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[For Beginners] A collection of classic rave tracks: Introducing the rave anthems you should start with!

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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and have been contributing to music magazines and web media for over 15 years. Although Western music is my main field, I always strive to stay curious with the motto, “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in a band, where I was a bassist responsible for songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve performed on include bass, guitar, and piano. I resumed piano lessons after turning 40 and have been continuing ever since!

Rave culture—the musical and cultural revolution that swept across the world in the 1990s.

Thousands gathered in extraordinary spaces like warehouses, beaches, and forests, dancing as one with music and light until morning.

That feverish experience remains vividly etched in many people’s hearts even today.

Rave music, a fusion of genres such as house, techno, and trance, continues to have a profound impact on today’s dance music scene.

So this time, we’re introducing legendary rave anthems—historic tracks that are perfect even for beginners!

[For Beginners] A roundup of classic rave tracks. Introducing the rave anthems you should listen to first! (21–30)

Can’t undo ThisMaximizor

CAN’T UNDO THIS!!-MAXIMIZOR

Can't undo ThisMaximizor

“Can’t undo this” is a rave/Juliana techno classic by the Japanese artist Maximizor.

It’s distinguished not only by the main riff of orchestral hits but also by slightly Asian-flavored vocal samples.

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Set You FreeN-Trance

N-Trance – Set You Free

Set You FreeN-Trance

A bright, positive rave number.

It feels like an easy-listening, more commercial take on the kind of tracks that used to play at rave events in places like amusement parks in the UK.

This artist would later release a hit song called “Stayin’ Alive.”

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Don’t you want meFelix

Felix – Don’t You Want Me

Don't you want meFelix

Released in late 1992 as the debut single by the UK act Felix, it reached number one.

It was re-released in different versions in 1995 and 1996.

Known for its slightly off-pitch sample, it has been covered many times.

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No GoodThe Prodigy

The Prodigy – No Good (Start The Dance) (Official Video)

No GoodThe Prodigy

You might think, “Isn’t The Prodigy digital rock?!” but in their early days they were full-on rave! Led by Liam Howlett, this UK unit fused rock, hip-hop, and techno, achieving worldwide hits.

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Injected With A PoisonPraga Khan feat. Jade 4 U

Praga Khan feat. Jade 4 U – Injected With A Poison (TOTP)

Injected With A PoisonPraga Khan feat. Jade 4 U

Injected With A Poison is a massive hit by the Belgian techno aristocrat Praga Khan (Praga Khan feat.

Jade 4 U).

It was also frequently included on avex compilations.

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Move on babycappella

Cappella – Move on baby

Move on babycappella

Capella is a dance unit produced by Italian maestro Gianfranco Bortolotti.

Although their format—rapper and female vocalist—is Eurodance, they became a club hit in Japan after being used in a commercial for the Juliana’s Tokyo mix CD.

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James Brown is DeadL.A STYLE

L.A. STYLE – James Brown Is Dead

James Brown is DeadL.A STYLE

It’s a classic track that was featured at the Japanese disco Juliana’s Tokyo and included on avex’s compilation albums.

There’s also a version without the rap.

It entered Billboard’s Hot 100 Airplay chart and became a hit.

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