Rave & Retro House

The rave years and their long afterlife. The warehouse parties and the Popcorn and retro nights, the records that Belgians still fill rooms for, and the anthems that never left rotation.

Part of The Belgian Sound

21 moments in this segment.

1. 1991 - 2 Unlimited - "Get Ready for This". The Belgian-produced (De Coster/Wilde) 2 Unlimited became a global rave-pop juggernaut.
2. 1992-06-15 - Rave Crusader - Free Volume [Techno Rave][Belgium][1992]. From the Belgian electronic scene, Rave Crusader - Free Volume [Techno Rave][Belgium][1992]. (1992)
3. 1993-06-15 - "JEFF MILLS 1993 " Belgium. From the Belgian electronic scene, "JEFF MILLS 1993 " Belgium. (1993)
4. 1993-06-15 - Rave Explosion 1993 - Belgium. From the Belgian electronic scene, Rave Explosion 1993 - Belgium. (1993)
5. 1993-06-15 - Rave Party 1993 | The Rave Explosion Party #2 | Belgium. From the Belgian electronic scene, Rave Party 1993 | The Rave Explosion Party #2 | Belgium. (1993)
6. 1994 - Belgian retro-house - the temple sound. A retro-house mix capturing the Cherry Moon / La Rocca / Carat dancefloor sound.
7. 1996 - Café d’Anvers - 1996. The Antwerp house cathedral, a former church turned temple of dance, a full 1996 night at Café d’Anvers.
8. 1996-06-15 - Retro House Music from Belgium (1996 -1999) (REMEMBER SESSION). A retro mix of Belgian club classics, Retro House Music from Belgium (1996 -1999) (REMEMBER SESSION). (1996)
9. 1998 - Marco Bailey - Belgian techno export. Marco Bailey became one of Belgium's most internationally-touring techno DJs and label bosses (MB Elektronics).
10. 1999 - Sven Van Hees - downtempo/house. Sven Van Hees brought a more eclectic house and downtempo sensibility to the Belgian scene.
11. 2000 - Mario & DJ Phi Phi - the rave residents. A generation of Belgian club residents, Phi Phi, Mario, Franky Kloeck, drove the hard-trance and rave nights that filled the temples (2000).
12. 2000 - Sven Väth-era Belgian club techno. The international techno circuit that Belgian clubs hosted around the millennium.
13. 2009-06-15 - Timo Maas @ Café D´Anvers/Antwerpen. From the Belgian electronic scene, Timo Maas @ Café D´Anvers/Antwerpen. (2009)
14. 2010-10-11 - DJ springer-the magic flute. dance
15. 2012 - Lefto - Brussels selector. Lefto is one of Belgium's most respected DJs/selectors, a beats and broken-beat tastemaker out of Brussels.
16. 2015 - The new techno community. A dense network of Belgian DJs, collectives and small labels through the 2010s kept the underground vital between the festival headliners.
17. 2015 - Lefto - the Brussels selector. Lefto, Belgium's broken-beat and jazz-leaning DJ tastemaker.
18. 2016-06-15 - Aftermovie - Ann Clue B2B Boris Brejcha @ Café d´Anvers, Antwerp 2016. A Belgian club/techno set, Aftermovie - Ann Clue B2B Boris Brejcha @ Café d´Anvers, Antwerp 2016. (2016)
19. 2021 - Belgian techno on the world stage. Belgian techno DJs headlining the global club and festival circuit in the 2020s.
20. 2021-06-15 - Age Of Techno - the current state of techno in Belgium. From the Belgian electronic scene, Age Of Techno - the current state of techno in Belgium. (2021)
21. 2023 - Belgian techno today - the global stage. Belgian techno artists headline festivals from Tomorrowland to Awakenings, a scene that went from the Boccaccio floor to the world's biggest stages.