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Posted by AlphaStarred on Dec-05-2004 18:28:

Igor K - sounds of progression 3

starts off with some deep house, progresses into some prog. house, followed by some prog. trance and tech-house. mixing at some points was an arduous task for me as i've tried to mix these diff. genres together, especially due to me mixing deep house for the first time. in any case, all comments/criticism welcome

tracklist:

1. Sasse - 1997 [Aesoteric Records]
2. Needs - Brother (Original Vibe) [Needs Music]
3. Silicone Soul - Devil Drives [Soma]
4. Mephisto Odyssey - Reach (Melon vs. Mephisto dub) [Primal Records]
5. Red & Blue - Quintos (James Harcourt remix) [Progress Inn]
6. Phasebase - Causin Trouble [Release Elements]
7. Three 'N One - Reflect 2003 (Oliver Klein remix) [Low Spirit Recordings]
8. Nicholas Bennison - Archetype [Propulsion]
9. Nick & John Delagelis - Bend Up (Steve Firaridis remix) [Modo Italy]
10. Tom Parris vs Alpha Male - And Now You See [Red Ant]
11. Jack Addicts - Another World [Minimal]

hope you guys enjoy...cheers

http://sub.bates1986.co.uk/Igor_K_-...ogression_3.mp3

Posted by AlphaStarred on Dec-06-2004 16:14:

60 views and not 1 reply? c'mon i'm sure at least 1 person listened to this.. :'(

Posted by basd on Dec-06-2004 16:47:

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Originally posted by AlphaStarred
60 views and not 1 reply? c'mon i'm sure at least 1 person listened to this.. :'(

I'll do it tomorrow. Promised

Posted by AlphaStarred on Dec-06-2004 16:49:

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Originally posted by basd
I'll do it tomorrow. Promised

thx you're my saviour
please let me know what you think of track selection and what elements i should focus more on (such as beatmatching) since i'm still amateur and i'd like to perfect myself one of these days/months

Posted by Haze344 on Dec-07-2004 04:27:

Great Set!
nice underground style and variation
you could work on beatmatching, playing with the "knobs" aka effects etc...
keep up the good work
- Haze

Posted by basd on Dec-07-2004 09:54:

First of all, it's nice how you've managed to blend various styles of music into one single mix, starting off with some deeper house, and going from deep and dark progressive house into somewhat more energetic progressive. Well done. Only letdown to me personally in this is that it made it quite hard for me to really get 'into' your mix, because of the variety of styles. Usually, I like DJs to take more time to really show what they can build up within a specific style, and to explore one genre to the fullest before going into something different. You know what I mean? If you've done this to showcase your abilities with various styles of music, it's no problem, only when you would do this at an actual live gig (even if you've only got an hour and a half), it wouldn't really appeal to me.

Second of all, you started off pretty good technically, but there were two moments in your mix which were plain awful (excusez le mot). First one is the transition around 31 minutes, the second one (by far the worst) around 44 minutes into your mix. Beats were simply drifting too far away for too long there, but I'm sure you've noticed that yourself as well.

A final point of critique is about the EQ levels in the mix. It could have been me, but especially in the beginning of your mix and in the final track, there was too much high for my liking. Stuff like that makes it less pleasant to listen to, really.

Taking this into consideration, you did a good overall job showcasing your mixing abilities with various styles of house music, although there are certainly points you could still work on. Have fun

And one question for you in return: what's the track at the 28 minute point? I liked it. I suspect it was Red & Blue - Quintos (James Harcourt remix), since it has a style similar to another track on Progress Inn I have myself, but I need to be sure. Thanks!

Posted by Sevas Stra on Dec-07-2004 16:10:

Awesome mix, keep up the good work!

Posted by AlphaStarred on Dec-07-2004 17:09:

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Originally posted by basd
First of all, it's nice how you've managed to blend various styles of music into one single mix, starting off with some deeper house, and going from deep and dark progressive house into somewhat more energetic progressive. Well done. Only letdown to me personally in this is that it made it quite hard for me to really get 'into' your mix, because of the variety of styles. Usually, I like DJs to take more time to really show what they can build up within a specific style, and to explore one genre to the fullest before going into something different. You know what I mean? If you've done this to showcase your abilities with various styles of music, it's no problem, only when you would do this at an actual live gig (even if you've only got an hour and a half), it wouldn't really appeal to me.

