Tales from the Rave
Tales from the Rave
Step into the time machine with "Tales from the Rave," a musical journey that transports you back to the second summer of love and beyond.
As a founding member of Rhythm Quest, renowned for the timeless club anthem "Closer To All Your Dreams," our host invites you to relive the exhilarating moments when electronic music was at its peak.
Join us as we reunite with old and new friends who shaped the electronic music landscape, offering you an exclusive glimpse into the thoughts of true pioneers from the inception of the scene. Each guest takes you on a thrilling voyage of musical discovery, delving into their carefully curated record collection, sharing the tracks that defined a musical era. Along the way, they'll unveil captivating "Tales from the Rave" – stories of underground raves, mesmerizing acid lines, and mind-bending experiences.
Explore the birth of the international touring DJ, from the euphoria of the dance floor to what really went down behind the scenes. It's all here, unveiled for your listening pleasure. So kick back, crank up the volume, watch your bass bins, I'm telling ya!!! and prepare to immerse yourself in the electrifying world of "Tales from the Rave." Get ready for a journey through the sounds of HOUSE...
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#MIX002-Tales from the Rave Update-Derick Karma In The Mix
Tales from the Rave
09/25/20 • 61 min
derickkarma.com = my website address
I would like to give you an update on the next run of shows which will be available as a boxset for your listing pleasure this coming Wednesday 30th September.
Joining me for double episodes of Tales from the Rave will be:
The godfather of house music himself Mr Marshall Jefferson,
Dream Frequency and Dancing Devas, Ian Bland
and to finish off this bouncing boxset of shows,
Allister Whitehead who will join me telling you his the chapters and verse on his rise to the top.
Each gust has picked out some hidden gems for each of there double episodes to help tell their origins store to run alongside this boxset, I have also been busy in the studio remix three classic tracks:
Shanon - Let the Music Play,
Read my Lips
Gibson brothers - Cuba,
They are all available as a free download on my derickkarma.com website
Along with over content relating to Tales from the Rave and finally here is a DJ mix I recorded while on lockdown there are more mixes available on my website. Please remember to look out for the next run of Tales from the Rave podcasts episodes available for from this coming Wednesday 30th September.
#009 - 808 State - Andy Barker - Tony Ross - part one (of two) - Tales from the Rave
Tales from the Rave
03/26/20 • 49 min
In this episode, I shall be chatting with 808 State's, Andy Barker and his DJ partner Tony Ross.
About their musical journey, their early experiences at the legendary Hacienda,
lifetime friendships, networking, a sea of ideas flown in on the back of a white dove,
In The Corner at Fac 51 the Hacienda and how a collective of them went on to help shape what later became known as the Internationally renowned Madchester,
How they came to meet John the one who never speaks,
And after being book to play a gig in Amsterdam,
they spent a full day driving around trying to score weed for an Acid House legend.
I have been building a website at derickkarma.com
Where you will be able to receive extra content related to Tales from the Rave, Dj mixes & And free exclusive remixes from me of some classic track from back in the day and links to all my social media feeds.
Please give me alike, and a follow, check it at all out at derickkarma.com
Andy Barker is a founding band member of 808 State.
The band where Initially fuelled by the emergent music technology of the late Eighties or as Andy puts it "It's all about the machines."
808 State love affair with their machines came to define their style and sound. Taking the Roland TR-808 drum machine and intertwining into the band's name.
It was adding human warmth, to modern machine music to creating abstract, artistic techno with harder melodic edges that has remained timeless.
With their breakthrough singles Pacific, Cubik and In Yer Face, released across labels such as ZTT and Tommy Boy in the United States, the band were the first electronica band to craft long-form dance music albums.
Tony Ross Djing since 87 inspired by the early House sounds which were filtering through from the United States. A regular at the Hacienda where Gramham Park and Jon Da Silva would stimulate his musical education.
Tony found himself DJing along with Sasha both becoming residents at the legendary Shelleys and playing out at far many more discerning club nights up and down the country, later going on to tour the world stage with Sasha and supporting 808 State with his DJ skills.
Series one trailer (The Answerphone)
Tales from the Rave
12/18/19 • 9 min
Trailer to the forthcoming "Tales from the Rave" Podcast show.
Please join me each week on a musical journey through the early days of dance youth culture.
I will be chatting with some of the true pioneers from the early days of House from way back when it all began.
Each guest will take you on a voyage of discovery through their dusted off record box sharing their "Tales from the Rave" along the way.
