Andy MAD LOVE dude!   You just  took me WAY BACK!  OMG!  It’s been like 25 years since RAVES, LATE NITE, AAHZ, The Edge, FIRESTONE CLUB ORLANDO, FLORIDA

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After an exclusive release a year ago on Mixcloud and the Remarkable Podcast, I’m pleased to bring the super popular Remarklasssics Volume III: Schoolin’ to Soundcloud.

Flashback to this: you’re on another random dance floor in Orlando, Florida. It’s probably somewhere around 3 AM on a weekend between 1992 and 1996. The club lights are bright, intense, festive. Your hands are in the air to the piano riffs, bass drops, and jumpy breakbeats.  You and your friends are smiling and dancing and feeling like this night will never end. Remark is on the decks, throwing down positive energy and bouncing back and forth between the DJ booth and dance floor...

This is Remarklassics Volume III: Schoolin’. The ultimate old-school history lesson. 

Follow me at mixcloud.com/remarkcentral for the tracklist!

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Remark presents Remarklassics Volume III: Schoolin'

Another old school set of some of the Orlando classics. Most tracks are from the 1993 to 1994 era. Ahh what a time it was.

Downtown Orlando Circa 1994 [DJ Grade-e]

One more DJ set from DJ Stylus. One of the most inspirational DJs to me as former rave kid turned dj/producer who spent almost every night that it was open at the Abyss nightclub in Orlando, Fl circa 1993-94.



DJ Stylus - Flashback 1 [Abyss Tribute]

This week in The Armory we’re very excited to welcome our friends the Beatslappaz, label heads at Rump Shaker Records and recent additions to the world renowned Punks label, back to the 1s and 2s. Press play. Get down. 

For more information on the Beatslappaz visit: 

http://beatslappaz.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Beatslappaz
http://www.beatport.com/artist/beatslappaz/309343
https://soundcloud.com/beatslappaz

Artwork by www.jempanfunik.com

Beatslappaz - Episode 094

Buy on bandcamp

Benjamin Franklin - Be Wrong (Sim's)

PULL UP! (free dl)

Idiocratic Steamroller

The UK branch of the Grand Slam Crew bring you a special UK only classic breaks mix. 

Tracklist:
 
Bulla - www.facebook.com/bullabreaks

01. Adam F - Metropolis (Bobalino Remould)
02. The Crystal Method - You Know It's Hard (Koma & Bones Remix)
03. Drumattic Twins - Don't Be So Drumattic
04. Soul of Man - Foxy Moron
05. B-Freak - Repeated Groove (Beat Assassins Remix)
06. Plump DJ's - Scram

Sickbot - www.facebook.com/sickbotdj

01. Utah Saints - Fly Away
02. Freestylers - Punks
03. RadioKillaZ - New Future
04. Radiokillaz - Power To The People
05. Radiokillaz - Positive Life
06. Radiokillaz - Ganja Tune
07. Plump DJs - Beat Myself Up
08. The Chemical Brothers - Saturate

Crooked Sounds AKA Billy Onions - www.facebook.com/djcrookedsounds

01. Aquasky - Living Legends
02. Stanton Warriors - Dip & Get Low 
03. Freeland - Heel & Toe (Evil Nine Mix) 
04. Krafty Kuts - Dynamite Love
05. Plump DJ's - Rocket Soul 
06. Hybrid - Snyper
 

Grand Slam Crew

The Grand Slam Crew UK Edition - Monkey Tennis Mix

Part 2 of the The Abyss - Thanksgroovin. This is D-Xtreme's set. 

D-Xtreme and  DJ Hood - The Abyss - (Thanksgroovin 1993) Part 2

In the spirit of some old school sets recently posted from Kimball Collins, I got this set from Chris Fortier in 2008 and he said it was ok for me to post here.  The set was recorded some years ago, and originally going to be a few volumes of a series for free giveaway, but as far as I know, this is the only volume.  A ton great songs on here. Enjoy. 

Chris Fortier - The Story Of Me pt 1

Another Orlando, FL DJ Legend playing at one of his original residencies all the back in the golden rave era of 1992.A lot gems in this mix. Enjoy.

