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DJ Kenosis
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Washington DC
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you just 'woke up and decided to record a set'? Hmm, usually I wake up and decide to have a beer.
I'll take a listen.
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Jan-18-2006 18:15
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djgaz
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: glasgow
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| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Kenosis
you just 'woke up and decided to record a set'? Hmm, usually I wake up and decide to have a beer.
I'll take a listen. |
HEHE GOOD SHOUT M8 WHATS THIS MIX LIKE ANYWAY
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Jan-18-2006 23:54
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BattleAngel
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: San Francisco
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Ok I've listened to this 3 mix times back to back now and probably heading towards a 4th round so here are my impressions.
First of all I think this mix is one of the best I've heard in a long while. If you told me this was a PvD or AvB liveset (keyword: liveset), I would have believed it. It has a fantastic blend of songs that carry with them a wide variety of vibes and moods, which is the primary strong point of this mix. A good mix catches your attention at a certain point in the mix, a great mix keeps your attention the entire way and that's what this mix did for me. Instead of zoning out, I was actually analyzing the mix because it was speaking to me rather than droning away with beats and synths.
There were a couple of points in the mix where you beautifully transitioned the flow of the track using either songs with breaks or much deeper hitting tracks. Although 15:00 to 25:00 could have been a bit stronger in presence I think every track in your compilation deserved a spot. The only criticism I have in terms of your arrangement is that your first track is too good to be used as the first track because since this song makes its statement with an devastating main theme you should have saved it in the middle, the heart of the mix. The reason why I said this sounded like a livemix is because you started off with such a bold song. Usually headliners like PvD and AvB will take over after the warm up DJ and usually they dont have an introduction song like a beginning of an album.
Overall I feel you did what a lot of DJs have failed at and that is to offer variety without sacrificing quality. Remember my theory about telling a story with a mix? Well you did exactly just that, not disconnected pieces of transitions where two songs go great together but not the entire selection of tracks. I hope you build upon this successful attempt and also broaden not only your style of music but also techniques in mixing. Try things like editing songs to make them work in your mix, using samples, play only parts of a song, and others things to create your own unique take of music. Like take PvD - For An Angel and use its very recognizable beats and then transition into a breakdown of another song with the same chord to tease the audience as to what exactly they're listening to. I can go on but I'll stop here. I look forward to more of your work.
-DJ Rain
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Jan-19-2006 07:08
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coded audio
chill connoisseur

Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Gold Coast , Australia
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Jan-19-2006 21:45
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