Rave Tape's Vol.1 - White Dove (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
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Isn't it wonderful, to find mixes/livesets and there's not a lot of info available? This is one of those: a nearly 2 hour long set, and the only bit of info is that this set was recorded at Doncaster Warehouse back in December 1994. And that's all there is to it. Not much more information available. Who made this set, and how come a set recorded in 1994 sounds so damn good? I mean the actual audio recording. It sounds so damn good. Which is weird.

But it's a good set, nonetheless. It takes us all back to 1994, and the fantastic songs released. Whoever did this set, it's a remarkable one, and the 53 songs selected are all fantastically good. They dominated the Hardcore scene everywhere. And as a little raver myself, in 1994, I started to get used to it, and listened to as much as I could muster. But as a young lad, you try your best to listen to everything.

And this set has got everything. A mixture of UK and European Hardcore/Gabber. And the nice touch, which you might appreciate, is the audience. You can hear them in the background, alive and kicking. Which does make me wonder, if this is indeed a set from 1994, and it poses another question: how did they get the quality up to 2025 standards? How's that possible? I remember hearing all these sets back in the day, and the quality was shockingly bad. But this one seems to be the best of the best. Amazing.

If you haven't checked it out yet, here's the tracklist:

1. Q-Tex - Acidulous

2. Acid Heads - Acid Thunder

3. Sub Source - Hardcore Anthem

4. Hocus Pocus - Here's Johnny

5. Renegade Static - We'll Delete The Weak

6. Mr. Brown - Jump

7. Dance Overdose - Overdose Stomp

8. Dr. Pravda - Krankenhaus

9. Technotrance - YRS Stomp

10. Ramos, Supreme, Sunset Regime - Metamorphosis

11. Genaside - Reactor

12. D-Tox - Thrash

13. Charley Lownoise & Mental Theo - Live At London

14. Active Force - Head Like A Pac Man

15. Ultimate Buzz - N-R-Gize

16. Marc Smith - Techno Dup

17. Scott Brown & Omar Santana - Ain't It Wild

18. Scott Brown - Brain-Damaged

19. Too Fast For Mellow - We Gonna Get This Place

20. Darrien Kelly & Scott Brown - Meer Kaas

21. Ni-Cad - Brainwash

22. Chosen Few - Gabberdam

23. Predator - 1, 2, 3, 4

24. Bodylotion - Rock Until The End

25. Bodylotion - Hurt You Bad

26. Bertocucci Feranzano - XTC Love

27. The Bazeman - Can You Feel The Baze

28. The Wasteland - Is It Acceptable

29. Darrien Kelly & Scott Brown - Vijandelijk

30. Lord Of Hardcore - Hellbound

31. Sulfurex - Point Break

32. Lord Of Hardcore - Attack The Dancefloor

33. Genaside - Eliminator

34. Prototype - Mental Floss

35. Lenny Dee & Darrien Kelly - Speed Bump

36. Bald Terror - Drummachine

37. T.N.T. - Brainwash Killer

38. The Nightraver - So

39. Davie Forbes - Fallout

40. T.T.C. - Where Angels Fear To Tread

41. Cyclopede - Bad Motherfucker

42. Rexantthony - For You Marlene

43. Creepozoids - One More Time

44. Search & Destroy - Madness Revisited

45. Juggernaut - Communism

46. Juggernaut - Don't Fuck With A Ruffneck

47. Charley Lownoise & Mental Theo - Ultimate Sex Track

48. Haardcore - Toxic

49. Nasty Django - Hardcore Mothafucka

50. Predator - Mind Of A Lunatic

51. Wavelan - It Will Stand

52. Nasenbluten - Concrete Compressor

53. Chosen Few - After Hourz

A fantastic trip down memory lane, with some heavy hitters. I've had this mix on repeat for the last few weeks, and it has made me happy. Some of these tracks I've not heard in a while, and in this mix, they all come together, and it works extremely well.

Whoever made this set, credit where credit is due. A solid set, no errors, and a cracking set overall. Obviously it's made better due to the excellent songs selected. And 1994 was a fantastic year for Hardcore. And there are too many awesome tracks to choose from, but it has to be the best song of 1994. T.N.T.'s ''Brainwash Killer''. Such a classic, and a powerful anthem too. You could not listen to an album or a cassette without this song on it.

No nonsense, just stomping hard Hardcore from the early 90s. I could not wish for anything more, or less. This brought a smile on my face, and made me stomp my feet harder than ever before. A pure nostalgic trip for me, and if you are into this kind of music, you will love this set too.

Still curious to find out who made this set. And how the fuck it can be in such an awesome recording quality? How's that possible?