Rave Podcast with Daniel Lesden
by Daniel Lesden
Rave Podcast is a monthly music radio show, hosted since 2011 by Daniel Lesden, an internationally recognised DJ, producer, label manager at JOOF Recordings, and music curator at Beatport, based in the UK. The show unveils his latest discoveries and finest selections from the world of underground electronic music and has over half a million downloads on Apple Podcasts. Find more information and all episodes at ravepodcast.com.
Episodes
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Rave Podcast 158
I apologise for the radio silence from me for the last couple of months, and I appreciate you bearing with me. I know many of you have been asking and waiting for a new Rave Podcast episode, so I brought you a fresh mix packed with deep, proggy trance gems, blending new discoveries with some...
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Rave Podcast 157
I apologise for the radio silence from me for the last couple of months, and I appreciate you bearing with me. I know many of you have been asking and waiting for a new Rave Podcast episode, so I brought you a fresh mix packed with deep, proggy trance gems, blending new discoveries with some...
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Rave Podcast 156
The underground trance scene is thriving right now, with incredible releases dropping one after another. The sound of this makes me remember why I fell in love with trance music three decades ago! Here’s a fresh slice of that world, straight from my DJ oven. 🎙️ About the show: Rave Podcast is a...
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Rave Podcast 155
After months of quite intense episodes, this time we're diving into a deeper, darker, and more laid-back progressive and techno sound that really locks into the groove (with a few unexpected twists, of course). Enjoy! 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Opuswerk — IUW (Original Mix) [Suara Records] 05:14…
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Rave Podcast 154
This month, we have an outstanding showcase of the 'Raw Trance' sound, featuring music from some of my current favourite producers like Mikkel Rev, Asca, Omformer, Oprofessionell, Whirloop, Sioc, Alan Backdrop, Lucinee, and more. I'm delighted to see the rise of this raw, deep, and hypnotic…
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Rave Podcast 153
This episode continues to blend raw, deep, and hypnotic sounds, full of emotional trance vibes and frisky hard grooves. I think it's safe to say it perfectly highlights where I am musically at the moment. 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Mikkel Rev – Insula (Original Mix) [A Strangely Isolated Place] 05:37...
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Rave Podcast 152
In this episode, we shift gears towards the trancey soundscapes I promised last time. Trance is one of the most diverse music genres, spanning many different sub-genres and styles. Today, I'd like to highlight a specific, emerging sound that is fast-paced, heads-down, and sits somewhere between...
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Rave Podcast 151
Continuing with the theme of the previous episodes, this edition of Rave Podcast is all about the exploration of techno soundscapes. The first half features a deep and hypnotic trancey sound, while the second half showcases some serious, pounding grooves. I absolutely love this sound at the…
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Rave Podcast 150
This episode is all about proper Techno: groovy, slamming, heads-down, and sometimes melodic too. I feel that nowadays many people use the word ‘techno’ to describe something entirely different, sometimes they call progressive house tunes ‘techno’, sometimes trance tracks are mislabeled as...
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Rave Podcast 149
The March episode of Rave Podcast is here, and this time we start with banging 140 BPM straight away! A lot of hard grooves in the first half and a cosmic trance towards the end. 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 David Moleon — Back To Moleon (Original Mix) [Transfiguration Recordings] 05:14 Introversion —...
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Rave Podcast 148
The February podcast is here, bringing you a lot of heads-down grooves. This is the kind of sound and the tempo I really like now, and I hope you do too! The show also includes a couple of unreleased tracks from JOOF Recordings and Be As One, so plenty of fresh music here from the names like Wata...
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Rave Podcast 147
To start 2024 on a high note, and as we also get almost to the Rave Podcast’s 13th anniversary, I decided to make this episode 2 hours long. Expect a blend of raw, deep, and hypnotic techno and trance with a psychedelic twist. Enjoy the journey! 🎵 Tracklisting: 0:00:00 Whirloop — Departure…
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Rave Podcast 146
This episode starts deep and hypnotising but gets almost uplifting closer towards the end. Expect both fresh and old (but still gold) tracks from Ambeam, Marco Bailey, Hedustma, 27Club, Ectima, John 00 Fleming, Tom Hades, Alan Backdrop, Maike Depas, GiGi FM, Axel Karakasis, Deco 5000, Quinnbond,...
