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• Ep 22: 90's Uplifting House According to Ollie Jaye

  Ollie Jaye is a veteran DJ whose rise to prominence came via a decade‑long residency at the iconic Hippo Club in Cardiff—one of the UK’s seminal hotspots for trance, hard‑house, and euphoric dance music. Ollie helped shape the club’s fierce identity and championed the era’s signature sound: uplifting, relentless, and unapologetically massive. But Ollie’s not just about nostalgia, he still throws down with that same electricity. Case in point? This mix! He drops an expertly sequenced blend that feels like a hug and a hands-in-the-air moment.  This isn’t just a playlist. It’s a love letter to the '90s, where piano riffs, gospel vocals, and thunderous breakbeats collided under strobe lights and UV paint. Ollie curated it with the same instinct and passion that once packed the Hippo Club, only now it’s bottled for your headphones. This is also a resurrection of Ollie's "Ode to Hippo" series he initially published a few years back. Do check out the Trance mixes if you can find them!  From Tin Tin Out to Dancin’ Divaz, CLS to JX, this mix is for anyone who’s ever danced with strangers at 3 a.m. and felt like they belonged. Let's go! Tracklisting: 01. Aquarius - Let's Get Down (Luvdup Remix) 02. Suzi Carr - All Over Me (Delorme Remix) 03. Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor Remix) 04. Tin Tin Out - Strings For Yasmin 05. Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives 06. Escrima - Train Of Thought 07. Porn Kings - Up To No Good 08. CLS - Can You Feel It? (Perpetual Motion Mix) 09. Brothers in Rhythm - Such A Good Feeling 10. Prince - Good Life (Dancin' Divaz Mix) 11. Berri - The Sunshine After The Rain (Dancin' Divaz Mix) 12. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy 13. Camisra - Let Me Show You 14. Space Monkeys - Keep On Trippin' On 15. Jon of the Pleased Wimmin - Passion (Tin Tin Out Remix) 16. Signum - Coming On Strong 17. JX - You Belong To Me 18. Grace - Not Over Yet 19. N-Trance - Set You Free

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• Ep 21: 90's Hard Trance According to Aaron Olson

