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Teezdalien - Tranzlation 2009 - Trance

Hi all. Another trance mix!
This is a bit of a follow up to the 1st tranzlation set I made back in 07. Straightforward uplifting trance favourites from over the last few years. Enjoy!

Tranzlation 2009

01. Delerium - Innocent (Tiesto remix) - EMI music
02. North Atlantic - Lights Out - EQ[Grey]
03. Chris Cargo feat Sarah Barnes - Touch The Sky - Choo Choo Records
04. Purple Haze - Adrenalin - Spinnin Records
05. 16 Bit Lolitas - Murder weapon - Hope Recordings
06. Oliver Prime - Mind Games - Reset Records
07. Menno De Jong pres. Myth - Sjamaan - Fundamental Recordings
08. AYU - Natuarally (Wippenberg Club Remix) - Drizzly
09. Robert Gitelman - Children Of The Sun - Vandit
10. P.O.S. - Gravity - Anjunabeats
11. Heatbeat - Another Loud Thought - Armada
12. Oceania - Always (Stoneface & Terminal Remix) - Vandit
13. Michael Parsberg - Evolution (Tukan & Michael Parsberg Remix) - Go For It!
14. M.I.K.E. - Voices From The Inside (M.I.K.E.'s Progressiva Mix) - Club Elite

http://www.teezdalienstuff.net/Teez...tion%202009.mp3

Been a while since I listened to straight-up trance, I will check this out, mate! (really liked your 2 Smooth Grooves, btw)

Cheers Luke. Hope you enjoy.

This looks very promising, indeed.

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So, your transitions are excellent! The flow very well done and overall a nice mix! BUT (there always is a "but"... ) why do you play it so damn slow? Comon... give +3% pitch and we're talking. This way it's much too progressive and far from being uplifting. I mean: You had to pitch down "Children of the Sun"...that one is a burner pitched up, not down...

Otherwise it's a really good set.

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Originally posted by DJSoulstone This looks very promising, indeed. edit: So, your transitions are excellent! The flow very well done and overall a nice mix! BUT (there always is a "but"... ) why do you play it so damn slow? Comon... give +3% pitch and we're talking. This way it's much too progressive and far from being uplifting. I mean: You had to pitch down "Children of the Sun"...that one is a burner pitched up, not down... Otherwise it's a really good set.

You're right though I could have bumped the bpms up a bit for the 2nd half and given it bit more energy. I'll definitely keep this in mind for next time.
I was happy with this mix though and didn't want the bpms to increase too dramatically considering the tracks range from 125-140 bpm which is a bit too much of an increase for an hour and half set imo. So I had pitched the first few tracks right up and some of the later tunes right down to keep the flow.
BUT! I will also say that it's not really the tempo that makes music uplifting, more the melodies i think which I think are uplifting here for most the part but I'll let others decide that for themselves. Thanks for giving it a listen and for your feedback.

just DLing now...

Certainly, the melodies are important for the feeling, but without the right speed, nobody will fall into trance. Btw. do you have some personal maximum pitch? I mean, is there a limit of how much you pitch up a track?
I have two or three tracks that I like to pitch up by +8-10% and they sound especially nice then. Just try it... Also I avoid pitching down as much as possible, which is my personal rule.

125 to 140 is easy to do in an hour and a half and will add a lot of good flow to it!

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Originally posted by DJSoulstone Certainly, the melodies are important for the feeling, but without the right speed, nobody will fall into trance. Btw. do you have some personal maximum pitch? I mean, is there a limit of how much you pitch up a track? I have two or three tracks that I like to pitch up by +8-10% and they sound especially nice then. Just try it... Also I avoid pitching down as much as possible, which is my personal rule.

Well I really don't place any rules on my playing, it's just a combination of personal preference and track selection. I used to pitch all my tunes well up to +6-8% but got out of that habit because it can kind of limit where you can go with a set and also doesn't work well for me with other genres I play. I do think I should have increased the tempo a bit more for the 2nd half now though.

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Originally posted by Lews 125 to 140 is easy to do in an hour and a half and will add a lot of good flow to it!

Each to their own. I'm not saying it's hard to do, it's certainly doable, I just feel that a tempo increase like that will sound better over 2+ hours than in an hour to an hour and a half.

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Originally posted by Teezdalien Each to their own. I'm not saying it's hard to do, it's certainly doable, I just feel that a tempo increase like that will sound better over 2+ hours than in an hour to an hour and a half.

I agree with you on that.

Ok, besides that stuff about the speed your mix is definately better than what most of the "Pro's" offer nowadays!

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Originally posted by Teezdalien Each to their own. I'm not saying it's hard to do, it's certainly doable, I just feel that a tempo increase like that will sound better over 2+ hours than in an hour to an hour and a half.

Definitely agree with that one, and personally I thought the mix was really well programmed Would have liked a little bit more speed at the end, again that's just personal, but it definitely worked well and the mixing and track selection was great.