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Rave Podcast 145
The Rave Podcast is back and is now available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Patreon. I’m really enjoying such a deep, heads-down, groovy sound now, and I hope you’ll like it too. Enjoy! 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Roby M Rage — A Quiet War (Original Mix) [Oscillator Music] 06:15 Ness — Flesh Of The Gods...
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Rave Podcast 144
Enjoy the June podcast selection with a blend of driving techno and raw underground trance towards the end! 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Basement Jaxx, Pig&Dan — Express Yourself (Pig&Dan Eclectic Mix) [Atlantic Jaxx] 06:39 Alan Fitzpatrick, 3strange — Truths (Making Moves) (Extended Mix) [Armada…
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Rave Podcast 143
This month’s show is all about deep, hypnotic atmospheric sound, so get ready to be hypnotised! 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Anima Mundi — Mountain Night (Original Mix) [On The 5th Day] 03:46 Regal — From Other Sounds (Original Mix) [Figure] 05:39 Enlusion, Slavlotski — Inferno (Original Mix) [JOOF...
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Rave Podcast 142
This month we shift gears for pretty uptempo music, from old-school groovy techno and some raw underground trance from Phara, David Moleon, KaioBarssalos, Kay Barton, Omformer, Hypnum, Vaya, Whirloop, and many more. Enjoy! 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Phara — The Fleshy Part Of The Thigh (Original Mix)...
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Rave Podcast 141
Enjoy this month’s selection with deep trance tunes blended with dark and pounding tech-house grooves. Music from Jamie Baggotts, Elias Erium, Hollen, Harvey McKay, Sasha Carassi, Alberto Ruiz, Jordan Gill, RNX, Second Sine, and more. 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Jamie Baggotts — Found (Original Mix)...
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Rave Podcast 140
This episode turned out to be quite Trancey, featuring four exclusive premieres from JOOF Recordings. Enjoy! 🎵 Tracklisting: 00:00 Joseph Dalik — Manipulated Structures (Shaun Mauren Remix) [Naughty Pills Records] 05:32 Dubiosity, Pjotr G — Scraping (Original Mix) [Lateral Fragments] 09:03…
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Rave Podcast 139
Happy 2023! In this first episode of the year, we kick things off with a quite fast-paced, groovy House and Techno with a pinch of old-school vibe. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 DJoko, Kolter — Secret To Happiness (Remastered) [DJokoCamp] 03:52 Ronnie Spiteri — Red Zone (Original Mix) [We Are The...
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Rave Podcast 138
In this last episode of 2022, we shift gear from fast and pounding beats that we had a couple of previous episodes to a deeper and slow-paced progression and sound. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Sasha – Out Of Time (Instrumental Mix) [Kompakt] 07:02 Filterheadz, Marco Bailey – Mansion (Original Mix)...
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Rave Podcast 137
This month’s podcast kicks off with some of the most hypnotic tunes, followed by trancey techno and then some banging old-school rave-style stuff. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Deepbass, Ness – Les Planes (Original Mix) [Dynamic Reflection] 03:54 Joachim Spieth – Luminophor (Original Mix) [Affin]...
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Rave Podcast 136
October’s edition of the podcast is already available on Soundcloud, YouTube, Spotify playlist, and Patreon (on Patreon, it appears a week prior to the premier, with higher quality and no voiceovers). Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Pig&Dan — Particles (Original Mix) [Elevate] 06:00 Timewave — The...
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Rave Podcast 135
A new long-awaited edition of the podcast is already available on Soundcloud, YouTube, Spotify playlist, and Patreon (on Patreon, it appears a week prior to the premier, with higher quality and no voiceovers). Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Dubiosity — Denying The Antecedent (Original Mix) [Planet...
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Rave Podcast 134
For years I’ve been known as a very diverse DJ, playing from some of the deepest music up to fast, pounding, banging tracks. And it’s always quite challenging to showcase all of my musical taste in a single mix or even a gig, for example when my set is in the peak time in the middle of the event…
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Rave Podcast 133
As you probably know, the last couple of episodes were quite rough, dark, and pounding. You know, the usual stuff. But today, after the Winter holidays, I wanted to give you something lighter, and brighter, more housey, more melodic. Just some positive vibes. This is not the kind of music I…
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Rave Podcast 132
The last episode of this year features some of the deepest and most hypnotic tracks, a heads-down journey of lush pads and pounding beats. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Seraphim Rytm — Sumaritma (Edit Select Remix) [Edit Select] 05:06 Joachim Spieth, Reggy van Oers — Undulatus Asperatus (Original…
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Rave Podcast 131
This episode features groovy tech house, hypnotic techno and even goa trance. And also dozens of little unexpected mashups that helped make the mix even more interesting. Tracklisting: 00:00 Markus Homm — Back At It (Chus & Ceballos Remix) [Kenja Records] 04:31 e-Dancer — The Rise (Original Mix)...
