TRiP MAGAZEEN

The Complete Collection 1992-1994

Founded by Peter Wohelski

Volume editor DJ Three

Editorial board member Grumptronix

Published by: Blurring Books

Imprint: Blurring Books

300 Pages, 8.50 x 11.00 in

Paperback
9781963814033
Published: March 2025

$40.00

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Exported out of cities like Chicago and Detroit in the late 80’s, House and Techno music washed back up on US shores in the early 90’s, repackaged by the English and Germans as ‘Rave’. UK live acts like The Shamen, Altern8, 808 State, Utah Saints, and others began to put a face to what most Americans considered to be a ‘faceless’ genre.

Before the proliferation of the World Wide Web made connecting with like-minded heads as easy as a few clicks via social media, news of underground dance music and culture spread slowly through word-of-mouth networks and regional, DIY magazines – called fanzines - published and distributed by fans to record shops, clothing stores, and other hangouts.

Based in Central Florida, one of America’s most fertile underground scenes, TRiP Magazeen documented the bourgeoning US rave scene from a uniquely Florida perspective from March 1992 to December 1994.

Published pre-internet on early desktop publishing tools, founder/editor Peter Wohelski and staff captured the wide-eyed enthusiasm of this new culture movement across 17 issues, including the first American interviews from global electronic music innovators, iconic record labels, influencers, and legends such as Aphex Twin, Prodigy, Moby, Richie Hawtin & John Acquaviva, Paul van Dyk, Orbital, The Orb, Autechre, Dubtribe Sound System, Hardkiss Music, Rising High Records, ambient DJ extraordinaire Mixmaster Morris, French DJ legend Laurent Garnier, UK drum’n’bass icons A Guy Called Gerald and Rob Playford, Future Sound of London, Global Communication, and more.

Over the 2 ½ years of publishing, TRiP’s coverage garnered the attention of bigger UK dance culture bibles such as DJ Magazine, Mixmag, and Jockey Slut, with credited quotes from its interviews appearing in stories on Aphex Twin and Future Sound of London and receiving a postcard from enigmatic Underground Resistance co-founder Mad Mike Banks expressing his utmost respect for TRiP’s coverage of Detroit artists and releases.

TRIP MAGAZEEN: The Complete Collection 1992-1994 also includes a rare interview by the late psychedelic explorer, counterculture author, and rave philosopher Terence McKenna.

After becoming immersed in the London rave scene in the early 90s, TRiP Magazeen founder Peter Wohelski returned to his adopted hometown of Tampa, Florida, inspired by the vibrant sights and sounds of live electronic bands The Orb, Shamen, and Orbital, late-night pirate radio, and Colin Dale's KISS-FM show. Looking to capture this exciting new culture hitting US shores, he took the culture's DIY spirit to heart, using early desktop publishing tools to create TRiP out of his apartment with the help of fellow electronic evangelists Wayne Consiglio and DJ Three.

Finally closing the fanzine in December 1994 to accept a role as Director of A&R at American label powerhouse Astralwerks, he became the steward of The Chemical Brothers' early American success.

As a respected electronic music industry figure, Peter later left his mark on developing iconic electronic artists, labels, and brands in the US, such as Detroit techno legend Carl Craig, Damian Lazarus' Crosstown Rebels, Soma, Beatport, and others.

He is now retired from the music industry and lives in Denver, Colorado.

DJ Three has been tirelessly holding the flag for underground electronic music in the US since his rise out of the sunny state of Florida in the early 90’s. In that time, he’s emerged as one of the brightest DJ talents from the US and continues to be a true inspiration around the globe. His rare, but celebrated production credits include classic remixes as Three AM for Rabbit In The Moon and the Multiple Mirrors EP by Second Hand Satellites. He’s been involved or, at the helm, of three of the most beloved underground American record labels since 1992 until now with Hallucination Recordings, Hallucination Limited and Hallucienda.

DJ Three's tour dates show both diversity in audience and a genre-bending passion for good music. He’s held residencies at New York City's Twilo, Cielo (Robots), Love, Blk Market Membership and Output in Brooklyn, as well as Florida’s legendary Simons in the 90’s, Snatch in Tampa in the 00’s and The Electric Pickle in Miami all while playing lauded guest spots at San Francisco’s Wicked, fabric London, Panorama Bar, Public Records in Brooklyn and forward thinking festivals like Labyrinth Festival (Japan), Sunset Campout (USA), Day Zero (Mexico), Rainbow Serpent Festival (Australia) and Houghton Festival (UK).

As a Florida teenager in the late 80’s, Grumptronix discovered the music of New Order and became obsessed about anything to do with The Haçienda or Factory Records. He’d spend weekends at the mall searching for Transmat and Trax Records releases and then head home to compile warm-up mixtapes for his school basketball team. Seeking new sounds at the local teen club on weekends, he quickly became frustrated by what the DJ was playing. This led to bringing a handful of his own records to the club and stepping into the booth when the DJ needed a break. Soon he'd be offered his own DJ residency. Additionally, he’d attend the ever eclectic Alternative Dance Music nights throughout Central Florida until eventually linking up with DJ Three in 1991 to take part in some of the first one-off raves in the Southeast. A month long trip to London in 1994 would feature gigs at famed underground club Megatripolis inspiring him to start his own label. Here he began to share his own productions through Erotic City Communications, his electro-focused sub-label of the mighty Hallucination Recordings. Word of mouth about his specialized DJ sets began to spread through a series of still in-demand electro and drum & bass mixtapes like Reflective Skin and Blueprint. Despite an intentionally low profile, Grumptronix releases are known far and wide, played by the likes of the late, great Andrew Weatherall, DJ Hell, Ellen Alien and of course, DJ Three. In 2020, Scotland’s Craigie Knowes label released a three-part vinyl retrospective showcasing the Grumptronix sound. Today, in addition to a career in graphic design, he owns & operates the Body Works imprint releasing underground dance music from the likes of Kirk Degiorgio, Timothy J. Fairplay, Tracey and Luke Slater.