[Also, I'm a bit liberal with my tempo increases haha]

Thanks a lot for the kind words guys. Really inspires me hear stuff like that.
Also Lews I just remembered that I did a psy trance mix earlier in the year for Meat187's genre challenge, where I did increase the bpm's a lot from 135bpm prog psy into more full on stuff around 150 at the end and it worked rather well, so perhaps I should try that more often.
A lot of the deep house/tech I play I don't like pitching up too much usually keeping close to the tempo the tune was produced at but I do find that pitching tunes up works well with trance a lot of the time.
Just about to put on your trance mix too btw.

Bump! Now also up on Soundcloud.

Tranzlation 2009 by Teezdalien

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Originally posted by DJSoulstone Btw. do you have some personal maximum pitch? I mean, is there a limit of how much you pitch up a track?

After giving this question a bit of thought I've come to the conclusion that it really depends on the medium I'm playing from. I find I can pitch shift all the way to +/-8% playing off vinyl without any loss in audio quality.
Playing digital files I find timestretching and pitch shifting too far (over +/-10% or more in tempo or 2 semitones in pitch) gives really noticeable artifacts and degradation in the sound so I try to stay away from doing that.
That said this mix was recorded in Ableton even though a few of these tunes were ripped from vinyls.

One more reason for me to stay with mixing vinyls.

I just bump this one for being really a sweet set.

Thanks mate, glad you really like it.
I've been getting right back into spinning wax lately too so I think the next set I post will be 100% vinyl. But I dunno wtf it's gonna be style wise just yet. Stay tuned!

Hadn't see this. Downloading now.

Trance isn't my gig these days but it's nice to see big hitters I used to love like Adrenaline and Voices from the Inside. I'm downloading now and will let you know when I'm done listening.

Thanks for the mix!

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster Trance isn't my gig these days but it's nice to see big hitters I used to love like Adrenaline and Voices from the Inside. I'm downloading now and will let you know when I'm done listening. Thanks for the mix!

No worries. I kinda feel the same way when it comes to trance these days. Really bugger all coming out that appeals to me, majority of these tracks are from 2001-2005. I had a few requests from some friends to make another trance mix and i had enough faves that I haven't really used for any recorded sets yet which have made a good follow up to the last trance mix I made back in late 07. Thanks for again for listening and hope you like.

Alright well I finally had a chance to listen the whole way through and this really was a fantastic mix! Thanks so much for the music!

I actually haven't come across a Trance set that held me attention in a while so I'm quite happy with this one and there are some truly great tracks. I particularly liked Sjamaan, the leads are really well produced and the overall vibe is killer.

The mixes were flawless and the flow of your set had a precision that lends itself to a very sophisticated style of mixing.

Thanks again, will be listening to this again when I drive from Boston to NYC today!

Wow, that's some pretty high praise. Sjamaan is an awesome track with all the detail and qualities that so much trance today seems to lack, hard to find tunes as good as that. Thanks a lot for your feedback and am glad ur enjoying it.

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster Alright well I finally had a chance to listen the whole way through and this really was a fantastic mix! Thanks so much for the music! I actually haven't come across a Trance set that held me attention in a while so I'm quite happy with this one and there are some truly great tracks. I particularly liked Sjamaan, the leads are really well produced and the overall vibe is killer. The mixes were flawless and the flow of your set had a precision that lends itself to a very sophisticated style of mixing. Thanks again, will be listening to this again when I drive from Boston to NYC today!

I more or less agree with this. This kind of music doesn't really float my boat that much these days, but a few tracks caught my attention. What's the prog trancer at the 35 minute mark? Voices From The Inside is a fucking belter too; I might go and pull out my copy now. The mix into that was particularly good and a really great way to end the set.

Mixing and flow were spot on (I knew this would be the case before I listened). Great work mate. I love how many different styles I've been hearing from you. Tech-house, schranz, trance, psy-trance. You manage to play all of these quite well. Got any gigs up there in Brisbane?

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Originally posted by Domesticated I more or less agree with this. This kind of music doesn't really float my boat that much these days, but a few tracks caught my attention. What's the prog trancer at the 35 minute mark? Voices From The Inside is a fucking belter too; I might go and pull out my copy now. The mix into that was particularly good and a really great way to end the set. Mixing and flow were spot on (I knew this would be the case before I listened). Great work mate. I love how many different styles I've been hearing from you. Tech-house, schranz, trance, psy-trance. You manage to play all of these quite well. Got any gigs up there in Brisbane?

Cheers again for listening and your feedback mate. The track you're refering to is Mind Games by Oliver Prime, wicked trancer imo and probably my favourite tune I've heard from him. I really just love most of M.I.K.E.'s work.
I've never been one to stick to playing any one particular genre or sub-genre of EDM. Keeping open to playing different styles keeps my interest and excitement for playing and makes me feel like it's always a breath of fresh air to come back to a style I haven't played for a while. I tend to get bored of tunes quickly if I play them too often (even the tunes I love) and this way gives me a break from the same sounds and styles.
The downside to all this though is that I can't really identify myself with a particular sound or style which in turn makes getting gigs a bit more difficult as promoters aren't sure what to expect when they see such diversity with my sets. I haven't really been pushing for gigs over the last year or so and haven't played out anywhere since moving up here from Vic. I think I'll try getting out a bit more next year and see where that leads to.

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