Johan Gielen drops rave revival ‘Ready For The Jump’ on Black Hole: Listen

Johan Gielen has dropped his rave-leaning heater ‘Ready For The Jump’ on Black Hole Recordings. The Dutch producer built the track around a chunk of the 1992 hardcore classic ‘Total Confusion’. The original came from A Homeboy, A Hippie & A Funky Dred. Now Johan delivers a ragga-rap-rave hybrid pitched at warehouse dancefloors and festival stages.

Crucially, the origin story comes straight from a vinyl crate. “I was digging through old vinyl crates and came across this raw, hypnotic record from 1992, which instantly took me back,” Johan said. “Yet, there was a hook in there that just felt timeless, so I built around it, pushing it into a much heavier, rawer and more modern club sound.” He then framed the track as a deliberate bridge between eras.

Notably, the sample carries serious cultural weight. The original ‘Total Confusion’ came from Casper Pound’s boundary-dissolving trio, who pulled three styles into one track. That meant Zulu Nation chants and renegade shouts. Then came Chuck D’s militant rhymes, plus Roy Ayers’s earthy soulful tones, all sitting in the same groove. Still, Johan keeps every layer intact in the rework.

Then the modern layer comes in heavy. Johan also stacks thrashing rave stabs, hardcore riffs and distortion attack on top of the original chaos. Plus, the full track sits as one pressurised groove, designed for festival sets and warehouse rooms.

Still, Johan has been road-testing the track for six months, and the dancefloor reaction backed the move into rougher territory. “Every time that sample hits, you can feel as well as see the reaction in a club,” he said. “People might not know why, but they feel it.” Now stream ‘Ready For The Jump’ below.