Dreamscape: A journey into 90's chil rooms and rave culture (1990-2000)

Blog post: https://funkyjeff77.wordpress.com/2022/01/05/dreamscape-a-journey-into-90s-chill-rooms-and-rave-culture-1990-2000/

The break on the Underworld mix epitomizes 90s electronic music: 909 kicking, synths stuttering, keys arpeggiating, guitars playing, and vocals blending seamlessly into the sound. Sure it's only a few seconds, but that sort of summarizes that short period where electronic dance music was a really fresh genre that hadn't really developed set boundaries and where everyone was open to its possibilities. Nearly 30 years later, you can still hear the optimism in the music...

INTRO-test-transmission (1994) 
The Orb - Plateau (1995)
Biosphere - The seal and the hydrophone (1994)
Meat beat manifesto - Set your receivers (1996)
Speedy J - Lanzarote (1995)
Air Liquide - Liquid air (1992)
The Shamen - Scientas- The Irresistible Force Remix (1993)
A positive Life - The calling (ambient mix-1993)
Beaumont Hannant - Woven Textures (1994)
Young Girl Talking About Color While Tripping on LSD
Speedy J - The Oil Zone (1995)
Andy Falconer - Voyager (1993)
Kirk Degiorgio aka As One - Orchilla (1994)
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (Universal Solution Mix)
The KLF - What Time Is Love (Rich Lane Cotton Dub)
Mental Cube - Q (Rich Lane Cotton Dub)
Jega - Oak Hanger (1996)
LFO - LFO (Rich Lane Cotton Dub)
Underground Resistance The Theory (1991)
THE ORB - A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain (Larkebird Mix)
Drum Club - Sound System (Underworld Mix-(1993))
Moby - Go (Woodtick Mix) [Instinct Records 1991]
Jam & Spoon - Stella ( Jona.B Remix)-original 1992
The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea (Balthazar & JackRock Bootleg) -original 1991
Amorphous Androgynous - Liquid Insects (1993)
BFC aka Carl Craig - Galaxy (1990)
Future Sound Of London- Lifeforms (Rigger's Wanderer Remix)
808 State 'Pacific State' (greg wilson electric chair edit)
FSOL - Papua New Guinea (Egoless remix)
Papua State mashup (Jeff Chill)
Om - Here Comes The Sun (1993)
UR - Kamikaze (1992)
3 phase feat. Dr Motte - Der klang der familie (F.U.S.E. mix-1992)
System 7 - Alpha Wave (Plastikman Acid House Mix)-1995
Vapourspace _ Gravitational Arch Of 10 (1993)
Ege Bam Yasi – Acid Nation - The Birth Of An Acid Nation (1994)
Kenny Larkin - Loop 2 (1996)
Der Dritte Raum - Hale Bopp (1998)
Ege Bam Yasi - Group Of Seven Nations (G7 Mix)-1994
Joey Beltram - Energy Flash (Graffiti On Mars Remix) A [1999]
Choice - Acid Eiffel (1993)
Speedy J _ Ginger (1993)
Leftfield & Lydon - Open Up (Dervish Overdrive)-1993
Mantrax - Scarlet Circus (White R&S-1992)
The Age Of Love (Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano Remix)
Ebi aka Susumu Yokota - Hi (1994)
Orbital vs. Opus III - Halcyon + It's A Fine Day (1991)
ITN ITV News Report on Leeds Rave Summer (1990)
Gus Gus - Anthem (2000)
Future Sound Of London- Room 208 (Rigger's Schmidt Hall Remix)
Aural Sedative- Amba (1997)
Global communication - Ob-selon-mi-nos Grandfather edit Jeff Chill
A conversation with Ricki Lee Jones (Sampled on Little fluffy clouds)
How many languages do you speak? C3PO

Dreamscape

Jump into this three hour ATOL protected musical buffet of timeless Euro vacay bangers. Featuring 90+ club classics, it's the ultimate all-inclusive summer holiday megamix.

