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Merlyn Martin - The San Diego Sessions - Vol. 1 - Blue (side a) 1995-96
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Hello all Merlyn Martin here from Hazardous Radio/Biohazard Productions in Los Angeles. I am proud to present to you The San Diego Sessions Vol. 1 - Blue 1995-1996. This Volume is a digital conversion of my mix tape from 1995-1996 called Merlyn "Blue". The enclosed recording is side A of the first promotional tape from a 3 part series of Progressive House/Acid Trance tapes called Blue, Red, and White.
Please read back story:
The time era was the early to mid 1990's. The club and rave scene in Europe was an inspiration for the fledgeling American Rave and After-hour scene. It was the end of the illegal but very fun warehouse rave party scene. The promoters and DJ's were forced into club venues making the West Coast scene in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Frandisco come alive with After-Hour clubs and Events.
Los Angeles started off with events such as the legendary Flammable Liquid, Earth to Sea, Family Groove, King, Sketch Pad, Aqua, Parliament, and Dream which featured such DJ's as Doc Martin, David Alvarado, Marquess Wyatt, Mark Lewis, Taylor, Paolo, Sandra Collins and many many more. San Francisco events included Soul Kitchen, Boogie Buffet, Wicked, Sound Factory, The End Up, Spundae, The Gathering which featured such DJ's as Jeno, Garth, Thomas, Marke, Carlos and many more. San Diego events included Romperoom, 555 club, Playskool, The Narnia Events, Ole Madrid, Hedonism which featured such DJ'S as Daemon, Mark E Quark, Jon Bishop, Myxzlplix, Sotero, Phil A, Steve Pagen, Jeff Scott, Alien Tom, Joey Jiminez, Jon E Thin any many many more.
In 1993-94 a shift of sorts started to happen in the Los Angeles scene. Music was progressing away from the Rave Anthems of the warehouse days. One scene was moving heavily toward deeper sounding House music, another scene was emerging with a bit of a more progressive house sound that was a little faster, more melodic. This new progressive sound was a culmination of the melodic Techno sounds coming out of Detroit, and the Progressive House sound coming out of the U.K. becoming popular at such events such as King, Family Groove, Sketch Pad, Mothership, and Aqua.
I was lucky enough to participate, I feel that I helped break this new underground sound which was progressive, a mixture of Club Music, House, Acid, Techno. That sound eventually became what today is known as Trance, at the time it was an underground sound that was different, uplifting, and could be hard and aggressive at the same time.
In 1995 I went to an event in San Diego with some friends called Romperoom. Although I had been DJ'ing around LA in many carnations of the music scene from New Wave, Latin Club, Funk, Early Hip Hop, and Techno for about 10 years I had even played records at some of the above mentioned clubs and events. But I had never seen anything like it before and to this day in a club type setting. I liked my adventure in San Diego so much I stayed for 5 years. I became a resident DJ at that Romperoom Club, I played at that Playskool event, I toured the states a bit playing this new sound trying to get as many people to listen to the music!
- In short this first volume called "Blue" is a demo cassette tape that I produced at the end of 1995. It was a two sided cassette I believe both sides represents and tells a different story in it's own way as a good mixed tape is suppose to do. It has been called art by some, crap by others. It is open to individuel interpretation as all music should be, it means something different to every person who hears it.
There was less than 500 copies of the Merlyn "Blue" cassette, it was circulated locally in the San Diego and Los Angeles area. All I ask is if you don't like what you hear, than please give it to someone who might!
Merlyn Martin
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Check out http://blog.myspace.com/merlyn_martin - for other DJ mixes from Merlyn Martin/djmerlyn. Keep checking back for Merlyn Martin San Diego Sessions containing old djmerlyn techno/trance mixes from the 90's Afterhours/Raves, San Diego Romperoom, and Los Angeles Insomnia days.
* To join the direct email list email [email protected][/email]
This mix is will be available as a podcast through the itunes music store the week of May 25th 2007, please feel free to check it out, as well as the Merlyn Martin "Subdivisions" podcast series featuring the ever changing progressive sounds of Techno.
