It's absolutely abysmal and probably the worst mix ever for this competition but it's here so I might as well share & hope I get a different genre in the future

Tracklist

seefeel - spangle
xeper - carceres ex novum
autechre - drane
boards of canada - amo bishop roden
nightmares on wax - i'm for real
aphex twin - bucephalus bouncing ball
aphex twin - windowlicker
richard devine - itsuko
mike ink - paroles


I accept no responsiblity for any damage to ears, to computers or laptops from you laughing and knocking water all over them because of how shite it is

Ian, it's not a competition, it's a challenge!



I'll listen to both sets now. Ready, set, go!

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Nu skal jeg betro dig min hemmelighed. Den er ganske ligetil:
kun med hjertet kan man se rigtigt. Det væsentlige er usynligt for øjet.

a challenge is me mixing anything. I can mix it better in my head but nobody can hear that.

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Originally posted by Ian It's absolutely abysmal and probably the worst mix ever for this competition but it's here so I might as well share & hope I get a different genre in the future Tracklist seefeel - spangle xeper - carceres ex novum autechre - drane boards of canada - amo bishop roden nightmares on wax - i'm for real aphex twin - bucephalus bouncing ball aphex twin - windowlicker richard devine - itsuko mike ink - paroles I accept no responsiblity for any damage to ears, to computers or laptops from you laughing and knocking water all over them because of how shite it is

it's not as bad as you make it out to be, around the quality of alot of idm/braindance mixes, the stuff is hard to mix so the focus ends up being on the tracks with the transitions done away as soon as possible. it ends up sounding lazy.

this section i liked cuz the transitions made sense:

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aphex twin - windowlicker richard devine - itsuko mike ink - paroles

i think you should have let the mix simmer for a few weeks and looked more for tracks. the overall feeling is rushed. Not unpleasant -- rushed. did you like anything you found? why did you pick these tracks?

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Originally posted by Teezdalien So here's my trip hop mix for this round. Found some pretty cool tracks I hadn't heard before, but put in a few fave's here too. You'll probably have issues with some of it, get's a bit crazy around 35 mins. ...

HAd this on at work so have been interrupted a few times but still gave it a good listen. Tres bon monsieur, lots of excellent tunes good vibe and flow throughout, well done

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Dave King - Tales Of The Future [Trance]
Dave King - Personal Classics
MIX ARCHIVE!!!

the triphop set is mint, we're listening now. ian, sweets listened to yours earlier so we'll listen together when we finish listening to this one.

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Originally posted by pozz it's not as bad as you make it out to be, around the quality of alot of idm/braindance mixes, the stuff is hard to mix so the focus ends up being on the tracks with the transitions done away as soon as possible. it ends up sounding lazy. this section i liked cuz the transitions made sense: i think you should have let the mix simmer for a few weeks and looked more for tracks. the overall feeling is rushed. Not unpleasant -- rushed. did you like anything you found? why did you pick these tracks?

cheers for the feedback. I tried to come up with 2 types of track originally, the stuff like the end, a big edgier & crazy, and the earlier, more laidback stuff. Today was the only day in the next couple of weeks that I knew I'd have free so I got it out of the way rather than let it slip & ending up not getting anything done, whereas on some other genres that I have better knowledge of, I'd have had more confidence in my ability to do that and know I could put something out that wasn't too bad if I had to rush it.

I like the beats involved in the end tracks, but generally I'm a heavier type of listener in the sense that I grew up on fast music from original jungle/rave/hardcore/speedcore/techno. I listened to a lot of tracks and asked a couple of people for recommendations to give me variety to begin with. Some of the stuff was heavier, more vsnares type and breakcore, and some didn't really grab my head, but generally I liked all what I put in here. I had absolutely no confidence in mixing it though and found it immensely difficult, as I would had I got ambient although I at least have a better knowledge of that to start with In general though, I find it more a listening type of music than something that I'd listen to a whole mix of, or even an album of. I guess also the basis that I think it's bad was simply because I've heard no sets of it before, so have nothing to judge it on but I know that guys who've entered this, sand leaper & montana notably are very proficient in mixing styles I find awkward, so I guess I'd have thought they'd have done very good efforts had they got this pick

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Originally posted by Teezdalien wow there's more there than I thought.

I'll have a listen although it's not all my thing, but I'll keep it on my laptop because my sister in law is a massive trip-hop fan so I'll play it for her when I visit them in May and see what she thinks to it, and bump this then

that's cool man. but i heard your trance and dnb mixes so i know you are capable. it's a bit of a discouragement to not get what you want, and that leaked into the mix more than it should have. you should still explore the genre more, cuz then, you know, there alotta good stuff. d'n'b n jungle flavour too.

last 3 examples:






and a set (braindance, towards breaks and other juicy cool stuff):
http://musickindablog.blogspot.com/...ll-mixtape.html

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Originally posted by Ian I know that guys who've entered this, sand leaper & montana notably are very proficient in mixing styles I find awkward, so I guess I'd have thought they'd have done very good efforts had they got this pick

Well, this challenge isn't about getting genres you're already good at. It's about getting stuff you're not as good at (i.e. genres you rarely if ever play). So frankly, the challenge was a success as far as you are concerned, because you actually went outside of your comfort zone, heard some new stuff you hardly ever touched before and made a mix of it.

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whereas you got one you're good at sods law I'd have loved to have had a go at garage.