Love this mix very old school reminds me of the first rennaisance

Does anyone know if this is a true Renaissance mix i cannot find it anywhete please let me Know.                Timoflove@yahoo.com

This is such a good mix. Great track selection,

cheers for making this downloadable, going on my ipod for a 12 hour shift tomorrow :o) fantastic tracklist, can't wait to get stuck into this ;o)

Here's part 2 of my 3-part tribute to the mighty Stress Records, streamed live on Facebook on Saturday 4th Sep 2021. 

This mix bridges the gap from the pure House sound of Stress (Part 1) across to the 'Progressive House' sound emerging into Stress releases throughout the mid-1990s. Some of the label's biggest tunes were released during this period, and also feature in this mix. 

Tracklisting:
Chris & James - Fox Force Five (Playboys Dub)
Coyote - Troy (Chris & James Remix)
Balouga Boys - Blackjack
Riviera Splash - I Love Paris (Chalet Dub)
All Boxed In - Happen (Tolley's Stressed Remix)
Joy For Life - Prime Mover (Grass Island Mix)
Z100 - Testa Don't Stop (Hammondia Mix)
Anthony White - Love Me Tonight (Way Out West Remix)
Mindwarp - Too (Trickle v Flood Mix)
Chris & James - Tune In (Zammo's Remix)
Brothers Love Dubs - The Mighty Ming (Route 66 Remix)
Bubbleman - Theme From Bubbleman (Groundlevel Sweep Remix)
Riviera Splash - Breakline (Club Dub)
Bedrock - For What You Dream Of (Full On Renaissance Mix)
Lost Tribe - Gimme A Smile (Delorme vs Dharma Bums Mix)
Route 66 - Revolution (Original Maverick Mix)
Daphne - Change (Brothers In Rhythm Mix)

I'll be going live with the final part of my tribute to Stress Records on Saturday 18th September on Facebook. Add me as a friend, or join the Stress Records Facebook group to catch the mix live. 

Until then, enjoy the mix you scoundrels xx

Marcus Stubbs - A Tribute To Stress Records Pt. 2 (Livestream 4th Sep 2021)

Sasha Pet Shop Boys @ Radio1, Aug 91 (with 808 State, Kenny Ken, Sasha, Frankie Knuckles, Ca

01. Roman - Free The Feeling (Part II)
02. Inner City - Hallelujah (Leftfield on High Vocal)
03. Mariah Carey - Make It Happen (C&C Dub)
04. Nu-World - Chrystol Dance
05. Gypsymen - Hear The Music (Tee's Freeze Mix)
06. Passion Flower - Urban Bells
07. Shawn Christopher - Don't Lose the Magic (Morales Bump Dub Mix)
08. The R.A.S.E. - Get On Up (Groovy Disco Mix)
09. Sure Is Pure feat. Aphrique - Is This Love Really Real? (Yowsah Vocal)
10. Kathy Sledge - Take Me Back to Love Again (Shelter Me Mix)
11. The Beatmasters - Dunno What It Is (About You)
12. Ann Consuelo - See the Day (StoneBridge Mix)
13. Blow - The Cutter
14. Jam & Spoon - Stella
15. The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
16. MI7 - Rocking Down the House (Chop Mix)
17. Rusty - Everything Is Gonna Change (Sasha's Dub Mix)
18. St Etienne - Join Our Club (Billy Nasty Mix)
19. Little Louie Vega & Marc Anthony - Ride on the Rhythm
20. Bomb The Bass - You See Me in 3D (Remix)
21. D.O.P. - Groovy Beat (Part 2)
22. Gat Decor - Passion

A much renowned DJ and production figure in trance and progressive circles, Sasha was born in 1969 in North Wales UK. Became famous in the late 80's and early 90's for residencies at clubs like Shelly's, the Hacienda, and most notably Renaissance. At Renaissance, formed a now-famous DJ partnership with John Digweed which continues to the present day.

Comments, hints and suggestions are always welcome!


Sasha @ Renaissance, Mansfield, U.K.  04.1992

The second half of the epic Sasha's mix for Kiss FM's Giving It Show.

For part one, track listings and more info, go here:

http://ultraastrum.blogspot.com



Sasha - Giving It Up, Kiss FM, 1993 (tape 2)

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Shout out to Phill Millward for the share on this one!