* Please right click link to download to your browser
(Short Vocal Intro) -http://www.djmerlyn.com/audio/merlyn_blue_sideA_podcast.mp3
DJ Mix (no talking) http://www.djmerlyn.com/audio/merlyn_blue_sideA.mp3
http://homepage.mac.com/djmerlyn_ma...sts/podcast.xml
Track Listing: Side A
Artist, Track, Label
Faithless - "Salva Mea" - Cheeky Rec
Quivver - "Believe In Me" - Perfecto Rec
Sunscreem- "Exodus" - Sony Rec
Quivver- "Twist N' Shout" - A & M Rec
Moby - "In To The Blue" -Electra Rec
Evolution - "Look Up To The Light" - Deconstruction Rec
Yum Yum - "Hyper Mania" -Sperm Rec
Mighty Ming - "The Mighty Ming" - Stress Re
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Richard "merlyn" Martin
DJ/Producer The Subdivisions/Hazardous Radio
[email][email protected]
www.myspace.com/merlyn_martin
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| San Diego Sessions Blue side b available for down load - ck it out.. :-) |
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Hello all Merlyn Martin here from Hazardous Radio/Biohazard Productions in Los Angeles. I am proud to present to you The San Diego Sessions Vol. 1 - Blue 1995-1996. This Volume is a digital conversion of my mix tape from 1995-1996 called Merlyn "Blue". The enclosed recording is side B of the first promotional tape from a 3 part series of Progressive House/Acid Trance tapes called Blue, Red, and White.
Please read back story:
The time era was the early to mid 1990's. The club and rave scene in Europe was an inspiration for the fledgeling American Rave and After-hour scene. It was the end of the illegal but very fun warehouse rave party scene. The promoters and DJ's were forced into club venues making the West Coast scene in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Frandisco come alive with After-Hour clubs and Events.
Los Angeles started off with events such as the legendary Flammable Liquid, Earth to Sea, Family Groove, King, Sketch Pad, Aqua, Parliament, and Dream which featured such DJ's as Doc Martin, David Alvarado, Marquess Wyatt, Mark Lewis, Taylor, Paolo, Sandra Collins and many many more. San Francisco events included Soul Kitchen, Boogie Buffet, Wicked, Sound Factory, The End Up, Spundae, The Gathering which featured such DJ's as Jeno, Garth, Thomas, Marke, Carlos and many more. San Diego events included Romperoom, 555 club, Playskool, The Narnia Events, Ole Madrid, Hedonism which featured such DJ'S as Daemon, Mark E Quark, Jon Bishop, Myxzlplix, Sotero, Phil A, Steve Pagen, Jeff Scott, Alien Tom, Joey Jiminez, Jon E Thin any many many more.
In 1993-94 a shift of sorts started to happen in the Los Angeles scene. Music was progressing away from the Rave Anthems of the warehouse days. One scene was moving heavily toward deeper sounding House music, another scene was emerging with a bit of a more progressive house sound that was a little faster, more melodic. This new progressive sound was a culmination of the melodic Techno sounds coming out of Detroit, and the Progressive House sound coming out of the U.K. becoming popular at such events such as King, Family Groove, Sketch Pad, Mothership, and Aqua.
I was lucky enough to participate, I feel that I helped break this new underground sound which was progressive, a mixture of Club Music, House, Acid, Techno. That sound eventually became what today is known as Trance, at the time it was an underground sound that was different, uplifting, and could be hard and aggressive at the same time.
In 1995 I went to an event in San Diego with some friends called Romperoom. Although I had been DJ'ing around LA in many carnations of the music scene from New Wave, Latin Club, Funk, Early Hip Hop, and Techno for about 10 years I had even played records at some of the above mentioned clubs and events. But I had never seen anything like it before and to this day in a club type setting. I liked my adventure in San Diego so much I stayed for 5 years. I became a resident DJ at that Romperoom Club, I played at that Playskool event, I toured the states a bit playing this new sound trying to get as many people to listen to the music!
- In short this first volume called "Blue" is a demo cassette tape that I produced at the end of 1995. It was a two sided cassette I believe both sides represents and tells a different story in it's own way as a good mixed tape is suppose to do. It has been called art by some, crap by others. It is open to individuel interpretation as all music should be, it means something different to every person who hears it.
There was less than 500 copies of the Merlyn "Blue" cassette, it was circulated locally in the San Diego and Los Angeles area. All I ask is if you don't like what you hear, than please give it to someone who might!
