Episode 134: dAtfRoTeCH Strictly Afro-Tech House Music

Published: July 26, 2022, 8:12 p.m.

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dattrax:\\xa0 Welcome to the Underground Friends... New and Old!! Who\'s ready for some vocal house music??!!!!
How is Everyone\'s June and July 2022 been so far?
Have you been connecting with close friends and learning more about new ones?
Have you been spending time in person or virtually by video chats with people that you care about?

I hope the best for you and your life. I hope for you as much as for myself, that we can minimize the negative and grow, change and overcome. That we could each day come closer to the best version of ourselves.

Then we can come together and connect through house music. This mix brings a message of hope. Full of beautiful vocals and sensational beats, all mashed up and layered over each other \\xbb dattrax-style!!

Everyone in the house music scene worldwide knows what a storm has been brewing in South Africa over the last two decades and has exploded globally. These artists are creating, iterating, collaborating, and influencing and it\'s all wonderful!

I noticed that the "Top 100 Downloads" lists in the different house sub-genres keep shifting as more and more new house fanatics started to produce and both the volume of production pieces and quality are rising. Finished work follows their creators\' passion. It\'s never been so good for house music as now.

Especially recently, with top pop/hip-hop stars creating music with house music beat structures, flavours, and samples from great classic house anthems. More and more people will come through that wide commercial funnel and some will find more specific sub-genres of house music. Their lives will be changed forever!

The Afro-House most downloaded lists on Traxsource and Beatport have been interesting over the last few years because of the sheer amount of amazing tracks created and the variations of rhythms.

A house DJ/producer friend of mine, Andrew invited me to do a guest mix on a South African podcast that he\'s been involved with for years. They have a group of extremely passionate DJs involved.

In preparation, I decided to do a mix with my fav Afro-House tracks that Jim and I have bought over the years and continue to buy. I usually don\'t make mixes with just one type of house, however, this would be a good attempt to refine a more distinct sound for this coming guest mix in the late summer.

This mix was made with much love and this took 8 attempts to get the right feel (I changed directions a bunch of times). A few fellow Toronto House DJs love techy Afro-House or "Afro-Tech" as it is called by some. This is why I chose this funny title, \'datfrotech\'.

[Jim and I are \'dattrax\' when we spin together live (best friends and DJ fanatics/partners for 30yrs!! Since we were young!). When it\'s short/long mixes, it\'s just, me. It\'s confusing, I know. It doesn\'t matter, as long as you enjoy it].

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As always - massive thanks to the amazing vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (on the dancefloors or even in your homes or while walking about, walking your doggies, working out, driving, whatever you\'re doing) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! Makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!

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60 Tracks in 3hrs and 24mins!!

Forbidden feat. Sio (Original Mix) Sio, Dwson Stay True Sounds
It\'s You Black Motion, Miss P Defected
So Astounded (Black Coffee Remix) DJ Le Roi, Lady Bird, Black Coffee SubSensual
Lutho Vanco, Njabulo Seh Afrocentric Records
No Doubt feat. Marissa Guzman (Original Mix) Cuebur, Marissa Guzman Defected
Time (Black Motion Remix) DJ Qness, Malehloka, Black Motion Ocha Mzansi
Cherish The Day (Original Mix) PolyRhythm, Sheleah Monea Open Bar Music
Wunder Y (Dino & Terry Remix) Ron Allen, Chach, Dino & Terry ITH *Note: Toronto House Legends
Phezulu (Aero Manyelo Remix) Blanka Mazimela Get Physical
Respect Is You (Mapiano & Sunny Boy Uhuru Souldub) Louie Vega, Maphorisa, Berita, Mapiano, Sunny Boy Uhuru Vega Records

Lingala (Original Mix) Lee Burridge, Lost Desert, Junior All Day I Dream
Reach for the Stars (feat. Nalize) XtetiQsoul\\xa0
Extra Time On You feat. Portia Monique (Original Mix) Black Coffee, Portia Monique Ultra
Gratitude (Pablo Fierro Remix) Marie Joly, Black Coffee, Rebecca Murray, Pablo Fierro Offering Recordings
Superman-Black Coffee feat. Bucie and Sabelo-Lionayve, Newmanhere - Re-Rub\\xa0
Set Me Free (Original Mix) Black Motion, Xoli Ocha Mzansi
Sun Ra Was Right (Kususa Remix) STUDIO APARTMENT, Monique Bingham, Kususa N.E.O.N
Muy\\xe8 Rampa, Adam Port, &ME, Keinemusik Keinemusik
Firefly (XtetiQsoul Remix) Eltonnick, Zaki Ibrahim DiverseCity Music
Tale From the Dirt feat. Aquarius Heaven (Rampa Remix) Hyenah, Rampa Freerange

