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1990's Rave Scene
Neutral_5
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Growing up as a kid, I was into rave acid house, house and rave from the very late 80s and into the early 1990s.
Unfortunately for me, I was too young to attend any live/underground raves.
But I do have a great memory of some great music and the hot summers in England.
I've seen a few clips on youtube and I can't help but think there was some serious carefree of happiness there.
Does anybody have any experiences/recollection of this particular era?
Unfortunately for me, I was too young to attend any live/underground raves.
But I do have a great memory of some great music and the hot summers in England.
I've seen a few clips on youtube and I can't help but think there was some serious carefree of happiness there.
Does anybody have any experiences/recollection of this particular era?
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I was obviously too young, and it feels like a shame to have grown up and moved out. :[
There was a lot of controversy surrounding the release of that single.
Naughty naughty, very naughty.
Good times.
I remember the music but I swear from 1988 to 1995 the ecstasy must have deleted my memories
Don't think the poppers helped
Haha you should have stuck with the Vicks.
Heres a reminder.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A1rroHiso8
There was a cream separates released circa 96 with one of them including Paul Oakenfold - one of the best mixes I've come across - so fluid that you can't even sense any of the tracks being mixed.
Grace - Skin on Skin - brilliant track and Oakenfolds used this before on another set.
OMG I used to go there as well, an awesome venue and always had a top night:D
Exactly. I remember hearing this at a house party on Radio 1's essential mix one Saturday night in the early 90s and about half way through we realised that this \was one of the best mixes we'd ever heard..... made for a great night!
Totally agree the Goa mix is one of my all time fave mixes and Paul Oakenfold is a legend in my eyes:D
You should have gone to the more underground raves in forests and the like, much more friendly and everyone on the same happy/hippy/rebelious vibe.
Happy days indeed, not that I remember all of it either
Oakenfolds Dragonfly label was one of the best goa trance labels going.
And yeh Leftfield, still listen to that a lot now
Still as fresh today as it was then. Too bad there doesn't really seem to be much that is as good as Oakey or Underworld being produced today
It's funny how you've mentioned Radio 1. On the Saturdays that I wasn't out or during my build up to going out on the town, I used to have religious the lovegroove party - Danny Rampling from 7 onwards - used the love the eurodance that co-incided with his programme.
Can't believe some of the rubbish we on on there today!
Best few years of my life those were (the bits that I can remember that is)
Did do quite a bit of clubbing/raving the last 5 years or so, don't feel quite so healthy as I used to, memory's always been rubbish though, and it's only gonna get worse. :rolleyes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjT73o8GKw
Great read and totally agree - time machine needed please! :-)
Urgh. In my experience it was ten seconds of funniness followed by a very hot face and two days of smelling it.
I used to have a tape recording of the original Goa mix from radio 1's essential mix back in the mid 90's which eventually died, gutted I was as I thought it was gone forever:(
But then when trawling amazon one day I found that oakie had released it on cd again:D get in:D
I still go to what are raves today, but they all lack the the true feel that a rave was, and the music lacks the originality now and sounds very samey, or is it that I'm getting old lol