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| quote: | Originally posted by Tangil
This was fantastic. I love these kind of mixes, never quite know where they're going to go. And finally after all the hype I think Forest Swords has clicked with me, Miarches was the tune of the set. |
Thanks, yeah that one really stays with you after you listen. I believe a DJ mix can be a form of story telling which transmutes music into images, like a constantly evolving dream. and like a dream, i love that cascading quality where you drift down one cataract to another. one of my main intents in this 'genref#ck' series is to explore all of the corners of my musical and mental universe and bring those images to light.
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Really enjoyed this one, Avana. I liked the fact that there were some darker/ethereal tones which resonated well with me, and made for an enjoyable soundtrack to my morning at work. The underlying thunderstorm throughout the entire mix was a neat touch.
I wasn't watching the tracklist closely so I can't comment on which tunes stood out to me in particular, but I will probably be giving it another listen soon.
This is my favorite of the series thus far, hope to see more like it.  |
Thank you To me it feels like a synthesis of all my previous mixes. With the thunderstorm I basically just played one of those nature relaxation cds in the background and set it up on an extra channel on my mixer such that I could kind of play it like crowd noise or ambience or something when I felt I wanted to invoke that sound or create a certain amount of depth or direct image.
I did kind of argue with myself a few times about whether or not to include this ambient noise... i imagine some listeners would say that it's too literal or heavy handed, that the music should abstractly convey the theme itself.
My decision to include it, though, was based on the actual numinous quality of the sound itself and not mere theme or symbolism. I tried to treat the thunderstorm as one of the records in the mix worth listening to. Thunderstorms have always been a wonderous combination of relaxation, fear, and catharsis for me, and I was trying to demonstrate in through the mix what a good thunderstorm means for me.
storms are exceptionally powerful to the psyche. as i said in the OP, i was inspired to do this after the hurricane that passed through NYC. it had an intense psychologically disruptive and disarming quality which affected the city for days beyond actually causing damage. it made the city feel strange, wonderful, and new. it changed people's routines, geographies, moods. the presence of novel psycho-geographical zones (evacuation zones, isolation from public transportation, dry land, high ground, high rises as potential weapons of destruction)... just so very rich with imagery.
but this mix was more about the experience of a storm in an isolated setting like a forest.
Last edited by nefardec on Sep-07-2011 at 00:10
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