Episode 146: To Be Near You » sTRictLy hOuSe mUSiC

house music by dattrax

dattrax: Hiya Fellow House Music Lovers. Welcome and thank you for checking in and taking this mix for a ride. Welcome to where house music lives. Obsessive is putting it mildly how I feel about house music. LMAO.
Last week, I decided to book 5hrs @ctrlroom (my pals, Hubert and Ian's DJ studio - https://www.youtube.com/@CtrlroomCa/videos in the 'Junction' area in Toronto) and invited a bunch of friends old and new to DJ and dance together on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Turning 49 last Sunday would've been crap if I was home alone.
What a party we had. It was wonderful and beyond fun. It made me so happy to see so many old friends and met a few new ones. We danced, drank, talked, hugged, and laughed. Everything house music is about.
Good friends and good music, what more can I ask? I'm very thankful. I've been the happiest in a very long time.
It's been the most challenging last 15mths, but moments like this make all the shitty times worth it.
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Whatever you're going through. Hang on. Stay positive. This too will pass. Go to your happy place. Displace the negative in your mind. Don't fight it. Just replace it.
Music, friends, writing, reading, long walks with your doggie, whatever you do that makes you calm and happy. Go do it. Each day is a new opportunity to write a different chapter in our lives.
My favourite quote that has held me through many dark times. May it encourage you:
"Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." - Napolean Hill
I want the best for you. But you have to decide to be happy. Thank you so much for joining me for the next three and a half hours. I'm going to take you through some of my favourite house tracks. Some may be new to you or some may bring back some great memories. I just want to put a smile on your face and take you away for a little while.
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Thank you to my friend, Jonathan for introducing me to "Go Deep". We heard it in his car after an amazing GUS Crew party a few weeks back. Such a gorgeous track from beginning to end. Masters at Work (Little Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez) has ruled the Toronto house scene for three decades. Every good house DJ has a few dozen MAW records in their collection.
Thank you to my friend, Davidson for introducing me to "Girls Like That!". Soooooooooooo good!! What a fun and funky and bumpy track with vocal snippets that sound like some old Barbera Tucker tracks.
The last track is "Gabriel" and is for my friend, Marcus' daughter, and for another special someone. Both are named Gabriela.
Probably anyone over 40yrs and who lives in Toronto knows this beautiful track from 1996 by Roy Davis Jr and featuring the incredible vocals of Peven Everett.
Photo Credit: Marcus Saroop, a professional opera star, a husband, father, friend, househead, and an amazing man.
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How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.
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As always - massive thanks to the amazing vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (on the dancefloors or even in your homes or while walking about, walking your doggies, working out, driving, or whatever you're doing) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!
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70 Tracks in 3hrs and 27mins!!
Horizon Red - Made By Pete, Zoe Kypri
I <3 U SO feat. Tom Cowcher - Bowski 2AM Remix Cassius
Music in the Air - Martino
Marvin (Original Mix) Giorgio Bassetti
Everything She Wants-Wham and Liberate My Madness-Sable Sheep Re-Rub
Drum Dancer (Original Mix) Giorgio Bassetti
Beautiful Silence (Original Mix) Made By Pete feat. Jinadu
Avocado Nigiri (Moodymanc Remix) MaStaFaktor
Silence & Secrets (Black Coffee Remix) WhoMadeWho
David Bailey - Girls Like That! (Soul Session Mix) Krizz Kaliko
Going On (Original Mix) Alkalino
Girl You Got My Heart (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Planningtorock
