Utopia Sampler
Download Side A – 30:39, 56.1 MB
Download Side B – 29:37, 54.2 MB
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This was my second rave tape, given to me by Will in high school. It’s a promo tape that was given away with pre-ordered tickets to the Utopia rave in Toronto in May of 1996. The flyer was super awesome, depicting an enormous eyeball towering over a Utopia logo. This was supposed to be my first rave but my friends chickened out, so we didn’t attend one until Destiny 16 in October of the same year.
This tape is really neat and I’m not sure how it’s mixed – four-tracked, maybe? The liner notes list many DJs which would leave me to believe that it’s just songs composed by the headliner artists, but side B features an overdubbed intro sample for Nicky Blackmarket and later an MC props up Darren Jay so I’m not sure.
Oh, did I neglect to mention that side A is techno and trance while side B is oldskool jump-up and ragga jungle? An odd combination indeed, but I imagine it summed up the party proceedings thoroughly.
On side A the opening is the song that thankfully introduced me to Bjork, and the song coming in at 21:00 has that overbaked TB303 that melts my mind. Side B has some of the choicest cuts of some big jungle anthems that I’ve never heard anywhere else. I especially love this mix of Jungalist.
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Categories: 60 Minute Tape, Breakbeat - Funky Breaks, Everything, Jungle - Old Skool Chilly, Jungle - Old Skool Jump-Up, Jungle - Ragga, Techno - Acid, Techno - Rave, Trance, 1996 |
yo man major props for this i was at this party i had the tape but it disapeared..been lookin everywhere for it this shit is bangin love nickys godfather remix on the tape..the one he spun at the party was different..again major props dude
It’s a pleasure to help bring back some memories! I wonder whether Nicky Blackmarket is still out there doing his thing.
Hey man, thanks a lot for bringing back some serious memories from my yuts days. I kicked it pretty hard from like 1992/3 right up ’til 96/7 or so. Big ups to everyone in Toronto back in the day. Y’all made my youth. This was one of the best parties.
Biggups to Brebeuf, Earl Haig, Newtonbrook, A.Y. Jackson, and all that. I hope everyone’s doing alright. Peace.
Hey thanks for the mix.
The acid track at 21:00 is AMAZING. I’ve listened to that for over 10 years now.
Fade Separation is the track leading into that track and I have that track but I cannot locate that acid track.
A while back I researched it a bit and I think this is close to the right track listing for side A.
1. Hyper-Ballad [David Morales Classic Mix]
2. Kimball Collins
3. Jon Bishop
4. Steve Loria
5. Chris Fortier as Fade – Separation
6. Mark Lewis (is this the acid track?)
7. DJ Rene
Oi, thanks for the track list Bill. If I can verify the track listing I’ll post it here.