Mixes

Aryx – Birthday Mix (2011) Freeformaniacs Show

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 29, 2011
Posted in: Australia, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 5 comments

Aryx – Birthday mix (2011) Freeformaniacs show by Aryx

Anyone reading TYFTH will probably have checked out this certified must-listen set already, but here’s a belated post for those who don’t know. After Aryx’s fantastic Chaldea and Aurora, the question was always going to be whether he could possibly match them and keep his inspiration up…

Well the answer’s a big yes – the first half of his Freeformaniacs set is mind-blowingly good, and there’s no doubt that Aryx is now right at the top of the trancy freeform tree, alongside Alek/Paocala. He’s still (understandably) got some work ahead to match Alek’s all-round quality, but the standard here is already amazingly high – among the wonderful new material are little glimmers here and there of the emotional, deeper freeform that we so rarely hear these days, and that’s what makes the set so exciting.

The rest of the set is a nice combination of older tracks, though the more UK freeform-sounding melodies of Transmission can’t quite live with the rest of the quality on show, it might have been nicer to hear something a bit more aggressive/melancholy before Inexistenz.

Anyway, massive congratulations (and Happy Birthday) to Aryx – hopefully this set will get the recognition it deserves!

10 Years of FINRG, 3rd March 2012

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 16, 2011
Posted in: Events, Finnish, Mixes. 10 comments

Early warning, but this is one event that just might be worth selling a limb to get to. Hard to believe, but next year will mark the 10th anniversary of FINRG as a label/organisation, and happily (after the recent fairly quiet spell) there’s something huge under preparation as we speak. DJ Rx will be appearing on DJ Orion’s Finnish radio show this Friday (from 10pm Finnish time?), where he’ll be playing a set and announcing the full lineup for the anniversary event.

raqhow – All of Kreatrix Evilution

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 16, 2011
Posted in: Canadian, Finnish, Japanese, Mixes. 3 comments

[111113] raq’s mix11 “All_of_Kreatrix_Evilution “ by raqhow

Japanese scene regular raqhow is back again with another mix, this time a Kreatrix-only set full of real classics. I haven’t heard a few of these for a long, long time, but they all have that much-missed Kreatrix atmosphere. Once again, the mixing’s fine, and the opening connection between Unleashed and Deep Vibrations is one of the nicest I’ve heard for a while. raqhow’s definitely making progress with his sets, this is another that’s well worth a listen.

  1. Twisted Freq – Unleashed
  2. Anon – Deep Vibrations
  3. Twisted Freq – Dragon Form
  4. Nightforce – Estrogen (feat Twisted Freq)
  5. Horzi – Infernal Psycho
  6. Micken – The Channeler
  7. Substanced – Acid world (Twisted Freq’s party remix)
  8. Twisted Freq – Innocence

Pearsall – Rampage Turbo 8

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 10, 2011
Posted in: Mixes, UK. 67 comments

I’ve finally had a chance to check out Pearsall’s newest mix, and it’s an absolute must-listen for anyone interested in the roots of freeform. Concentrating on the earliest of early tracks from the late 90s/early 2000s, the tunes from this era have a really nice feel, replacing the happy melodies of the mid-90s with trance/NRG-style acid and hoovers. Pre-internet and trapped in darkest Wales, I still managed to hear a few of the tunes in this set via pirated event mixtapes and the occasional trancecore set on Radio Cymru…the majority are new to me though, which made it a another fantastically educational listen.

Pearsall has done some fine work on the set itself, structuring it brilliantly, while the mixing is of course top class. Once again he has gone beyond the call of duty in his original post, taking the time to write a genuinely interesting summary/history of each and every track.

The tracklist is down below, but check the post on Sonicrampage for the download link.

01. Miss Nic & DJ Swoon – Der Sturm (GBT)
02. M-Zone – Into The Future (Jon The Dentist Future Mayhem) (Boscaland)
03. Lab 4 – Psychoactivated (Trebleate)
04. Tripswitch – Ram Raider (GBT)
05. Citadel Of Kaos – Aux 5 (xy2)
06. Eruption – Let The Music (Bang The Future Remix) (United Dance)
07. AG Systems – Active Tekno (Stompin Choonz)
08. Teknotyx – Time Becomes A Loop (Acid Test)
09. DJ Energy – Raver’s Revenge (Nu Energy)
10. Bang The Future – A Tardis To Brooklyn (GBT)
11. Brisk & Trixxy – Back To The Top (JAL Platinum)
12. Simon Apex – Time For The Sale (No Trix)
13. G.S.I. – Twister (Krafty)
14. Apollo & Burst – Drop That Beat (Space Race)
15. Distressed Frequencies – Victimised (Nu Energy)
16. DSU – The Dawn (Digital Beats)
17. Energy & DNA – The Bastard (Remix Records)
18. Marc Smith – Encounters (Nu Energy)
19. Trixxy – Here To Invade (Bonkers)
20. Sharkey – Hard Life (React)

SunCore – Hard NRG Wandering

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 8, 2011
Posted in: Finnish, Mixes. 11 comments

SunCore – HardNRG wandering by suncore_music

I’ve been meaning to mention this set for a while now – SunCore hails from Russia, and looks to be another up-and-coming DJ with an excellent sense of how to arrange a set. Get past the ferocious bpm of the brutally pitched up Icy Clouds and this is an excellent half-hour of twisted/melancholy freeform. While the mixes might not always be the cleanest, there’s some really excellent stuff going on with the selection, suggesting that SunCore definitely knows his stuff. Hopefully we’ll hear more from him in the future, but for now this (non-downloadable, sadly) set is absolutely worth a listen.

