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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 Collection of Classic Rave Tracks: Introducing Must-Listen Rave Anthems! (41–50)

This MomentParty Animals

Party Animals – This Moment (Official Music Video)

This MomentParty Animals

A slightly quirky!? unit.

The song itself dates back to 2014 on the official channel, so it’s a bit removed from rave culture, but its music video explains rave in a clear, poppy way.

They have lots of other great MVs too, like Aquarius.

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Move Your BodyXpansions

Xpansions – Move Your Body (Official Video)

Move Your BodyXpansions

It’s a rave classic by Ritchie Malone.

Tony De Vit, the king of hard house, also had a popular remix.

While it’s built on rave-style breakbeats and a four-on-the-floor kick, the bright synth riffs give it a refreshing sense of openness.

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Not Over YetGrace

Grace – Not Over Yet

Not Over YetGrace

It’s a track that reached No.

6 on the UK Singles Chart, released around the time the rave scene in the UK was winding down, and it’s a really great song with violin and Patti Low’s vocals.

It was produced by the heavyweight DJ Paul Oakenfold.

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Sweet HarmonyLiquid

Liquid – Sweet Harmony (Original Version)

Sweet HarmonyLiquid

It’s a track notable for its beautiful piano backing, and in recent years it’s been covered by EDM artists.

The label is XL Recordings, known for numerous rave hits.

The sample vocals that speed up and slow down are also a distinctive feature.

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In conclusion

Among the groups and artists who emerged from rave culture, many later broke through on a global scale, and for those who didn’t know they originally thrived in the rave scene and released rave anthems that went down in history, it must have felt like a fresh discovery.

If you liked the tracks, be sure to check out an actual rave party!