A mix I've been meaning to do for YEARS! 

My tribute to (I think) the 2nd rave I ever went to back in 1998, as a 16 year old white kid I was absolutely terrified being inside Starlight 2001 in Leicester with all the shady characters, guns, drugs and people getting robbed but the music was amazing. The DJs always played a bit harder and the resident MCs always went in with their lyrics too; legends like Hyper D, Trigga, Bassman and Spyda would control the crowd whilst DJs like Randall, Sappo, APB & DJ SS rolled out the beats. There was no rave like Hysteria, moody, dark and the best tunes.

Here's my 2 hour tribute to the music played at Hysteria, I have dug a bit deeper than usual and picked a selection of tunes across the 97-00 period with a few different styles repped! I hope you enjoy...HEAVY LIKE A WAH!

01. Just Jungle - Sky 97
02. Majistrate - Step On (VIP)
03. Decoder - Fuse
04. DJ Zinc - Stretched
05. Jonny L - Piper
06. DJ Red - Dynamics
07. Adam F - Metropolis 
08. DJ Die - Special Treat
09. Concept 2 - Cause n Effect
10. Shimon & Andy C - Mutation (Remix)
11. Mask - Square Off
12. Goodfellas - Radar
13. Scorpio - Li-Li
14. DJ Zinc - Play The Game
15. Keen - Return
16. Dillinja - Acid Trak
17. Future Forces Inc & Fierce - Constant
18. Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing (The Remix)
19. Concept 2 - Unlock the Secrets
20. DJ Kane - System 
21. Sappo - Ding Dong Bass (Remix)
22. Roni Size - Windrush
23. Roni Size - It's Jazzy
24. Peshay - Miles From Home
25. Origin Unknown - Sound in Motion 
26. Ed Rush & Optical - Mystery Machine
27. Undercover Agent - Slaughter
28. The Chemical Pilot - Anti-American (Swift Remix)
29. Mask - Mad Professor
30. Scorpio - Samewayz
31. DJ Kane - Konga
32. Acetate - Freestyle
33. DJ SS - Dual Voltage 99
34. Undercover Agent - Five Tones
35. Bad Company UK - Skin Tag
36. Notorious J - Rupture
37. Nasty Habits - 4 Da Cause
38. Ram Trilogy - Mind Overload
39. Brockie & Ed Solo - Lost Bass
40. Pascal - Serious Sounds (VIP)
41. Sappo - Fuzz
42. Sappo - Daywalker
43. Twisted Individual - Robotix (Remix)
44. Sappo ft MC Trigga - Tick A Tock Bass
45. Twisted Individual - Fire Ant
46. DJ SS - Where My Dogs At
47. Future Tech - Discotech

Thumpa - This Is The Sound Of Hysteria Drum & Bass 97 - 2000!

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More from the Hysteria vaults, another 90 mins of 97-00 bangers played at Hysteria events!

Thumpa - This Is The Sound Of Hysteria Drum & Bass 97 - 2000 Pt 2

There’s always something special about bringing through new drum & bass talent on the label. The feeling of supporting the next generation of the genre to flourish is something that has always motivated us, and will continue to do so! Our latest release is testament to this drive. Introducing two debutants to the label: Swaz, an up-and-coming artist who has impressed us with his early productions, and Spyda Jr – the son of one of Born On Road’s closest friends, MC Spyda, who is stepping into the D&B world with a swagger in his steps. Together, they enter the label with new single “Southside Resident”, a rolling beat carrying us into the upcoming club season with its catchy melody, hefty bass riff and slick lyricism. The future is looking undeniably bright for our scene.

Swaz & Spyda Jr - Southside Resident - Out Now!

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richmond spyda (prod. stanthekid)

CHANGE (d4vd diss)

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DAMIAN (Set JUNGLE DRUM&BASS) [UPFINGER Mixes 2026]

Basslayerz Party (B2B Blxnder Bootleg Remix)

pussy with one arm Spyda (B2B Blxnder Bootleg Remix)

music is the cure to all pain and diseases medicine cant touch.

Selecta Operator...Since 2007!!
From"Here We come Sound System".
Aka "Captain Flames"

I Do What I LOVE and I Do It With LOVE!!! 
Positive Vybz!!!

Born on Road is a Bristol-based record label and DJ collective firmly rooted at the heart of drum and bass and jungle’s underground music scene. Since being established in 2013, we’ve built a reputation as an eclectic outfit known for pushing good music. It doesn’t matter if it’s jungle, jump up, ragga or some sublime vocal work, if we vibe with it then we’ll champion it to the masses.