Thank You For The Horse Live, 6th November @23:00 (JST)

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 5, 2011
Posted in: Events, Japanese, Mixes. 4 comments

Thanks to early morning starts on Monday I haven’t been able to do a ustream set for a while, but as I’m off next week I think I’ll take the chance to play a few tunes tomorrow. I’ve got some new stuff to play, and will be rummaging through the Hybridize back catalogue for some tunes I haven’t used for a while.

It definitely won’t be playable tomorrow, but I finally had a bit of inspiration lately and have been working on a new tune. I don’t have much time for music these days, but as I’ve got at least one gig next month it’d be nice to have something new to play…

edit: Why do I ever promise anything? After checking the new tunes, it seems like I’ve got 6 or 7 Hard NRG promos here, so rather than Hybridize I’ll be using some/all of those tonight. Just time to make a restorative cup of tea, then I’ll be setting up…

Betwixt & Between – Tokyo CASE tracklist

Posted by PlasmaDancer on November 5, 2011
Posted in: Events, Japanese, Mixes. 4 comments

Betwixt & Between has just added the tracklist for his Tokyo CASE Live PA to the TOTAL DISCOMMUNICATION site. No download link at the moment, but as he mentiones in the original post he’s open to sending it to anyone interested. I heard bits and pieces of the set at the event last weekend, but sadly missed out on a lot of the newer/more unusual tracks.

01. Betwixt & Between – Out of Blue
02. Betwixt & Between – Tankobu Hesotarou no Hourou
03. Vice Tek Heavy Industry – 3m3sis3
04. Betwixt & Between – Ultraworld 6
05. Betwixt & Between – Point of No return
06. Betwixt & Between – So Sweet Bitter Days
07. Betwixt & Between – Zusammengehorigkeit
08. Rank 1 – Airwave (BTW bootleg remix)
09. Betwixt & Between – Tout est Bien (Sein zum Tode)
10. Betwixt & Between – Hydra (long edit)
11. Betwixt & Between – Nothing Compares 2 U

raqhow – experience! vol.2

Posted by PlasmaDancer on October 17, 2011
Posted in: Events, Japanese, Mixes. 2 comments

experience! vol2 pastmix by raqhow

A week or so ago was the second installment of experience!, a new hardcore event organised by freeform DJ, NRGetic Romancer regular and long-time Horser, raqhow/らくほー. Sadly I wasn’t able to make it along and show some support, so the least I can do is give his recorded set some space on TYFTH. Fans of the melodic side of Finnish freeform and classic filtered synths will be right at home here, and there’s a nice combination of new releases and some oldies I haven’t heard for quite some time.

Some of the connections could have been smoother, but for a live recording it’s absolutely fine, and the actual set construction is very nice. Congratulations to raqhow on what sounds like a succesful event – the number of freeform DJs in Tokyo has dropped dramatically this year, so it’s great to see a new arrival supporting our sound.

BEEZEE – Freeformaniacs 5

Posted by PlasmaDancer on October 2, 2011
Posted in: Australia, Canadian, Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 4 comments

Another mix to enjoy today, this time from fellow Horser and Freeformaniacs crew member BEEZEE. We’d been warned to expect some darker tunes, and our man definitely doesn’t disappoint, with the kind of consistently nasty/twisted atmosphere that would cause chaos on dancefloors here. After BEEZEE’s excellent past mixes it’s no surprise that the mixing is really top class (that Moonshine>Godd connection is very special), and it’s also interesting to see the tracklist similarities between this and Dyzphazia’s Munted set (previous post). Congratulations to Amini for having Eupraxia played in both!

Once again then, another must listen – download the whole set (with the one like Stray on mic duty) via the Freeform Forum thread.

1. Digital Anarchy vs Skampy + Mayhem – Illusions of Sound (Horzi +Meke remix)
2. Epyx + Cyrez – Moonshine
3. Marco V – Godd (Tyranoid + Strongstream bootleg)
4. Substanced – Freeform Mercury
5. Alek Szahala – Adagio for Strings
6. Endemic + Solution – Outbreak (rx remix)
7. Substanced – Lost Temple II
8. Epyx + Cyrez – Andromeda
9. Twisted Freq – Dirtier World
10. Amini – Eupraxia
11. Epyx + Cyrez – Kanashibari
12. Rank 1 – Airwave (Betwixt + Between bootleg)