Esp Woody Mcbride live at Smart Bar Chicago, 01-08-10.




 



    This mix comes to us from the Earthworm himself, Minneapolis pioneer DJ ESP Woody McBride.  Woody was kind enough to let us record and post the mix on the blog. This was the first time I've heard Woody live in over 10 years and did he deliver on this night! From what Woody said, This set was all his own music and remixes. Woody is an old friend and it was good seeing all the people that came out to support him.







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Hope this finds you all well. Cheers!

Gus Audio.
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John Acquaviva Live at SmartBar Chicago. 12-11-09.






  On December 11, 2009 John Acquaviva made his return to Smart Bar Chicago For a three hour set. Many thanks go out to John Acquaviva for the set, Smart Bar Chicago for the years of quality music and Nate Manic for bringing John Back to Smart Bar for his "Welcome to Smart Bar" show. Here's the link to the set and play list for the night.


 
Set List.

1. Discotechno - Sebastien Leger. Mistakes Music
2. mmh mmh - Acquaviva, Giacomotto. (Unreleased) Defintive
3. Spaced Invaders (Olivier Giacomotto Remix, Unreleased) Hatrias. Hatrax
4. Universe (Vocal Mix) Miss Annie. Stardust
5. Girls Like Hi Hats, Boys Like Bass - Sound Diffusion. Definitive
6. The Road Of Excess (D.Ramirez Chant Mix) D.Ramirez. Slave Recordings
7. Gone hunting - Acquaviva, Giacomotto. (Unreleased) Defintive
8. Process - Manuel De La Mare & Luigi Rocca.(Marshall Remix)Mini Mode-303 Lovers
9. Long Legged Dub - Justin James. Promo
10. Mathematics (Belocca Instrumental Mix) Jochen Pash. Caballero
11. Wacky (Original Mix) Alex Santer. Chumbomundo
12. Bitchslap (Original Mix) Antranig. Subliminal
13. Rubber Man (Miles Dyson Remix) Jude Sebastian. Erase
14. Rizer - Kalva and Paul Thomas. Leaders of the new School
15. Gritos Del Alma (Original Mix) Toni Rios. Soap
16. On Off (Original Mix) Cirez D. Mouseville
17. Acquanamo (Original Mix) John Acquaviva, Amo, Navas. Definitive
18. Shake it (d-unity shakers mix) D-unity. Beat Therapy
19. LAX (Addy Van Der Zwan Mix) Addy Van Der Zwan, Koen Groeneveld. Abzolut (Spinnin)
20. Drunk Man Standing (John Acquaviva & Olivier Giacomotto Remix) Tony Senghore, David   Ekenback
21. To Take Away (Groove Garcia Remix) Ismael Rivas(aka Riva) Armada Music
22. The Freak's Come Out (Cevin's Freakin' Dub) Cevin Fisher. Subversive Records
23. Onze Horas (Original Mix) Microdizko. EXX Records
24. Do You Want It? (Original Mix) Mescal Kid. Sci tec
25. Vocal Chords (Eqd) 16 Bit - Claude VonStroke. Dirtybird
26. Molly (Original Mix) Mark Mendes & Mike Jacinto.
27. Old Sunshine (Get Physical) Tim Green.
28. Backroom Honey (Original Mix) Saeed Younan. Viva
29. Flauta Magica (Original Mix) Mark Knight(Funkagenda) Toolroom




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James Johnson: "Krunch 2, Mission for speed!"








                 
     When I started this blog the goal was to post live mixes and promote the music and artist's who made them. With this post I thought I'd highlight a Classic mix tape. There are a few old school site's that showcase classic rave, house and techno mix tape's but from what I have seen they don't have any mix tapes or live sets from an artist who has had a impact in Chicago back in the 90's. This artist would be Chicago's James Johnson. James was a pioneer for the rave scene in the 90's and went on to mix at clubs around Chicago including Smartbar. This mix was given to me by a friend who has had this tape sitting in a box for at least 14 years! I think a lot of lost mix tapes are still out there like this one but people don't have a way to convert them to mp3 or even a tape deck to play them anymore. I try'd to find info on James on the Internet but with no luck. All I found was fliers that he was on. If anyone has any info, mixes or links on James please feel free to add to the post.

