Podcast is Finally Here!
Here it is folks, my first official Podcast, released on the last day of 2011! Woohoo! Check out the track listing and enjoy the music.
Download or Stream the Podcast Here!
Podcast Tracklisting
First Segment – Favorite Tracks of the Moment
Xilent – Skyward I – Original Mix
Xilent – Skyward II – Original Mix
Ralphie B – Epic Battle – Original Mix
Avicii – Levels – Skrillex Promo Remix
Delta Heavy – Overkill – Original Mix
Delta Heavy – Space Time – Original Mix
Xilent – Choose Me II – Original Mix
Tantrum Desire – Reach – Drum and Bass Instrumental
Second Segment – The Red Velvet Mix
Ace Ventura, Astrix – Drunk on Dreams – Original Mix
Kevin Focus – Brock Out – Original Mix
Pryda – Juletider – Original Mix
Michael Calfan – Resurrection – Axwell Recut Club Version
Coldplay – Paradise – Fedde Le Grand Remix
Arty – Hope – Club Mix
Tilt – The World Doesn’t Know – Arty Mix
Ronski Speed, Cressida – Glueck – Club Mix
Protoculture – Liquid Logic – Nhato remix
New Mix — Sunburst
This year has certainly been an amazing one! From Miami to Ibiza, indeed it has been the year of EDM for me. Ibiza was simply a dream come true — a voyage with 5 close friends to see the most famous DJ’s in the most famous clubs in the world. We were at Space for the (unknowingly) live recording of Armin’s Universal Religion 5. We saw the Swedish House Mafia throw their resident event at the Pacha. Took the Pukka Up! sunset boat cruise out in the Mediterranean. Went to Playa D’en Bossa to bask in the white sands and sun-soaked daybeds of Delano Beach. Made the West End our local spot, and so much more. It’s a magical place I’ve dreamed of visiting since I was 18, and I hope to go back there in the next couple of years.
Halloween in South Beach Miami was pure awesome. My lovely lady and I took the red eye out for a quick 4 day stay to visit friends and family. We hit the beaches, strolled down Lincoln Ave for epic meal times, attended a downtown costume party, and charged straight to the front row at a massive Halloween Masquerade tent party hosted by Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso.
So now, after all of this journeyman business, I’ve listened and learned from the best — tightened up my musical tastes in terms of quality, and honed my skills/techniques on the decks! So now here’s where I get excited.
My latest mix is entitled “Sunburst”. It’s a powerful, musical reflection on the year of 2011. Basically, the music and experiences this year in Ibiza and Miami completely blew me away. I admit I had a couple of emotional moments making this one. It’s just really good trance music. Without a doubt, this is the most masterful, harmonic, and captivating mix I’ve ever put together. If you have never listened to anything I’ve ever put out, and only decide to listen to one mix I have ever done, MAKE IT THIS ONE.
The Sunburst Mix
59:51 - 140 MB – 320kbps full stereo
Sequentia – Eclipse – Broning Remix
Tritonal, Cristina Soto – Still With Me – Club Mix
Maor Levi – Reflect – Original Mix
John O’Callaghan – Raw Deal – Extended Mix
2nd Phase – Control The Floor – Original Mix
Marc Marberg, Kyau & Albert – Megashira – Ronski Speed Mix
Robert Nickson, Daniel Kandi – Rewire – Avenger Mix
Des McMahon – Crowd Control – Original Mix
Philippe El Sisi, Josie – Over You feat. Josie – Heatbeat Mix
W&W, Mark Sixma – Twist – Heatbeat Mix
Ralphie B – Delphi – Original Mix
New Mix: Dimensional Impressions
A couple of years ago I came out with a certain mix entitled Sounds From The Green Room Volume 1. Kind of like a step-out-of-your-skin type of mix, layered with jazz fusion and introspective undertones.
Welcome to Sounds From The Green Room Volume 2: Dimensional Impressions. This is a musical journey — through space, time, and wherever your little mind may take you.
