3 posts tagged “dj”

    New drum'n'bass mix! Done with (Ableton) Live 7, since I picked it up this past week. I'm still puzzled as to why I'd never mixed with it prior (as I've only produced a bit with it before), since it's basically the greatest thing ever. Really versatile, intuitive program.

    So this one's a long time coming... I've been mixing a lot lately, though just haven't gotten around to recording anything. There've been tons of new releases since my last mix, including Pendulums (mediocre) new album 'In Silico', Evol Intent's 'Era Of Diversion' LP, as well as various Lifted artist EP's and singles. Tons of great stuff so far in 2008. As the tracklist so blatantly reflects, I'm reeeeaaaally into the new Apex EP that just promo'ed this week. It's being called some of the best dnb of the decade by critics - remarks I can't disagree with. These tunes will be smashers for years to come.

Tracklist:

1. Apex - Nowhere To Run
2. Telemetrik - Cosmos
3. Pendulum - Granite
4. Apex - Same Old Blues
5. Evol Intent & Ewun - 8-Bit Bitch (Spor Remix)
6. Absolute Zero & Subphonics - The Code (SKC Remix)
7. Apex - Hench
8. Evol Intent & Demo - Unexplained Sounds
9. Calyx & Teebee - The Quest (Break Remix)
10. Pendulum - 9000 Miles
11. Apex - Weeping Willow
12. Evol Intent - Middle Of The Night

DOWNLOAD - 48mb, 192kbps, 35mins

New mix!

realized I've been neglecting trance for a long time. the releases I've been meaning to share have been piling up for quite a while now... hahaha.

tracklist -

1. Mike Shiver & Marc Damon - Water Ripples (Mike Shiver's Introduction Mix)
2. Mark Pledger - On The Edge (Mike Shiver's Catching Sun Mix)
3. Mike Shiver - Morning Drive
4. Will Holland - Frantic (Sean Tyas Remix)
5. Lange vs. Gareth Emery - Another You Another Me
6. Vadim Zhukov - Talking To A God (Probspot Remix)
7. Above & Beyond - Can't Sleep
8. BT - Somnambulist (Mark Norman Remix)
   

somewhat of a Shiver overload in the beginning, but he really is the producer of the moment in trance. for me, at least. profound sound. =p and that somnambulist remix is actually brand new -- recently released just this month. too good to pass up.

going back and listening to my first few trance mixes, and now listening to this one... amazing. can't believe how much I've progressed (and how I thought I was actually decent back then). beatmatching, overlaps, EQing, track flow selection... everything improving. good times. =p

        While I am indeed a full-fledged drum'n'bass head, my true electronic dance music roots stem from trance. Since age 12, I've been engrossed in it, through all of its forms at the time and thereafter. The genre's always something I've fallen back on, no matter what mood I'm in, no matter what other genre-of-the-moment is consuming me, no matter anything. Like your favorite flavor of ice cream. Might be made by different brands from time to time, but that one flavor will always be there to fall back on when you're craving it.

        Recently, within the past year, I've taken my music electronic music hobby to new levels by diving into the world of mixing and dj'ing, mainly the result of years of toying around with rudamentary pc audio programs and strengthening my internal metronome with music videogaming. After months of garnishing my skills with Traktor DJ Studio (2) for my pc, It wasn't long before I picked up a couple of Technic turntables and a mixer to really get the hobby in full swing.

        7 months and a few stacks of vinyl later, I've started to feel comfortable with my abilities. New ideas and techniques are coming from all directions, and the number of digital mixes keeps on growing. I've still got more to learn than I'd like to think about, but the feeling hasn't stopped fascinating me every single time I hit the decks. 

        So to finally hit the point of this post, I bare my newest mix. I first posted it up on LiveJournal last week. It's my first trance mix in a while, after quite a few drum'n'bass outings in the recent past. If you've never given trance a good listening ear, you may want to give a listen to this set. While it does somewhat deviate from the genre (a short breaks run from tracks 6-7), the tunes are sure to please. Tracklist is as follows:

01. Mike Foyle - Shipwrecked (Armin van Buuren's Intro Edit)
02. Robert Nickson feat. Elsa Hill - Close Your Eyes (Vadim Zhukov Remix)
03. Imogen Heap - The Moment I Said It (Airbase Unreleased Remix)
04. Mike Foyle vs. Signalrunners - Love Theme Dusk (Mike's Gladiator Remix)
05. The Freak - Rising Angel (Katana Remix)
06. DJ Icey vs. Marlon - One Foot Skank (Autobots Remix)
07. Alter Ego - Rocker (Christian J. Remix)
08. Vadim Zhukov - Evolution
09. Double V - Moscow Morning (Vadim's New Year Remix)

→ MP3 download via rapidshare. If you're so inclined, I've also made a rough cuesheet for the set you can download here.

        There'll be many more to come... I'm actually in the middle of a new drum'n'bass mix as I type this, so that should be coming up shortly. Any comments or feedback is always appreciated, as I still consider myself a novice always looking for ways to improve and expand. =p