Scotland the Rave - BBC Documentary

Best-selling author Graeme Armstrong reveals his passion for rave, meeting some of the superstar DJs and hardcore party people who created the vibrant and little-explored world of the Scottish rave scene.
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[@robertsharp3238]

When I think of Scottish rave, I think of Ultrasonic, I must be old !

[@jenniferleith9931]

Rip Mallorca lee a rave legend

[@skaye3210]

Legend ❤

[@LukeLjJames]

Type these in youtube search bar : "Earthquaker - Ayrshire, Scotland (13th June 1992) (Full Video) "Holocaust Rave New Cummnock Official Full Video 92" oct 92" "Galactica - Ripon 1992 '92 Video Footage from this 8000 capacity rave at Ripon" 8000 people! "Galactic rave Glasgow 199 new years eve" watch a few minutes and prepare to think "Man scotland smashed it with the rest of the world until the laws and world changed and freedom to dance became more and more of an effort than a statement and gradually just became a memory... Then your gonna think "what the hell is this i just watched?? -no offense but 2009?!? - Look at 1991 ye Dafty .. they bounced so hardcore they havent landed yet ! , all still in air theWeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy " LOL

[@lcjmacaulay9650]

Ultrasonic was my first rave in Elgin, a club called Bishops 94/95 ❤ good times indeed

[@ultimatekitten2111]

@@skaye3210 No way has he died. WTF.

[@akanonymoss]

What an amazing documentary, I was part of the 90's scene and miss every second of it.

[@bazzaboyrfc1]

I was Rez crew, the 2000s raves were fuck all to rez

[@johnstewart7274]

For me, Scotland the Rave was things like Rezerection, Fubar, Nosebleed, Hanger 13, The Metro, Tom Wilson on Forth FM, Bouncy Techno, Dutch Gabba and Hardcore, Scott Brown, Marc Smith, Bass Generator & Sneaky Eye, Lenny Dee, Ruffneck, Human Resource, QFX, QTEX, Bass X, Rythmic State, Ultrasonic, TTF, Clubscene, M8. Fuckin crazy times, I'd go back in a heartbeat! 😄

[@garethevans177]

Not one mention of the Rez 🙄😂

[@chrisjolly78]

What's that he typed before fubar ? 😅😅

[@straightouttacornwall]

Scottish rave sounds like funfair music to me

[@Tycowiz]

Sad that most of those featured never experienced those times.

[@nikkigraham7494]

❤

[@mainy1984]

40 Year old and I've got 2 raves booked this month :D

[@garethevans177]

Rez?

[@RickyRalston-q8f]

Enjoy m8

[@runintoabrickwall3342]

What a great Documentary. 1987 onward Raver for life here. I love how the Scottish Ravers grabbed the Rave baton and ran full pelt with it throughout the 1990's etc. The Happy Hardcore etc sound evolving, and people plugging into the power of pure Rave Scene Culture.

[@MagisterHamid]

00:21 Blank & Jones - Cream 05:00 Tiesto - Adagio for strings 06:50 York - On the beach 08:50 Lost Tribe - Game master (Signum remix) 30:00 Dirt Devils - The drill 36:30 The Thrillseekers - Synathesia

[@HelloMyNameIs_Adam]

12:30 Artemesia - Bits & Pieces

[@HelloMyNameIs_Adam]

19:18 Scott Brown - Now is the time

[@PeterFindlay1119]

I'm 90s lad ,the Fubar , Nosebleed and all the mad Rez events ....magic , I'm 51 now and going to Darkside in a month and Im buzzing!!!!!

[@PeterFindlay1119]

Some of the best nights I'll never remember 🤣

[@SamSung-g8n]

Nosebleed creeeew 💪💪💪

[@margaretmulligan799]

“MallorcaLee” ♥️ Ultra Sonic ♥️ 🎵🎶🎵”1994” 🎶🎵🎶 L♥️VE L♥️VE L♥️VE What an amazing documentary 🎉🍾🥂🫶♥️🎵🫶🎶♥️🎊 🎹🎧♥️🎯

[@cinnes1987]

Looking back... i feel so lucky to be part of this generation. Didn't seem like much at the time, but wow.... i was part of this 😎

[@MrG77]

I was there and its a time in life I will never forget . Bouncing with my arms around my best mates (and strangers) with 3 doves down my neck. Wow . Glad I survived ,but what a time I had.🙏

[@n3m06]

Thank you for uploading! Went to watch this last night and it had disapeared from YT, had a search this morning again and found this! Cheers!