Tracklist

Riton feat. Nightcrawlers, Mufasa & Hypeman: Friday (Dopamine Re-Edit)
Moloko: Sing It Back (Boris Dlugosch Mix)
Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Starlight: Numero Uno (Club Version)
Disciples: I Got You
Stardust: Music Sounds Better With You (Radio Edit)
Mighty Dub Katz: Just Another Groove (Radio Edit)
Marshall Jerfferson: Move Your Body (Future House)
Duke Dumont: Need U (100%) (Radio Edit)
Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa: One Kiss
Jax Jones feat. Raye: You Don’t Know Me
Junior Jack: Stupidisco
Joel Corry: Sorry
NVQ1: Love Island Theme
Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham: Make Luv
ACRAZE: Do It To It
George Morel: Let’s Groove
K Klass: Let Me Show You
The Good Men: Give It Up
Gat Decor: Passion (Naked Mix)
Happy Clappers: I Believe (Radio Edit)
Wildchild: Renegade Master (Radio Edit)
Madison Avenue: Don’t Call Me Baby
Noisestorm: Crab Rave
Jennifer Lopez: Waiting For Tonight
DJ Koze: Pick Up
Eric Prydz: Call on Me (Radio Mix)
Bodyrox: Yeah Yeah (D Ramirez Vocal Edit)
Clean Bandit feat. Wes Nelson: Drive
Rihanna: Only Girl (In The World)
Ed Sheeran: Bad Habits
The Bucketheads: The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Radio Edit)
Gusto: Disco’s Revenge (Short Dirty Mix)
Byron Stingily: Get Up (Everybody) (Mousse T. Remix)
Powerhouse feat. Duane Harden: What You Need (Full Intention Radio Edit)
Wamdue Project: King of My Castle (Roy Malone's King Radio Edit)
J Balvin + Skrillex: In Da Ghetto
Paul Johnson: Get Get Down
Cassius: The Sound Of Violence (Two Minute Warning Club Mix)
The Chemical Brothers: Hey Boy Hey Girl
Livin' Joy: Dreamer - Re-Original Club Mix
Sub Sub: Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)
Fish Go Deep feat. Tracey K: The Cure & the Cause (Radio Edit)
The Original: I Luv U Baby (Radio Edit)
20 Fingers: Short Dick Man (Club Mix)
Pete Heller: Big Love (Eat Me Edit)
Mory Kanté: Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor Edit)
Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters: Destination Calabria (Radio Edit)
Basement Jaxx: Where’s Your Head At
Armand Van Helden: My My My
Calvin Harris: Summer
Strike: U Sure Do (Strike 7" Mix)
D.S.K: What Would We Do (In Da Sol Mix)
Tori Amos: Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)
CJ Bolland: Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand Van Helden's Drum 'n' Bass Mix)
M&S: Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)
Fedde Le Grand: Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (Radio Edit)
Soulsearcher: Can't Get Enough (Radio Edit)
Majestic x Boney M: Rasputin
Jakatta: American Dream (Radio Edit)
Mylo: Drop the Pressure (Club Mix)
Mr. Oizo: Flat Beat (Radio Edit)
Gala: Freed From Desire
Groove Armada: Superstylin’
LMFAO: Sexy And I Know It
David Morales: Needin' U (Club Mix)
Roger Sanchez: Another Chance
Tim Deluxe: It Just Won't Do (Radio Edit)
Bob Marley vs Funkstar De Luxe: Sun Is Shining
Surkin: White Knight Two
Stretch & Vern: I'm Alive (2019 Remaster)
Nush: U Girls (Look So Sexy) (Nush Mix)
Benny Benassi: Satisfaction (UK Radio Edit)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
Da Hool: Meet Her At The Loveparade (Radio Edit)
MC Fioti, Future, J Balvin, Stefflon Don: Bum Bum Tam Tam
TJ Cases feat. Kat Blu: Do It Again
The Lisa Marie Experience: Keep On Jumpin' (Bizarre Inc Remix)
Disclosure: Tondo
Culture Beat: Mr. Vain (Original Radio Edit)
Daniel Bedingfield: Gotta Get Thru This (D'N'D Radio Edit)
Baby D: Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Radio Edit)
Darude: Sandstorm
Vengaboys: We like to Party! (The Vengabus) Six Flags
Alice Deejay: Better Off Alone
ATB: 9 PM - Till I Come (UK Radio Mix)
3 Of A Kind: Babycakes
Jack Ü feat. Justin Bieber: Where Are Ü Now
K.P & Envy: Swing My Way
Ricky Martin feat. Yotuel: La Mordidita
2 UNLIMITED: No Limit (Radio Edit)
Congress: 40 Miles
DJ Sammy: Heaven
Underworld: Born Slippy (Nuxx) (Radio Edit)

