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There & Back: 2024 Crate-Digging Mix Series

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House Mixes

For my final mix of 2021 I'm dropping something I've wanted to do for quite some time, and that I'm very excited to share with you ... my tribute to the amazing 90's output of the one and only @armandvanhelden! I know I generally don't do much house music stuff, but I've been a fan of his stuff for literally 25 years, so I thought the moment was right to put together a little something special. The mix is a selection of 30 of his tracks and remixes, organized in chronological order from 1993 to 1997 (OK, there are a few from '93 and '98, but the principle still holds), which allows you to really hear how his sound progressed over the course of just a few years. 

Given the man's unbelievably prolific output in those years you could do such a mix in so many ways, so it goes without saying that this is just my take - I've left a few of the most obvious anthems out (the Tori Amos and Sneaker Pimps remixes most obviously), but I think that I've included a lot of great tunes, some famous, others more obscure.

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed putting it together!

Blog post: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2021/12/pearsall-presents-downtown-sound-armand-van-helden-in-the-90s/

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

Mixed in Berlin, November 2021
100% Vinyl
(102:05, 238 MB, 320 kbps mp3)  

Tracklisting:

01. Circle Children - Indonesia (Sambal Badjak Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]
02. Jungle Juice - Egyptian Magician (Ethnic Mix) [Nervous]
03. Deep Creed - Warrior's Dance (Armand's Circle Mix) [Eastern Bloc]
04. The Mole People - Break Night [Strictly Rhythm]
05. Hardhead - New York Express [Strictly Rhythm]
06. Sagat - Luvstuff (Armand van Helden Ghetto House Dub) [Maxi]
07. Reality - Wanna Get Busy (Armand's Prime Time Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]
08. Pirates of the Caribbean - Tu No Sabe [Strictly Rhythm]
09. Circle Children - Zulu (Ndako Gboya Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]
10. Veda Simpson - Oohhh Baby (Armand's Club Mix) [Hi Life]
11. Armand van Helden - Witch Doktor [Strictly Rhythm]
12. Kim English - Nite Life (Retail Club Mix) [Nervous]
13. Armand van Helden - Break da 80's [Strictly Rhythm]
14. 2 in a Room - Carnival (Armand van Helden Kokonut Killa Mix) [Cutting]
15. Capella - Tell Me the Way (Armand van Helden Mix) [Systematic]
16. Sara Parker - My Love is Deep (Armand's Dub of Doom) [Dream Beat]
17. Vanessa Williams - The Way That You Love (Armand's Funky Foam Mix) [Mercury]
18. Armand van Helden - Work Me Gadamit '96 [Henry Street]
19. Chupacabra - Aw Yeah (125th Street Bootleg Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]
20. Subspecies - From Da East [Strictly Rhythm]
21. Armand van Helden & DJ Sneak - Futuristic Cipher [Relief]
22. Trancesetters - The Search (Armand's Pu-Tang Mix) [Sm:)e Communications]
23. Da Mongoloids - Spark Da Meth (Bangin Like A Benzi Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]
24. Daft Punk - Da Funk (Armand's 10 Minutes of Funk Mix) [Soma]
25. Armand van Helden & DJ Sneak - Psychic Bounty Killaz Pt. 2 [Armed]
26. CJ Bolland - Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand's Drum And Bass Mix) [ffRR]
27. Goldie - Digital ft KRS-One (Armand van Helden Mix) [ffRR]
28. Genaside II - Narra Mine (Armand Van Helden's East Coast Mix) [ffRR]
29. Nuyorican Soul - It's Alright, I Feel It (Armand Van Helden Remix) [Talkin' Loud]
30. Armand van Helden - U Don’t Know Me Feat. Duane Harden [Armed]

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Downtown Sound: Armand van Helden in the 90's [My tribute to the House Music legend]

One of my favorite producers of recent years is London-born, Berlin-based @lucalozano, a multi-talented producer, dj, designer, label boss, and artist. His tracks show a distinct old skool sensibility (you know, right down my alley), mashing up bleepy house, old skool Detroit techno vibes, breaks, electro, and jungle. It's quite a heady mixture!

