My favourite DJ from that era. His mixing skills were perfectly executed. I always mention him, on my X feed, I will definitely go to see him at an event again.
ive got tons of Ratty mixes blasting out of my car everyday...the best for me. the 1993 darkside jungle tekno sets are amazing....it still sounds so futuristic.
We used to worship these djs like gods but now we are older we are no different from the next man which brings the point that in the old school rave scene it was exactly that maximum respect to Ratty for bringing the masses together one of the top djs this country produced..
I have great memories of Ratty at Milwaukees You could stand by the decks I would watch Ratty mix and scratch my mind was always blown great interview R.I.P Tango
dj ratty @ quest tapes started me off,always been my fave,lots of my friends were sy dougal fans etc but for me ratty was the man,pilgrim and tango also but always ratty first,especially at vibealite.my first vinyl bought was tango & ratty,tales from the dark side,wouldnt let my mates touch the vinyl!class,pure class.
Love this interview, Ratty is such a wicked DJ and a humble guy too. His early sets had a big influence on me starting mixing & wanting to push boundaries mixing hardcore. It's going to be an honour to warm up for him & Pilgrim at Lindesfarne this year ❤
God bless Tango. LEGEND. Loved this, what a man Ratty is, again absolute legend. I remember seeing dj ratty and ratty and top buzz, written on bus stop shelters and them grey cable boxes bitd. Such was his impact
❤️ brilliant interview so humble still can tell it’s all still raw and how close he was to Jamie his shyness and then as he got into it he opened up, but left you gripped to, loved hearing how proud he was at digging the rare stuff out and digging that bit deeper loved him talking about topbuzz, the stories to, personally he’s been one of my number 1 idols always spoke to me when out, and from the start approachable, unlike a few out there, David you legend I know you see your self as just someone who put tunes on but your more than that to a lot of us - hope he sees how much he meant to us one day
Well said Brother. Best thing about Ratty is his outlook and attitude. In the dj box he's a mixing titan but you would never find any arrogance or hubris when he talks. He's Boss. He's always been the most entertaining. He'd be the reason I'd go to raves. Him Jamie & Alesa the Fibre Optic Crew. Such great times. Ratty is like your fave player in a football team. The maverick. The one you go to see who gets you up off your seat. Absolutely love this man👍
My favourite dj. His cutting at the start of his career legendary. Then 93 his smooth mixing pure pefection. Any edge set you'll hear how good he is. A lesson in mixing those sets
Brilliant 👏 I loved it. It's great to actually see the people you followed and watched for over 30 years in a normal kind of setting. I'd love to have a quick chat with Ratty👌
Loved this podcast. Ratty is a hero from my teenage rave years. Such a humble gentleman. Ratty you ARE up there with Carl Cox, Groove, Fabio etc. You are a rave legend to millions. Thank you for your music & dj sets ❤
What an interview 🙌 cannot see why your not a big fan of the Camera mate, was glued to that from start to finish…. Big shout to THOH 💯🙏 this is a cracking insight. Remember many a night back in the Eclipse early 90’s Coventry. Tango will always be missed by the Scene but left an Outstanding Musical Legacy for us all to Enjoy. God Bless him ❤
Great watch, good work Alex, what a good guy he is, nice that Sterns got a mention, hopefully he'll play at one of their reunion events? Ratty should start calling Pilgrim Trigger!!😂
So glad you've done this, thank you both. Ratty is a dj and producer legend, but after 30+ years, we can also see what a great chap he is. Humbleness is lost on modern leading djs, sadly. What times the 90s were. A question I'd want to ask Ratty - he did a couple of techno sets. Obsessed and somewhere else- maybe Kinetic. Is that a sound he was actively into? A step away from the 4/4 break beat. Would he have wanted to carry on in that style if events had carried on in that direction?
Very subjective and on their day there were a few - G.E Real (RIP)was fast choppy like Ratty and even more so -Frost , Ellis Dee ,Rider …obviously Bukem but Ratty had that difference. Difficult to explain but he was the Happy Hardcore of Jungle and Darkside 92-94 never crunched anything ..always cute and very slick ❤
Mint these, keep them comin, ratty,tango,groove,sy etcetc stu allan were the soundtrack to our lives early nineties, hip hop before that, used to work with a lad called Amrik in Manchester from Leamington who knew Ratty, i said to tell him timebomb was mint tune 👊👍
Brilliant episode. That set on the tape pack from Fantazia NYE ‘91 blew my mind and kicked started my whole journey into dance music and desire to learn how to mix. 33 years later still going strong 😎
Brilliant interview!, interesting listening to his story. What a great dj Ratty was and is, always selected the best tunes to take you on a journey, for his mixes. Big up Ratty, Big up History Of hardcore Podcast!
