Mixes

BEEZEE – Cerberus

Posted by PlasmaDancer on May 26, 2011
Posted in: Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 7 comments

BEEZEE – CERBERUS by BEEZEE

Following up Substanced’s set, here’s BEEZEE with another belter of a mix. This one has a really good improvised-in-a-good-way feel to it, with a slightly tougher edge and some interesting newer selections – thanks to the man himself for including Aerobiosis and Leadbeater, and it’s great to hear Hybridize classics like Blind Faith and Polyhedra again. I couldn’t help thinking what a missed opportunity Deep Space was…that’s a really well done breakdown, it’s a shame that the rest of the tune doesn’t really match up to it. A Finnish remix could be something special…

Anyway, this is another recommended old/new set – support a Horser and get on the download ASAP.

1. SYNTHWULF – ANALOG RUSH
2. LOST SOUL – THE ANSWER
3. ALCHEMIST – AEROBIOSIS
4. SUBSTANCED – DREAM OF YOU
5. ENDEMIC + SOLUTION – OUTBREAK (RX MIX)
6. ALCHEMIST + JMX – LEADBEATER
7. LOST SOUL FEAT. DARK ANGEL – DEEP SPACE
8. MOZZ + THUMPA – TECHNO CONTROL
9. DOUGLAS FEAT. RHONA – FM220
10. HORZI – BLIND FAITH
11. BETWIXT + BETWEEN – INEXISTENZ
12. EPYX + CYREZ – POLYHEDRA 08

Substanced – Obsessed

Posted by PlasmaDancer on May 25, 2011
Posted in: Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 8 comments

I gave this set a listen a few days ago, and as you’d expect from Substanced, it’s another nice collection of uplifting/melodic freeform. As usual with these UK-style sets there are a few tunes I’m not too familiar with (as well as some real classics), but it’s all tied together with some new Finnish tunes, including Substanced’s recent Aphrodite and Shadows of Tomorrow. Invitation is also here, and isn’t it amazing how it still seems on another level to most other stuff, quality-wise? A set well worth a download, then – hit kuuntele over on the Klubitus page.

  1. Transcend – So Obsessed
  2. Nick 235 – Fundamental Darkness
  3. Substanced – Aphrodite
  4. A.B – Outburst
  5. Nish – Sagittarius (Kors K Remix)
  6. Douglas – FM-200
  7. Eufeion – Megaman Blast
  8. Substanced – Shadows of Tomorrow
  9. Kevin Energy & Dj Rx – Translate Replicate
  10. Sc@r – Defiance
  11. Lost Soul ft. Dark Angel – Sacrifice
  12. Alek Szahala – Invitation
  13. Kevin Energy – Veti Levu

April Top 10

Posted by PlasmaDancer on April 29, 2011
Posted in: Drum & Bass, Mixes, Top Tens. 4 comments

With a nasty week out of the way, it’s back to posting…sorry things have been a bit quiet for a couple of days. As well as BEEZEE’s Lab 4 set, I’ve been keeping myself sane with an excellent 1991-1993 Moving Shadow-only mix from the ever-reliable Wozowski. I was very lucky to be getting into hardcore just around this time, when DJs were still playing (heavy on the voice sample) oldskool alongside early jungle, so there are plenty of fond memories here. Listen out especially for a proper mix between two of my all time favourites, Thru the Vibe and the wonderful Moving Shadow release of Cold Fresh Air (up above).

Anyway, I’d say it’s time for a Top Ten:

  1. Alek Szahala – Starcrossed
  2. Lab 4 – Concept of Love (Guld remix)
  3. Epyx & Cyrez- Risk Addiction (Substanced remix)
  4. Epyx & Cyrez meets Heathen – All of Us
  5. Alek Szahala – Vertigo
  6. Betwixt & Between – Tankobu Hesotarou no Hourou (Proteus remix)
  7. Alek Szahala – Ziggurat
  8. Alchemiist – Parasite
  9. Horzi – Human Hater
  10. Epyx & Cyrez – Don’t Take My Soul

BEEZEE – Lab 4 Tribute Hour

Posted by PlasmaDancer on April 26, 2011
Posted in: Mixes, UK. 13 comments

BEEZEE – LAB 4 TRIBUTE HOUR by BEEZEE

A busy few days have kept me away from music, but my usual Tokyo-Yokohama train ride finally gave me a chance to check out BEEZEE’s new set. It’s a run through of most of Lab 4’s classic tracks, getting all the way up to 170bpm by the end. There might not be anything new to you here, but that’s to be expected in a tribute set – well done to BEEZEE on some quality selection and mixing. If you haven’t listened to Lab 4 for a while this’ll definitely do the business.

