95 Millennium Mix) (Noom)
23. DJ Choci - Can You Feel The Force (Daniel 'Billy' Bunter & Steve Vanden Remix) (Cannon)
24. Magnum Force - Unlucky Punk (Stay Up Forever)
25. Immersion - Fat Acid (Smitten)
26. Lab 4 - Contact London (Species)
27. Karim - Columbia (Do Not Bend)
28. Phil Reynolds & Steve Blake - Weekend In Oz (Impact)
29. Ian M - Dreamer (Pants & Corset Remix) (Tidy Trax)
30. Weirdo - Whiplash (Tinrib)

Lockdown Legends (Classic UK Hard House & Hard Trance Vinyl Mix)

What better way to celebrate the tenth edition of my Squat Rocking series of mixes dedicated to the sounds of London's squat party scene than with a tribute to the one and only Chris Liberator? Awesome dj, fantastic producer, this mix pulls together 27 of his solo productions, collaborations, and remixes from the 1990's, all mixed on vinyl by myself in one single unplanned and totally improvised set. It's fucking aving it!

Check out the other Squat Rocking mixes:  https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/squat-rocking-free-party-music

My blog post about this mix: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/08/pearsall-presents-squat-rocking-10-chris-liberator-in-the-90s/

Chris Liberator interview: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/08/chris-liberator-interview-the-london-squat-party-scene-in-the-1990s-and-now/

Cover image courtesy of Karolina Krasuska: https://www.karolinakrasuska.com/

Mixed in Berlin, August 2020
100% Vinyl
(106:25, 248 MB, 320 kbps mp3)

Tracklisting:

01. High School Dropouts - Acid Over (Liberator DJ's Remix) (Boscaland)
02. CFC-12 - Rest In Hell (Chris Liberator & D.A.V.E. The Drummer Remix) (Noom)
03. Dot Dash - Bass Equator (Cluster)
04. Dynamo City - Shape Shift (Stay Up Forever)
05. Chris Liberator - Test 3 (Smitten)
06. Punk Floyd - Can't Breathe (Smitten)
07. Chris Liberator & D.A.V.E. The Drummer - Happy Birthday (Noom)
08. Chris Liberator - Black Star Rising (Prolekult)
09. Watchman - Cut The Midrange (Chris Liberator Remix) (Prolekult)
10. OS2 & Underground Cyber Movement - Vibrate (Chris Liberator Remix) (Boscaland)
11. Big In Germany - Green For Go (Stay Up Forever)
12. Chris Liberator - Soul Mantra (Prolekult)
13. Ramos & UFO - Dreamesque (Chris Liberator's Oy Oy Mix) (Balloonheads)
14. Liberator DJ's - Radio On One (Stay Up Forever Remix)
15. Chris Liberator - Test 4 (Smitten)
16. Cyborg X - This Is The House (Cluster)
17. Lab 4 - Reformation (Chris Liberator Remix) (Elementary)
18. Dynamo City - Dynamo City (Stay Up Forever)
19. Chris Liberator - Cat's Eye (Prolekult)
20. Dynamo City - Poison In The Machine (Routemaster)
21. Lochi - Element (Routemaster)
22. Punk Floyd - Top Banana (Smitten)
23. Carbine - Psycho Thrill (Stay Up Forever)
24. Carbine - Stapled to Bits (Star Up Forever)
25. Lochi - Vote Techno Party (Routemaster)
26. Star Power -  Nothing Can Save Us London(Stay Up Forever)
27. D.O.M. - Acid War (Liberator's 303 Attack Mix) (Stay Up Forever Remix)

Squat Rocking Mixes

Squat Rocking 10: Chris Liberator in the 90's (Tribute to London acid techno legend)

Blog: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2009/10/pearsall-presents-forever-fierce-new/

Read my RR Fierce tribute, featuring contributions from Captain Tinrib, Andy Farley, Paul Glazby, James Nardi, Rodi Style, Dom Sweeten, Max Alien Thing, Marc Johnson and Lucy Fur!

Now that the BangingTunes.com forum is headed to the great server in the sky, I thought I would post this much-loved mix of mine to Soundcloud! It's my tribute from 2009 to the one and only RR Fierce ... enjoy!

