Caddyshack and I went to see Paul van Dyk at the Commodore last Friday, and he dropped this crazy acid 303 build that went on for a good three minutes before finally crashing in. It reminded me of the version of Aldo Bender’s Acid Enlightenment that was on Fatboy Slim’s On the Floor at the Boutique, but heavily remixed.

And so it started me digging through the record collection and tracking down a few lost classics. These tracks are from some of my favourite rave memories.

(And, yes… I’m way behind on posting the last couple tracklists. Life’s been busy, but this one just couldn’t get missed!)

dj Smiley Mike Oldschool 90s Acid Trance Mix

Cores – Matabu (Part 2) || Noom Records 1996
Pablo Gargano – Pink Fluyd || Eve Records 1995
Solar Quest – Acid Air Raid (George’s All Nighter) || Choci’s Chewns 1994
Commander Tom – Are Am Eye || 1995 Re-released on Noom Records in 1999
Aldo Bender – Enlightenment (dj Smiley Mike Bootleg Mix) || React America 1996
Angel of Death – Angel of Death (Tracid Mix) || Tracid Traxxx 2001
Kai Tracid – Liquid Skies (Polaris Lab. Mix) || Suck Me Plasma Records 1998
Mana – Psionic (Arrakis Remix) || Fluid Recordings 1999
Kai Tracid vs. Kan Cold – Untitled || White Label
Yoda – Definitely (Kai Tracid vs. Sunbeam Mix) || Netrecord-Z 2001
X-Cabs – Neuro 98 (Kai Tracid Mix) || Orbit Records 1998

dj Caddyshack Dirty Trance Mix

Caddyshack played some stuff too. Although I didn’t write it down, because I’ve been pretty lazy this past couple weeks. However, I know he played the Deadmau5 – Psynapse intro track, and then later in his set he player the Armin van Burren Intro mix of Omnia & IRA – The Fusion and then a little later he played a couple tracks by Crystal Method followed by a couple tracks by The Loops of Fury. I ran down what he played in the full podcast.

Wow – I was rummaging through old mix tapes, which lead me to look up a tracklist of an old skool trance and breakbeat mixtape by Kid Bippy – circa 1995. That lead me looking up some of the tracks on YouTube and that planted the seed for this week’s ultimate throwback old skool trance mix.

There are a few bumps along the way – such as the first mix or two – but get past that and get into some super long mixes of some of the most recognizable trance anthems of the early 90s. Did people even call them anthems back then?

Trance trivia

Size 9 is actually Josh Wink, who’s real name is Joshua Winkleman.

Metro LA is actually Mike Knapp & Eric Davenport. Mike Knapp is also known as Xpando.

Dune is actually Tarrentella and Redanka who operate RIP Records and were regular contributors to the Whoop! Records label.

Skynet UK is Ian Widgery, also known as Surge.

Rank 1 is Benno De Goeij and Piet Bervoets

…and Taucher is like nothing I’ve ever seen!

dj Smiley Mike Old Skool Trance Mix

Aftrax – The Mask (Swept Q)
Metro LA – To a Nation Rockin’ (On a Short Journey)
Size 9 – I’m Ready (Remix Edit)
Energy 52 – Cafe del Mar (Raul Rincon Instrumental Remix)
Energy 52 – Cafe del Mar (Deadmau5 Remix)
Save the Robot – Mars Needs Time
Sasha – Xpander (12″ Version)
Metro LA – To a Nation Rockin’
Save the Robot – Mars Needs Time
Habersham & Numinous – Rhetorical Question (Chris Micali Remix)
Dune – Boomerang (Quivver Version)
Size 9 – I’m Ready
Claudia Cazacu – Quatrain 4
Sub Focus – Rock It (Stanton Warriors Re-Rub)
Skynet UK – Back to 89
Rank 1 & Jochen Miller – The Great Escape (Extended)
Opopip – Vita (Keemo & Taucher Mix)