One of the first influences for me to get a set of cheap as fook belt drives whenI was 13 yr old back in 93. I based my mixing style on ratty to this day, the only DJ back then that used to crossfade chop-chop mixes. It inspired me to pursue djing into turntablism. I'd love to go B2B with the Rat so I could trainspot like back in 93. It's item 3 on my bucket list after cuddle a tiger and walk on a fire.. Reeespeck RATTY, an OG jungle-techno don!! PS: I was probably one of those fans in Wales that wanted ur autograph (Eternal Crew Raves).. This interview is a window into the rave culture back then that Gen Z are totally unaware of, it's like hippie parents pushing jefferson airplane or pink floyd on us as kids trying to make us understand how awesome it is. Bigup for this sorting this interview guys, totally made my day.. . Luvz X
Much love Dave cheers for the photo amnesia house in Coventry best dj ever and what a bloke! He did say for the people when asked where is robbie dee? The reply was "hmmm him" i didnt ask and he didn't say! So if anyone knows let me know
Remember Ratty in Reading a few times and his tapes were the first in the tape deck love the darker side of his sets proper DJ and RIP man like Tango ❤
This was excellent, a 4eal treat, my favourite dj, still listen to Rattys mixes to this day. Hope Ratty doesn't mind but I uploaded a jtek Tango and Ratty mix on my channel, and made a tribute pic to go with it. Nuff respect.
Cracking interview with the man like Ratty! I loved his mixed sets of breakbeats and a techno kinda style. I think the last time I saw him play was either at my old residency at Doncaster warehouse or at Diztruxshon at Howden. One of the very best 💯
What a pleasant humble bloke, interesting stories too, should get on the podcasts more often, certainly shorter than 30 year intervals, tango too another legend, still hoping that project 1/feel free gets a repress, dunno if it's just the copies ripped to UA-cam have been hammered (it would be a shame if they werent 🤣) or the mastering was a bit iffy but what a choon feel free is, RIP Tango
Rats if your reading this,I reckon Tango would want them tracks to see the light of day,awesome interview mate respect due mate,I loved your set at illusion brother 😎
Was the friend Alex mentioned Dave Beatty. Euphoria? Mad respect for this. Its the 1st time ive ever properly seen man like Ratty. Wicked interview guys
That's mad cos I've recently become obsessed with "Final Conflict" Tango(rip) and Ratty Remix. 31 fucking years later!!! Its just a rude boy bassline. Ratty is a demon in the mix. I was young in 93-94 13/14 years old. But, I was besotted with Hardcore when i saw the Hit man and her one night at the Eclipse in cov. Always thought Ratty was best when [ i believe] he was off his nut. You could tell he was on one because the mixes were psycho. My favourite Set of his though was a Formation Records rave in Skegness i believe. 96 absolute masterclass in Djing to me. Wicked guy. So integral to the scene as a Dj and Producer.
Room two in Dreamscape. LTJ handing over to Ratty, Conrad. “Keep the vibe alive now that Ratty’s arrived, time for to take 5. See Ya.” Then Ratty played Deep Deadly Subs by Dillinger and destroyed the place.
The best dj ever the dj ratty what a mixer love ratty my number 1 dj that mc robbee dee talks too much he ruins to many of rattys sets well I think so and not forgetting the dj tango rip 😊🥳👍💊 acccccid
My favourite DJ from that era. His mixing skills were perfectly executed.
I always mention him, on my X feed, I will definitely go to see him at an event again.
ive got tons of Ratty mixes blasting out of my car everyday...the best for me. the 1993 darkside jungle tekno sets are amazing....it still sounds so futuristic.
100% totally unique sound.
Absolute legend. Interviewer should give him more space at times
Agreed, doesnt really let him finish.
One of the GOATS! No question
We used to worship these djs like gods but now we are older we are no different from the next man which brings the point that in the old school rave scene it was exactly that maximum respect to Ratty for bringing the masses together one of the top djs this country produced..
My favourite DJ of all time and bookers Ratty should be on the bill at every single old school event in Europe and up and down the UK!
