Before I forget, here’s my Top Ten for December (and December only, mind, not the whole of 2008). The photo of Guld, Android Lime and myself was taken at NRGetic Romancer last weekend – I really like this one, three guys who would never have met each other if it wasn’t for Hard NRG. Android’s on his way back to South Africa now, I think – but we managed to meet up a few times in the end, and he’s a top man. Wonder when/where the next time will be..?

Also, I was listening to the low-quality version of Voices of Babylon again last night (after saying it was my tune of last year), and I was sitting here literally shaking my head with admiration/disbelief – it’s an absolutely incredible tune. I’m almost literally praying for a release before too long…

Anyway, the Top Ten:

1. Trevor Jones – Last of the Mohicans Title (Alek Szahala remix)
2. DJ B.R.K – I Kissed a Girl
3. A+D+A+M Lab 4 – Psychopath (Proteus remix)
4. Epyx & Cyrez – Distant Illusions
5. Android Lime – Robot Noize (DJ X Lab 4 remix)
6. Betwixt & Between – Matter of Fact
7. Alabaster – Headless
8. Betwixt & Between – Tankobu Hesotarou no Hourou
9. Alabaster – Power Conduit
10. Grimsoul – After Quality

Right, time for another Top Ten before I get going on some new recorded mixes (one will hopefully be appearing this month…). The photo was taken during the dance performance at Hell’s Gate last weekend, and if you can manage to look past the dancers themselves you might spot Zio up in the DJ booth.

1. Epyx & Cyrez – Distant Illusions
2. Betwixt & Between – Matter of Fact
3. Substanced vs Grimsoul – Harder Than U Think
4. Sam One vs Horzi – Fear of Reality
5. Shanty vs Epyx & Cyrez – Frozen Abyss (Full Circle DJs remix)
6. Hase – Disintegration
7. The Acolyte – Neurotoxin
8. Carbon Based & DJ Rx – Titor’s Quantum Theory
9. Proteus, Ephexis, Ting – Angel of Hell
10. Orkidea – Unity (Tyranoid/Strongstream remix)

By the way, I was listening to Clanger’s Seadog the other day, and realised that it’s the Way Out West remix that should be in my all-time Top Ten. An absolute 100% classic, it is.

About time I posted up another Top Ten, I think – there have been too many good tunes lately not to.

1. Epyx & Cyrez vs Fea – Untitled (Cyrez Hell’s Gate edit)
2. Substanced & Grimsoul – Harder Than U Think
3. Carbon Based & DJ Rx – Titor’s Quantum Theory
4. Nomic – Extinguish
5. Nightforce – Raindrops
6. Proteus, Ephexis, Ting – Angel of Hell
7. Sam One vs Substanced – Misery
8. Epyx & Cyrez – Polyhedra 08
9. Betwixt & Between – The Moon From Below
10. DJ Rx – Code of Silence (Epyx & Cyrez remix)

I’ve heard some very nice tunes this month – I’m getting a few ideas for the style of the next mix, that’s for sure.

1. DJ Rx – Lacrima (bootleg)
2. Guld – Requiem
3. Hase – Galatea (unreleased version)
4. DJ Technorch – Table Talk Music
5. Nomic – The Dead Angel
6. Osmo – 2023 (Tyranoid vs Michael Strongstream remix)
7. Adam Lab 4 – Boot Licker
8. Betwixt & Between – Self Extortion
9. Alek Szahala – Alanamra (Arkitech’s Product of Finland remix)
10. Trevor Jones – The Last of the Mohicans Title (Alek Szahala remix)

Apologies for the extended absence (if anyone noticed), I’m now safely ensconced in Tokyo – but not entirely back to internet-using capability yet. While I get myself sorted out, I’m sure you’ll be thrilled (?) to spend all of 30 seconds looking at my Top 10 for last month.

1. Cyrez and Nightforce – Endstille
2. Substanced and Grimsoul – Harder Than U Think
3. Betwixt & Between – Kamsheen
4. Alabaster – Santuario
5. Substanced – Right Now (Sam One remix)
6. Alek Szahala – Voices of Babylon
7. Rank 1 – Airwave (Betwixt & Between remix)
8. Die Braut – Ohne Herz
9. Full Circle DJs – Edge
10. Guld vs Betwixt & Between – Hatral

(By the way, although it’s cherry blossom season here, I’ve cheated with the photo – it was taken 3 years ago in Kagoshima…better than nothing, eh?)

It ‘dawned’ on me during the last couple of months that any kind of Top 10 was going to give away the tracklist for the new mix, which would never do, of course.

So, here’s a combined Top 10 for both January and February. The photo, by the way, should have been used as my Happy 2008-type post, as it’s the first sunrise of the new year, as viewed from Mitake-san (a mountain/large hill west of Tokyo). How lovely, eh?

January/February Top 10

1. Alek Szahala – Voices of Babylon
2. Betwixt & Between – Surendrajit
3. Epyx & Cyrez – Polar Energy
4. Epyx & Cyrez – Subida Del Muerto
5. Rank 1 – Airwave (Betwixt & Between remix)
6. Carbon Based – Psychotherapy
7. DJ Entity feat. Amy – Stargazer
8. Full Circle DJs – Edge
9. Betwixt & Between – 7701 (kenta-v.ez. remix 2k6)
10. Proteus – I See The Things That You Don’t See (Guld remix)

To get things going, here’s an attempt at a (not-necessarily-in-order) all time Top Ten, plus my favourite tracks at the moment.

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