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

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)

Few sounds in electronic music are as instantly recognizable and electrifying as the "Hoover" synth—an aggressive, howling lead that became a defining feature of early rave, techno, and hard house. The The Sound of the Hoover compilation series pays tribute to this legendary sound, compiling tracks that capture the raw intensity and dancefloor energy that defined an underground generation.

The Sound of the Hoover compilation series is more than just a nostalgic throwback—it highlights an era before the mainstream club success of hard house, shining a light on the pioneering work of labels like TEC that paved the way. While Nukleuz and Tidy Trax later refined and popularized the sound, TEC embodied the raw, untamed energy of underground raving.

For fans of classic rave music, high-intensity synths, and the unfiltered chaos of warehouse clubbing, The Sound of the Hoover remains essential listening—an electrifying tribute to one of dance music’s most legendary and enduring sounds.

Tracklisting: 01. Outlander - Vamp 02. Knuckleheadz - Turn That F**king Music Up 03. Prezioso - Raise Your Power (Knuckleheadz Remix) 04. Panik - Put Your F**king Hands in the Air (Panik Buying) 05. De Donatis - The Sound (Psycho Mix) 06. Karlton - Terrordome (Lectrolux Remix) 07. Lectrolux / Heaven's Children - Mind the Gap / Bam Bam 08. Human Resource - Dominator '98 (Vincent De Moor Extended Magnetic Mix) 09. Commander Tom / Egoiste - Are Am Eye? / Wind It Up (Jon the Dentist Remix) 10. Mandala - Astralia 11. Illuminatae - Tremorra Del Terra 12. Illuminatae / Nexus 6 - Tierra Del Fuego / Tres Chic 13. Candy J - Bamboozled (Lectrolux & Panik Remix) 14. Lectrolux - Baloney 15. Sourmash - Pilgrimage to Paradise 16. Exit EEE - Epidemic 17. Three 'n One - Reflect (Chris Liberator Remix) 18. Karlton - Floorplay (Ironik's K'd Up Mix) 19. Ironik - Slave 20. Interactive - Amok (Chris Liberator Remix) 21. Wippenberg - Neurodancer

BUY ALL THINGS TEC: https://www.beatport.com/label/truelove-label-collective/4161 NEXT EPISODE: ADDITIVE RECORDS

Legendary TECHNO guru on full display here - MARK TYLER - with humble beginnings managing both JON THE DENTIST & CHRIS LIBERATOR record labels for TRUELOVE LABEL COLLECTIVE, Mark took the world by storm with his fierce and pounding HARD TECHNO. He gained some notoriety with "RUSH" released over on BOSCALAND, but it was definitely "LONDON, LETS AVE YER!" on TEC that sealed his fate! With a discography boasting over 50 releases across his own labels, NO ENTRY and RE ENTRY RECORDS, as well as acclaimed imprints like ANTIDOTE, HAVOK, RAW, TELICA, and more, his work made waves worldwide. I've managed to churn out a nice 2 hour DJ mix of some of my favorite releases to re-live some of those memories! Make sure you check out the links below to grab yourself his incredible back catalogue! Track listing: 01. Energy UK DJ’s, Mark Tyler & Guy McAffer - Ear Drums 02. Nomark - No Entry (Mix 1) 03. Guy McAffer & Mark Tyler - Hardcell 04. Mark Tyler / DJ Glenn Miller - 23 Degrees / AK47 05. Mark Tyler - Hoodie Politics 06. Mark Tyler - Search & Destroy 07. Mark Tyler - The City (Mix 1) 08. Mark Tyler - You Flexin’ 09. Metal Heroes vs DJ Devious - Rollerball 10. Sons of Yoda - Darkside 11. Sons of Yoda - Electric Town 12. Trash Compactor - Toasted Cheese and Tomato Sandwich 13. Zero vs Little D - Ground Zero 14. K90 - Genetik (Mark Tyler Remix) 15. Mark Tyler - Buckle Up 16. Tarball & Lungbutter vs Zero - Burger & Chips 17. Mark Tyler (Dropped (In It) 18. Metal Heroes vs DJ Devious - Set it Off 19. Tarball & Lungbutter vs Zero DJ Glenn Miller - Disgracelands (303 Mix) / AK47 (Mark Tyler’s Style R Mix) 20. Pistoloco - Coked Up 21. Mark Tyler - Shoot Up Hill 22. Zero / Mark Tyler - The Hero / London, Let’s Ave Yer! 23. Nomark - No Future 24. Mark Tyler - Feedback Loops 25. Mark Tyler, Geezer & Sterling Moss - Samba Del Barrio 26. Metal Heroes - LAX 27. Trash Compactor - Switchblade 28. Zero vs Little D - Insane Behaviour 29. Zero - Penetration 30. Guy McAffer & Mark Tyler - Agogo Dancer (Mix 1) 31. Mark Tyler - (Here Comes) The Hitman 32. Nomark - Escape from Willesden 33. Trash Compactor - Put the Ham In 34. Trash Compactor - Interstitial BUY ALL THINGS MARK TYLER: https://noentrymarktyler.bandcamp.com/

