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Dave King - Play (A Little Bit) Differently [Trance]
I recently decided to upgrade my mixer from my trust old Xone 42 to a PLAYdifferently Model 1.4 and of course what better way to christen my extravagant new toy than with the recording of a mix  . Since the release of its big brother, the Model 1, I have had my Traktor setup such that I've been able to mix mostly using the hi/lo pass filters in a way very similar to the PLAYDifferently concept. But, the difference in having the actual unit with its all analog circuitry and big chunky knobs is a real leap forward. Im not usually one to be too much a snob around sound quality but the way this sounds (at least in the flesh on loud speakers) is really something else. Im still getting used to its little foibles, but overall its a really impressive piece of kit.
As for the mix, this started life as another one of my drunken evening rambling epics which I was just going to drop as the next episode of the I Like This project, but after listening to it back a few times I realised that there enough bits that I really liked that it was worth trying to rejig the bits that were less well done and have it as a stand alone mix.
I've been listening to a lot of the newer trance from labels like Haws but this is the first mix Ive done that really features it prominently. I think I've managed to successfully synthesise it in with the other sounds I play to create something cohesive. It is very much a "trance" mix, quite high energy and laced with 303 all over the place alongside some full on hands in the air euphoria, although hopefully staying the right side of unicorn bothering.
Clocking in at 4 hours I know its another rather epic undertaking, but Im really pleased with it and reckon its probably the best thing Ive done in a while. Hopefully some of you will enjpy as well!
1: mpeg - Slot 16 (Baby Rollén Remix) [Slump Recordings]
2: Lee Coombs - Break Free [Thrust Recordings]
3: Kostas G - Transmissions [83]
4: Christian Smith - Accelerate (Electro mix) [Tronic]
5: Laurent Garnier - Let The People Faire La Fete [COD3 QR]
6: Solar Suite - Tasman Transmission [Haws]
7: Baby Rollén - Onion Cake [Slump Recordings]
8: Nathan Pinder - Good Times Ahead [Haws]
9: mpeg - Orbit Rework [Slump Recordings]
10: Abdul Raeva - Vela [Echo Centric Records]
11: Solar Suite - Clear Skies [Haws]
12: Dusky - Stick By This (Maruwa Remix) [Anjunadeep]
13: Ben Coda - Inner Space [IbogaTech]
14: Abdul Raeva - Pearlescent [Duality Trax]
15: Speedy J - Pepper (The Hot Mix) [Warp]
16: Working Men's Club - Ploys (Erol Alkan Rework) [Heavenly Recordings / Co-op]
17: Route 8 - Liquid Night [This Is Our Time]
18: Dusky - Fields [17 Steps]
19: Route 8 - I Dream About Acid [This Is Our Time]
20: M.I.T.A. - A Soul From Chicago [Tronic]
21: Scott Rotton - Acid Souls (F-Act's Back To The 90's Remix) [Bonzai Progressive]
22: Trilucid & Philthy Chit - Syntax (Gai Barone Remix) [Saturate Audio]
23: Narel - Assonance [JOOF Recordings]
24: Abdul Raeva - Acidflex [Echo Centric Records]
25: Mark Ambrose - Dusty Acid [Crayon]
26: Abdul Raeva - Basic Contact [Mint Tea]
27: Simple Minds - Waterfront (Union Jack Mix) [Platipus]
28: Narel - Icaro [JOOF Recordings]
29: Orbital - Chime (Octave One Remix) [Orbital Recordings Ltd]
30: Bicep - Meli (II) [Ninja Tune]
31: Tekara Ft Lucy Cotter - Breathe In You (Tekara's M&M Dub) [3 Beat]
32: Rhode & Brown X Benjamin Fröhlich - Days Of Innocence (Bliss Inc. Remix) [Slam City Jams]
33: Amorphic - Resonate 35 [Symbolism]
34: Dan & Dan - In the Back Room [Pro B Tech Music]
35: Dusky - Supply Systems [17 Steps]
36: Cirez D - Voided [Mouseville]
37: Evolution - Phoenix (Breeder Remix) [Northern Exposure]
38: John 00 Fleming - The 10th Life [JOOF Recordings]
39: Cosmithex - Omniscient [Forescape Digital]
40: Miro - By Your Side (3 Access & You Remix) [Ovnimoon Germany]
41: Dustin Zahn - Everything Went Black [Enemy]
42: Hollen - Off The World [Terminal M]
43: Maruwa - Mindstab [Steel City Dance Discs]
44: Private Productions - Sex Drive [Global Underground]
45: Mark Ambrose - Late Night (Buzzed Out Mix) [Murge Recordings]
46: Bedrock - Beautiful Strange (Voyager's Platinum Mix) [Bedrock Records]
47: Chromium - Chrome (Remixed By Terra Ferma) [Platipus]
48: Der Dritte Raum - Hispeed [Harthouse Mannheim]
49: Marco Bailey - For The Love Of The Bassline [Materia]
50: Tenth Chapter - Wired (Stonk Remix) [Rumour Records]
51: Catz 'n Dogz, Gerd Janson - Modern Romance (Dusky Dub) [Misfit Melodies]
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Dave King - Tales Of The Future [Trance]
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