Listen to preview messages from Brandon Block, Rob Tissera, Jay Wearden, Nick Hussey and my old writing partner from our Rytham Quest days Mark Hadfield.
Series two trailer (The Answerphone)
Tales from the Rave
09/30/20 • 5 min
Trailer to the forthcoming "Tales from the Rave" Series two Podcast show.
Please join me on a musical journey through the early days of dance youth culture.
I will be chatting with some of the true pioneers from the early days of House from way back when it all began.
Each guest will take you on a voyage of discovery through their dusted off record box sharing their "Tales from the Rave" along the way.
Listen to preview messages from Marshall Jefferson, Dream Frequency Ian Bland, Allister Whitehead, Andy Barker 8o8 State and Tony Ross.
#010 - 808 State - Andy Barker - Tony Ross - part two (of two) - Tales from the Rave
Tales from the Rave
04/08/20 • 55 min
In this episode, I shall be chatting with 808 States, Andy Barker and his DJ partner Tony Ross.
About 808 States legendary sell-out concert at GMEX Manchester at the height of Madchester,
Flying sheep and the show with the mighty KLF which never happened.
The 808 State Radio Show, from its early days at Sunset Radio to being taken off the air while having the most robust rates across the Galaxy Network and how they passed on messages live on air to the inmates in jail when the Manchester Strangeways riot was happening.
I have been building a website at derickkarma.com
Where you will be able to receive extra content related to Tales from the Rave, Dj mixes & And free exclusive remixes from me of some classic track from back in the day and links to all my social media feeds.
Please give me alike, and a follow, check it at all out at derickkarma.com
Andy Barker is a founding band member of 808 State.
The band where Initially fuelled by the emergent music technology of the late Eighties or as Andy puts it "It's all about the machines."
808 State love affair with their machines came to define their style and sound. Taking up the Roland 808 and intertwining into the band's name.
Adding human warmth, to modern machine music to creating abstract, artistic techno with harder melodic edges that has remained timeless.
With their breakthrough singles Pacific, Cubik and In Yer Face, released across labels such as ZTT and Tommy Boy in the United States, the band were the first electronica band to craft long-form dance music albums.
Tony Ross Djing since 87 inspired by the early house sounds which were filtering through from the USA. A regular at the Hacienda where Gramham Park and Jon Da Silva would stimulate his musical education.
Tony found himself DJing along with Sasha both becoming residents at the legendary Shelleys and far many more discerning club nights up and down the country, later going on to tour the world stage with Sasha and supporting 808 State with his DJ sets.
#001: Brandon Block - Tales from the Rave
Tales from the Rave
12/27/19 • 27 min
In this episode, I am joined by the legend which is Brandon Block.
With a DJ career spanning back to 1985 down his local boozer, playing funk and soul before the Acid House movement took off in 1988.
Over the years, his skills have led him to holding residencies at Up Yer Ronson in Leeds, FUBAR at the Milk Bar in London (which he co-promoted with Lisa Loud), Club For Life and Malibu Stacey (both in the capital) and Scream in Plymouth.
Nowadays, he plays regularly at the Ministry of Sound, Turnmills, Miss Moneypenny’s, Golden, Republica, Progress, Karanga, Colours, Clockwork Orange and Kelly’s.
Brandon has played all over Europe, an international touring DJ, stopping off in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, the US and all points in between. A regular at Allenby 58 in Tel Aviv and C Bar in Eilat.
Join me, Derick Karma as I chat with Brandon Block about the early days, playing on the Space Terrace and selecting his favourite tracks from a truly magical era.
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Tales from the Rave Spotify playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hiM620NfqbStcnZDjRfgk?si=vu-HUDy6RF6vaj-
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Derick Karma Spotify artist https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KV5lHR5WJr3d8o6lY9i1Y
#007-Rhythm Quest "Closer To All Your Dreams"- Mark Hadfield part one (of two)-Tales from the Rave
Tales from the Rave
01/16/20 • 31 min
In this episode, I will be chatting with my former bandmate & Rhythm Quest co-founder Mark Hadfield.
Our musical adventure started way back in our school days, playing around in the eight-track studio and trying to recreate the sounds that we were hearing played on evening radio dance shows such as Stu Alan on Key 103 and Pete Tong on Radio 1. Never in our wildest dreams would we have known that those DJ's and shows would be instrumental in bringing our first track as Rhythm Quest "closer to all your dreams" to the masses.
