Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Behind a cup of tea and a Roland 303, TXTA # 93 (Zeshin)
I'm always up for good prog. DL'ing now.
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Check out this awesome melodic uplifting drum & bass mix. You'll probably like it even if you don't normally like drum & bass. It's good.....no it's not by me but it's by an awesome friend whos mixes i like. Click the link!
Originally posted by jvankampen20
I have been following Tiesto since 99. I was immediately enthralled by what I still regard the best electronic CD ever compiled, Magik VI Live in Amsterdam. This CD is loaded with uplifting, energetic, blood moving tracks intricately mixed with angelic perfection. From that moment on, I could feel the magik flowing through my veins while listening to the music that Tijs carefully samples and produces. His creativity allows him to develop the concepts of songs that bring life and energy to people around the world.
Aug-24-2009 16:15
enydo
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
THANKS FOR THAT.
Aug-24-2009 16:37
MrJiveBoJingles
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
Really enjoyed the mix, thought it flowed quite well. I had heard the majority of the tracks before, but it had been a while for most of them and they went well together. Nicely done.
Aug-24-2009 16:59
SYSTEM-J
IDKFA.
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
I gave this a listen today, and I'd probably agree that this set felt a bit directionless at times, especially early on. The transition out of Lost In A Pattern was very... unconventional as well. Did you just cut the bass and mix the breaks in over it, or was there more fancy Ableton trickery at work? Either way, it felt quite forced.
The breaks section through to Holden was probably my favourite part, but I think the momentum was lost a bit with the two tracks before Blue Amazon, which was otherwise a nice track to finish on.
I thought the tuneage was nice but overall I wasn't convinced by the flow, to contradict JBJ.
Yeah, this is a pretty weak offering and I'm well-aware of that. Part of my reason for posting it in the first place is I lost a lot of momentum in terms of improving my mixing over the summer, and I felt like I needed some sort of motivation to jump back into it. At the moment I'm quite over Ableton. I don't know what it is, I just do not like it at all for mixing so I'm probably going to end up switching to Traktor.
Anyways, thanks for listening guys.
Aug-24-2009 19:38
Seppuku
light swells
Registered: Jul 2008
Location: Atlanta
Got around to listening to this in full today. I've never been huge into prog, so my knowledge is fairly limited and this is all pretty much new to me. None of the first few tracks stood out to me, but it started picking up around 'Lost In A Pattern' and I was hooked. The mixing was fine, and I don't think the flow was too terrible - just plodded along rather steadily.
Definitely some good tracks in here, and its a genre I'll have to explore some more. Word for trying something a little different.
Gave it a listen. I echo J's commentary for the most part. The flow kinda dipped in and out a bit. The tracks were good though you know which ones I'm not particularly keen about.
It woke me up this morning though, for sure.
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Originally posted by jvankampen20
I have been following Tiesto since 99. I was immediately enthralled by what I still regard the best electronic CD ever compiled, Magik VI Live in Amsterdam. This CD is loaded with uplifting, energetic, blood moving tracks intricately mixed with angelic perfection. From that moment on, I could feel the magik flowing through my veins while listening to the music that Tijs carefully samples and produces. His creativity allows him to develop the concepts of songs that bring life and energy to people around the world.