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Anyone who can ID the track around the 4th minute? (with the ''can you hold my way'' vocal)
Anyone who can ID the track around the 4th minute? (with the ''can you hold my way'' vocal)
Oh, for sure! Are you going to Andy Stott/Demdike Stare/Peter van Hoesen the night before? This whole month is loaded with so much goodness! Especially can't wait for Disclosure on the 24th.
Thanks for digging the mix! It was a fun one to make, for sure, hah.
Question for the DJs out there: when playing a 4+ hour set, how do you keep your energy up? I've got another 5 hour set coming up this Sunday, and while they're fun I always tend to lose my steam a bit at around the three hour mark. I do my best to space things out to keep things interesting for everyone and myself, but it isn't always enough. I don't want to be downing coffee/red bull the whole time, and I stopped doing drugs, just need some tips to keep the pep in my step.
Well, I'm all out of ideas.
What I'd try and do is think of maybe 10 or so really obscure tracks (that would obviously fit in with the venue you're playing) and space them out during the night. That way you're kind-of forced to think about the tracks leading up to them and from them and the vibe. Just picking those and thinking about them should be enough to keep you on your toes.
But man, not envious at all... 4+ hours is a hell of a stretch, no matter where you are. What sort of venue/event is it?
It's an outside terrace part of a hotel. They have a pretty big brunch every Sunday, lots of drag queens and industry people, so it gets pretty crazy. Four hours is definitely too much, and this is five! I prefer two hour sets, absolutely. I think I'll just have to pop a red bull halfway through and power through. Not a fan of drinking while DJing, so that's out, too (it makes me way too sloppy.) I'm going to just pick 150 of my favorite favorite songs. Make it real special and whatnot.
Still, not looking forward to five hours. Last time, I got the worst cramp in my leg from keeping time...
Still, not looking forward to five hours. Last time, I got the worst cramp in my leg from keeping time...
Potential idea: How about thinking of it as 2x2hr slots and a 1hr one? If it's a brunch, I'm assuming it starts at 9-10am or so. Maybe keep it ultra casual while people are mingling and eating for the first few hours... some late 70s/early 80s Paradise Garage-esque disco (not too energetic though, this would be ideal IMO... think Dimitri from Paris) which should cover you until midday-ish. From there, for an hour or so I'd rock some more modern, French-style house (Lifelike etc.). Lastly, move to newer, more modern but laid back and deep house (like a lot of the stuff you've been posting recently).
That's how I'd do it, anyway. Make sure you have enough to fill those three "sets" and track order should come to you on the day
PS. Sounds like an awesome gathering... I bet it'll be a blast no matter how well you do.
PPS. I've actually done a stint like that for an outdoors area at a club... my feet/legs were fine, but being tall and looking down for that long makes your back fucking KILL. My posture was wonky for a good few days after that.
Much as I love both Jessie and Perseus, I can't get into that remix.
CFCF mix for Ssense:
http://soundcloud.com/ssense/cfcf
Kawai Kenji Unnatural City
DJ Shadow Hindsight
David Sylvian Awakening (Songs From The Treetops)
Blondes Pleasure (Andy Stott Remix)
Nicolas Makelberge/Deep Forest Invasion/Sweet Lullaby
Tangerine Dream/Yoko Ono Mother of Tears
Opus IV
The KLF 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix)
Elite Gymnastics h e r e i n h e a v e n 6 (Anime Skyscraper Remix)
Korallreven The Truest Fade (CFCF 2012 Remix)
Octo Octa/Moby Memory Hive
Kuedo/YMO/Harmonizer/Jokers of the Scene/Babe Rainbow/Tricky Truth Flood Suite
Sun Araw Crete
Robert Fripp Water Music II
Peter Gabriel Here Comes the Flood
Cott damn. Thx for this, it'll be playing my office on repeat tomorrow.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Fuck, now I can't go to ANY of the Decibel shows this week because they added me to the work schedule for the whole weekend.
The Tangerine Dream/Yoko track is my favorite thing in a very long time.
The Tangerine Dream/Yoko track is my favorite thing in a very long time.
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Yes. I have it, just came from Amazon. Has a Lenticular Cover with Meowingtons. 1st Track was okay, 2nd starts nice. Next up is The Veldt which is so awesome (Also, the story about the making of the song)
Chilly Gonzales' Solo Piano 2 came as well and Kid Koala's 12 Bit Blues which includes a working cardboard "turntable" you can build yourself and a mini flexidisc you can use with it. Awesome!
