On December 19th I went into Toronto as a friend of mine was having a wee gathering at his place. 'His place' isn't your run-of-the-mill bedroom jock set-up though, as he runs the 'WestsideWax Dj School'. For 6 hours we all cycled through bouts of talking, drinking, breaking our host's wine glasses, listening to people play and some of us playing ourselves. Ian was smart enough to hit record on a laptop and pick up the evenings audio.
This week's Bleep is my time on the decks from that night as snipped from the much longer file.
Whole Night: Download (738MB)
That's how I put it anyway, here's Ian's commentary on the Techno community in which he's involved:
This week's Bleep was recorded live at WestsideWax Studio's annual holiday bash, an invite-only party held on Saturday, December 19. WestsideWax is a multi-faceted musical and artistic endeavour based in the heart of downtown Toronto. The studio is a unique entity, offering vinyl-only DJ lessons to youth and adults alike. And while most of the city's DJ schools focus on turntablism techniques associated with Hip-Hop, WestsideWax's curriculum is geared toward the Techno, House and Electro enthusiast, ensuring students develop an appreciation for the craft in its original medium and encouraging in-depth exploration of the vast history of all three genres. The studio also promotes occasional events ("whenever the mood strikes") under the Pivot moniker, making use of unique and underused venues and eschewing gimmicky trends for the basics of high quality soundsystems and local talent who follow the credo of substance over style. Past guests include Andreas Marouchos, Dylan T (a.k.a. Jack Tripper), Destro Sanchez, Glenn Antram, E.K.G., Core Matrix and of course Bleep's own Trevor "Isoprax" Wilkes, who has thrown down memorable sets at the past two Pivot events.
To find out more about WestsideWax and Pivot events:
WestsideWax on Facebook | Pivot on Facebook | The FamilyUmbrella Blog
or contact Ian by email at WestsideWax@sympatico.ca
[00:05] 3d!t "Bleep Radio Intro"
[01:05] Unknown / Previous DJ last track
[02:15] Paul Birken "Wampa Stamp" Don't 16
[06:06] Groove Asylum "Work That Sucker" Don't 02R
[09:22] Afrojack "Dinges" White Noise 03
[13:44] Edmx & Yuri Suzuki "Mental SX 150" Breakin 57
[16:09] Cristian Vogel "Don't Take More (Jamie Lidell Remix)" Tresor 65
[19:11] Oliver Rosemann "Brunhilde" MonoMental 01
[21:15] Warlock "Black Bag Of Doom" Coin Op 10
[24:36] Jerome Hill "Tickle The Bee" Coin Op 05
[27:00] Wifi Of The Undead "wifioftheundead" Brackout 01
[29:05] Dj Seduction "Hardcore Heaven"
[31:51] Mike Dearborn "Birds On E" Djax
[33:42] Drew Sky "Werkitbq!#W" Dance Mania 207
[36:04] Luke's Anger "Working Overtime (Paul Birken Remix)" Bonus Round 05
[39:01] Eric Martin "Fire Alarm" Dance Mania
[41:21] Hot City "Headwork" Highpointlowlife
[45:21] Ben Pest "Jumpadelic" Bonus Round 04
[47:48] 3d!t "Buy This Fukkin Record" Don't 03
[51:41] Klangnet A
[53:47] Hardrive "Deep Inside" Strictly Rhythm
[56:59] Tobias Schmidt "Ping Pong" Input-Output 10
[60:00] Fix "Flash" KMS 43
[63:56] Unknown / Next DJ first track
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