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Alderz – Freeformaniacs June 2013

Posted by PlasmaDancer on August 6, 2013

Posted in: Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 2 comments

Here’s a set I’ve wanted to mention for a couple of months now, another stormer from the one like Alderz. A quick look at the tracklist should be all you need, but worth mentioning the variety here, slipping in some UK freeform (of the more aggressively filtered, Finnish sort) in the middle section, bridging the melodic stuff and the nastier, harder finale.

Alderz’s trademark mixing style means there’s hardly time to draw breath before a new tune comes hammering in, it’s a great way to combine a lot of different material and definitely keeps the interest up. A quality set then, and definitely worth a download.

1. Alek Szahala – Dawnstar (Aryx Remix) / Rebuild
2. Transcend & Lost Soul – 7 Light Cycles / Watchtower
3. Amini – Fcking Pirates / Rebuild
4. Substanced & Alchemiist – Facemelt / Finrg
5. Betwixt & Between – Liberation / CDR
6. Nomic – Suicide Machine / Smiling Corpse
7. Endemic – Xen / Watchtower
8. Transcend – Lament Configuration / Watchtower
9. Substanced & Alchemiist – Permission To Die / Finrg
10. Epyx & Cyrez – A Bit Rougher / Watchtower
11. Marilyn Manson – This Is The New Shit (Nomic Remix – 2013 Edit) / CDR
12. Kilamorza – Sirius / Freeformatted 008

Sinistry Cybergeddon, 29th June @Electrowerkz, London

Posted by PlasmaDancer on June 24, 2013

Posted in: Events, Finnish, Italian, Releases, UK. 4 comments

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What I’d give to be at this event – following up Munted’s superb support for the freeform scene is the latest Sinstry, a three-room spectacular that ticks all the right boxes as far as I’m concerned. The main room can hardly fail to bring in a big crowd, but has a very strong underground feel that will go to the next level with the addition of BRK. As the winner of the recent mix submission contest, he’ll take the main stage into even darker territory with his now top-quality productions and selection. Massive congrats to him.

The freeform room is where we see the real event headliner though – Nomic will be returning to London for the first time in years, with some superb new material that’s surely the perfect fit for Sinistry (check out his amazing preview of Turbulence if you haven’t already).

The cyber theme and Slimelight floor are finishing touches to what looks a fantastic night, surely a must-attend if you’re anywhere near London/the UK. As usual, the Facebook event page has plenty of extra info to check out.

Epyx & Cyrez – Psychotropic / Epyx & Cyrez – Risk Addiction 2

Posted by PlasmaDancer on June 16, 2013

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Two new free releases here courtesy of E&C and Watchtower, a very nice surprise after the launch of Two Against the Void. Risk Addiction 2 might be the headliner here, a great rework of the classic original that manages to squeeze in some harder sections alongside the energetic melodies, going in a different direction to Substanced’s still-awesome remix.

Psychotropic is a fantastic left-field track, sounding unlike anything else we’ve heard from the duo for a long time. It raises all sorts of possibilities for use in a slower set – I can already imagine it working brilliantly in a Tyranoid mix, for example.

Freeformaniacs Round 9 – Munted! Takeover feat. PlasmaDancer, Midas, Aryx & Pearsall

Posted by PlasmaDancer on June 12, 2013

Posted in: Events, Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 3 comments

I got back from London yesterday afternoon, so it’s about time to settle into the Horse’s saddle and resume normal service. Let’s start with something I really should have found time for before I left – the pre-Munted! spectacular on Krafty Radio from a couple of weeks ago.

I had the honour of starting off the two-hour set, and decided to pillage an unfinished Alek Szahala-only mix I had been planning as a Facebook page gift, combining it with a couple of older mixes that long-time Ustream listeners might remember. In a token effort to be more up-to-date I replaced the old Ustream stalwart of Aurora with Polaris, a nicely uplifting way to end my section and which Midas did a brilliant job of running with. Sorry about the overly-long use of Comet Catcher by the way – originally it was supposed to mix from The Purification but that would have meant overshooting my time limit, sadly ruling out my first use of a UK tune for about 5 years.

Anyway, I’m quite happy with the atmosphere in my set, and with a superb final section from Pearsall that’s very heavy on the Japanese tracks, the two hours have a nicely consistent feel while still showing off the distinctive style of each DJ. Look out too for some amazing variety from Midas and Aryx’s brand new The Golden Chariot.

