Flipped Out – So Much Joy (Original Mix)

Flipped Out – So Much Joy (Original Mix). Hard to define this. House? Hardcore? Nevermind, it’s a fantastic tune full of invention. Makes a great first song to a mix, or else a real end of night number.  Classy stuff, as is everything from Flipped Out. This is massive epic euphoric house that later appeared… Continue reading Flipped Out – So Much Joy (Original Mix)

Just about every DJ mix from Leeds, ever.

Updated with these new sets – 2019 The Orbit Leeds 16th Oct 1993 DJ Westbam The Orbit Leeds 22nd May 1994 DJ Dave Angel And Colin Faver The Orbit Morley Leeds 20th Oct 2001 DJ James Ruskin Versus Luke Slater The Orbit 5th Birthday 25th May 1996 Morley Leeds DJ Jeff Mills The Orbit Leeds… Continue reading Just about every DJ mix from Leeds, ever.

1995 Documentary Northern Ireland

http://youtu.be/dM5TktcXdnk Brilliant, important documentary.Also read the comments underneath it. Featuring Dream Frequency and some great 94/95 house including Chapter 9 – Rollercoaster. Some really good footage from Kellys in Portrush amongst others.  By 94 the ravey house sound in this video was dying out in London, but really strong in the North, Ireland and Wales.… Continue reading 1995 Documentary Northern Ireland

Happy Clappers – I Believe (Original Mix)

No real reason, just the kind of simple tune that would never get in the charts now. Was massive back in the day Original Post here – http://pureclubclassics.blogspot.com/2010/07/cross-your-fingers.html “Come into your heart, Woah-oh, I believe!”    

Replay at Leeds Uni

Incredible line up – we never thought we’d see the likes again. Shame we can’t be there!! Based on the legendary Ark raves held mainly in Leeds from 1991-97.  The video flyer is a bit deceptive, as it looks like its going to be more hardcore than it is. With DJ’s like Anne Savage and… Continue reading Replay at Leeds Uni

Some excellent oldskool blogs

A Massive list of some of the best oldskool house, techno rave hardcore and jungle blogs websites and information

You want some other blogs about the period 1988 to 1998? Look no further. Blogs come and go so some of these links may need updating. Let us know if they do, and any others we should add to the list. Some might link to moody MP3’s. Avoid these, we can’t take any responsibility for the content of these sites!

12INCH RARE MAXIS
1988 – 1998
7 & 12 Inch Massacre
80SMAXIS-MISTERNOCHE
90s Dance Music Blog.
90s-dance-hits.com
A North Country Bhoy
ACID TED
Across The Kitchen Table
alain’s Site : My best music For people (update)
And This Is What You Get When You Least Expect It
Anything OldSkool
Archived Music Press
Audio Out
BANGIN OLDSKOOL
Barbarism Begins At Home: Ride – Nowhere (1990)
Beatbird
Beats For The Planet
better sounds believing
Big Box of Tapes
Boards of Electronica
bootlegs4u:
BRIT POP E DINTORNI..
Castles In Space
cathedrals of sound
CD/Tape pack Concept’s Blog
Chemical Beats
Class of 808
CLUB JDC
Club Maxi 80’s 90’s.: 12” Vinyl
Da Househead
DANCE MUSIC FOREVER
DISCO DANCE Classics: N’Trance
Discotrax 90’s 00’s
DJ N1 Blog
Energy Flash
Eurodance
EURODANCE-90
Eurodance-90s
Everything Starts With an A…
Fantastic Something
FEEL THE BEAT.
Finest Def Mix: Deep Dish
FLASH HOUSE
Forced Laugh
Freewave: Rave
History is made at night
holyfuckingshit40000
House-Classics
I Hate The 90s
I was a Teenage Shoegazer
indie.fference(indi.fer.uhns)
italian dancefloor
J.Bo Tapes
J.F.G.C. (Jus Fookin Great Choonz)
Klub 90’s: clock
Love In Spurts
Love In Spurts: The Frank & Walters – Trains, Boats and Planes
Madchester Rave On
MALGOSSNO1 TapePack Collection
Maloqueiro de Condomínio: Hardcore
Methods of Dance
Mix Collectors
MiXeS fOr ThE mAsSeS Blog
Music Is A Better Noise:
music ruined my life
Muzik | STATE OF BASS
My House Is Bigger
NEW-BEAT – HOUSE – TECHNO – TRANCE
Nineties Club CD Maxi Singles
Ninetieshouse
NO BREASTS NO REQUESTS
Old School House Music 1990-2000
Old School Mixes
Old School Sensation
Old Skool Jungle – Old School Hardcore – Drum and Bass – Drumtrip
Old Skool Mixes…House, Hardcore & Techno
Only 320
Order to Dance… for those who know the score …
Pops and Scratches
Pops N Crackles
Pure Club Classics
Pureclubclassics.blogspot.com
Pushblog
Pushstuff
RaveMaxx: Bizarre Inc – Playing with knives
Raver’s Choice
Reactiv-8
Sashas Retro Emporium
Shots of Freedom
Shut Up …and Dance
Soundaboard: The Clash
Space-Disco.3000 – funky house
Spinster’s Rock
Step to the Beat
Strictly Oldskool
Switching To The Vapour State
Techtech2009
The Acid Grandads
The Acid House
THE BANK | philadelphia pa (1988-1998)
The Beat Pop, New Wave, Post Punk Funk, Italo, Disco, Psych, Krautrock
The History of Acid House: I was there – Were You? PT.1
The Music That Nobody Likes
The Nomads Tent
The Power of Independent Trucking
The United States of Braindance
themusicthatnobodylikes.tk
This River Never Will Run Dry – indie music mp3 download blog shoegaze alternative post rock rare tracks
Tykal’s Vinyl Rips
Unreleased Digital – Sasha And Digweed Old Skool Prog
Uplifting Garage House Music
Weekender
wez’s old skool tuna tunez
What’s Nex?: Unreleased jungle tracks by dj nex
Wilfully Obscure
Wonderful World Of Dance
Work It To The Bone
And This Is What You Get When You Least Expect It
Come Fine Yourself
Side Stepping The Mainstream
Illegal Smoking Robot
bootlegdownloads.net
shadowboxing.org
I was a Teenage Shoegazer
A-Sides, B-Sides, and Seasides
Not Forgotten
Bagging Area
the (new) vinyl villain
Nuff Vybes
Burning The Ground: DjPaulT’s 80’s and 90’s Remixes
SE16’s Big Beat
Finest Def Mix
dj’aead – the vault – past, present, future…
Fun With Vinyl
The Home of UltraTraxx
Slammin Vinyl | Rave Tape Packs
Turbobit Discogs 1531
The Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars
Welcome To Wherever You Are
MIXRIOT
Early 90s Techno
DJ Mix Retro Rewind
heregoestherollercoaster
myvinyldreams
And This Is What You Get When You Least Expect It | ATIWYGWYLEI
always just breaking apart
Off The Beat(EN) TRAX
909originals

