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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)

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Justin Robertson - Cream, Liverpool Vol 3

Hi folks, well here's the last of the Dj mixes from this incredible night we all had at the Sasha Classics Social - 2023 party in Manchester. I must say the quality of all of the SCS dj mixes has been of  top quality & all hard acts to follow. The evening was one of the best nights/crowds i've played at in a long while. The build up to this event was immense and the night was beyond any of our expectations. A huge thank you to all you lovely people who came and partied hard until 4 a.m too, i wasn't expecting the floor to still be as busy and full of the nicest, clued up old skool ravers. Props to the Mods who worked so hard putting this together and also for maintaining this awesome Facebook group. Every DJ played a belter, Steve Vertigo was a complete gent and played a blinder as predicted. So it was left for me to finish off this seminal occasion with a set packed full of my edits which i'd created especially for this evening. I hope you enjoy this mix and it gives you the same enjoyment i had playing it to such a beautiful gathering of like minded souls. Thank you. Going out to everyone involved in the SCS site. As i say on my monthly show.. 
"Reach for the lampshade"! 
All these tracks are now available through my site below. N-joy! X
1. Asha 'JJ Tribute' J.Rainbow Edit feat Luke Neptune piano intro.
2. Ultraviolet 'I wish that' J.Rainbow SCS edit.
3. Collapse 'My love' J. Rainbow SCS new edit.
4. Evolution 'Metropolis' J. Rainbow SCS edit.
5. Brothers Love Dubs 'Mighty Ming' J. Rainbow SCS edit
6. Thirst 'Enemy within' J. Rainbow edit.
7. Moby 'Next is the E' J. Rainbow SCS edit.
8. C-Concept 'Why did u do that naked' J. Rainbow Mashup.
9. N-joi 'Anthem' Jo Manji Vs J. Rainbow edit.
10. Dilemma 'Inspirit' J. Rainbow SCS edit.
11. Frankie Knuckles 'Your love' J. Rainbow SCS edit.

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Sasha Classics Social 30.04.23 Manchester Jamie Rainbow - Live (DL In link)

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

My old school sets are inspired by the cassettes I heard just as I was getting into the dance/ rave scene as a teenager in roughly '90-'92. Those tapes came from places including Grin DJ's (Vertigo/ Welly, Jon Kelly), Shelleys (Sasha, Dave Seaman, Nipper), and some of the bigger raves at the time including Fantazia, Obsession, Universe ect. 

Everything I mix is done on two Technics with Allen & Heath Xone22 mixer via Serato scratch live.

If you like the tunes please feel free to comment, like or share with like minded old school souls. 

If any trainspotters want track ID's ect just ask :)

Much love, 12 Inch Lover xx 

12 Inch Lover - Old School Classics Vol 1

Listening to this with Mark, James, Mark H, Neal and Ben over some of the best years of my life... Love you guys.


Sasha @ Miss Moneypennys 1994

Sasha @ Chuff Chuff 'Grand Winter Court' November 1992

Sasha @ Kaos's 3rd Birthday at The Gallery Leeds 31.08.92

01 Sasha Koas New Years Eve 91

Sasha Live @ Neuro, Park Hall, Chorley, Jan 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 DJs 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.

Sasha Live @ Neuro, Park Hall, Chorley, Jan 1991

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