Oceanic: "Insanity" - Rave Digging

Rave Digging: Oceanic - “Insanity”

I dare say there might be a fair few old codgers out there who would maintain Oceanic’s Top 5 hit from 1991 never qualified as rave. After all, it probably soundtracked more Malibu regurgitations than it did warehouse parties. But it qualified as “chart rave”, at the very least.

I mean look at the evidence from this Top Of The Pops performance - you’ve got two nondescript blokes on keyboards (one of whom is sporting the requisite smelly ponytail), plinky synths, lyrics about “dream tripping” and being taken “higher”, two rather naff dancers and a middlingly attractive female singer. PLUS key changes. What else would you call it?

Keep an eye out for Loose Women’s ~~Jakki~~ Jackie Brambles sounding all posh at the start, too: