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Evolve [Fall Promotional Mix 2007] (pg. 2)
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| Allied Nations |
I can host if you'd like...
edit: nvm |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
I can host if you'd like...
edit: nvm |
I appreciate the thought anyway ;)
And @ montana - thanks for the thoughts, my thinking on this one was that people are either going to feel it or they aren't, and I can definitely see where the criticism comes in following the Ame' mix.
Personally, this is probably my favorite set I've put together in a while just because of how much fun I had doing it. I'm sure I'll nitpick it to death and end up hating it just like all the others, but for now I'm pretty pleased.
I appreciate the listen and the thoughts all the same :) |
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| all-nite-freak |
You did pretty good. I like most of the tracks you use. The Ame track would have better served to wind things down instead of being so early, but im nitpicking. Some of the mixing is outside of the box (In a good way) I would much rather hear a transition that is different even if it isnt perfect than a flawless mix with nothing more then outro/intro mixing. (ing people who dont realize that 10 minute plus tracks aren't supposed to be played for 10 minutes piss me off.) I'll agree that your last one was way better, but i like this one more because it was unconventional. Douchebag or not it really wasn't bad.
(ps Stevieboy calling someone a bastard for using a track that has been out that long is so 1996.I love it just had to bust Stevies balls.) |
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| RJT |
Thanks for the thoughts Jay - I guess my feeling on the set is probably closer to yours than any of the other posters in that while it isn't perfect, it's definitely a good indicator of the kind of music I'm enjoying playing/hearing right now. As far as the mixing goes, I guess I've just gotten to a point where (as you said) I don't need flawless mixing, it just needs to be interesting (whether it's from myself or someone else).
Beyond that, I smoke a lot of pot. A lot. So yeah, that's probably clouding my DJ judgment here a bit as well - I just don't seem to really want to play the records that will get people up and dancing their asses off anymore, I just lean towards to chill/ethereal sounding stuff. :p
In any event, thanks again m8.  |
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| RJT |
Also, I posted this in the MWTA forums, and thought it might shed a bit of light on my perspective on this set for those of you who see it as a bit of a departure for me:
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
| quote: | Originally posted by Spliph
middle of mix is more interesting, sounding ike some guy is dreamin on mushrooms, breathing out colorful bubbles..... uhhh, dont mind me... ;)
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Alright, there it is - Spliph got exactly what I was going for with this one :)
And I'm really not kidding at all, this is seriously just supposed to be a tripped out, very chill, laid back kind of set - I just don't like to bang it out anymore, it's the weird, trippy, techy, twisted beats with a hint of acid that really get me off.
Thanks to everyone who's given it a listen - I know you guys have all seen very different work from me over the years, and I appreciate that even though some of you don't like where I'm going with it, you still give it a shot :) |
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| nefardec |
downloading, hopefully will be able to listen tonight!
lots of tracks i don't know and can't wait to hear. |
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| nefardec |
Rob, I really enjoyed this mix. It has the feeling of a live set much more - specifically one of the bedroom sessions sets. Also I think it is a classic example of RJT, not the exception or something really different. There were several 'RJT' moments in the mix, several tracks that I would associate with your mixes at first listen.
eg the track around 52 minutes - sounds just like Kayot - Clear Sky (Manoo & Francois A Remix), which you played last summer in your promo. (i must seem like a stalker lol) anyways that sort of quirky, loose, jiggly, housey, playful sound is what I usually associate you with. another track like that is the diffracted dub of new light you played this summer.
if mixes were like paintings, yours would have a very broad palette. I appreciate that your mixes run the gamut of emotional experience, and that's probably why I like what you do as much as I do.
all of your mixes have a very good sense of thematic unity despite the variety, but of them all, this one seems to be the one where the mix as a whole is more important than the tracks themselves.
You really had me going from track seven or so, I bought the progression completely. The changes are welcome and fresh.
Your mixes tend to have some sort of of midlife crisis and I like to see how they end up afterwards :) I'm thinking of when you played Moby - Go in the last one, or at 55 minutes in this one. It's all good. I value the difference. 'Evolution' isn't always affected by tiny events.
nice one! |
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| Clovis |
I dunno what you mean about not playing ass shakin stuff, I'm at track 6 and these two Okain tracks are ing my ass UP. Never heard of Okain before, sick stuff.
Will report back when done but I dont see how this could get any worse...
The only critique so far is that I would have maybe added something that could pick it up a little sooner before the Will Saul track, this started off very slow and nice and it kind of got a kick-start at the will saul track, maybe a tad too soon. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
eg the track around 52 minutes - sounds just like Kayot - Clear Sky (Manoo & Francois A Remix), which you played last summer in your promo. (i must seem like a stalker lol) anyways that sort of quirky, loose, jiggly, housey, playful sound is what I usually associate you with. another track like that is the diffracted dub of new light you played this summer.
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all of your mixes have a very good sense of thematic unity despite the variety, but of them all, this one seems to be the one where the mix as a whole is more important than the tracks themselves.
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The track at 52 minutes is that Dave Angel tune, and I've absolutely been loving it lately as it reminds me of the kind of 99 era EM world tour trance that I used to love dearly - and following that, the "midlife crisis" as it were is the Kolombo track.
I guess my thinking when it comes to transitions like those is kind of analogous to how some fiction is written, the climax isn't necessarily the last thing to happen, there's always some sort of epiloque. The section starting with Tigerskin through the end is, of sorts, my epilogue. I guess I just think when you build and build and build and end with a bang there isn't this sense of closure (if that makes any sense at all).
I really appreciate such an in depth review, Adam - and I'm glad you felt there was some sort of unity here, because honestly this is probably the most happy with the overall "idea" of a mix I've made in a long time, so I'm glad to see someone else get it too, thanks bro :)
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
I dunno what you mean about not playing ass shakin stuff, I'm at track 6 and these two Okain tracks are ing my ass UP. Never heard of Okain before, sick stuff.
Will report back when done but I dont see how this could get any worse...
The only critique so far is that I would have maybe added something that could pick it up a little sooner before the Will Saul track, this started off very slow and nice and it kind of got a kick-start at the will saul track, maybe a tad too soon. |
Thanks Clovis - I'm glad that you're digging it as well, that first Okain track is probably my favorite tune right now, just mind-boggling and hypnotic.
As far as the Saul track goes, it definitely falls under the category of "edgy" mixes mentioned earlier, but I thought the way the bassline kind of creeped in over a while worked out alright, and brought the energy right up to where I wanted it, it's definitely a little jarring though.
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| EvilTree |
Couple of interesting tunes that caught my attention but generally, this is a solid, but not really spectacular set.
I didn't find the 'edgy' mixing to be too big of an annoyance.
Come to think of it, I wasn't paying too close of an attention as I was just droning along. Good background type of set. :) |
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| Allied Nations |
I think this mix is a simple case of the tunes at hand just not working out.
The style is evident, the tunes aren't bad- it just doesnt take make any place like some of your previous efforts.
Good work though, and I def found out about a couple cool tracks. |
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| Clovis |
Are you saying it needs a big breakdown somewhere? :p
I wouldn't mind a big breakdown somewhere. :p
I like those points in a mix where you get into a tune after a clean mix which is almost un-noticeable, and then theres a big break, and while being sucked into a build you ask yourself "How the did we end up here?" :crazy: |
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