How Many You Had, Where You From?

I was recently asked to do another mix for the rather amazing Bestival, where I am lucky enough to be playing again this year. You can still check my last mix here, but I thought I'd indulge myself a bit on this new one. A few friends have been banging on at me to put together an old school rave mix for some time, as I still have a lot of the old records stashed away, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity. There's nothing too deep or edgy on here, although you have been hard pushed to find anything "cool" at the time - it was a time when UK bass music as we know it was in it's infancy and pretty much everything was thrown into the pot. Samples from reggae, soul, hip hop, jazz, pop and funk were all squeezed together - sometimes with more success than others. It was also a time before the internet or any real radio exposure - music was passed around on illegally recorded tapes, and if you wanted to know a tune you probably had to risk the shame of singing it to your local moody record shop owner (who still probably wouldn't sell it to you if he had it!). Most of the records on here were made by unknown producers in their bedrooms, which shows how the scene has gone full circle once again. There are a few high profile or pop hits included, which shows how quickly the music became mainstream.

Anyway, enough rose tinted waffle...slap some Vicks Vaporub on, get on one and remember...hardcore will never die!!

Bestimix 58: DJ Shepdog by Bestimix on Mixcloud