I recently started the process of converting my old mixes to something that doesn’t involve digging out my Walkman or Minidisc player. It’s been an enjoyable experience hearing them all again. All the Minidiscs are now converted, the tapes are for another day.
The mixes were variable in quality. The monthly Spectral series at the start of 2000 was better than I remember, but a bit fast for my aged taste. It’s hard to believe I liked my house at about 128-130 BPM back then.
There then followed a few mixes from August 2000 through to March 2001. Some of the mixes were decent but the tunes hadn’t always aged well. The last mix I did for over 3 years, and the last ever on my Technics 1210s, was March 2001. It stood out listening to it again after 22 years. It was a stellar time for the tunes. Timeslip was on Danny Howells Nu Breed, Xzique was Steve Lawlers Nu Breed, Quivvers One More Time was on a Digweed Global Underground and the Bedrock Mix of Nalin & Kane’s Live at Crystal Palace I heard on a Sasha & Digweed Essential Mix. The other tunes appeared mostly via Global Beat Records.
To get it to Mixcloud, the mix went from Minidisc > Ableton > Pitched Down > and ‘tweaked’ a bit. I hope you enjoy it. I loved hearing it again.
March 2001 – 77 minutes
1. Dirty Logic – Deep Funk Project
2. Timeslip – The Beloved
3. Outside Looking In (Down) (Sub Project Remix) – Xzique
4. Fire Escape – Sean Cusick & Rogue Radio
5. One Last Time (Dub) – Quivver
6. 2 Heavy – Deep Funk Project
7. Live at Crystal Palace (Bedrock Mix) – Nalin & Kane
8. Electric Kool (Dub) – King of Spin
9. Matica (Moogwai Mix) – Chab
10. Get Down (Dub) – Sleepfreaks
11. Moondiver – Austin Leeds
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