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Ep. 12 Dec 4, 1998

The Mellow Factory - december 1998

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-12-1998* December 1998 — the last mix of the year and a fitting close to an incredible twelve months. The Mellow Factory wraps up 1998 with the pure Amsterdam sound that defined the late 90s scene, already hinting at what the new millennium would bring. Basement Jaxx, ATB and Niels Van Gogh sit comfortably next to deeper Amsterdam cuts — a snapshot of a scene in transition. From the underground to the mainstream, this is 1998 going out in style. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Natural Selection — Lil' Devious 02. Basement Jaxx — Fly Life 03. Razor N Guido — Do It Again 04. André Michelle — Binatone 05. Nature — Mind Power 06. Georgio — Humpty Dumper 07. Millenium — Mama Love 08. Rhythm Inc. — Plastikman 09. Chopper — Jo and Lisa 10. A.T.B. — 9 AM (Till I Come) 11. Dennis & Errick — Limo-Nade 12. Next Generation — Are You Ready 13. Overdrive — The Grreat Barrier 14. Niels Van Gogh — Pulverturm

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Ep. 13 Dec 4, 1998

Welcome To The Future

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-12-1998* A new chapter. After a full year of The Mellow Factory, Welcome To The Future marks a shift in direction — deeper, darker and more eclectic. By late 1998 Stef Segers had become Dutch DJ Champion, was playing Paradiso in Amsterdam and this mix captures exactly where his sound was heading. Old school house classics sit alongside techno influences from Speedy J and Hardfloor, with the iconic Donna Summer I Feel Love as the undisputed centrepiece. A bridge between the club house of 1998 and whatever the new millennium had in store. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Natural Born Grooves — Groove Bird 02. Hex — Alright To Love 03. Grooveyard — Watch Me Now 04. Dimitri & Jaimi — On A Discotrain 05. Maurits Paardekoper — On A Wet Summernight 06. Misjaroon — Turn Me On 07. Hardfloor — Yeke Yeke 08. Donna Summer — I Feel Love 09. Menthol — Fumee 10. Lil Luis — Fresh Kiss 11. DNS — The House Of God 12. Speedy J — Three 'n Three 13. Sadomasy & DJ One — Body Motion 14. Unknown — Unknown Track 15. Phi Phi & Greg D — Jezus Trip

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Ep. 11 Nov 4, 1998

The Mellow Factory - November 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-11-1998* November 1998 — as the nights get longer, The Mellow Factory gets deeper. This instalment draws heavily from the legendary Club IT Amsterdam sound, packed with tracks that were staples on that iconic dancefloor. From the funk of Soweto Funk and Eddy K & Alfarez to the deep grooves of Madhouse's Peran Mix and the hypnotic closing of L.A.C. — this is the sound of Amsterdam's finest club at its absolute peak. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Stardug — Music Sounds Better With Madonna 02. Soweto Funk — African Dream 03. Eddy K & Alfarez — Don't You Dig It 04. Legendary — Legendary 05. The Son — Just' Stay (Right Here) 06. Chicano — Rock Da House 07. Ninth Planet — It's About Me 08. Crowd Pleaser — Make You Feel 09. Klubbers Revenge — Let You Know 10. Madhouse — The House Negro (Peran Mix) 11. Pedro & Benno — Talkin' To You 12. Gold N' Delicious — Ascension 13. The Invisible Man — Give A Little Love 14. Ceres — Turn Me On Now 15. L.A.C. — Welcome To The Space

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Ep. 10 Oct 4, 1998

The Mellow Factory - October 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-10-1998* October 1998 — the tenth mix and The Mellow Factory series shows no signs of slowing down. This one has a darker, more driving edge to it, perfectly matching the shift into autumn. From the underground feel of Subclub and Circuit Boy to the anthemic energy of The Black & White Brothers and Hybrid — a set that takes you deeper into the night with every track. One of the most diverse instalments of the series so far. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Subclub — Double Life 02. Vyagra — The Pills 03. Circuit Boy — The Door 04. Bosstune — Get Up, Move & Dance 05. Luna Mora — Fiesta De La Luna 06. Craig Jensen — Get Ready For The Power 07. The Black & White Brothers — Put Your Hands Up 08. Hybrid — Airless 09. Thorpanite — Casualty 10. Dax — Brooklyn's Theme 11. E. Craig — It Feels So Good 12. System Flight — Play It Rough 13. Sense Of Solitaire — Meteor 14. Flow V's Zamek — Orbit

