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For Those Who Like To Groove

I've been collecting the mixes from this radio show for a couple of years now, and I've seen and I know I'm not the only one with this dutch radio show as highlight in the past of house music.
Back in 1992, this radio show was THE show you had to listen, and I remember after the show was finished (10:00pm), we hopped on the train to get to one of the parties mentioned in the show like PARKZICHT Rotterdam, or MultiGroove in Amsterdam (sloterdijk) etc. A strong memory I had with the broadcast of Speedy J, and later that night or rather that morning they spun almost the same set in MultiGroove.. sooo good!
The first part of the show was full of new trax and gigs etc, but the second half was most of the time a guest DJ live mixing in the studio. The radio show only lasted one year, and rumours are that the show got booted by the broadcaster (AVRO) due to a way to smoke filled studio sessions with Robin and his guests (think Netherlands, what comes after the clogs..;).
The mixing in those days wasnt always top notch but for sure the show had some, then already famous dj's, whom are now more classified as legends in House music LIVE in the studio.. and some DJ's did some amazing stuff on those analoge and ancient decks and mixers.

I had most of the mixes on tape but as time went on those tapes didnt survive my moving and/or stupid mistakes.. :P
A couple of years ago I started searching for those mixes, as I saw the name Robin Albers aka DJ JayDee somewhere popping up, as he was the main host of the show, what triggered my memory... After a couple of flashbacks I started my search..
In my search i did find some Oldskool sites whom had some mixes because they liked a certain DJ, and many people all over the world didnt know about the radio show, but had the from tape converted mp3 of that DJ, like DJ Richie Hawtin. There was one Oldskool site at that time who was talking about the For Those Who Like To Groove mixes, and was holding some lists with dates and names etc..

I think I was up to around 20 mixes collected, most of my personal hero's like DJ Per :), and DJ Dano (then not so hardcore as now), DJ Buzz Fuzz, and the incredible end of the mix from DJ Gizmo.. and many many more of my early house upbringing hero's.
One of my favorite mix was from a female DJ Mutiara, or the mix from DJ Bart from Barocci, DJ Quinten de Rosario
.. but there are many more I liked and listened over and over again back in those days.

Yesterday I did a search again as my list didnt got any longer... and what does google give me....

H00YAH YESSSS !!

A For Those Who Like To Groove website !
Whoa, the desire fire struck some more people then before.. (I couldnt imagine it wouldnt anyway..).
After browsing on the forum they referred to a site who was uploading the mixes with dates and names to rapid share, and I think with a little patience we soon have a full list with the correct mixes of this legendary show, with a kewl history of some big cornerstones of DJ-ing.

Although some mixes are not so high sound quality, because they come from tape with the old speed probs etc, it is an absolute pleasure if you like house music, and those little hiccups for me gives the mix more atmosphere of that time..

Go ahead try some.. I'm sure most mixes will even fit modern times and alse you'll find the tracks and beats new DJ's use these days as sample or foundation for current compilations.
Also this type of Oldskool aint OLD.. its timeless.. (well to me it is.. )

LINK: oldskoolweb ftwltg