Merlyn Martin
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Check out http://blog.myspace.com/merlyn_martin - for other DJ mixes from Merlyn Martin/djmerlyn. Keep checking back for Merlyn Martin San Diego Sessions containing old djmerlyn techno/trance mixes from the 90's Afterhours/Raves, San Diego Romperoom, and Los Angeles Insomnia days.
* To join the direct email list email [email protected][/email]
This mix is available as a podcast through the itunes music store, please feel free to check it out, as well as the Merlyn Martin "Subdivisions" podcast series featuring the ever changing progressive sounds of Techno.
* Drop link below in browser and than open itunes, podcast should then be available for download.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/...st?id=254308925
* Please right click link to download to your browser
Side B: http://www.djmerlyn.com/audio/merlyn_blue_sideB.mp3
Side A: (Short Vocal Intro) -http://www.djmerlyn.com/audio/merlyn_blue_sideA_podcast.mp3
DJ Mix (no talking) http://www.djmerlyn.com/audio/merlyn_blue_sideA.mp3
Track Listing: Side B
Artist, Track, Label
Liquid - "Closer" -XL Rec
Tenth Chapter - "Wired" - Jackpot Rec
Leftfield - "Space Shanty" - Hard Hands Rec
Fade- "So Good" - Fade Rec
House Trap II - "High on The Edge" - NitricRec
Jomanda - "Never " - Atlantic Rec
Aquamanda - "Free Your Spirit" - Fairy Cake Universe Rec
Humate - "Love Stimulation" - MFS Rec
Wild Colour - "Dreams" - Perfecto Rec
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Richard "merlyn" Martin
DJ/Producer The Subdivisions/Hazardous Radio
[email][email protected]
www.myspace.com/merlyn_martin
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Thanks for the offering , looks very tasty. Have most of those tracks on vinyl myself.
You are always going to get arguments over the evolution of this music which we love . I can certainly tell you from my experience that trance was alive and well in 1995 and was indeed called trance.
A beautiful example of this sound can also be found on X-Mix 1 which covered all the records I was playing at the time. This mix came out in 1993 and was by then atleast a year old in style by then.
X-MIX-1 - THE MFS TRIP
Tracks
1. Skysoaring Gemini 6
2. Breath of Stars True Love
3. Diamond Bullet Effective Force
4. Cosmikk Trigger 1 Cosmic Baby
5. Oh Supergirl Cosmic Baby
6. High On Hope Microglobe
7. Strobelight Voov
8. Transmanic Futurhythm
9. The Space Track Cosmic Baby
10. Love Simulation Humate
11. Heaven's Tears Cosmic Baby
12. How Much Can You Take? The Visions of Shiva
13. Sweet Dreams For KAA Cosmic Baby
14. Natural High Loopzone
15. Perfect Night The Visions of Shiva
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/xmi...fs_trip/dvd.php
The series of compilations called trancemaster also started in 1992 so the sound was alive and well.
Various - Trancemaster Vol. I
more images Label: Eurovision Soundcarriers
Catalog#: 302 4001.2
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: 1992
Genre: Electronic
Style: Trance,
Having been there myself from the late 80's through till now without a single week going by without being neck deep in new tunes I can honestly say that those tracklists of yours were very mainstream for the time. Not underground in the slightest. Don't get me wrong they are still great tracks but I think that your part of the workd was at a different stage of evolution than where I was. |
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Having been there myself from the late 80's through till now without a single week going by without being neck deep in new tunes I can honestly say that those tracklists of yours were very mainstream for the time. Not underground in the slightest. Don't get me wrong they are still great tracks but I think that your part of the workd was at a different stage of evolution than where I was.
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Thanks for the response. I am looking forward to checking out the link.
Yes some of the tracks are or were commercial for the time. I remember hearing some of them on the Sasha/Dave Seaman - Stress Compilation back in 1993. America at the time, well even now sometimes is behind the times when it comes to music. It was good education for the people at the time - a catch up if you will.
I use to love the old compilations on Harthouse, and Moonshine. Either way it was great time era for music no matter where you were in the process! :-) |
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downloading right now
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So true.
The advent of the internet has put us all on the same page these days ;) |
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| Thank You Sir! |
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| Subdivisions 1.6 coming next week!:gsmile: |
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