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house music by dattrax

dattrax is Jim and Dat, friends for over three decades, DJ Duo, and fanatic House Fiends! From Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Friends since they were 16yrs old. Dat creates these themed recorded DJ sessions that are his therapeutic outlet for his emotions, good or bad. When bad, he uses anything to do with house as a release, recharge and renewal, so that he can start fresh another day. One moment at a time. One step at a time. One crisis at a time. It's all that we can do isn't it? Dat shares a few words with each mix, called 'Chinses Fortune Cookies".   God gifted him with a love, care and boundless curiosities for WORDs as a little boy. He was insatiable. He read everything. Wanted to know much. Was the one in every situation, classroom, job or business that was ASKING A ZILLION QUESTIONS. At 50 young, God took hold of Dat again. The first time was when he was 19. When he heard that, "God Don't Create NO Junk". The simplicity of this TRUTH melted his heart and he cried like a baby in public. (He had hated himself since he was a little boy of 6 or 7yrs old.) God's Truth is Simple. Why???!! So it can reach more people around this beautiful planet. In Jan 2025, God shared a molecule of knowledge with Dat: 1) EACH PERSON IS CREATED PERFECT IN THEIR IMPERFECTIONS. 2) WE ARE TO LIVE WHAT BELIEVE. SHOW PEOPLE OUR LOVE. NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT. TALK IS CHEAP. TREAT YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF. GIVE YOUR ENEMIES YOUR OTHER CHEEK WHEN THEY MISTREAT YOU. 3) EACH DAY, YOU WILL FIGHT THE BATTLE IN YOUR MIND WITH YOURSELF. THE ANGEL OR DEVIL ON YOUR CARTOON SHOULDERS. WHO WOULD YOU LISTEN TO NOW? __________________ How do we describe our sound? ALWAYS FUN, ENERGETIC, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals. Strictly House Music- always dattrax. __________________ We only listen to house music or anything that would sound good mixed with it. Enjoy our passion, and please comment after listening. You are the inspiration. Thank you for dropping by. We ae so grateful. Crossing various subgenres of house music from deep, vocal, funky, afro-tech, minimal tech, melodic progressive to classic house. Dropping special edits with 80's pop and classic house blended with the newest and funkiest house instrumentals.__________________ DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com __________________ Instagram dattrax: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/ FaceCrack dattrax: https://www.facebook.com/dat.so.940/__________________ From DJ Bio: "...I was in love with house and DJing when I realized that it wasn't music in the sense of Mozart, but a form of self-expression - participating in making a musical collage like a musical cut and paste.  You get to pick your favourite songs, how fast or slow, how long you want to play them, which part of the song you want to highlight, whether you want to cut it up or layer it and whether you want the feel to be smooth or charging, whether you want... The combinations are endless w/ house music and that much fun!"  __________________ Just Google 'dattrax', and you'll find the Podomatic link. ***Podomatic is both a website and a free mobile app platform.   Just download, sign up, search 'dattrax' and follow.  Voila. Access to 195+ House Music Mixes. __________________ DONATIONS OR SUPPORT ETRANSFERS TO: dattrax@gmail.com __________________  LAST UPDATED: Apr11th, 2025
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Episodes

Refuge » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Jan 19, 20101 hr 12 min

Strictly Freestylin' » Strictly 80s Freestyle Music or Gino Beats ; )

dattrax: this is one of the few NON- HOUSE MUSIC dattrax mixes. This is crammed full of great classic freestyle tracks. Also known as Gino Music. I loved listening to this stuff. Feels like 80's glory days and reminds you of Miami (even though we've never been there). Convertibles, big hair, and the beautiful innocence of youth. Jim's Brother In Law as a big Freestyle DJ in mid to late 80's and I borrowed his cd collection (he slowly captured his vinyl collection w/ cds). I think his DJ name was...

Jan 19, 20101 hr 23 min

Recognise My Intentions » Strictly Old School Music

dattrax: this is one of the few NON- HOUSE MUSIC dattrax mixes. This is sort of an old school 80s type of music with Sade tracks, some freestyle, etc. Short and sweet. Nice and mellow. If you're born after 1975, then you'll probably won't recognise most of these songs. --------------- Reach out to us and comment. Just Google 'dattrax' and you'll find all places online that we've been a part of. Please share with other like-minded individuals. --------------- There's a PayPal donate button on the...

Jan 19, 201046 min

Violet Rhythms » Strictly Progressive House Music

dattrax: I good friend of mine Inth, had a phase where he wanted to be a DJ. So he went out and for 6mths bought about a 150 records. Then he quit and gave them to me. Normally we don't play progressive house, but decided to go through Inth's collection and pick out the best tracks. This mix is the result. Our only progressive house mix to date. Hope you like it. Please comment if you do. dattrax --------------- Reach out to us and comment. Just Google 'dattrax' and you'll find all places online...

