Sasha - Live at Camden Palace (1997ish)
Classic Mixtapes, Prog. House
I gotta be honest with you, when I first heard this tape I really wasn’t feeling it. It was in my raving hey-day and if the music didn’t have big banging leads, hard cyber stabs, soaring melodic synths or be going at at least 135 BPM it just wasn’t my thing. Over time though the simple structures of melodic and cyber-trance began to grow a bit monotonous and there was Sasha, live at Camden Palace, welcoming me to a different type of dance music. Like Jazz to The Blues of traditional house or trance, progressive house/trance is geared for those who are looking for a bit more depth in the music; and like Jazz it’s not for everyone. This tape probably won’t wow you rite off the bat, but if you give it a few listens while doing other activites you may find it growing on you. And considering I got this way back in 1997(!), you gotta give Sasha some props for being way ahead of his time. Enjoy!
Sasha - Live at Camden Palace - Side A
Sasha - Live at Camden Palace - Side B
Bonus: See if you can hear where someone bumps into Sasha’s turntable on side B, wrecking his awesome mix. I can’t tell you how frustrating that is… or was… one of the many advantages of not using records anymore is not having to worry about drunk/overzealous dancers wrecking your mixes!
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yay sasha!
and it’s always a rough situation with people dancing too close to the decks - you’ve psyched they’re having a good time, but they’re skippin the rekkids…
Oooh, love this one! I think I borrowed it from you for like a year. Good to hear it again!
I’ve never heard this before! Thanks for posting and opening up my heart to Sasha EVEN MORE!
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