Ah the early days of Tropical!   Long before Tropical headed to the great outdoors we got sweaty in warehouses til the wee hours of the morning.  This little downtown LA warehouse was popping til the end, as resident Mark E Quark guided the dancers on a three hour journey from 2am to 5am.  

This is the first part of his set, of course everything was on vinyl back then, and we were all a good deal younger :) Does is make me want to do an indoor Tropical again?  Yes, it does!



Mark E Quark Live at Tropical - February 1, 2003

apt Entertainment is celebrating 20 YEARS OF HOUSE Music, DJs & Events! We've commissioned our beloved DJ DAN for a groovy, bumpin' mix specially blended for our 20 Years of House mix series. Clear your schedule for some booty shakin' time... Enjoy!

DJ DAN
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Innovator, tastemaker and a true legend - DJ Dan’s sound combines the spirit of 70s Disco and Funk with driving House and Techno. Throughout his expansive career he has played some of the top clubs and events around the globe. With his label, In Stereo Recordings, marking almost 25 years, Dan continues to push boundaries and influence the future of dance music as well as inspire countless DJs and producers.  He's created numerous celebrated releases from 'Needle Damage' to his first Platinum record, remix of Orgy's 'Blue Monday' to Electroliners 'Loose Caboose' and his album 'DJ Dan & Friends' which hit #1 for Beatport album sales in the first week of release. Dan has also remixed for other world renowned talent including Depeche Mode, New Order, Lady Gaga, Duck Sauce, Black Eyed Peas, Janet Jackson, A Tribe Called Quest, Carl Cox, Trent Cantrelle and Fort Knox Five. 

Dan was recently featured in Between the Beats, a new documentary by Martin O'Brien, capturing the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area rave scene of the ‘90s. Featuring rare interviews and appearances from iconic artists and DJs who helped shape the scene, including DJ Dan, DJ Harvey, Doc Martin, Miguel Migs, DJ Garth, DJ Jeno, and more, the documentary showcases the prolific underground energy, highlighting the music and community that influenced many within the Bay Area and beyond. As the dance music world continues to evolve, Dan continues to be one of its strongest voices and most powerful influencers.

DJ Dan apt 20 Years of House Mix

Summer is here and Space Cowboys RIPEcast has a special treat for you. 2 hours of back to back mixes from our very good friend, Instereo Recordings label boss and all around legend DJ Dan. 

From DJ Dan, "In celebration of my birthday today, I have decided to share 2 new dj mixes for one of my favorite San Francisco crews.....The Space Cowboys. I had a blast making these mixes and thought it would be a great way to celebrate with you all today by throwing down some of my favorite tracks. Much love to you all!"

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RIPEcast Guest Mix DJ Dan

BACK TO THE PALACE 2  (THE REAL DEAL)

DJ Mes Live at Dayfunk Campout July, 19th 2025

InStereo Recordings – Stereo Damage Episode 205
Exclusive Guest Mix: swing kidd 
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Stereo Damage Podcast - Episode 205 (swing kidd)

My live set from the Friday Pre-Party at Nocturnal Wonderland 2025. What a great fucking time. I pretty much played a bunch of heavy hitter festival tracks because that seemed to be the vibe that was going on before I started. I hope you enjoy!

Live at Nocturnal Wonderland 2025

A peak-time one-hour set recorded live at the Burning Man Denver Decompression event (2025), performed as Elite Force aka Simon Shackleton.

This mix has a raw intensity to it – genre-crossing with driving basslines, twisted grooves, and cinematic edges – designed for full throttle lift-off. 

It was such a fun night to be a part of. I've been part of the extended Burning Man community for over 15 years now and it's always an honour to share what I do with so many beautiful, creative souls.

For the inside scoop on future events, pop-up sets, tracklists and more, join the Discord over at: https://discord.gg/5GaPYNeejS where you can also score a download of this mix.

You can catch me in San Francisco on 08 NOV 2025 and in Boulder, Colorado on 22 NOV 2025 playing open-to-close sets. 

Details are here: https://www.simonshackleton.org/chptr

DOWNLOAD LINK

Elite Force (aka Simon Shackleton) - Live at Denver Decompression - 2025-10-04

DJ Dan B2B DJ Mes Guesthouse Anniversary 2025 @ The Patron Saint

DJ Dan B2B DJ Mes @ Guesthouse Anniversary 2025

On Halloween, Tony Gamboa and I played on the rooftop of the Canary Hotel in Downtown Santa Barbara. Sold out night filled with people dressed up and enjoying the night in the open air. The vibes were top notch. The crowd was very mixed as far as demographics and age so I played a lot of remixes and big tunes which seemed to be what people wanted. It was full on party mode

Live at Rave To The Grave, Halloween 2025, Santa Barbara

Aliens On Mushrooms Radio 085 with GETTOBLASTER 
TRACKLIST
1. Roof & Rickster - Night Moves
2. Tres Mortimer X SLAMM - Louder
3. Sorely - Supreme 
4. Gettoblaster, Javi Bora - This Is Freak featuring Missy (Jey Kurmis Remix)
5. Get BR - The Butcher
6. Kenny Dope, wAFF - Hypnotic
7. The Brothers Macklovitch, Mike Dunn, Tony Romera - Bump
8. Adryiano - Frequency Damager
9. RUZE, Chesster - Just Be Good
10. Annika Wolfe - Vibrate
11. Kevin Knapp - West Coast
12. Audionite - Replikate
13. Santos - Talkback
14. Gettoblaster, DJ Heather, Andre Salmon - Get Azzid
15. Audiojack, Kevin Knapp - Stay Glued (ZDS Remix)
16. Gettoblaster, Juliet Mendoza - Get Down
17. Claude Vonstroke - Waddaday ft. ZDS
18. Gettoblaster, Omicasa - ID

Aliens On Mushrooms Radio 085 with GETTOBLASTER

Welcome to the official Soundcloud home for Tropical Since 98, Socal's beloved underground house music event which has donated over $30,000 to charity causes since 1998!  This Soundcloud is dedicated to live sets from the 80+ Tropical parties since it's inception.  

Tropical is the creation of Ben Annand, who continues to organize the event to this day.  The link for Ben's personal Soundcloud is here, be sure and visit that too ;)

http://soundcloud.com/ben-annand 

Tropical started in a warehouse on October 9, 1998, and moved around to different warehouses until making one home in 2003, known as the Tree House.  In 2004 and 2005 Tropical was almost monthly between the Tree House, and newly started boat parties out of Long Beach.  In June and September 2007 were the first 2 Tropical campouts, in Bonsall, CA at the venue now known as the Fire Garden.  In 2008 and 2009 Tropical went to Zuma State Beach in Malibu for summertime Tropical Beach Parties.  

Though occasionally still in a warehouse, since 2011 Tropical has been primarily outdoors, with the main events being the summer boat party and fall/winter Tropical Oasis Retreat, most recently seen on Kauai (Hawaii).  Tropical is 100% nonprofit, donating all proceeds after cost to charity.