Jan 19, 20101 hr 5 min

The Sweetest Sade » Strictly Bootleg House Music Covers

dattrax: I don't know anyone w/ a tiny sliver of musical taste in their bones who doesn't like Sade. Like WOW! Beyond beautiful and what a songstress! The only singer who doesn't need a crew of back up dancers to mesmerize a crowd. She just sways and sings. Style. Her cd albums and live concert videos are WORTH EVERY PENNY. Can't wait till her 2010 album comes out! I have all her cds, house mixes and just need her live dvds (have some live VHS tapes). I first listened to 'Diamond Life' album whe...

Jan 19, 20101 hr 5 min

Can't Stop Now » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix recorded LIVE at ROOM471 in Toronto.

Jan 19, 201052 min

Back to Back » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix recorded LIVE at ROOM471 in Toronto, but the image from another live event at NASA. Both places now extinct.

Jan 19, 20101 hr 4 min

Mainstay, MixOne » Strictly Vocal House

dattrax: This mix starts w/ Lisa Shaw's beautiful vocals on a track called "Someday". I don't know how many vocal tracks she has done since her Naked Music days, but we can't get enough of her (we probably own a dozen at least). 2nd track is "Battery Man" by Fish Go Deep. These guys just keep banging out amazing house vocal tracks! Love their work. At 12mins, one of our top three favourite Charles Webster tracks, Presence featuring Shara Nelson singing "Sense of Danger". Shara Nelson gives us go...

Dec 13, 20091 hr 11 min

Safe Haven » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all CD house mix.

Dec 08, 200956 min

New Century Soul, MixTwo » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Dec 08, 200946 min

New Century Soul, MixOne » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Dec 08, 200945 min

Sonic Reconstructions, MixTwo » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Dec 07, 200945 min

Sonic Reconstructions, MixOne » Strictly House Music

dattrax: Sorry about the skip in first 3mins everyone. i transferred these two mixes from tape and didn't know how to do that properly back then. something happened w/ the digital file. and i get trigger happy throwing stuff out or deleting things, so... some regrets occur w/ music. you can tell this was influenced by tons of partying at INDUSTRY niteclub. Wow... Derrick Carter, Cevin Fisher, Roger S, Doc Martin, DJ Sneak, Danny Tenaglia, Mark Farina- NUFF SAID. BTW... if you enjoy this mix, the...

Dec 07, 200946 min

In Passing » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Dec 07, 20091 hr 3 min

cLaSsiC sEsSiOnS miXtWo » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Dec 07, 200946 min

Classic Sessions MixOne » sTriCtLY hOuSe mUsiC

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Dec 07, 200944 min

Reign » Strictly House Music

dattrax: I made this on my friend’s Allen & Heath XONE: 92 set up with two Technics SL-DZ1200 cd turntables(pictured here) in her three floored Bar/ Lounge in downtown Toronto. This mixer outputs great crisp sound, and looks & feels great. It’s sturdy and responsive- that’s probably why I’m not into midi-controllers (yet), they feel like toys and all the knobs and slides are super loose w/ no tension. I think it would take a while to get used to and I don’t believe I can have the control...

Dec 06, 20091 hr 15 min

Designing » Strictly House Music

dattrax mini bio part 9… DAT: Just before these times when these tracks were not called 'classics'... when you went to the record store each week from your crappy, low paying and unfulfilling job there would be 30 DJs listening to the same 15 records that came out. Then you'd buy it. Go home and listen to each track a few times, and then make a mixed tape with the fresh buys mixed in with the rest of your records. Then the next two nights go dance with your friends to the same records being play...

Dec 05, 20091 hr 13 min

niNTeChJa » sTriCtLY hOuSe mUsiC

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all CD house mix.

Dec 05, 20091 hr 20 min

TechVisions » Strictly House Music

Strictly House Music... Will return here w/ comments, dattrax BTW... if you enjoy this mix, then why don't you buy us a beer? There's a PayPal DONATE button on the top right side of this website. For Toronto or Global bookings: dattrax@gmail.com This was an all vinyl house mix.

Dec 05, 20091 hr 14 min

Metallic Songs » Strictly House Music

dattrax: The title basically says that there is nothing organic about this mix. Techy, electronic, funky w/ a slight tribal feel. Charging beats and harder edged layering. It has a relentless and aggressive pace. This mix begins w/ Ladytron's "Playgirl", a gem that I found in a Queen St. W. record store called "Rotate This" in a back bin of techno records. Just pulled up any record that had cool artwork and that I didn't recognise in their electronic section. Must have blazed through 150 records...

