Recently, my friend Alexey discovered he had an old mixtape of mine. It turned out to be the very first mixtape I ever released in 1992 as "Curious Josh". I was still in high school and had been DJing for only 1 year. He told me he inherited it from an Orange County promoters collection. Listening to it now... 3 decades later... brings back a lot of beautiful memories for me. I think some of my old school house music lover friends would appreciate this one as well. I looked through my tape collection and found the actual master but it does not play anymore. Which is why I'm so stoked on this find! Thank you Alexey!!! The first half is a nice smooth blend of acid house and techno. Very similar to my Acid Junky tapes. The second half is feel good house. My old friend Derek would have loved this side. The mixing gets pretty rough near the end of the tape but just keep in mind I had only been DJing for a year. I'm actually pretty proud of this mix. Recorded in Newport Beach sometime in 1992.

Side 1
They Live Long - Angel Dust
Killer Faber - Kimika
The Mackenzie - Eclipse
Eden Transmission - I'm So High
Microbots - Cosmic Evolution
Alien Nation Corporation - Abstracture (Space Love)
Jam and Spoon - My First Fantastic F.F.
Outlander - Room to Move
Joey Beltram - Energy Flash
Infamia - The Maxxam Zone
Exhibit X -  The Alchemist Part 1
Automation - Sit on the Bass
Bobby Konders - The Poem

Side 2
Psychotropic - Self Hypnosis
Gate-Ah - The Shelter
New Deep Society - A Better Day
Ann Consuelo - See the Day
Solution - Feels So Right
Lidell Townsell and M.T.F.- Get With You
Liberty City - Some Luvin'
B.F.I. - Why Not Jazz?
The Beat Division - Martin Madness
Tones Energy - Phantasm
The Bridge - Everybody's Pumping
Studio X - Los Kings Del Mambo

Tape 1

Curious Josh - "XTC Vol.1" 1992

Longtime underground dance music DJ from Los Angeles since 1991. From his early days opening for Doc Martin at "Unlock the House" and his classic mixtape series "Acid Junky", to the 14 years he spent living in NYC shopping at such legendary shops as Sonic Groove, Dance Trax, and Satellite Records, to his move back to California and renaissance in 2010 with epic gigs at Sublevel (with Doc and DJ Pierre), Jack (with Brett Johnson and Psychemagik), Mount Analog's Nuit Noire (with Legowelt, Xosar, and D'Marc Cantu), as well as multiple Sunny Side Up's at the 5 Star Bar, and the Legendary MFD party at the Kohler St. Warehouse.  Currently residing in Colorado. Vinyl only.

Curious Josh - "XTC Vol.1" 1992

Josh McClintock