picked up a copy from gene when he was in phx, slept on this mix for awhile but been bumpin it alot lately. well done

Oh yea!!! This is how I should start every morning. Love it, Wesley

not sure how this mix popped up in my fb feed but glad!  so good while working!  Thanks WH! :)

On Friday, October 1st, Tropical Events turned 23 in Portland, at our 90th in-person event since October 1998!

Third in the order was Ben Annand, Tropical's resident DJ and founder

From Ben, this was my favorite set I've played so far in 2021.  I've been playing selectively at just 1-2 parties a month since things re-opened, and have been enjoying the chance to focus on each one more.

It is truly my goal to make each set unique and and the very highest-level I am capable of.  Striving for perfection we always fall short but still achieve a higher result than if we settle for mediocrity. 

Every chance to share music with dancers counts, and I feel that even more after the pandemic wiped all gigs out for a year and a half.

My favorite compliments on my set on site were one that it was varied, and the other that I don't wait around for tracks to end to mix.

Regarding variety, I used to take dancers on a more linear journey from here to there, but the last few years I've been celebrating the diversity of my music collection and have been changing styles up more.  Main thing doing this is to keep the overall energy level relatively steady through tracks of different styles with subtle bumps up and down - and I am very pleased with the results from this night. 

Musically this set starts off soft and vocal, then gradually goes back and forth between vocal and more techy and acidy tracks with energy a bit up and down towards a more energetic, rave-influenced finish ;)

Regarding not waiting for tracks to end to mix, that's usually true I don't play most tracks al the way out, with some exceptions of course.

I just find it absolutely boring both as a DJ, and as a dancer to hear 7 minutes of a track, with the last 30 seconds mixed out as a loop into the new track.  

I'm more moved by a skillful blend of two tracks that creates something more interesting and dynamic in the blend than heard separately, so I try my best to mix that way.  And let's face it, I'm there to work :)

Track Listing:

1		Glow (Steve Banks Remix)	Matt Prehn, Marcia Alves	
2		Back In Time (Jay West Remix)	Timothee Milton	
3		What We Do (Original Mix)	Sven Tasnadi	
4		Our Love (Christian Burkhardt Remix)	Giorgio Moroder	
5		Tunnel Vision - James Dexter, Arkady Antsyre
6		Can't Keep Up - Redondo, Sideburn, MC Chase
7		Ohh Do It Too - Ray Okpara, Jørge	
8		Keep It To Myself - Boris Werner	
9		Culture - James Dexter	
10		Simplicity (Mihai Popoviciu Remix)- SEDDON (UK)	
11		Difference - Mihai Popoviciu	
12		Galaxy - James Dexter, Leonardo Gonnelli	
13		Fiducia (Mihai Popoviciu Remix - Pornbugs
14		You've Got Me (feat. Linda Axelsson)Linda Axelsson, Col Lawton
15		Pupsik (Boris Werner Remix) - David Gtronic	
16		Make You Whole (Smokin Jo Dub) - Andronicus 
17		Who Got The Power - Col Lawton	
18		Corktown  - Marlow	
19		Escalateher  (Terry Francis Dirty Boy Rerub) - Hive71, Jake Beautyman	   	
20		Hola - Christian Burkhardt

You can check out Ben Annand's Soundcloud at @benannand
Follow Ben on IG here: www.instagram.com/benannand/
Like Ben's Artist Page at: facebook.com/benannandmusic

Pictures from the event are here: tinyurl.com/trop23pics

Tropical's next up is our most decadent event ever! 18-Bedroom Mansion Party in Palm Springs, CA Oct 28-31, 2021.

For info please request to join the group here:

facebook.com/groups/torm2019

Ben Annand at Tropical 23-Year Portland, OR Oct 1 2021

night flight ll : this mix features some of my favorite artists and labels from the past few years >> 2019 >> 2021.. They were a part of a soundtrack to some lovely moments playing at various Tremulant/ Uniting Souls/ Shameless/ Habitat & Lost events across Seattle. Hope you discover some passages that resonate with you.  Track list below>> if you love a track kindly support the label & artist.. 
(((Big LOVE & much gratitude for all your support!!)))

It’s Like That - Serge Devant - Flying Circus
Gonna Be With You (Kellerkind Remix) - PillowTalk, Gustavo Lobo - Bar 25
Jeopardized (Nic Fanciulli Remix) - Radiant
Balaka (Blind:ish Remix) - Boghosian - Warung
A Jem Be - Riva Starr, Dennis Cruz - Snatch
Donner x My Beat edit - Andhim + Blaze - Superfriends
Other Side (Audiofly Remix) - Robert Owens, Aiwaska - Bar 25
Komal - Somelee - Akbal
Road To You (Eli Nissan Remix) - Nohan - Hoomidas
But One Word (Uone & Jamie Stevens) - Caly Jandro - Beat & Path
Please Don’t Leave - Leon, NiCe7
Out Of Sight - Westseven, Aire Project - Colorize

THANK YOU SETH for the artwork... always love your work >>. https://grymlife.com

NIGHT FLIGHT ll // WESLEY HOLMES

Julie Herrera: Live at Back Of The House - Aug, 2021

Sean Wood surprised me. Although I had known him for a while, and knew he was a dj with a long history in the dance community, and even though he camped with the DBR for years prior to the pandemic, something happened over the course of a few small quarantine pod squad gatherings- I got hooked! Maybe I was late to the party, but I have a handful of memories where I had to stop dancing and just stand there, mouth agape, thinking "THIS IS SEAN WOOD!!!"  His TCHP+DBR mix is still of my most routinely played, and this one is sure to join the ranks with it's lovely story arc and Dusty vibes!