Download it here (1:01:01-146MB – 320kbps):
Dimensional Impressions — right click save as to download
Since many songs are taken from old vinyl, there’s going to be some popping, clicking, and overall gritty character to this. Enjoy.
I’ll break down the tracklisting here:
1. Marc Moulin — Tohubohu (Part 1). Curiously interesting jazz piece. It is a five part, 17 minute epic poem sort of song. The exerpt here is only a couple of minutes before we transition to Homunculus. Bring your miner’s helmet with a light. Off his album Sam Suffy, 1975.
2. Passport — Homunculus. Led by the saxist Klaus Doldinger. If you’re privy to Progressive Rock, Krautrock or Jazz Fusion, you’ve probably heard the name. Extremely influential. You know how Doc Brown from Back to The Future gets in his Delorean and floors it to 88mph, then disappears into a track of flames? Yea, it’s kinda like that. Off of the album Cross-Collateral, 1975.
3. Pat Metheny — Third Wind. This track is one of my favorite songs, period. I’d be willing to say it’s in the top 3 out of everything I’ve ever listened to. Uplifting, inspiring, purely magical. Off the album Still Life (Talking), 1987.
4. Weather Report — River People. I’ve had an affinity for Weather Report for quite some time now, and this is the track that hit it all off for me. Powerful aura, Jazz Fusion at its best. It’s just a two minute snippet. Off the album Mr. Gone, 1978.
5. Jose Padilla — Orientation. Ibiza resident, chillout pioneer, and largely responsible for popularizing the Sunset Sessions at Cafe Del Mar. This ambient track is particularly moving. Off the album Souvenir, 1998.
6. Neu! — Hero. I got the ambient plane/nature noises from the end of this track. Nonetheless, I strongly urge you to listen to this in its entirety on your own; it is an amazing historical tune in Rock. Stellar Krautrock. David Bowie was extremely influenced by this offshoot of Kraftwerk’s demise. Off the album Neu! 75, 1975.
7. Quant — Blow My Mind. A funky breakbeat that has a similarly themed jazz fusion sound as previous songs, but twists the direction of the mix into deep cut house. This exclusive rarity came off of a Naked Music label compilation released in 2003, titled Bare Essentials Volume 2. From what I gather, this was the only time this song ever got released. I get the chills with this one.
8. Justin Martin — Night Owl — Manoo & Franois A Remix. Deep, ambient, chilled, minty house. This San Francisco native has been a major deep house breakout — his sound described as melodic and tough with a hint of soul. He was featured on Pete Tong’s buzz chart and continues to produce A-List caliber work. Released 2007.
9. Weekender — Weekenderstyle. Funked and chilled, shaken but not stirred. This house tune was also taken from Bare Essentials Volume 2. I actually found this album stuffed underneath a load of CDs, and was pleasantly surprised when I popped it in for a listen. I was even more surprised to find that most of the tracks were exclusive to this release.
10. Jaydee — Plastic Dreams. Yes. Robin Jaydee Albers’ Plastic Dreams. When was the last time you heard this song?! This was an on the cusp, gotta throw it in mid mix track. I saw it in my crate, and it was perfect. Released in 1993, this permeated every club and disco in Ibiza for years. MASSIVE track — dark, dangerous, ominous yet playful, jazz inspired, and epic. A historically important blast from the past for EDM fans.
11. Master H, Francois Dubois — La Balance — Dirt Crew Mix. Remember Chicken Lips’ He Not In? How about Dogtown Clash’s Ya Bitch? If you know the sound — that dark, dirty-funk disco, underground, Super Mario Bros. Level 1-2 type of sound — this is it. Funky and fresh. Released 2008.
12. Billy Cobham — Stratus. A legendary jazz fusion song of epic proportions. From far out psychadelic effects to guitar busting solos, to laid back groove, to Dead type drum solos, this track is a concrete abstract. The break is one of hip-hop’s most well known cuts, ever (IE See: Gag-Seal Breaks by Dirtstyle Scratch Records). I found it appropriate to end this mix with a bang. Off the album Spectrum, 1973.