[@TonyOldskool]

God Bless Mallorca Lee, RIP big man, i will fekin miss you so much man, absolute legend

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

Those were the days ❤️❤️❤ the like of which will never be seen again and that makes me sad, but Im glad I was there 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shadowmoon5445]

scotland rave scene was amazing, went there from nz in the 90's

[@johnpaulmaccormick5893]

Fukin love it what a time to be alive 🥰🥰

[@LynneBlack]

best years of my life the 90s rave love to do it all over again 😊

[@aqua_Laura]

My mum went to all the old skool raves rez, awesome 101, calton studios, fubar etc but my 1st cd i bought when i was 12 in 2002 was clubland and thats when i started my own magical journey with dance music. I love my trance now but see listening to my mums stories of those days in the early 90s........man i wish i had a time machine ❤

[@sharonryan4176]

And God Bless our other pal Mallorca Lee.. But again pal we’re all watching this and greeting and laughing so cheers 🥂 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 God Rest him .. ❤

[@craigcowan331]

Loved taking Eccies ❤

[@RoryLaird-tc6xp]

Me tae brilliant days the 90s

[@boabnaelimitskeenan6848]

Still do 44 lol

[@allwrighty100]

I feel so old, the first rave I went to was in the 1980s. I wasn't the oldest there by far and I'm 60 now.

[@nigelbenn4642]

2006? Wow I'd pretty much wrapped it up by then after 15 years of raving!!!

[@dcog2882]

Your proud of being an oldy ?😂

[@nigelbenn4642]

@@dcog2882 You're not your

[@mox5799]

The Scots were inspired by the Dutch hardcore sound, but then the Dutch got their happy hardcore sound from the Scots. 90's were the best.

[@arabdaz]

Absolutely correct, early 90s was where it took off

[@Claire9835j]

HERE WE HERE WE… the best Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 national anthem Scott brown was one of the first raves I went to and fell in love with him! My music taste is wild 🤪 happy hardcore and hard house music 🎧

[@garyjordan4788]

Got to be the 90.s. The rez. Metro ,bonkers. Faces n heaven at Motherwell . Speckled doves 🎉loved it

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

SCOTT BROWN! woooo!

[@angrypandagames1792]

Now is the time 😂 track of my childhood

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

@@angrypandagames1792 after my first rave (ultrasonic vs public domain); straight to the record store. I need rave music! Uh, ok, here we go. Scott Brown, ravers choice. That should be pretty raveish. Got to see the man in the flesh a few years later at enchanted forest. He was a riot! He downed a bottle of Jack Daniels during his set and stopped what he was doing to sign autographs and do selfies with people. He was the first DJ I'd ever seen using cds instead of vinal. He was supposed to give an interview for the DVD but he was passed out!

[@n.h.420]

Was gunna say..I'm not Scottish but Scott Brown is the first name I think of for sure!!!

[@RandomnessTube.]

When I think of the Scottish scene I always think about happy hardcore.

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

Speckled doves were a favourite. And the best I ever had? Shamrocks ☘️ 👀 ... Amazing .. I've been a DJ since 1997. I can confirm that everything you seen happening in this video in fact happened. You missed it if you were born 2010+ .. the arches was amazing. Had some Scottish DJ mates. Scottish people I can confirm know how to party! 🤘😎

[@Nicola-rx3uf]

Nice one mate, I'm 48 and a raver till I die, weren't we the lucky ones 🙏👌 loved my Rez and Hanger 13 days ❤️ Us Scots know how to party 🎉 best days ever I met a guy in Hanger 13 and married him, here we are 30 years later

[@natashamacdonald8997]

I grew up in that 1988 child ❤

[@exo-d9972]

Just came across this. I’m from the north east rave scene but a lot of the Scotland stuff got played up here at the new monkey colosseum after dark etc. good show. RIP Mallorca Lee legend

[@doricdave]

North East too, Craigmile, Bishops, Fusion, Lovechild and plenty illegal raves but went down to Bally's and Rez too 👌🏻the best days!

[@garethevans177]

QFX were big in Newcastle I believe ! The birthplace of The Rez!

[@tonyl1984]

So many hardcore djs were from Scotland with many decent tracks being produced in the 90s! Scott brown, casio brothers, technotrance, Gordon tennant just too name a few

[@scotlandsbatman]

TTF, Ultrasonic, Ultimate Buzz, Q-Tex, Rhythmic State missed out quite a few there mate. 👍

[@tonyl1984]

@@scotlandsbatman amen to that

[@mickythemack4558]

​@@scotlandsbatmanI come here for this comment

[@pjmlfc05]

Don't forget Tom Wilson. Sadly not with us but what a legend he was in the scence back in the day.

