dattrax mini bio part 7…
DAT: “’CLASSIC’ was one of my first cds (available on this site). It was weird not to flip a tape after 45mins to record side B. One continuous 73 minute mix. WOW, technology!!! This mix has always been well received because it invokes memories for people who attended those illegal warehouse parties that started at 1:30am on Saturdays in Downtown Toronto and went on till 7am. Hot, dark and sweaty with hour long waits to the one washroom. Hundreds of people all dancing, smoking and drinking.
I was partying in this scene from '93 till '96. I'm not sure, but I think around '96 is when Toronto changed last call from 1am till 2am and clubs started playing late night music and it killed the warehouse scene. Also Industry Nightclub emerged around this time, and defined an era in Toronto's House Scene. Ahhh... Industry. I could write a page about that one club. I don't think that that club's atmosphere has been duplicated since. Over 2000 people each Saturday dancing till 8am. The widest range of types of people, just like the warehouse days. And the house music was... “
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This was an all vinyl house mix.