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[Marathon mix] Theme Challenge 4 (COMPLETE) (pg. 10)
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| ziptnf |
Finally powered through the 4 hours of your mix at work, Jan.
I both agree and disagree with Jack - I actually liked the Plastico track! Big fan of the Latin flava, and you revisited that vibe multiple times in this mix. In general, a lot of the tracks were hit or miss for me, but there was so much variance that it was all quite listenable. On top of that, your programming allowed for the disjointed nature of the mix to actually work in its favor, where things made sense together, even if they didn't on paper. I would certainly imagine this set worked well at the venue you played it, so props to you for being able to not only construct a set within the parameters of the challenge, but to execute it live, as it was originally intended! Well done on all accounts.
2019 UPDATE
I will start sending out individual PM's here soon, but it's the start of the year and we only have about 4ish months until the next challenge begins. I need mixes from the following users:
mphreak
the-sixth
Mr Game+Watch
djdk
Singularity55
chris1011
Again, there is no penalty for not doing your mix, other than my severe disappointment in you for signing up for something you never did, with an entire year as a deadline :wtf:
So get it done, people! PM's go out in 2 weeks. |
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| Guest |
Thanks for the update mate.
I'm struggling with mine at the moment. There are so many different directions I feel that I could take the mix in and I'm at a standstill at what I want to actually record. I'll figure it out soon. I have annual leave coming up this month so I'm going to try and lock myself in the house and get this done. |
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| the-sixth |
Zip -
My notes as I listened:
nice transitions especially into the breaks track at 22
monster track 47 mins
mix at 1hr 5mins was an amazing lift of energy
Great mix at 1hr 12mins and what a track (breaks) and great mix out 1hr 18mins
Really picked up after an hour
and after listening I thought part1 was programmed perfectly taking the entire set into account. Nicely sectioned into neat hour chunks for me, mixes were all tidy however I personally prefer longer mixes / transitions but it did not affect my listening experience at all. nice pace with lots of 'moments' despite not being into this new prog sound really I found a few gems in there which I really enjoyed and it transported me away into a daydream like state several times. It was not a productive morning :stongue:
Did you mix this digitally? Be interested to hear how you pulled it off, was it one take? |
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| the-sixth |
Listening to hellweg-dancing-on-mir-part-1 right now and so far this has really surprised me in a great way. Really not expecting this at all so was very refreshing and made me change what I was going to do a little bit
On mine, I have been buying vinyls for the best part of a year trying to unearth forgotten/hidden gems from the past and present and plan to mix them on technics in one shot so thats why im taking so long lol
should be done in March sometime i've almost ran out of stuff to buy |
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| the-sixth |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sand Leaper
Orquesta De Las Nubes - Vendrαn Lluvias Suaves [Music From Memory MFM 033]
Scrimshire feat. Stac - Through A Window [Wah Wah 45s - WAHDIG49]
The Sorcerers - Cave Of Brahma [ATA Records ATA002]
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - Burkina Faso [Analog Africa AADE 09]
DMX Krew - Do It All Nite [Fresh Up - FR001DIGI]
Prosper & Stabfinger feat. Imagine This & Jiu - Dopeness [Bombstrikes - BOMBMUSIC028]
Willie Colσn & Ruben Blades - Plastico (Nauts Vocal Ricanstruction) [BBE BBE126CCD]
Tony Allen - The Same Blood (NIT Remix) [Comet 083]
Glenn Astro & Hodini - Funky Dude [Apollo - AMB1804]
Sweatson Klank - Can't Stop Running [Friends Of Friends - FOF 167]
Winston Surfshirt - Be About You (Roy Davis Jr. Echo Dirty Dub) [Sweat It Out - SWEATDS 317DJ]
D'Marc Cantu - The Lodge [Altered Moods - AMR-38M]
Jeremiah R - Visions Of Vega [Voodoo Gold - 004]
HVL - Crow Hill [Rough House Rosie - RHR 013]
Mbulelo - Panacea [Transmat - MS089]
Liem & Eddie Ness - Rave (Sylt TV) [Lehult LHLT013]
Kieran Alexis - Breeze [Buslife - BLR 011]
Krystal Klear - Squad (Part 2) [Cold Tonic TONIC 005]
Jose Carretas - The World In Motion [Seasons Limited SL-102]
Bougie Soliterre - Got The Bug (Sfere's Horn Mix) [Sfere SF-003]
Hot Toddy - In The Genes [House Of Disco - HOD 020]
Joey Negro - Distorting Space Time (Joey Negro's Space Funk Mix) [Z Records - ZEDD 12264]
Maniqin - Slapper [Nail Shop - NAILS 002]
KiNK - Perth (Beats) [Running Back - RB068DIGITAL]