Wicked interview. One of my favourite DJ's. Big up yourself Ratty.
I have great memories of Ratty at Milwaukees You could stand by the decks I would watch Ratty mix and scratch my mind was always blown great interview R.I.P Tango
The best mixer of our time. The man is a legend. I always looked for ratty tapes before any other dj when I bought packs back in the day..
Amazing interview.what a dj ratty is.and by the looks of it a lovely bloke.always was my no.1 fav.❤
Rest easy tango.
Neher forgotten 🕊️❤️🔥
dj ratty @ quest tapes started me off,always been my fave,lots of my friends were sy dougal fans etc but for me ratty was the man,pilgrim and tango also but always ratty first,especially at vibealite.my first vinyl bought was tango & ratty,tales from the dark side,wouldnt let my mates touch the vinyl!class,pure class.
One of the best, a pioneer. Such a lovely down to earth bloke too.
Love this interview, Ratty is such a wicked DJ and a humble guy too. His early sets had a big influence on me starting mixing & wanting to push boundaries mixing hardcore. It's going to be an honour to warm up for him & Pilgrim at Lindesfarne this year ❤
God bless Tango. LEGEND. Loved this, what a man Ratty is, again absolute legend. I remember seeing dj ratty and ratty and top buzz, written on bus stop shelters and them grey cable boxes bitd. Such was his impact
RIP Tango the godfather of darkside imo 🙏
❤️ brilliant interview so humble still can tell it’s all still raw and how close he was to Jamie his shyness and then as he got into it he opened up, but left you gripped to, loved hearing how proud he was at digging the rare stuff out and digging that bit deeper loved him talking about topbuzz, the stories to, personally he’s been one of my number 1 idols always spoke to me when out, and from the start approachable, unlike a few out there, David you legend I know you see your self as just someone who put tunes on but your more than that to a lot of us - hope he sees how much he meant to us one day
Well said Brother.
Best thing about Ratty is his outlook and attitude. In the dj box he's a mixing titan but you would never find any arrogance or hubris when he talks. He's Boss. He's always been the most entertaining. He'd be the reason I'd go to raves. Him Jamie & Alesa the Fibre Optic Crew. Such great times. Ratty is like your fave player in a football team. The maverick. The one you go to see who gets you up off your seat. Absolutely love this man👍
RATTY!! what a DJ, nice guy, enjoyed that..played for me a few times early 90's, always on fire!
Was lucky enough to see ratty/ tango a couple of times back in the 90s, banging nights, top DJs, Rip Tango
My favourite dj. His cutting at the start of his career legendary. Then 93 his smooth mixing pure pefection. Any edge set you'll hear how good he is. A lesson in mixing those sets
Looking forward to this one!! Absolute legend in the game! Ratty was an absolute don. Every mix different from the last!
A true legend from the Midlands. Loved the interview. God bless. 👍
What a humble and lovely geezer Ratty is.
Brilliant 👏 I loved it.
It's great to actually see the people you followed and watched for over 30 years in a normal kind of setting. I'd love to have a quick chat with Ratty👌
Ratty was killing it in 92/93!! Defo best DJ imo in dat period 👌 👏🏻
DJ Ron's been interviewing DJs for yrs now on his London Something channel btw
Fantastic interview love ratty one of the best for sure, Tango RIP 🙏.
Looking forwards to Saturday at Keele 👊
Loved this podcast. Ratty is a hero from my teenage rave years. Such a humble gentleman. Ratty you ARE up there with Carl Cox, Groove, Fabio etc. You are a rave legend to millions. Thank you for your music & dj sets ❤
Dave is an OG legend,one of the reasons i wanted to become a rave DJ! Thanks for this big up 🙌
Ratty was a legend. Top DJ but his tracks were savage. Dark hardcore but still crowd pleasing. Good guy as well it seems no ego.
Great interview. Proper, down to earth bloke.
30 odd years later appreciate how fortunate I was to hear tango and ratty at the fruit club swindon 93ish
Wicked interview!! So glad I made the journey to leamington big ups dj ratty & biffa
Ratty and tango bangin duo .. 💙 r.i.p tango one love💊
What a DJ
Quest New Year’s Eve in Telford
Started with, Look at their eyes it’s xtc. Then absolutely ripped it up while the ceiling caved in
Legend.. Master of his trade yet so humble. Loved having him at our event a few weeks ago, such a nice guy
suvh a humble guy the people love you ratty always talked about in the highest terms as a dj by all the heads big love
One of, if not THE very best to do it. So much love for this DJ
Really cool interview, worth the wait. What a legend, thanks for everything you brought to the scene.
