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Rave

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This is CLASSIC Rave

KoRnfn4ever seems to have expected modern "rave" music, which bears little relation to actual rave music. This is the music that was prevalent in the early 90s and played at actual raves, which were illegal or barely legal parties in warehouses, fields, etc, and sometimes clubs, fueled by ecstasy, loud music, and copious lighting. Underground electronic is exactly what it was at the time, as regular people got their hands on increasingly cheap synthesizers and drum machines and began cranking out new sounds. The hip-hop influences come from the early years when house music was branching off from classic hip-hop and rap (yes you read that right). The documentary Better Living Through Circuitry is a good representation of rave culture in the 90s. For now, you have this (awesome) music. Modern "rave" music can be anything from Psytrance to Breakbeat to Electro depending on the location, DJ, etc.

Some of my favorites from The Basics set are: "Charly," "Energy Flash," "Anasthasia," "Bombscare," "James Brown is Dead," and "Aftermath." The Rainforest Remix of "Go" is better than the original for raving, IMO.

Good collection

This is a good collection and i enjoyed it....im more used to modern house and trance but this "old school" stuff is great and should be added to the collection of anyone interested in electronic music.

A good introduction to the birth of rave culture.

There's a good late 1980s to early 1990s mix of Chigago and New York warehouse scene, British house / acid house / drum & bass, and European techno choices, but I'm only giving this three stars because I think there could have been some improvements.

First of all: three tunes by 808State is a testament to the North West English contribution to this genre in the late 80s to early 90s, but three tracks by one artist is a bit much. "Pacific" is the obvious chill-out selection, but there are other artists from the region that could have been chosen. Baby Ford's "Oochy Coochy", or the Oakenfold's Club Remx of Happy Monday's "Hallelujah" would have been welcomed too. Anyone with a knowledge of the genre and their own personal favorites would pick their own tunes.

Secondly: where on earth was this selection's terrible version of Activ-8 from? The original, by Altern 8, needs to be put in its rightful place. Also: the version of "Charly" by The Prdigy used here is from the Experience LP, which was NOT the version made famous in the clubs. The 7" single remix version belongs here.

Third: there are so many other floor-filling tunes that I would like to have included, perhaps in a Deeper Than Deep section, to round out the genre to 100. "A Trip To Trumpton" by Urban Hype, "Injected With A Poison" or "Rave Alarm" (the inspiration for so many 2Unlimited and Technotronic tunes) by Praga Khan & Jade 4 U, "Stakker Humanoid" by Humanoid, "We Call It Acieeed" by D-Mob, "Voodoo Ray" by A Guy Called Gerald, "Hardcore Uproar" by Together, "French Kiss" by L'il Louis...

So it's an OK selection. But it could have been SO much better.

Rave The Basics
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  • $24.36 The Basics
  • Released: Jun 15, 2010

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