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The Old Skool

Tunes and tings from the golden era of dance music: '85-'95. The best of the old skool; Chicago house, Detroit techno, acid, hardcore, rave, happy hardcore, gabba, Belgian newbeat, early breakbeat, drum & bass, and jungle and more.

23k subscribers419 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)86 authors / mosince 2010

r/oldskoolrave has 23k members (+72% over the last 12 months). It gets about 419 posts a month from 86 people. Top topics: Mixes & Remixed Tracks, Acid House Records and Hardcore Breakbeat Jungle.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+72%in 12 months · +8.5% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 202623k
Growing23k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · +4.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026419
QuieterPeaked at 1.3k in Oct 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/oldskoolrave

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Mixes & Remixed Tracks11%
  2. Acid House Records9.6%
  3. Hardcore Breakbeat Jungle7.6%
  4. Mixes and Remixes4.4%
  5. Remixes & Djs2.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Discogs
  2. Mixcloud
  3. WhoSampled
  4. hearthis.at

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