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Canadian House 1989-1994, Vol. 1

I decided to start recording mixes, yay. Only had my equipment for 3 months, but I am getting the hang of it. I will concentrate on rare and exquisite music styles - rarities, oldskool sounds and rare genres of electronic music. I have plans for italo-disco, disco, oldskool eurodance, early trance & ambient-trance, spacesynth and other mixes.

This one is Volume 1 of the very special genre of music to me. Early 1990s Canadian house sound, which has been immortalized since. Deep, vocal, progressive and funky ... bit of everything. Some of these tracks werent made in Canada, but they were ALL big underground dancefloor hits in Toronto and elsewhere.

This mix was made ONLY using vinyls and original CDs - NO MP3 was used. Equipment: SL 1200MK2, DJM-800, Serato Scratch, CDJ-1000 .... Anyways, enjoy the mix and please comment on skills, flow, tracklisting and most importantly, if you want a cue sheet and what you liked - and if you want something like this from me again.

Cheers. All feedback is thoroughly read and appreciated!

Tracklisting:

1. Marcus Turcotte - Ambiessence (1994)
2. Nick Holder - Infinisynth (1993)
3. Nick Holder - Soundwaves (1992)
4. Nick Holder - Hustle Baby (1993)
5. The Stickmen - Summer of 87 (1993)
6. BKS - Living In Ecstasy (House Mix) 1992
7. Dee Landez - Stand Up, Be Strong (1993)
8. DJ's Rule - Get Into The Music (Ambient Club Mix) 1990
9. Lil' Louis - I'm Hot For You (Stickmen Remix) 1992
10. Fellows - Let It Ride (1992)
11. Rico Danubio - Danube (1992)
12. Christina Lorr - Pure Energy (Atomic Mona Mix) 1992
13. Effervescence - Keep It Open (Jungle Club Mix) 1993
14. S.O.S. Foundation - Dream (1993)
15. Too Taboo - About Time (1993)
16. Troy Brown - Yo (1992)

DOWNLOAD - if the link is down, then let me know and I'll upp it again:

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Link last checked on May 15, 2009.

I'll take a listen.

Ooops, I made mistake with copy + past of the link - it has been fixed and ready for download!

In. I <3 Holder.

Re: Canadian House 1989-1994, Vol. 1

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Originally posted by Magnetonium This mix was made ONLY using vinyls and original CDs - NO MP3 was used.

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Originally posted by Magnetonium Equipment: SL 1200MK2, DJM-800, Serato Scratch.

Does not compute.

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Originally posted by RJT Does not compute.

Oooops, I didnt name my CDJ-1000 with the list of equipment used, did I? Heheh

What I am saying is that I was using vinyl and original CDs (not burned ones, but the ones you buy in a store, authentic ones) to make the mix. To preserve as much of the sound quality as possible. I do have Serato, but I didnt use it.

EDIT: And besides, Serato is shit, and I just bought Native Instruments Scratch to replace that decadent piece of thing.

nice house
keep post bro

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Originally posted by RJT Does not compute.

Why hello there.

Really just awesome stuff here, Magnetorium. It's kind of odd, because when you noted that there was kind of a diverse balance between progressive, vocal, and funky stuff, I really thought "Meh - how diverse can Canadian house from the early 90's be?"

I was pleasantly surprised to hear music that sounds as relevant, if not far more relevant, than most of what comes out today. It's been nice over the years to see folks like you, montana, karim, and SYSTEM-J who are literally encyclopedias for dance music put together these kinds of tribute mixes, because they just get a personality that they don't usually have.

All in all nice stuff. A few hiccups on the mixing here and there, but absolutely nothing that took me out of the mix much. Look forward to the other mixes you've got planned.

Oh lawdy, you've really done it now. This is the stuff. So languid. God.

You've always had exceptional taste. I know you have all those rare Detroit gems, too. Don't hold back on me.

Just amazing selection. You've given this forum a facelift.


*repeat

What the fuck is your problem?

Do you really feel the need to just follow me around, ruining other people's threads just for your own enjoyment?

Fucks sake, Radagast - get a life.

Also, more on topic in the thread - I'm shocked by how much the Holder tunes sound like modern tech house, lots of it. Reminds me a ton of a few of the things Hawtin played at DEMF this year.