  In the neon-drenched underground of the 1990s, hard trance exploded like a warehouse rave on steroids, faster, louder, and unapologetically euphoric. Born from the fusion of German techno precision and acid-fueled intensity, it pushed BPMs to nosebleed levels and flooded dance floors with relentless energy. Think thunderous kick drums, snarling synth stabs, hypnotic buildups, and breakdowns so dramatic they made the ceiling feel like it was about to lift off. Hard trance didn't just soundtrack the party, it was the party. From Frankfurt to London, Ibiza to Toronto, its adrenaline-pumping sound became a staple of late-night sets and all-night festivals. It gave ravers a second wind at 4 a.m. and inspired DJs to push the limits of sound system punishment. Its influence still echoes in today’s techno, hardstyle, and psytrance scenes, but nothing quite hits like the raw, unfiltered chaos of ‘90s hard trance. It wasn’t subtle, it was a full-body assault. And I loved it for that. I was particularly partial to the more plucky-pad ran records over the euro-sounding riffs so I've spent some time cultivating as many of those cuts as I could for all you 90's rave fiends!  Let's go! Tracklisting: 01. Jon the Dentist & Ollie Jaye - Music Takes You High 02. Mexican vs Harry Diamond - Spectrum (Heavy Duty Hard Mix) 03. Nick Sentience - Discotech 04. Prime Mover - Black Dogs (Extended Mix) 05. PH1 - Sizzling Love 06. John ’00’ Fleming - Alpha 5 (Olmec Heads Remix) 07. Olmec Heads - Spiritualized 08. Members of Mayday - 10 in 01 (Paul Van Dyk Club Mix) 09. DJ Arabesque - The Vision (BK & Nick Sentience Remix) 10. Agnelli & Nelson - El Nino 11. Dariush - IRA 12. New Order - Blue Monday (Starwash Mix) 13. DJ Ufuk - R2-D2 (DJ Ufuk Remix) 14. The OT Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down (Aquagen Remix) 15. Saccoman - Metamorph (Part Two Mix) 16. Armin Van Buuren - Blue Fear 17. BT - Flaming June (BT vs PVD Mix / Paul Van Dyk Remix) 18. BK & Dave Randall - Trace 19. The Generator - Where Are You Now (Moonman Remix) 20. Signum feat. Scott Mac. - Coming on Strong (Hyperlogic Remix) 21. Taiko - Silence (Club Mix) 22. Fire & Ice - Forever Young 23. Age of Love - The Age of Love (Jam & Spoon ‘Watch Out for Stella’ Mix) 24. Blank & Jones - Cream (Paul Van Dyk Remix) 25. Binary Binary - 1999 (Paul Van Dyk Remix) 26. Prototype - Soundpiercing 27. DJ Taucher - Child of the Universe (Extended Club Mix) 28. Olmec Heads - Lift Off 29. BK - Revolution (Alphazone Remix) 30. Alphazone - Stay (Original Mix / James Lawson Remix) 31. Delirium feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (John Summit Remix) 32. Mauro Picotto - Lizard (Megavoices Mix) 33. Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (CJ Stone Club Mix) 34. Culture Beat - Mr. Vain (A1 Mix) 35. DJ Scot Project - O (Overdrive) 36. Kai Tracid - Trance & Acid (Extended Mix) 37. CJ Bolland - The Prophet (Shockwave’s ‘New Arch’ Mix / Original Mix) 38. Signum - What Ya Got 4 Me (Kumara Remix) 39. Praga Khan - Injected With A Poison (Space Frog’s ‘No Way Out’ Mix) 40. Alphazone - Flashback (Dave Joy Remix) 41. Warp Brothers vs Aquagen - Phatt Bass (Warp Brothers ‘Phatt’ Mix) NEXT EPISODE: 90's Uplifting House According to Ollie Jaye  

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• Ep 20: Depeche Mode

  1 year anniversary - special 20th episode!  In this episode of The Record Drop, we dive into the legacy of Depeche Mode—electronic pioneers who blurred the lines between synth-pop, industrial, and underground club culture. From their early new wave roots to the darker, moodier soundscapes of Violator and beyond, Depeche Mode became a staple not just on the radio, but in clubs around the world. We explore their evolution, the remixes that lit up dancefloors, and why their sound still resonates with DJs and dancers decades later. Tracklisting: 01. I Feel You (Babylon Mix) 02. Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)
 03. Sea of Sin (Sensoria) 04. Everything Counts (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub) 05. In Chains (Tigerskin’s ‘No Sleep’ Remix) 06. Everything Counts (Absolut Mix) 07. Strangelove (Blind Mix) / Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix) 08. Photographic (Rex the Dog Dubb Mix) 09. John the Revelator (UNKLE Reconstruction) 10. Rush (Wild Planet Mix) 11. Ghost (Le Weekend Remix) 12. Personal Jesus (Holier Than Though Approach / Pump Mix) 13. Clean (Colder Version) 14. Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix) 15. Precious (Sasha’s ‘Gargantuan’ Vocal Edit) 16. World In My Eyes (Cicada Remix) 17. Dream On (Bushwhacka ‘Tough Guy’ Mix) 18. Heaven (Freemasons Club Mix) 19. Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson / Hands and Feet Mix) 20. Policy of Truth (Trancentral / Beat Box Mix) 21. Happiest Girl (Kiss-A-Mix) / Breathing in Fumes 22. It’s No Good (Club 69 ‘Future’ Mix) / Enjoy the Silence (Timo Mass Extended Mix) 23. A Pain That I’m Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) 24. I Want It All (Roland M. Dill Remix) 25. Behind the Wheel (Vince Clarke Remix) 26. Lilian (Chab Vocal Remix) 27. I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia’s ‘Labor of Love’ Dub Edit) 28. Home (Jedi Knights ‘Drowning in Time’ Remix) 29. It’s No Good (Speedy J Mix)   BUY ALL THINGS DEPECHE MODE:  https://www.beatport.com/artist/depeche-mode/103928  