Old Skool

Artists

2 Bad Mice
808 State
DJ Anne Savage – Superstar International DJ / Producer / Presenter – Official Website
DJ Clockwork
DJ Ian Ossia
DJ Ian Ossia
DJ Jedi
DJ Ralph Lawson
DJ Slipmatt
DJ Welly
The Orb
DJ Euphoria

Books

All Crews
Raving 89
DJHistory.com Books

Clubs

Ark, Leeds. 1991-1997 | Future-Past
Back 2 Bowlers
expletive undeleted | rock’n’roll tales and dusty old records
Fantazia
Galactica
Obsessed
Orbituary
Quadrant Park
Shelleys
The Four Aces Club
Future-Past
The Orbit The Uk’s Legendary Techno Club
The Warehouse
raveskool.com, The Art of E-commerce

Films

The CHILLING FIELDS (1999)
High on Hope
They Call It Acid
Weekender
Faces Indie Jungle – The Movie
One More
Oldschool Renegades™

Flyers

B2VOS Flyer Gallery – Home
borosix.co.uk
Hyperreal
Old Skool Flyers Funky Foo
Phatmedia.co.uk
Raveflyers.co.uk
s_J_Large – Photobucket

Forums

Back To The Oldskool

Magazines

Britain’s erstwhile rave culture – Times Online
Clubbers who raved hard in the 1990s find it’s just as good second time around – Times Online
Dance, Music, Television: A PhD Thesis by Stuart Borthwick
Generator Magazine
How Madchester put the E into enterprise zone… | Music | The Observer
Knowledge | Back To The Old Skool
LSD ISSUE 2 – BOOTING OFF THE DOORS
Mixmag
Mixmag | Classic Features
Mixmag apologise about Charly killed Rave
muzik magazine
Rave New World – Dissertation on the Acid House & rave scene
The birth of rave | Music | Observer Music Monthly
Trance encounter: Can it really be 25 years since acid house was born? – Features – Music – The Independent

Trading

Although 88to98 is the hub for the house and rave years, there are still some things that we are looking for you. If you have any of these that you want to trade or sell then get in touch at 88to98@gmail.com. We have got a massive selection of flyers, videos and mp3’s to trade or… Continue reading Trading

Wanted – These sets from Bowlers Manchester

If you have any of them in MP3, we’d like to trade – please contact us at 88to98@gmail.com ??/??/92 – Life ’92 – Untitled (Welly) 12/06/93 – Bowlers – Untitled (Vertigo and Welly) ??/??/94 – Bowlers – The Revival Session Pt3 ( unknown DJ ) ??/??/95 – Bowlers – Pull Yer Face Vol4 (Stu Allan)… Continue reading Wanted – These sets from Bowlers Manchester