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Ep. 09 Sep 4, 1998

The Mellow Factory - September 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-09-1998* September 1998 — summer is over but the dancefloor isn't. The Mellow Factory series rolls on with another hour and thirteen minutes of pure late 90s club house. This one leans deeper and more progressive, building from the funky opening of Plastic Voice and JX Experience through to the hypnotic closing grooves of Pronti & Kalmani and Lights From Above. A perfect transition from summer into the autumn club season. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Plastic Voice — Welcome To The Jungle 02. JX Experience — Get Funky 03. Deja Vu — Going Under 04. Square Minds — Give All I Got 05. Copycat — Eastern Dream 06. K Klass — Lite It Up 07. 2HD — High Density 08. Cascade — Transcend 09. Teknova — Last Trip To Paradise 10. Bushbabies — Delicious 11. Madagascar — You're Beautifull 12. Billy Hendrix — Body Shine 13. Pronti & Kalmani — She's Always On Your Mind 14. Lights From Above — Disco Deep

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Ep. 08 Aug 1, 1998

The Mellow Factory - august 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 01-08-1998* August 1998 — The Mellow Factory is back. After the Summer Vibes detour this set returns to the dancefloor roots that made the series what it is, drawing straight from the legendary Club IT Amsterdam sound. Cool, deep and unmistakably late 90s. From the funk of Afrika Bambaataa's Planet Rock 98 rework to the driving club energy of DJ Jean and Bleep & Booster — this is peak summer heat in mix form. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. DJ Dainskin — DJ's Paradise 02. Roundheadz — Are You Ready To Honk The Airhorns? 03. C.J. Stone — Let Me See You Working 04. Shadow — People Pray 05. Spacebase — What Am I Gonna Do 06. 99 Allstars — Chemical Generation 07. Afrika Bambaataa — Planet Rock 98 08. U.S.A. — Turn It On 09. DPD feat. Rose Windross — Problem Child 10. Bleep & Booster — Don't Stop 11. Michelle Gayle — Do You Know 12. UBM — Lovin' You 13. DJ Jean — U Got My Love 14. Club Special — I Need You 15. KKE — 002 16. Razor Babes — Oh My God

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Ep. 07 Jul 4, 1998

Summer Vibes

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-07-1998* Summer 1998 — and a new series is born. The first Summer Vibes mix marks a change of direction from The Mellow Factory, with a warmer, more energetic sound perfectly suited for the season. What makes this one extra special: it is part of the mix that won Stef Segers the Dutch Mixing Championship in 1998. Featuring familiar faces like Marco V. & Benjamin, Red 5 and Mary Kiani alongside a packed dancefloor lineup that captures exactly what summer nights sounded like back then. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Tripple S — Keep Your Head 02. Groove Solution — Sweet Melodies 03. Benedict Brothers — 4 Those Who Can Dance 04. Units For Hour — I Get Ready 05. Mr. Barber — At The Barbershop 06. Gravity Zone — Dance To The Best 07. Marco V. & Benjamin — It Makes You Moves 08. The Freak & Mac Zimms — Spin Me Wild 09. Silvo Ecomo — Uprising 10. Red 5 — Lift Me Up 11. Pencake — Don't Turn Your Back On Me 12. Mary Kiani — 100% 13. Knukleheads — House Rocca 14. 2 For Da Vibe — Salvation 15. Orinoko — Mama Konda 16. JTS — JTS 17. DJ Randy — Panadomia 18. Elektrike — It Makes Me Move 19. Scope — Beyond Gravity 20. Misja — Trippin' Out

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Ep. 06 Jun 4, 1998

The Mellow Factory - june 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-06-1998* June 1998 — the sixth chapter of The Mellow Factory series and another journey through the sound that defined the late 90s club scene. This one starts mellow and warm, gradually building towards the harder club trance that was taking over the dancefloor. From the soulful grooves of R. Mills feat. Maxine and Marco V. & Benjamin to the driving energy of Amorph and Nitro — a perfect summer night set that covers the full spectrum. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. R. Mills feat. Maxine — It's My Nature 02. Rodger Ruff — Do Ya 03. Marco V. & Benjamin — Groovin' On 04. Gravity Zone — Dance To The Beat 05. Steam System feat. Sigrid — Barraca Destroy 06. J. Romani — Singolare 07. Knuckleheadz — Raise Your Hands 08. Instant Double — Pure Perfection 09. Rest Assured — Treat Infany 10. Leader Of The Nation — Guilty ? 11. Alabama 3 — Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness 12. Amorph — Haraciri 13. Dream Planet Project — Brooklyn 14. Equator — Silence 15. Nitro — Le Plaisir