[@tonyl1984]

@pjmlfc05 Yes also another great dj & producer 🫶🏻 R.I.P 😐

[@iMertin]

8:25 Played fitbaw with Andy when a was younger. Funny world

[@mentalist86]

r.i.p mallorca lee ♥

[@RoryLaird-tc6xp]

The 90s were awesome getting eccied oot oor trres wi aw the boys,those were the days,happy days,the music and the raves were brilliant

[@rebeccamccready1135]

This documentary is so epic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@KarenStenhouse-bx8zo]

Old school raver here😮 yer tunes are bangin❤

[@ryanmcfarlane6271]

Love it❤❤❤

[@seas1392]

god im old i remember doing all this in and around belfast from 1996. the happyhard core and trance back then was just on an other level

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

Kilwater house, circus circus, exit 15, the arena, the coach, and Kellys. Would go back in a heartbeat.

[@buzzthecat2881]

thank you for freedom at its best 😃😃😍

[@craigbailey79]

What a time to be alive wish I could go back

[@KevinSmith-oi7jk]

Started 91... still going strong. This the neon clubkids generation, aka sparkly euphoric hands in the air nonsense... lol, a description that came from by this time l was full into gabba techno; like when l was a kid listening to Deicide and mocking Poison... nowadays listen to all from any era any genre, still go out, but pretty much exclusively Psytrance parties these days. To all my fellow 90s heads, glad we were there on the ground floor... to the generations following, keep the dance going, l got a few years left to fill PLUR family

[@DBMac1888]

Loved it, Mind going to Motherwell civic unders when a was in 3rd or 4th Yr, That was me hooked Happiest days a ma life

[@cindysimpson7947]

Wow ❤

[@davek5749]

Use were to young to be at Rezerection that's were it all started in Scotland Edinburgh great days & times

[@stalk05]

It's a shame they missed the decade before, as that was even more friendly. I turned 16 in 1990, so was lucky to be there from the start and my god what an experience. I met people from all over the UK and never ever felt unsafe at a Rave. Basically started with the Sweatbox, Fantasia, up to the Glens, then Royal Hotel in Forfar, Rezerection, Hangar 13, The Fubar, Nosebleed (Judgement Day), to sitting in a carpark with 100's of people in their Nova's, Feisties, XR3i's Renualt 5's and 205's. Every genre was played at these events until it started splitting apart in 96, so i'd say we appreciated all kinds of music, but my love was for Hardcore in all it's genres. Had the pleasure of seeing some of the best dj's and bands at the time and buzzing for weeks afterwards. Met some amazing people back then too, it was just a whole vibe and everyone and i mean everyone was on the same level, no bullshit, no arguing and not one bit of violence, even with people from rival towns. Sadly those times have gone and i don't think will ever return and now it is scary to see a lot of people from that time passing on too...........can't take away our memories of it though

[@chrisjolly78]

To be fair the rezerection started in a club in Newcastle them moved to the Highland centre !! 😊😊

[@HiveMind3006]

Aye but you didnae even mention Awesome 101- Transmute ect ect And Technodrome- the first awe nighter in a field I was at- first couple ae rezes were pretty heavy dutch hardcore and trance til i think it was The Castle then we started tae bounce. Candy flips and you were sorted. Good acid good fast and a eccie and you were well sorted. Fuckin superb. Big shout out tae the Scotland massive. Rave ti the grave. Og 91 rave on.

[@DjNikGnashers]

"You can call me Big G" Errr no son, I'll call you what I want and it isn't very complimentary. The rave scene died in 94 after the criminal justice bill. Having lived through early 80's HipHop, through the house and Acid House era, and then through the real Rave era 89-93, I know. After 93 it wasn't 'Rave' any more, it was a splintered selection of genres, each with their own massive ego "oh I don't listen tot hat Jungle shit I like HHC" etc. Back in 1990 we all listened to everything, all in the same night, and often played by the same DJ.

[@BlowinFree]

Steady on old chap people don’t like the truth 😊

[@tomcash2009]

amazing

[@rebeccamccready1135]

Poisey the Scotland version of scooters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍😍♥️😎 I I I am proud to be Scottish😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@andrewdocherty73]

Reminds me of my Feegie days😂 Miss fantazia that was my first big rave☺️

[@garyjordan4788]

Fkn loved chill fm ,ultra sonic ,strictly verbal ,Marc smith. The list goes on . Fulla ectos lovin life

[@RickyRalston-q8f]

Absolutely they where the DAYS

[@alexanderiggstrom1065]

hahahaha SPOT ON ! IN TRANCE WE TRUST

[@thegrimmfluencer]

We were doing it waaaay b0efore 2006......

