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Posted by skywarp on Feb-21-2001 06:54:

Hey, I was just wondering if any of you tranceaddicts has their own mix avaliable somewhere - and by this I mean an actual turntable mix, none of those Mixmeister or ACID jokes. I'd love to hear some of your guys' talent

Well, I guess I'll have to start with my own creation

http://skywarped.com/mp3/skywarp-604.mp3 ... 77 MB, can get a little slow since it is hosted on my personal ADSL connection.

Also, it would be nice if Swamper would set up an area for DJ mixes made by TranceAddicts - we all know that good music and big name DJs don't have to go hand in hand.

peace

Posted by Morbius on Feb-22-2001 20:17:

Hmm by saying anything made by Acid and Mixmeister are jokes, do you mean that the talent involved is minimal or you can't make anything worthwhile with those programs?

Cuz I'd tend to agree with you on the former but not the latter.

Posted by skywarp on Feb-22-2001 20:51:

Morbius, what I'm saying is that I'd like to hear some other DJ mixes made by tranceaddicts, and not mixes made by Acid or Mixmeister. Like I said, I would love to hear what other people on this board can deliver DJ-wise ('coz I'm sure some people here spin - at least as a hobby), but I am NOT interested in listening some MP3s that have been perfectly blended together through abovementioned programs. Just defeats the whole point of a "DJ" mix.

I'm not saying that these programs can't deliver decent results, in fact they can probably create mixes that can put every human DJ to shame - but again, i think it takes no talent to do that - so where's the point ? Hmm, I feel like I'm opening a can of worms here, so I think I should shut up now =)

peace

Posted by Morbius on Feb-23-2001 00:52:

Wow... nice set! Although I like the "full-on israeli" stuff more, this is still quite good How long have you been spinning for, and do you have a tracklist for this?

And sorry for being the devil's advocate here, but...
Many people say that the technical skill of DJing its much easier to achieve than the talent of selecting the perfect tracks to make up a set. Because programs like Acid don't help you choose the tracks, doesn't a very good mix in Acid take as much skill as the same mix on turntables? Plus, there are some things you can do with Acid that you can't do on turntables... although that statement works the other way around too. I'm getting myself some tables on tuesday, hopefully in a year or so I should have developed enough skill and a large enough vinyl collection to create a decent mix :P

One more question.... are you available for a booking in Winnipeg?

Posted by skywarp on Feb-23-2001 01:40:

Thank you for checking out my set, Morbius =) ... always good to know that people like what you are doing! I too have a weak spot for full-on goa, but I am also discovering the minimal, techno-y psy lately which I included in this mix.

I think I posted the tracklist a few times already, but here goes again ... hehe

Twelve Moons - Zero Gravity (Remix 2)
Planet B.E.N - Y2K
Dreamtec - Venus
Schpongle - Divine Moments of Truth (Instrumental remix)
Matenda - Split Personality
Stop & Fidget - Bits & Pieces (Sunday Night Live Madness Mix)
Vibrasphere - Autopilot
Monoclone - Dark Whisper (Tuesday Morning mix)
MASH - Neurosphere
Infected Mushroom - Symphonatic
Man With No Name - Revenge

About the track selection - that is true that the technical side of DJing isn't that hard to learn. The difficult part is to progress from merely mixing the tracks towards layering and creating "new" music on the fly and that is where the track selection becomes important. Exactly that "real time" spontaneous aspect is what makes DJing so fun and interesting - you can never do a mix the same way twice! Sitting in front of the computer and tweaking a mix until it is absolutely spotless and perfect doesn't have that creative impulse you get behind the decks ... it is kind of like the difference between driving automatic and stick-shift. Also, your track selection should always be geared towards the crowd - for me the greatest DJ isn't the one who has the newest and hottest tracks, or who can mix flawlessly (although these are all extremely important qualities). The best DJ is the one who can play the crowd the best and react to the atmosphere - and you can not learn that anywhere but in front of the decks at a party.

