Wikipedia: "Hip house, also known as house rap, is a musical genre that mixes elements of house music and hip-hop. The style rose to prominence during the 1980s in New York and Chicago."

All I can say is 1989 had some of the best house beats in the form of HIP HOUSE. The pure energy that was laid into the grooves and the vocals is incredible.

This mix showcases some of the best House tracks of the time. There is enough raw beats here to set you straight.

Please leave a comment if you like this mix.

--Charlz

CD1

"WAY BACK WHEN" - A Breaks Retrospective

Breaks and Electro goodness from the 80's and a few lesser known gems from the early 90's.

Let's go way back to when the music was new and paved the way for generations to come.

--Charlz

CD2

"WAY BACK WHEN" - A Breaks Retrospective

Breaks and Electro goodness from the 80's and a few lesser known gems from the early 90's.

Let's go way back to when the music was new and paved the way for generations to come.

--Charlz

CD 2:

My latest show from 90hz.org.

I love this set. Some of my favorite HOUSE tracks from the late 80's to around 1991. If you are a fan of House music, and want to take a journey back in time then you wont want to miss this mix.

Featuring such artists as: Todd Terry, Bobby Konder, LNR, D.MOB, Royal Orchestra LTD., 808 State and more...

Dont forget to grab CD1 and CD2!

--Charlz

CD 1:

My latest show from 90hz.org.

I love this set. Some of my favorite HOUSE tracks from the late 80's to around 1991. If you are a fan of House music, and want to take a journey back in time then you wont want to miss this mix.

Featuring such artists as: Todd Terry, Bobby Konder, LNR, D.MOB, Royal Orchestra LTD., 808 State and more...

Dont forget to grab CD1 and CD2!

--Charlz

This is my latest show called "Pulse" from 90hz.org.

I started it with some classic X-Press2 on Junior Boys Own.

From there I did some bin diving and came up with a tasty show for you. More HOUSE for your listening enjoyment.

Dont forget to check out my other mixes. They are bangin' also!

--Charles

This is the latest recording of my 90hz.org radio show.

HOUSE, HOUSE AND MORE HOUSE.

Laying down some classics for you. Enjoy!

--Charlz

My shoutout to Dubtribe and especially Sunshine for being truly innovative. Much respect.

--Charlz

CD 3:

Wow, a marathon set. It was fun! 3 hours seemed like an hour.

Looking back on this set I realize how important Disco has been to the "dance" music scene. It created the foundation for electronic music - especially early rap, which used much of Disco in its samples, garage and of course house.

Sure there are some really cheesy disco tracks and I am glad some of those got burned in stadiums years ago (lol), but where would we be today of disco never happened?

Still today there are a ton of tracks coming out that "borrow" from yesteryear. You can find disco samples all over the place.... and you know what? I don't ever seemed to get bored of it.

--Charlz

CD 2:

Wow, a marathon set. It was fun! 3 hours seemed like an hour.

Looking back on this set I realize how important Disco has been to the "dance" music scene. It created the foundation for electronic music - especially early rap, which used much of Disco in its samples, garage and of course house.

Sure there are some really cheesy disco tracks and I am glad some of those got burned in stadiums years ago (lol), but where would we be today of disco never happened?

Still today there are a ton of tracks coming out that "borrow" from yesteryear. You can find disco samples all over the place.... and you know what? I don't ever seemed to get bored of it.

--Charlz

CD 1:

Wow, a marathon set. It was fun! 3 hours seemed like an hour.

Looking back on this set I realize how important Disco has been to the "dance" music scene. It created the foundation for electronic music - especially early rap, which used much of Disco in its samples, garage and of course house.

Sure there are some really cheesy disco tracks and I am glad some of those got burned in stadiums years ago (lol), but where would we be today of disco never happened?

Still today there are a ton of tracks coming out that "borrow" from yesteryear. You can find disco samples all over the place.... and you know what? I don't ever seemed to get bored of it.