PlasmaDancer

01. Alek Szahala – Comet Catcher
02. Alek Szahala – Pink Magic
03. Suge – Terrible Oneness
04. Alek Szahala – Solar Hive
05. Carbon Based & Nemes – Heaven n’ Hell (Alek Szahala Remix)
06. Alabaster – Acid Maker
07. Pain on Creation & DJ Rx – Super Sonic
08. Aryx – Polaris

Midas

09. Substanced & J-Mx – Flawless Victory
10. Substanced – Signal Lost (Endemic Remix)
11. Substanced – Seismic Activity (Transcend Remix)
12. A.B. & Amplitude – Thinking Machine (Douglas Remix)
13. CLSM – Wicked MC feat. MC Sharkey
14. Cube::Hard – Hold The Beat
15. Cube::Hard v CLSM – See You On The Other Side

Aryx

16. Aryx – Polaris
17. Aryx – Celestia
18. Aryx – Aurora
19. Aryx – Sylph
20. Aryx – The Golden Chariot (Unfinished)
21. Substanced – The End of All Things (Aryx Remix)

Pearsall

22. Qygen – Silicon Skies ft Leo Hartley
23. Dani Delirio – Neo Tokyo
24. Guld – Castle In The Sky Remix
25. Substanced – Damage Point
26. Nomic – Rift
27. Le Dos-On – Marionette
28. Penguin Conspiracy – Reality Distortion Field
29. A.B. & Nick 235 – Future’s Past Feat. Rhona
30. Le Dos-On – Yksisarvinen
31. Epyx & Cyrez – Sound Of The Golden Clarion (Le Dos-On Remix)

Munted! in London was absolutely fantastic by the way – some superb sets and great people made for a top quality night. Some photos and video will hopefully surface at some point, so stay tuned for a proper look back in the nearish future.

Cuedy – Liberate Te Ex Inferis

Posted by PlasmaDancer on June 4, 2013

Posted in: Drum & Bass, Finnish, Goa / Psy, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 3 comments

Here’s that post I’ve been trying to find the time for – an inspired contribution to the Freeformaniacs show that’s hands down the best freeform set I’ve heard this year. It’s clear right from the start how much effort Cuedy put into this mix, and it flows brilliantly through a lovely selection of TYFTH-friendly melodic freeform and some fantastic, creative connections. For the first time in a long time I found myself enjoying the transitions themselves (very rare, but the way it should be, surely) and really being drawn into the set’s atmosphere. Just when I thought the set might be fading away, the Morokai – Quantum Epiphany combination energises the finale in fine style, while the earlier Chaos Maker – Leadbeater is another real standout.

No time for further comment (and forgive the possibly confusing copy/paste tracklist down below), but hopefully the scene will give this excellent set the praise it deserves – creative, thoughtful and a proper inspiration.

1. Explosive Tendencies Penguin Conspiracy [Freeform Exposed 2/Electrode]
2. Sound Of The Golden Clarion Epyx & Cyrez [Two Against The Void/Watchtower Records]
3. The Gatekeeper Eryk Orpheus & Flip [Freeformania/Rebuild Music]
4. Dilapidated Ikaruga_Nex [Subaru Shu ~Subaru no Tama~/Hukagyaku Hardcore]
5. 28 Day Later Audio Warfare & Audio Impulse [Free Release/ Soundcloud]
6. Chaos Maker Nomic [Free Release/ Soundcloud]
7. Leadbeater Alchemiist & J-Mx [TYFH][Free Release/ Soundcloud]
8. Sadness & Sorrow (Epyx & Cyrez Remix) Nightforce [Electronic Exclusives 11: Plundered Vaults/Electronica Exposed]
9. Yabarekabare Suge [Freeformania/Rebuild Music]
10. Verzweiflung Hommarju [Relentless Digital][Subaru Shu ~Subaru no Tama~/Hukagyaku Hardcore]
11. Human Hater Horzi [FiNRG][Free Release/ Soundcloud]
12. Sarcomite Alabaster [Hardcore Syndrome 3/Hardcore Tano*C]
13. Morokai Aryx [Smiling Corpse CD1/Smiling Corpse]
14. Quantium Epiphany Qygen [Freeform Exposed 2/Electrode]
15. Ja Tri Fu Le Dos-On [核-Core-/Solidbox Records]

Status Report

Posted by PlasmaDancer on May 22, 2013

Posted in: Events, Finnish, Japanese, UK. 3 comments

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(Guld, Petteri Carbon Based, Laz Re-form, Your Correspondent, COGI)

What better way to promote yourself before a big event than by not updating your own site for a month and a half?

