Tag: breakbeat

Sublight: “Live @ Narcottage (side J)” Classic DJ set

Every year we went to the Narcottage for the Victoria Day long weekend. Eventually it became elaborate: generator, full sound system, plenty of DJ’s and a full on party atmosphere. In the middle of this long run of epic events, I managed to play a record-breaking 19.5h set, and capture much of it on tape.

Sublight: “Phunk ov Doom” Classic DJ set

Heavy funky breaks classics.

Sublight: “…in the Phunk Glock” Classic DJ set

And the wind-up and wind-down on side B.

Sublight: “19 shots…” Classic DJ set

Firing up a range of funky breaks classics on Side A of the tape.

Sublight: “Slip” Classic DJ set

Classic Funky Breaks. I was always a huge fan of breaks, and from 1993-4 onward, I’d always make sure to catch John E’s sets at Toronto parties as he was one of the first major breaks players to really throw down in the city. Pretty soon I was picking up south Florida, west coast and Philly tracks on a regular basis.

Sublight: “The New Groove” Classic DJ set

Bouncy & brazen and finishing funky.

Sublight: “Trip the Rip” Classic DJ set

And then trip-hop and breaks got kinda heavy.

Sublight: “Falling” Classic DJ set

A classic party set filled with happiness. This is, to some extent, where it began. Learning how to bring all of these ecstatic sounds together into something that told a story, brought beauty forward, and raised emotions. And once I started, I could never stop.

Sublight: “Junglism” Classic DJ set

An early foray into the broken beat.