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What is the Best Rave Anthem of the 1990s?

This is the first installment of our series cataloging the best rave anthems over the decades.

Let’s take a trip down nostalgia lane… all the way back to the ancient days of the 1990s when the rave scene was still underground. The 1990s proved to be a seminal time in rave culture, where the heavily gelled and spiked hair of the ravers started to peak out from underground and be seen in the mainstream. A time when JNCO jeans and butterfly hair clips reigned supreme. You had to know someone who knew someone to find out the location. Rave tracks from the 90s bring up a lot of emotion with not just the ravers from that era, but almost anyone who grew up listening to electronic music. So what are the best rave tracks from the 1990s? Let’s dig in.

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GVR Tunnel

Global Vibe Radio 299 Feat. Tunnel

This week’s featured Global Vibe Radio mix artist is Tunnel, an anonymous DJ and producer that embodies his mysterious motto of, “Through the darkness, towards the light within.”  The mix is a live recording from Tunnel’s performance at Overlook NYE/NYD in Minneapolis.

Since 2013 the Chicago-born Tunnel (Ryan Miller) has released over 80 releases for record labels devoted to gritty, industrial-laden, innovative techno and experimental music – labels such as Gegen Records, House of Reptile, Etichetta Nera, and his own imprint, Webuildmachines.

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Guest Mix Sharpson

6AM Guest Mix: Sharpson

This week’s 6AM Guest Mix is supplied by Solamente label owner Sharpson, recorded from his home studio in Dublin, Ireland. For this mix, he blends a variety of techno and breaks with a constant acid bassline throughout.

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gegen records compilation

Gegen Records Debuts Compilation for 10 Year Anniversary

Celebrating 10 years of existence with a statement, Berlin’s Gegen Records is releasing a solid three-part compilation, grounding their work of the past decade into the newly founded label’s sonic aesthetic by showcasing the artists that have been at the heart of the infamous party series. This VA is a bundle of 30 tracks hailing from the true ride-or-die residents at the core of the project to the headliners whose support has propelled the collective from day one as well as up-and-coming artists that Gegen takes to heart to support.

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