Rave Anthems

[Robin]

I picked up a Rave compilation from the market for a pound! It's really cool, takes me right back to 1992 and my school days!!

Some of my favourites on the album are:

Praga Khan - Injected With A Poison
Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me)
Messiah - Temple of Dreams
Prodigy - Everybody Into The Place
Oceanic - Insanity
Adamski - NRG

They do sound a bit dated now though!

[Laurence]

Great thread - love all of those songs. Some of these were so blantantly druggy... - they never release songs like that now.

(especially Praga Khan, Oceanic, Shades of Rhythmn's 'Exctacy' and of course Smart E's SesamE's Treet')

Other faves of mine:

LFO - LFO (the bass was incredible)
Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco
Nightmares on Wax - Aftermath
Quadrophenia - Quadrophenia
SL2 - DJs take Control
Prodigy - Charley
Orbital - Chime

[Robin]

It's really a type of music that is just concentrated on a five year period 1990-1994. Some of the songs really weren't chart friendly and when Acen "Trip 2 The Moon" charted in 1992 I seem to remember Radio One struggled to find a copy to play!

[Laurence]

I bought on impulse two of those compilations a while back..

Back to the Old School 1 and Back to the Old School 2



and



The second one was more the proper hardcore rave - the first one was too radio friendly.

Which one did you get Robin?

[Robin]

This is the album:



And the track listing:

Disc 1

Everybody In The Place - The Prodigy
Set You Free - N-Trance
On A Ragga Tip - SL2
Injected With A Poison - Praga Khan
Anasthasia - T99
Keep Warm - Jinny
Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) - Rozalla
Bombscare - 2 Bad Mice
Dominator - Human Resource
Vamp - Outlander
Inssomniak - DJPC
Papua New Guinea - The Future Sound Of London
Sound Of Eden - Shades Of Rhythm
Rescue Me - Debbie Malone
Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia
B.M. Funkster - Aphrodite
Stakker Humanoid - Humanoid
The Bouncer - Kicks Like A Mule
Extacy - Shades Of Rhythm
Break Of Dawn - Rhythm On The Loose

Disc 2

Don't Go - Awesome 3
Activ 8 (Come Go With Me) - Altern 8
Sweet Harmony - Liquid
Cubik - 808 State
What Can You Do For Me - Utah Saints
Dance With Me (I'm Your Ecstasy) - Control
Such A Good Feeling - Brothers In Rhythm
Naked In The Rain - Blue Pearl
N-R-G - Adamski
Hardcore Uproar - Together
Temple Of Dreams - Messiah
We've Got To Live Together - R.A.F.
U Got 2 Know - Cappella
The Music Is Movin' - Fargetta
2/231 - Anticappella
I Know - New Atlantic
So Real - Love Decade
Insanity - Oceanic
Brothers And Sisters - 2 Funky 2 Feat. Kathryn Dion
You Got The Love - The Source Feat. Candi Staton

[Smurfie]

Mine would be:

Altern8 - Activ8
Digital Orgasm - Running Out Of Time
Human Resource - Dominator
Cubic 22 - Night In Motion
Lil Louis - French Kiss

[Robin]

I'd forgotten about Digital Orgasm, they were GREAT! "Startouchers" was their other decent song.

Time Frequeny were another good dance/rave group I liked.

[ManicKangaroo]

I bought the Time Frequency best of recently A good Scottish band

Praga Khan - Injected With A Poison was/is a fabulous record

[Jan]

manickangaroo said:

I bought the Time Frequency best of recently A good Scottish band

Praga Khan - Injected With A Poison was/is a fabulous record

I was on holiday in Edinburg in 1994 and there were posters of Time Frequency all over the city advertising their singles.They were very popular there!

[-Big Dan-]

How about 'Open Your Mind' by Usura? I liked that when I was younger, and probably still do. It was only relatively recently that I found out it took the sample from Total Recall.

[Smurfie]

subhuman said:

How about 'Open Your Mind' by Usura? I liked that when I was younger, and probably still do. It was only relatively recently that I found out it took the sample from Total Recall.

Oh yes, great track, I have that one on CD single as well their follow up Sweat, which was erm.. nearly exactly the same less sample.

Of course, theres always Felix "Don't You Want Me"

[Robin]

subhuman said:

How about 'Open Your Mind' by Usura? I liked that when I was younger, and probably still do. It was only relatively recently that I found out it took the sample from Total Recall.

While Messiah "Temple of Dreams" took a sample from another Arnie film "Running Man"

"Who loves you, and who do you love?" and "It's time to start rolling!"

[Laurence]

Didn't Time Frequency have most of their sales north England and Scotland and were barely played in London?

There was a huge divide between clubs North and South in those times - London was less into the rave thing.

[ManicKangaroo]

I think so yes, I'm pretty sure all the TTF singles went straight to number 1 in the Scottish charts

[Robin]

I'm trying to remember the lead singers name, was it Mary Kiani? She had a really strong voice. I liked "Real Love" and "Such A Fantasy"

[ManicKangaroo]

Mary Kiani was the main vocalist however other female vocalists were used also. Mary has a fantastic voice.


Formed in 1988 The Time Frequency have sold over 2.5 million self-written singles worldwide making them the one of the biggest music act's in the UK. Founder member and songwriter/composer Jon Campbell ( who also created/produced and managed the band - Ultrasonic ), has been considered by many to be the pioneer of the "Four on the Floor" northern/Scottish dance sound and along with Steven Nelson and Debbie Millar, have been the only Scottish dance act in Britain to sell-out mainstream concerts.

Not only has TTF had 7 Scottish number 1 hit singles and 14 top five singles, incredibly their hit song "Real Love" has entered into the top five 3 times and achieved number 1 status twice. Quite simply this is an achievement that no other notable Scottish act can lay claim to in their own country.

[Jan]

Thank you James.Mary Kiani, that's the singer i confused Bianca Kinane with, suppose it is the surnames.Who is/was Mary married to?Sure it's somebody famous or wellknown in his own right.

[Smurfie]

Wasn't Mary Kiani married to the man who fronted the Dance outfit The Nightcrawlers?

[ManicKangaroo]

I know he produced some of her stuff but I don't think they were ever married

[Jan]

srsmerdon said:

Wasn't Mary Kiani married to the man who fronted the Dance outfit The Nightcrawlers?

I'm sure that's the one!Clever Smurf!Maybe the music papers used the word married instead of being together.