DJ John Kelley - FunkyDesertBreaks mp3 album

I just can't imagine listening to current electronic music when I heard this. It's two completely different worlds.When I play the duo "SF2UK"/"A-1 Love Is A Superstar", my day is made. When I play the entire set, I definitely see reasons to enjoy life.Thank you Moonshine Music ! Thank you Mr. Kelley !

I made a tribute mix to John Kelly's "Funky Desert Breaks". Funky Forest Breakbeats. All vinyl mixed on 2 Technics 1200's and a Rane Empath mixer. Big Ups John Kelly! Big ups Moontribe!!! https://archive.org/details/FunkyForestBreaks

This is a very well-mixed sampler of a peak-hour West Coast sound that, like its close cousin Big Beat, seems to have been curated almost exclusively by California rave DJs. There were always a couple of these extremely busy breaks tracks bubbling up into other regional rave scenes, but the sound and vibe of "funky" breaks ("funky" being applied very loosely here) were never the focus of any party, or even of any one DJ's set, anywhere east of the Mississippi, as far as I know. But in the deserts of the American West, the genre was (and may still be), for many, the sound of rave music, the sound of "techno".I can't say this CD has ever been in heavy rotation for me, but I'm obviously not the intended audience. I'm from the Midwest, which was, at that time, a melting pot of Detroit, Chicago, New York, and UK sounds. The West Coast scene was foreign to me, being all about long, seamless, in-key mixes of progressive house, trance, and breaks...and nothing else. Buildup, drop, mix, break...repeat ad infinitum. On the whole, the kids out there had zero exposure to Detroit techno, drum & bass, hardcore, hard house, etc., or relatively fast, schizophrenic mixing styles. Even the trance they were hearing out west was a different, milder flavor than what we were used to back east. They had none of the hard, edgy, dark, and raw vibes that permeated every other rave scene on the planet. And those kids loved it! They were all about it. Still are, probably.Anyway, this CD is a good overview of the mid-'90s breaks scene. Things get deep around track 9, and then it starts getting into serious classics like "Keep on Climbin'" and "Watch Me Now". The mix isn't too long, either: just 55 minutes.

The regional differences or preferences in dance music and scenes in the 90s, are obvious simply by listening to the music. There is also a difference between those who were able to hit the mega-parties with regularity and those who made up the rest of the local scenes. No doubt the big names made the rounds but that doesnt mean those on the west coast didnt make their own sound. Both of you have points, but before you disparage mjb...might want to check his resume.

I'm just trying to emphasize to readers that different regions had different interpretations of what rave music was, and that this CD is a really great overview of what was happening in and unique to your region at that time.I lived in San Francisco for months c. 1996/1997 and visited SF and LA multiple times specifically to hang out with DJ friends/music nerds. I went to parties there. I flew west coast DJs out to play at one of my parties, and I met up with SFRavers at parties in NY in '92/'93. The sound and vibe was very, very different, and like I said, there was a little bit of crossover, but "on the whole" you all were in your bubble and we were in ours. I did not say anything disparaging nor did I intend to imply any such thing.

Quote: (The West Coast scene was foreign to me, being all about long, seamless, in-key mixes of progressive house, trance, and breaks...and nothing else. Buildup, drop, mix, break...repeat ad infinitum. On the whole, the kids out there had zero exposure to Detroit techno, drum & bass, hardcore, hard house, etc., or relatively fast, schizophrenic mixing styles. Even the trance they were hearing out west was a different, milder flavor than what we were used to back east. They had none of the hard, edgy, dark, and raw vibes that permeated every other rave scene on the planet. And those kids loved it! They were all about it. Still are, probably.)If the scene is foreign to you then why try to describe it? Your description is biased and ignorant. Zero exposure? I have seen headliners from around the world in L.A. Your talking about one of the largest cities in the USA. Frankie Bones, Lenny Dee, Skull, Creator, Derrick May, Icee, Juan Atkins, Richie Hawtin Ectectect.... These people never came to the left coast?? Please, try not to sound like you were sitting in the middle of a corn field throughout the 90's. I guess you just had to be thereBIG UPS JOHN KELLY! Legend status

Hopefully this mix will not become part of the graveyard of forgotten releases. John Kelley was simply ahead of his time. The mix is a spiritual adventure which still sounds fresh in 2004, an intense 60 min build up of trip hop and early trance/break beat. Mixing is truly impeccable-john mixes in the next track in the background, drops it, then brings it in again, which produces a great build up effect.

2016 is here, and this mix is still as awesome as it was in the California desert in the 90's. Moontribe is still alive and kickin. This mix will never leave my headphones, it is a classic, it truly is a masterpiece.