How I wish that it’s an exaggeration, but I’ve been so ridiculously busy since April that the choice has been between food, sleep and Munted prep, with absolutely no time for anything else. Ah, I tell a lie – my two evenings off were very pleasant, spent first with Byproduct and then with Petteri Carbon Based and one half of Re-form while they visited Japan/Tokyo. It was brilliant to see everyone a year after that trip to Finland, but since then it’s been hardcore event prep all the way. Still a fair amount to do, but I’m making progress and just about on schedule considering 6-day workweeks and endless commutes.

Needless to say, there won’t be too many posts until early next month, but there will of course be Munted info as and when, as well a couple of other things I’ve been desperate to mention for a couple of weeks. Sorry about the disappearance, and hope you’ll bear with me while I get through the rest of May. What I’d give for an army of little Horsers (Foals?) to update the site in my absence.

Oh, continuing the ‘promote yourself by doing nothing’ theme, it seems that people have discovered the PlasmaDancer Facebook page I semi-set up last year and then promptly forgot about. Four or five intrepid freeform warriors actually found it months ago, and so I was working on a little 30 minute mix as a thank you to them – then Munted happened and I ended up using parts of the Thank You set for my segment on Freeformaniacs (coming a week tomorrow, if I’m not mistaken).

Anyway, I’m massively thankful to those early adopters, as well as the freeform folk who have been ‘liking’ it over the past couple of days. This place will always take priority, but I’ve just finished the basic setting up and will be able to add some bits and pieces there if/when I have the chance. The more Horsers the better of course, so feel free to check out the complete lack of content via this link.

Back to mixing for now – I’ll be sure to make some time for the next post asap!

Munted! Takeover, 30th May (kraftyradio.com)

Posted by PlasmaDancer on March 31, 2013

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TYFTH is back in business again after a week off, starting with an upcoming Krafty Radio appearance courtesy of Freeformaniacs! I’ll be alongside Aryx, Midas and Douglas for a non-stop, two-hour warmup event that’ll hopefully get everyone in the mood for the following month’s Munted! spectacular in London.

Stay tuned for more info, but in the meantime check out the rest of a very exciting looking Freeformaniacs schedule for April/May that features plenty of familiar faces:

4th April – Pearsall (Electronica Exposed Special) / Beezee

11th April – Jerome / A.R.D

18th April – Substanced / Piumaki

25th April – Girdler Synthetic (Two-hour Special)

2nd May – Thumpa / Midas

9th May – Cuedy / Pulse

16th May – Olly Addictive / JKub

23rd May – Triex / Stray

30th May – Munted! Takeover (Aryx vs Douglas vs PlasmaDancer vs Midas)

6th June – Greg Peaks / Alderz

Midas – Freeform 101 Episode 21 / The Munted 600 Mix

Posted by PlasmaDancer on March 22, 2013

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Yet more mixes for everyone, this time courtesy of the ever-prolific Midas. The first is episode 21 of his excellent Freeform 101 series, and concentrates entirely on Electronica Exposed’s back catalogue. A glance at the tracklist shows that we’re in classy freeform territory here – the first half is very heavy on the Alek Szahala tracks, but also includes some classic Pain on Creation and Mental Ward, one of my favourite Carbon Based tunes. The second half is a Lost Soul special, so there’s plenty for both the UK and Finnish crew here. Very nicely mixed, as you’d expect, this is highly recommended.

Alek Szahala – Tigris
DOK – Mental ward (carbon Based remix)
Tazz, Shanty and Dodgee – Eidetiker
Pain on Creation – Shine
Alek Szahala – Timiquizqueh
Pain on Creation – Religionx
Alek Szahala – Unicorn Grove
Shanty, Tazz and Devestate – DDR
Lost Soul – Adversaries (insane version)
Lost Soul – Come and get it
Lost Soul – Ragnarok
Lost Soul – Daemons
Lost Soul – Artificial Universe

Midas also recently put together a set to mark 600 likes on the Munted! Facebook page. This one is more Nu-Energy slanted, including a few of the older tracks I used to play around with in the distant past, while the final section has plenty of Finnish melodies, albeit in remixed form.

