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Resuming my Trance Mission with “The 138 bpm Drop”

Balearic Trance Journey. Drop both your inhibitions and your gear and let the journey start!

If you do not like real (but frenetic at times) bangin’ trance, I strongly suggest you give this one a miss… yet, you will have foregone quite a journey…

Firstly, I have to thank Lars for giving me the inspiration to put this set together. Lars has been supporting this space for quite a while and has always commented (positively or not) when he sees a new upload.

Recently, Lars contacted me when, in between my hiatus and completely uninterested with the current offering of traditional house, I uploaded the 2 Quanta of Solace. Once again he gave me the will-power to revisit that old love of mine, Trance, Progressive House or what I call Trouse.

In the past, I have always chided from high bpm Trance. Anything over 130 and I would either never get there or prefer not to include it in any set. Partly for I felt it was frenetic and partly for I assumed I (and by extension) you were too old for it.

The algorithm I use to choose a playlist in preparation for my sets is programmed by design to nicely keep tracks, keys, bpm and flavours in a tight range. And since I like to start slow to build up, I very rarely get to reach anything over 130 bpm.

There is vast blog space on the Internet dedicated to the question “ Who is afraid of 138 bpm Trance?” There is even a label called “ Who is afraid of 138 bpm?”…. Well, in many ways, I am!

This being said, in order to continue the Trance Mission and be true to the genre, I always knew I would eventually have to get over that fear.. I worked without the algorithm and here we are. Set is 80% over 132 bpm by DESIGN!

Vielen Danke Herr Lars. This one (good or not) is for YOU! Sorry for all the florish but had all those dits and felt like trying them out..

Another reason to resume the mission, was a request I got a few weeks ago to play for Mardi Gras for a LGBTY party in Sydney. The request was flattering, yet due to not being in the right headspace at all and natural performance jitters, I chose not to consider it. I told the promoter that I would send him a demo of what I thought would be the right journey for such an event for the boys.

Well, here it is!

As a general comment, this set is very ornate. In many ways , it is more a case of Xtian trying to take stock of what he can do and tediously learn new tricks than anything else.

But along the way I am putting out there all the new edits and mashups I have been toiling on, which might just be a bit TOO MUCH in one go considering my modicum of talent but it feels so good to have them out there and await your reaction and so good to have them safely saved and backed up on my HD for a future live set!

As an added bonus (for me): after the mashup of Silence and Missing from a few years back, I have now semi-cracked a mashup and counter-mashup of Finally and Silence.. Yippee, I can finally rest. 

Obviously, not every track is fresh and current. For Trance is all about anthems and there are at the most 3 or 4 a year!

I did try my best to include a few I never played before. As I had used a few current great tracks in the two previous Quanta and did not want to repeat myself ad nauseam, I decided to try out all the edits I have been working on in the past and had lost when my library got corrupted. Call it a bulk early release, other would call it premature ej...... but sorry I just had to..

Even more satisfying, almost all tracks are new Xtian Edits of mostly unkown remixes and , for better or for worse, you get the added bonus of a few of mashups I am quite happy with.

Now close your eyes, imagine you bought a ticket for Ibiza, got yourself sorted and you are ready for a genuine balearic Trance journey.. 

DO NOT GET AFRAID WHEN IT GOES TO 138.. It is meant to!

Playlist:

1. 2015 Ibiza Bleeps (Radio Edit) [Xtian Balearic Rush Edit]. Chicane


2. 2011 Offshore (Ferry Tayle Luminosity at Beach Remix) [Xtian Balearic Rush Edit]. Chicane


3. 2011 Ibiza (Intro Mix) [Xtian CDM Edit]. Ray MD


4. 1998 Who Do You Love (Chicane Edit).Jose Padilla ft .Angela John


5. 2014 All The Little Things (Original Mix) [Xtian Otra Vez l'Amor Edit].The Thrillseekers, Sam Mitcham


6. 2009 Kiss Me Here feat. Cristina Soto (Mike Efex Remix). Tritonal, Cristina Soto