Ketiov - Rhythm #1 [Running Back - RBB04]
Casino Times - Voices [Omena OM022]
Kerri Chandler - Useless [Downtown 161 DT1647]
Bud Burroughs - With Awe, Ma Heart [Seventh Sign 7SR029]
Mark Broom - Nyte Moves [Chaval CR014]
Urulu - Cold Ravioli [Amadeus AMA018]
Sunpeople - Check Your Buddha [Trelik - TR/16]
Siren City - Froghopper [Weekend World - WWAR 001]
Kerri Chandler - Downtown (Dark Mix) [Downtown 161 www002]
Mr. V - Jus' Dance (Quentin Harris Re-Production) [Vega VR033]
Glenn Underground - Israelee Night Falls [Peacefrog - PF043DA]
Dublex Inc. - Tango Forte (Quantic Remix) [Pulver - 004]
Art Of Tones - Where The One Is [Local Talk LT084]
Doug Willis - Get Your Own (Joey Negro Club Mix) [Z Records ZCLASS 001]
Chicago - Street Player (Dance Mix) [Rhino 8122-76182-2]
The Getup - Get Lucky [Breakin' Bread BNB083]
The Bongolian - The Riviera Affair [Freestyle - FSRCD101]
Henri-Pierre Noλl - Merci Bon Dieu (Vocal Version) [Wah Wah 45s - WAHDIG49]
Professor Rhythm - Via Zimbabwe [Awesome Tapes From Africa ATFA032]
Tuxedo - Rotational [Stones Throw STH2382]
DJ Center - Center's Groove (Captain Planet Remix) [Bastard Jazz BJ7008]
Apparel Wax - 004 (B2) [Apparel Wax - APLWAX004]
Pete Josef - The Travelling Song (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix) [Sonar Kollektiv SK 337D]
Herbert - Got To Be Movin' [Classic - CMC98]
Lorenzo BITW feat. Kwam - Goo [Friends Of Friends - FOF168]
Chocolate Puma - Always & Forever (Grant Nelson's Sub Afro Dub) [Positiva 12TIVX-241]
DJ Tonka - Chill Tip [Tonka Tunes - TT05]
Yooks - Imagine [Large Music - LAR 285]
GotSome - Larry [Nervous - 091012 443565]
Oscar Neves - Mabele (Geko Jones & Uproot Andy Remix) [Que Bajo - QB005]
Magic System - Premier Gaou (Bob's Le Bisou Vocal) [Distance Di 2099]
DJ Dats - Spirit Of Da Hauz [Top Billin - TBMP3195]
Gnork - Yoga On E [Magicwire MAGIC014]
Appleblim - Astral Light Highway [Sneaker Social Club SNKR013]
Nullptr - Skyline [Central Processing Unit 01000000] |
WHAT A SET!! You have gained a massive fan.
I honestly can say this is the best thing I have heard in years and I mean that pro or otherwise. I looked at the tracklist and thought what the is this and was not expecting much but its blew my mind.
Every track was just perfect for background vibes that you would find yourself just hooking into and find your swaying and nodding without even thinking about it. Mixed very well considering the difference and changes in genres I really loved it kept me grooving at my desk. even the simple fade outs didnt drop the vibe or energy for me they were straight into the meat of the tracks.
Standout track of the first hour and there were many which you have opened my eyes too is D'Marc Cantu - The Lodge. Really blew me away this, the mix from Winston Surfshirt - Be About You (Roy Davis Jr. Echo Dirty Dub) into this I honestly never heard the transition first time around. Really hypnotic and smooth. I did not mind short transitions here it seemed to suit the flow and never really interrupted the energy. Liked Yooks - Imagine felt it was building at this point to a climax / new DJ coming on and I was more than warmed up and ready at this point.
Track after track I find myself having to consult the tracklist and adding to the 'must buy' pile. I would love a download link also I will be revisiting this mix for future plane journeys. The wealth of genres here really felt fresh to me it has something for everyone I defy anyone not to be bopping their head to this and shaking their hips in some fashion.
My only negatives - that Mark Broom track, felt that was totally a downer on mood and out of place. Same with Appleblim - Astral Light Highway / Nullptr - Skyline near the end. GREAT tracks but I was really up for 4/4 rhythms and clubbing at this point and this just dropped it right back down too sharply i felt so never got the ultimate payoff I was hoping for.
Oh and some tracks reminded me of Nandos and Im trying to diet!!! |
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| Sand Leaper |
Thanks a lot everyone, I appreciate all the detailed feedback here :D
| quote: | Originally posted by the-sixth
My only negatives - that Mark Broom track, felt that was totally a downer on mood and out of place. Same with Appleblim - Astral Light Highway / Nullptr - Skyline near the end. GREAT tracks but I was really up for 4/4 rhythms and clubbing at this point and this just dropped it right back down too sharply i felt so never got the ultimate payoff I was hoping for.
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Yeah, I felt that as well. If I'd had two more hours and was playing at a much bigger venue, the end of my set would've definitely been the time to throw some heavy leather at the dancefloor. But I only had four hours, and the bar I played at is tiny. Therefore, I had to settle for simply hinting at more peak time affairs rather than actually going for it full bore.