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Gus Audio.
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John Acquaviva at "Live on the decks 3". Chicago, 02-26-2000.






     This post comes from the Definitive man himself John Acquaviva. His involvement in dance music dates back to the early 80's when he would spin at local clubs and had been DJ'ing at least a decade before founding one of the world's best known techno labels Plus 8 Records with fellow music lover Richie Hawtin back in 1989. That's when his international DJ career really began to take flight. He was also one of the first artists in the early 2000's to spearhead the use of Final Scratch, a computer program used for DJ'ing digital audio files. Seeing that DJ's would also need a place to get audio files for the new medium , he had a part in the creation of Beatport.com. The largest online mp3 music download site that specializes in dance music. In 1993 he and Plus 8 partner Hawtin and friend Karl Kowalski launched Definitive Recordings. The focus was more on quality House and Tech-House which released tons of classics such as "House Music for all" by Blunted Dummies. The label went silent at the end of the 1990's but relaunched in 2005 as an digital label and has been going strong ever since with steady releases by Acquaviva and new partner in crime Olivier Giacomotto. John has had a long history of performances here in Chicago and around the Mid-West beginning with raves in the early 90's then moving over to the club circuit with stops all over the city and was one of a handful of international DJ'S to hold residency at the iconic Smartbar in Chicago during the early 2000's.








    This show was held at the infamous Harvey expo center / Photon Laser Tag venue located in the south suburbs of Chicago which held countless parties over the years. As you can see from the flyer above, this event was jam packed with talent but to many the highlight of this night was John Acquaviva and Richie Hawtin headlining in their own room. Before the show a group of us went to the famous Russian Tea Time in downtown Chicago. After dinner John and the group of about 10 of us made our way from Chicago down to the venue. As we arrived the line was few hundred people long and stretched across the parking lot. After finding a parking spot and making our way in, we headed through the main room, a center room from what I remembered was playing Drum & Bass and on to their room. As we made our way up to the DJ booth through what seamed like thousands for people spread across three rooms, we all knew everyone was in for a great night. After "The Datman" setup his equipment and Acquaviva took to the decks the room really started to fill up. As the night progressed we had heard from people around the booth that party goers still waiting to get in started to rush an open side door to the space and were sneaking by security to get in to the event. In all the confusion, a security guard saw "The Datmans" recording equipment in the booth and since they were not informed of it before hand, got thrown out the event with a few other people from around the DJ booth. In trying to clear up the mishap, he walked up an hour later and told us what had happened and that he had to sneak back in himself because security didn't believe his story.






         


    
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Miles Maeda at "Direct Drive" Chicago. 01-18-1997



 
    Last but not least from the "Direct Drive" event is Miles Maeda. Miles played two sets at this party, One earlier in the second room and the last set of the night in the main room. Miles has been a staple in the Chicago music since the 90's. I believe Miles was the closer for a few of this promoters party's. I can remember for awhile, If you went to a party or club in Chicago during the 90's, Miles was probably in the lineup. I left before Miles's set but have a story from another party. DJ Hyperactive and I were listening to Miles play at a different party and were discussing his tracks when Hyperative recalled a party they both played at were it was outside and it started to rain. Miles brought the house down when he dropped "Singing in the rain". I think that's what makes Miles so special as an artist. His timing and track selection has people guessing. Miles also recently celebrated his 11Th year at Smartbar as a resident in Chicago. I'm not sure of the track's on here but this sets is around the same time as his Easy mix tape. This set is around 45 Min's or so. Get more info on Miles on his link in the artist's link area If you haven't already,




    If you haven't already, Click on the "Like" tab at the top right corner of the blog and follow us on Facebook to get links to other DJ mixes, View classic party fliers from the Mid-West and beyond and event links to shows we are supporting. And of course check out this (Miles Maeda)  link for more info what he has coming up and support what he does! After all, If it were not for the artists, None of these posts would be possible. 

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