[@jools-jt9nd]

Excited to hear Scott Brown play again in Brisbane November 2024.

[@garethevans177]

RIP Callan Bright Tom Wilson & Mallorca Lee ❤️❤️❤️

[@fransdozy8877]

Does Soma still exist ? I have a vinyl from them

[@Tycowiz]

The old Glasgow label?

[@fransdozy8877]

​@@TycowizYes , a friend of me is now in Newcastle (from Rotterdam)Any recordshops there ?

[@hazboy11]

Best thing is most of these songs are now on Spotify, even the pcdj stuff aka bam tunes 😂👌

[@chrisicotec7652]

we done underground parties with amigas long before the birth of the pc dj, throwing out live remixes

[@jcdazzle1]

Don't forget DJ tom Wilson ❤

[@marble296]

❤

[@sharonryan4176]

I don’t know what age you guys are but I’m 49 and Ricky McGowan is a very good mate so I’m assuming I’m older than yous but I’m having a pure giggle right now.. Honestly I was the youngest of all our pals and you can ask Ricky about that 🥴.. But I was in Space in Ibiza when I was 16 and been going since but if Ricky is reading this then you’ll love this and the best night we ever had in The Arches was when we got Bez up 😂😂😂.. But loved watching this pal, and my daughter is 24 and she’s an old soul but on the decks in Ibiza right now 🎧🎧🎧💃💃🍹.. I’ll try sending you a wee bit of her set and she’s definitely her mother’s daughter 😂.. And Joe Deacon’s our big cousin 🎉🎉🎉 but I can’t agree with George Bowie bring the tunes and responsible for the music.. It was Joe Deacon 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎧🎧🎧🎧

[@arronblack67]

Growing up in the era 2003-2012/13 was class! I was Heavily involved in gangs they tunes and sweeties and lines of Charlie 😂 my auld mate Dj Joe Craig deserves a mention in these comments he made CD’s to this day are still fucking class all on vinyl decks! Crazie Brazie 😂☝️

[@markreeder7123]

need a track listings for this

[@MagisterHamid]

00:21 Blank & Jones - Cream 05:00 Tiesto - Adagio for strings 06:50 York - On the beach 08:50 Lost Tribe - Game master (Signum remix) 30:00 Dirt Devils - The drill 36:30 The Thrillseekers - Synathesia

[@brendanjudge577]

A mixture of happy hardcore rave from the 90s and dutch gabber, to create something that is somehow *even worse* It's like going back in time about 30 years

[@SamSung-g8n]

Where did you hear gabber?

[@bryanhamilton7976]

It started in 1990 fuckin near 20 years before , load ae shite that GBX , radio Forth Tom Wilson , Rez. Fubar , Hanger 13 etc moich drugs tae

[@ewans77]

What would you like to hear again?

[@themerjinfaery]

Thumbs up 900 get in Scotland x

[@sharonryan4176]

No what..?we’re younger than you guys but 1991 not a single person died taking white doves .. It’s not like that now, can buy 10 Eckies for a tenner.. Fuck all like we took and my nephew took 2 and was dead before he even got to the door of the Carling Academy.. would not touch them,we never drank alcohol when we took them,water.. Killing the scene..

[@cptechno1218]

One minute in and I need subtitles.

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

You just need to re-watch Trainspotting!

[@n.h.420]

Fuckin aye man..holy fuck its brutal trying to understand fuck all most of these guys are saying..honest to god would have a better chance understanding German.

[@BlowinFree]

Bolt ya rocket

[@Tycowiz]

I feel old most of those talking were too young to remember rave at its peak.

[@beatbonjon1384]

All started with Geordie legend, BASS GENERATOR ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️

[@arabdaz]

Is he geordie?

[@beatbonjon1384]

@@arabdaz yes google him

[@SamSung-g8n]

What did?

[@vinman3057]

88 - 92 south england 🙂

[@Irishyoutubers]

Go wan Rankin ye bleeding legend ❤ Love from the potato family ❤

[@punchybandu]

The documentary is about raving post 2005 but all the music is pre 1999.... Im confused! Its still enjoyable but there is a huge disconnect because of the music .. I raved in 1995 and still listen today so i know these things.

[@SamSung-g8n]

They weren't raving man we were! They were recycling it while clubbing 😂

[@skaye3210]

Is there anybody out thereee

[@DrumNbassSets]

Shame kids nowadays won't experience a bagleys or sanctuary, different times man

[@mslingva]

Does the track in the end of the video has any auteur and naming, please?

