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Ziptnf - Crystal Dreams [downtempo/psychill] (pg. 2)
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| Oh god grabbing this ASAP. Can't wait to listen :) |
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| sunsurge |
| Ah those first few tracks were blissful. Really enjoyed this. |
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| Vector A |
I like crystals. And dreams.
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| FuzzQi |
that was some good zip
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
Real long shot, but is any of this in 5.1 or DTS?
My bro just got a -hot surround system and I cannot explain how good the BT score of Monster sounds on that. Some panoramic psy-chill would be mind blown material. |
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| ziptnf |
| quote: | Originally posted by sunsurge
Ah those first few tracks were blissful. Really enjoyed this. |
Thanks, man! Kingstoned was one of my favorites, and then Walking on Strings and Night Shore Walk were also megadreamy imo. Glad you enjoyed it :D
| quote: | Originally posted by FuzzQi
that was some good zip
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Thanks Daniel! I think it's a lot better than my last psychill mix.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
Real long shot, but is any of this in 5.1 or DTS?
My bro just got a -hot surround system and I cannot explain how good the BT score of Monster sounds on that. Some panoramic psy-chill would be mind blown material. |
Good question, I'm not really sure. You can get the ones available from Ektoplazm in a lossless WAV or FLAC format, but I don't think any of it is supporting 5.1 surround sound. Sorry mate :( |
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| Vector A |
| Bass line on this second track is great. |
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vector A
Bass line on this second track is great. |
A-men to that vector. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by pozz
i didn't approach this mix with a lot of enthusiasm, to be honest. |
Same, but with different reasoning.
I don't know this genre. I having a passing familiarity with psytrance and goa, but it's basically superficial. It never really caught my ear.
That said, my preconceived notions of psytrance definitely influenced my opinion of what "psy chill" would be. I for sure didn't think I'd like it at all, but the fact that it was labeled "chill" in concert with the fact that you've always taken a shot at my sets basically made me glad to try something different, even if I suspected I might not like it.
Thankfully, my preconceived notions couldn't have been more inaccurate. At times this set reminded me of some of my favorite artists (Lemongrass, Lemon Jelly, lots of the old "Perfecto Chills" kind of stuff), but was entirely new to me so it was super fresh.
Great music to just get lost in the headphones to, was programmed well over all, and I think the only mixing issue I even noticed was the aforementioned trainwreck like 20 minutes in - it didn't last long, and it didn't throw off the vibe of the set. The only part I really, really, really didn't like was the last track, which is convenient because in the future I can just turn it off :p
Will be keeping this one for the archives. Nice work buddy. |
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| ziptnf |
Thanks to all who gave it a shot (and in some cases went outside their comfort zones) and listened. I'm happy with how this mix sounds, and I only wish I could have made it a little longer.
I don't disagree with you about that last track, Rob, I think I chose that one based on the energy level alone. I wanted something to close out the set that had a little more oomph to it so that the listener felt like something was accomplished throughout the mix. It's not easy to find tracks like these, like pozz said, a lot of tracks that are labeled "psychill" are meandering and pointless, so I picked the ones that were dreamy and enjoyable as well as a couple that had a little bounce so the set could progress.
As far as the "trainwreck" is concerned (I think that's a bit harsh of a word tbh! :o), as Life on Planet Earth was ending, the energy isn't really dropping much and there is no outro. Only beats until there are no more beats, then silence. So I tried to make Cley Hill come in as soon as that last beat dropped, and I suppose it came in a little too abruptly for the purposes of this set. My sincere apologies, and I'm glad the rest of the tracks had enough quality to not ruin the mix.
Thanks for listening everybody! Tell your friends, have them tell their friends! :p |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
As far as the "trainwreck" is concerned (I think that's a bit harsh of a word tbh! :o), as Life on Planet Earth was ending, the energy isn't really dropping much and there is no outro. Only beats until there are no more beats, then silence. So I tried to make Cley Hill come in as soon as that last beat dropped, and I suppose it came in a little too abruptly for the purposes of this set. My sincere apologies, and I'm glad the rest of the tracks had enough quality to not ruin the mix.
Thanks for listening everybody! Tell your friends, have them tell their friends! :p |
that.
Don't explain and apologize, Nick. While this habit of self-conscious superficial criticism among you and some of the other younger fellows (I'm looking at you, Austin) just getting into things is understandable (believe me, I relate), I hope you're not hearing things like this and thinking it "ruined" anything for anyone.
You are allowed to be a perfectionist (I am), but when you aren't perfect, take it in stride, and know it'll be better next time. And then again. Desire to work - to do it again - should be the response, because man, you've got nothing to apologize for.
I didn't really even go into this necessarily wanting to like it, yet I knew during the first track I would, and I damn well did. If our roles were reversed, I'd be pretty proud of that. |
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| Mattinsanity |
| I just discovered that my favorite track in the mix Children of the Bong - Life On Planet Earth is a track from 1995. those numbers are a ing pleasure to my eyes, I swear. the drums in that joint are sick. |
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