![]() It also has a sample of Aphrodite’s Child (“Now comes the capture of the beast”) and sirens to kick it off. Zero Zero – Zeroxed (1991)Ī good techno tune from the early 90s is this song off the Kickin’ label that samples Jimi Hendrix (the guitar riff from “Fire”). And I love the sampling of Jah Screechy’s “Walk & Skank” even though I have no idea what he’s saying. This song tends to make me jump up and down alot – it’s very bouncy. It’s basically breakbeat with a reggae/dancehall influence. This is the best example I can think of what they call “Ragga Techno”. I mean, it’s Africa Bambaata’s Planet Rock (Yo Yo, Get Funky! Yaaahhhhh!) turned into a rave anthem. It’s not a complex song, but it combines all the required elements (long deep base notes, 303 acid stabs, hiphop sample) in just the right way to get the intended effect. Return of the Living Acid is actually Tony Payne, who also did Goal Kick, which is on a 12″ white label from back in the day called “History Repeats” “Get Funky!” is my personal guilty pleasure. Return of the Living Acid – Get Funky! (1991) This is a huge breakbeat/rave item and has been re-released countless of times. From the Production House label, who also gave us Acen. Female vocals (Dorothy Fearon), piano riffs, sirens, and at the end there’s a good amount of 303 squelches. This one throws everything in but the kitchen sink. Whatever dudes! Go make your own list! Top 20 Techno 90s / Rave Tunes 20. Naturally, rave purists will yell at me about it (How could you not include Run Tings? Where’s the Smart-ees?! Where’s DJ Icey?! Only a poseur would include Lords of Acid!). But some of it is really good, too, and in that spirit I bring you my personal top 20 rave/techno tunes of the early 90s – mostly from 1990-1993. Sure, a lot of rave music, just like a lot of house music, is total crap. It’s hard not to listen to the music you grew up with and not have a little bit of nostalgia (I grew up in the 80s, thus I have a soft spot for 80s music, even while I understand that most of it isn’t very good). Ecstasy was plentiful and we liked how that dude from Rabbit in the Moon wore that crazy mirror-jacket! Zen Festival was in full effect and raves were ubiquitous. If we got bored we drove to Gainesville and went to Simons. Clubs stayed open all night and nobody even went out until well after midnight. Firestone was around, The Edge was around. Back then the downtown party scene was much cooler. I was in college at the time and living in Orlando. Welcome to my list of Top 20 Techno 90s Rave Tunes. In the early 90s rave music was everywhere. ![]()
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