Freaks on a mission

It's been a while since my last post, so i'll try and make it up with a little exclusive: a 1999-recording by Fred Nasen @ Kasteel Beukenhof - Vichte (BE). 99% of you probably don't know this venue, that's because it's a restaurant ... in the lovely setting of a castle. 

Together with my brother and some friends we hired this venue for a one-off with some local dj's and 2 guests: Jan Van Biesen & Fred Nasen. Fred's set is a personal favorite, because it's a nice mixture between the clubby sounds of let's say H2o (where he used to be a resident) and a more tech-house kinda sound. 

If i find the time i'll try and put the Jan van Biesen-set online aswell.

O yeah, we named the party "Freakmission", and i can honestly say i have some very nice memories of that night ... a.o. closing the doors at 11pm since the place was rammed :)

Long time no see

Uhm, i had a writer's block!

Just kidding, 2 weeks in Ibiza were great ... but now it's back to work again. Luckily i've got some tunes to keep me going :)
Respect is still burning, as several people asked me to repost some old sets. Well, here's your chance to expand the collection. 2 reposts + a new set by Jef K (i actually thought i had posted this one but seems like i didn't, damn you Alzheimer!). This is house-music the way i like it.
By the way, if you understand the Dutch lingo, here's an interesting review on David Mancuso's set in Paris a few weeks ago at Le Concorde Atlantique aka the Respect boat.


MegaUpload: Respect at Fuse, Bob Sinclair 28.01.00. (re-post)
Respect is burning @ Fuse: dj Bob Sinclair 28.01.00

MegaUpload: Respect at Fuse, Jef K 18.06.99. (re-post)
 Respect is burning at Fuse: dj jefK 18.06.99 by

MegaUpload: Respect at Fuse, Jef K 07.04.00. (new)
 Respect is burning at Fuse, dj jefK 07.04.00

dave angel

Uhh, it's been a while but the past few weeks have been kinda hectec: i've got some constructing to do in my house (for the next few months ...) and that's taking a lot of my spare time.
But since all work and no play makes me a dull boy i decided to take some time off and i'm heading for Ibiza for about 2 weeks. (ow yeah!)
Before leaving i'm putting on a Dave Angel set recorded at Fuse. Have a listen, it's full on!

Dave Angel at Fuse, 16.01.99. (Megaupload)
DJ Set Dave Angel (Fuse, January 16, 1999) by Red Bull Elektropedia

RESPECT: Stuart Mc Lellan

It's sunday, and i'm feeling housy thanks to Derrick Carter's set at Decadence last friday. What else to post but some good old Respect-tunes?
Here's a set Stuart Mc Lellan did back in '99. You may think "who the f* is ...?" Well that's what i was thinking too. Anyhow, even if you don't know him the set is definitely worth checking. Some featured tracks an memories:

E-Troneek Funk's "Everytime", one of my favourite tracks on the Famous when Dead compilations, and often played in H2o-club (white room).
Kenlou's "What a sensation": classic Masters At Work stuff, first heard it in an Amsterdam-tape (recorded at Escape club).
Moodyman's "I can't kick this feeling when it hits": reminds of the first 10daysoftechno at the Red Tape building.

I also have another recording of that same night featuring a live by The Micronauts and a Troublemen-dj set ... will post that one later.

MegaUpload: Stuart Mc Lellan at Respect-night, Fuse: 24.09.99.
 RESPECT is burning at Fuse: Stuart Mc Lellan 24.09.99

5 years fuse (years ago)

To be honest i had my doubts whether i would post this set: the sound quality is ok and so are the tracks ... but the mixing isn't all that good (but that's not my fault is it?).

Consider this set "one for the fans" or a memory for those who were there (like me).

So why am i posting it now? Well, someone requested a re-post on the Derrick Carter-set recorded that same night and this one's highly recommended. If you haven't got it yet: grab it!
If you already have it, and you'd like to complete your collection: go for Carl Craig.

PS: Derrick Carter is playing in Decadance Ghent July 11th.

MegaUpload: 5 years Fuse at Ostend Casino: Carl Craig, 23.04.99.
 5 years Fuse @ Ostend Casino: dj Carl Craig 23.04.99

MegaUpload: 5 years Fuse at Ostend Casino: Derrick Carter, 23.04.99.
(re-post: original Carter-post over here)
 5 years Fuse @ Ostend Casino: dj Derrick Carter 23.04.99

the scene

Not a re-post this time, instead some new Steve Cop stuff.
The Scene was a pure techno-club and opened its doors in '98. Resident-dj's Zzino and Steve Cop invited guests such as Jeff Mills, Adam Beyer, Ian Pooley, Mike Dearborn ... in a monastery near Oudenaarde. Even though the club looked nice, the line ups were great and the soundsystem blew you away the place was shut down after a few months due to a lack of visitors.
Would this club still be open if it were in Ghent, Antwerp or Brussels?

MegaUpload: Steve Cop at the Scene, 12.06.99.
 Steve Cop at The Scene: 12.06.99

master reese

Sometimes i have the impression dj's used to play more crowpleasers back in the days (for me that's "the nineties"). Or is this a false impression and did the unknown tracks become classics as time passed by?

A question worth thinking about!

Anyhow, lots of classics in the sets underneath: Arkest Blaze, Women Beat Their Men, Bassline and Goodlife (his own stuff), the inevitable French Kiss, ... but also plenty of forgotten tracks and things to discover.

sven väth

It's techno-time again with a full set recorded in '99.
"Full", that means nearly 4 hours of music, divided in 3 separate downloads. As usual Väth puts a lot of variety to it ... setting off deep and funky, but pounding near the grand finale.

If you'd like to know what techno sounded like in '99, i'd advise you to check this, and that's a personal recommendation :)

respect to ivan smagghe

My previous Respect-post has been a while, so here's one for the house-headz. That's right, Smagghe used to play house and he played it well! So underneath: a rip from a set he did at Fuse in '99, filled with some vintage French-touch, Basement Jaxx, Paul Johnson and some more bumpy tracks.

If you catch him nowadays (i'd advice you to) you'll probably here a more elektro/minimal kinda-sound. Still top-notch!

Derrick May have a temper, but he's one hell of a dj

No need to introduce this techno-don. I saw him perform a few times and i especially liked the way he blends techno with house (and the odd classic) instead of pinpointing to one style.
Usually his mixing skills are top noch, but once i saw him have an off-day in the Vooruit venue at a Teknoville-party. Due to technical problems that night mixing wasn't as smooth as it should be, so when it really got to Derrick he just took his headphones and threw them into the backstage area. Therefore "temper, temper" in this thread's title.

The set below starts with some ultrafunky house, and from there on evolves further into Detroit and straight-on-techno. Enjoy these 72 minutes (there's a little skip during Green Velvet's "Coïtus"-track ... skip... Coïtus, so hard not to make a dumb joke about that).

one Hell of a party

In the next few weeks/months you can expect several Fuse-sets on my blog.
Maybe you didn't recognize the picture, but today i'm offering you a
dj Hell-set. In and out of the picture, Dj Hell has always been out there ever since i started listening to electronic music, and i've been following him since his first release ("my definition of house music" on R&S).

The set was recorded in 1999, at that time Hell had an "international residency" at the club ... one year later he released a mix-cd for FUSE in the "Fuse presents"-series. (In 2007 that honour goes to Steve Bug, check my review here, that is if you speak Dutch)

As usual Hell doesn't compromize and mixes house, techno, Chicago ... don't expect to hear elektro or trashy sounds, this set was recorded before the hype!