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Ishkur - The Pure Trance Mix
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| Ishkur |
I don't normally make mixes. At least, not for public consumption. I can count on one hand the number of mixes I've made that weren't intended for friends or girlfriends (they make great Valentine's gifts. Far better than cards and chocolate).
Those of you who've known me for a long time are well aware of my feelings on trance. The common misconception is that I hate it. But truth be known, I don't hate what trance is -- I hate what it's become. It's my understanding that I received a lot of flack on this site for that opinion..... which has slowly transmogrified into agreement over the years (and something I accurately predicted would happen).
So, in preparation for Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music v3 which will be coming out soon, I'll be releasing a series of homely-crafted mixes on what I feel is the purest essence of a particular genre.... starting with trance.
This is mostly an experimental set, first and foremost. I joked one time that it would be great to see a trance set deliver 40 records in 80 minutes like house, hip hop and techno megamixes do. Also, I despise breakdowns. Any DJ who kills the momentum with a 1-minute+ lull in the music needs a serious cockpunch.
So I decided to make a set of what I consider to be pure trance. This is a set of (mostly) trance anthems, without the tedious breakdowns (and mostly without the anthems). The beat keeps bumping, the momentum keeps moving, everything pushes forward, like it should be. Repetitive, but addictive.
You can listen to the mix here.
This mix is also a chronicle of the history of mainform European trance, starting with the early proto-trance records in 1989 and gradually moving to the modern super mega anthems of the 2000s, so you can see how it's evolved.
Tracklist:
You don't get one. I want you to think of this mix as a conceptualized whole rather a bunch of loosely stitched together stand alone tracks, so no pre-perusing. This mix is greater than the sum of its parts. Nothing obscure is used -- it uses tracks that Oakenfold typically played in the 90s and what Armin would normally play today, but with a twist. Any longtime trance fan should be able to identify most of the tracks used.
You are free to trainspot what you can (heh). For the record, it is a 99 minute set using 44 tracks.
(I may post a tracklist if there's an overwhelming request...but really, you TAs shouldn't need one). |
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| Adam420 |
| can't wait to hear this in full:) |
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| Woony |
V3 is coming?
Oh man, the feature on Dubstep is going to be glorious :stongue: |
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| Sushipunk |
An Ishkur mix :eek:
Downloading now. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
An Ishkur mix :eek:
Downloading now. |
Looking forward to this! |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Woony
V3 is coming?
Oh man, the feature on Dubstep is going to be glorious :stongue: |
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| meriter |
| quote: | There are 44 tracks.
No 3-minute breakdowns, no trite female vocals, no bull. Just Pure Trance. |
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| Mr Game+Watch |
Was worried that V3 wasn't ever coming out, but this is good news. Listening to the mix now, really surprised to hear "Castles in the Sky" in there, along with lots of tracks that brought back some good memories. Lots of my favorite trance songs of all time are on it. The "cut up" breakdown-less style was interesting too since it's so different from how every other single trance set on the planet is mixed.
I do know like 90% of these songs but would appreciate a tracklist just for the record :) |
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| tubularbills |
So I've been listening to this today....started really recognizing the sounds around 29 minutes in....but then when 39 mins rolled on, and "breath in you" came around, I was like  lol. this was the type of stuff that really got me into trance. |
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| KilldaDJ |
seeing as i enjoyed your guide to music, i might as well download the mix and see what your taste buds taste like.
snowing diamonds. |
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| Lews |
| ing loved this. I knew the majority of the songs, but not all, and there were so many "oh yes" moments when favorites would play. Loved the mixing style and the energy. Can't wait to go skiing to this next time I go up to the mountains and can't wait for more in the series! |
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| Woony |
| Very original/different style of mixing. For example towards end I heard parts of the build up of Super8 - Get Off and I was waiting for the climax of that track (which orgasmic by the way) and it just never came :p |
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