The Record Drop

The Record Drop – This is 90's (Hard) House
The gloves are off. After exploring the funky, groove-driven side of UK club house in Episode 32, we arrive at the sound that completely took over Britain's biggest dancefloors at the turn of the millennium, 90's Hard House.

This is the era of relentless kick drums, pounding basslines, hoover synths, razor-sharp riffs, and peak-time club energy. Built for legendary venues like Trade, Sundissential, Frantic, and the UK's underground hard dance scene!

Featuring pioneers including Tony De Vit, BK, Andy Farley, Paul Glazby, Mark Kavanagh, Vinylgroover, Jon the Dentist, and Champion Burns, this mix captures one of the most influential periods in British hard dance history. From Trade anthems and Nukleuz classics to Tidy Trax favourites and underground club records, this is the sound that defined an entire generation of clubbers.

If Episode 32 documented the bridge from house into harder club music, this is where that bridge ends. Welcome to full-blown UK hard house.

Featured Genres
Hard House, UK Hard House, Hard NRG, Peak-Time Club Music, Hard Dance, Trade, Tidy Trax, Nukleuz, Underground Club Music, 90s Rave, UK Club Culture.

Featured Artists
Tony De Vit, BK, Andy Farley, Paul Glazby, Jon the Dentist, Champion Burns, Vinylgroover, Mark Kavanagh, Shane Morris, DJ Roosta, Ollie Jaye, Wayne G, Steve Thomas, Dean Peters, James Lawson.

Tracklisting

Shane Morris vs Jon the Dentist - Bang the Box (Jon the Dentist Remix)

Ollie Jaye - Cold Rockin'

DJ Roosta - 414 All

Flip & Fill - Shooting Star (Stimulant DJ's Remix)

A Project - The Fantasy (Stimulant DJ's Remix)

Tony De Vit - Don't Ever Stop (Trade Extended Mix)

Dean Peters & The Edison Factor - The Beginning

Mark Kavanagh - Bad Boy (Razor Babes Mix)

Storm - Storm Animal (BK Remix)

Chalk 'n' Cheese - Don't Hold Back

Vinylgroover & The Red Hed - Rok Da House (Mix One)

Tony De Vit - Are You All Ready? (BK Remix)

Quench - Dreams (BK's 'Hard' Mix)

DJ Misjah & Tim - Access (Steve Thomas Remix)

Ace of Space - 9mm is a Classic (James Lawson & Justin Bourne Remix)

BK & James Lawson - The Calm Before the Storm

Phenomania - Who Is Elvis? (TDV Remix)

Wayne G feat. Stewart Who? Presents Twisted - Breakdance (Is Back) (5AM @ Heaven Mix)

Exit EEE - Epidemic (Edison Factor Remix)

Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love (Bulletproof Remix)

Champion Burns - Emergency (OD404 Remix)

Andy Farley - The Killer

Ed Real & Todd Tobias - Desert Storm

Paul Glazby - Motherf**ker

About This Episode
For fans of classic UK hard house, Trade, Tidy Trax, Nukleuz, Frantic, hard dance, BK, Tony De Vit, and the golden era of British club culture, this episode celebrates the uncompromising sound that packed dancefloors every weekend and became one of the UK's most distinctive electronic music movements.

The Record Drop – This is 90's (Club) House
The journey continues. Picking up exactly where Episode 31 left off, this chapter explores the tougher, driving side of late-90s UK club culture. The sound that bridged disco house, funky house, and the hard house explosion that would soon dominate dancefloors across Britain.

While many of these records would later be grouped under the hard house banner, this episode focuses on a very specific era when house music still carried strong influences from disco, funk, tribal rhythms, and vocal club music. The kicks hit harder, the energy rises, and the basslines become more aggressive, but the groove remains firmly rooted in house music.

Featuring artists including BK, Andy Farley, Rachel Auburn, Champion Burns, Mac Zimms, Fruitloop, Floorshow, Shane Morris, and Jon the Dentist, this mix captures the peak-time club sound that filled UK superclubs and underground venues at the turn of the millennium.