This mix is just a little tribute I recorded last week as something to listen to while taking the train to Vienna, and now I'm sharing it with you. Enjoy!

Buy music from Luca on Bandcamp: https://klassewrecks.bandcamp.com/

Read more about the mix here: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2022/11/pearsall-presents-city-groove-a-quick-luca-lozano-tribute/

Mixed in Berlin, November 2022
100% Vinyl
(46:03, 105 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Luca Lozano & Mr. Ho - Kush Groove [Klasse Wrecks]
02. Luca Lozano - No Team in Lozano [Super Rhythm Trax]
03. Luca Lozano & DJ Fett Burger - Telegronn [Klasse Wrecks]
04. Luca Lozano & DJ Fett Burger - Totally Tangerine [Sex Tags UFO]
05. Luca Lozano - Breakbleep [Super Rhythm Trax]
06. Luca Lozano - Outer Space [Super Rhythm Trax]
07. Luca Lozano - Gun Fingers [Hypercolour]
08. Luca Lozano - Come With Me [Unknown to the Unknown]
09. Luca Lozano - Essential Elements [Running Back]
10. Luca Lozano - Blabba [Klasse Wrecks]
11. ADSR - Haunted (Luca Lozano 3rd Summer Of Love Remix) [Elegal]
12. Hans Berg - A Floor Of Stars (Luca Lozano What's Behind A Black Hole Remix) [Klasse Wrecks]

Blog

City Groove: A Quick Luca Lozano Tribute

This is a mix I did quite a while back that I've never put on full on Soundcloud; I previously did only a 30 minute chunk (which I've now set to private). It's a lot of fun! The whole concept was to dig into my cd collection and pull together some tracks from some of the big name dance artists of the 90's - I think it works very nicely! It's also a pretty rare non-vinyl mix from me. Enjoy!

Read more about it on my blog: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2013/08/pearsall-presents-the-90s-sessions-vol-one/

Mixed in London, August 2013
(59:53, 137 MB, 320 kbps MP3)

01. Basement Jaxx - Undaground [Atlantic Jaxx]
02. Jedi Knights - Big Knockers [Universal Language]
03. Shazz - Leave Me [F Communications]
04. Daft Punk - Musique [Version Longue] [Source]
05. Two Lone Swordsmen - Turn The Filter Off [Emissions Audio Output]
06. Jedi Knights - One For M.A.W. [Universal Language]
07. Paperclip People - Throw [Open]
08. Daft Punk - Phoenix [Virgin]
09. Armand van Helden - Witch Doktor [Strictly Rhythm]
10. Winx - Don't Laugh [XL Recordings]
11. The Chemical Brothers - Three Little Birdies Down Beats [Junior Boy's Own]
12. F.U.S.E. - F.U. [EXP]
13. Jeff Mills - Inner Life [React]
14. Plastikman - Marbles [NovaMute]
15. Octave One - Siege [430 West]
16. E-Dancer - Feel The Mood (The Effects Mix) [KMS]
17. Leftfield - Open Up [Columbia]

The 90's Sessions Vol. 1 [Full-length mix of classic 90's electronic music!]

