Ivar Männik & Ain Boltovski

Retrohitid uues kuues.retro hits in new clothes

An exclusive new-style retro DJ show that brings 90s and retro dance hits to clubs and events in a contemporary remix form. The same songs you know, but as they were always meant to sound.

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Material
90s and retro dance hits
Method
Every track reproduced
Format
Nightclub · festival · special event
Reach
Across Estonia
djX feat. Volmer & Rebane - Kelleks saada (Raadio)djX & Dynamint - Klubi paradiis [2026 Radio]Estin & djX - Esimene lumi (2026 Dance Mix Radio)Mono Fans - See talv 2026 (Holiday Mix)Mono Fans - See talv 2026 (radio)Code One - Vikerkaar (djX 2025 Dance Mix Radio)djX - Let's GoMono Fans - Mälestus [Radio]2 Quick Start - Pole lootust mul pääseda su käest [djX 2025 Dance Mix Radio]Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato (djX Dance Remix)djX & Vitamiin feat. Raul Sepper - Linda, LindaN-Trance - Set You Free (dj X Tallinn-Amsterdam 2025 Dance Bootleg)Gigi D'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours (dj X 2025 dance bootleg)Maxx - Get A WayDr Alban - Away From HomedjX ja Sõbrad - KooliaegMono Fans - Nii las jääbClick OK - Öö on kuum

New-style retro

djX loves retro, but does not live in the past.

Yes, our music is rooted in the 90s. We play the same home-grown and international hits you once lost yourself dancing and partying to. But we do not play them as they once were.

Every track in a djX set is updated, reproduced and remixed just enough that the original essence, melody and identity remain, while the sound and power match today's club and festival stage.

  1. 01

    Same melody. Same identity.

    The original essence of the track stays. When the chorus starts, the room knows it from the first bar.

  2. 02

    New sound. New power.

    Every track is reproduced and remixed: new sounds, new energy, the level of today's club and festival stage.

  3. 03

    Not nostalgia for nostalgia's sake.

    Respect for the original, and the courage to take it further. We do not play songs as they once were.

Music · remixes and new versions

Hear how the 90s sound today.

These are the same songs you know. Each version has been reproduced in the djX studio so the sound and power match today's dancefloor.

djX set

13 tracks on SoundCloud · press play

  1. djX feat. Volmer & Rebane - Kelleks saada (Raadio)

    djX feat. Volmer & Rebane - Kelleks saada (Raadio)

    collaboration

  2. djX & Dynamint - Klubi paradiis [2026 Radio]

    djX & Dynamint - Klubi paradiis [2026 Radio]

    collaboration

  3. Estin & djX - Esimene lumi (2026 Dance Mix Radio)

    Estin & djX - Esimene lumi (2026 Dance Mix Radio)

    90s Estonian classic in new clothes

  4. Mono Fans - See talv 2026 (Holiday Mix)

    Mono Fans - See talv 2026 (Holiday Mix)

    djX remix

  5. Mono Fans - See talv 2026 (radio)

    Mono Fans - See talv 2026 (radio)

    djX remix

  6. Code One - Vikerkaar (djX 2025 Dance Mix Radio)

    Code One - Vikerkaar (djX 2025 Dance Mix Radio)

    djX remix

  7. djX - Let's Go

    djX - Let's Go

    djX's own opening track

  8. Mono Fans - Mälestus [Radio]

    Mono Fans - Mälestus [Radio]

    djX remix

  9. 2 Quick Start - Pole lootust mul pääseda su käest [djX 2025 Dance Mix Radio]

    2 Quick Start - Pole lootust mul pääseda su käest [djX 2025 Dance Mix Radio]

    djX remix

  10. Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato (djX Dance Remix)

    Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato (djX Dance Remix)

    djX remix

  11. djX & Vitamiin feat. Raul Sepper - Linda, Linda

    djX & Vitamiin feat. Raul Sepper - Linda, Linda

    collaboration

  12. N-Trance - Set You Free (dj X Tallinn-Amsterdam 2025 Dance Bootleg)

    N-Trance - Set You Free (dj X Tallinn-Amsterdam 2025 Dance Bootleg)

    djX remix · orig. 1994

  13. Gigi D'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours (dj X 2025 dance bootleg)

    Gigi D'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours (dj X 2025 dance bootleg)

    djX remix · orig. 1999

  14. Maxx - Get A Way

    Maxx - Get A Way

    YouTube · orig. 1994

  15. Dr Alban - Away From Home

    Dr Alban - Away From Home

    YouTube · orig. 1994

  16. djX ja Sõbrad - Kooliaeg

    djX ja Sõbrad - Kooliaeg

    YouTube

  17. Mono Fans - Nii las jääb

    Mono Fans - Nii las jääb

    YouTube

  18. Click OK - Öö on kuum

    Click OK - Öö on kuum

    YouTube

Preview on SoundCloud. Full versions play at the live show. YouTube rows open the video.