Waiting for the Boys Noize Album...
I don't listen much to Deadmau5 (I do have and like his album 'for lack of a better name')
I like Strobe > http://youtu.be/tKi9Z-f6qX4
edit: meh, not a fan of The Veldt.
I like Strobe > http://youtu.be/tKi9Z-f6qX4
edit: meh, not a fan of The Veldt.
I'm not a massive fan of Deadmau5 (I think he's a tool and is yet to top his remix of No Pressure) but a friend forwarded onto me a link to There Might Be Coffee. It surprised me, almost reminds me of classic 90s drivey club tracks mixed with some 80's Moroder. The cheesy synth line doesn't do much for me but the driving synths throughout the rest of the track are really, really nice.
But yeah, that main synth... too much of a dubstep hangover :/
Okay, I've just listened to The Veldt... did he completely fucking rip off his remix of The Longest Road? I remember he went through a phase where everything he did sounded the same... maybe that's back again. Sounds like a very dated track.
But Coffee... yeah, I like that.
Edit: I just read a comment that said it sounded exactly like Prydz/Pryda. Never picked it, but he's totally right. Could easily have been done by Eric Prydz, especially since it's so reminiscent of Aftermath and Frankfurt. Both at least 6 years old, mind.
But yeah, that main synth... too much of a dubstep hangover :/
Okay, I've just listened to The Veldt... did he completely fucking rip off his remix of The Longest Road? I remember he went through a phase where everything he did sounded the same... maybe that's back again. Sounds like a very dated track.
But Coffee... yeah, I like that.
Edit: I just read a comment that said it sounded exactly like Prydz/Pryda. Never picked it, but he's totally right. Could easily have been done by Eric Prydz, especially since it's so reminiscent of Aftermath and Frankfurt. Both at least 6 years old, mind.
That's its charm for me. Stuff like Faxing Berlin, Contact, Twilight from the new-trance Toronto set was a glitch in the system and it never really took off so I don't think it had much of a chance to feel dated, just that no-one makes these sounds anymore.
The Veldt's lyrics are about kids imagining their parents getting eaten by lions in a virtual safari though, and to hear such darkness in a pop song on daytime radio probably made me like it more than the music itself. It's a proper anti-anthem.
The new Deadmau5 album thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=493111
Just thought it'd be nice to talk about EDM outside this thread for a bit.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=493111
Just thought it'd be nice to talk about EDM outside this thread for a bit
.He's still mostly crap though
shh shh
My little cousins first EP release. Free download with some decent remixes. Give it a consideration for all your musical needs.
Andrew Sinclair-Nite Drift EP
Andrew Sinclair-Nite Drift EP
Johnlenham
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Jesus you wernt wrong. Had I heard this and not know who made it it would be Eric Prydz..and it pains me to say I like it despite Deadmau5 being a complete tool.
Anyone listened to The Gas Lamp Killers album? kind of curious as his recent boiler room was pretty fun.
Edit: ok so the coffee song has me coming around.. maybe Ill give it a shot. Might be able to wear my deadmaus t shirt again without being embarrassed haha
Anyone listened to The Gas Lamp Killers album? kind of curious as his recent boiler room was pretty fun.
Edit: ok so the coffee song has me coming around.. maybe Ill give it a shot. Might be able to wear my deadmaus t shirt again without being embarrassed haha
He's still mostly crap though
His previous work is definitely lackluster compared to countless other electronic artists.
He's a decent enough gateway drug.
We're very much on the same page then! I'm sure we've had our disagreements in the past, but if there's one thing we can agree on, it's that Deadmau5 is generally crap and is everything bad about when nerds make it big, but can churn out a decent song or two once every so often.
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Production wise? In the Progressive House genre? Artists like?
Anyways, Album is really good.
I suppose, but It's like getting some shitty brick weed. My gateway artist into electronic music was Pendulum back when Hold Your Colour came out.
Now I listen to a whole bunch of stuff that escapes the mainstream view of electronica all together.
Perhaps It's just a genre preference that influences my view. I just don't find his music all that interesting over all, and it seems to be overtly simplistic compared to some of the other artists that I love.