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

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

1) Perlen on Acid - Other People
2) Adam Pits - Come Again
3) No Moon - Where Do We Go From Here
4) Housecat - Spirit Walk
5) Jeku - Astral Dream
6) Reptant - Transcendents From The Outer Sphere
7) Human Behind Pluto - Lightsplitter
8) Privacy - The Net
9) Mean-E - Lightspeed
10) The Exaltics - Another World Underneath (Animistic Beliefs Remix)
11) Jadzia - Initial Spark
12) Sansibar - Connect
13) Nec'Ro'Bot - Panic Suiside
14) Hadone - How to Fake Success (BXTR Remix)
15) Narciss - It Gets Easier

Astral Dream

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

This year's crate-digging project continues with this fun tribute to stuff that happens below 130 bpm. I've never really been a house head, but I do have some bits and pieces, so I really enjoyed putting together this mix. It's a pretty serious crate-digging project, connecting the dots between modern lo-fi house, weird electro, acid house, late 90's London tech-house, old skool deep house, and all kinds of other stuff. Lots of fun!

Blog post coming soon.

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

01. Mall Grab - Liverpool Street in the Rain [Looking For Trouble]
02. Intimacy - Grid Projector [Vector Works]
03. DJ Longdick - Nightscape [E-Beamz]
04. Phyzikal Flex - Policies [Doom Chakra / Parallax]
05. Type-303 - Hey Listen! [I Love Acid]
06. Elec Pt 1 - Summer Time In Coloniae [Happy Skull]
07. Skee Mask - Trackheadz [Ilian Tape]
08. Head High - What You Want [Power House]
09. Martyn - Newspeak [Dolly Dubs]
10. Maya Jane Coles - What They Say [Real Tone]
11. Joy Orbison - Ellipsis [Hinge Finger]
12. Boddika - Steam [Swamp 81]
13. Blackdown - Halcyon Skies (Rollage Mix) [Keysound]
14. Hugo Massien - Broke the Cycle [17 Steps]
15. Special Request - Forbidden [Houndstooth]
16. UNKLE - Celestial Annihilation [Mo Wax]
17. CJ Bolland - Starship Universe [Internal]
18. L/F/D/M - Beaks in Zen [Midnight Shift]
19. Chrissy - Like A Fantasy [Chiwax]
20. The Usual Suspects - Daydreemin' [End Recordings]
21. Plantastik - At Last [Kickin]
22. Luca Lozano - Boss Moves [Running Back]
23. DJ Slyngshot - Battlecat [Yappin]
24. Luca Lozano & DJ Fett Burger - Electric Blue [Sex Tags UFO]
25. Basement Jaxx - Slide Slide [Atlantic Jaxx]
26. Jerome Hill - Harlesden Shuffle [Super Rhythm Trax]
27. Jedi Knights - One for MAW [Universal Language]
28. Mood II Swing - All Night Long [Groove On]
29. The Wamdue Project - In The Back of Your Mind [Strictly Rhythm]
30. Krimp - House of Pain [Strictly Rhythm]

There & Back 006: June, Fun Under 130 BPM 1996-2023

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]

When my friend Vali from @parallaxrecordings asked if I wanted to drop another Yaman Productions tribute mix for @peoples-station I was all over the idea! Last time around I did a tribute to the 1993 crop of mixes, pulling together tracks from that year's selection of mixtapes. This time around I've focused on the 1994 mix sets, taking four tracks from each of the five dj's that featured that year, and running through them sequentially, like this: Micky Finn -> Randall -> DJ Hype -> Peshay -> LTJ Bukem

A super fun selection, and one for all the true heads; this is a great crossover between hardcore and jungle, right as that whole transformation was happening. Enjoy!

1993 Yaman Hardcore: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/pearsall-yaman-1993-hardcore

Hear the whole show: https://soundcloud.com/peoples-station/65-yaman-tribute-pearsall-vali-nme-click

Read more about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2025/06/pearsall-presents-yaman-1994-hardcore-jungle/

Mixed in Berlin, June 2025
100% Vinyl
(66:35, 153 MB, 320 kbps mp3)