K-Complex – Mindwinder 06 (original mix)
Dj Energy – Acid Dawn
Kevin Energy – Crescendo’s of ecstasy (K-Complex remix)
Dave Elizyum – No limit (Arkitech remix)
Kevin Energy – waves of desire (Mark Ashley & K-Complex remix)
Eryk Orpheus – PVC
Mark Ashley & K-complex – Atomic orbital
Cube::Hard – Hold the beat (original mix)
Cube::hard vs clsm – see you on the other side
Visionary – Taste the funk (cube::hard remix)
Kevin energy, K-Complex & sharkey – Anna (cube::hard remix)
K-Complex feat Scarlett Belle – Chennai
Alek Szahala – Alanamra (Arkitech remix)
Carbon Based – Cyclone
Carbon based – Anger Ball (kevin energy remix)
Alek Szahala – Lumi (kevin energy remix)
Lost soul feat Dark Angel – Taking Over me
Kevin Energy & K-Complex – filling me with desire (endemic remix)

LTJ Bukem @Dance Paradise, Ultimate Dance Experience 6 (1994)

Posted by PlasmaDancer on March 16, 2013

Posted in: Drum & Bass, Events, Mixes, UK. 1 comment

I’m having a break from all-out freeform listening right now, so indulge me while we check out another wonderful Bukem set from the archives. Recorded live at Dance Paradise in (I think) 1994, this is right up there with his seminal Rebirth mix of 1996 as an example of structuring a set, creating new atmospheres inside the mix connections, and just flat-out technical excellence.

Bukem runs through a huge number of my all-time favourites here, and absolutely nails the contrast between deep, futuristic melancholy and aggressive amens that made 94-96 the era for intelligent drum and bass. Check out the final moments of the Drift to the Centre – The Western transition, as the drums stop and the ‘Drift…to the centre’ vocal plays over PFM’s trademark intro – just one example of the winning combination of Photek (in his various guises) and PFM that forms the backbone of the set. Another favourite moment might be Heavy Vibes into Horizons, a genuinely beautiful mix that sums up why Bukem is my main DJing inspiration.

In a perfect world Bukem’s older mixes would be required listening for anyone wondering how to incorporate deeper sounds into a high-bpm club set – get past the MCs (easier said than done, I know) and see what you think.

Pearsall – Rampage Turbo 15

Posted by PlasmaDancer on March 15, 2013

Posted in: Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 2 comments

‘Two hours of new freeform mixed by Pearsall’ should be enough for any Horser to hit the download button, and once again this is a top quality set from the man himself. As always, checking out Pearsall’s original Sonicrampage post will explain all, but this is a set made up of recent digital releases, covering everything from FINRG to UK freeform via Le Dos-on and Qygen. The tunes don’t stick around for long before the next comes mixing in, making this a pacy, breathless couple of hours that focuses almost totally on TYFTH-friendly sounds. You could make a case that the set has fewer inspired connections than Rampage Turbo 10, but it makes up for that with excellent selection and structure (including Amini’s Lost Elegy – much obliged!).

Great stuff then – here’s hoping that Pearsall continues to explore more of the newer releases in future sets.

01. DJ Rx – Code Of Silence (Le Dos-On Remix) (Finrg)
02. Alek Szahala – Deimos (Finrg)
03. Aryx – Sylph (ReBuild Music)
04. Yuki Kajiura – Memaze (Nomic Bootleg Remix) (Unreleased)
05. Proteus – Get Fire! (Watchtower)
06. Qygen – Temporal Temple (Watchtwower)
07. Wyrm – Can’t You See It? (Electrode)
08. Lost Soul – Twisted Dream (Watchtower)
09. Amini – Guitarian (Smiling Corpse)
10. Substanced – Crank Cleopatra 2012 (Finrg)
11. Endemic – Hurricane (Watchtower)
12. Aryx – Chaldea (DJ Fury Remix) (ReBuild Music)
13. Epyx & Cyrez – Prelude (Penguin Conspiracy Remix) (Electrode)
14. Substanced & Alchemiist – Permission To Die (Finrg)
15. Douglas & Remane – Disorder (A.B.’s London Techno Remix) (Stamina)
16. Transcend – The Calling (ReBuild Music)
17. Transcend & Dyzphazia – Tormenting Flames (Relentless)
18. Ionosphere – PYLAAM (Electrode)
19. Lost Soul – Sacrifice Feat. Dark Angel (Endemic Remix) (Watchtower)
20. Penguin Conspiracy – Tripswitch (Electrode)
21. Substanced – Ghost Of The Future (Watchtwower)
22. Substanced – Stockholm Syndrome (Smiling Corpse)
23. Substanced – Shadows Of Tomorrow (Finrg)
24. Amini – Lost Elegy (Thank You For The Horse)
25. Nomad – Lose It (Transcend Remix) (ReBuild Music)
26. A.B. – Escapia (Stamina)
27. Eryk Orpheus – Benodihydrochloridebenzylex (Eryk Orpheus)
28. Le Dos-On – Flame
29. Alchemiist – Fate (Finrg)
30. Le Dos-On – Unelma (Relentless)
31. Substanced – Reptile Zoo (Finrg)
32. Aran – Taranis (Qygen Bootleg) (Qygen)

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