Progressive house:
Bedrock (John Digweed & Nick Muir), Lank, Jody Wisternoff, Guy J, Guy Gerber, Logiztik Sounds, Marc Romboy, Hybrid Soundsystem
Just off the top of my head of recent prog housers. Although calling Deadmau5 prog house is a little like calling Guetta funky house.
It's a dirty term nowadays, like trance. Progressive house stopped being progressive about 10 years ago. There's still fantastic music emerging from that umbrella though, it's just buried by a mountain of cheese and electro.
Progressive house to me is any DJ that can blend a variety of techno and house styles.
Progressive house to me is any DJ that can blend a variety of techno and house styles.
Johnlenham
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Has this been posted yet? not listened to it but will now.
Baauer - Live On Rinse FM
Baauer - Live On Rinse FM
Yeah I don't even know how to approach that whole genre.
I love artists like Daft Punk, and Justice though I don't know where to put my finger on their genre. I guess French House would be correct.
But your right House and Trance really do bring with them a lot of cheese and poorly executed sound mashing.
Ooh, gateway artists! I like that idea.
If I had to pinpoint it, I'd probably say New Order (as far as electronic music goes) and for actual club/"dance" music, about the earliest act I could name (there were many artists, but usually only good for one track or two) would be Jam & Spoon. Or possibly 2 Unlimited :/
If I had to pinpoint it, I'd probably say New Order (as far as electronic music goes) and for actual club/"dance" music, about the earliest act I could name (there were many artists, but usually only good for one track or two) would be Jam & Spoon. Or possibly 2 Unlimited :/
Johnlenham
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woah woah woah...woah. Lets not get crazy and say things we dont mean!
Edit: hm well should have read that properly before responding haha.
Mine off the top of my head would be Daftpunk, Moloko (lol), Chemical Brothers, Stardust and similar stuff from that era. Then I fell out of it for a few years and got brought back in via Pendulum and Caspa of all people..
You are a man after my own heart.
The Grid - Swamp Thing
The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance)
Cappella - U & Me
Haddaway - Rock My Heart
Gloworm - Carry Me Home
The more I think about it, it was basically early 90s because I was lucky enough to have an older brother and sister who went out clubbing all the time. I didn't find out until about 10 years later, but the album that Swamp Thing was on (Evolver) was probably about 10 years ahead of it's time. Probably as impressive as Beaucoup Fish, coupled with the fact that it came out a good few years beforehand.
You're from Texas? That's beautiful.
Open your mind...
Johnlenham
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Thought I was cool as fuck at 13
That track list haha
That track list haha
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Bob Sinclar (without i)
Heh, I have half of these as albums. :] I need to make a list. Are there any good solutions to create such a check list? I have hundreds of albums and finally want to have an overview.
Also, has anyone actually heard of Motorbass? The special 2-disc edition of 1996 Pansoul is especially good even if you have the normal Album.
this is a great mix
Johnlenham
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Yeah listened to it a few times over the last day or so! the alarma remix(?) and also there is a tune about 50mins in with some crazy horn action.
Annoying having to skip the rinse blabber though!
Thought I was cool as fuck at 13
That track list haha
Did I REALLY just get Bullet in a Gun stuck in my head? omg make it stop...
Johnlenham
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Casual Gamera
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I'm afraid most of you will have never heard this classic tape. So I bring you a Youtube playlist of the entire thing. The intro is an absolute classic. We are talking moon landing levels of where were you when you first heard it classic.
Mixmag Live! tapes were brilliant. Danny Rampling / Graeme Park Park. Sasha / CJ Mackintosh. Carl Cox / Dave Seaman etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHfnuhRUG18&feature=relmfu
Johnlenham
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November has too much on!
Got tickets to TNGHT live for the 13th, Ive seen Flosstradamus is over here for one(?) show so might be worth seeing? Theres an R/S records night with James Blake etc around the 3rd weekend and then the last System of the year with Mala/Vivek on the 30th.
Got tickets to TNGHT live for the 13th, Ive seen Flosstradamus is over here for one(?) show so might be worth seeing? Theres an R/S records night with James Blake etc around the 3rd weekend and then the last System of the year with Mala/Vivek on the 30th.
that1dude24
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November has too much on!
Ive seen Flosstradamus is over here for one(?) show so might be worth seeing? .
Yes. Dude puts on a crazy DJ show. At a Chicago block party this summer he had people dancing on top of the Porta-Potties.