In 1989 on a school 'music lesson' field trip, we were taken to visit a local Recording Studio by the name of Moonraker studios. This was a place renowned for local dance acts such as A Guy called Gerald and many others. After leaving school, Mark blagged his way into becoming a 'Studio Teaboy' before eventually being offered a position as a YTS trainee. This gave us access to the studio overnight where we spent all of our free time trying to concoct new ideas in our Quest for dancefloor success.
This is where we created our seminal club banger 'Closer to all your dreams' that we signed to Network records, home to acts such as Detroit Techno Legends Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson & also masked ravers Altern-8.
During that era, it was also not just at the height of the 'Madchester' scene, but the whole Rave scene sweeping across the UK.
It led to Rhythm Quest playing to Huge crowds throughout the country, sharing the stage with acts such as The Prodigy, SL2& Shades of Rhythm. Some of the most memorable moments being in Scotland and Northern Ireland, Those crazy Kids!!!
Following on from Rhythm Quest, Mark's music career progressed as 1/3 member of Vocal House outfit & Remix Poster Boys - LOVELAND
Their debut release ‘Let The Music Lift You Up’ hit the Top 20 in the UK charts and winning the Silver Clef award for the 1994 Number 1 Dance Record of the Year
They had 4 further UK Hit records including Hacienda favourite - 'I need Somebody’ and ‘Don’t make me wait’
This led to them becoming the poster boys of UK House Remixes, working on many artists including Livin’ Joy, D-Ream, C&C Music Factory, D-mob, Barbara Tucker, Donna Summer, Tony de Vit, Shiva, Blast, Happy Clappers, Love Happy, Robert Owens, Atlantic Ocean & Chanelle.
New style dance trend Trance saw the birth of LUCID in 1998 and Mark signed with FFRR/London Records. Their first single ‘I Cant Help Myself’ hit the UK charts at no.7 & was nominated for the prestigious Ivor Novello Award. Further hits included ‘Crazy’ ‘Stay with me till dawn’ and “Out There’ all entering the UK Top 40.
Further notable success’ worth mentioning are:
LOVEFREEKZ signing to Positiva/EMI Records with the UK number 6 hit ‘Shine’ and commercial / pop success as a writer/producer with hit songs such as the multi-platinum, award-winning ‘Let me Love you’ (until you learn to love yourself) recorded by US RnB star Ne-Yo that was a number 1 in the UK & number 6 in the US, ’Bounce’ recorded by Hip Hop artist Iggy Azalea and songs recorded with artists such as Rita Ora and Celine Dion.
Join me Derick Karma, as I chat with Mark, reminiscing about his involvement with Hybrid and playing at Quadrant Park, meeting Bizarre Inc, The Moonraker Studio days and how after listening to some sound advice from A Guy Call Gerald, we signed to Network Records.
#005: Nick Hussey part one (of two)-Tales from the Rave
Tales from the Rave
01/02/20 • 30 min
Nick Hussey, a DJ from a very early age with a keen eye for the hustle! Nick's Dj career started way back in his school days, selling mixtapes after already securing a residency at the local under 18s disco playing Electro, Soul and Street sounds...
After leaving School Nick found himself engaged deep within Manchester's Madchester music scene, in packed clubs such as The Hacienda and the legendary illegal Acid House after parties at The Kitchen in Manchester - Arguably the birthplace of UK House music.
The Kitchen was based in two knocked through flats at the centre of a moody, dark, concrete jungle, derelict council estate on the outskirts of Manchester city centre. Where the children of the night would head after the city's clubs had closed their doors.
Nick developed a love of House music that led him down the path of songwriting, producing and remixing. He worked on tracks for acts such as Bowa (Different story) Ultracynic (Nothing lasts forever) Rhythm of Life (Touch me) and FPI Project (Rich in paradise).
The worldwide success of Nicks productions led to remixes in the 90's for American artists Jodeci, Crystal Waters, Joi Cardwell and European acts such as The Charlatans, Corona (Rhythm of the night) and Livin joy (I'm a dreamer). After nine No.1’s in the dance charts and selling over 6 million records, Nick worked as a DJ playing Wednesday nights at Mambo’s & Eden in Ibiza.
Further DJing gigs continued around the world from Moscow to Mauritius, Amsterdam to Vancouver, New York to Naples. More recently Nick has been the resident Dj playing to 5000 a night at the huge Zero Gravity Beach & Night club in Dubai, The Plaza Beach & Awqa Mist in Marbella.