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• Ep 19: 90's Progressive Trance feat. Hooj Choons

  Founded in 1990 by Alex Simons and Red Jerry (real name Jeremy Dickens), Hooj Choons was born out of London’s underground club scene with one mission: to release forward-thinking dance music that didn’t give a damn about trends. While Simons exited the label in the mid-90s, Red Jerry took the reins and led Hooj through its golden era—dropping genre-defining tracks that fused trance, house, and breakbeat into something deeper, darker, and smarter than the commercial charts could handle. Hooj sleeves became a mark of trust for DJs: if it was Hooj, it was going in the set. The label built a cult following with artists like Tilt, Medway, Lustral, Solar Stone, Killahurtz, and Lost Tribe, and later earned iconic status with its tongue-in-cheek compilation series “Some of These Were Hooj.” Red Jerry’s own mixes and A&R instincts helped define what progressive dance music meant in the UK—and beyond. This isn’t trance the way the mainstream remembers it. This is progressive trance. In this mix, you'll hear meditative uplifts from Solar Stone, brooding grooves from Medway, twisted late-night spirals from LSG, and enough Red Jerry mixes to build a church. There are dubby versions, creeping Farmatronic edits, and vocal tracks that somehow felt more like mantras than lyrics. This is music made for moments—not for festivals, but for back rooms, closed-eye sets, and headphone pilgrimages. Built from layers, driven by groove, and remembered by the heads who never needed glowsticks to get high. Here it is, 2 hours of Hooj; 1991-1999 hits! 01. Diss-Cuss - Save the Day (Aquarius Mix) 02. Killahurtz / Medway - West on 27th / Release 03. Miss Message - Touch (Touch Me Here Mix) 04. Sil - Windows 05. X-Pact - The Ocean 06. Mr & Mrs Smith - Gotta Get Loose (Mudmen Remix) 07. MRE - The Deep Edge 08. Felix - Don’t You Want Me 09. LSG - Netherworld (Kid Loops Remix) 10. Solar Stone - The Calling (Inner Peace Mix) 11. The Light - Expand the Room (Vocal Mix) 12. Solar Stone - Seven Cities (Solar Stone’s ‘Coastal’ Mix) 13. Miro - Paradise (Farmatronic ‘Creeping’ Mix) 14. Mobile Space Unit - Eruption 15. Shimmer - Naked World 16. Lustral - Everytime (Red Jerry Mix) 17. Medway - Slow Baseline Track 18. Three Drive - Greece 2000 (Farmatronic ‘Genetic’ Mix / Original Mix) 19. Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cycles (Cass / Slide Sacred Re-Cycles Mix / Original Mix) 20. Solar Stone - Day by Day (Solar Stone Dub) 21. Red Sun - This Love (Longredsun Mix) 22. Nalin & Kane - Beach Ball (Sharam’s ‘Baywatch’ Mix) 23. Lost Tribe - Angel (Four Four Mix) 24. Joff Roach - Analisis 25. LSG - Netherworld (DJ Randy’s ‘Smoke Free’ Mix) 26. Tilt - Invisible 27. Lost Tribe - My Soul 28. Lost Tribe - Gamemaster (Lost Tribe’s ’99 Mix) 29. Trancesetters - Roaches (Bugs in Slacker’s Bassment Remix) 30. Andy Ling - Fixation (Slacker’s ‘Fixation of the Situation’ Mix) 31. Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Oliver Lieb’s LSG Remix / DJ Kid Paul Remix) 32. CM / Andy Ling - Dream Universe (Original Mix / DJ Taucher Remix) / Fixation (Silvio Ecomo Mix) 33. The Source - Sanctuary (Of Love) (Requiem in D Minor Mix) 34. Red Sun - This Love (Our House Remix) 35. Trancesetters - Roaches (Space Frog & Timelord’s ‘Termination’ Remix) 36. Paragliders - Change Me (Club Mix) 37. Viper - The Twister (Fiocco Remix) 38. Mr & Mrs Smith - Gotta Get Loose (Trilogy Remix) 39. Marmion - Schöneberg (Tony De Vit Mix) 40. JX - You Belong to Me (JX & Red Jerry Mix / No Respect Remix) 41. Antic - The Ultimate 42. Greenfield - No Silence 43. Jack Prongo - Movin’ Thru Your System BUY ALL THINGS HOOJ: https://www.beatport.com/label/hooj-choons/2433 NEXT EPISODE: DEPECHE MODE  