7. 2010 Saltwater (InnerSync Remix) [Xtian 4 the Love of Eivissa Edit]. Chicane


8. 2015 Treasure (Johnston Kyau  Albert Remix).Above & Beyond, Zoe Johnston


9. 2016 Silence 2016 (BeatQueche Remix) Xtian Balearic Rush Edit]. Delerium Ft Sarah McLachlan


10. 2014 Silence (Ammu-Nation Trance Mix) [Xtian About U Mashup Edit]. Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan, Samuele Sartini, Amanda Wilson, Kings of Tomorrow


11. 2004 Silence (Above & Beyond's 21st Century Remix). Delerium ft.Sarah McLachlan


12. 2016 Silence 2016 (BeatQueche Remix) [Xtian Balearic Rush Edit Rework]. Delerium ft.Sarah McLachlan


13. 2016 Koori (Edu Remix. Vitodito, Takekawa


14. 2015 Second Chance (Marway Remix) [Xtian Eivissa Mashup Edit]. Blood Groove & Kikis, Kings of Tomorrow, Amanda Wilson


15. 2015 Track to Infinity (Original Mix. DJ Sveta ft. Alexsandra Mell


16. 2016 You’ve Got the Love (DjTrovão Rocha Rework! Anthem Mix 2k16!) [Xtian How Deep Ballsy Mashup Edit]. Mark Knight, Florence And Machine @ hearthis.at, Calvin Harris & Disciples


17. 2011 The Real Thing (Club Mix). Jerry Ropero, Ross Paterson, Kash


18. 2016 Pasilda (Original Mix).Helena Legend


19. 2012 Finally 2 Me (Frank Caro, Adria Alemany Edit) [Xtian About U Mashup Edit]. Thomas Gold, Kings of Tomorrow, Amanda Wilson, Julie McKnight


20. 2015 Ibiza Strings (Radio Edit) [Xtian Balearic Rush Edit]. Chicane


21. 2009 Poppiholla (Original Club Mix vs. Radio Edit) [Xtian Everyday Mashup Edit].Chicane, Motorcycle, Dajae


22. 2011 We Control The Sunlight (Original Mix vs Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix). Aly & Fila Feat Jwaydan


23. 2011 An Angel’s Love (Vocal Mix) [Xtian Balearic Rush Edit]. Alex M.O.R.P.H., Sylvia Tosun


24. 2004 As The Rush Comes (Gabriel And Dresden Mix) [Xtian Enhanced Choral Canon Edit]. Motorcycle

Highlights:

From 1998, "Who Do You Love" from Jose Padilla, Chicane was a baby and yet was given the honour to remix the Cafe del Mar legend.. great Balearic track, which took me ages to find again..

"Kiss Me Here", old Tritonal fav of mine with a great built up and Christine de Soto amazing vocals.

This year will see a LOT of "Saltwater" remixes as I think it is the 20th anniversary. I can't wait to see what comes as I believe that "Saltwater" is one track that has yet to get THE DEFINITIVE REMIX but in the meantime, I found this 2009 one give this anthem a bit of a kick.

A very recent track from Above and Beyond "Treasure", DO NOT MISS.. Zoe Johnston whose voice you will recognize is just amazing. Great melodic trance.

Then starts a "Silence" extravaganza.. None of those remixes are run of the mill ones, most are bootleg and ALL are my personal private edits and mashups. I obviously have overdone it.  But now I have those files secured and backed up and I am ready to drop them any time.. Starts at 38:00, Mashup Silence/Finally (41:19) to end around 46:16.

"Koori" from Vitodito.. Japanese Trance.. Just because it is japanese..

"Second Chance" from Blood , Grooves and Kikkis.. Do not love the track but I actually think I did a fair job with the "Silence" mashup (starts at around 58:32).

A unknow trance remix of You've Got the Love" got the mashup treatment with "How Deep is Your Love" at !:04:54

Could not have a balearic Trance journey without some latin rhythm and hence brought in a new remix of "Pasilda" from Helena Legend.

