Sunset Regime also produced some classic rave anthems including the classic Fantazia tune "I've Got the Real Feel" which appeared on the First Taste as well as "You've Gotta Believe" on the follow up, Fantazia  Twice As Nice.

Donna & Rik eventually had an acrimonious split and she now lives in Southampton.

Rik Harris Speaks out

When I look back now, playing Bass in bands was the best thing in the world. At the time, though, I hated relying on other band members – especially the singers!. But I suppose that was good because it led me into other forms of music. That's when I started hearing Italian House with their amazing pianos.

When you’re on the dance floor nutted and DJ Professor-Rock me Steady is playing...well, oh my god!. So two months later and I pressed up to two thousand singles of 'Come on People' and 'I’ve got the Real Feel'. So what am I going to do with them? I peddled them around to a few distribution companies in London - that was the easy bit – until none sold! London in 1992 was getting into what is now Jungle/Drum & Bass. Uplifting piano is out! This isn’t easy! So what was I supposed to do - get a real job?

Then something strange happened. One of the distribution companies telephoned me: "Hey, Rik, we want every copy you have! They're going mad for them up north!" Until then I’d only thought of London for sales. So here I was in the south, seemingly on my own, with the whole dance scene going 'dark' on me. Yet I was selling records miles away (OK its not that far but it seemed like it at the time!) So I got some of my band members to go out with me as a PA around London. With hindsight that probably wasn't the best of ideas, playing uplifting piano house in places like the Lazerdrome in South London,  we’d clear the dancefloor in a flash!

Life changed one weekend when touring up north. We did the usual things, went on stage and started playing. Everyone went crazy! Singing along, jumping around, coming up and saying ‘Thank you!’  It's obvious now, with all my sales up north, they not only knew the songs they loved them! I’ve since played all over the world, even at Wembley Arena - but nothing will ever compare with that weekend. Over the years I have teamed up with the likes of Ramos, Supreme, Hixxy, Billy Bunter, Vinygroover and many others. It’s been a privilege to be involved in hardcore from the beginning . It’s a brilliant scene - especially now.  The one thing I’ll always remember was a girl - coming up to me at a club saying she had my record at home which she just played repeatedly and would cry listening to it! Moments like that made life worth living!

When I'm not playing synthesisers nowadays I'm driving Landrovers or Hovercrafts. In the evenings I’ll be fishing or playing Dungeons and Dragons! I'm still producing music and have started combining my two favourite styles, trance and hardcore. I wonder if Bass guitar might work as well?

Rik
Sunset Regime 2006 - sunsetregime@googlemail.com

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Discography

ARTIST TRACK TIME LABEL

Adrian Blunt/ lord scarak Commence the science B+W records 12"
Adrian Blunt/ lord scarak Scanners Pt2 B+W records 12" Single

Anabaptists of munster Hot Zone Supreme Music 12" Single MSH 003
Anabaptists of munster Singer of Tales Supreme Music 12" Single MSH

Antisocial 24:7 Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP3 Essential Platinum
Antisocial 24:7 6:31 Essential Platinum
Antisocial Antisocial (theme) Pure Adrenalin 12"
Antisocial Forever Young remix Pure Adrenalin 12"
Antisocial Get into love Essential Platinum 12" 
Antisocial Get into love (antisocial mix) 5:34 Essential Platinum
Antisocial Get into love (radio edit) 4:25 Essential Platinum
Antisocial Get into love (sunset mix) 5:59 Essential Platinum
Antisocial My Way Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP3 Essential Platinum
Antisocial My Way(antisocial mix) 6:02 Essential Platinum
Antisocial My Way(radio edit) 3:41 Essential Platinum
Antisocial My Way(sunset mix) 7:13 Essential Platinum
Antisocial Need your love Pure Adrenalin 12" Single PA3 Pure Adrenalin
Antisocial Need your love (12") 5:48 Pure Adrenalin
Antisocial Need your love (radio) 3:22 Pure Adrenalin
Antisocial Peoples Party 5:52 Pure Adrenalin
Antisocial Scream Pure Adrenalin 12"
Antisocial Scream 5:42 Pure Adrenalin
Antisocial Whistle Essential Platinum 12"
Antisocial Whistle 5:23 Essential Platinum 