1. Pin up Boys ft Loleatta Holloway - First Rhythm (Go on Mark) 
2. Nick Newton - Screamer 
3. Return Of The Living Acid - Get Funky In Cardington Hangers 
4. M.U.M - The Water Paradox 
5. ? 
6. M&amp;M Feat. Rachel Wallace - I Feel This Way 
7. PKA - Powergen (Only Your Love) 
8. Emotion E.P. - We're On The Move (aka DJ Roy Silver) 
9. Liquid Crystal - Inner Sense 
10. Tonal Fusion - Broken Rhyme 
11. Emotion E.P. - Promise Land (aka DJ Roy Silver)



Andy Hughes - Brassy's - Side 1 (3-27-92)

Scott Riley isn't a name that most old schoolers will call out when you talk about your favorite Orlando DJs from back in the day.  However not to mention him in the history of the Orlando rave scene would be a major oversight. Scott was the resident DJ at Firestone on Thursday nights and dropped a ton of good tracks that filled the gaps until the big weekend events came up. Just check out these 2 sets to hear the quality of tunes Scott was playing. 

Scott Riley - Live at Firestone 1997 - [Orlando,Fl]  Part 1

R - FRESH - MAN MADE 1996 B

.Wav Rider Vol.3 Track List:
Origins (Original Mix) - Hedflux, Alex Delfont
Bonding (Original Mix) - Omauha
Split (Re-Vamped Mix) - ...Unknown...
Make A Bitter Sky - Dj X (S. Mclachlan)
Touch The Clouds (Original Mix)- Valenka
Mindseye (Earthdance Mix)- Carbon Renegade, Didges Christ Superdrum
We Can Break Free (Original Mix) - Dynomyt
Ecology (Original Mix)- Enertia-sound
Nostalgia for the Future (Original Mix) - Dark Globe
Polar Lights (Original Mix) - ReTTriger
Aquafield (Slang & Technodreamer Remix)- Forteba
The Beat (Original Mix) - Christian Martin, Lenny Kiser
Beach Coma (BETA Remix)- Retroid, Dan K
Solitude (Original Mix)- Livsey, Hood Groove
Clouds (Sax)- Happa
Horizon (Original Mix)- Nelver
Clear Blue Water (Trance Wax Remix)- OceanLab, Above & Beyond
Together (Original Mix)- A-Mase
Counting Down the Days (DJ Genesis breaks remix) - Above and Beyond

*Free DL* DJ Animay - .Wav Rider Vol.3 - Progressive Breaks

Another dj set from my all time favorite club - The Abyss. This time up it's Brad Smith a resident of the club who doesn't quite get the the fanfare that D-Xtreme and Stylus. However you'll hear the legendary sound of the club throughout this set. 

Brad Smith - Live @ The Abyss (Orlando, FL - 9.23.1993)(Private Party)

follow the originators: >> https://soundcloud.com/aahz-army
Made with 2 turntables & a numark cd player, probably two years after getting them.  This is the first Aahz tribute I ever made.  

It's also got a lot of the brilliant "Delusions Of Grandeur" by the Hardkiss Bros. too

The Bus Driver (Aahz Tribute) 3 Turntable Mix - 2002

Electronic music aficionado since 1991.   DJ Since 94. Producer since  2001. Record Label Owner (Stellar Records), early 00’s.  Collector of classic 90’s DJ Sets.  Current purveyor of modern progressive breaks and deep house via Black Coffee dj mix series. 

Had the privilege of “being there” in halcyon days of the early US rave scene at ground zero - Orlando, FL.  Our  (at the time) small, Disney focused town become the launch pad for the American Rave scene via the amazing DJs and promoters that were ahead of their time led by Kimball Collins at Aahz  playing  upfront dance music (simply called house back then) that was generally only found across the Atlantic. Kimball and other local DJs mixed music expertly in our burgeoning underground clubs here to the late hours of the morning often bleeding into the next day igniting a decade long explosion of club music throughout the city.  If you were there, you know.   Aahz spawned a host of iconic clubs including Firestone (now Vanguard), The Edge, the Abyss, Barberella, Marz and on and on.  Huge one off raves like Trance Atlantic and Zen fast followed  setting the stage for todays EDC, bringing more global talent to our dancing city, laying down musical history that everyone that lived it will certainly “Rave” about for the rest of their lives. 

Being a part of that scene led me, like many others, to pursue my own path in creating electronic music.  A passion for DJing led to endless Orlando house parties in early 90s, before joining the Stellar Brand/team in DC providing a residency at Tracks nightclub and  opening up gigs at clubs throughout the DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland before returning to Orlando in 2004.  

Still listening, buying, spinning, sharing the music that moves me. It has been and always will be all about the music. 

I continue to post recent sets here on soundclould and I often steam live over at Mixcloud.com 


For contact please email djgradee@gmail.com

Andy Hughes - Brassy's - Side 1 (3-27-92)

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