What an interview 🙌 cannot see why your not a big fan of the Camera mate, was glued to that from start to finish…. Big shout to THOH 💯🙏 this is a cracking insight. Remember many a night back in the Eclipse early 90’s Coventry. Tango will always be missed by the Scene but left an Outstanding Musical Legacy for us all to Enjoy. God Bless him ❤
Great watch, good work Alex, what a good guy he is, nice that Sterns got a mention, hopefully he'll play at one of their reunion events? Ratty should start calling Pilgrim Trigger!!😂
So glad you've done this, thank you both.
Ratty is a dj and producer legend, but after 30+ years, we can also see what a great chap he is. Humbleness is lost on modern leading djs, sadly. What times the 90s were.
A question I'd want to ask Ratty - he did a couple of techno sets. Obsessed and somewhere else- maybe Kinetic.
Is that a sound he was actively into? A step away from the 4/4 break beat. Would he have wanted to carry on in that style if events had carried on in that direction?
By FAR the best mixer of our scene.
100 %
Very subjective and on their day there were a few - G.E Real (RIP)was fast choppy like Ratty and even more so -Frost , Ellis Dee ,Rider …obviously Bukem but Ratty had that difference. Difficult to explain but he was the Happy Hardcore of Jungle and Darkside 92-94
never crunched anything ..always cute and very slick ❤
Frost? 😂😂 give over.@@Screwface1875
Rider is terrible mixer.
His early sets are great as he got given all of the dubplates. He is a definite legend though, 100 %.
Mint these, keep them comin, ratty,tango,groove,sy etcetc stu allan were the soundtrack to our lives early nineties, hip hop before that, used to work with a lad called Amrik in Manchester from Leamington who knew Ratty, i said to tell him timebomb was mint tune 👊👍
Always rated Ratty, a really good dj, and such a nice bloke aswell...
Rip Tango 🙏 💙
Lovely guy, great stories. A legend of the scene ❤
Ratty n Robbie Dee. Dizstruxshon 2nd bday. The day my mind was opened.
Brilliant episode. That set on the tape pack from Fantazia NYE ‘91 blew my mind and kicked started my whole journey into dance music and desire to learn how to mix. 33 years later still going strong 😎
Love dj ratty for years, what a dj, turns out he’s a nice fella as well judging by this interview 🏆
I couldn't wait for this, love the ratty, was awesome few weeks back at the heir and hounds
Brilliant interview!, interesting listening to his story. What a great dj Ratty was and is, always selected the best tunes to take you on a journey, for his mixes. Big up Ratty, Big up History Of hardcore Podcast!
Is it eternity magazine? I remember old eternity jackets
Favourite DJ back in the day. Loved his mixing style
Top dj modest bloke got massive respect for him .he's a proper musician diverse. Stones Dylan. Everything big up ratty
Wow great podcast - thank you so much
One of the first influences for me to get a set of cheap as fook belt drives whenI was 13 yr old back in 93. I based my mixing style on ratty to this day, the only DJ back then that used to crossfade chop-chop mixes. It inspired me to pursue djing into turntablism. I'd love to go B2B with the Rat so I could trainspot like back in 93. It's item 3 on my bucket list after cuddle a tiger and walk on a fire.. Reeespeck RATTY, an OG jungle-techno don!! PS: I was probably one of those fans in Wales that wanted ur autograph (Eternal Crew Raves).. This interview is a window into the rave culture back then that Gen Z are totally unaware of, it's like hippie parents pushing jefferson airplane or pink floyd on us as kids trying to make us understand how awesome it is. Bigup for this sorting this interview guys, totally made my day.. . Luvz X
Big up DJ Ratty, a genuine legend of the scene. Really looking forward to him and Pilgrim play at Lindisfarne Festival in August 🔥🔥 RIP Tango 🙏
Thanks so much for this.
Massive inspiration for me getting into DJing.
Incredible interview ! Amazing to learn how humble the guy is given his status - true legend 🎉
Much love Dave cheers for the photo amnesia house in Coventry best dj ever and what a bloke! He did say for the people when asked where is robbie dee? The reply was "hmmm him" i didnt ask and he didn't say! So if anyone knows let me know
Yes yes Ratty what a humble legend .