Second of all, you started off pretty good technically, but there were two moments in your mix which were plain awful (excusez le mot). First one is the transition around 31 minutes, the second one (by far the worst) around 44 minutes into your mix. Beats were simply drifting too far away for too long there, but I'm sure you've noticed that yourself as well.

A final point of critique is about the EQ levels in the mix. It could have been me, but especially in the beginning of your mix and in the final track, there was too much high for my liking. Stuff like that makes it less pleasant to listen to, really.

Taking this into consideration, you did a good overall job showcasing your mixing abilities with various styles of house music, although there are certainly points you could still work on. Have fun

And one question for you in return: what's the track at the 28 minute point? I liked it. I suspect it was Red & Blue - Quintos (James Harcourt remix), since it has a style similar to another track on Progress Inn I have myself, but I need to be sure. Thanks!

appreciate the candidness m8. as far as the styles are concerned i certainly wouldn't mix something like this in a club on account of the variation of genres..i just wanted to play around a bit and make it thus for fun and pleasure hehe. i'ver certainly noticed the blunders at around those marks, as you've noted...didn't take much time to plan this mix to be honest. As for the EQ levels, i've some shitty old Gemini mixer without knobs that i don't think even works properly lol...i tried turning the bass down which doesn't even seem to function on the mixer
the track at the 28 minute point is indeed the James Harcourt remix

also, in my next mix i'll try to include only 1 or 2 genres of house, unless i get carried away again

Posted by basd on Dec-08-2004 08:46:

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Originally posted by AlphaStarred
the track at the 28 minute point is indeed the James Harcourt remix

Thanks, I should go on the lookout for that one.

quote:

also, in my next mix i'll try to include only 1 or 2 genres of house, unless i get carried away again

I'll be glad to give it a listen

Posted by dj tek on Dec-09-2004 01:09:

the link gets stuck...

Posted by AlphaStarred on Dec-09-2004 06:21:

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Originally posted by dj tek
the link gets stuck...

it's all good now dood...if anyone else is interested in listening and link is out of commission just let me know

Posted by Unplayed on Dec-09-2004 12:10:

Yeah, some different styles to be mixed here, i have to say i dont like deep house, but you mixed it well. Nicholas Bennison - Archetype is wickeeed, but the Tom Paris vs. Alpha Male - And Now You See track is mooore wickeeeeeed! A Unique Mix

Posted by twisted on Dec-09-2004 17:38:

1. Sasse - 1997 [Aesoteric Records]
2. Needs - Brother (Original Vibe) [Needs Music]
3. Silicone Soul - Devil Drives [Soma]
4. Mephisto Odyssey - Reach (Melon vs. Mephisto dub) [Primal Records]
5. Red & Blue - Quintos (James Harcourt remix) [Progress Inn]
6. Phasebase - Causin Trouble [Release Elements]

that first half of the mix really did it for me. what listening pleasure it brought me
you have helped me want to get back to my housey roots
by the way..
1. Sasse - 1997 [Aesoteric Records]
2. Needs - Brother (Original Vibe) [Needs Music]
consider me in love with those two tracks. great old school feel to both of them.

while i enjoyed the whole mix, the second half was a bit more upbeat, and energetic, the change of pace was a little to quick for me, to be honest. but it shows you have diversity in your taste in music, which i like and respect. over all, imo, your getting better and better with each mix you make. so defiantly keep it up, and ill be waiting to hear more m8.

-Le[to-the]on

Posted by AlphaStarred on Dec-09-2004 17:44:

thx for the titillating review m8 hehhe
and thx unplayed

glad you guys enjoyed it, despite the transition from deep housey beats to some energetic tech-house near the end heh. Leon, that 2nd track btw is from 2000