[@-chrisburke]

Chris Burke - Once In A Lifetime 🙂

[@mslingva]

​@@-chrisburke Wow, with the speed of sound :) Thanx a bunch

[@jaggythistle112]

Fkn SUPERB 💯

[@fernando9torres0wnz]

Anyone know the song that starts at 24:00? I can't remember what it's called!

[@hazboy11]

Scott brown - elysium

[@fernando9torres0wnz]

@@hazboy11 Eventually found it. Thanks again, mate!

[@andrewdocherty73]

@@hazboy11memories❤️🤣

[@truefalse207]

44:00 PC DJ tunes and ice skating at time capsule was my life back in 05/06

[@matthewgrove-jones3001]

I was a rinkie back in the day as well. Fun times... Then I got into drugs and tecno. Funner times🤪😃

[@DHunti]

The name of the first tune ??? 🙏

[@angrypandagames1792]

Blank & Jones | Cream

[@YNWA.HUDDLE]

Fantazia , helter skelter ,..🎵🎶🇮🇪 . , rave to grave

[@garyjordan4788]

Big shout out to dj Tom Wilson.legend

[@watafu]

Whats the tune at 18minutes??

[@SamSung-g8n]

Operation blade by public domain it was in the blade movie too 🙏

[@rightside]

this is scottish rave 2.0… someone should make a doc about the original scottish rave scene. This is diluted in comparison to the old skool.

[@arabdaz]

Absolutely agree. These neds are claiming oor title 😅

[@gaz3146]

Early 2000's ffs whats this shite, fkin mid 90's was the height of raves and happy hardcore in Scotland. hanger 13 rezerection early fantazia's the metro, fubar.

[@WIPEYOURLENZ]

Got to agree with you. I know you’re only 18 once but the 90’s was best Fantazia was commercial.

[@Gavaldo]

Spot on my bro. The only part that has anything special about the real scene was Ricky from Streetrave.

[@raspberrynipple9342]

14:30

[@Gavaldo]

@@raspberrynipple9342I worked with the Rythmic State throughout the Rezerection days & with ultrasonic QTex etc. great days. 🙌🕊️🙌

[@gaz3146]

who cares, thats his opinion, doesn't change the fact the mid 90's was when it was at its height does it? @@raspberrynipple9342 all you lot now are intrested in is holding a phone filming it , back then every cnut was just bouncing about off their fkin heads, wasnt one person just standing there looking fkin bored, and you'll never experience that feeling 🤣

[@fitnesschris2025]

brought up in the scheme

[@RockinDave1]

Surely you could have found someone who was ACTUALLy there when Scotland’s “rave” 😤 scene was actually at its peak an was actually innovative and new. I mean I’ve been going out and DJing since 2002. I would have made a much better choice for host based on knowledge and anecdotes alone! 😂

[@andybside]

Man, I wish I knew what they were saying. Captions can't even keep up. Lol.

[@bbandt512]

Agreed…you get bits and pieces.

[@andybside]

@@bbandt512 haha. I know. I really want to watch this, but it's hard to follow. Oh well.

[@n.h.420]

No shit..just brutal!!

[@dunc71]

​@@bbandt512 Pun intended or not 🙃

[@SamSung-g8n]

@@bbandt512no rave pun intended?😂

[@cwftft4273]

2007, first rave? Pfft! 1993……

[@Paul55108]

Rezerection by any chance ? For me 93/94 cannae remember, Rez then nosebleed in fife…. Lenny dee event 2 best set ever

[@funkmachine9094]

i'm fluent in english but i have no idea what this guy is saying lol

[@n.h.420]

I think theres only like 20 people on the planet who can..lol😂

[@mAttzAxzU]

10:28 whats the ID?

[@SamSung-g8n]

Young team remix 😂

[@keithgrainger8797]

Checked out mid 90s 2 pound piĺlls😂 fuck me they could be 20 pounds at one point. Usually a tenner.

[@MylotheMask]

Mandys a pure babe❤😂

[@SamSung-g8n]

A dirty midden ye mean 😂

[@happniin5287]

would dae anything ae go back tae the pcdj glory days man

[@85brink]

Let's get some subs on :D

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

28:15 Wouldn't touch them now, back then they were made for the love of the beat of the music, now it is for profit.

[@sharonleitch7157]

Original plant attributes of drugs is really important to research, EVERY DRUG, and who provides it, in either legal or illegal sources. Human nature IS nature, there are no NATURAL substance NOT for human consumption. As all 'drugs' its about finding your personal balance xxx

[@nickwatson2167]

Big "G" has barry swedgers

[@scottlockhart8861]

Tiesto the most famous dj in the world 😅pmsl

[@sha.37]

Mines was 89 until 94 I say was better.