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    DJ Draeke - Hymn To Beauty

    in DJ Promotion

    Posted

    Thanks ziptnf, I am aware that the mix span through different emotional states as the tracks gathered come from years and styles that are quite different.

    Sometimes the change of mood is a bit sudden, but isn't life like that? One second you are happy the next you could be turning sad.

    Still of course one could object different mixes could be made with different vibes but I felt it was all right to experiment this way.

    I am also so happy that someone from so far away (from me) enjoyed this. Have a nice summer!

     

    Life is indeed like that. I actually appreciated the idea of mood swings in this set more after I thought about it than my first impression. Emotional rollercoasters can be detrimental to the human psyche but it worked so very well here. There might be a slice of negativity in there but it was counterbalanced by something much more positive. I really liked it, mate.

    Search of Psystep Psydub

    in Other Electronica

    Posted

    I'm not a producer, but if you want some listening suggestions start with Mauxuam (Wiggly Bytes, Anti-Singles, Viceversa) or maybe Bird Of Prey (Atrium EP, Dreamcatcher EP). If you're interested, I could also send you a PDF file with my iTunes playlist for Psy Dub (broadly defined).

     

    Why don't you just post the PDF here?

    DJ Draeke - Hymn To Beauty

    in DJ Promotion

    Posted

    Nice job, mate. Listened to this while doing yoga. I must say the flow was a bit all over the place and that affected the mood of the set. Sometimes I was in a state of total relaxation, sometimes I was anxious or upset, and sometimes I couldn't possibly have been happier. Made for a unique experience. Thanks, buddy.

    Dark Trance

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Apologies. I didn't know trance was defined as having 4x4 beats only. For me, trance is more about melodies and the "feel" and less about beats. Dead Cities has the "trance feel" which is why I posted it.

     

    I understand your interpretation of trance, but the sound was not at all similar to the other examples in the thread.

     

    I created a mix to show off these gems. Click my signature. While you're in the DJ promo section, check out Procyon's mix as well, that mix is awesome.

    Ziptnf - Inhuman Massacre [dark tech-trance]

    in DJ Promotion

    Posted

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    Now that school is over for me, I got a chance to make a new mix. I've been digging and digging to find really thumping tech-trance tracks from around the 2001-2002 area. This isn't your Armin Van Buuren tech-trance, this mix packed full of dark, monstrous tech-trance beasts that will brutally murder those insignificant weaklings.

     

    auricular - pilzvergiftung [medium]

    hujaboy - counting spirals [hom-mega]

    wizzy noise - cyclotron [candyflip]

    x-dream - thorazin [d.drum]

    platform - zinger way [star jelly]

    cybered - silentium universi (remix) [moonflower]

    the delta - thing [d.drum]

    the delta - low level format [shaffel]

    x-dream - fall out (dong edit) [d.drum]

    k.u.r.o. - anion [psyristor trax]

    opsis - moving, drifting [zma]

    pps project - timer [hadshot haheizar]

    trimada - voices [mechanical dragon]

     

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    Ziptnf - Inhuman Massacre (68:15) 125MB ~256kbps

     

    Enjoy! :D

     

    Disclaimer: The title of this mix was planned in advance to the tragedy in Norway, and is not referencing any sort of relation to the shootings. That shit sucks. This mix is about a gigantic monster. Look at that fucking thing.

    Tech-trance industrial landscapes

    in DJ Promotion

    Posted

    I think you should try "Counting Spirals" in your mix, it may sound different depending on how you match it to other tracks. As for the mix quality, you're right, it's not perfect. I mixed the tracks without a previous rehearsal, for I don't enjoy those cirurgically lasered mixes that sound like were done by a from-the-future robot and not by a guy in his bedroom drinking a beer. I could have fixed the mis-matchings, just had to push a button in the mastering process, but that would make it perfectly boring, IMO. I understand you didn't like Boo Reka's track, but I had to close my mix with something strong, powerful, that's why I picked his track. ;)

     

    It should probably work very well with the tracks I have lined up, but we will see what my final decision ends up being. I'm still waiting on another CD to arrive and I need to keep digging to find some more excellent tracks.

     

    As far as the mixing goes, I don't agree with your statement that good mixing sounds boring. In instances where the genre is House or Techno and the mix just plods along with perfect transitions, I can see your point. But where you have a bundle of unique tracks that have a certain level of energy associated with them, dropping the flow or screwing up a beatmatch is detrimental to the entire mix. Trust me, I've screwed up my mixing in plenty of mixes I've released. It sounds terrible when a transition gets ruined. That doesn't "give the mix more character", it makes it sound bad in my opinion. I love to drink a beer and smoke some weed when I'm mixing, and I still place a large amount of importance on how each transition sounds. You can still make it "surgically lasered by a robot from the future" and still make your mixing unique and energetic, especially with these tracks. Look out for my try in the next couple of months. If I blow some transitions, you can give me hell! :D

    Tech-trance industrial landscapes

    in DJ Promotion

    Posted

    Some of these tracks were total monsters: haunting, scary, thumping tech-trance beasts. Others were more trancey and less pounding but still fit the theme. They were all very nice tracks, with the exception of the last one (in my opinion). The flow of the set was pretty nice, but I must say I preferred the first half. Unfortunately, the mixing here is kinda bad. I can't really blame you, because I'm sure these tracks are tough to blend well together, but you had a few beatmatching issues as well. I'm planning one of these mixes myself! I was going to use the Hujaboy track but since you already played it, I'll find something else ;)

     

    Nice mix, man, keep it up!

    Dark Trance

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Holy cow, you're like the tech-trance king! Those were all great tracks you posted, and I'm probably going to buy those two albums off discogs. Any other suggestions? Some of these tracks are absolute monsters and I can't wait to check them all out.

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