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Jack Moss - Somnamdublism [Dub Techno] (pg. 3)
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| samuellamont |
| Enjoyed this mate. Don't listen to too much dub techno so was a nice change and perfect to zone out to whilst driving at night. Particularly liked the middle section where it got a little brighter. Excellent mixing throughout. |
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| paulversuspaul |
| Will definitely listen to this! works out perfectly as I have been on a dub techno mood the last couple of weeks. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by samuellamont
Enjoyed this mate. Don't listen to too much dub techno so was a nice change and perfect to zone out to whilst driving at night. Particularly liked the middle section where it got a little brighter. Excellent mixing throughout. |
Cheers Sam. I did try to start out with more conventionally "cold" dub techno and bring in the warmer, brighter sounds steadily towards the middle of the mix. Glad you enjoyed it. |
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| djnitride |
Quality set, was really nice to veg out to. For some odd reason I have never really dug into dub techno at all for some silly preconceptions I had about it. This set blew those out of the water.
Great work. |
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| Unique2701 |
this was nice.
i find dub techno to be quite interesting as a genre, but have never really dug into it. out of curiosity - how much time did you spend on track selection & compiling? |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by djnitride
Quality set, was really nice to veg out to. For some odd reason I have never really dug into dub techno at all for some silly preconceptions I had about it. This set blew those out of the water.
Great work. |
Excellent, exactly the kind of response I wanted. Thanks!
| quote: | Originally posted by Unique2701
this was nice.
i find dub techno to be quite interesting as a genre, but have never really dug into it. out of curiosity - how much time did you spend on track selection & compiling? |
This came together quite fast, actually. I'd say it took me about a week in total. The main trawling took a couple of evenings and I put everything into a massive playlist which I jigged around a few times to get the rough structure of the mix together. I did a few draft mixes which I put on the MP3 player and listened to on the way to work. This is always where I spend the longest, because when I listen back there's always one or two moments where I mentally note "There needs to be another track between these two" to improve the flow, and I have to go back to find a track in the right key, at the right tempo, that fits in that specific part of the mix. It can take a few days just to find that one track. But this is the challenge when you're working in a new genre, because you only have the tracks you've just bought. |
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| paulversuspaul |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Interesting contrast between Sykonee saying some tracks don't sound "like anything techno" and you saying it's all very standard material. I personally think the truth lies somewhere in the middle! |
Listening to it now and I think what Sykonee is referring to is around the 26 minute mark it does have an almost prog feel to it as opposed to basic channel like dub techno. it actually caught me off guard and i had to make sure it was the same mix as around the 33 minute mark once again it almost felt like i was about to get a buildup. Great mix btw almost done with it. |
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| paulversuspaul |
Ok finished listening to this, so here are my thoughts:
Great mix as usual. I love dub techno so this was right up my alley. Mixing and overall design had your signature all over it.
I think the prog comment by Sykonee has merit. For one thing, a lot of that has to do with the fact that I firmly believe progressive isnt just a genre but an approach to mixing as well. An approach you strongly adhere to, harmonic mixing, building sets, long transitions for head space, etc. and those things, in addition to some tracks in the middle that seemed to have some small prog components made the dub techno mix slightly progish in nature. Once again, no complaints from me on that.
only real criticism from my end is that i think one of your strongest skills is in being a "taste selector". I think you have a real great ear for great tracks, and for finding great tracks that other people have not picked up and showing how nice they are in one of your mixes. This is the first time i have listened to a set of yours in which i didnt mark one track for purchase. This goes along with Woony's comment that he probably wouldnt listen to many of these songs individually. That being said, i am not sure just how many phenomenal dub tracks are currently being released that i would run and purchase myself. In general, for a genre which i love so much, i have noticed that i havent made many must have purchases of new songs. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Yes, I completely agree about the mixing style. There was actually a moment while I was mixing from Dublicator into Anton Zap where I even thought to myself "This is basically a Sasha transition from 1995". And I'm really pleased you thought this mix had "my signature", because I aspire to be able to make a mix in various styles - drum 'n bass, progressive, dub techno - and still have my sound shine through. So thanks a lot! |
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| fbgdavidson |
Listened to this a few times and really rather like it. Like others I'm not much a dub techno guy but given your previous I figured it's worth a shot...
I like the way that you manage to find a few tunes to lift the mix from time to time, they're certainly not out of context with the rest of the feeling though (Thinking of Dios, Water, and Captain Storm here) and Drofn made for a lovely ending....
Last night I had a perfect little setting for this mix, was flying and listening to this as the sun was setting, very nearly dark and skipping across the clouds at around 9000', caught the runway lights in view ahead of me descending to Drofn and the mix ended just about the second we hit the deck. Perfect! I've listened to this mix a couple of times since and I'll always associate Drofn with that experience for now... |
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| Mr Game+Watch |
| Really cool mix, Jack. I find that a lot of dub techno sounds extremely samey, but you've avoided falling into that trap - the songs are diverse yet still have the atmospherics associated with the genre. There are also peaks and valleys, another thing I find the majority of dub techno sets lacking. |
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| Guest |
Finally got around to listening to this... I'm not going to comment on the mixing because as usual it's great.
I will mention though that I appreciated the highs and lows this mix brought. I tend to get bored of dub techno pretty fast, but that didn't happen here. I'm pretty sure it was because you chose tracks with alot of melodic backbone.
Track at 27:00 is godly btw. |
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