Followed by another anthem but a completely new take with Kings of Tomorrow "Finally" in a totally different colour courtesy of Frank Caro and a private Xtian Edit, which I can live with and will use in live sets.. Tracks starts at 1:20:20 mashup at 1:22:02)

Onto a Chicane medley, with a "Poppihola" mashup with Dajae's "Everyday My Life", which almost works.. So close but another one I will drop in live sets.. (Mashup starts at 1:29:40)

Do not miss "An Angel's Love" from Alex M.O.R.P.H. ANTHEM... I had missed this absolute gem from 2011.. When Trance meets Classical I am completely in my element.. LOVE IT!

Finishing with "As the Rush Comes" from Motrocycle, another anthem, but presenting my private edit, true to the original but if I may say maybe even more potent.. (Starts at 1:46:45)

A bientôt

I still have a Quantum to post but might take a little while. 

Xtian

Trance Mission Episode 4 (Still with me?)

The fundamental question is: Are you Still with Me?

Apologies to all but I took a little break..

A few lines to frame the context:

I have had the set on my HD for now 4 months. I actually mixed it the day of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, hence the intro and then I kept it and kept it and .. kept it.

I had received a few pointedly true comments relating to the previous set, which, decent as it was, did contain a few too many poppy tracks. I may ( well I did...) have overdone the Sophie Ellis Bextor segment.. What can I say, I am just a weak old middle-aged straight man.. Not an excuse, just a statement.

Anyhow, I thought I would wait until Trance Mission Episode 4 was the best I could produce. Not inferring it is perfect ny now but the version I am publishing ticks all the boxes, covers all the criteria I had set for myself.

It is not just Trance, but House, Chill, Progressive, Tribal, Deep  and also Trance.. It is what I call Trouse and is the genre I would love the most if it ever existed!

Let’s set the scene. At the start imagine yourself about 30 minutes from sunset, it’s hot, you are on the beach somewhere and are listenning to Tribal beats. From there let the music wave guide you, take control of your body. Feel the beat, feel the wave and let yourselves GO!

The sun will set and it will be time for the party to get on its way. It will start with Trance, Disco, Dance and House anthems culminating in a Trouse fest.. It's a Rave as an early listener mentioned..

Setting the bar high there, let’s see if I have delivered.

Playlist:

1. 2010 Now (Sharam Crazy Remix). King Britt feat Astrid Suryanto


2. 2011 Pressure (Rene Amez Remix). Alex Kenji, Starkillers feat. Nadia Ali


3. 2011 Hide U (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix). Roger Shah, Sian and Kosheen


4. 2014 Sun Goes Down (Pingpong Remix). Robin Schulz


5. 2014 Sun Goes Down (Maniezzl Remix). Robin Schulz


6. 2010 Chase the Moroder (Original Club Mix) [Xtian the Night Edit]. Umek feat Roach Motel


7. 2007 Pjanoo [Xtian Most Precious Edit]. Fremasons feat Blaze


8. 2015 Still With Me (Andi Durrant Mix). Chicane feat Bo Bruce


9. 2015 Still With Me (Anreas van Hoog Modulate Mix). Chicane feat Bo Bruce


10. 2008 Lonely Girl (PROFF Remix). Above & beyond pres. Ocean Lab


11. 2014 Only in a Dream (Chris Bekker Remix) [Xtian Hallelujah Edit]. Paul van Dyk, Jessus, Adham Ashraf feat Tricia Mcteague and Candi Staton


12. 2012 Hallelujah Anyway (Larse Vocal Remix) [Xtian Shifted Up Edit]. Candi Staton, Director’s Cut


13. 2012 One Thousand Sun (Soundprank Remix vs Radio Edit) [Xtian Thousand Finally Mashup]. Chicane & Ferry Corsten feat Julie McKnight


14. 2014 No More I Sleep (DC Rockin Club Mix). Chicane feat. Senadee


15. 2015 38 Weeks (Album Mix) [Xtian Time after Time Lil’ Edit]. Chicane feat Lisa Gerrard feat Julie McKnight


16. 2011 Going Deep (Moogmonkey Rework Mix) [Xtian The First Time Edit]. Chicane feat. Jason Jinx


17. 2011 Going Deep (Original Mix) [Xtian The First Time Edit]. Chicane feat. Jason Jinx


18. 2012 Going Deep (VillaNaranjos Remix) [Xtian The First Time Edit]. Chicane feat. Jason Jinx


19. 2015 Still with Me (Disco Citizens Mix). Chicane feat Bo Bruce.

