Ep 18: 90's Trance feat. Additive Records

Just in time for the weekend - let's get some 90's trance going! Additive Records was a UK-based sub-label of the legendary Positiva Records, and while it may not have had the flashiest branding, it played a critical role in shaping the underground-to-mainstream pipeline of late ’90s and early 2000s electronic music. Think of it as Positiva’s cooler, more discerning younger sibling — the one digging through crates while the big brother was cashing radio hits.

Where Positiva was known for massive crossover dance anthems and polished commercial smashes, Additive was the vinyl-only proving ground — a boutique imprint designed to test the club viability of more progressive and experimental tracks. If a release did well on Additive, chances were good it might graduate to a full-blown Positiva release with the marketing machine behind it.

This was music for DJs, pure and simple. High-quality 12” pressings, remixes that weren’t afraid to be 9 minutes long, and a catalogue full of gems that would heat up the dancefloor before most people even knew the name of the track. I knew it for trance, but it also churned out massive progressive house records (the real progressive house, not this modern "Prog House" stuff) so we'll warm up this episode with a few house cuts before breaking away into their better known trance cuts.

Track listing:

01. White Trash - Acid People 02. Fletch - Space (Loudmouth Remix)
 03. DJ Sandy vs Housetrap - Overdrive (Moguia’s ‘Amnesia Fog Generator’) 04. Novy vs Eniac - Pumpkin (Bluefish Remix) 05. Adam Dived - Deep Inside (King of Spain Remix) 06. Simon - Free At Last (Bushwacka’s ‘Class of ’88’ Remix) 07. Electric Deluxe - Electric Deluxe 08. Adam Dived - State of Panic 09. Ayla - Ayla 10. Little Jam - Black Hill (X-Cabs ‘Hells Bells’ Mix) 11. The Gate - Iron Eden (Terra Ferma Remix) 12. HH - ICE 794 (Thanks to Berlin Dub Mix) 13. Marc Et Claude - La (Lange Remix) 14. Watergate - Heart of Asia (DJ Quicksilver ‘Q’ Mix) 15. Der Dritte Raum - Hale Bopp (Nick Warren & Starecase ‘Jackdaw’ Mix) 16. Aurora - Hear You Calling (Fire & Ice Remix) 17. Force Majeure - Redemption (The Thrillseekers ‘Redeemed’ Mix) 18. Jon the Dentist - Terminate (Yves Deruyter Remix) 19. Brainbug - Nightmare (A Synergetic Mix) 20. Chris Raven - I Know You Love Me Too (Bruce Norris Mix) 21. 16C+ - Under 4 Ever (Gil’s ‘Spiritual’ Remix) 22. Der Dritte Raum - Trommelmaschine 23. DJ Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind (Suspicious Remix) 24. Fridge - Paradise (Push Remix) 25. Velvet Girl - Walking In Sunshine (Philippe Van Mullem Remix) 26. Sosa - The Wave (DJ Taucher Remix) 27. Jon the Dentist - Shinto (Aaron Olson & Bryn Liedl Remix) 28. Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? (Yves Deruyter Remix) 29. GrooveZone - Eisbaer (Viper Remix) 30. DJ Taucher - Bizarre (Extended Club Mix) 31. Scot Project - U (I Got A Feeling) (Mark Sherry’s ‘Outburst’ Remix) 32. Red Light District - Did You Hear Me? (Phase II) 33. BBE - Seven Days and One Week (Club Mix)