This is a mix I managed to extract from one remaining copy of a cd I still had. This CD was in pretty rough shape, and the process to get it onto this soundcloud page was more taxing then I realized it was going to be. In the end, my will to preserve the mix proved greater than the obstacles to doing so, so here it is.  The first track on the mix is plagued by some staticy-ticks that lose intensity as we get into the first breakdown of that first track. If you can bear with that, its ok from there.

If you asked me then who "influenced this mix," I would have dropped some pretty predictable Global Underground names. But, the truth is, my biggest influences were those closest to me. Damian, Rojas, Dao, Omar, Peter, the Whites , Josh, Bob, Arthur, Hypatia, Bryon, Chris...all these local djs who watered our local Reading soil over the last 20 plus years. I have enjoyed the journey immensely...here is a mix from the beginning.

This was put together sometime in 2000 on two tech 12's and a Pioneer DJM500.

Tracklisting

1. Fused - Faded - Player One
2. Tilt vs. Spanish Archer
3. Fused - Spaced - Player One
4. Steve Lawler - Rise - in - Superfly
5. Parks & Wilson - My Orbit - Hooj Choons
6. Autonomous Soul - Our Time - Peace Division Mix - Plastica
7. Halo Varga- Future - Siesta
8. L.S.G - In Too Deep Hooj Choons 
9. Medway - My Release - Hooj Choons
10. Parks and Wilson - My Orbit - Hooj Choons

Justin Thomas - Local Underground RDG - 1 - Classic Progressive 2000

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This page is dedicated to celebrating over 25 years of underground dance music in Reading, PA. We aim to highlight the area's djs, both past and present. Tune in here for weekly links to classic and contemporary underground dance mixes.

Been spinning a long time, 29 years, more than half my life.  Have spun nearly every genre, have vacillated between taking this very seriously and not giving a fuck.  It is more than a hobby, this is integrating an artistic conversation spanning the globe and it is my passion.  This particular conversation we’ve been having in the Deep (house/tech/breaks) arena is particularly dope, and I’m excited to be a participant by spinning & producing that which moves my ass and soul, and raises my hands to the sky.  If asked, I'll say I spin Swamp music... humid Deep House/Breaks/Tech with vivid palates. &#13;
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