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Rave Podcast 130
Unlike the previous episode, this mix is much more melodic and housey. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 James Grow — Faith (Original Mix) [Kenja Records] 04:38 Simon Doty — Party With A Purpose (Extended Mix) [Realm Records] 09:31 Enlusion — Crystaldee (Rick Pier O'Neil Remix) [Forescape Digital] 13:06...
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Rave Podcast 129
This one is probably the most hypnotic episode I have ever mixed, total heads-down. Immersive and trancey. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Joachim Spieth — Luciferin (Original Mix) [Affin] 04:03 Luigi Tozzi — Tender Is The Night (Original Mix) [Non Series] 07:57 Spacebeat — Spiritus Spatium (Original...
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Rave Podcast 128
This month we have ruthless fast techno with an oldschool vibe and a pinch of psychedelic. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Torsten Kanzler — Krass Locker Fluffig (A Paul Remix) [TK Records] 05:17 Shaun Mauren — My Dream (Original Mix) [Naked Lunch] 08:26 Triforce — Animus (Original Mix) [Zenon…
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Rave Podcast 127
There are a lot of melodics, driving basslines, atmospheric techno trance, as well as a few unreleased tracks, among others. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Quivver — I'm Bob (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records] 04:51 F-Act — Access All Areas (Original Mix) [JOOF Aura] 09:26 John 00 Fleming — Spirit...
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Rave Podcast 126
If the previous episode was pretty dark and hypnotic, this one is the exact opposite: mostly melodic and groovy with tech-house and an oldschool vibe at the end. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Quivver — That Is Correct (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music] 05:11 Max Freegrant, Ivan Aliaga — The Space Girl...
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Rave Podcast 125
This episode is groovy, hypnotic in places, and very fast towards the end. It’s been a while since I’ve played tracks with a tempo over 140 BPM, so if you've been waiting for such a powerful mix, this is the one for you. Tracklisting: 00:00 Elfsong — Tesseract (Christopher Vassilakis Remix)...
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Rave Podcast 124
It’s quite a diverse episode, with progressive house, tech house, trance and techno. As a DJ, it’s very interesting for me to put together such mixes with a smooth progression and “narration”, I hope it’s also interesting for you to listen to. Also, this episode premieres an alternative version…
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Rave Podcast 123
You probably won’t hear this music in the clubs nowadays, but I deliberately played some older tunes from the labels like Hooj Choons, Bedrock, Whoop Records to show a new generation of listeners how progressive music used to sound. Enjoy this beautiful heads-down progression. Tracklistings…
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Rave Podcast 122
Wow, that was quite a journey, wasn’t it? Ten years, I can’t believe it! This special three-hour episode includes a lot of my all-time favourite tracks, which I think perfectly sums up the whole point of the Rave Podcast — to share with you high-quality underground music. Make sure you give it a...
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Rave Podcast 121
This time, it turned out to be a melodic opening, a hypnotic middle and a fierce ending with an oldschool Trance. Tracklisting: 00:00 Pig&Dan — Lost Another Angel (Original Mix) [Cocoon Recordings] 03:48 T99 — Anasthasia (THNK Extended Remix) [Armada Music] 07:21 Don Ruijgrok, Mike Scolari —...
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Rave Podcast 120
The last episode of 2020 is already available on Soundcloud, YouTube, in the Spotify playlist, and on Patreon (with direct downloads, higher audio quality, RSS feed, no voice-overs, and more goodies). Enjoy! Tracklisting: 00:00 Domased Electronica — Temple Of Art (LoQuai Remix) [Mistique Music]...
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Rave Podcast 119
The show is full of musical discoveries and flashbacks: from the newest releases of the month to my all-time favourite lesser-known tracks. Prepare to get trancey and hypnotised, proper heads-down. Tracklisting: 00:00 Yeadon — Unite (Extended Mix) [FSOE UV] 05:09 Deetech — Trip (Original Mix)...
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Rave Podcast 118
Some tracks of this episode were released five, ten and even fifteen years ago, but even today they sound interesting and fresh. And there is also a wide tempo range from 122 to 143 BPM, so it turned out a quite intense! Tracklisting: 00:00 Michael A — Slow (Andrea Cassino Remix) [Soundteller]...
