Still needs a track listing and nice cover art but I'm quite eager to read people's reactions so I thought I'd go ahead and post it. Used two MK5's, a Xone 62 and a Kontrol X1 for this which I have access to for the summer (and hopefully my own from then on).

It's pretty much ambient/IDM for the first 20 minutes and I will be honest it might be a little patience-testing for some. The idea is that it builds up and ultimately pays off. Very steady progression in this one with BPMs ranging across the board.

I've been wanting to record something like this for quite a while now but never quite got around to it. Finally with the access to the equipment and a sizable collection of tracks I felt that I was ready.

I'll also mention that it was sweltering hot in the room when I recorded this, with no A/C and a thunderstorm outside, which forced me to shut the window. It actually felt like the music was very suitable to that, so I guess I feel it kinda has a sultry, steamy vibe.

So I hope you enjoy. And please do share your thoughts when you're done. If you're bothered to haha I know I'm not always.

Monochromatic by Adam Solomon

Here is the track listing:

Intro - Voice From a Fantastic Planet
Reeko - Untitled [Mental Disorder]
Hironori Takahashi - Medue (Obtane Puppetmachine Remix) [Stroboscopic Artefacts]
Jobody - E-scape 1 [Apologue]
Space DJz - Elliptical Orbit [Perc Trax]
Andy Stott - Passed Me By [Modern Love]
Sound of the Enders - Lloyd's Theme [Cyclical Tracks]
Hakimonu - Spread Oneself [Hakimonu]
Mokira - Manipulation Musik (Redshape Tape Dub) [Kontra Musik]
Frank Martiniq - Golden Dusk (Panther Version by Scott Grooves & Kataconda) [Curle]
Claudio PRC and Terrence Fixmer - Lunar Forest [Prologue]
Bekeschus - Firefly [Snapshot Records]
James Kumo - Trip Trap [Falkplatz]
O/V/R - Post Traumatic Son (Marcel Dettmann Construction 2) [Blueprint]
Damon Wild - Avion (Marcel Dettmann Remix) [Synewave]
Sian - Are You Reading This? (DVS1 Remix) [Octopus Records]
Markus Suckut - Shine [Figure SPC]
Iori - Grit (Skudge Remix) [Phonica White]
Samaan - Navigator [Fullbarr Digital]
Reagen - Footage (Ness Remix) [Genesa Records]
Marcelus - Shape [Deeply Rooted House]
Marcelus - Life Cycle [Deeply Rooted House]
Emptyset - Altogether Lost feat. Cornelius Harris (Ben Klock Glowing Clap Remix) [CLR]
Lucy - Bein (James Ruskin Remix) [Stroboscopic Artefacts]
Benny Rodriguez - I like Acid (Mike Dehnert Remix) [Be As One]
SP-X - Side Field Construction [Komisch]
DJ Emerson - Non Human Beat (Markus Suckut Basement Remix) [Micro.Fon]
Jeff Derringer - Exit Sound (Milton Bradley Remix) [Perc Trax]
Cari Lekebusch - Third Eye Vision [Mote Evolver]
Expander - The Waggler (Tadeo Remix) [Soniculture]
Itamar Sagi - One Million Oaks (Mark Broom Remix) [Soma]
Jonas Kopp - Nibirus [Enemy Records]
Rejected - For The People (Ben Klock Remix) [Rejected]

Cheers!

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

Last edited by Adam420 on Jun-09-2011 at 17:15

Cool title, i cant wait to see some great monochrome art to it. So far im 20 mins in and loving it

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Super excited to read your impressions. TL is now up btw.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

you know King Solomon right?

ok playboy, I'll listen to this.

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Originally posted by Mattinsanity you know King Solomon right? ok playboy, I'll listen to this.

I'm his descendant

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

I'll post feedback later.

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this mix provokes a scenario in my mind where I'm entering some realm full of scary species with no humans around. this is mindboggling - it's truly intelligent music.

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Originally posted by Mattinsanity this mix provokes a scenario in my mind where I'm entering some realm full of scary species with no humans around. this is mindboggling - it's truly intelligent music.

Wow man that is easily one of the best comments anyone has ever left about one of my mixes - truly appreciated!

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

Will check, always in for a mindboggler. First skip-through tasted like more

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i'll try dude...like i told you, past 1 hour is hard to devote to....but if you are learning to play records i'm all for it.

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Originally posted by EddieZilker Oh, preese, so sorree for intorrerance fwum esss russer. He maka fun of you because you tarking in racial stereotype. I aporogize for heem. He not know how behave. Preeze accept aporogee. Ching chang chow yun fat, Mr. Roboto.

I'd appreciate you doing so. And yea, I actually bought a couple of records today as well. Up to 9 now

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

Ive listened to this 3 or 4 times by now, i must say its miles ahead of any of the dub mixes i made. In fact its so much.better that when i tried to listen to mine again i just had to give up after half an hour.

I specially liked the first hour and a half(it gets a bit flat in the end), and i did miss one or two crazier tunes, or perhaps a more drastic change somewhere during the mix. Great stuff never the less.

About the mixing there isnt much to be said, technically its solid, but it gets kinda obvious that your a prog dj with those really long and smooth transitions. Techno usually works better with faster changes in pace(imho).

Criticism apart i really like this one, and ill probably listen to it dusins of times! Great work Adam, well worth the (4 month) wait!

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