NEXT EPISODE: The Sound of the Hoover

Last episode of 2024! Recorded live in Vancouver, Canada at a club called Shine - one of the last gigs before I retired. TECH-TRANCE at it's finest and fiercest! Grab your new years champagne, crank up the stereo and ring in 2025 with a bang!

Tracklisting:

01. New Order - Blue Monday (Nick Rowland Remix) 02. Andy Richmond - Megamind (Aaron Olson Remix) 03. Jon '00' Fleming & Airwave - 1440 Minutes 04. X-Cabs - Neuro (X-Cabs Remix) 05. CJ Bolland - The Prophet (Mark Sherry & James Allen's 'Act of God' Remix) 06. XSI - Once Again 07. Ion & Combinations - Groove Criminals (Peace Maker Remix) 08. Nick Sentience - Get Up & Rock 09. JFrantik & Angry Gherkin - Mooloolaba Dawn 10. John O' Callaghan - Don't Look Back (John Askew Remix) 11. Nick Senteince feat. Nick Rowland - Meridian 12. BK - Pressure Down (Fabio Stein's 'Downrise' Remix) 13. Aaron Olson - Empathy 14. Mark Lennings - Dropshot 15. Simon Patterson & Greg Downey - Come to Me 16. Grace - Not Over Yet (Max Graham & Protoculture Remix) 17. Max Graham feat. Neev Kennedy - Sun in the Winter (Alex MORPH Remix) 18. Nine Inch Nails - Right Where it Belongs (Jon '00' Fleming & the Digital Blonde Remix) 19. Nine Inch Nails - Right Where it Belongs NEXT EPISODE: Mark Tyler & No Entry Records

Here we go! You had to know it was coming based on the intro. A full episode showcasing 90's EUROHOUSE, EURODANCE and even some HIP HOUSE. Sorry, Underground-Purists, you'll want to skip this one. Chalk full of delicious cheeze, everything from Snap!, Culture Beat, The Real McCoy - even Vanilla Ice - it's all laid out here to take you back to the 90's and the countless compilations that came out during that time. This started it all and brought dance music to the masses. I just had to pay tribute and boy did I! 47 tracks in 2 hours was no feat but here we go! Enjoy!

