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016 Windmill Sessions April 2008 [2 hour special!] (pg. 3)
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| Zoso |
I love the opening track! This has to be the best opener you’ve used thus far. Rich, warm, and ambient all rolled into one. It’s a shame Solo must end, but you’ve done a nice little fade into the Moshic tune which wastes no time in getting down to business. Though darker, the track is full of melodic goodness, and the vocals add a nice touch to this particular track. Mona Kea comes in with a nice, strong kick and some melodic “quirkiness” for lack of a better term. This track retains the darker, moodier atmosphere of the mix at this point, and it too makes good use of the vocals.
Now we can hear the melodies of Chill AM creeping up and slowly taking over – nice, smooth mix. This is a brilliant tune, and it really shines. The “twinkling” lead stands out, and I like the bass work on this track as well. I enjoyed the mix into Friends. The lingering sounds of Chill AM slowly give way to a “brighter” sounding Arthur Deep track and fade away at the right time. I’ll have to depart from your description here, mate, as I can’t say that I find this one to be melancholic, personally.
Reincarnation slips in next with that “dirty” bassline, immediately catching the listener’s ear. Friends hangs around long enough to lead us into the meat of Reincarnation. I love the echo effect used on the lead early on in Reincarnation! Simply massive. Excellent breakdown on this little number, too. But for all its atmosphere, the bass work just shines on this track and rises above the other elements. The Mango treatment of Campfires comes through next. The mix out was a bit quicker here, but that may have been to avoid clashing melodies, as Campfires gets right down to business. Typical Mango warmth and melodies in this track! Nice, uplifting little stabs throughout.
Green Destiny takes over next with some quirky sounds followed by a funkier, chuggier bassline. A lovely lead then begins to build before taking us down into the break. And oh my what a break it is! The track explodes after the break, full of melody and bass work. Would You Like To Go creeps up next. I love the vocal work on this track. This is simply a monster tune! The spoken vocals carry the listener away, especially when combined with the guitar work during the break. This is one of those “tune of the mix” tracks, easily.
Smooth mix into Mango’s next tune, which opens with some “teasing” synth work and Mango’s signature warmth. There are some nice builds in this tune, and it retains the warmth throughout. Definitely a “headphones tune” if you want to fully appreciate this gem. Great mix into Deliver Me (I must learn to mix breaks), which comes out dark and heavy sounding compared to the Mango land we just left. The low end really hangs and looms in this tune, and the vocals are well done. This one explodes after the break! I love how the low end work in this track just seems to rise up and tower over the listener.
Can You Feel This builds its way into the mix now with a quirkier, dirtier sound. You can tell Mango has touched this, but this is a little darker than the bulk of Mango tunes. The repeated vocals are well done, and the percussion on this one is beyond your standard kick. Another smooth mix into Neon. I love how the vocals from the previous tune hang around long enough to get the listener into Neon. Neon builds into a nice trancer with an excellent, urgent lead. You can tell your friend “nice work” on this one. Great melodic work on this tune. Nearly hypnotic at times.
Nice transition out of Neon. Don’t Know Any Better comes in strong and wastes no time in getting down to its “dirty” electro business. The lead here keeps the sense of urgency you started in Neon, I think. Good builds in this track, and it keeps the mix moving along nicely. Michael & Levan put their take on Train of Thoughts, next. This track is a little bit of everything – dark, brooding, twinkling. A very unique track.
Bat Kol picks up the pace, pushing us into the final act of the mix. I love the subtle little lead on this one. But I have no idea what kind of instrument it is! There’s some great percussive work here as well, and the driving bassline moves the mix along nicely. Nice mix into Talyo, which has a great kick and a great lead. Excellent break in this gem, too. Combined with the chanting, all the elements work together here to make a stunning track as we continue with peak time.
Paroxetine slides into the mix next, and right out of the gate you can tell this is going to be a great trancer! Strong lead and bass work. This one just washes over you and really carries you away. Hypnotic break, then it assaults the listener with explosive goodness all the way into New Style, which comes in with a massive kick. This track just pounds away until the break, introducing all sorts of quirky sounds along the way (but that’s psy for you, right). ;) What a great, uplifting track.
Great mix into Sunshine Flowers to close, and it is indeed a perfect closer. Love the guitar work on this one. Takes us down nicely. Another great Windmill Sessions, and a great showcase of some of the talent that’s out there today. This one showcases all sorts of tracks, from deep, dark, and moody prog, to lush ambience, and even a little psy. This mix explodes during the middle and during the last half hour. Outstanding work, mate. |
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| darin epsilon |
| Hi sunsurge, I haven't met you before but thank you so much for supporting the Noosh & Girard Deep Melodic Mix of Green Destiny. I'll have to let them know about your set. Cheers man :) |
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| sunsurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
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Wow...amazingly indepth review mate, you have done more work than I put in for the mix:D Thankyou SO much for all the brilliant feedback, makes it all worthwhile.