If anything, the first twenty minutes of this mix makes me feel even more like all new music is just a ripoff of old stuff.

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Originally posted by RJT If anything, the first twenty minutes of this mix makes me feel even more like all new music is just a ripoff of old stuff.

No shit, dumbass. Jesus, get the fuck outta here, stupid twit. Shoo.

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Originally posted by Pickles No shit, dumbass. Jesus, get the fuck outta here, stupid twit. Shoo.

You feel free to keep going. I'm sure you're absolutely loving yourself right now.

As I said before, people like you are a dime a dozen, and I'm sure the amount of self-importance you feel from the time you spend on here is the hallmark of your life.

I'm sure that's very, very satisfying for you. Ride that wave as far as you can, it's going to take you a long ways.

Back on topic - this is hereby marked a required mix, along with the sole other few I can count on one hand.



Yes, required. You. Now.

Wow, so insightful. Really just a deep thought, that.

We can all learn a lot from Pickles.

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Very nice "I came into your thread as a troll but I'm going to try and not ruin it completely" post. How painfully predictable.

You're so dense, Robert. I'm merely mimicing you.

Please. Just stop. Peel yourself away from the screen and get your hand out of the can of salted cashews. Take off your bifocals. Shift the nads. Rub your eyes. Stand up. Now go out outside and get some fresh air. Relax. Then throw yourself under that passing 18 wheeler.

Or keep on. Whatever. It's all good, just keepin' Mag's fabulous mix forever on page one.

*repeat

1:03:40 ID? I'd dress drag for this.

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Originally posted by Pickles 1:03:40 ID? I'd dress drag for this.

OH! Thats one of my all-time favourite tracks ever. Its so beautiful, isnt it! S.O.S. Foundation - Dream I love the vocals ... just beautiful house music.

Due to amazing feedback, I promise to make another Canadian House mix in the future.

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Originally posted by Pickles Oh lawdy, you've really done it now. This is the stuff. So languid. God. You've always had exceptional taste. I know you have all those rare Detroit gems, too. Don't hold back on me. Just amazing selection. You've given this forum a facelift. *repeat

Classic Detroit techno mix is also in the books I love classic detroit techno!

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Originally posted by RJT

Yes, my mixing is a bit weak in places - Danube track really killed it, but I couldn't match the same quality of mix when I tried recording it the second time. Mixing is very hard for me, I have huge difficulties. But the main point - I wanted to bring out the most beautiful music that has been almost forgotten, the golden gems.

I am glad you enjoyed it. Let me know which specific transitions were of the most concern (the ones that didnt sound good). I'll take recommendations.

Thanks for all the feedback and keep it coming!

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Originally posted by Magnetonium Yes, my mixing is a bit weak in places - Danube track really killed it, but I couldn't match the same quality of mix when I tried recording it the second time. Mixing is very hard for me, I have huge difficulties. But the main point - I wanted to bring out the most beautiful music that has been almost forgotten, the golden gems. I am glad you enjoyed it. Let me know which specific transitions were of the most concern (the ones that didnt sound good). I'll take recommendations. Thanks for all the feedback and keep it coming!

The mix into "Summer of 87" was beatmatched fine, and phrased alright, but for some reason I just didn't like the way it flowed from the kind of flighty house numbers into the old school sounding Chicago house tunes. I also kind of felt like the flow out of that tune was a bit disjointed - so I guess maybe more from a programming than mixing standpoint. Maybe I could just have done without "Summer of 87" all together, though I really like it.

I will say, however, that the mix at ~36:00/37:00 (or just thereafter) is mega - really an awesome way to swap up the flow, totally sold me from the moment I heard it.

Anyway, I'm still really just floored by the first 4 tunes. Like a lot of the rest, and it sounds solid and reminds me a lot of my first kind of listening to house music, but the beginning is really something that captures the "timeless" sound I've heard in a few of the nostalgia/tribute sets lately.

Wasn't too shabby at all. I wasn't the biggest fan of the vocal tracks, but overall the set was neat. I wasn't too aware of the Canadian house scene so thanks for enlightening me.

will listen asap

downing this one.

Canadian, eh?

I've always loved Hi-Bias. Thanks for the mix.

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