Tracklisting: 01. Ce Ce Peniston - Finally (12 Inch Mix)
 02. Captain Hollywood Project - More and More 03. MC Sar & The Real McCoy - Another Night (US Club Mix) 04. Black Box feat. Loretta Holloway - Ride on Time 05. Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer (Radio Edit)
06. Culture Beat - Mr Vain (Vain Mix) 07. The Immortals - Techno Syndrome (7 Inch Mix) 08. Psykosonik - Silicon Jesus (Mind Transfer Mix) 09. Culture Beat - Got to Get it (Extended Album Mix) 
10. Snap! feat. Einstein - The Power ’96 11. Aqua - Barbie Girl (Extended Mix) 12. C+C Music Factory - Just a Touch of Love (Everyday) 13. Rage - Run to You (12 Inch Mix) 14. Black Box - Strike It Up 15. Tribal House - Moov! 16. N.Y.C.C. - Fight For Your Right (To Party) 17. Run DMC - It’s Like That (Jason Nevins’ Remix) 18. Vanilla Ice - Ninja Rap 19. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back (Hurricane Mix) 20. Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Ultimix) 21. Haddaway - Rock My Heart (Extended Mix) 22. 2 Unlimited - The Magic Friend (Extended Mix) 23. Livin’ Joy - Dreamer 24. Cathy Dennis feat. D-Mob - Just Another Dream 25. Ya Kid K - Awesome (You Are My Hero) 26. Hi Tek 3 feat. Ya Kid K - Spin That Wheel (First Feel Mix / Spin That Body Mix) 27. Haddaway - What is Love? (12 Inch Mix) 28. 2 Fabiola - Release Your Soul (Radio Edit) 29. Maxx - Get-A-Way (Club Mix) 30. 2 Unlimited - Burning Like Fire 31. Scooter - Fire 32. Praga Khan feat. Jade 4 U - Injected With A Poison (Digital Orgasm Mix) 33. Scooter - It’s a Biz (Ain’t Nobody) (Club Mix) 34. Moby - Feeling So Real (Ecstatic Mix) 35. La Bouche - Be My Lover (Club Mix) 36. 2 Fabiola - Lift U Up (Radio Edit) 37. 2 Unlimited - No Limits (Extended Mix) 38. Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K - Move It To The Rhythm (Club Mix) 39. Cascada - Every Time We Touch 40. Moby - Bring Back My Happiness (Extended Mix) 41. Brooklyn Bounce - Get Ready to Bounce 42. Tony De Vie feat. Nikki Mak - Feel My Love (Trade Mix) 43. Darkness - In My Dreams (Nightmare Mix) 44. Culture Beat - Anything (Grosser Club Mix) 45. Fun Factory - Close to You (Close to Ragga Remix) 46. 2 Unlimited - Escape in Music 47. 2 Unlimited - The Real Thing NEXT EPISODE: 2010 Tech Trance (Live)

90's rave culture had a massive impact on the techno scene. And one particular artist, DJ MISJAH, was making huge moves across it. Launching his own imprint, X-TRAX RECORDS, which showcased his unique style of TECHNO and ACID TECHNO, he became a household name. With some incredible productions, an extensive remix catalogue and one of the best live DJ sets at the time, DJ MISJAH was a force. If you were lucky enough to catch one of his sets, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Sadly, MISJAH retired from DJing quite some ago, but he's still keeping his ears tuned to quality with his mastering services, so, definitely check out his studio below. Tracklisting:

