This mix marks the start of a new series - Back To - in which I dedicate a whole show to a specific year. It's not the first time I've done it. There are three or four such mixes from the old Pressure Radio days. The different this time is consistency. You see I didn't have any theme for the one of my weekly slots. We already have a new mix, crate digging, a guest DJ and now going forward we'll have a Back To. I can go all the way back to 1990 which gives us 37 months before we repeat a year!!
We kick the series off with 2005 which was chosen by Dave Miller Lawson (DML) and what a great choice it was.
You see 2005 is a pretty significant year. It's the year most DJs made the switch from vinyl to digital, me included. The first six months of 2005 was all vinyl for me. Then around the time I got married in June I treated myself to a pair of Denon DNS-3000s. And with that also came my introduction to the mighty Traxsource, or Cracksource as many of us know it as.
I remember reading Brian Tappert's press releases about the platform and getting so excited. You see with vinyl you bought it and had to wait for the postman. Could be days sometimes. With Traxsource you left with your music, it was a game changer. Also the price dropped considerably. I'd been paying 6.99 for a US import, sometimes 7.50. With Traxsource it was just 1.99!
Suddenly you could buy so much more for the same money.
This is when I stepped up to making monthly mixes, it was now affordable. I don't know what changes producers felt at the time but 2005 is regarded as one of the great years for house music. New genres and sounds were emerging as you'll here in the mix.
Do you remember the music of 2005? What were your favourites? Are any in this mix?
What year should I do next month?

Tracklisting:
1: Kolai Krew - Take it Back (Jask's Tribute Shout Out Dj Tool)
2: K-Klass - Dance With Me (Main 12 Inch DJ Spen & The Muthafunkaz Mix)
3: Simon Grey - The Galactica Suite (4tothefloor Mix)
4: Reel People feat. Sharlene Hector - The Rain (RP's Club Vocal)
5: Jon Cutler & Michael Watford - Whatcha Gonna Do (Original)
6: Torre - Corps a Corps (Erodisco Vocal Mix)
7: Shake - Off The Cuff (Solid Purpose Main Mix)
8: Grant Nelson - Life (Discovery Mix)
9: Grant Nelson - So Special (Club Mix)
10: Olav Basoski - Streets of Moscow (Brian Tappert Miami Edit)
11: P-funkateers - Final Fling (Back Room Sounds Mix)
12: Matt Caseli - Regina's Sax Experience (Caseli Porn Mix)
13: M.o.D - Moonshine (Latin Flava Mix)
14: Deepswing & Redsoul spotlight Donna Washington - Celebrate (Originial Mix)
15: Skylark - That's More Like It (Jerry Ropero & Denis The Menace Remix)
16: Hardsoul pres. Roog & Greg - Uber (Original Mix)
17: Jerry Ropero & Denis The Menace pres. Sabor feat.. Jaqueline - Coracao (Axwell Mix)
18: Shik Stylko feat. Lady Lago - O Amor (Dub Mix)
19: Hardsoul feat. The New Cool Collective - Bounson (Hardsoul's Latin Directions Original)
20: Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra - Mister Sinister (Word of Mouth Remix)

Enjoy!