Sunday Old School – new mix on Soundcloud
It all started with Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era – “Higher” – a super tongue-in-cheek track with a great sample “And I was so high off the ground that I could see for miles around.” This was the B-Side to “Far Out” which had the extra bonus of really creative etching and pressing patterns. I lost my copy years ago and decided it was time to resupply which led me to Discogs.
Three months later I ended up a whole new crate full of records (oh noes!), most of which date back to the pre-internet era (’90 – ‘94). These are the “music before recorded history” tracks that came and went so fast that most never really made the transition to digital significance.
My Sunday Old School mix is just me goofing off and playing my favorites out of the new batch. I made a few of these mixes, but this one was the most blatant and fun. It starts off with some of the most beautiful tracks I’d not heard in years and then takes off at the 10 and 20 minute marks. Tempo ramps from 128 bpm up to 153 bpm, dropping down to 124 bpm to eventually settle in around 134 bpm.
Most of these tracks were anthems of the moment, but these moment seldom crossed paths since each was strictly “out of style” by the time the next arrived. These were also the first generation of mash-ups with everyone blatantly ripping each others samples and beats. But that’s history…
Link to mix on Soundcloud