1. None of us are saints (intro)
2. Groove overdrive (Turbo Charge 2005 mix)
3. Gangstah
4. Requiem (Metatron hard mix)
5. Nue messiah
6. Candyman
7. Uprising
8. Contact London
9. 4 those about 2
10. Perfect Drug
11. Reformation II

Alek Szahala live @Mayhem Respawn / Site update

Posted by PlasmaDancer on April 11, 2011
Posted in: Events, Finnish, Mixes, Releases. 15 comments

Alek Szahala has just made a big update to his homepage, with a very nice redesign and some quality new additions. Most obvious is the recent Mayhem set from Australia – no tracklist/other info yet, as I’m just about to give it a listen while out and about for the afternoon.

edit: It’s easy to hear the effort that went into this one – it’s undoubtedly one of Alek’s best sets for a long time. Unlike some Live PAs, it flows really well, and there are so many edits in here that its an essential listen from start to finish.

Listen out especially for the stupendous new version of Ascend to the Stars that does exactly what I was hoping from the original (double edit: Ascend to the Stars was cut after the intro, so it’s actually a mystery second tune), a great version of Vertigo and a final tune that brings back ‘Thank you for the horse’! Well done to Alek, here’s the best I can do with the tracklist so far here’s his official tracklist:

01. Alek Szahala – Ascend to the Stars
02. Alek Szahala – Ziggurat (unfinished)
03. Alek Szahala – Astraia
04. Alek Szahala – Vertigo (unfinished)
05. Alek Szahala – Deimos
06. Alek Szahala – Maruuk
07. Alek Szahala – Voices of Babylon
08. Alek Szahala – Dryad Machine
09. Alek Szahala – Aurinko 2009
10. Alek Szahala – Iron Squid
11. Alek Szahala – Starcrossed (unfinished)
12. Mark Seibert – Erana’s Peace (Alek Szahala remix)
13. Scott Brown – Viroid (Alek Szahala’s made in hotel remix)

The redesign also does a fabulous job of integrating stuff from SoundCloud – I’ve been planning to do something similar with TYFTH when (if..?) my own SC gets sorted out, so that’s all very inspiring. Something else worth mentioning is the listing of Deimos in the upcoming releases for this year, it’s really good to see Alek getting back into the swing of things these days.

DJ Meke – Cyber Raver

Posted by PlasmaDancer on March 8, 2011
Posted in: Drum & Bass, Finnish, Mixes. 2 comments

 

One of the great things about the early days of hardcore was the way that DJs used happy/dark tunes in the same set, and here’s a really good effort by Meke to do an up-to-date version of the same thing. A glance at the tracklist will tell you a lot about what’s going on here, but Meke covers a million and one genres in 70 minutes or so, from industrial to uplifting hardcore, via twisty-synth freeform and drum and bass. The sheer variety means that you might come across sections that aren’t to your taste – but it’s always interesting to hear a set doing something a bit different with freeform tunes, and it might give the other DJs out there a few new ideas.

00. Cyber Raver Intro (Horzi & Meke)
01. Tactical Sekt – Devil’s Work
02. Siva Six – Line In…Line Down
03. Twisted Freq – Horsehead
04. Euphony & TST – Release The Pressure
05. PCX & DRK SOL – Slammin Da Funk
06. Fretman & Alek F – Fire
07. Smartyz – Beat Me
08. Ultraviolence – Diamonds
09. Phosphor – Shakedown
10. Blood Stain Child – Peacemaker
11. Oli G & Jessica – Miasma
12. Arkitech – Dehumanise 2007
13. Horzi vs Meke – Hardcore Minion
14. Synthwulf – Syndrome of Sanctimony
15. Ultraviolence – Separation (CC Mix)

Download here

Destroyed High

Posted by PlasmaDancer on February 18, 2011
Posted in: Events, Finnish, Japanese, Mixes. 7 comments

The first Destroyed High is one day away, so it’s about time for a look at the new event homepage. It’s a bit sparse right now, but there are already some artist profiles (in Japanese), links to the youtube channel and a short sample mix from AT. Sadly the set has a few messy transitions, but the selection gives a good idea of what AT will be playing tomorrow – Hybridize melodic freeform with added Guld-style nastiness.