--Charlz

CD2:

This set brings up the tempo a bit with some harder classics from the past. A mix of Hard House and Trance make this mix a thumper.

Turn up the volume to 11 and pump the bass on this one!

Look for my show every Thursday at 10:00pm EST on http://www.90hz.org.

--Charlz

CD1:

This set brings up the tempo a bit with some harder classics from the past. A mix of Hard House and Trance make this mix a thumper.

Turn up the volume to 11 and pump the bass on this one!

Look for my show every Thursday at 10:00pm EST on http://www.90hz.org.

--Charlz

CD2:

This week let's turn back the hands of time to the late 80's up to 1991. That was a very special time for me because the music that converted me into the Rave scene was becoming popular in the underground dance scene. The New Wave scene was dying out in my area and was quickly being replaced with something new... something unique... TECHNO.

At the time I used to live about an hours drive from some of the best underground music stores in the world located in NYC. These records represent visits to those stores and many others up and down the East Coast.

Techno has always been a very important part of my DJ Identity. It cemented my love for the trade and kept me going year after year.

This mix celebrates the music that changed everything!

--Charlz

p.s. Lot's more Techno / Trance / Breaks / House to come!

CD1:

This week let's turn back the hands of time to the late 80's up to 1991. That was a very special time for me because the music that converted me into the Rave scene was becoming popular in the underground dance scene. The New Wave scene was dying out in my area and was quickly being replaced with something new... something unique... TECHNO.

At the time I used to live about an hours drive from some of the best underground music stores in the world located in NYC. These records represent visits to those stores and many others up and down the East Coast.

Techno has always been a very important part of my DJ Identity. It cemented my love for the trade and kept me going year after year.

This mix celebrates the music that changed everything!

--Charlz

p.s. Lot's more Techno / Trance / Breaks / House to come!

This may be one of my last all new vinyl mixes I ever make. I am switching over to digital for a few reasons:

1) The cost of digital vs. vinyl is night and day. Some import records can cost 10,11, 12 dollars or more and most of the time you buy the record for just one track. You can buy a single track off the internet from places like beatport.com for 99 cents or 2 bucks.
2) Lots of possibilities with digital. Torq, Traktor, CDJ's... It is really amazing the different setups each DJ can have. The amount of control, etc. is amazing compared to just vinyl.
3) Did I mention cost? I can not afford 200 dollars a mix! I could have done this mix for 20-30 bucks if I was fully digital.

Anywayz, this mix is fresh and fun. Plenty of new HOUSE jams to wet your whistle.

The start of the mix has my tribute to the late, great James Brown who is by FAR one of the all time influential musicians of our time! I think I will dedicate an entire show to him in the future.

Catch me live every Thursday at 10:00pm EST on 90hz.org. Go to http://www.90hz.org for the schedule.

--Charlz

This may be one of my last all new vinyl mixes I ever make. I am switching over to digital for a few reasons:

1) The cost of digital vs. vinyl is night and day. Some import records can cost 10,11, 12 dollars or more and most of the time you buy the record for just one track. You can buy a single track off the internet from places like beatport.com for 99 cents or 2 bucks.
2) Lots of possibilities with digital. Torq, Traktor, CDJ's... It is really amazing the different setups each DJ can have. The amount of control, etc. is amazing compared to just vinyl.
3) Did I mention cost? I can not afford 200 dollars a mix! I could have done this mix for 20-30 bucks if I was fully digital.

Anywayz, this mix is fresh and fun. Plenty of new HOUSE jams to wet your whistle.

The start of the mix has my tribute to the late, great James Brown who is by FAR one of the all time influential musicians of our time! I think I will dedicate an entire show to him in the future.

I always break my shows up into to parts... "CD1" and "CD2" for those who want to burn to CD.

Catch me live every Thursday at 10:00pm EST on 90hz.org. Go to http://www.90hz.org for the schedule.

--Charlz