Stuck On You (Afro Beat A Pella) Carissa Nicole, Reggie Steele Quantize Recordings
Gafara (Afro Main Mix) Moon Rocket, MoBlack MoBlack Records
I Rise (feat. Msaki) Black Motion\\xa0
Lie Machine DAVI Crosstown Rebels
Temple (Original Mix) Rinzen Chapter 24 Records
Deep In The Bottom (of Africa) Monique Bingham, Black Coffee House Afrika
Brave (Moblack Remix) Moon Rocket, Danielle Martin, MoBlack Doomusic
Solo (Enoo Napa Remix) Luka, Sio, Enoo Napa The Bliss Beyond
Dance After 12 (Pablo Martinez Remix) Marubini Musiq, Sio FOMP
Piece Of My Mind (Benny T Remix) DJ Crookid, Gumzito, Sabrina Chyld, Benny T Open Bar Music

Phezulu Reloaded Blanka Mazimela, Khonaye Get Physical
How Did We Get Here (Mike Dunn White Noise MixX) Gershon Jackson, Sio Blackwidow, Mike Dunn Omni Music Solutions
Tribal Movement Da Kastro\\xa0
Mobi Dixon ft Msaki - Love Colour Spin\\xa0
Don\'t Give Up (Cee ElAssaad Voodoo Mix) Pascal Morais, Shota, Cee ElAssaad Arrecha Records
When You\'re Back (Extended Mix) Paso Doble, Fabio Aurea, Coco G\\u0112N\\u0112TIC
The Offering (Main Mix) N\'dinga Gaba feat.mOsno Peng Africa
I Like That (Oscar P Rework) Peter Mac, Oscar P Open Bar Music
Your Voice (Enoo Napa Remix) Caiiro, AWEN, Enoo Napa Madorasindahouse Records
L.D.O.E. feat. Valentine (Floyd Lavine\'s African Techno Mix) Aaaron; Deckert, Floyd Lavine Connected Frontline

I Miss The Things (Mindtech Remix) - Lars Behrenroth & Sinan Baymak\\xa0
Uyankenteza (Enoo Napa Vocal Remix) Afro Warriors, Toshi, Enoo Napa Tribe Records
In Another Life (Saint Evo Remix) Native P., Nuzu Deep, Saint Evo Celsius Degree Records
On My Way (Original Mix) Afro Warriors, Anabela Aya DM.Recordings
Forgot About McRae - Andrew McRae - MP3\\xa0
Heart Beat (Nick Holder Main Mix) Drumattix DNH
At The Club (Claude Monnet Beats) Timmy Regisford Tribe Records
Don\'t Let Me Go Malehloka, Miss P, DJEFF, Black Motion Kazukuta Records
Munuli M\\xf2o & Jo, Awen Mobilee Records
Mntwana Feat. Lizwi (Original) Saint Evo, Lizwi Tribe Records

Hideyoshi (Benny T Tswana Perspectives Afro Mix) Sixnautic, Benny T Natural Essence Media Ltd
Traveller (Kususa & QueTornik Official Remix) DeMajor, Lizwi, Kususa, QueTornik Surreal Sounds Music
Quentin Harris - EP-5\\xa0
Oscar P - Swift - The Drum (Pablo Fierro Mix)\\xa0
Hapi Melange (Primordial Substance Mix) Neter Supreme Aluku Records
Take Off Your Shoes (Original Mix) Malandra Jr.\\xa0
Bass Zone (Original) David Morales MoBlack Records
Reasons (Main Mix) Hook&Bass Hook And Bass Records
Glitch Enoo Napa, Chanell Collen MoBlack Records
Uyankenteza (Enoo Napa Vocal Remix) Afro Warriors, Toshi, Enoo Napa Tribe Records

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All tracks bought from https://www.traxsource.com/ and https://www.beatport.com/

This mix was created on a Native Instrument\'s "Traxtor Kontrol S4" controller MK3 version, a crappy PC laptop. Sync was applied for this mix.

Sometimes: We additionally use two Stanton 150 direct drive turntables with Traxtor\'s control vinyl records.

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