01. RR Fierce – Neuronex (Vicious Circle)
02. Pleasure – Hardcore Power (RR Fierce Remix) (DP Recordings)
03. RR Fierce & Karim – UNCNTRLBL.K (Do Not Bend)
04. RR Fierce – Nose Traffic (DP Recordings)
05. RR Fierce – Panik (Fierce Technik)
06. The Captain & RR Fierce – Street Tab (Tinrib)
07. RR Fierce & DMF – Bust Da Beat (Fierce Technik)
08. RR Fierce – Miloude (Fierce Technik)
09. Paul Glazby – Here I Come (RR Fierce Remix) (Vicious Circle)
10. RR Fierce – Just Begun (White)
11. RR Fierce & DMF – Rock The Spot (Recharge)
12. The Captain & RR Fierce – Progressive Llama (Tinrib)
13. RR Fierce & DMF – Full Metal (Fierce Technik)
14. RR Fierce – Duramarta (Fierce Technik)
15. RR Fierce – Narcan (Fierce Technik)
16. RR Fierce & K-Live – Yamamba (Vicious Circle)

Hard House Mixes

Forever Fierce (RR Fierce Tribute!)

All true hardcore afficionados will know the epic Yaman series of studio mix tapes, so for this mix I went to Discogs and copied the tracklistings from all of the Yaman tapes from 1993 into a spreadsheet and painstakingly built this tracklisting, taking tracks from each dj and each tape. When you consider the year's tapes came from LTJ Bukem, Randall, DJ Hype, Peshay and Jumping Jack Frost, you know that such a method is pretty much nailed on to deliver a killer selection of tunes!

As you can see, this mix shows off just how awesome hardcore was in 1993, and how it bridged 1992 rave mayhem to 1994 junglism (some of the tracks here were still only dubplates in '93 and didn't come out until later). 1993 was the key year, the last point where the rave scene was united as one, before it fragmented off into many different directions. If you are someone who wasn't even born then and are listening to this mix now, trust me, you're in for a treat!

Read more about this mix: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/09/pearsall-presents-yaman-1993-hardcore/

More old skool mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/old-skool-hardcore-mixes

Mixed in Berlin, August 2020
100% Vinyl
(85:51, 196 MB, 320 kbps mp3)

Tracklisting:

01. DJ Trace - Definition Of Living (Unreleased Amen Dubplate Remake) (Dubplate)
02. Nasty Habits - Here Comes The Drumz (Remix) (Reinforced)
03. Tronikhouse - Straight Outta Hell (Simon 'Bassline' Smith Remix) (Absolute 2)
04. Cool Hand Flex - Complete Control (In Touch)
05. Gappa G & Hypa Hype - Information Centre (DJ Ron Remix) (Ruff Kut)
06. Sound of the Future - Fearless Wonder (Formation)
07. Hardware - X Amount of Shots (Bizzy B Remix) (Face)
08. DJ Hype - Hardswing (Hardsoft Mix) (Suburban Base)
09. 4 Hero - In The Shadow Part III (Stalker Mix) (Reinforced)
10. 2 Bad Mice - Pitch Black (Boom Boom Version) (Moving Shadow)
11. Future Sound of Hardcore - Desire (Dee Jay Recordings)
12. Roni Size & DJ Die - Music Box (Full Cycle)
13. Skanna - This Way (Sublogic)
14. DJ Buz - Slave (No U-Turn)
15. Inta-Warriors - Aqua-Pura (Dee Jay Recordings)
16. Doc Scott - NHS (Reinforced Shout) (Reinforced)
17. DJ Windmill - Divine Inspiration (Legend)
18. Ment 4 Bass - Strings Free (Liquid Wax)
19. Simon 'Bassline' Smith - Palomino (Absolute 2)
20. Scott & Keith - Deranged Part II (Reinforced)
21. Tango & Ratty - Tales from the Darkside (Micky Finn & Bay B Kane Remix) (Tango & Ratty)
22. Peshay - Catch It (After Dark)
23. Bizzy B - Twisted Mentazm (Brain Progression)
24. Bizzy B - Dark III (White House)
25. Origin Unknown - Valley of the Shadows (Ram)
26. Peshay - Gangster (Reinforced)
27. The Invisible Man - The Beginning (Timeless)
28. DJ Pulse - Stay Calm (Creative Wax)
29. 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Drowning in Her (Tone Def)
30. DJ Crystl - Crystlize (Dee Jay Recordings)

Yaman 1993 Hardcore [A tribute to the epic Rave tape series]

I just turned 40 yesterday (wow!) and to celebrate I am very happy to present my magnum opus, this monstrous 4 hour techno journey, an imaginary Berghain set that explores the nooks and crannies of modern techno. It's the longest and most complex mix I've ever done, and I couldn't be more proud of it. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.