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In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this fifth volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1990, utilising only the Funk, Soul and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed. Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

Track list:

1. Mikey Dread - Comic Strip (Sampled by D-Nice - Crumbs on the Table)
2. Mandrill - Lord of the Golden Baboon (Sampled by EPMD feat LL Cool J - Rampage)
3. BT Express - Do You Like It (Sampled by Above the Law - Menace to Society)
4. Betty Davis - Shoop-B-Doop & Cop Him (Sampled by Ice Cube - Once Upon a Time In The Projects)
5. Andrew Dice Clay - Mother Goose (Sampled by Ice Cube - A Gangsta’s Fairytale)
6. Cameo - Why Have I Lost You (Sampled by Above the Law - Ballin)
7. Extract from the movie ‘I’m Gonna Get You Sucka’ (Sampled by Above the Law - Ballin)
Although 
8. Funkadelic - Good Old Music (Sampled by Above the Law - Another Execution)
9. Lyn Collins - Do Your Thing (Sampled by Above the Law - Another Execution)
10. The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (Sampled by Big Daddy Kane feat Rudy Ray Moore - Kane vs Dolemite)
11. Rudy Ray Moore - My Name Is Dolemite (Interpolated in Big Daddy Kane feat Rudy Ray Moore - Kane vs Dolemite) 
12. Eddie Kendricks - If You Let Me (Sampled by Master Ace - Brooklyn Battles)
13. Stetsasonic - Go Stetsa I (Sampled by Master Ace - Brooklyn Battles) 
14. Al Green - I’m Glad You’re Mine (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim - Mahogany)
15. Lyn Collins - Take Me Just As I Am (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Track the Movement)
16. Ohio Players - Never Had a Dream (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Track the Movement)
17. Boogie Down Productions - Jack of Spades (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Smooth - Track the Movement)
18. The Pointer Sisters - Don’t It Drive You Crazy (Sampled by Gang Starr - Execution of a Chump)
19. Younghearts - Do You Have the Time (Sampled by Master Ace - Together)
20. Billy Cobham - Le Lis (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Whose Afro’s On Fire) 
21. The Meters - Hey Pocky A Way (Sampled by Boogie Down Productions - The Homeless)
22. Monk Higgins and the Specialities - One Man Band (Plays All Alone) (Sampled by Master Ace feat Ice U Rock - As I Reminisce)
23. The Moments - Come On Sexy Mama (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
24. Big Daddy Kane - Children R the Future (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
25. Boogie Down Productions - Still Number One (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
26. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself II (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Let Y’self Go)
27. James Brown Introduction to Star Time (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Let Y’self Go)
28. Funkadelic - Nappy Dugout (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Ham & Eggs)
29. Little Feat - Fool Yourself (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
30. Rotary Connection - Memory Band (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
31. Ramp - Daylight (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
32. Junior Mance - Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along)
33. Eugene MacDaniels - Jagger the Dagger (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along)
34. Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Sampled by Master Ace - Take a Look Around)
35. Grover Washington Jr - Knucklehead (Sampled by K-Solo - Fugitive)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #5 (1990) mixed by Chris Read

TIME

TRACKLIST:

