Archive: DJ Trace - Live on IntheLab 7/19/12

Well, here it is. We're gonna let the set speak for itself this go around. Huge big up to Trace for coming through and letting loose. To all of our readers: turn it up :)

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[0:00:00] Future & Missree - Black Smoke [DSCI4]
[0:06:13] DJ Future - Powerful Destiny [Danger Chamber Digital]
[0:09:33] DJ Future - Is It Safe [117]
[0:15:09] Verb - Ghetto Blaster [Chronic]
[0:19:19] Aspect, Gremlinz & Friske - Shank [DSCI4]
[0:22:10] Stranjah - Changling(dub)
[0:25:34] DJ Trace - Mutant(Future VIP)
[0:29:23] DJ Future - Life[117]
[0:32:25] Ricky Force - Dublin 1 [Pressin' Hard]
[0:34:32] Champa B - 5:40 [Scientific Wax]
[0:36:08] Vicious Circle - Instinct [Siren]
[0:39:52] Splash - Babylon (DJ Future Remix)
[0:44:35] Technical Itch & Dylan - The Fountain Of Youth [Guerilla]
[0:49:24] DJ Future - One Way Ticket To Mars[117]
[0:52:59] Jazzsteppa & Foreign Beggars - Raising The Bar (Stray Remix) [Studio Rockers]
[0:54:28] 2D33P - Secrets Of The Universe [DSCI4]
[1:01:14] Double O - Hunter Man [117]
[1:05:28] DJ Future - Intergalactic Dust [Danger Chamber Digital]
[1:11:05] DJ Future - Evil Place [117]
[1:16:20] Stranjah - Prominence [DSCI4]
[1:21:14] Technical Itch & Gein - Killsound (ft. Jakes) (Technical Itch Steppa VIP) [Bad Chemistry]
[1:22:44] Verb - Bad Boy Sound [117]
[1:27:01] Double O - Natty Dread [117]
[1:31:03] Fade - Ruff Tactics [DSCI4]
[1:34:48] Overlook - Existence [DSCI4]
[1:37:30] Dj Future - Said you loved me[117]
[1:41:17] DJ Trace - Sonar (Quartz Bootleg)
[1:43:20] Verb - Brutal(dub)
[1:46:58] DJ Trace - Lost Entity (Verb Remix dub)
[1:50:21] DJ Future - 1000 Miles(dub)
[1:55:01] Kid Lib - The Dopest (Tim Reaper Remix)

Karl K Live @ Yoman 1997 (Video)

Fun video, huh? Many memories from the infamous dnb room @ 1415 Locust. Anyways, sorry for the lack of posts everyone. Thanks for stopping by. Check back soon, fun stuff ahead. I swear.

DJ Trace - Philly Blunt (1994)

This legendary tape has graced many Philadelphia ravers' cassette tapes throughout the mid-nineties and for good reason: it's excellent! I have gotten tons of requests for this and my good buddy Sam had luckily been sitting on a copy. Recorded right around the time breakbeat and uk 'ardcore suddenly became jungle, the tracklist is a who's who of the time periods top producers and labels - Trace storms through essential cuts from LTJ Bukem, Omni Trio, Roni Size, Q Project, Goldie, Origin Unknown, DJ Rap, Deep Blue, DJ Crystl, among many others. It was an amazing time for the genre (the golden years, imo) and this set is a crucial display. Please note: the tape I ripped this from suffered some severe warping during the beginning of the first side - not much I can do but instead of altering the mix I left it in it's entirety, as you can easily skip past it if it bothers you.

Side 1
DJ Crystl - Meditation (VIP Drumz Mix) [Unreleased]
Ed Rush - Selecta [Jet Star]
Q Project - Champion Sound (The Alliance remix) [Legend]
Roni Size & DJ Die - Music Box [Full Cycle]
Potential Bad Boy - Brown Girls [Ibiza]
Rap & Aston - Get Rushed [Suburban Base]
Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune [Moving Shadow]
Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows (Long Dark remix) [Ram]
Hyper On Experience - Disturbance (Tango remix) [Moving Shadow]
Engineers Without Fears - Spiritual Aura [Dee Jay]
MA1 - Rufige [Formation]
Skanna – Heaven EP 'This Way' [Skanna]

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Side 2
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play remix) [Moving Shadow]
Apollo Two - Atlantis (I Need You) (LTJ Bukem remix) [Good Looking]
Dextrous & Rude Boy Keith - Wicked [Suburban Base]
DJ Sparks - Frontline [Yaw]
Omni Trio - Feel Good (Original In Demand Mix) [Moving Shadow]
D'Cruze - Watch Out [Suburban Base]
Slipmaster J - Groundhog Day [Lucky Spin]
JMJ & Richie - Hall Of Mirrors (Omni Trio Mirror Image Mix) [Moving Shadow]
Swift & Zinc - Uncontrollable Desire [Unreleased]
Ed Rush - Bludclot Artattack remix (Lick 2) [No U-Turn]
Rufige Kru - Fury [Moving Shadow]
DJ Crystl - Sweet Dreamz [Dee Jay]

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DJ Trace w/ Dub2 MC: Live @ Bassrush vs Formation (1996)

Sorry for the delay in posts. We're back and re-energized. Soon with a brand spanking new DrumSkool215 podcast chock full of deliciousness, and in the meantime we're rolling out some freshly ripped classic mix tapes. Since we've got to bring it back with a bang, I've unearthed one of the holy grails of the mid 90's jungle scene: DJ Trace w/ Dub2 MC Live @ Bassrush vs Formation, 1996.