I've also written a very long blog post to accompany the mix, which is part photo essay, part travelogue, part Berlin love letter, and part super nerdy musical explanation, which you can check out here:

https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/10/pearsall-presents-fake-berghain-in-my-spare-room-an-epic-4-hour-techno-journey/

Cover courtesy of Sara Gossett & Plastic Crimewave: https://www.instagram.com/saragossett/

01. Levon Vincent - Seahorse
02. Mella Dee - Exactly Mate
03. Reflective Souls - DOOM_2020
04. Antonio - Danger
05. Dreams - Stop
06. Alien Rain - XOX 31
07. Boston 168 - Cybernetics
08. Boddika - Broken Wave
09. Martyn - Is This Insanity? ft. Spaceape (Ben Klock Mix)
10. Hezziane - Lurgan Spade
11. Head High - It's A Power Thing (Power Cut)
12. Trevino - Eclipse
13. Recycled - Energy
14. John Heckle - Changes
15. Moderat - Reminder (Special Request Rework)
16. Jensen Interceptor & Assembler Code - Otherside
17. Client_03 - Suspect Dispenser
18. Solid Blake - Tissue
19. DJ Richard - Casca's Theme
20. Eel - Straight Edge
21. Locked Club - Russian Banya
22. Maelstrom - Spasm
23. L.F.T. - Chemical Confidence
24. Rogue Filter - Bot Wars
25. Galaxian - Golden Armageddon
26. Nite Fleit - Hot Bot
27. Fjaak - Drugs
28. Adam X - Search & Retrieval
29. Paula Temple - Dimension Jumping
30. Kastil - Arcanism
31. Ben Sims - Gamma Ray Subway
32. Fadi Mohem - Take Your Time
33. Rob Stow - Bad Acid
34. 999999999 - Rave 4 Love
35. Mella Dee - Heavy Coupla Weeks
36. Paul Birken - From Beyond Isle Royale
37. Rebekah - Conquest
38. Hector Oaks - Cybertunnel
39. Works Unit - Untitled
40. New Frames - Totes Neon
41. Nur Jaber - War Pigs
42. Remco Beekwilder - Skeemask
43. Klangkuenstler - Balthazar
44. Rosa Anschutz - Rigid (Kobosil 44 Rush Mix)
45. Ellen Allien - La Musica Es Dios
46. Janein - 1129514
47. Matasism - Bushido
48. Inhalt Der Nacht - Vollmond im Kiez
49. Dax J - Zephyr
50. In Verruf - Blutsturz
51. Danilo Corvaia - Kong
52. Randomer - Fear
53. Airod - Universe of 90's Techno Parties
54. Hadone - How to Fake Success
55. Anetha - Virtual Ritual
56. Sortlegeme - Ditchdigger
57. Sugar - Vapouring Sun
58. DJ IBON - No Love
59. Repro - Gust of Residue
60. Rune Bagge - I Am The Solution
61. Lund & Ronde - Sus Og Dus
62. Funeral Future - Heute Nicht
63. Funeral Future - Blue Euphoria
64. Schacke - Klub Theme
65. Schacke - Trained to the Floor
66. DJ Rush - Sex Me All Nite Long (Charlie Hall Fixed Mix)
67. DJ Deeon - Lemme See Ya Work
68. John Thomas - Body's Dance
69. Johan Bacto - Problem Groove
70. Boriqua Tribez - Puta
71. Andrew Richley & Ryan Rivera - Rumba de Barcelona
72. Technasia - Tropicalia 1
73. Joris Voorn - Incident
74. Killa Productions - Good Life (Mr. B Special Edit)
75. Basement Jaxx - Urban Haze

My super long blog

Fake Berghain in My Spare Room [Epic 4 Hour Techno Journey - 100% Vinyl!]

American in Berlin! I've been a dj since 1997, playing across a wide range of dance music genres, as you can see from the variety of mixes. I love it all! 

Want recommendations? Drop me a DM and I'll hook you up. 

I sometimes play at Berlin clubs, but mostly I am a hardcore vinyl collector and bedroom mixer. Check out my blog at www.sonicrampage.org/blog

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