Sunset Regime/ Billy Bunter Ease your mind GBT 12" Single GBT 19 GBT 1996
Sunset Regime/ Billy Bunter Progression GBT 12" Single GBT 19 GBT 1996
Sunset Regime/ Billy Bunter Clap to This Adrenalin 12" Adrenalin Records
Sunset Regime/ Billy Bunter You Make Me Feel Adrenalin 12"

Sunset Regime Flying With The Rhythm (construction mix)Rhythm&love 12"
Sunset Regime Flying With The Rhythm (destruction mix)Rhythm&love 12"
Sunset Regime Flying With The Rhythm remix Fusion 12"
Sunset Regime Cybertronic Fusion 12" Single FUS003 Rhythm&love 1996
Sunset Regime Renumeration Fusion 12" Single TR001A Fusion 1996
Sunset Regime Chimera Fusion 12" Single TR001AA Fusion 1996
Sunset Regime The Fire This Time RSR 12"
Sunset Regime Transducer RSR 12"
Sunset Regime Tribal Chant RSR 12"
Sunset Regime Forever Young RSR 12"
Sunset Regime /Chappie Dawn of time White label 12"
Sunset Regime /Chappie Dead tekno man White label 12"
Sunset Regime Ive Got The real feel Rhythm&love 12"
Sunset Regime Voices of syn pt2 Rhythm&love 12"
Sunset Regime Come on People Rhythm&love 12"
Sunset Regime Come on People(dub) Rhythm&love 12"
Sunset Regime Techno 5:30 Misc
Sunset Regime Nov*1 5:51 Misc
Sunset Regime Nov*2 5:51 Misc
Sunset Regime Davey *1 6:24 Misc
Sunset Regime Davey*2 6:54 Misc
Sunset Regime Drumatic 9:12 Misc
Sunset Regime Alien in the Jungle 8:18
Sunset Regime Ambience 6:56
Sunset Regime Atmosphere 7:23
Sunset Regime Bukem Tan 11:09
Sunset Regime Ive Got The Music
Sunset Regime Let the Rhythm Unwind
Sunset Regime Time Span Remix

Devil licious Better days Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP19 Essential Platinum 1998
Devil licious By my side Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP19 Essential Platinum 1998

Full time krew Aphrodite Rhythm&love 12" Single RL8 Rhythm&love 1994
Full time krew Raleigh chopper Rhythm&love 12" Single RL8 Rhythm&love 1994

Future collective I cant stop feeling like this GBT 12" Single GBT 10 GBT 1996
Future collective Look for the future GBT 12" Single GBT 10 GBT 1996

Hixxy & Sunset Peoples Party RSR 12" Single RSR003 RSR catalogue 1994
Hixxy & Sunset Technomancer RSR 12" Single RSR003 RSR catalogue 1994
Hixxy & Sunset Peoples Party remix Pure Adrenalin 12" PA1 Pure Adrenalin 1996
Hixxy & Sunset Teknomancer remix Pure Adrenalin 12" Pure Adrenalin 1996

Marley Knight Sunset Regime Midnight manoeuvres RSR 12" Single RSR010 1996
Marley Knight Sunset Regime NRG levels RSR 12" Single RSR010 1996

OMG Different outlooks Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP17 Essential Platinum
OMG Fairytale Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP15 Essential Platinum
OMG Fairytale (full on) Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP15 Essential Platinum
OMG Forever Young '98 Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP15 Essential Platinum
OMG The One Essential Platinum 12" Single NEP17 Essential Platinum

Ramos/Sunset Regime Breaking free Universal 12" Single UNI005
Ramos/Sunset Regime Encounter Adrenalin 12" Single PADR003 RSR+ADR
Ramos/Sunset Regime Fanta retro White label 12" Single White label 1995
Ramos/Sunset Regime Hear me Universal 12" Single UNI005
Ramos/Sunset Regime Lands of mystery White label 12" Single White label 1995
Ramos/Sunset Regime Nothing but Living Adrenalin 12" Single PADR003 RSR+ADR

Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime-Are You Ready For This 1995 RSR 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime-Bees revenge 1995 RSR 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Crowd Control 1993 Fusion 12" Single Hect
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Crowd Control slipmatt remix 1994 Fusion 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Gel on Boops 1996 Supreme Music 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Got to believe 1993 Fusion 12" Single Hect
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime-Got to believe remix 1994 Fusion 12" Single Hect
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Harmonise 1995 Fusion 12" Single Hect
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Higher & Higher 1995 Supreme Music 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -In the Place to Be 1995 RSR 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Intruder 1994 RSR 12" Single RSR001
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime-Ive Got The Music 1995 Fusion 12" Single Hect
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Ive Got The real feel (94mix) 1994 RSR 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Journey Pt1 1993 Fusion 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Journey Pt1 remix 1994 Fusion 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime-Knight Raver 1994 RSR 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Knight Raver remix 1995 RSR 12" Single
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Life Force Generator 1995 Supreme Music 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Life Force Generator remix 1995 Supreme
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Life Force II 1995 Supreme Music 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Marleys rush 1994 RSR 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Marleys rush 1994 RSR 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Metamorphosis RSR 95 mix 1995 Supreme
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Metamorphosis scott brown mix 1995 Supreme Music 12" Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Show Me 1994 RSR 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Sunshine 1993 Fusion 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Sunshine remix 1994 Fusion 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -The Brazillian 1996 Supreme Music 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Who Will Be The Leader? 1995 Supreme Music 12"
Ramos/Supreme/Sunset Regime -Young Guns 1995 Supreme Music 12"

Rikski Files 1999 Chemistry 4:01 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 City Life 5:25 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Don't stop the music 3:41 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Don't stop the music dub 3:39 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Feel a hunger 4:10 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Iam what Iam 3:52 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Looking out my window 3:53 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Sometimes I wonder 4:33 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Stop Yourself in Time 4:40 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Thank you 5:31 Summit Way Compact Disc
Rikski Files 1999 Treading Deep Waters 4:12 Summit Way Compact Disc

Supreme/Sunset Regime Flying With The Rhythm Fusion 12"
Supreme/Sunset Regime Sky Fusion 12" Single Hect 012 Fusion 1995
Supreme/Sunset Regime /Hyde Break Out 4.26 Supreme Music 12"
Supreme/Sunset Regime/ Hyde Let's Rock Supreme Music 12" Single
Supreme/Sunset Regime /Hyde March of the ravers Supreme Music 12"

The Presidents Men Nobody Strictly Rhythm 12"  Strictly Rhythm 1994
The Presidents Men Taste the poison Strictly Rhythm 12" Strictly Rhythm 1994

Time Zero Five words of wisdom Supreme Music 12" Single Time Zero MSH 001 1994
Time Zero Metamorphosis Supreme Music 12" Single Time Zero MSH 001 1994
Time Zero Western harmony Supreme Music 12" Single Time Zero MSH 001 1994

Pumphouse Gang Come and get it 5:32
Pumphouse Gang DJ/Goodtimes live 5:20
Pumphouse Gang Easy Life live 6:11
Pumphouse Gang Hard to Beat 4:42
Pumphouse Gang Night Kitchen 5:53
Pumphouse Gang Nothing but Living 5:41
Pumphouse Gang Saying your last Goodbyes 5:46
Pumphouse Gang Sleep of the Saved 4:43
Pumphouse Gang Soul on Fire 4:34
Pumphouse Gang Wakin Dream 4:56
Pumphouse Gang Whole of her Heart 4:18 7" Single
Pumphouse Gang Whole of her Heart 7.44 Rhythm&love 12"
Pumphouse Gang Come and get it Rhythm&love 12" Single Blast 88 90 1 1990
Pumphouse Gang You are the One 4:21