DBR ❤'s: Sean Wood

Hyasynth's debut as an official Flammable resident!

Hyasynth Live @ Flammable 8 - 21 - 2022

This edition of our mix series features Hector J Rodriguez of local Seattle label Underscore and the Back Of The House crew. We're elated to get this mix from this long time comrade of ours. The mix is house at the core but touches on the many diverse sounds within that classification. Grooves for days and hits right to your core with the jams, this mix will be in rotation for some time.

🚨🔥👀🔥🚨
! Peep Game !

https://soundcloud.com/hectorjrodriguez

Innerflight Broadcast 158: Hector J Rodriguez

I first tried DJing in June of 1998, using a broken Technics 1200 and an unreliable belt drive turntable from a local thrift store. I wasn't competent until after picking up real 1200s a year later, but that summer was the departure point for the many twists and turns of my DJ life.

Now it's 25 years later. I have little to show in the way of fame or money, but I'm rich in friends, music and memories. I'm celebrating those loves in the best way I can, by sharing music from throughout the long, weird journey.

I'll be performing one livestream mix a month from January to June of 2023, then putting the live cut on Soundcloud a few days later. Some will be broadcast from my basement, some from live gigs, and some from who knows where? Each mix will cover distinct tempos and styles I've played over the years, all while maintaining the heady, melodic, sometimes dark vibes that characterize all my music.

I hope family, friends and fans join me for any or all of the 6+ mixes. The March edition centers my deep love for all things 303. Best be prepared for a wee bit of an acid onslaught.

TRACKLIST
DJ Pierre - What is House Music - Jazuelle's Deep Acid Mix (2017)
Nick Curly - When the Wild Horse (2013)
Steve Bug - This is Acid (2015)
John Tejada - Sweat (On the Walls) (2004)
Acid Bitches - Thinking About Acid - Joeski Remix (???)
Slok - Lonely Child - Satoshi Tomiie 3D Dub Mix (2006)
Satoshi Tomiie, icE - Scandal In New York - Saworiginalscandal mix (2003)
Eliezer feat. Vongold - Tel Aviv Uber Alis (2022)
Eliezer, Niv Ast, Isadora - Kelev Tlat Rashi - Ackerman Remix (2022)
Reboot - Pollo A Silla - Anna Remix (2017)
Andre Galluzi - Bold (2016)
Hobo - Whiptrack (2017)
Pete Heller - Sabotage - Tom Stephan's Superchumbo Remix (2009)
Pete Heller - Nu Acid - Robert Babicz Smiling Remix (2010)
Hardfloor - Arcperience 1 - Robert Babicz Spacefunk Remix (2011)
Hardfloor - 25th Acidversary (2017)
D-Nox, Guy Barone - Sound of the Wind (2020)
D-Nox & Beckers - Polyacid (2019)
Hardfloor - Plasticacid (2005)
Sunshine Jones - If You Wouldn't MInd - Tigerstripes Dub (2008)
Chromeo - Bonafied Loving - Sweetlight Remix (2007)
The Kinfe - We Share Our Mother's Health - Trentemoller Remix (2006)
Daniel Avery - Drone Logic (2013)
Demian - With Love & Voodoo (2014)
Art of Trance - Firebird - Petar Dundov Remix (2016)
DJ Pierre - What is House Music - Jazuelle's Deep Acid Mix - Adlib's Acid Abbreviation Version (2017)

DVO25- 3: Tune In, Turn On, Turn Up (in the end it's all just) Acid

This reflects all that is Deep ,funky and Latin. Enjoy the Deep Afro textured sounds. To get your hips shaking and your feet mooning just press play.

Deep Love Tribe

a repost from an evening back in 2011

TRACKLISTING:::

an EVENING with WESLEY HOLMES // REPOST - 08.2011

Kraft - Cast

// Radio Mix: Under_cast 005 for Crate Radio feat. Hector J Rodriguez

Welp. After MUCH prodding from my friends...I have released my opening set from Depth with Derrick May. I ALWAYS appreciate those who believe that I can play somehting other than disco and house. Thanks to the Depth crew for giving me the opportunity (Cory Simpson, et al). This mix is a sloowww build. Just the way I like to open. I hope you will listen and let go of the notion that I am in a funky box...;) SPECIAL thanks to Binah Cereus for locating the recording, Crate Radio for facilitating the recording, Kremwerk for hosting, Jayson Spaceotter for the nudge, and doing some repair work where the recording was not great..and to Jeremy Linden for the sound boost...<3 Love you.

Erin O'Connor At Kremfest 9 - 19 - 19

Wesley Holmes has been integral in the Northwest’s dj & dance community for the past 25+ years. He was a part of a core group that pioneered the house music scene in Seattle and helped provide a foundation for the thriving dance scene that transpires in Seattle today through an extensive list of club/event productions, residencies, radio work, and behind the scenes efforts over the years. Wesley’s abilities behind the decks, musical depth, and outright love for underground music resonates through his infectious dj sets and mixes.  Wesley’s current residencies with Flammable, Lost and Upper Left keep him both on the front edge of the underground and in front of some of the largest electronic music audiences in the NW.

RESIDENCIES:::
Sunday Nights @ Rebar for Flammable w/ Brian Lyons
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1194814530

Flammable Sundays
LOST @ the Monkey Loft
UpperLeft Events

*much love and thanks for your support <3

an EVENING with WESLEY HOLMES // REPOST - 08.2011

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