Just Do It (Nacho Vega's SF Late Nite Instrumental Mix) Distant People feat. Chappell
Ben Watt & Stimming ft. Julia Biel - Bright Star (Marco Pex & 104 BPM Cover)
Dame (Paso Doble Extended Remix) El Mukuka, HVMZA, Marocco, Paso Doble
I Gave You Everything (Rocco Deep Mix) Juan Kidd & Stafford Brothers feat. Rae
If It Feels Good feat Billy Love - Julius Papp and Charles Spencer
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Drop Out Orchestra Rework) Talking Heads
Lizard (The Good Track) Phonique
Let It Go (Maxxi Soundsystem Remix) Pandora Drive, Maxxi Soundsystem
Sights (Dennis Ferrer Remix) London Grammar
Bang Bang Your Mine (DJ T. Edit) Bang The Party
Sweat (Jojo Flores Therapy Edit) feat. Jay Williams
Kitale (Original Mix) Sam One
Take Your Time (Original) Random Soul feat Kristen Pearson
Dumisani (Ethnic Mix) Ian Kenzof, Lizwi
Chew Fu - Purple Rain (Mousse T Remix)
House Music (Message Mix) Eddie Amador
Loved Shared - Detox Twins
Free-Mood II Swing-Ultra Nate and The Blue-Hackman, Rampa Re-Rub
Michael's Prayer (Jamie Lewis Main Cut) Michael Watford, Jamie Lewis
Painkiller (Rampa & Re.You Mix) Terranova, Rampa, Re.You
Play With The Voice Feat. Csilla (MAW In Your Face Mix) Joe T Vannelli, Masters At Work
I Can't Get No Sleep (Indy's Tribal Mix) Masters At Work feat. India
I Can't Get No Sleep (Ken Lou 12 Mix) Masters At Work feat. India
Promised Land-Joe Smooth and Rave Casualty-Flashmob, Connected Soundsystem, Kalyma Re-Rub
Mntwana Feat. Lizwi (Original) Saint Evo, Lizwi
Ain't Nobody Feat. Onita Boone (Mousse T.'s Ain't No Good Man Mix) Seductive Souls, Onita Boone, Mousse T
Break 4 Love - Soul Clap Main Mix - Raze
Love Hangover (2016 Remaster) Joey Negro
Connected (Original Mix) Walker & Royce
Deep Inside - MAW - special edit on a mix cd, Ministry of Sound
Liminal (Secrets) Shiprinski
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Luke Solomon & Justin Harris
Eagle - Filta Freqz
Rolling In The Deep (Kaje Trackheadz Mashup) - Adele
Underground Collective In Colombia Ep 2 (Main Mix) Marlon D
The Funk Ensemble - Afrodisco (Dario Dattis Afrodisiac mix) Purple Music
Move - John Rocco
I Like That (Oscar P Rework) Peter Mac, Oscar P
Feel the Drums (DJ T. Edit) - M1
The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) Kenny Dope pres the Bucketheads
Show Me Love vs. Be - Robin S ft. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke
Work It to the Bone (DJ T. Edit) - LNR
Wild Boys-Duran Duran and Magdalena-Einmusik, Stimming Re-Rub
Feeling Good - Giano - Blatttraxx
Ritz - KB Swing
At Night (Mousse T's Feel Much Better Mix) Shakedown, Mousse T.
Needy Girl (Zdar Dub) Chromeo
Clap Your Hands (Solomun Remix) Whilk & Misky, Solomun
Manifest (Rampa Remix) Wallflower, Rampa
Electronic Funk (Kaje Remix) - M1
0.19 (Moosefly Remix) - Evans, Shawni, Moosefly
The Unknown (Original Mix) - John Monkman feat. Liz Cass
Uyankenteza (Enoo Napa Vocal Remix) Afro Warriors, Enoo Napa feat. Toshi
Rituals - AfroTura
Such Great Heights (John Tejada RMX) Postal Service
Go Deep (Masters at Work Thunder Mix) - Janet Jackson
Velosophy EP (PWR) - Raygun
Gabriel - Roy Davis Jr. feat Peven Everett
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All tracks bought from https://www.traxsource.com/ and https://www.beatport.com/
Exceptions:
Ben Watt & Stimming ft. Julia Biel - Bright Star (Marco Pex & 104 BPM Cover) *I've bought two versions of this beautiful vocal but didn't have this one and it wasn't on Traxsource.
Go Deep (Masters at Work Thunder Mix) - Janet Jackson + David Bailey - Girls Like That! (Soul Session Mix) Krizz Kaliko
All three are YouTube videos, where I ripped the 128kbps audio using: https://www.4kdownload.com/products/youtubetomp3-39
I don't like to do this because the quality is only 128kbps compared to buying a track at a clear and crisp 320kbps, but sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants.
This mix was created on a Native Instrument's "Traxtor Kontrol S4" controller MK3 version, a crappy PC laptop, and sometimes, we'll additionally use two Stanton 150 direct drive turntables with Traxtor's control vinyl records. That's the best for maximum fun and tactile feel and control!!