More from the vault, here are some of my favourites played in 1993 at the legendary Quest in Wolverhampton!
A tribute to the various styles played during this golden era including some 4/4 acid techno dropped by Loftgroover and Colin Dale alongside the emerging dark jungle techno played by Ratty, Stu Allan, Carl Cox, DJ SS and many more!

Bookings - djthumpa@hotmail.com

Tracklist
01. Koenig Cylinders - Carousel
02. Visa - Let Me See Ya Move (Stu Allan '93 Mix)
03. Age - Strange Insight
04. Justice - Soothe My Soul 94
05. Tayla - Bang the Drums
06. Grooverider - Sinister (The Influence Remix)
07. DJ Delirium - Days Of Our Lives (Manix Remix)
08. LTJ Bukem - Enchanted (Original 12" Mix)
09. CJ Bolland - Spring Yard
10. The Possessed - Black Blood
11. Nookie - Livin' Inside A Dream
12. DJ Mayhem - Inesse (Ray Keith Remix)
13. Psilocybin - Delicate Substance
14. Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix)
15. Skanna - Until The Night Is Morning
16. DJ Taktix - The Way  (Top Buzz Remix)
17. LTJ Bukem - Music (Happy Raw)
18. Roni Size & DJ Die - Music Box
19. The Invisible Man - The Bell Tune
20. Andy C - Something New Pt 2
21. Bay B Kane - Quarter to Doom
22. Invisible Man - Skyliner (Remix)
23. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Ruffer!!!
24. Engineers Without Fears - Spiritual Aura
25. Andy C - Cool Down
26. Boogie Times Tribe - The Dark Stranger (Origin Uknknown Remix)
27. Space Cube - Session
28. Spicelab - Ant Attack (Remastered)
29. The JB - Stand Easy (Back 2 Basics VIP Mix)
30. Liftin Spirits - Break It Up
31. Tango & Ratty - The Killer
32. M Beat - Shuffle
33. Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune
34. Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows
35. Fuckmasters - Lick My Ass

Thumpa - Let's Go Back To Quest Part 2! (92/93 Hardcore / Jungle Techno)

Resident - Solarphonic (Mcr) 2001 - 2005
Resident - Micron (Mcr) 2006 - 2012

inspired by: leftfield • future sound of london • sasha • ltj bukem • dave clarke • laurent garnier • andrew weatherall (RIP) • randall (RIP) • the advent • doc scott • bt • kruder & dorfmeister • joey beltram • scott hardkiss (RIP) • carl cox • pfm • pete lazonby • banco de gaia • underground resistance • jean michelle jarre • aphex twin • carl finlow • jeru the damaja • underworld • rabbit in the moon • dj hell • green velvet • stu allan (RIP) • frank de wulf • alex reece • fokus • prodigy • chemical brothers • terry francis • daft punk • james holroyd • lemon d • grooverider • fabio • gemini • billy nasty • surgeon • schatrax • snoop dogg • dj funk (RIP) • dj deeon (RIP) • john digweed • mark ambrose • claude young • falko brocksieper • craig richards • justin robertson • jeff mills • danny tenaglia • hardfloor • public enemy • lee burridge • damon wild • rene breitbarth • ratty • aquarius • goldie • silverlining • ed chamberlain • anton zap • top buzz (RIP) • peace division • neil landstrumm • dave morales • slam • john daly • mike dearborn • autechre • gravediggaz • 4 hero & bugged out

CPFC FOOTSOILDER  73🔴🔵🦅⚽️ OLD SKOOLIST  88- 89  91 - 94 💊💊 NOT A DJ BUT A RAVER STILL LOVE THE SCENE THE MUSIC THE VIBE FROM BACK IN THE DAY...I WAS THERE AND PART OF IT.

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I AM NOW RETIRED FROM DJ'ING AS AT NOV 2025 AND NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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...
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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 TBC
15/11/25 Hardcore Technology, Newport
22/11/25 Tomorrow’s World, Doncaster 
06/12/25 Standard Procedure, Coventry 
31/12/25 TBC

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