Trace himself actually personally insisted I upload this one - and for plenty good reason. It takes me right back to the vibes of Fridays @ 1415 Locust. Hearing all this stuff the first time around, in a dark, smoky club through floor-to-ceiling speakers was mind blowing. It's an incredibly energetic set loaded with (at the time) fresh dubs from everyone and anyone who mattered at the time. As you can see from the tracklist below (thanks to those who helped i.d.) Doc Scott, Dillinja, Grooverider, Boymerang, Lemon D, and Trace himself all contribute runnin' next step beats.

Note Dillinja's 'Tron' on side two of the mix - it's a very early rollin version of 'Silverblade' that only a select few got a copy of. I'd always hoped for a release, but it seems the DAT has been lost. :( At least I got to hear it on a proper system a few times.

As always, keep in mind these are cassette rips, there is only so much I can do to improve the quality other than boosting the levels and tweaking the EQ's a bit. And don't forget to check out the Trace Live @ Bassquake in 1997 set that we ripped last year. More to come!!!!

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Boymerang - You Like It Like That
Nasty Habits - Shadowboxing
Lemon D - 12:01
Nasty Habits - Prototyped
Dillinja - Yo
Elementz of Noize - Planet
Boymerang - Blue Notes
Trace & Nico - Area 51
Grooverider - The Warning

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Trace - Mutant Revisited
Boymerang - Still
Trace & Nico - Replicants
Capone - Paradise
Dillinja - Tron
Trace - Squadron
Grooverider - Jon Two
Goldie - Kemistry (Doc Scott Rmx)

DJ Trace - The Philadelphia Sessions (1999)

From what I gather, the streets is hungry for more classic mixes by the original techstep don - the UK's (and mid-90's Philly transplant) DJ Trace. I've been a long time fan of the master both as a DJ when I first got hold of his Don FM pirate radio sets from 1993/94, as well as a huge fan of his many incredible productions over the years.

During his stint in my hometown, not only did I get to regularly check Trace (known as Duncan to his mum) play excellently on many massive rigs, I've also been extremely lucky to be on occasion witness to this turntable monster throw down some of the freshest, nastiest dubplates in some of the most intimate settings: on decks set up on kitchen counters in 4am apartment ragers, off the back of a truck behind some abandon warehouse in North Philly, and of course the dark, smokey, extremely loud confines of the upstairs back room @ 1415 Locust (blunts, break-dancing and bass, anyone? Those were the days!).

This mix from 1999 - landed via mp3 in my email box recently. I don't actually own a copy, though I do remember it's release and it making the rounds among friends. It's an excellent selection recorded at GFS studios (big up Joe & Justin!) with a nice little intro by the recently elusive Dub 2 MC. Expect a heavy neurofunk vibe, loads of Bad Company, Ed Rush & Optical, Johnny L, Ram Trilogy, Trace, Fierce, and more. The quality is very questionable at times so forgive me it is out of my control. This is the problem with encoding cassette tapes. Enjoy!

DJ Trace - The Philadelphia Sessions (1999) Side 1
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DJ Trace - The Philadelphia Sessions (1999) Side 2
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DJ Trace Live on Bassquake, 103.3 (May 1997)

Philadelphia drum n bass heads had it lucky in the mid 90's, as one of the originators of the sound, DJ Trace had settled into our fine city and regularly rocked it's dance floors with dubplates no one had or heard, from his occasional visits back to the UK. This set was recorded during the height of that period, with Trace stopping by Michelle Sainte's infamous Bassquake radio show on Princeton University's 103.3 WPRB, as most will remember to be one of the only places to hear jungle or drum n bass on American FM radio (though it is a college station).

I remember it being miserably rainy the day this aired (Friday the 13th!), I recorded while at work (in an office, mind you)on a crappy boom box, but I did my best to do a bit of remastering and boosted the levels. Please don't forget, these are being ripped from cassette tapes!

While it isn't the full set, it is most of it, at least all 90 minutes I could capture. In addition to loads of still unreleased stormers, it overflows with classic No U-Turn, Metalheadz, Prototype, Ram, and Renegade Hardware techstep and early neurofunk. This was the first taste many of us got of bits like "The Shining", "Sonar", "Cells", "Replicants" and of course "To Shape The Future VIP", and it's mixed and selected in typical Trace style, with the usual Bassquake shout-outs and banter. An excellent listen for any fan of the sound. Sorry no tracklist, maybe we could compile one?

DJ Trace Live on Bassquake, 103.3 - May 1997

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