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• Ep 18: 90's Trance feat. Additive Records

  Just in time for the weekend - let's get some 90's trance going! Additive Records was a UK-based sub-label of the legendary Positiva Records, and while it may not have had the flashiest branding, it played a critical role in shaping the underground-to-mainstream pipeline of late ’90s and early 2000s electronic music. Think of it as Positiva’s cooler, more discerning younger sibling — the one digging through crates while the big brother was cashing radio hits. Where Positiva was known for massive crossover dance anthems and polished commercial smashes, Additive was the vinyl-only proving ground — a boutique imprint designed to test the club viability of more progressive and experimental tracks. If a release did well on Additive, chances were good it might graduate to a full-blown Positiva release with the marketing machine behind it. This was music for DJs, pure and simple. High-quality 12” pressings, remixes that weren’t afraid to be 9 minutes long, and a catalogue full of gems that would heat up the dancefloor before most people even knew the name of the track. I knew it for trance, but it also churned out massive progressive house records (the real progressive house, not this modern "Prog House" stuff) so we'll warm up this episode with a few house cuts before breaking away into their better known trance cuts. Track listing: 01. White Trash - Acid People 02. Fletch - Space (Loudmouth Remix)
 03. DJ Sandy vs Housetrap - Overdrive (Moguia’s ‘Amnesia Fog Generator’) 04. Novy vs Eniac - Pumpkin (Bluefish Remix) 05. Adam Dived - Deep Inside (King of Spain Remix) 06. Simon - Free At Last (Bushwacka’s ‘Class of ’88’ Remix) 07. Electric Deluxe - Electric Deluxe 08. Adam Dived - State of Panic 09. Ayla - Ayla 10. Little Jam - Black Hill (X-Cabs ‘Hells Bells’ Mix) 11. The Gate - Iron Eden (Terra Ferma Remix) 12. HH - ICE 794 (Thanks to Berlin Dub Mix) 13. Marc Et Claude - La (Lange Remix) 14. Watergate - Heart of Asia (DJ Quicksilver ‘Q’ Mix) 15. Der Dritte Raum - Hale Bopp (Nick Warren & Starecase ‘Jackdaw’ Mix) 16. Aurora - Hear You Calling (Fire & Ice Remix) 17. Force Majeure - Redemption (The Thrillseekers ‘Redeemed’ Mix) 18. Jon the Dentist - Terminate (Yves Deruyter Remix) 19. Brainbug - Nightmare (A Synergetic Mix) 20. Chris Raven - I Know You Love Me Too (Bruce Norris Mix) 21. 16C+ - Under 4 Ever (Gil’s ‘Spiritual’ Remix) 22. Der Dritte Raum - Trommelmaschine 23. DJ Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind (Suspicious Remix) 24. Fridge - Paradise (Push Remix) 25. Velvet Girl - Walking In Sunshine (Philippe Van Mullem Remix) 26. Sosa - The Wave (DJ Taucher Remix) 27. Jon the Dentist - Shinto (Aaron Olson & Bryn Liedl Remix) 28. Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? (Yves Deruyter Remix) 29. GrooveZone - Eisbaer (Viper Remix) 30. DJ Taucher - Bizarre (Extended Club Mix) 31. Scot Project - U (I Got A Feeling) (Mark Sherry’s ‘Outburst’ Remix) 32. Red Light District - Did You Hear Me? (Phase II) 33. BBE - Seven Days and One Week (Club Mix)  

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