So good hearing this ❤
Remember Ratty in Reading a few times and his tapes were the first in the tape deck love the darker side of his sets proper DJ and RIP man like Tango ❤
Legend. Got me into the rave scene and mixing
Fantastic interview, thank you
This was excellent, a 4eal treat, my favourite dj, still listen to Rattys mixes to this day. Hope Ratty doesn't mind but I uploaded a jtek Tango and Ratty mix on my channel, and made a tribute pic to go with it. Nuff respect.
Legend of the scene and huge respect for his contribution, big up yourself Ratty 👊🏼
Cracking interview. Nice to hear Repeater is on its way. 🙌🙏
Holy shit. that was epic, just sitting back chilling with a joint , Wow what a great podcast
A really underrated dj.One of the best around
Ratty was, technically, the best DJ there ever was.
Dj ratty is a bad man 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾✊🏽
For who Ratty, and the impact that he’s had on so so many people, he is such a humble down to earth guy. No heirs or graces about him at all.
Thanks for all you have done Ratty, absolute don. Supported you a couple of times back in the day - my absolute privilege
Cracking interview with the man like Ratty! I loved his mixed sets of breakbeats and a techno kinda style. I think the last time I saw him play was either at my old residency at Doncaster warehouse or at Diztruxshon at Howden. One of the very best 💯
What a pleasant humble bloke, interesting stories too, should get on the podcasts more often, certainly shorter than 30 year intervals, tango too another legend, still hoping that project 1/feel free gets a repress, dunno if it's just the copies ripped to UA-cam have been hammered (it would be a shame if they werent 🤣) or the mastering was a bit iffy but what a choon feel free is, RIP Tango
Best podcast I've watched this, what a fucking legend 🐀
Absolutely wicked podcast concrete foundation DJ 💚💯
Rats if your reading this,I reckon Tango would want them tracks to see the light of day,awesome interview mate respect due mate,I loved your set at illusion brother 😎
What a legend. One of my all time favourite Ratty sets is from Dance Trance: The Never-ending Story. That mix is a total masterclass, check it out
Was the friend Alex mentioned Dave Beatty. Euphoria? Mad respect for this. Its the 1st time ive ever properly seen man like Ratty. Wicked interview guys
Ratty Amnesia House, the only cassette I ever played, Thank you Sir for amazing memories.
The King🔥🔥🔥👌
Enjoyed that!
The absolute don on the wheels 🔥🔥🔥
That's mad cos I've recently become obsessed with "Final Conflict" Tango(rip) and Ratty Remix. 31 fucking years later!!! Its just a rude boy bassline. Ratty is a demon in the mix. I was young in 93-94 13/14 years old. But, I was besotted with Hardcore when i saw the Hit man and her one night at the Eclipse in cov. Always thought Ratty was best when [ i believe] he was off his nut. You could tell he was on one because the mixes were psycho. My favourite Set of his though was a Formation Records rave in Skegness i believe. 96 absolute masterclass in Djing to me. Wicked guy. So integral to the scene as a Dj and Producer.
Ratty was a sound lad at school constantly made us laugh.
Sad to see him getting emotional over Tango....R.I.P Jamie ...one of the best ever
Fantastic watch 👌🏻
Love it when one of my heroes is so humble / cool guy - big up Alex mate great interview/podcast 😊
Respect to the Prince of darkness ❤
my favorite DJ of all time
Great interview
What a lovely guy ❤
What a genuine bloke.
Ratty the legend!!! I met him once and he offered me a toke. I was only 16 and thought what a sound geezer!!!
nice dude great dj
incredible interview alex. respect brother. hope your well been long time ❤
any Ratty or Tango Dance Planet or Dance Paradise set was the best of the night imo...
RATTY DREAMDANCE 93 TOP CHOP MIXING!
Ratty is a legend, shout out to druids in Worcester
Room two in Dreamscape. LTJ handing over to Ratty, Conrad. “Keep the vibe alive now that Ratty’s arrived, time for to take 5. See Ya.”
Then Ratty played Deep Deadly Subs by Dillinger and destroyed the place.
Ratty’s set at Nemesis 1992 is the most briiliant yet chaotic set ever !!! Just pure gold !! …
The best dj ever the dj ratty what a mixer love ratty my number 1 dj that mc robbee dee talks too much he ruins to many of rattys sets well I think so and not forgetting the dj tango rip 😊🥳👍💊 acccccid
What a guy.