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Posted by ziptnf on Jan-07-2012 06:23:

Ziptnf - Heavy Gravity [psystep] **new alternate mix posted!**



The fusion of psytrance and dubstep is a very rare thing indeed, and it is even more rare to find high quality, proper sounding tracks. In contrast to my last psystep mix, this one doesn't have such a goofy vibe, and I actually blend the tracks. It starts very tame; accessible to any TA who likes classic atmospheric dubstep. As the mix evolves, you will experience a deeper, more sinister trip. I'm super proud of this one.

Ital Tek - Cyclical [Planet Mu]
Coda - Pablo [Wonk#Ay]
Gibson - Flooressence [Addictech]
Bird of Prey - Stargazer [Cyberset]
Bird of Prey & Chillax'n - Pipe Dream [Addictech]
Phutureprimitive - Rapid Cognition [Native Harmonix]
Audiovoid - Pantheon Of Absence [Addictech]
Mindbuffer - The Grid [Enigmatik]
S!lverFox - Breed (Bunkle Remix) [Wonk#Ay]
Whitebear - Intangible [Enigmatik]
Kosmic Wizard - Broken Monster [Under Voice]
Scamp - Frequency [Wonk#Ay]
Cybernetika - Calling Mercurio [Ektoplazm]

Enjoy!

Ziptnf - Heavy Gravity by Nick Knopf

Artwork credit to khan71.


Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jan-07-2012 06:26:

Yeah, I'll definitely give this one a listen. Heard a few psychedelic dubstep tracks recently and really wanted to find more.

You missed the boat by not using this one, though:


Posted by ziptnf on Jan-07-2012 06:30:

Definitely cool, but totally wouldn't have fit.


Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jan-07-2012 06:32:

Don't be daft. Ital Tek into Ott is a perfectly sensible move.


Posted by ziptnf on Jan-07-2012 06:35:

Hey, I used an Ott track in Crystal Dreams. That's good enough for me.


Posted by Ian on Jan-07-2012 12:09:

listening to it now thanks to your tag on fb It has the next hour of my life unless I'm rudely interrupted.


Posted by rdevito on Jan-07-2012 14:46:

Downloading now. Thanks.


Posted by Ian on Jan-07-2012 14:48:

I think it was good as far as a set goes, there is some continuity and flow that maybe lacked last time which you eluded to. Track wise, it shows that if people look behind the bro-shit that there are tracks that can be called dubstep and not be atrocious. Definitely a good effort here Nick, nothing sounded bad to my ears and I can be very easily fussed by things in this sort of style.


Posted by pozz on Jan-07-2012 20:08:

listened to this one at work. mostly too much for my ears, but the opener by Ital Tek and Whitebear - Intangible are real nice tracks. the latter especially has this wet sound i like alot in percussion. flow kinda stabilizes once you get into the more mid-range oriented stuff, around the middle of the mix, but nothing to complain about.


Posted by Adam420 on Jan-07-2012 21:03:

I'll check this out. I know you have good taste, so even though I don't normally listen to this stuff I know I'll enjoy your selections.


Posted by Teezdalien on Jan-08-2012 10:54:

I'll have to give this mix a crack at some stage, interesting.


Posted by KilldaDJ on Jan-08-2012 14:05:

seeing as you asked so nicely....


Posted by Guest on Jan-08-2012 22:33:

Tiny review coming once I finish ze mix Nick


Posted by ziptnf on Jan-09-2012 14:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I think it was good as far as a set goes, there is some continuity and flow that maybe lacked last time which you eluded to. Track wise, it shows that if people look behind the bro-shit that there are tracks that can be called dubstep and not be atrocious. Definitely a good effort here Nick, nothing sounded bad to my ears and I can be very easily fussed by things in this sort of style.

Thanks for listening, Ian. I really appreciate this sound, I think it's very complete. I am pleased with my mixing in this one, and I managed to get the flow down pretty good in my opinion. Glad to see you approved

quote:
Originally posted by pozz
listened to this one at work. mostly too much for my ears, but the opener by Ital Tek and Whitebear - Intangible are real nice tracks. the latter especially has this wet sound i like alot in percussion. flow kinda stabilizes once you get into the more mid-range oriented stuff, around the middle of the mix, but nothing to complain about.

Hey thanks for the listen, pozz. I'm not sure what you mean when you say it was too much for your ears... didn't you love my darkpsy/terrorcore mix last year? Whitebear - Intangible is one of my favorite tracks here. The most popular one on Facebook seems to be the Cybernetika track at the end (which was an addition on the fly when I realized my mix wasn't long enough )

I hope everyone else enjoys!


Posted by Magadansky on Jan-09-2012 15:13:

Downloading!


Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jan-09-2012 19:04:

First half of this was superb, Nick. Great tracks: actual proper dubstep, but injected with some dark psy futurism and melody. The first 30 minutes was easily the best thing I've heard from you yet, spot on in every aspect. Unfortunately for me, after about 40 minutes it began to lose my interest as the tracks increasingly fell into the bad side of both dubstep and psy-trance: inevitable corny vocal samples about consciousness expansion, lots of mid-range wobbliness and generally just a lack of strong musical ideas. By the penultimate track it had felt like a lot of random noises and samples scattered over an uninteresting dubstep rhythm. I'm glad you ended with the Cybernetika track though, because Scamp - Frequency would have been a shitty closing track, and because I've often thought about how you could use Calling Mercurio in a set, and I think you pulled it off well - putting it as a heavy jam to close on, much like he did on his album.

Technically this was very good for the most part - a couple of the transitions were a bit awkward in terms of levels, but I agree the flow was superb on this one, even between the tracks I didn't particularly like. I think my issue with how this set progresses goes back to a point I made recently, that I find it very difficult to build momentum or energy with dubstep and so for me the genre is best used as a segment in a larger set. You tried to build up something here, but it's very hard to find more intense dubstep that doesn't fall into brostep pitfalls. I would have loved it if after the first half an hour you'd moved into straight-up psy-trance. That would have been fucking awesome.

By the way, I'm actually thinking of doing something quite similar to this, not psy-step, but some lower tempo but still danceable psychedelic stuff. I've been finding recently that my favourite tracks from psy records are usually the slower ones.


Posted by ziptnf on Jan-10-2012 19:11:

Yeah, the quality of the tracks isn't the same as it is in the first half as it is in the second half. With this style, you can tell that I tried to take the set to a heavier psychedelic approach as the mix continued. Unfortunately, the mid-range is more prevalent in those bigger tracks. I appreciate the groove that the tracks had in the first half, and I'm not really disappointed in the second half. I felt like the pool of tracks was so small that elevating the energy to fit with the first half wasn't possible because those tracks simply don't exist yet.

I agree, it would have totally been awesome to play a track like:



...and then move into a psytrance section. But I'm happy with what I did. I look forward to your interpretation of the downtempo/psybreaks flavor. I appreciate the listen and the honest opinion. Glad you finally liked it


Posted by pozz on Jan-11-2012 00:39:

quote:
Originally posted by ziptnf
I'm not sure what you mean when you say it was too much for your ears... didn't you love my darkpsy/terrorcore mix last year?


that mix had a totally different sonic character than this one. too much mid-range stuff, and unrelenting. i expected more "empty"-sounding tracks to calm things down. (Whitebear did that when it dropped.)

dubstep has never been my thing anyway. you'll be surprised at my reason: far too much atmospheric pads cluttering up the soundfield. there's only a few tracks i really like and those push into intricate beat territory so much that it's hard to distinguish them from IDM.


Posted by Vernon Wanderer on Jan-11-2012 00:47:

Fucking word. Calling Mercurio is great. D/Lin' like an excited borderline bitch.


Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jan-11-2012 16:00:

quote:
Originally posted by ziptnf
I agree, it would have totally been awesome to play a track like:



...and then move into a psytrance section.


This is fucking awesome. I really, really wish you'd done this. I want this set to exist.


Posted by ziptnf on Jan-11-2012 17:25:

quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
This is fucking awesome. I really, really wish you'd done this. I want this set to exist.

My mix Synthetic Science features this track, and a track by Tipper which borderlines psystep/suomi, and a track called Wilder Beast, which also has dub in it. You might like that mix


Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jan-11-2012 17:38:

It's not just the track, it's how it would work in this set if you'd changed direction like that. I really want a mind-fuck mix for my friends who like dubstep, so I can say "check this shit out" and let them know what really intense, energetic rave music sounds like, as opposed to all this obnoxious wobble-shit. And I've been thinking a lot about how use dubstep in an unusual way, how to integrate it into a banging set. Maybe I'll just have to dig up my own psy dubstep tracks and make the mix.


Posted by Magadansky on Jan-12-2012 14:02:

Can't say I liked it but this is because of the style. Especially the more aggressive tracks were definitely not on my alley. Mixing and so, it was perfect but just I guess I wasn't in a mood (being bored and annoyed this is). Maybe for some other day, I will listen again and see how it goes.


Posted by ziptnf on Jan-12-2012 14:13:

You really gotta stop listening to my mixes when you're in a bad mood.

Thanks for the listen anyways, did you ever hear the full-on mix from a couple months ago?


Posted by Magadansky on Jan-14-2012 23:24:

Yeah, I should definitely do that, but I dont have that much spare time. And when I do, I am usually bored and annoyed!

Anyway, I listened to it a couple of times but never fully. I always reached the mid section and had to stop it. I did devote some proper time to it right now and I can say it is overall very good, especially the beginning, this is the section I like the most. The mid is a bit dull. Also, I must point out that your mixing is better and better with each passing mix (as I did listen to some of your first mixes I can safely say there is a huge leap). Both this and the full-on mix are a prove of this statement. This also goes for your track selection, it gets more varied and more unique. I can only say keep it up! Cheers!


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