Dec 05, 20091 hr 14 min

Like The Desert Missed The Rain, MixTwo » Strictly Vocal House

Continued… dattrax: Little Louie Vega is incredible if you’ve seen him live. This guy mixes like the songs were produced together, not like separate tracks. He DJs like a musician- can’t even describe it, you have to experience him. I always wonder what it’s like to know how house music tracks are made from conception to post production, and then spin them? Jim and I just know what house tracks we love, but we know nothing about music, composition, etc. We just like what we like and hope that so...

Dec 05, 200935 min

Like The Desert Missed The Rain, MixOne » Strictly Vocal House

dattrax: Went into an HMV at Bloor & Yonge in Downtown Toronto a while ago for some mixed house cd listening. I needed a house music fix badly. Stayed for hours listening to at least 40 "electronica" cds. They hated me there because the staff have to reseal the ones that you don’t buy. CDs are expensive, you have to love what you spend your hard earned dollars on. Bought these five for about $130 w/ taxes: "In The House: Little Louie Vega" mixed by Little Louie Vega. I lent this double mixed...

Dec 05, 200948 min

Nothing Else Will Do » Strictly House Music

dattrax: House Music to me is a flood of memories, images & feelings into my mind of good times & complete bliss. Music is so powerful in connecting our memories to particular songs or styles of music. Being at a party with loud house music and people everywhere with smiles plastered on their faces is like living your own music video fusing together the powerful elements of music + imagery. When I got into house I had just moved out of my abusive, dictatorial guardian's home, finishing h...

Dec 05, 20091 hr 12 min

Substance » Strictly House Music

dattrax mini bio part 14… JIM: “Dat was a practice monster, and had made a few dozen mixed tapes that he duplicated, into a few hundred, he burns through gear like nobody’s business, tape decks, cd recorders, CPUs, monitors, you name he’s killed it. Through just plain old overuse, Dat’s not a DJ, he’s a House Monster. But he had labeled those tapes “dattrax” and at the time I couldn’t come up with a better name so “dattrax” we became! I get really lucky when it comes to gear, files and convertin...

Oct 26, 20096 min

Electric Carve » Strictly House Music

dattrax mini bio part 13… JIM: “I met Dat when I was sixteen years old. We hit it off immediately our shared love of House Music, being equally broke and just general teenaged HouseHeads. We had a lot of mutual acquaintances, who neither of us know where they are now or what they’re up to. It was completely normal for us to be out every day of the week to listen to House Music. Everywhere we would go a pool hall on Monday, a patio on Tuesday, a dorm party on Wednesday and then the weekend. That’...

Oct 26, 20091 hr 8 min

Hope » Strictly House Music

dattrax mini bio part 12… JIM: “A friend of mine named Marco told me about this underground house music thing, gave me a tape, made by his friend Tony. It had Raze’s “Break for Love”, Fast Eddie’s “Acid Thunder” and the new hit by Bobby Konders, “The Poem”. I was in the record store the next day and bought: Bobby Konders - The Poem On Virgo Traxx (New York Kidz) – When You Hold Me Larry Heard – Donnie Jay Williams – Sweat And the rest as they say... is history. Well, not really, I was a broke ki...

Oct 26, 20091 hr 12 min

New Sense » Strictly House Music

dattrax mini bio part 11… JIM: “My earliest recollections of listening to music, was listening to my Dad belting out the entire Beatles catalogue from the back seat of our yellow Volkswagen beetle- Hey, it was the seventies! My Dad had a decent collection of vinyl, the entire Beatles collection, a serious Elvis collector and a huge country western collection. It only ever seemed strange to other people, a Greek guy who liked country. I grew up around it, so I thought everybody’s Dad liked countr...

Oct 26, 20091 hr 13 min

Soundscapes Within » sTriCtLY hOuSe mUsiC

dattrax mini bio part 10… DAT: “Also back then you'd listen to 10 different hot DJs spin the same tracks- it was incredible to see their stamp on house. Their sonic signature if you will. I was in love with house and DJing when I realised that it wasn't music in the sense of Mozart, but a form of self expression- participating in making a musical collage. Like a musical cut and paste. You get to pick your favourite songs, how fast or slow, or how long you want to play it, which part of the song ...

Oct 25, 200957 min

Slow Burn » Strictly House Music

dattrax mini bio part 8… Dat: “Just wanted to add that when I made a mix called "CLASSIC" (available on this site) when house started splintering in Toronto, and was being made by everyone and anyone in their basement. Which is great because of the variety and abundance in tracks this creates. Before DJ mixers came with single channel EQs for hi, mid and bass. Before fancy types of turntables & DJ headphones came out. You either had TECHNICS 1200s, or crap. I had these belt drive turntables ...

Oct 25, 200952 min
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