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DS136: Lydian

As most of you know, I love a good harmonic mix and I reckon this week delivers again. Some transitions are more harmonically compatible than others but all keys used are related in some way through my use of time stretching to manipulate pitch separately to tempo in real time. Slightly less harmonic transitions are acceptable and indeed desirable, contributing to tension if used in the right places and sparingly. To relate and mix tracks tracks live using software it is really useful to have confidence in the key of each of your tracks prior to mixing with them. To help get this confidence, you can play along with the melody on a software MIDI keyboard mimicking it. Tracks that I have taken the time to do this in or that I have tried and tested in the mix frequently get an * in their comments tag. If I see one of those I get a boost and know exactly how it will sound in the mix, saving audition time during the live show. Some really good software to get you started keying your tu...

DS135: Corkscrew

Mijatoho - Jaz Gal - Jerona Simon V, Telmo A - The Rhythm Track - Santorin J. Majik, Wickaman - Crazy World (Brookes Brothers Remix) - Breakbeat Kaos Danny Byrd - Gold Rush feat. Brookers Brothers - Hospital Blame, The Pedge - Avalon - Hospital K-Tee - Hypnotize Me - Shogun Audio Big Bud - Children Of Jah (DJ Motive Remix) - Soundtrax Benjie, Direct Feed - Komm (Gregor Tresher Remix) - Relentless Audio Kali - Tokyo (BCee, Lomax Remix) - Outta London Sonic - Dreamscape - Bingo Beats Total Science - Badger Eyes - Hospital Spy, Mosus - Mercury Tears - Product Syncopix vs. M.Sauer - X-Cellence - Spearhead Nu:Tone - Heaven Sent (Alternative mix) - Hospital Sol.ID, Cybass - Soul Reaction - Unsigned Saburuko - Brooklyn Summer (Morphy Remix) - Horizons Blake Reary - Nowhere Near (Advisory Remix) - Binary Soul

DS134: Rigmorale

I am a bit busy today but will update this post with a playlist as soon as I get time in the week so make sure you check back. In the meantime, enjoy the mixing and please feel free to post me up some questions or comments (if you have any!) Playlist update: Random Movement - Lesson & Aftermath - Deepkut Zero T - Threads feat. Alix Perez - CIA Autumn - Cut Away - Celsius Donnie Dubson - Static Energy - Have A Break Brother - Little Child - Sonorous Bachelors Of Science - Strings Track (Apex Remix) - Horizons Electrosoul System - No One Knows - Subtitles Logistics - Waiting Line - Hospital Redeyes - Turn Around - Deepkut dRamatic - A Long Way - Unsigned Kubatko, Lex Da Hexa, Twintone - Instead Of Me - Beyond Belief Big Bud - White Widow - Soundtrax Marky, Bungle - Back To The Vibe - CIA J. Majik, Wickaman - Crazy World (Brookes Brothers Remix) - Breakbeat Kaos

DS132: Fanny Master

Harmonic pure Traktor drum and bass mix. Recorded and broadcast live on Bassdrive Internet radio 6pm GMT 18th August 2008. It was good to be back live on the air today. I finally solved the issue with my live ogg streaming from Traktor and everything seemed to go smoothly. Anyway, hope you agree and enjoy! EDIT: Playlist order corrected - sorry about the mic phasing - fixed for next time! LTJ Bukem - Horizons - Good Looking Seba, Krazy - Nebula - Bassbin High Contrast - Yesterday's Colours - Hospital Zyon Base - Simple Man - SGN:LTD Naibu - Dive - Basswerk Random Movement - Methods of Thought feat. Basic Ops - Bingo Beats Kali - Tokyo (BCee, Lomax Remix) - Outta London Anakin - Sky Purple, Yellow and Red - Basswerk Ikon - China Crash - Renegade Artificial Intelligence - Desperado - V Georgie - Itsatoon (Kubatko Remix) - Beyond Belief DJ Fresh - Submarines (Domestic Cold War Edit) - Breakbeat Kaos Big Bud - White Widow - Soundtrax Cativo - 5 Sirens - Assimilate ...

DS130: Sneak

If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Apologies for the lack of episodes recently, I have been having problems with my live streaming output. Despite my best efforts to solve, it's looking increasingly like I am going to have to reformat my pc and start from scratch! :( In the meantime and in some way to make up for your loyal subscription, I have pre-recorded a mix for broadcast on Sunday which I am giving you exclusive preview access to. I hope you enjoy listening. Recorded live on Thursday 24 July 2008 10.30pm - 60 minutes @ 192kbps >>> Despite Everything - Kubiks, Lomax - Deepkut >>> Mr. Me Too (Atlantic Connection Bootleg) Clipse - Unreleased Right On - Calibre - Signature Dreamscape - Sonic - Bingo Beats Strings Track (Apex Remix) - Bachelors Of Science - Horizons >>> Synapse (Bungle Remix) - Contour - Blu Saphir Keep The Sunshine feat. Diane Charlemagne - Blame - 720 Degrees Healing Process -...

DS129: Olé!

Calibre - Mind Print - Signature Alix Perez - Stray - Shogun Audio Unknown Error - Alone - Horizons Concord Dawn - Man For All Seasons (Feat. Paul McLaney) - Uprising Danny Byrd - Gold Rush feat. Brookers Brothers - Hospital Kabuki ft. Jenna G - Rock This Style - Creative Source Ben Sage - All About You (VIP Mix) - Gain Makoto - Waiting - Good Looking Utah Jazz - Split Level - Spearhead Dagga - Cold Hearted - BS1 The Cambridge Four - When Pilots Eject - Hospital Survival - Silencer - Horizons >>> Pierre's Pfantasy Club - Fantasy Girl (Club Mix) - Simply Vinyl Subsenix - Fiendin (feat. Savvy) - Ben Sage Lynx featuring Kemo - Global Enemies - Soul:r Peyo, Cloud Nine - That's What You Do To Me (Random Movement Remix) - Blu Saphir
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