The 90s Rave Revival
The music of 90s rave never really went away, but it has come surging back. Acid house, oldskool and hardcore are shaping new records, nights and a whole aesthetic once again.
What the revival looks like
Younger producers are building tracks on breakbeats, rave stabs and 303 lines. Promoters are running nights that lean openly on the oldskool template, and the smiley, the doves and the flyer art of the era are everywhere again.
Streaming and social platforms have made the back catalogue instantly available, so a sound made before many current fans were born is now just a click away.
Why now
Part of it is simple cycles of nostalgia. Part of it is that the era’s warmth and euphoria feel like an antidote to more polished, algorithm-driven pop. And part of it is that the people who lived the first wave now have the time and means to enjoy it again, alongside a new generation discovering it fresh.
Where DOVEDUP fits
DOVEDUP sits squarely in this lineage, drawing on the 90s and early-2000s sound without being trapped in it. The heritage is the starting point, not the whole story.
DOVEDUP is a rave-heritage electronic music project. Explore the rave dictionary and what “doved up” means at dovedup.com.