BEEZEE – Manticore

Posted by PlasmaDancer on February 17, 2011
Posted in: Finnish, Mixes, UK. 2 comments

BEEZEE – MANTICORE by BEEZEE

Another mix from one of the TYFTH crew – this time it’s BEEZEE with an excellent set of melodic freeform. Although it includes both Aryx’s Chaldea and Aurora, the set mostly mixes up the odd bit of melancholy with plenty of UK-style energy. High fives to him for the inclusion of Colombia and Creation, tracks that were ‘released’ here on TYFTH, I bet Substanced and Rob.O.T.T will be pleased to see them getting some use in a set. Speaking of Colombia, the connection from that to Coming Up is so close to being a brilliant mix, it’s easy to see the thinking behind that one. The rest of the set’s technically great too, so this is another one in the ‘highly recommended’ category.

1. ENDEMIC + LOST SOUL – VOICE OF THE ECLIPSE
2. ARYX – CHALDEA
3. ENDEMIC – HURRICANE
4. SUBSTANCED – COLOMBIA
5. AB – COMING UP
6. ROB O.T.T – CREATION
7. NOMAD – LOSE IT
8. NOMIC – BLACK LOTUS
9. EPHEXIS – EXPLODER
10. LOST SOUL – MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
11. ARYX – AURORA

Substanced – The Free of Form Guest Mix 2011

Posted by PlasmaDancer on February 11, 2011
Posted in: Drum & Bass, Finnish, Japanese, Mixes, UK. 3 comments

Substanced – The Free of Form Guest Mix 2011 by FINRG Recordings

I’ve been under the weather for a couple of days, and nearly missed Substanced’s guest appearance on the Free of Form show. Lucky I didn’t though, as this one’s a top-notch set with a good mix of melodies and harder stuff. Standouts among the newer tracks might include Substanced’s Aurora remix, Horzi’s excellent rework of Unique Mind and the Bad Girl bootleg, while there are plenty of other quality selections like Rachel’s Song and Point of No Return. Substanced also deserves kudos for the high bpm right from the very start, at a time when a lot of tunes/sets seem to be getting slower.

  1. Substanced – Antidote
  2. Technikal & Kim Ayres – Bad Girl (Substanced bootleg remix)
  3. Betwixt & Between – Point of No Return
  4. Alek Szahala – Sunray
  5. Aryx – Aurora (Substanced unfinished remix)
  6. Nightforce – You Are (Not) Alone
  7. Substanced – Evolution
  8. Heliakon vs Ephexis – Iliad (SynthWulf remix)
  9. Vangelis – Rachel’s Song (Grimsoul remix)
  10. Substanced & JNKS – Seismic Activity (Version 2)
  11. Pain on Creation- Lush (Fatal Error edit)
  12. Dye In Sound – Kill You Slowly
  13. Nomic – Unique Mind (Horzi remix)

Thank You For The Horse Recorded

Posted by PlasmaDancer on February 9, 2011
Posted in: Finnish, Japanese, Mixes. 4 comments

So, here we go then – apart from a couple of sound glitches near the start, the first real attempt at recording a Ustream show miraculously went fairly well. The set itself was a bit of an experiment to see if I could get from dark psy to freeform, and I’m very happy with the sequence in the second half. I’ve already used Hesotarou Tankobu in a recorded set though, so a few of these connections might be live-event only in the future. Massive thanks to BerN by the way, for keeping me company through the recording.

  1. Noise Gust – Zone
  2. Suge – Dalursa
  3. Suge – Terrible Oneness
  4. Alek Szahala – Icy Clouds
  5. Betwixt & Between – Stairway to Solstice
  6. Betwixt & Between – たんこぶへそ太郎の放浪
  7. Alchemiist & J-Mx – Leadbeater
  8. Alabaster – The Clairvoyance (Distortion Girl)
  9. Pain on Creation – Thru 2 Secrets