I'm not as down on the Mark Broom track as you are, I think. I wanted to pull things back a bit at that point for the reasons mentioned earlier, but maybe I could have padded that process out a bit more. This is ultimately how my set went down, though, so I didn't want to fuss with the structure too much. |
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| ziptnf |
| quote: | Originally posted by the-sixth
and after listening I thought part1 was programmed perfectly taking the entire set into account. Nicely sectioned into neat hour chunks for me, mixes were all tidy however I personally prefer longer mixes / transitions but it did not affect my listening experience at all. nice pace with lots of 'moments' despite not being into this new prog sound really I found a few gems in there which I really enjoyed and it transported me away into a daydream like state several times. It was not a productive morning :stongue:
Did you mix this digitally? Be interested to hear how you pulled it off, was it one take? |
Thanks for the listen! I tried lots of different proggy flavors in this one, trying to not stay in one spot too often.
Yeah, I use Traktor with an old reliable VCI-100. I typically get the TL in the order I want, set my cue points, maybe with a list of notes off to the side to make sure I get through the set in one go. This one was done in one take but plenty of my past sets have had a number of -ups that I had to go back and correct. That usually means I don't have to redo the whole mix, but just perform some audio surgery using Audacity. |
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| Singularity55 |
| Been having some mental health issues lately. Keen to do the challenge but also realized just how long this is gonna take. Usually takes me like 30 hours to do a 1 hour mix. Gonna have to split this up into 5 parts and get the tracklist/proto mix up for 1 a month then mix them at the end I think. Sorry, just my level of productivity has been all over the place. |
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| djdk |
I have yet to do this. Partly because I hadn't got a concept clear in my head and partly because life kept presenting me with weekends when I could squirrel away and mix uninterrupted and the snatching them away at the last minute! Bastard
Anyway I now have a clear plan (thanks for the nudge nick) and will be putting some proper effort in, although it still might be some time til I get the opportunity to actually record the thing!
I have listened to all the others and have enjoyed immensely, but I'm working back through them to try and give some more detailed individual feedback. |
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| djdk |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Frankly, I'm impressed you were paying such close attention to such a long mix to notice things like that. I've never really come up with a winning strategy for EQing transitions where the incoming track has a throbbing bassline right from the first beat. I'm interested in how other DJs bring that kind of track in without having a lot of muddiness/bass cancellation.
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The high pass filter is your friend here. The fact that you have precise control over the frequency cut off allows you to find the mud and cut it out. Plus with the filter you slowly bring up/down the volume of each freq in turn, rather than the whole band as one, which tends to sound a bit more musical. Also doing a filter sweep up to remove all the bass before dropping in the new one sounds a lot more like its part of the productiontthan eq cuts.
I tend to exclusively mix with filters now and only really touch the eqs when a track needs a little boost when the previous track is a bit more powerful. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Interesting. I would like to see a demonstration of your mixing in action, Dave. It has been a while. |
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| Guest |
So I've listened to both Nick and Sand Leaper's mix in their entirety a few times now. Both are outstanding additions to this competition.
For Nick's mix, I actually enjoyed the beginning of the set. It was the perfect soundtrack to getting going for my gym workouts. As Jack mentioned, I wasn't too sure on the whole transition from that to breaks as to me, it felt like two completely different mixes. As you are ending with some legit prog-psy, and then going into some lighter progbreaks.
That being said, the breaks section was awesome. There were a few transitions that I thought were rushed and sort of messed with the flow of the mix, but at the end there were some ACE transitions that I absolutely loved. I'll have to go back and listen on my computer to pinpoint these, as at the gym I'm not actively checking my phone for timestamps and then remembering them when I get home. This was a proper workout mix for me, kudos!
For Sand Leaper's mix, this to me might be one of the standouts so far in the competition. As you said, it wasn't that much of a gym playlist, but I was able to listen to it a few times on a few long drives I have had to make and could picture the little bar you mixed it at and the atmosphere as you went along in the mix. There were some gorgeous tracks and then of course, some areas of the mix where I wish you continued on with the energy rather than bringing it back down. To me it was a very eclectic and dare I say, brave mix to put together. Your music library is obviously super vast and that is on full display in this mix. That being said, you pulled it off and I think in some cases, the short transitions were needed to mix some of the tracks you put together.
I had very similar positives and criticisms to this mix as the-sixth did, and mainly it was because I personally was in the mood for some continual 4x4 rhythm and dancing at the end. I understand the direction and structure of the mix though considering this was an actual live set with dancers and an atmosphere to consider.
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In terms of my mix, I am actively going through my vinyls right now. I have decided it will be a combined digital and vinyl mix, moreso on the digital side just because of the direction I want to take this mix in. I was originally going to focus on prog only, but didn't want to over-saturate this competition with prog mixes. I apologize for the wait but frankly, I haven't had much motivation to mix anything other than dnb at the moment. That's been the biggest hurdle for me in completing this competition. That being said, I am putting my ass in high gear to get this competition done. |
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