10 tracks – Korg M1
Ten records produced on the Korg M1 synth between 1992 – 2005.
Released in 1988, the Korg M1 was a 16-voice digital synthesiser and workstation that combined sampled waveforms with subtractive synthesis — a hybrid that made it both versatile and instantly recognisable.
From deep house to early trance, the M1 defined the sound of the early 90s. With over 250,000 units sold, it remains one of the best-selling synthesisers of all time — its Organ 2 preset becoming the backbone of countless house records.
Here are 10 records made on that synth between 1992 and 2005.
1️⃣ Rockers Hi-Fi - Hash Recall [BRW-314]
📅 Year: 1995
🇬🇧 Country: UK
📀 Label: 4th & Broadway
📦 Collection: Have 215 · Want 505
💰 Market: Median £14 · Low £6 · High £25
🔗 Release: Rockers Hi-Fi – Push Push
💬 Notes:
Big M1 organ lead at 4:22 on this one from Rockers Hi-Fi, the Birmingham duo behind Airgoose - International Wah. Both tracks were reissued on Seven Hills in 2019 and 2021.
2️⃣ Evanz D - The Love Theme [TM001]
📅 Year: 2005
🇬🇧 Country: UK
📀 Label: Tishomingo Music
📦 Collection: Have 77 · Want 128
💰 Market: Median £4 · Low £1 · High £35
🔗 Release: Evanz D – Buenos Tiempos E.P.
💬 Notes:
One of the many aliases of Barcelona producer David Cañadas. Driving tribal house track with excellent congas, “Lately Bass” style bass hits and heavy M1 organ use from 2:00.
3️⃣ Infinity - Judgement Part 1 [mir 003]
📅 Year: 1994
🇬🇧 Country: UK
📀 Label: Miracle Records
📦 Collection: Have 77 · Want 847
💰 Market: Median £96 · Low £1 · High £177
🔗 Release: Infinity – Judgement
💬 Notes:
Enzo Annecchini’s only release under his Infinity alias on Bradford label Miracle Records. “Organ 2” can be heard across several tracks on the EP. Reissued on Mineral Cuts in 2022.
4️⃣ D Base - Drop The Bomb [BASE-3]
📅 Year: 2000
🇬🇧 Country: UK
📀 Label: D Base
📦 Collection: Have 139 · Want 674
💰 Market: Median £30 · Low £12 · High £55
🔗 Release: D Base – Drop The Bomb / Good Body Girlz
💬 Notes:
Deep and skippy cut from D Base, one of the main excellent aliases of the legendary London UKG artist Mike Millrain. M1 organ and sampled drums all over this one.
5️⃣ The Outsiders - Beyond The Ego (Warp Factor 9 Mix) [MLR-003]
📅 Year: 1995
🇬🇧 Country: UK
📀 Label: Mainline Records
📦 Collection: Have 233 · Want 1818
💰 Market: Median £51 · Low £14 · High £102
🔗 Release: The Outsiders – Beyond The Ego
💬 Notes:
One of the few productions by UK house duo of Mark Mellor and Paul Murphy aka. The Outsiders. Good dosing of Korg M1 organ from 3:42 Reissued on Moonworks in 2024.
6️⃣ Robin S - Love For Love (Dubstrumental) [DMD 2021]
📅 Year: 1993
🇺🇸 Country: US
📀 Label: Big Beat
📦 Collection: Have 966 · Want 431
💰 Market: Median £6 · Low £2 · High £18
🔗 Release: Robin S – Love For Love
💬 Notes:
An instrumental version of “Luv 4 Luv”, a charted single by the artist most commonly associated with the Korg M1, Robin S. Produced by Fred McFarlane and Allen George.
7️⃣ The African Dream - All The Same Family [work 13]
📅 Year: 1994
🇳🇱 Country: Netherlands
📀 Label: Work Records
📦 Collection: Have 759 · Want 1445
💰 Market: Median £21 · Low £8 · High £52
🔗 Release: The African Dream – All The Same Family
💬 Notes:
The African Dream, a house project by Steven Craden and the elusive Lee Rodriguez. The 1994 album The African Dream on Eightball Records was reissued in 2014 and 2024.
8️⃣ Helium - Try Me [RR 9224]
📅 Year: 1993
🇧🇪 Country: Belgium
📀 Label: Round And Round
📦 Collection: Have 238 · Want 2687
💰 Market: Median £92 · Low £20 · High £309
🔗 Release: Helium – The Works E.P.
💬 Notes:
Tough trance-tinged house bomb from 1993. Distinctive Korg M1 organ lead from 00:53. Reissued alongside unreleased remixes from the same era by Kalahari Oyster Cult in 2021.
9️⃣ Jaydee - Plastic Dreams [RS 92027]
📅 Year: 1992
🇧🇪 Country: Belgium
📀 Label: R&S Records
📦 Collection: Have 3158 · Want 4702
💰 Market: Median £27 · Low £15 · High £53
🔗 Release: Jaydee – Plastic Dreams
💬 Notes:
One of electronic music’s most recognisable, most successful and most timeless records. The main melody is powered by the Korg M1, its keys performed live across the entire track.
🔟 Dubtribe - Sunshine’s Theme (Sunshine’s Remix) [ORG 004]
📅 Year: 1994
🇺🇸 Country: US
📀 Label: Organico
📦 Collection: Have 431 · Want 1570
💰 Market: Median £43 · Low £15 · High £90
🔗 Release: Dubtribe – Sunshine’s Theme
💬 Notes:
Lush IDM version of a 90s house track by Dubtribe Sound System. Soaring Korg M1 organ from 3:03 makes this a perfect sunrise selection. Reissued on Music From Memory in 2020.
Decades later, the M1 remains one of the most recognisable synths ever made — a sound that’s somehow timeless and cheesy at once.
Its tones are now more accessible than ever thanks to Korg’s official plugin and iOS app, letting new producers work with the exact same presets that defined 90s house. Familiar, distinctive, and still impossible to replace.
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