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Ian - Summer, Or so they'd have us believe, 2010 [Drum & Bass] (pg. 3)
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| Ian |
| thanks mate. and to Stu too. I'll be fine now that I'm actually whizzing along on proper internet. Uploaded at 67kb/s last night which is like double what I got on my old broadband and 5x what my cellular one would do. Now to download some sets when I charge this up. Just gotta find a socket to use my adaptor on lol. |
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| ziptnf |
| Wonderful set, mate. Tracks that stood out were the one at 21 minutes and the one at 40 minutes, which is ing wild btw. I also liked the track that sampled the Jay-Z song. It was well worth it to wait for this set, I enjoyed it quite a bit. The energy was kept high and controlled, the flow was spectacular, and the mixing was pretty awesome (with the occasional hiccup). Outstanding set, top notch! |
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| Ian |
thanks a lot mate, it means a lot to get good feedback. If you heard the first time I mixed in months with those tunes a few days before, I have no idea how I actually got anything worth listening to out, I was dreadful 2 days before, then came back to it & it just worked for me first go.
Track at 21 mins is Ross D one, he releases a lot on the liquid brilliants label, some of it is a bit meh, others I really like, he seems to have a good usage of the jazzier stuff too.
At 40 minutes is B-Complex - Little Oranges. How Matus gets so much stuff out I don't know, his touch is mindblowing & I've not been as excited about hearing anyones stuff as his in a long time because generally it's imaginative and I enjoy. Love the acidy sound I have to admit at that point.
I understand esp the last two transitions aren't brilliant, but they were tunes I wanted to get in there, so I sacrificed it and hope they work. Thanks again :) |
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| ziptnf |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
thanks a lot mate, it means a lot to get good feedback. If you heard the first time I mixed in months with those tunes a few days before, I have no idea how I actually got anything worth listening to out, I was dreadful 2 days before, then came back to it & it just worked for me first go. |
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Practice makes perfect! I nailed my latest set in one go, also, threw in a few last minute tracks also :p In listening to the set, you must have been bumping pretty hard, I'm sure your adrenaline was rushing trying to cue up each track perfectly in such a short amount of time.
| quote: | | Track at 21 mins is Ross D one, he releases a lot on the liquid brilliants label, some of it is a bit meh, others I really like, he seems to have a good usage of the jazzier stuff too. |
This one had such a jump-up, summery vibe, I absolutely loved the production, it was flawless.
| quote: | | At 40 minutes is B-Complex - Little Oranges. How Matus gets so much stuff out I don't know, his touch is mindblowing & I've not been as excited about hearing anyones stuff as his in a long time because generally it's imaginative and I enjoy. Love the acidy sound I have to admit at that point. |
He has an absurd amount of structure and complexity to this track, not a lot of DnB is this unique.
Thanks for the music! |
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| Woonyxoxo |
| Always in for some liquid/ambient dnb. Will download. |
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| ziptnf |
| quote: | Originally posted by Woonyxoxo
ambient dnb. |
I wouldn't really call this ambient dnb at all. There is some atmosphere in a few of the tracks, but a lot of it is pretty banging and fun. |
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| Woonyxoxo |
| Yeah I don't really care. I like most of this chilled/euphoric/liquid Drum and Bass, no matter how you call it. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
I wouldn't really call this ambient dnb at all. There is some atmosphere in a few of the tracks, but a lot of it is pretty banging and fun. |
it's quite funny really because the early stuff, like A Sides & Calibre I see as being very atmospheric, but then again the melodic stuff has got really melodic which probably makes this seem more ambient by default :p I count Calibre though as chilled. He brings an awesome vibe to his stuff and I definitely like it. Until I got to use my brothers sub too, I didn't realise I was only listening to drum before, now I have the bass to go with :haha: |
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| ziptnf |
| Really? I had no idea this stuff was considered chill. I know what you mean about the mix being very atmospheric, but I thought ambient dnb meant more floaty and dreamy but less fun. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
Really? I had no idea this stuff was considered chill. I know what you mean about the mix being very atmospheric, but I thought ambient dnb meant more floaty and dreamy but less fun. |
it probably does! It's just my personal take on it. I'm annoyed cos I need to do a second, maybe shorter mix because I have leftover tunes :( |
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| Ian |
I'll give it a go. Might buy a couple more tunes to help first but trackitdown seems dead these last few days :)
Adam, did you do that dubstep set yet? I flicked through new threads & didn't see it :) |
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| Unique2701 |
Ian James, always a pleasure to hear you play musics.
Good mixing (thought it was better than before and especially since you haven't mixed in a long time), nice vibe overall.
I do have to say I didn't quite "feel" all the tracks, I like the tracklisting from your previous mixes more. I miss one or two stronger tracks, that stand out more and take the mix to a higher level.
All with all, good effort, looking forward to your next one :) |
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