It is really great that you're getting yourself a pair of turntables, I wish you the best of luck ! Once you start spinning, you will begin to hear the music in a very different way. The most important thing is not to get discouraged in the beginning, because it takes quite a bit of time and practice to become proficient. What style do you plan to spin ?

Sure, I'd love to play a party in Winnipeg ... I'll e-mail you to discuss the details.

Oh, and if anybody wishes to see me live, I am booked for the GiveFree festival in Vancouver on August 4 & 5 =) ... I'm so hyped for it !!!

peace

Posted by Morbius on Feb-23-2001 02:03:

Hmm yep... I remember that tracklist, I think the thread was pushed off the board though because that was a while ago.

I've done some messing around with virtual turntables, and I can beatmatch well enough in that to not get horribly frustrated, but that's about it As for style... I'm not quite sure. I just picked up an assortment of trance records a couple days ago. I'd like to spin some sort of psy-trance/goa, but it seems like those records are alot harder to find than other trance :/

Posted by tu_face on Feb-23-2001 14:17:

Tranceaddict mixes...

I already upped two of my mixes to the site's ftp, swamper said he was going to post one but hasnt yet theres one of mine on the ftp server at the moment, look for the directory called "twisted trance [email protected]" its in there, complete with a txt file with tracklistings etc in it.

Skywarp: i would love to listen to your set myself, but im on a scummy dial-up connection and it would take forever to download... if its resumable its possible but otherwise sorry mate from what morbius said though im guessing its pretty good!

Peace

Posted by sot on Feb-24-2001 05:55:

i started spinning like 2 weeks ago and let me tell ya...i love it..every day i look forward to practicing...i basically dj like 4 sets a day and usually each set gets better and better through out the day..im really tired of the 7 records i have i need more records thanfully i ordered 5 more from juno.co.uk and hopefully they will come any day now
wish me luck
sot

Posted by tu_face on Feb-24-2001 12:07:

Heheh ur right...7 vinyls aint quite enuff if theres anything u cant find and desperatly want look on http://www.hardtofindrecords.com and if that fails give me a shout an ill see what i can do

Peace

Posted by sot on Feb-24-2001 17:41:

hmm you must got the wrong site.....you probably meant: http://htfr.co.uk cuz that other site is like a beatles record site hehe i dont wanna spin that stuff

Posted by tu_face on Feb-24-2001 19:08:

I never buy online anyway, i just been told that sites good, either way http://www.htfr.co.uk is the right one... I usually get um from Hudson's, you want it they'll order it free

Peace

Posted by Jocker on Feb-25-2001 08:17:

Skywarp. I want to post my set too, but I pitifully don't know any descent free hosting service that would provide that much space for an ftp uploaded file. Do you?

Posted by skywarp on Feb-25-2001 08:37:

Jocker, my mix is hosted on my ADSL connection (which tends to slow it down quite a bit as soon as more than one or two people are leeching at the same time) ... I'm doing that because I couldn't find a decent place either - let me know if you find something decent.

peace

Posted by Bellie on Feb-26-2001 13:09:

I have my own sets too .I recorded them with Cool Edit Pro(CEP).Now i have the following problem.CEP automaticly copyrighted my mix so i cant publish it on Napster.And i dont know how to make an URL to my mix so if someone could help me.....PLS DO!!

GREETZ!

Posted by DJTJ on Mar-01-2001 22:43:

Jocker, if you go to http://www.nbci.com they'll give you unlimited space. The only trouble is, they don't allow mp3's, so to get round it just rename the file so it has a different extension, and you can upload as many mixes as you want!

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DJTJ

Posted by Jocker on Mar-02-2001 02:42:

Thanx a lot

Posted by Anscoop on Mar-02-2001 03:30:

Well, you say you want to hear mixes...
this is my latest one:
http://www.electrorev.com/mixes/Ans...e%20To%20CJ.mp3

enjoy.

Posted by tu_face on Mar-16-2001 09:26:

If someone has got some ftp space i can up a couple of mine

Peace