This is not the full-blown hoover-driven hard house madness yet. That comes next. Instead, these tracks document the crucial transition point where house music became tougher, faster, and more energetic while still retaining its funky, uplifting, and undeniably danceable roots.

Featured Genres
Club House, UK House, Hard House, Funky House, Tribal House, Peak-Time House, Late 90s Club Music, Underground House, UK Club Culture, Classic Dance Music.

Featured Artists
Champion Burns, Rachel Auburn, Sharp Boys, Andy Farley, Trauma, BK, Bob Burns Jr, Tony De Vit, Diamond Geezers, Fruitloop, Mac Zimms, Floorshow, Steve Thomas, Dancing Divaz, Shane Morris, Jon the Dentist, Cortina, Winx.

Tracklisting

Champion Burns - R U Ready

Faithless - God is a DJ (Sharp Boys 'Lewd in London' Mix)

Rimshot - Everybody on the Floor (Rachel Auburn Remix)

Diamond Geezers - Sovereign Ring (Red Mix)

Bob Burns Jr - Rock Hard 2000 (Champion Burns Remix)

Trauma vs Andy Farley - Get Back

Fruitloop - Here Comes That Sound

Glamour Headz - Gimme Lurv

Freak & Mac Zimms - Spin Me Wild

Mac Zimms - Feel What I'm Feeling (Club Mix)

Floorshow - Rock the Turntables

BK - FAT

Full Experience - Get On (Full Experience Mix)

Steve Thomas - Set You Free

Floorshow - Don't Hold Back

Obsessive - Tune In Turn Out (DJ Ziad Mix)

Dancing Divaz - Let the Rhythm Flow (Club Mix)

Winx - Don't Laugh (Parkes/DeVit Mix)

BK & Alan Thompson - Do Tha Do

Cortina - Music is Moving (BK & dBm 'Amber' Remix)

Shane Morris vs Jon the Dentist - Bang the Box (Jon the Dentist Remix)

About This Episode
For fans of classic UK club culture, late-90s house music, hard house history, BK, Tidy Trax, Nukleuz, and peak-time dancefloor energy, this episode captures the sound of a scene in transition — the moment when house music was becoming harder, faster, and bigger, while still keeping one foot firmly planted on the dancefloor.

The Record Drop – This is 90’s (Disco) House
Disco House dives deep into the late-90s and early-2000s club explosion where filtered disco loops, diva vocals, sleazy basslines, and underground swagger dominated.

This isn’t a sterile “best of house music” playlist, it’s a snapshot of a very specific moment in nightlife culture where disco house, funky house, French touch, industrial crossover, electro, and late-night club anthems all collided on dancefloors.

Featuring classic artists like Robin S., Stardust, Modjo, Kings of Tomorrow, Spiller, Mousse T, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Garbage, and Antiloop, this mix explores the glamorous, dirty, hypnotic, and emotional side of underground club culture.

Expect filtered disco grooves, funky basslines, tribal percussion, diva vocals, crossover club records, electro-house precursors, and enough late-night energy to transport you straight back to 4AM dancefloors.

This is disco house with attitude!

Featured Genres
Disco House, Funky House, French Touch, Vocal House, Club House, Electro House, Late 90s Club Music, Underground House, 90s Dance Music, Classic Club Anthems.

Featured Artists
Robin S., Kings of Tomorrow, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Spiller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Mousse T., Stardust, Modjo, Garbage, Antiloop, Michael Jackson, Barbara Tucker, The Ones, Brooklyn Bounce.