Whilst continuing to DJ around the globe, Nick signed to Defected & CR2 records as an artist and has had recent releases on Kaluki Music and Freakin 909.
Join me Derick Karma, as I chat with Nick about the start of the Acid House, Madchester and how one party at The Kitchen turned into many. The hustle of pressing your own vinyl records and his adventures travailing down the M6 in a convoy of cars in search of the best night of his life at the legendary Shelleys Stoke-On-Trent.
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Free Downloads Derick Karma Soundcloud Page https://soundcloud.com/derickkarma
Tales from the Rave Spotify playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hiM620NfqbStcnZDjRfgk?si=vu-HUDy6RF6vaj-
82Arr2g
Derick Karma Spotify artist https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KV5lHR5WJr3d8o6lY9i1Y
09/30/20 • 75 min
derickkarma.com
Coming up In this episode, I shall be chatting with Rave head legend Mr Dream Freqancy himself, Ian Bland.
About his love of electro-pop in the early 80s lead to him buying his first synth instead of a ZX spectrum.
How he learned how to jack his body down the local, before moving onto the summer of love.
Dancing the night away at the Hacienda Hot night,
Signing his first album deal with Dream Frequency and how he has rediscovered his rave buzz for the first Dream Frequency album in 30 years,
Please leave a review if you like the podcast I love reading them.
And head over to my website at derickkarma.com while you are listing to the show.
Where you will be able to receive extra content related to Tales from the Rave,
Dj mixes & And free exclusive remixes from me of some classic track from back in the day,
and all the links to all my social media channels.
Please give me alike, and a follow, check it at all out at derickkarma.com
#002: Rob Tissera - Tales from the Rave
Tales from the Rave
12/27/19 • 33 min
Rob Tissera has been on the scene since the early beginnings of house music in 1988.
His musical journey started whilst attending illegal acid house parties around the M25, where he was a regular at the Back to the future & Sunrise parties. This inspired him to take up the art of DJing.
After moving up north, Rob learned his trade by playing on the pirate radio stations in Blackburn. This lead to him playing at some of the legendary illegal raves throughout the early nineties. He remains one of the only DJ's in history to be put in jail for these exploits. He served 3 months in 1991 for incitement to riot. This was the springboard for his entire career as promoters clambered over themselves to book him.
Rob was a resident DJ at two of the north's very best events ARK and Bowlers. He has also been a monthly resident for Club UK, The leisure Lounge, Sunnyside Up, Golden, Gatecrasher, Sundissential, Fantazia, Resurrection, Garlands,
Since then, he not only travelled the world as an international house and hard house DJ but was also a founding father of the club phenomenon Kissdafunk.
He has toured Australia and New Zealand eleven times and played all of Ibiza's finest venues over the past 25 years including Pacha, El Divino, Amnesia, Eden, Space, Sankeys, Es Paradis, Benemussa Zoo, Summum and Privilege.
Rob is also the creator of the seminal dance classic The Day Will Come as his alter ego Quake with Ian Bland. The track along with many others has appeared on a raft of 'Best of' music compilations. Quake also produced three tracks for the legendary film "Human Traffic"
Join me Derick Karma as I chat with Rob about the early days, illegal raves, the opening night of his Kissdafunk brand and getting stranded overseas in the middle of a revolution whilst touring with Slinky.
Please follow me on your social media channels and let me keep you updated about the show :)
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Derick Karma Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/derickkarma
Free Downloads Derick Karma Soundcloud Page https://soundcloud.com/derickkarma
Tales from the Rave Spotify playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hiM620NfqbStcnZDjRfgk?si=vu-HUDy6RF6vaj-
82Arr2g
Derick Karma Spotify artist https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KV5lHR5WJr3d8o6lY9i1Y
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FAQ
How many episodes does Tales from the Rave have?
Tales from the Rave currently has 21 episodes available.
What topics does Tales from the Rave cover?
The podcast is about House, Society & Culture, Dance Music, 90S, Interview, Music, Storytelling, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Tales from the Rave?
The episode title '#015 - Allister Whitehead - part one (of two) - Tales from the Rave' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Tales from the Rave?
The average episode length on Tales from the Rave is 46 minutes.
How often are episodes of Tales from the Rave released?
Episodes of Tales from the Rave are typically released every 4 days, 12 hours.
When was the first episode of Tales from the Rave?
The first episode of Tales from the Rave was released on Dec 18, 2019.
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