Highlights:

Absolute gem and a 2015 release is “Still with Me” from the new Chicane album “The Sum of Its Parts”.  Originally the track was released in 2013 by Tritonal, Chicane took it to another level with Bo Bruce as a vocalist..  An absolute gem, classic Chicane, as good as Saltwater and his other massive tunes.. Love it!!

But perhaps because of the Tribal beat and the haunting melody, my absolute fav is “Now” from King Britt.. If you do not like the tune, stop following me because we are from different planets. In many ways it reminds of Ravel’s bolero.. Same structure, same false simplicity, same perfection.

Onto two classics with “Pressure” and “Hide U”.. Two of my “anchor tunes” and I do have a soft spot for Nadia Ali. The y fitted perfectly with the tribal beach vibe I wanted at the start of the set.

“Sun Goes Down” by Robyn Schulz, I heard the tune first on a live set from Chicane in Dubai. Though chilled and repetitive, I wanted to bring everything down looking at the sun going down and the tune fitted perfectly.

Once chilled and quiet down, time to party with a couple of Trance/Disco numbers. Starting with Umek’s very clever take on Moroder’s Chase from Midnight Express and a Freemason’s classic Pjanoo.. Should get everyone on their fit, with a wide smile ready for a BIG night.

Still with Me by Chicane.. Enough said, this is perfection in progressive or Trance or Trance..

Onto someone who first heard the unfinished set called “Rave music”.. Well it kind of is, but I tried rave music with a house twist throughout.

Starting with A&B “Lonely Girl”, I love the female vocalist , she is pitch perfect and the built and keys are what this style is all about.. Classical Music brought to EDM..

With “Only a Dream” we are now in full-on Trance but I thought that I could add a house anthem sample to make it more interesting and bring on what is pure Deep House here-after.. I shifted up the Larse remix of “Hallelujah Anyway” and with pure luck it worked!

“One Thousand Sun” by Chicane and Ferry Corsten , another good friend, Denise , to whom I sent an unpublished file, made the comment that she did not like the tune. As Viv, my wife, had already told me once she did not like it either I thought something had to be done.

The tune fails because the vocal version gets irritating, A very mediocre vocalist or just not the key he should be singing in.. Anyhow I stripped the vocals and lo and behold thought I could try to mash it up with KOT’s Finally… Big work with a half decent result.. But BOY did I have fun!! This is precisely why I do THIS, to sometimes create! Reintroduce a short version of the original vocal stem and went back to “Finally”. Can’t wait to see how this will work out live..

Two Chicane tracks to follow “ No More I Sleep” and “38 Weeks”… I just did not want to shy away from Trance by this stage.. Episode is called Trance Mission after all.. Tried again to mashup KOT’s “Finally” into “38 Weeks” with limited success..

I had been asked by no les than my son, to remix my edit of Chicane’s “Going Deep” [My First Time Edit].. I had lost it when I changed computer and he wanted it as a workable playable file with stems separated. I have had friend’s telling me that once they heard those edits, they always wait for the samples to kick in the original remixes.. This was as good a time as any to do it and save the stems.

Closing the set with the beautiful and uplifting Disco Citizen Mix of “Still with Me” as a reminder that it is the catalyst of the set..

So ARE YOU STILL WITH ME?

It will take a little while for me to return to Trance but there will be an episode 5 and 6 in the semi-near future.

As I mixed 9 sets of pure Deep House when I was on holidays in January, I will wait for this set to settled and upload one Deep one weekly.

A bientôt.

Christian

On a Trance-Mission: Episode 01 (The Ambient Set)

Off to a Journey into Trance..  and if I am not delusional the first port of call is a good one..

Dust off the glow sticks, the furry boots, the neon T-shirts, the lycra leggings, the kandi, the beads necklaces, the multi pocket flarry pants, the lasers and get ready for minor keys!

In the next few weeks, across several uploads, I will attempt to take you back to those memorable days with (mostly) current productions. I am attempting to find a modern. adult, progressive Trance vibe..

I have been burning with the desire to build one of those journeys for a while. It is a slow process and I usually give up! This time, in the next 4 uploads, I have set  myself the challenge to take you there..