| quote: | | I love the opening track! This has to be the best opener you’ve used thus far. Rich, warm, and ambient all rolled into one. It’s a shame Solo must end, but you’ve done a nice little fade into the Moshic tune which wastes no time in getting down to business. Though darker, the track is full of melodic goodness, and the vocals add a nice touch to this particular track. Mona Kea comes in with a nice, strong kick and some melodic “quirkiness” for lack of a better term. This track retains the darker, moodier atmosphere of the mix at this point, and it too makes good use of the vocals. |
I'm still in love with all of Tastexperiences previous tracks ("Summersault" is an extremely prized vinyl of mine!) so I was so excited about this release, and sure enough they don't disappoint. Still a phenomenal talent for producing those soothing melodic tracks without the cheese. Glad you like the Moshic tune, was worried about the transition to it at first but I actually thinks it works quite well, almost as if "Solo" is a prologue to the rest of the mix.
| quote: | | The Mango treatment of Campfires comes through next. The mix out was a bit quicker here, but that may have been to avoid clashing melodies, as Campfires gets right down to business. Typical Mango warmth and melodies in this track! Nice, uplifting little stabs throughout. |
Yeah it was intentional, I love how the Mango remix introduces the bassline with such urgency, so i felt it was important to inject some pace to the mix at this point. I didnt want to lessen the impact of the bass' introduction.
| quote: | | Another smooth mix into Neon. I love how the vocals from the previous tune hang around long enough to get the listener into Neon. Neon builds into a nice trancer with an excellent, urgent lead. You can tell your friend “nice work” on this one. Great melodic work on this tune. Nearly hypnotic at times. |
He'll be well chuffed I'm sure!
| quote: | | Bat Kol picks up the pace, pushing us into the final act of the mix. I love the subtle little lead on this one. But I have no idea what kind of instrument it is! There’s some great percussive work here as well, and the driving bassline moves the mix along nicely. Nice mix into Talyo, which has a great kick and a great lead. Excellent break in this gem, too. Combined with the chanting, all the elements work together here to make a stunning track as we continue with peak time. |
I love these two tracks together, can't place the instrument either, I'm guessing its some sort of eastern one, sounds tip-tp though.
| quote: | | Paroxetine slides into the mix next, and right out of the gate you can tell this is going to be a great trancer! Strong lead and bass work. This one just washes over you and really carries you away. Hypnotic break, then it assaults the listener with explosive goodness all the way into New Style, which comes in with a massive kick. This track just pounds away until the break, introducing all sorts of quirky sounds along the way (but that’s psy for you, right). What a great, uplifting track. |
Really glad you loike the psy-trance tune, first heard it on the Psyentifica mix on these very forums and was astounded to know that its available for free download:eyes: HUGE melodic lead!
Thanks for the brilliant review Ryan, you win! |
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| sunsurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by freeflow
^^^:eyes: |
Neon's making waves!:p |
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| sunsurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by darin epsilon
Hi sunsurge, I haven't met you before but thank you so much for supporting the Noosh & Girard Deep Melodic Mix of Green Destiny. I'll have to let them know about your set. Cheers man :) |
Hey! No problem mate:) Love Chris Girard's work, so had to get on this. Keep up the quality productions! |
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| Zoso |
| As Freeflow said, this is definitely essential mix quality. It seems as though this is the culmination of all the work that went into the previous Sessions. A great showcase of talent on both the mixing and programming side and on the production side. |
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| sunsurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
As Freeflow said, this is definitely essential mix quality. It seems as though this is the culmination of all the work that went into the previous Sessions. A great showcase of talent on both the mixing and programming side and on the production side. |
I doff my cap to all the hard working producers out there. Some great stuff being produced on the edges of the scene and at the grassroots. Hopefully people will start to delve deeper!
Thanks for the kind words about the mix again mate, I had to do a double take when I saw the length of the review! |
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| sunsurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by Helta
So I haven't posted on these boards in ages...
Was bored at work today and thought I'd download some sets to help me through a slow friday.
I'd got one of the windmill sessions before and loved it, so I thought great, 2 hours of this will help Friday fly by....
This is SO great. Just amazing. I felt compelled to actually dig out my old login details to this forum just so I could reply here and give you props.
Techically it's brilliant, music selection is stunning (what's nice about not following the scene too closely is that when you come back there's lots of aural treets waiting for you ;) ). Altogether this set it just bloody superb, around the hour mark it's just sublime....
Burning this onto CD now for my drive home.
So, so good! |
Apologies mate, I would have replied to your brilliant feedback earlier but I must have been knocked for 6 by Zoso's epic review!
I love the fact that you went to the effort to find your old log-in details just to respond to the mix, thats dedication man!
Thanks for the inspiring words, hope you can check out my future mixes too:)
PS. Glad to see it gets the burning treatment, thats the true test:p |
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| Magadansky |
| How the f*ck I missed that? Downloading ! :D |
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| sunsurge |
| Open your eyes next time muppet!:D |
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| Magadansky |
| Damn man, this is awesome. I listened it while I had a terrible hangover and I had to study and I can tell you, this set did wonders. Such a smooth, warm feeling right from the beautiful opener till the last track. Thank you very much for sharing it and don't stop with the Windmill sessions please ! :p |
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