Tracklisting:
01. DJ Ron - Mo Musik (African Chant) [Rough Tone]
02. Micky Finn - D-Pressed [Dee Jay Recordings]
03. DJ Dextrous & Rude Boy Keith - Lovable [King of the Jungle]
04. Q Project - Night Moves (The Alliance Remix) [Legendary]
05. The Noise of Art - Rollin' Deep (Andy C & Danny Breaks Remix) [Suburban Base]
06. DJ Gwange - Motionless [Legendary]
07. DJ Crystl - Inna Year 4000 [Freakout]
08. Unit 1 - Theme [Creative Wax]
09. The Full SP - Raw Basics (Tango Remix) [Face Recordings]
10. Grooverider - Sinister (The Influence Remix) [Reinforced)
11. Sound of the Future - The Warning [Formation]
12. Jim Polo & Neil Vass - Energy (2 Sinister Remix) [Dark Horse]
13. Manix & Rufige Kru - You Held My Hand (Mark Mac & Goldie Remix) [Reinforced]
14. Johnny Jungle - The Devoted Drummer [Suburban Base]
15. DJ Crystl - Your Destiny [Dee Jay Recordings]
16. DJ Crystl - Warpdrive [Dee Jay Recordings]
17. The Rood Project - Thunder [White House]
18. System X - Mindgames (Dub Mix) [Entity]
19. Studio Pressure - Resolution [Photek]
20. Peshay - Piano Tune [Looking Good]

Yaman 1994 Hardcore Jungle (Mix for People's Station)

I'm back in Edinburgh this weekend to celebrate my dear friends Andy & Lizzie's 25th anniversary, and to celebrate I've put together this mix to look back at Rampage, the Edinburgh club might where I first met them. Rampage was a great if not spectacularly successful club night that I co-promoted in the early 2000's with my flatmate Rob Dinsdale and the dj Phil Zero, with Aberdeen's DJ Skelp as the other resident dj alongside Phil and I. We met Andy and Lizzie at the very first party, when they joined us at our Dalkeith Road flat for the afterparty ... many years later, that friendship is still strong! 

With this mix, I wanted to capture some of the energy of that era and the ethos of Rampage, taking in everything from funky techno to acid techno to European hard trance to UK hard / acid trance to full-fledged freeform hardcore. It's a journey!

Enjoy!

Check out the first Rampage Revisited here: 

https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/pearsall-vs-skelp-rampage-revisited-vintage-hard-dance-mayhem

Read more about Rampage here: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2010/07/pearsall-presents-rampage-audio-2/#Pearsall

Tracklisting:

01. Technasia - The Force (Technasia Arpeggio Mix) [Technasia]
02. Woody McBride - Off the Ceiling (The Advent Remix) [Communique]
03. Extek - Muvvafucker [Primate]
04. Wilko - Tek Nine [Pimp]
05. The Pump Panel - Ego Acid (Thomas Schumacher Remix) [Primate]
06. JvA - Foxy Acid (Crashes & Shares Mix) [Bang On]
07. Ant - Get Infected [Infected]
08. Rebel Yelle - Acid Nights [Stay Up Forever]
09. DDR - Splinter [Smitten]
10. Pharmacy - The Law [Havok]
11. Stormtraxx - My Acid Dream [Byte Progressive]
12. ASYS - Acid Nightmare [Tracid Traxx]
13. Parasonic - 1-2-3-4 [Voltage Controlled Remixes]
14. Angel of Death - Angel of Death (Hennes & Cold Remix) [Tracid Traxx]
15. DJ Scot Project - O (Overdrive) [Overdose]
16. Steve Blake - Get A Rush (Impact 2002 Remix) [Impact]
17. Billy 'Daniel' Bunter & Jon Doe - Mind Games [UK Hard]
18. Baby Doc & The Dentist - Mantra To The Buddha (OD404 Remix) [TeC]
19. VG2000 - Cyber Sex [Red]
20. DJ Misjah & DJ Tim - Access (KY Jellybabies Remix) [Tripoli Trax]
21. RR Fierce - Just Begun [White Label]
22. Karim - Wet n' Wild [Do Not Bend]
23. Lab 4 - Place Go Boom [Fragile]
24. Daniel Ro & Pepi - Remedy [Peroxide]
25. Neuron - The Past for the Future (Kevin Energy Remix) [Dynamix]
26. Rez - Rez Out (Raved Up Mix) [Nu Energy]
27. Tazz & Concept vs Impact - Hypnotizing Music [Electronic]
28. Kevin Eneregy - Vertigo [Nu Energy]
29. Kaos & Ethos - Technorocker [Blatant Beats]
30. Sharkey, Energy, K-Complex & Rich - Visions of Infinity [Bonkerz]

