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::::::::. **** TA DJ Challenge Series - Genre Challenge 7 (COMPLETE) **** .:::::::: (pg. 24)
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by wotyzoid
Here is mine, guys. I tried not to veer too far off my idea of Nu Jazz, but it is still a very loose mix as far as both mixing and interpretation go. I'm no Nu/Future/Acid Jazz connoisseur by any means, but I am somewhat familiar with a few labels that put out that sort of music on occasion, so it wasn't too difficult for me to get around once I got started. Not much planning other than that, a couple of hours digging, recorded in one shot. Maybe I'm totally off the mark, I don't know.
A little goodbye-summer ode.
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01. DJ Cam - Hot [Inflamable]
02. Quasimode - Last Nine Days [Sonar Kollektiv]
03. Jazzanova - Now There Is We feat. Paul Randolph (Metome Remix) [Sonar Kollektiv]
04. DJ Cam - Seven [Inflamable]
05. Ananda Project - Secret Sky [Ananda Project Recordings]
06. Quasimode - Over The Horizon (Soulphiction Remix) [Sonar Kollektiv]
07. Amon Tobin - Easy Muffin [Ninja Tune]
08. Trüby Trio - Carajillo (Jazzanova Remix) [Compost Records]
09. Skalpel - Break In (J's Remix) [Ninja Tune]
10. Nu Tropic - Jessica [Jazzmin Records]
11. Jazztronik - Samurai [Pantone Music]
12. Uyama Hiroto - 81 Summer [Tribe]
13. Hajime Yoshizawa - Verao No Ar [Especial Records]
14. Sleep Walker - Ai-No-Tabi [Especial Records] |
Quite enjoyed this, man! Pretty much just what I wanted to hear. A couple transitions were a bit squiffy, though not too bad, and the majority were fine. Hearing 'Easy Muffin' that pitched up was a bit distracting, but otherwise this all seemed to flow quite nicely. Highlights were 'Secret Sky' and 'Samurai.' I'm glad to have some producers and labels to look into :) |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr Game+Watch
Has anyone taken a listen to my mix yet? |
I'm having a hard time downloading it. Hopefully it'll work soon, but it's going to be a bit until I have time to listen anyways :( |
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| Sand Leaper |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
It makes me sad that you are so indifferent about such a cool genre I think you did really well with this. Mixing was fine, even though you say it was a nightmare. These breaks were funky, and there was a lot of variety. I've listened to it 3 times already and it's all kinds of fun. I thought this genre would have been perfect for you. Are you happy with the outcome? I think everyone who has listened to this mix has enjoyed it. So therefore, I declare this a very successful submission. Nicely done. |
Gracias. I dunno, I just never was a breakbeat kind of guy, as much as I loved drum n bass when I first got into electronic music. Always liked teh oonz oonz t3knoseckz better. Digging for old funk/disco vinyl to find the sample origins, oldschool jungle fanaticism, Solid Steel/DJ Food and all that jazz...I just never found any proper passion for that particular end of the spectrum. It was always about catchy melodies and thundering drums and percussion in my book. Still love this one to bits, though. |
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| wotyzoid |
| Thanks for the feedback, guys. |
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| Bierheld |
Right. So i did the happy hardcore mix now. Took me a while because I really wasn't looking forward to it, but I was in a good mood today so I put it on while I was commuting. Even listened on crappy earbuds for the full teenager experience, and because I forgot my cans I guess.
It did put a pretty big smile on my face for some reason even though I was completely unenthused by the whole experience, so I guess the music still did it's job somehow.
I knew pretty much every song from back in the day. In my opinion this is really the bottom of the barrel as far as rave music is concerned and I can hardly express how asinine I find the stuff. There are a sparse few Happy hardcore tracks I genuinely like, but none of then were in here. Without elaborating further, I should have really hated this mix. But I didn't, and I don't know why. So good job I guess? |
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| ziptnf |
Yeah, I'm certain that if someone else received this genre they would have put out an entirely different product. For 7 straight genre challenges, Meat187 has joked that he will assign Happy Hardcore so I went ahead and stepped up to the plate :p (i'm still waiting for your review btw, Meat)
Anyway, happy hardcore was the first thing that sprung to mind when I thought of both "rave" and "hardcore". I can't listen to many happy hardcore tracks outside of this pool of them, but I enjoyed what I put together.
Out of curiosity, what HHC tracks do you like? |
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| Bierheld |
Some from the back of my mind:
This one is probably my favourite. Largy because of the video, but still: http://youtu.be/mHbY2AdCQqo
Generally I like the early dutch stuff, I think it was more fun and inventive. In the American scene things just got sillier and sillier when the jokey pitched-up vocals got hit with a dose of wailing diva syndrome and the production quality plummeted deep into the murky late-nineties-to-early-2000's superelectronic blandness sinkhole. |
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| ziptnf |
| Yeah the only one I really liked in your post was the Critical Mass track. The hardcore german klob stuff never really did it for me. Different stokes, etc. But yeah Happy Hardcore definitely abused the formula in the time period I played from, which is why there are only a handful of gems in a sea of crap. |
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| Mr Game+Watch |
| Any other takers on my hard trance mix? |
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| djdk |
| I did make a start on it but got distracted by work :( will get to it (along with the others) this week hopefully! |
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| montana |
Yeah, I've been slacking as well but time to remedy that. Here are the reviews for the mixes I haven't listened to until now.
Wotzyzoid. Enjoyed this mix as well, kind of a different tip on Sand Leaper's take a few challenges back. If anything it reminded me off listening to jazz radio, especially Gilles Petersons worldwide-shows and a few shows on Swedish national radio. Don't have anything to note on the track selection because it had a coherent theme but had some element of experimenation to it.
Jon Mitz. In general i quite liked this mix even though it didn't sound as what I associate to be Industrial music. But as you mentioned it was more Industrial-influences and the feel rather than the music and on that notion you nailed it quite well. Mixing wise I heard no faults as for flow and track selection. Although I would have appreciated some real stomp later in the mix rather than Autonomic, which I'm not really a big fan of (but can tolerate).
Lews. This went down really well. On the first listen my general notion was that I would have appreciated a bit more variety as acid techno can be broader than bosh. But I took a second listen and I was a bit pissed off and irritated with everything in general and this was a perfect soundtrack to what I was experiencing. Loved the Ben Klock remix of Josh Wink.
Mr Game+Watch. Another mix that really went down well and was well mixed and all of that good stuff but I would have liked it be even more hard. I also listened to this on same day I was pissed off and I just felt it took to long to get the really pounding stuff. But then again the sort of middle ground between Hard Trance and Epic Trance can be quite fun as well. |
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| djdk |
OK so I have listened to a few of these now, not all yet, but I am working on it!
My Mystery - I think I'll echo what others have said in that I was expecting a bit more funk I suppose, but still, this is an awesome mix. I've listened through 2 or 3 times so far and will definitely get more listens from me. I had to drive a van across London at night a couple of weeks ago and this was an absolutely perfect soundtrack. So, not quite 100% on the nose with the genre but I don;t care cos its awesome anyways :D
montana - yes, very enjoyable. hit the mark with the sound associate with the term New York Hard House. I do love that Missy Elliot remix, going to dig that out next time I fire up the techs!
ziptnf - happy hardcore has some dear memories from my past, and the first track is from one of the first proper dance cds that i bought so I enjoyed that. I have to admit I did struggle to get to the end, but I think thats just from PLUR overload and I dont think theres much you can do about that with happy hardcore!
Ill try to add more feedback when I can, lifes pretty hectic right now!!
thanks to all for the kind comments on mine, appreciated :) |
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