Tracklisting

Robin S - Show Me Love

Kings of Tomorrow - Finally (Tom De Neef Dub)

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Waiting for Mommy (Bryan Zentz ‘Dealin' with the Devil’ Mix)

Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode Extended Remix)

Psykosonik - Unlearn (Red Nails Stops & Goes)

Wayne G feat. Stewart Who? Presents Twisted - Twisted (Lectrolux Remix)

Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body (Sander Kleinenberg’s ‘Just in the Club’ Mix)

Mousse T vs Hot ’n’ Juicy - Horny ('98 Extended Mix)

Barbara Tucker - Beautiful People (CJ's Club Mix)

Black Box - Anyone

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Disko Fleshpot (Phunk Investigation's Club Mix)

Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You

Champion Burns - Who’s Ya Daddy? (Majestic 12 Mix)

Gusto - Disco’s Revenge (Gusto’s ‘Dig it’ Dub)

Champion Burns / Harold Faltermeyer - Party / Axel F

Brooklyn Bounce - Dub-O-Lution

Michael Jackson - Black or White (The C&C House Mix)

Garbage - Queer (Rabbit in the Moon’s ‘Hefty Bag’ Mix)

Antiloop - Believe (Redtop’s ‘D For Dub-Eliever’ Remix)

The Ones - Flawless (Phunk Investigation Vocal Mix)

Dan Hartman - Living in America

Full Intention - America (DJ Jean & Peran Dub Mix)

Mrs. Wood - Joanna (Tony De Vit V2 Mix)

Logan Circle - Disco Life (Check Dis’ Out) (Sharp ‘Gigolo’ Remix)

Beat Busters - Jam the Nightclub (BK's House Mix)

Champion Burns - R U Ready

About This Episode
For fans of classic house music, disco house, funky house, French touch, underground club culture, and late-90s rave history, this episode captures the stylish, sleazy, euphoric, and hypnotic energy that defined an unforgettable era of nightlife and dance music culture.

As rave culture surged into the spotlight in the early 90s, a different sound was taking shape just out of view. Industrial and EBM didn’t chase mass appeal, they built their own world. Cold, mechanical, and intense. This was music for darker rooms and longer nights. This special 2 hour episode dives into that overlooked side of the era, where the dancefloor felt more like a system, and everyone inside it moved as one. 

Tracklisting:

01. Tweaker - Swamp
02. G Tom Mac - Cry Little Sister (2008 CaveClub Video Mix)
03. Nitzer Ebb - Floodwater
04, Revolting Cocks - Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?
05. KMFDM - Rules
06. Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot (Big Mac)
07. Cubanate - Joy (Extended Mix)
08. Nine Inch Nails - Get Down Make Love
09. Front Line Assembly - Victim of a Criminal
10. PTP - Rubber Glove Seduction
11. Ministry - Thieves
12. Doubting Thomas - Father Don’t Cry
13. The Birthday Massacre - Remember Me
14. The Birthday Massacre - Goodbye
15. KMFDM - Dogma
16. Numb - Blood
17. Controlled Bleeding - The Words (of the Dying)
18. Ministry - You Know What You Are
19. Front 242 / Davie Bowie - Serial Killers Don’t Kill Their Boyfriend / The Hearts Filthy Lesson (Alt. Mix)
20. Sister Machine Gun - Not My God (Killjoy Club Mix)
21. Sister Machine Gun - Sins of the Flesh
22. Nine Inch Nails - Closer to God
23. KMFDM - Brute (In Your Face Mix)
24. Killing Joke - Democracy (NIN Remix)
25. White Zombie - I’m Your Boogie Man (Sex On the Rocks Mix)
26. Sister Machine Gun - Influence
27. KMFDM - Spiritual House
28. Nitzer Ebb - Lightning Man (The Industry vs The Ebb Mix)
29. Machines of Loving Grace - Burn Like Brilliant Trash (Dub)
30. KMFDM - Light (Nine Inch Nails ‘Fat Back’ Dub)
31. KMFDM vs Pig - F**k Me
32. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - Kooler Than Jesus
33. Die Warzau - Ultra Planet
34. Front Line Assembly - Electric Dreams
35. Gravity Kills - Guilty (Youth’s ‘Blood Orchid Sky’ Remix)
36. Front Line Assembly - Liquid Separation
37. KMFDM - Juke-Joint Jezebel (Paradox)
38. Cubanate - Oxyacetylene
39. Ashtrayhead - Ashtrayhead
40. Gravity Kills - Blame (Phentinol Warzone Pharmaceuticals Remix)
41. Numb - Wasted Sky
42. Birmingham 6 / Front 242 - Who Do You Love? / Religion (Pussy Whipped Miix)
43. Neotek - Rhythm Machine
44. Test Dept. - Bang On It (Metal Edit)
45. Nitzer Ebb - Murderous
46. Revolting Cocks / Nine Inch Nails - I’m Not Gay (Original Mix / I’m So Gay Club Mix) / Memorabilia
47. Cubanate - Hatesong
48. Spahn Ranch - Heretic’s Fork
49. Front 242 - Happiness (Live)
50. Praga Khan - Injected With A Poison (Lords of Acid ‘Sinsational’ Mix)
51. Cubanate - Skelatal (Electro Mix)
52. White Zombie - Electric Head, Pt. 1 (Satan in High Heels Mix)
53. Ministry - Burning Inside
54. Chemlab - Blunt Force Trauma
55. KMFDM - A Drug Against War (Overdose)
56. Ministry - NWO (Extended Dance Mix)
57. Econoline Crush - Home
58. Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Nine Inch Nails)