Pearsall presents Rampage Revisited 2 [Early 2000's Hard Dance!]

My first new mix of the year is a tribute to the almighty @super-rhythm-trax, the amazing retro-flavored label from London's @jeromehill.

This mix features 27 crucial cuts from the label, covering everything from Chicago-style jack trax to bumpin' electro, crispy breakbeats, luscious Detroit-style techno and, of course, a very very healthy serving of wibbletastic acid mayhem!

I've tried to cover the diversity of the label's output, so expect tracks from the main man himself as well as the likes of @cardopusher, @dmxkrew, @matt-whitehead, @fear-e, @chrissytrax, @lucalozano, @snuffcrew, @john-heckle, @cminer, @lukes-anger, @theshadowchild, @mrnex, @dexorcist, @dj-ford-foster, and many more! 

Blog post: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/01/pearsall-presents-super-rhythmic-facts-a-super-rhythm-trax-tribute/

Check out my 2018 Jerome Hill tribute here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/full-metal-jacking-a-jerome-hill-tribute-mix

Mixed in Berlin,January 2020
100% Vinyl
(85:28, 195 MB, 320 kbps mp3)

Tracklisting:

01. Manor House Boyz - Sahara (Super Rhythm Trax)
02. Chrissy - 24 Hour Puppy People (Super Rhythm Trax)
03. Frankie Castle & DJ Ford Foster - Shake That (Bleeper)
04. DMX Krew - Up n' Down (Super Rhythm Trax)
05. Cardopusher - Phase 1 (Super Rhythm Trax)
06. Jared Wilson - Idea of a Deep State (Super Rhythm Trax)
07. Mike Ash - Return to Acid (Super Rhythm Trax)
08. Andreas Gehm - I Don't Dance (Super Rhythm Trax)
09. Matt Whitehead - Crosstalk (Super Rhythm Trax)
10. DJ Arg - Pervers (Super Rhythm Trax)
11. Jerome Hill - Lollypop Lady (Super Rhythm Trax)
12. Masc - Eye Feel (Super Rhythm Trax)
13. Luca Lozano - The Faith (Super Rhythm Trax)
14. Bassing Guild - B-Boyonik (Super Rhythm Trax)
15. Luca Lozano - End of Line (Super Rhythm Trax)
16. Jerome Hill - Back & Forth (Super Rhythm Trax)
17. Cursor Miner - Owl Massage Acid (Bleeper)
18. Cardopusher - Microbes (Super Rhythm Trax)
19. Mike Ash - Huh (Super Rhythm Trax)
20. Marshall Jefferson presents Hercules - Lost in the Groove (Jerome Hill Remix)  (Super Rhythm Trax)
21. G-23 - Mountain's Acid (Jerome Hill Remix) (Super Rhythm Trax)
22. Mike Ash - Bad Chorus (Super Rhythm Trax)
23. Jerome Hill - Paper Bag Acid (Super Rhythm Trax)
24. Snuff Crew - Where's the Bad? (Bleeper)
25. Luke's Anger - Your Feet (Bleeper)
26. Fear-E - Watch Yer Bassline (Super Rhythm Trax)
27. John Heckle - 4am Chord (Super Rhythm Trax)

Jerome Hill tribute

Super Rhythmic Facts (A Super Rhythm Trax Tribute)

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