I usually stop midway either for lack of good current material or because once the higher bpm region (130 to 140 bpm) are reached, I find that frenzy aspect of Trance possibly too hard to stomach or probably just not something I would know when and how to appreciate.

Yet, as far as EDM is concerned, Trance was my first love and nothing, NOTHING can replace the memories of a great Trance journey.

So here we are... at the onset of the Journey!

Episode One: The Ambient Set

We will be crossing over from Progressive to Ambient, Down-Tempo, Deep, Trance, even some classical and opera.  One common thread to the set: all tracks have a balearic vibe..

Starting very tame but those with keen ears and kindred spirit will regognize that, without a shred of doubt, we are on a trance journey! It will pick up in the next sets!

If you do not dig Trance, this episode will be bearable but as we progress you may want to zone out for a little bit. I will slot a soulful one somewhere to keep you interested !

The only rule I gave myself for this project was to restrict the number of old Trance classics to only 2 per set, to mix them 100% live to have a real journey feel, and finally to allow myself as many edits as I wanted in order to keep my interest fresh until this project is finished.

Playlist:

1. Intro Warp Journey Intro (Space Chor Mix). Alexander Metzger


2. 2014 Believe in You (Original Mix) [Xtian Otraz Vez Edit] . Magic Surfer


3. 2002 Saltwater (Thrillseekers Ambient Mix). Chicane feat. Moya Brennan


4. 2014 Mystic Beach Bridge [Xtian Original Come With Me Re-Edit]. Alexander Metzger


5. 2014 The Velorian Can’t Stop (MS Original Mix vs KOT Can’t Stop ) [Xtian Mash-up) Magic Surfer, KOT feat. Rae and Xtian


6. 2014 Still Here (Original Mix). Envotion


7. 2104 Be Strong (Katrin Souza Remix). 1Touch


8. 2014 Believe in You (Aerobatics One Remix. Magic Surfer


9. 2104 Tusindfryd (Original Mix) [Xtian Power of Music Edit]. Morten Granau


10. 2014 Coeur De La Nuit (Sascha Cawa Dirty Doering vs Extended Remix) [Xtian Canon Deep Down Edit feat Mike Dunn]. Ferdinand Dreyssig & Marvin Hey


11. 2014 Darling (Original Mix) [Xtian Soul of a DJ Edit]. Simone Vitullo feat. Lady Vale, Roland Clark


12. 2014 Fugaz (Original Mix) ) [Xtian Soul of a DJ Edit].Th Moy


13. 2013 Viewpoint (Kevin Vega Remix) [Xtian Pieces Edit feat Flasmob]. Blufeld


14. 2014 Egoiste (Original Mix) [Xtian The Phuture Edit feat Akabu]. Sebastian Weikum, The Vehicle


15. 2009 Poppiholla (5AM Album Mix). Chicane


16. 2014 Beat Organ (Original Mix) [Xtian God is a DJ Edit]. 16 Bit Lolitas


17. 2014 Track to Infinity (Philip Aniskin Mix). DJ Sveta feat. Alexsandra Mell

Highlights:

Another VERY European set! There are great things coming from the States but they tend to  have a bit of mechanical electro for the radio plays.. pity..

(jump direct to "Coeur de la Nuit" at 00:38:19 if you want to hear something VERY special..)

The all important first track: “Believe in You” from Magic Surfer. Loving it so much I actually doubled it throughout the set.. I obviously did not realize it at the time and being live it is too late now to take it off. The artist name is Anton from Lipetsk, Russia. I could listen to the production, the vocals, the vibe all day long..

“The Velorian Can’t Stop” I am VERY VERY VERY happy of this mash-up.. Luck or talent, most probably the former, but it works! The original track is called “The Velorian” from the same Magic Surfer as the intro track. Definitively, someone to follow, here is the link to his SoundCloud page (https://soundcloud.com/magic-surfer-music). (Track starts at 00:12:00 Mash-Upstarts at 00:12:33)

“Still Here” from Envotion, a Dutch trio. Production without compromise, a perfect male vocalist from their progressive sound. A very pleasing and driving track.