At the tail end of the ’90s, promo mixes weren’t about streams, algorithms, or playlists, they were weapons. Burned CDs passed hand-to-hand in dark booths, shoved into promoter pockets, traded on dancefloors. If you wanted bookings, you proved it in the mix.

Two of mine from 1999 and 2000 ended up taking on lives of their own. They were part of a series I called Harder, Faster, Louder ! Raw, unapologetic snapshots of where my head was at musically: peak-hour pressure, acid-laced riffs, relentless kick drums, and that unmistakable late-90s hard house attitude.

I could never keep copies of those two volumes around. They’d vanish as fast as I burned them.

This episode rebuilds them, not as a nostalgia piece, but as a reconstruction. I pulled the core tracks, rebuilt the arc, and fused both mixes into a single set that captures the spirit of that era exactly as it felt: loud rooms, hot lights, and zero interest in subtlety.

Yes, I was fully in my BK phase at the time, and it shows. Consider this a time capsule from when hard house ruled the floor and subtlety wasn’t invited.

This is Harder, Faster, Louder — rebuilt.

Tracklisting:

01. OD404 - Rock Tha Disco / D-Funked
02. OD404 / Aaron Olson - Block Party (Baby G Mix) / It’s About the Music
03. BK & Nick Sentience - Soundman
04. Nick Sentience - Freedom
05. Lisa Pin Up - Future Acid House (BK Remix)
06. Praga Khan - Injected with a Poison (BK & Nick Sentience Remix)
07. BK - (Let The) Rhythm Move You (BK’s ‘5am @ Frantic’ Mix)
08. Apache Indian - Jump Up (Tony De Vit Remix)
09. Mark Tyler - London, Let’s ‘Ave Yer! (OD404 Remix)
10. OD404 - 9 Bar (BK & dBm ‘Amber’ Remix)
11. 200 Degrees - Hellfire (BK Remix)
12. Captain Tinrib & Steve Thomas - The Leader
13. Wayne G feat. Stewart Who? - Twisted (6AM @ Warriors Mix)
14. Beatniqz - Kick It (Original Mix / BK Remix)
15. Blow Brothers - Love (Sister Suck Remix)
16. DJ Misjah & Tim - Access (KY Jelly Babies Remix)
17. BK - Don’t Give Up
18. Barabas & OD1 - Feel the Beat (Check This Out)
19. Barabas & OD1 - Ghettoblaster 2000 (Big Blaster Mix)
20. Karim - Clean & Heavy (Remix)
21. Hard Kor - What is House? (The One 60 What is Hardcore Mix)
22. Jon Doe - D2A
23. Jon Doe & UFO - Phaze 1
24. Watergate - Heart of Asia (Jon the Dentist Remix)