01. DJ Misjah & Tim - Scrumble 02. DJ Misjah - Magical River 03. DJ Misjah vs Umek / DJ Misjah & Tim - K'pr Norcih / Access (KY Jelly Babies Remix) 04. DJ Misjah - The Afterworld 05. DJ Misjah & Tim - Access 06. Perplexer / DJ Misjah & Groovehead - Church of House (DJ Misjah & Groovehead Remix) / Trippin' Out (DJ Steph K & K Drive Remix) 07. David - Audio State / Rough Cowboy 08. Human Resource - Dominator (DJ Misjah Extended 'Harddub') 09. Three 'n One - Reflect (DJ Misjah Remix) 10. DJ Misjah - The Crush 11. Unknown Artist - Meatmarket 12. DJ Misjah & Tim - Purple Road 13. X-Connection - Funky Drive 14. Digital Express - The Club 15. DJ Misjah - The Shake 16. DJ Misjah & Groovehead - Acid Energy 17. DJ Misjah - People 18. Exiter - The Mob 19. DJ Misjah & Groovehead - X-Pact 20. DJ Tim / Groovehead - Off the Hook / Confusion on the Ground 21. DJ Misjah - Karin's Paradox 22. DJ Misjah - Mindrecorder 23. DJ Misjah - Money / Soul Search 24. Groovehead - Chasin 25. DJ Misjah - Can You Hear Me 26. DJ Misjah - Promise / At the Bar 27. DJ Misjah - Keep Your Love 28. DJ Misjah & Arnie Mohak - M.H.A.D. 29. Trope - Amphetamine (DJ Misjah & Groovehead Remix) 30. Vinny Vincent & Harry Hash / DJ Misjah - The Siren (DJ Misjah Remix) / The Gap 31. DJ Misjah - Red Planet 32. DJ Misjah & Tim - Access / X-Tension 33. DJ Misjah & Groovehead - Trippin' Out (Original Mix / Jan Liefhebber vs Nimbuz Remix)

BUY ALL THINGS MISJAH: https://www.beatport.com/artist/dj-misjah/11590

BUY ALL THINGS X-TRAX: https://www.beatport.com/label/xtrax/67869

MASTERING: https://24mastering.com/about-us

Here we go! The biggest TRANCE episode to date! BONZAI RECORDS! One of my favorite labels out there who is still going strong! Their unique brand of trance was always noticeable - progressive in nature, and emotional in delivery, BONZAI never failed to deliver fantastic releases. Even home to one of my favorite releases of all time, THE FIRST REBIRTH. And as a little treat, Mr OLLIE JAYE gave us our second exclusive, his remix of Loreen's "Tattoo" under his new alias, LONE WOLF.

I'm sure I'll be doing a part 2 on this one as so many missed records!

Tracklisting:

01. The Blackmaster - Club Confidential 02. Moon Project - Glow (Moon Edit) 03. MIKE - Sunrise At Palamos 04. Carot Club Trax - Night & Day (Club Mix) 05. Moon Project - House Builder (Yves Deruyter Remix) 06. Tyrome - Electric Voodoo (Club Attack) 07. Blue Alphabet - Madagascar Cafe (Blah Blah Music) 08. V-One - Dead Cities 09. Limited Growth - Prisoners Of Ecstasy (Jagas Impression) 10. Philippe Van Mullem - Tethys 11. Musix - Is This the Way I Feel 12. Meridian - Reach For the Stars 13. Magnetix - Sphere Of Loneliness 14. L-Vee - Tears 15. DJ Looney Tune - Boom! On the Moon (Fire & Ice Remix) 16. Parker & Clind - Cosmos 17. Loreen - Tattoos (Lone Wolf Remix) 18. Fun-Tastic - Inside Your Soul 19. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth (Airwave Remix) 20. Push - Universal Nation (Tall Paul Remix) 21. Phrenetic System - After the Meteor 22. Danger - Phase III 23. Front 242 - Headhunter 2000 (M.I.K.E.'s & B's Generator Remix) 24. Sunscreem - Exodus (Fire & Ice Remix) 25. Freebase - Broken (Fire & Ice Remix) 26. Body Shock - Sleepless 27. Philippe Van Mullem - La 7ieme Note (Part 1) 28. Fire & Ice - Silent Cry 29. Fire & Ice - Outer Space 30. X-Tron - Imagine Yourself 31. Stephen Parker - Phases Pad 32. Cloud 69 - Sixty Nine Ways 33. Philippe Van Mullem - Multipass 1 34. Airwave - Innerspace 35. Planisphere - Deep Blue Dream BUY ALL THINGS BONZAI: https://www.beatport.com/label/bonzai-classics/2079 NEXT EPISODE: DJ MISJAH & X-TRAX RECORDS