Edan – You S$ck (inst)
Maspyke – The Gong Show
Polyrhythm Addicts – Motion 2000
PM, Universal &amp; J-Thorn – Stereotypical
Homeless Derelix – Operations
Cadence – State Lines (inst)
MHZ – This Year
Declaime – Never Ending
Kaliwild – Authentic Hip Hop
Medaphoar – Overdue
Barber Shop Emcees – Music, Money, Women
Cali Agents – Blood Brothers
The Smut Peddlers – One by One
Molemen ft Rhymefest &amp; Juice – How We Chill Pt 2
Encore ft Evidence – Filthy
Defari – People’s Choice (inst)
DJ Revolution ft Evidence – Evolution
The Jigmastas &amp; Friends – Lyrical Fluctuation
People Under The Stairs – Youth Explosion
Obscure Disorder – Maintain The Focus
Medina Green – Fla La Lashe
7Heads &amp; Unspoken Heard – Trackrunners
DJ Vadim ft Gift of Gab – Combustible
Grand Agent – Know The Legend (inst)
Octans &amp; Illite – Bassline
DStroy – Vitamin D
Asaviour – Field of Dreams
Juggaknots – Generally
P Bros ft Milano – Got It On Me

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Matt Frost w/ Dolenz - 12/06/2025

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. This one's special.

When mulling which direction to go in for RA's 1000th mix celebrations, many options came to mind. Some shadowy character 2-stepping around the fringe of our collective consciousness? An impossible-level IDM icon?

All tempting. But, ultimately, we are a DJ-forward publication and this is a DJ mix series. It felt truer to the history of the RA Podcast to release deep vault material from a time when the world of niche records felt different, tighter, more discrete.

The fourth-longest mix in the series' history is an unrepeatable marathon set recorded in 2012 at a superclub that no longer exists. 2012, incidentally, is farther away from 2025 than 2012 was from 2000... if we have to clock it, so do you.

It's the coming together of one British icon who passed away in 2020, and another whose time on the road has scaled back considerably as of late. DJ Harvey agreed to exactly one b2b set in his life: this one, with Andrew Weatherall.

The night took place at Trouw, an Amsterdam club already considered legendary before it shuttered its doors in the opening hours of 2015, as part of an RA series anchored around start-to-close combinations. Harvey was at the peak of an irresistible career second act, which dovetailed with a disco revival that dominated clubs for years. Weatherall, with infinite brownie points stockpiled from the '90s, remained everyone's favourite debonair psychonaut. 

What follows is 385 scintillating minutes of arpeggiated chug and slow-cresting climaxes: a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, entirely self-contained in audio form.

If you've got time to spare, a fun side game is sussing out who plays what. A disco-dub cover of Echo & the Bunnymen? Smart money's on Weatherall. Exuberant EQ'ing of The Isley Brothers? Gotta be Harvey. As for the low 'n slow, lightly spangled house that was all the rage in the early 2010s (think Maxxi Soundsystem, Disco Bloodbath, Rub & Tug, C.O.M.B.I. and Full Pupp), it's anyone's guess. 127 BPM feels practically like an F1 car.

When we kicked off our RA.1000 campaign, we outlined a few goals: tick off a handful of long-awaited dream guests, honour architects who shaped the world around us and deliver recordings you truly can't hear anywhere else. Full send.

DJing and the mythmaking around it has undergone a quantum leap since 2012, let alone 2006, 1996 or 1989. For those of us who were kicking around in the former, there's a creeping melancholy that our prime is fast becoming a matter of historical record. The killing moon really did come too soon. 

Where will electronic music, DJ sets or any of this be in 2044? Hard to say. Best not to overthink that one. Instead, we want to say thanks to all contributors on the series so far. Now enjoy luxuriating in the company of two of the greatest to ever do it, together, for the first and last time.⁠ – Gabriel Szatan (Editor, RA)

@andrew-weatherall

Read the interview with DJ Harvey and Andrew Weatherall's family at https://ra.co/podcast/1016. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 DJ Harvey & Andrew Weatherall

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