"Tusindfryd" .. If it were not for the next track “Coeur de la Nuit” this would be the track of the set.. I love the very subtle guitar and back percussions. I love the ethereal vocals. The well dropped synths. The classical build, which reminds me of J.S. Bach, the flute... I love everything. It is up there with the best of Chicane... I even think my edit is OK!

From the great Dane Morten Granau. Morten , who started in Trance and progressed to Psy-Trance. To paraphrase his Beatport profile, he eventually matured to the joy of adult sounds with Progressive Trance.. His production is intricate, melodic, deep and fully deserves the label of Classic Progressive Trance.

(http://www.beatport.com/artist/morten-granau/100602),

In fact if my current project steers to anything, it is to find that modern but adult progressive Trance sound..

And now for the piece de resistance… GREAT TUNE ALERT !!

“Coeur de la Nuit” from Ferdinand Dreyssig & Marvin Hey.. Once a year do I discover something I rate this highly..

Church Choral music all under a TRIBAL and Trance vibe.. Now, that is interesting!! And very much the sort of track, which drew me to Trance when I became interested in EDM! (Track starts at 00:38:27)

Duo from Berlin, started in Hip-Hop, I cannot wait to discover what else they have produced.

Given the church dimension of the track, my absolute love of Choral music, I tried to edit it like a canon, mashing two different remixes starting at 8 and 4 measures apart and shifting the key to a third and a fifth to create new harmonies.. To sum it up I had fun. Result is so, so but if you miss it, you are missing a great piece of original music! 

“Darling” from Simone Vitullo an innovative modern producer from Italy, check the percussions and the bassline. Would love to have the stems of those! Very soft and classical composition. And one of those voices I could listen to all day..

“Fugaz” from Th Moy.  A great Catalan remixer with a tune I would describe with the following words: smooth purity, depth and grace. Xtian just had to add the ad-lib to what was a perfect tune.. Just can’t help it..

Another track build J.S.  Bach's fugue like with contrapuntal  themes, shifting keys ever so slowly throughout the track and in the back.. a great classical vocalist, not in your face, just when and where the track needs her.. Brilliant! the last time I checked the set I counted 7 different percussions in the track.. Respect!

“Egoiste” from Sebastian Weikum & The Vehicle. Polish, supported by AVB, A&B and PVD :0! Mixing Trance and Progressive, on point for the vibe I am aiming for. I sang along to that one and hope you will as well. Same classical vibe as Fugaz..

“Beat Organ” from the Dutch duo 16 Bit Lolitas. I have been using a lot of their music lately.. Very talented! Five chords that's all it took them to write a great tune! I so could dance to a track like that.. My type of groove for the ones who know what gets me going..

Finally to close the set, “Track to Infinity” from DJ Sveta feat. Alexsandra Mell. Do NOT miss!

Currently the best female DJ in Russia, where, incidentally, a lot of good Progressive Trance is coming from. Classic trance build but very subtle production avoiding the traps of the genre and consequently serving what Trance can uniquely give: Transcendence.

Loving this one.. Female Trance/Prog such as the Swiss Tatjana, Sveta and to a certain extend Maya Janes Coles are my favourites..

I am not mentioning the Chicane tracks, you know them well. They are only included as a tribute to the genre and to Nick Bracegirdle and to make sure that some older listeners make the effort to stream the whole set and rcognize something.

I hope you enjoy this episode! By the length of the blog part, you can guess I am pretty taken with it.. I spent a lot of time in post-production, making sure there was anything obvious which could be corrected. One of the very few uploadds I know I will listen to with pleasure again. You are even getting a 320 kps of this one.. Sorry for the size but those tracks are simply too good to be compressed to the max..

The next one is almost ready. Slowly but surely the tempo is going up..

A bientôt

Xtian

P.S.: The ratio of good tunes to bad tunes in Trance is about 1 to 100! I am not exaggerating. Please bear a thought for what I have had to endure.. Hence the fact that I will finish this project for it will take a monstruous effort before I muster the courage to go through this hell again!

