The story of Ultimate Buzz continues — and this time, Robert McLean tells the part he's never really told before.
In Episode 332 of The Hashtag Show, Scott sits down with Rab McLean for Part 2 of their conversation — moving beyond the glory days of Scotland's rave explosion and into the complicated story of what was happening behind the scenes.
Rab talks openly about his relationship with Callum Bright, the transition of Ultimate Buzz from two young guys travelling Scotland as a DJ and MC into one of the biggest names in the scene — and why something he once loved eventually became something he hated.
For the first time in this depth, Rab discusses the creative frustrations within Ultimate Buzz, discovering the business happening around him, money and royalties, the DJ tapes being sold without his knowledge, turning down a six-month trip to Australia and ultimately deciding to walk away from something he'd helped build.
But this isn't a story about settling old scores.
It's about two young men who built something together, became like brothers, made mistakes, fell apart — and never quite got the opportunity to properly put things right.
Rab recalls unexpectedly meeting Callum years later and the conversation that followed: an acknowledgement of what had happened, what had gone wrong and even the possibility of getting back into the studio together.
It would be the last meaningful conversation they ever had.
We also hear how Rab went on to prove himself creatively, releasing two EPs that reached the Top 10 of the Scottish dance charts, the origins of The Deejay Project and why, more than 30 years later, he's still making music with people he considers family.
This is the other side of the Ultimate Buzz story.
The success. The arguments. The mistakes. The friendship. The fallout.
And the question that can never really be answered:
What might have happened if Rab and Callum had found their way back to each other?
🎙️ THE HASHTAG SHOW – EPISODE 332
ROBERT McLEAN – PART 2
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