Forever Becoming
TROPICAL HOUSE SERIES :: 2000-2001
Tropical, the brainchild of Ben Annand, began in 1998 and is one of L.A.'s longest running underground House Music parties. As one of the original resident DJs, I had the privilege of collaborating with other Tropical regulars and highly regarded DJs including Jason Blakemore, John Kelley, and Mr. Tropical himself, Mr. Annand. While Tropical parties pumped out a true house sound, these early editions of the Tropical House mixtape series included a diversity of genres including tribal, tech, and progressive house. Artwork by dela.
Tropical House Vol. 2: Ocean (2000)
Track listing for Tropical House Vol. 2
- Title / Artist / Label
- Side A - DJ Brad:
- 1. Phat-Head / Moods & Grooves / Amazonia
- 2. Like I Like It / Charley's Vault / Twilight
- 3. Carnaval / Combustible / Combustible
- 4. Dancing for our Children / Fred Everything / 20/20 Vision
- 5. Soul of Life / Acme / Delirium USA
- 6. Sundial / DKMA / Forensic
- 7. Punkadelic / Ark / Brif
- 8. Burn / Krash / Ultimatum Breaks
- 9. Funky Pups / Rishi Bass / Funkatwist
- 10. Definition of Love / Destination / In-Tec
- 11. Coffeeshop People / 42 Cows in Town / 66 Degrees
- Side B - Jason Blakemore:
- 1. Klarky Cat / Crunchy Beats (dub) / Toko
- 2. Jestofunk / Special Love / Clubtools
- 3. Salt City Orchestra / Pagan Thing / Pagan
- 4. m / m / White
- 5. Bitch Kreek / Work It Out / Discocaine
- 6. In the Doghouse / Turn It Out / Choice
- 7. Bassline Members / Sam / Compose
- 8. Ron Honey / Drive / 7th Voyage
- 9. Jose Nunez / In My Life / Subliminal
- 10. Crosstown Traffic / Open Sesame / Grayhound
Tropical House Vol. 3: Sunlight (2000)
Track listing for Tropical House Vol. 3
- Title / Artist / Label
- Side A - Mr. Annand:
- 1. Preparing the Sequel / Chris Nazuka & Tim Schumacher / Bombay
- 2. Petalpushing / Miguel Migs / NRK
- 3. You Make Me Feel Like / A:xus (Feat. Naomi) / Guidance
- 4. Leading the Quiet Life / JT Donaldson & C. Nazuka / Nordic Trax
- 5. Hard Bread / Inland Knights / 20/20 Vision
- 6. My Life is Out the Door / Undercover Agency / Panhandle
- 7. Persuasion / Science Dept. / Bedrock
- 8. Schmoo / Spooky / Guerilla
- 9. Roots / Blackbone / Black Vinyl
- Side B - DJ Brad:
- 1. Rhythm by Nature / Party Criminals / Drop Music
- 2. Babel Fish / Phunky Sistaz / Clip Records
- 3. Unknown / Timedwellers / Taka
- 4. Whitetrax / Velocity Boy / Tag Records
- 5. Blue Moon / Low-Life / Mosaic
- 6. Distant / E.B.E. / Soma
- 7. Don't Forget / Silverlining / Tektite
- 8. Untitled / Swag / Primitive
- 9. Lust / Thomas Schumacher / Bush
Tropical House Vol. 5: Coral (2001)
Track listing for Tropical House Vol. 5
- Title / Artist / Label
- Side A - Brad:
- 1. Submeditation / Feel Free / Choke Music
- 2. Eastern Strategy / Far Away Dreams / Suburbia
- 3. The Pressing Plant / Global Priorityz / Combustible
- 4. Portabello / Spacedivin' / Mother Tongue
- 5. Gemo Fabrice Vs. Street Vibes / Walking / Test
- 6. Jason Blakemore / Patience / Life Music
- 7. Lexicon Avenue / Move It / Forensic
- 8. Echomen / Orient / End Records
- 9. Pump Action / Digitalles / Advance
- Side B - John Kelley:
- 1. Once I've Been There / East West Connection / Chilli Funk
- 2. N Goma / Ezulu / Red Ant
- 3. Burnin' / Peace Division / Low Pressings
- 4. Gotta Have You / Peace Division / Low Pressings
- 5. Some Kind of Move / Milnos / Cy-Cle
- 6. Voices / KC Flight Vs. Funky Junction / Alernative Route
- 7. Beat of a Drum / Freak Project / Soul Brother
- 8. Everybody Rock It / Peace Division / Boom
- 9. Roaches (Peace Div. rmx) / Trancesetters / Hooj Choons
- 10. Put that Record Back On (Peace Div. rmx) / DJ Dan / Kinetic
- 11. Purple / Circulation / Circulation