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1 Fred Falke - 909 PM At The Beach

2 Kaskade & Deadmau5 - Move For Me (Extended Remix)

3 Chicane - Spirit

4 Cary Brothers - Ride (extended mix)

5 Armin Van Buuren feat. Audrey Gallagher - Hold On To Me

6 Michael Buble - Everything (Hommer rmx)

7 Bassmonkeys & Etherfox - Another Valentine (original mix)

8 Carlo Dall'Anese & Fabio Castro - Monday (Diego Logic remix)

9 Lorraine - Saved (Mhc remix)

10 Leonid Rudenko feat. Vicky Fee - The Real Life

11 Luke Chable - Skyline Road (Zodiac edit)

12 Jody Wisternoff - Cold Drink Hot Girl (that other mix)

13 Mango - Friday Coffee (Paul Keeley remix)

14 Bamboo Forest - Breath

15 Jody Wisternoff - Starstrings (instrumental mix)

TRACKLIST

1. chicane ft blandine- where do i start  0-3:46
 

2. katy perry- teenage dream (digital self rmx)  3:46-8:55
 

3. flash brothers ft epiphony- more than you know (ram rmx)  8:55-14:35

4. ben preston ft susie- this feeling inside (robert burian rmx) 14:35-20:11

5. paul oakenfold ft matt goss- firefly (kenneth thomas rmx)  20:11-25:40

6. filo and peri ft audrey gallagher- this night  25:40-31:44

7. susana ft tenishia- the other side (tenishia other rmx)  31:44-38:15

8. michael badal- exile  38:15-43:32

9. pedro del mar ft ridgewalkers- tears of the dragon (mike foyle rmx)  43:32- 50:08

10. nadia ali- triangle ( myon and shane 54 classic rmx) {dj bigdirty tune of the month}  50:08-56:14

11. hybrid ft charlotte james- disappear here (andy moor rmx)  56:14-62:15

12. 4 strings ft ellie lawson- safe from harm  62:15-67:08

13. anton firtich ft betsie larkin- out of the storm  67:08-72:02

14. philippe el sisi ft sue mclaren- the last hope 72:02-end

NCM is 2 years old this month!!!  Lets celebrate- but no smoking allowed.  The Habit may sound a little bipolar to ya.  From one extreme to the other.  Thats because I’m breaking the habit.  I quit smoking and was a little on edge for this one.  Funny as you look at the titles and it talks about Fireflies, dragons, Where Do I start, this feeling inside, safe from harm, the other side and fittingly the last hope.  Whats a guy to do?  First off, dont pick on me because I included Katy Perry in the mix.  Just give this remix a try and notice the difference.  Loving that tune.  Tune of the month, Triangle has a great feel about it.  Love the lyrics and when it breaks down its what i love about Nadia.  Audrey Gallagher on This Night is a great song.  She screams her little irish heart out.  I had problems picking between the original or Max Graham remix.  Cant loose either way, but the original had more vocals on it.  Safe From Harm is a pleaser along with Tears From the Dragon, although including that title in the mix makes me feel as though I’m looking at tracks from Sesame Street.  The final track The Last Hope is a bomb track-  trance gone techno.  been waiting a few months for that track.  The only instrumental on here is my work out track of the month.  Exile will make ya feel like you are climbing.  Put it at 41:50 and see what I mean.  Hope ya enjoy The Habit- this honestly was a tough mix.  Picture me chewing on a straw and breathing in deep for the next month or two. 

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Another month passes another episode of night club musical. I am loving the new Activa album so much that I had to put 2 tracks on here. One of them is my tune of the month with Cat Martin. You will find your butt shaking for this one, the beat is off the wall. I also included Mike Shivers beautiful dance track with Colleen Riley that that will get you going too. The Super 8 and Tab track is the only non vocal track here and let me tell ya it gets dirty and tight as hell. You will have your hands reaching for the stars and you will find yourself wetter when all is said and done. Aruna is here again with a nasty groove with Cosmic Gate. I also love the new Matt Darey track which could have been easily the track of the month during a different month. Olivia Martyn makes her proper debut on the NCM with a nice track also. Lange and Sarah Howells keep you bumping and Chicane just straight up stole the Gary Neuman track from the 80s. I started the NCM with a track all can sing along to. It seems to be all the rage the past couple of months and something I can appreciate, but not everyone has heard it done this way and I finished off with a classic from 2001 again by the Thrillseekers. It reminds me of the biggest gig I ever did in Cambridge in 2003 as my final tune. Hope ya enjoy it. As always listen to this loud. Happy Halloween! Just right click where it says download this mix and save wherever. For mixes prior to Oct 2008 go to www.mixdepot.net/djbigdirty and download til your finger breaks or for comments, requests email me at djbigdirty@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/djbigdirty