This is an attitude born from our history in the underground music scene, where the free-flowing energy of sound system culture formed the foundations of the label’s all-inclusive ethos. It’s the reason why we’ve quickly grown into a sprawling music family who all support one another’s careers. From stage takeovers at festivals including Boomtown and Glastonbury, to signing the most exciting homegrown talents, Born on Road are always looking for ways to drive forward the underground scene, along with the artists inside it.

We may be a new wave music label, but we adopt the old school approach of putting the music first before anything else. This journey has been an eventful one so far, but there’s still plenty more to come on the road ahead.

Home of DJ Thumpa 
I AM NOW PRETTY MUCH RETIRED FROM DJ'ING AS AT DEC 2025…I’LL DO THE ODD SET IF ASKED.
THANK YOU FOR 27+ YEARS OF SUPPORT AND 15 YEARS ON SOUNDCLOUD! IT IS NOW TIME TO JUST BE A RECORD COLLECTOR AND BEDROOM DJ...
IF YOU ARE DESPERATE TO GET IN TOUCH PLEASE EMAIL DJTHUMPA@HOTMAIL.COM


2025 sets (taking limited dates)

01/02/25 Drum & Bass Classics, London
28/02/25 Drum Fusion, Coventry
01/03/25 Birmingham Children's Hospital Fundraiser. Birmingham
15/03/25 Pump, Burton On Trent
22/03/25 Tomorrow’s World, Doncaster
29/03/25 DNB Shellaz, Birmingham
12/04/25 Bassman & Friends, Birmingham 
20/04/25 Crooked House, Shrewsbury
25/04/25 Sumo Beatz, Colchester 
03/05/25 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
07/06/25 Unity (vinyl set), Coventry 
28/06/25 Industrial Drumz, Birmingham 
05/07/25 Formation Records Rooftop party, Leicester 
12/07/25 Bassman Birthday Bash, Birmingham  
12/07/25 Fuse Festival, Lichfield
09/08/25 Bassface, Birmingham 
05/10/25 Riverdance, London 
02/11/25 Bellyman Show, London 
15/11/25 Hardcore Technology, Newport
22/11/25 Tomorrow’s World, Doncaster 
06/12/25 Standard Procedure, Coventry 
26/12/25 Drum Fusion, Coventry 
27/12/25 Splitting Frequencies, Malvern
31/12/25 Midnight Frequencies, Birmingham  

2024 sets:

26/01 Be Happy, Leicester 
27/01 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
27/01 Future Drum & Bass, Milton Keynes
27/01 Raveology Children’s Hospital Fundraiser, Birmingham 
10/02 Paragon, Leicester 
10/02 Darkside, Glasgow
17/02 Happedaze, Sunderland 
24/02 Bassface, Birmingham
02/03 OnlyBass, Birmingham
16/03 Reprobeats, Manchester
29/03 Random Concept, Birmingham
30/03 Bassface, Birmingham 
27/04 Drum & Bass Classics, London 
05/05 Onset Of Bass, Bristol
25/05 Random Concept, Northampton
28/06 Duck D&B, Birmingham
30/06 Basstrap live stream, Birmingham 
13/07 Fuse Festival, Lichfield 
27/07 Basstrap, Oswestry
03/08 Rave Hart, Cannock
23/08 NoughtyCulture, Leicester
24/08 Drum & Bass Classics, London
24/08 Drop The Knife Charity Event, Birmingham
25/08 Crooked House Festival, Lichfield 
31/08 Bassman & Friends, Birmingham
27/09 Dark In The Jungle, Birmingham
28/09 Drum & Bass Classics. Birmingham
18/10 Stimulation, Ripley
20/12 Complex, Burton On Trent


My name is Thumpa and I've been DJ'ing since 1996. I've played at Westfest (the biggest indoor rave in the UK), Pandemonium (Holland), Slammin Vinyl, Breakin Science's 'Drum & Bass Classics', Random Concept, DNB Collective, HTID & HTID In The Sun, Shadow Demon, Hardcore Heaven, Uproar, Hardcore Heaven Weekender, Raver Baby, Ravers Reunited, FINRG (Finland), Codex (Japan), Fantazia, Madness Industry (Holland), Mokum (Holland), Cenobite (Holland), Dimensions Of Darkness (Holland), Hardcore Underground, Freeformation, Vibealite, Uprising, Distruxshon and hundreds more including gigs in Japan, USA, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, Finland, Germany and for every major rave promoter in every corner of the UK. I now play D&B, classic D&B / jungle and old skool with the occasional hardcore set.

Any mixes you can't find might be at https://hearthis.at/rebuildmusic/ or http://www.mixcloud.com/OllyThumpa

New tracks tagged #SPYDA