Memory · expectation · sound

Why the room takes off.

Retro works for a reason. We do not rely on luck or nostalgia. We rely on how music actually works in memory, in expectation, and in the room.

Based on well-known findings in music psychology and neuroscience (the reminiscence bump; musical expectation and reward) and thirty years of studio and stage experience.

  1. Memory

    Youth music goes deepest.

    In music psychology this is called the reminiscence bump: songs we heard as teenagers and in our early twenties bind to autobiographical memory more strongly than later ones. A 90s chorus is not merely familiar. It is personal.

  2. Predict

    Familiar melody + new arrangement = the strongest reaction.

    The brain predicts the next bar of a familiar song. When the melody meets that expectation, but the sound surprises, the listener gets two things at once: the joy of recognition and freshness. That is the line djX remixes walk, never too far either way.

  3. Sound

    A 1995 master was not made for today's sound system.

    Club and festival PA systems, sub-bass and dynamics have changed in thirty years. djX versions are produced for today's room: the low end carries, the highs do not cut, the energy holds on a large stage.

  4. Flow

    A set, not a playlist.

    Tempo, keys and the energy arc are thought through in advance. Each track continues the last. That is how the floor stays full even when the night is already long.

Live show

One show. Three stages. The whole of Estonia.

A DJ set of djX's home-grown and international retro hits works in a nightclub, at a festival, and at a special event.

djX live: dancers in red 98 shirts, the duo behind the decks
Retrobest 2026Õllesummer 2026
djX on the Retrobest stage, red LED walldjX behind the decks, disco ball and stage
01

Nightclub

Headliner or theme night. Retro hits at today's club tempo and sound. A crowd that knows every song, and a floor that does not empty.

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02

Festival

A big stage, a big sound. djX stepped in front of an audience at Retrobest. In 2026 the set also rang out at Õllesummer. That energy cannot be kept for a single night.

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03

Special event

Company party, anniversary, town event. Programme and set length to match your event: by agreement, not off a conveyor.

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Who plays

Ivar Männik & Ain Boltovski: the producers themselves behind the decks

Repertoire

Estonian and international 90s hits, djX versions

Tech and logistics

We agree at booking, according to the room

Who and why

We do not play the 90s. We made them.

Ivar Männik and Ain Boltovski in the studio
Studio photo; the puppet photo appears on hover.
The djX duo back to back
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Ivar Männik

DJ · producer

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Ain Boltovski

DJ · producer

  1. 90s

    Songs Estonia danced to

    Our story in nineties Estonian dance music began with songs many people still know, such as Estin's "Esimene lumi", Up'n Down's "Naeratus", Mr Happyman's "Las mina proovin siis ka", Black Velvet's "17" and Kuldne Trio's "Hopp, Johanna".

  2. Studio

    Producers behind others

    Over the years we have also written and produced music for Duubel+ and Marju Länik, and with friends came the youth anthem "Kooliaeg". Under our hands Mono Fans, 6 Pack and Click OK began: bands whose songs "Aeg nautida", "Juliette", "Nii las jääb", "Seest läeb hing", "Lase lõdvaks" and "Öö on kuum" are still remembered.

  3. Air

    Vikerraadio · Raadio 2 · Uuno Raadio

    Besides studio work we have been behind the DJ decks and on the radio, where over the years we also contributed as music and programme directors. Vikerraadio: djX 1994-2000

  4. 2025

    Retrobest. djX takes the stage.

    We returned to active making and performing, and at Retrobest we stepped out of the studio in front of an audience under the name djX for the first time. For that, several new versions of 90s hits were finished. It quickly became clear that this energy could not be kept for a single night.

  5. 2026

    Retrobest. Õllesummer.

    Retrobest 2026 and Õllesummer 2026: djX is on stages again, not only in the studio. Next time: your event.

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Bring djX to your stage.

Say where and when. We reply quickly and make a concrete offer: programme, set length and tech to match your event. Recently: Retrobest 2026 · Õllesummer 2026.

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