Tracklist

1. kings of leon- use somebody (benja styles rmx) 0-3:26
2. pete griffiths ft neve- speak the secret 3:26-8:33
3. activa ft julie harrington- can you feel it 8:33-12:42
4. ridgewalkers ft el- find (russell g rmx) 12:42-18:35
5. mike shiver ft colleen riley- on the surface (alex morph rmx) 18:35-24:12
6. matt darey pres urban astronauts- see the sun (aurosonic rmx) 24:12-30:02
7. chicane ft tash andrews- hiding all the stars 30:02-35:46
8. activa ft cat martin- they never change {dj bigdirty tune of the month} 35:46-41:35
9. roger shah and tenishia ft lorilee- i’m not god (tenishia rmx) 41:35-47:30
10. cosmic gate ft aruna- under your spell (myon and shane 54 monster mix) 47:30-53:24
11. andy tau and touch enable ft olivia martyn- over you (deepwide rmx) 53:24-59:00
12. super 8 & tab- irufushi {even dirtier tune of the month} 59:00-64:39
13. lange ft sarah howells- let it all out 64:39-71:11
14. thrillseekers ft sheryl deane- synaethesia (fly away) {bigdirty classic} 71:11-end

If you dont listen to this whole mix at least put it at the 54:29 spot, track 11, I’m Alive 2008. This is definitely my pick as dance track of the year. Shakeh Vanessi found me on myspace and has since become a favorite of mine. Listen for yourself. Meanwhile I was watching Cold Case and heard a favorite of mine from the 80s from Duran Duran which inspired the lead off track. After that I have harder beats than what I usually offer. All vocal tracks except for 2. This actually gets better the further in. Special thanks to Lesley Lafferty who has become the voice of night club musical. Now here are some tips when using fake i.d, though some may be obvious. 1. Use an in-state license, 2. Dont use one for age 21 exactly, 3. Make sure you look better in person than on the i.d, 4. NEVER cross races… duh, 5. Look the door guy directly in the eyes with head tilted, and finally 6. If there is any suspicion from the door dude, just walk away even if you don’t have the i.d in your hand, you can always get out of it later than right there on the spot. You dont want to be like O.J. do ya? You can always work on another one later. When you get in act like you’ve been here before. Don’t act a damn fool. Just ask the shot girl from an un-named club in Boston.  Go to www.mixdepot.net/djbigdirty to see the rest of my mixes or www.myspace.com/djbigdirty

TRACKLIST

1. pure orange- save a prayer (vocal mix) 0-5:33
2. damien s and love spirals ft anji bee- this truth (juno synclair vs craig bailey rmx) 5:33-11:34
3. chicane ft natasha bedingfield- bruised water (michael woods rmx) 11:34-18:36
4. danny dove and eddie kid ft julie thompson- could you be (francesco diaz and young rebels rmx) 18:36-22:59
5. antoine clamaran and tristan- cancun paradise 22:59-28:55
6. jj flores and steve smooth ft colette- stay 28:55-32:52
7. seth vogt ft goldilox- on your own (d-lerium and faze rmx) 32:52-37:39
8. ferry corsten ft betsie larkin- feel you 37:39-42:39
9. santerna and shifted reality- lighting the cross 42:39-48:43
10. andrelli and blue ft hila- transparent (tritonals air up there rmx) 48:43-54:29
11. dj rem ft shakeh vanessi- im alive 2008 54:29-60:13
12. xgenic- prometeus (ilya soloviev and poshout pres crystal design rmx) 60:13-66:07
13. coastline ft madeline- alone with you (bissen rmx) 66:07-73:10
14. ferry corsten ft betsie larkin- made of love 73:10-end