The Lazerdrome Classics Mix '94
mixed by DJ Ornsman
 
Featuring tracks from all your favourite artists such as Skool Of Hard Knocks, Dream Team, Intense and labels such as Formation, Back 2 Basics & Moving Shadow.

Those of you who went to the club in '94 will know that each and every one of these tunes smashed down Lazerdrome in their own way

In this mix I try to capture the essence of the club as it was in that year. Lazerdrome did go 'jungle' in 1994, but at the same time had its own characteristic sound that seemed to remain. I pick a selection of more 'full-on' tunes that would have kept more currency with the crowd from the year before. With a nod to original Lazerdrome djs -
Nut-E-1, Probe, Dr S. Gachet

This mix is released ahead of the Lazerdrome Memorial Page relaunch, coming shortly in the next month.

Shout to the original bass bin crew!

Don't forget to check out the current exhibition at the South London Gallery in Camberwell - free to enter until the end of february
SHUT THE CLUB DOWN
https://www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/shut-the-club-down/
 
Recorded 2006.  Remastered / Edited 2021.

The Lazerdrome Classics Mix

Live set recorded from a private function in Coventry, at the Ivy House on Jordan Well

Tried to start more on a lower ebb for this multi-genre event, before pushing forward into the ruffer jungle. Big shout to all the midlands massive I met up with that weekend!

Wazza joins in on mic duties part-way through for this set

Maximum respect to DJ Itchyfingerrrz (Jamie) for putting on the night
https://www.mixcloud.com/itchyfingerrrz/

Live @ SF:UK:2, 15th June 2019

Live @ SF:UK:2, Saturday 15th June 2019

Live set recorded at Subsidance Sessions at the Four Quarters Peckham, from last year.

It's one thing mixing in a familiar environment where you're in control of all the variables and everything's set up as you want.

However it's quite another when playing out and finding nothing is quite as you expect. Putting into practice what is achievable can be a challenge.

In this instance I had to overcome being on after an all-digital dj - in which the levels on the mixer were already set pretty high & did not give me much room to accommodate for vinyl (i had to max out the gains). 

Additionally, I hadn't stopped to set up the crossfader properly before I started and ended up struggling with a 'dipped' crossfader curve for the rest of the set, which was not ideal.

Still, after a slightly shaky start I settled in and managed to pull off a couple of nice mixes. I got quite a bit of good feedback from the audience after I'd finished so I guess the tune selection shone through.

This recording has been heavily remastered from the original, to even out the levels which were pretty low in places.

Featuring tunes from The Junglites, Congo Natty, Twilight Firm, Roni Size & DJ Die and more...

With special thanks to @pressa for inviting me to play.

ornsman

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