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Ep. 05 May 4, 1998

The Mellow Factory - May 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 04-05-1998* May 1998 — and every single second of this mix had to count. Back in these days hard drive space was too limited to record, edit and re-record, so everything had to be perfect in one take. No second chances, no fixing mistakes — just pure DJ craft on the Technics SL1200. The result speaks for itself. Featuring club classics from Shades of Rhythm, Kentish Man, Peran, DJ Jean and Mark Van Dale with Enrico. One take. One hour and twelve minutes. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Wubble-U — Pental 02. Shades Of Rhythm — Musical Freedom 03. Mr Barber — At The Barbershop 04. Disco Macabre — The Deejay's 05. Kentish Man — Kentish Man 06. Buzzer — The Night Jam 07. DJ Don — Keep On Pumpin' It Up 08. Marisa Turner — I Wanna Be Loved By You 09. Alpha Bet — Check This Out 10. Mark Van Dale With Enrico — Mission Control 11. Red 5 — Lift Me Up (Jean & Peran Remix) 12. Da Drum Boys — Music 13. Monsoon — Africa 14. Team Deep — Beautifull 15. Hammock Brothers — Blaze Of Night

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Ep. 04 Apr 1, 1998

The Mellow Factory - april 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 01-04-1998* The fourth mix in The Mellow Factory series — and the first one explicitly recorded on the legendary Technics SL1200 turntables, the industry standard that defined a generation of DJs. This is an uplifting set full of energy, featuring Dutch house royalty like Vincent de Moor (VDM), The Bass Jumpers and Olav Basoski. From the hypnotic groove of Rocco Mundo feat. The Scumfrog to the driving energy of Rollercoaster — this mix captures the sound of spring 1998 at its finest. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. O.K. — Sign Of The Cross 02. Ton TB & The Doc — Dance Examination 03. The Clubjock — MAD 04. The Bass Jumpers — Make Up Your Mind 05. Rocco Mundo feat. The Scumfrog — Move Static 06. Perpetial Motion — Keep On Dancing 07. J.R. Revenge — Dallas 08. Sil — Windows '98 09. Dennis & Errick — Groovin' 10. 8th Wonder — Deeper 11. Olav Basoski — Gotta Get Moovin' 12. Rollercoaster — Keep The Frequency Clear 13. Precious People — Baby Freak 14. Mind To Mind — Music Is My Live 15. VDM — Magnatic

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Ep. 03 Mar 1, 1998

The Mellow Factory - March 1998

*Mix gemaakt op: 01-03-1998* The third installment of The Mellow Factory series — and the first one that shows where things were heading. Starting with warm, mellow house sounds the mix gradually builds towards the harder trance influences that were taking over the dancefloor in early 1998. A journey in the truest sense of the word. Featuring heroes of the Dutch scene like DJ Jean & Peran, Marco V & Benjamin and Ton TB, plus the timeless Marc Et Claude on the Moonmen Mix. If you want to hear the moment house and trance were still perfectly blended — this is it. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Mulu — Desire 02. Mauve — '93 03. M&S — Saturday (Jean & Peran Mix) 04. Marco V. & Benjamin — It Makes You Move 05. Charisma — Let Me 06. Mr. Jack & Oliver Gosseries — I Know! 07. Uf — Gimme Some Groove 08. NBG — All Or Nothing 09. Ittybitty, Boozywhoozy — Pumped Up Funk 10. Three Of Five On A Vinyl — Greece 2000 11. The Nutter — Gimme Your Love 12. Mark NRG — Brain Is The Weapon 13. Kayashi — Furyo 14. Marc Et Claude — La (Moonmen Mix)

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Ep. 02 Jan 1, 1998

The Mellow Factory - januari 98

*Mix gemaakt op: 01-01-1998* January 1998 — and the year couldn't have started better. This mix captures the signature sound of the legendary IT club in Amsterdam: warm, deep and mellow house grooves with a soulful edge. Think late nights, smoky dancefloors and that unmistakable Amsterdam club feeling. Featuring a Vincent de Moor remix and tracks by Da Klubb Kings, Francesco Pico and Kinky Toys. Released the same year Stef Segers took home the DMC Dutch Mixing Championship title. Enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Shandrew — Just A Little Bit 02. unknown — Funcky Beat 03. Spellbound — Heaven On Earth 04. Plesant Chemistry — Bass 05. Prayers — Imagination 06. Four — G.O.D. Limited 07. Benedict Brothers — 4 Those That Can Dance 08. Units For Hour — I Get Ready 09. Baby Blue — Baby Boom 10. Blackout — Got To Have Hope 11. Da Klubb Kings — It's Time 2 Get Funky 12. 8th Wonder — Keep It Comming 13. De Bos — Chase 14. Francesco Pico — We Call Em DJ 15. Navigators — Nightclubbing (Club Mix) 16. Pulp Vitim — Dreams Last For Long (Vincent de Moor Remix) 17. S. Factor — Soundbytes 18. Kinky Toys — Carpe Diem (DJ Enrico Mix)