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Rave Podcast 117
A heads-down journey from deep progressive house to pounding techno. Tracklisting: 00:00 Milkwish — Avalon (Quivver Remix) [Songspire Records] 04:38 Ioan Gamboa — Karla (Soulwerk Remix) [Replug] 09:47 Marcus Decay — Shadows & Mirrors (Original Mix) [Noreira records] 14:38 Kase Kochen — Monstera...
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Rave Podcast 116
Heads-down grooves all the way! Tracklisting: 00:00 Phonic Scoupe — Guarana (Original Mix) [Stripped Recordings] 04:55 Rick Pier O'Neil — Mul (Jeremy Rowlett Remix) [Forescape Digital] 07:29 ID — ID 11:04 Boho — Jack Black (Original Mix) [Senso Sounds] 14:54 Mikael Jonasson, Sasha Carassi — Void...
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Rave Podcast 115
Secret IDs and techno-trancey vibes. 00:00 ID — ID [JOOF Aura] 04:53 ID — ID [JOOF Aura] 08:44 Subtara — Atomic Energy (Original Mix) [Forescape Digital] 12:50 Cirez D — The Raid (Original Mix) [Mouseville] 16:25 Citizen Kain — The Elephant (Cosmic Boys Remix) [BluFin] 19:40 Carlos Manaca —...
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Rave Podcast 114
This episode goes deeeep. Tracklisting: 00:00 Mike Rish — Strive (Original Mix) [Ugenius Music] 06:18 Luis M — Embrace The Fear (Original Mix) [Digital Structures] 11:26 Scanfix — Clouds (Original Mix) [Forescape Digital] 19:09 Kalden Bess — Midnight Train (Original Mix) [Extravaganza] 23:13…
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Rave Podcast 113
An extended, 2-hour episode (because why not!). Tracklisting: 0:00:00 Andre Sobota — White Pearl (Original Mix) [Flow Vinyl] 0:04:42 Ziger — Lost (Original Mix) [Beat Boutique] 0:07:50 Ad Brown — Calibre (Solid Stone Remix) [Yin] 0:11:43 Kassey Voorn — Search And Destroy (SQL Remix) [Gem Records]...
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Rave Podcast 112
Techno and techno-trance. Tracklistings: 00:00 Raul Young — G.A.D. (Original Mix) [Loose Records] 04:36 Filterheadz — Tension (Original Mix) [Agile Recordings] 08:52 Balthazar, Jackrock — Skyline Allure (Original Mix) [Terminal M] 12:22 David Granha, Hollen — Try To Do It (Original Mix) [Unrilis]...
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Rave Podcast 111
Tracklisting: 00:00 Futur-E — Acrobat (Original Mix) [Movement Recordings] 05:08 Mr Bizz — Flash (Original Club Mix) [Toolroom Records] 07:57 Matt Lange, Kerry Leva — Inverse (Original Mix) [Anjunadeep] 11:02 Rick Pier O'Neil — Cancun (Dimuth K Remix) [Yang] 14:58 Solid Stone — 606 (Original Mix)...
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Rave Podcast 110
From Progressive House to Techno. Tracklisting: 00:00 James Monro — Drift (Tim Penner Remix) [Proton Music] 05:55 Luzon — The Baguio Track (Victor Ruiz Remix) [Yoshitoshi Recordings] 09:15 Roby M Rage — Sunrise Comes (Original Mix) [JOOF Aura] 12:04 Metodi Hristov — Eon (Original Mix) [Terminal…
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Rave Podcast 109
Tracklisting: 00:00 Mir Omar — Until November (Paul Angelo & Don Argento Remix) 3rd Avenue 04:45 Nosh & SJ — 17.17 (Ziger Remix) Eat My Hat Music 09:23 Cosmithex — Explain This (Original Mix) JOOF Recordings 14:02 ID — ID JOOF Recordings 17:07 ID — ID JOOF Recordings 21:30 Relaunch — Anja (Riddle...
About this show
Rave Podcast is a monthly music radio show, hosted since 2011 by Daniel Lesden, an internationally recognised DJ, producer, label manager at JOOF Recordings, and music curator at Beatport, based in the UK. The show unveils his latest discoveries and finest selections from the world of underground electronic music and has over half a million downloads on Apple Podcasts. Find more information and all episodes at ravepodcast.com.
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