145 - Space 2001 mixed by Jonathon Ulysses & Jason Bye - Disc 1 (2001)

When Nadeem from Sub-Label Records asked me to provide him with a progressive house mix for a radio show I was concerned that I don't have a collection of contemporary progressive house. What I do have however is a substantial amount of music from the early 1990's - when that genre really blossomed. The genesis of that progressive sound was a club night called 'Renaissance' that was started by Geoff Oakes in 1992 at a club called Venue 44 in Mansfield, a small town in Nottinhamshire. In 1993 the venue was changed to an old printworks in nearby Derby. The club presented a darker, deeper, more melodic sound than the more 'rave' oriented music policies of other clubs across the UK. It was typically seamlessly and harmonically mixed (which a young DJ called Sasha had been tutored in by Jon Da Silva at the Hacienda). The decor, artwork and branding was all carefully thought out - with chandeliers on the ceiling and dark velvet drapes and renaissance artwork projected onto the walls. From an interview with Oakes:
"The visual identity was a deliberate move away from the ‘rave’ influenced artwork of most clubs at the time. The distressed renaissance imagery really stood out and marked the night as something different... I wanted a mix of cool and full-on clubbers, which happened and worked perfectly. I was lucky to catch on very early to that wave of British artistes, djs and producers that started to come through in the early ‘90’s. Leftfield, Guerilla records, etc. That whole progressive sound was tagged as the Renaissance sound by the press."
Sasha was a close friend and key component of the night from the beginning. The whole thing was built around him, and the last 2 or 3 hrs of the night were his platform. I had only been running Renaissance for a few months when a mix tape from a completely unknown DJ from Hastings landed on my doorstep. It was, of course, John Digweed. John put music together in a really unique way and it was when i teamed him up with Sasha that the musical identity of the brand crystallised. I had the best two DJ's in the world as residents and they helped shape Renaissance’s reputation for musical integrity."
Alexander Coe (aka Sasha) and John Digweed were resident DJ's from early 1993 until late 1994. This mix attempt to capture the sound of a Sasha and John Digweed mix from very late 1993. All tracks are verified as forming part of the selections of that pair of DJ's in that year.

Tracklisting:

01. Slam - Eterna
02. D:Ream - U R The Best Thing (Sasha Dub)
03. Marina Van Rooy - Sly One
04. TC - 1991 (Re-Fratty Re-Energy Version)
05. Mombassa - Cry Freedom (Malawi Mix)
06. 2 Bad Mice - Bomb Scare
07. Orbital - Lush 3-1
08. M People - How Can I Love You More? (Sasha's Master Edit)
09. Ready For Dead - Ready For Dead (Ambient Mix)
10. Metropolis - Metropolis (Original)
11. The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. - It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day (Palladium House Anthem I)
13. Hysterix - Talk To Me (Sasha's Full Music Master)
14. Rejuvination - Requiem (Part 1)
15. Brothers Love Dubs - The Mighty Ming! (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix)
16. Leftfield Lydon - Open Up (Dervish Overdrive)
17. Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea (Dali Mix)
18. LaTour - Blue (Hermes Trance Mix)
19. Gat Decor - Passion (Of Your Passion)
20. Coco Steel & Lovebomb - Feel It
21. Bedrock Feat. KYO - For What You Dream Of... (Full On Renaissance Mix)
22. Virtualmismo - Mismoplastico (Dirtysyncomix)
23. Virtualmismo - Mismoplastico (Virtual Mix)
24. Evolution - Love Thing (Compulsion mix)
25. B.M. EX - Appolonia (Qatmix)
26. Nush - Nush (NY Strings Mix)
27. Phuture - Inside Out (Roy's Rad Nomad Mix)
28. BT - Embracing The Sunshine (Sasha's Remix)
29. Sunscreem - Perfect Motion (Boys Own Mix)

Enjoy.

Roots Before Branches 04 - Renaissance 1993

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520 - Galaxy Weekend mixed by Allister Whitehead (1999)

Recorded live from the decks of Fabi Paras on in 1992 at Love Ranch, Maximus, Leicester Square , LONDON

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Fabi Paras - Love Ranch - London 1992

Part 2 in my prog classics series. This mix features tunes by Leftfield, Havana, Digweed and the man like, DJ Sasha. All mixed back in 2004 on vinyl with technics. 

Enjoy.

Stubbzie's Progressive House Classics Mix 2 (1993-94) pn

february 1991, shellies  .... update 5/11/09 ... I'm amazed at the number of people who have downloaded this mix. It has survived an epic journey from a C90 cassette to media file. Shame I haven't still got the other side. It just goes to show how much range in a set there was in those days. Even if there a few slips mix wise (not as easy to dj then as it is now). Considering the time it was done and the song selection it still sounds fresh today ..... 

sasha - february  1991

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJ's and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

1993

Essential Mix 1993-11-27 - Junior Boy's Own (Terry Farley & Pete Heller)

I am MJ Townsend 

2004 graduate Manchester School of Sound Recording (S-S-R) incorporating the Technics DJ Academy:

Technics DJ Academy (Manchester City & Guilds) - http://www.s-s-r.com/manchester/dj-skills-remixing-course.php
Electronic Music Production (Steinberg/Propellorhead accreditation) - http://www.s-s-r.com/manchester/electronic-music-prod.php

Audio inventory:

Rane MP2016a
Rane XP2016a
Electrix Mo-FX
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Serato SL4
Technics SL1210M5G x 2
Pioneer CDJ1000 MkII x 2
Ableton Live 8
Dell Studio XPS Core i7

Roots Before Branches 04 - Renaissance 1993

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