Progression - July 2007 (prog trance, tech house)

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Posted by agentdansmith on Jul-20-2007 08:26:

Progression - July 2007 (prog house, tech house)

I've just uploaded my latest mix for all to hear.
If you listen to it, I'd any appreciate any comments (good and bad) as I'm always looking for ways to improve things.

Its a blend of Prog House and Tech House with some uplifting moments in there for good measure.

Tracklisting:

1 - Genesis - Kid Dub, Cozzy D, D Dub (Original Mix)
2 - Laid Back - Marc Lain, Oliver Hain (Original Mix)
3 - Everytime - Lustral (Funkagenda Mix)
4 - Avante Grade - Guy J, Roy Brizman (Original Mix)
5 - Not Sure - Oxia (Original Mix)
6 - Air Conditionne - Julian Jewell (Sebastien Leger Mix)
7 - I Think I'm A Monster - Phil Kieran (Original Mix)
8 - Oh Superman - M.A.N.D.Y, Booka Shade (Original Mix)
9 - Callisto - Marc Romboy, Stephan Bodzin (Original Mix)
10 - Rancho Relaxo - Anja Scheider, Sebo K (Original Mix)
11 - Mexico Can Wait - Roland Klinkenberg, DJ Remy (Original Mix)
12 - Jade - Spektre (Original Mix)
13 - The Screetch - The Screetch (Dusty Kid Mix)

Check it out (choice of 320k and 192k) >>

Posted by agentdansmith on Jul-22-2007 10:01:

Ok, thanks for all the downloads

Anyone had chance to listen to it yet? Any comments?

Posted by Runge on Jul-22-2007 16:26:

Nice mix with good transitions and track selection! I enjoyed it while doing some gfx work which it worked nicely for as background music... But a bit too downtempo for a night out or saturnight warmup - then I would have needed some more peaks as the mix progressed (it does peak some more at the end, but perhaps a bit late for my taste that is).

But where is the progressive trance you talked about, I didn't hear any?

Posted by Glaniskanis on Jul-22-2007 18:05:

just leeched + listened the 320k version
has some great tracks that I mostly have been playing myself also... so top notch stuff for me
Mixing is good, like it alot!

I agree with the comment about Progtrance btw, I cant find any myself also in there... maybe 1 or 2 if I try hard enough

Posted by agentdansmith on Jul-22-2007 18:15:

Thanks for the comments - that's quite a positive response

As for the Prog Trance reference, I'd be ineterested to know what you call ita s I put a lot of these tunes under the Prog Trance banner as they had a deep, prog feel to them while also having a melodic undertone.

But anyway, thanks for listening and responding

Posted by Glaniskanis on Jul-22-2007 18:20:

there's alot of Techno & Tech House and a tad of Minimal also
maybe class the tunes that have that melodic feel as Neo Trance which seems to be getting more acknowledge as a genre already
That should fit the bill much more imo

Posted by Runge on Jul-22-2007 22:07:

Yeah neo-trance seems to be the buzz word these days, but I can't really take that term serious.

I would say it's a mixture of minimal, tech-house and prog. house ...but hey, as long as the tracks are great who needs genres .

Posted by agentdansmith on Jul-22-2007 22:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Runge
...but hey, as long as the tracks are great who needs genres .

Very true

I too can't take the term Neo-Trance seriously at the moment either.

Posted by stevieboy32808 on Sep-14-2007 14:12:

8/10

On a technical level you did not mess up once except for one transition where you adjusted the pitch a tad much but that wasn�t even noticeable since you fixed that mistake so fast. The opening track was the perfect choice to open a set with. The progression was going well for the first 35 minutes and then you hit a plateau. You tried bringing it up again with the last track, but that was too little, too late. You should have continued what you had going in the beginning and kept bangin� it out until the end. Arguably the best track on this set has to be the Funkagenda Mix of �Everytime� by Lustral. I melted when I heard that track. It�s a prog. house take on a trance classic. I loved it. Some other notable tracks besides the opener and track 3 include

4 - Avante Grade - Guy J, Roy Brizman (Original Mix)
6 - Air Conditionne - Julian Jewell (Sebastien Leger Mix)
9 - Callisto - Marc Romboy, Stephan Bodzin (Original Mix)
10 - Rancho Relaxo - Anja Scheider, Sebo K (Original Mix)
11 - Mexico Can Wait - Roland Klinkenberg, DJ Remy (Original Mix)

By the way I haven�t heard any prog trance in this set at all. That�s a bit misleading if you ask me, although I did notice the trancey vibe throughout your whole mix if that�s what you meant? Wrapping things up I gave you an 8 because this set isn�t the greatest mix from a TA that I�ve ever heard, but still a good and solid mix. The tech-house saavy djs will certainly enjoy this one.

Posted by agentdansmith on Sep-21-2007 10:22:

Thanks for that in-depth and constructive review Steve - its much appreciated and gives me a couple of things to think about next time

Anyone else had chance to listen to this mix?

Posted by Spice on Sep-21-2007 11:43:

Just checked out your mix and I mostly agree with stevieboy. Nothing more to add. Which gear did you use?