essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

i've been having a big renaissance (if you pardon the pun) in my listening tastes lately and revisiting lots of dance music from the early and mid nineties. the sahsa & digweed 1994 renaissance mix collection 3cd set has always been one of my favourite dj mixes along with paul van dyk's superb X-Mix 1 cd from 1993 (from before trance was a dirty word)

however i've only recently discovered digweed's rather good renaissance mix collection volume 2 from 1995 and some of his essential mixes from the same period (especailly the 1994 and 1995 ones)

so i was wondering if anyone else (especially some of the older dirts) can recommend any other fantastic mixes from that period that i may have missed - i'm particularly into that early progressive house/trance sound as exemplified by the early guerilla and jackpot releases

cheers

matt

Re: essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

Brit Hop & Amyl House (1996) - This is the very first DJ mix CD I ever heard, and totally blew my mind. Has a permanent place on my iPod.
The Tunnel Mixes (1996) - Discovered this and acid in the same summer. An absolutely life-changing experience :) I still get goosebumps today when the track 'Dreams' kicks in.
Perfecto Fluoro (1997) - Oakenfold before he went shit. Mixes between '97 style psy-trance and movie soundtracks. Have still never heard anything like it.

Re: essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

get some andy weatherall mixes from sabresonic, circa 1993 if you can find anyway. amazing stuff.

Re: essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

for the early progressive sound check out Billy Nasty's Journey By DJ's set.

http://www.discogs.com/release/38835

Tracklisting:

1 Face The Bass Dance To The House
2 Pat Krimson Feel It
3 Golden Girls Kinetic
4 Roof Orchestra, The Drums
5 Double FM Amnesia
6 Oval Five, The Vertigo
7 Outrage Drives Me Crazy
8 Semi Real People Livin' Today
9 Grinjo Burst
10 Eagles Prey Tonto's Drum
11 Rio Rhythm Band Carnival De Casa
12 Havana Shift
13 Leftfield Song Of Life
14 Gypsy (4) I Trance You
15 Shi-Take Perfect Virtue
16 Datura Yerba Del Diablo
17 Steeve Banzara I Can't
18 Daydreemer Jo's Theme
19 Leftfield The Dub

Re: essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

Laurent Garnier @ Universal Tribal Gathering (94) gets played at least once every coupla months. Banging stuff :D

Re: essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

Maybe not EXACTLY what you were asking for but a crackin mix from that era nonetheless:

Josh Wink - United DJs of America Vol 3

Re: essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

oakenfields goa essential mix from 94 is the business

Re: essential dj sets 1992-1998
 

True Progressive House ceased to be progressive after 1994...anything released after that date is not essential.... imo

there may well be some decent tracks / mixes out there, but the best of that era are from 1991-1994

in terms of trance anything on platipus up to 1995 is great... go to beatport or otehr dj sites and just download anything on limbo... they were the prog house masters imo