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Doc Martin – Afterglow Visions of Paradise 1-4

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Doc Martin is one of the most revered DJ’s in the American house music scene.  His career goes back to the earliest days of rave culture, and he has toured the world many times over and held numerous residencies at top dance clubs.  His many recorded mixes are collected in a number of places around the web: Rave Archive, Ezeskankin, and MPiii to name a few.  This particular one is a favorite of mine, collecting many of my favorite house and deep house anthems in one epic journey.  This recording combines all four parts of the Visions of Paradise set into one long mix, which was originally spread across two cassettes.  I don’t know the year it was recorded, but given the track selections, I would say it was sometime in the late 1990’s.

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Catnap – Meow Mix 4

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The latest edition of the Meow Mix takes you to the beach!  In keeping with the Meow Mix tradition, it features lots of uplifting, melodic tunes with some Latin spice and a couple classic anthems.  It kicks off with a rare live jam by BT & Danny Tenaglia called “Blue Skies,” a longtime favorite of mine.  Other highlights include funky workouts  by Herbie Hancock and War, Aly-Us’s unforgettable “Follow Me,” Pete Heller’s “Big Love” and a little Daft Punk.  Bob Sinclair, Basement Jaxx, and DJ Gregory are all in the mix, too.

***Update***  I added six more songs to this mix on December 26th, 2010.  See tracklist for update.

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173mb /// 1 hr 15min /// 320kbps .mp3

Tracklist after the jump…

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Catnap – Caturday house mix

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Here’s a live 60-minute mix I did on Saturday.  I just grabbed a small stack of house vinyl from my collection and hit record.   It ain’t perfect but i think it flows well and has a nice funky vibe… mix of Chicago, French, and NYC house from the 1990’s.   Featuring tracks by: DJ Sneak, Dmitri from Paris, The Rurals, AV8, Kevin Yost, Jordan Fields, Montefiore Cocktail, Jamiroquai, Claudio Cocolutto, NLC, Aleem, and Bjork.

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time: 60min /// 110 mb /// 256kbps .mp3

Infinite Grey – Live @ Fluid 2003

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bassment_5.10.2008_1Infinite Grey is a one-man deep house machine. He’s been performing at raves and clubs since 2000, playing his gorgeous brand of house live from an impressive collection of hardware. Here is a great quote from his bio that sums up the Infinite Grey experience:

When you see Infinite Grey play live, you are guaranteed to see a live musical performance – not a guy huddled over a laptop. John can be seen turning on and off parts, mixing instruments, shuffling beats, manipulating effects, and playing keyboards live. He plays his tracks using pre-synced looping patterns, which are loaded and mixed together as they play.

This live set of his, from a rave in 2003, has always been a favorite of mine.  At a little under an hour, it has a sparkling “blue sky” quality to it while staying funky and totally house.  Check out his website for more free sets and tracks.

Listen now: [audio:http://www.infinitegrey.com/mp3/grey_fluid_4_24_2003_128k.mp3]

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Time: 50:31 /// 46.2mb /// 128kbps .mp3

DJ Sneak – Buggin’ Da Beats

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DJ Sneak is beloved among house heads around the world as one of the most famous and popular DJ’s of the “second wave” of the Chicago scene.  Sneak’s deep, yet funky style is exemplified by this mix, one that I feel is the best I’ve ever heard of his.  It includes many rare, sought-after house tracks, and has that deep hypnotic groove that Sneak is famous for without being too repetitive or minimal.

This is the sound of Chicago house that was contemporary to Daft Punk’s first album and provided the ground work for the French house and UK disco house genres that followed in the mid-to-late 90’s.  Without a doubt, a classic of the genre.  Track list after the jump…

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Time: 72:45 /// 133mb /// 256kbps .mp3

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Ore Records presents 24 Carat mixed by Todd Terry

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Ore Records was a short-lived UK house label, an off-shoot of XL Recordings.  From 1993 to 1996, Ore released classic house music (also known in the UK as “handbag house”) with lots of diva vocals and disco flourishes.  Notable artists on Ore included Tommy Musto (under the alias Colourblind), Jay Denes of Blue Six (who later saw much success on the Naked Music label), and legendary NYC producer and DJ, Todd Terry.

This compilation, released in 1995 and mixed by Todd Terry, brings together ten of Ore Records’ top releases from 1993-95 into a fabulous, flawless disco house mix that also happens to be pretty rare.  I first heard it in 1997, and often mixed Party Faithful’s “Brass: Let The Be House” anthem into my college-era DJ sets as a peak-time dance track.  What a tune!  Track list and more album art after the jump.

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Time: 59:46 /// 109mb /// 256kbps .mp3

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David Hollands – Midnight Train to Moscow

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I’ve written about DJ David Hollands before, when I posted his classic “Pool Party” mix tape from 1996.    “Midnight Train to Moscow” followed in 2000, and is also one of my all-time favorite house mixes.  It’s a memorable blend of deep house, minimal techno, haunting vocals, and party-time cuts too.  Recently I visited David at his East Village abode in NYC and he gave me a copy of the mix tape art from the original.  Grab the front and the back artwork, along with the mix and enjoy.

David Hollands – Midnight Train to Moscow SIDE ONE

David Hollands – Midnight Train to Moscow SIDE TWO

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