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Endless Groove, Ep. 5

ben — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:45:32 +0000

Exit 9 – No Accident in Paradise
Sei A - Body of Eyes
Deep in Calm – You Will Pay
Midland – Through Motion
Reason Or Romanza – Radiance Trigger (Rescue Mix)
Commix – City Section
Danny Howells – Black Cat (Total Science Remix)
The Chemical Brothers – Swoon (Don Diablo Remix)
Cassian – I Like What You’re Doing (Nightriders Remix)
Bas Amro – Ten
Vincenzo – Where You Are
White Hinterland – Icarus

Endless Groove, Ep. 4

ben — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:16:43 +0000

Endless Groove is back with some super smooth beats to round out the summer. This session I went back to the basic idea that Endless Groove started with: mellow, driving repetitive beats with a lot of melody and some beautiful vocal effects. I also snuck in some true classics that I’ll let you find on your own. Enjoy.

Solee – Legends (Slow Motion Mix)
John Talabot – La Niña (Afrodub Version)
Pablo Bolivar – Memories (Nhar Remix)
John Talabot – Matilda’s Dream
Mock & Toof – Shoeshine Boogie (Wolf + Lamb Remix)
Der Dritte Raum – Weitwelt
Ripperton – Random Violence/Telépopmusik – Breathe
Kaito – We Are Living Here
Vibrasphere – Breathing Place
Die Antwoord – $0$
Ray Mang – Look Into My Eyes
Lindstrøm – Another Station (Todd Terje Remix)
El Guincho – Antillas (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
Pollyester – German Love Letter (Permanent Vacation Mix)
Röyksopp – This Space

Endless Groove, Ep. 3

ben — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:34:33 +0000

Nothing says summer like a bit of Chromeo.

Technically, it’s not summer yet, but this should put you in the mood. Enjoy.

Ripperton – L’Ardo
Moonbeam – Tokyo Dragon (tONKPROJECT Ebencrib Remix)
Estroe – Inspirited Away (Nuno Dos Santos Remix)
Julius Steinhoff – Something Like Wonderful
Booka Shade – This Is Not Time
Estroe – High Maintenance
Don Diablo – I Am Not From France (Linus Loves Remix)
The Kleptones – Hiding in the Bayou (LCD Soundsystem vs. Black Crowes)
Ajello – Silert Tears (Space Ranger Remix)
Way Out West – Future Perfect (Henry Saiz Remix)
Estroe – Kiss & Make Up
Moonbeam – Tokyo Dragon (Roger Martinez Remix)
Chromeo – Night by Night (Siriusmo Remix)
Rodion & Bottin Galli – Give It Up
Libex & Marshall – Psychic Harmony 2010
Bvdub – To Live (edit)

Endless Groove, episode 2

ben — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:37:21 +0000

Endless Groove Episode 2 continues in the idea of finding a nice, mellow relaxing groove and just letting it run its course. That’s not to say there aren’t moments that make you want to break out and dance, but this is music to work to. Or to drive to. This is a collection of music that I absolutely love, each track with a sprinkling of magic melody to keep things interesting. It also features one of the best tracks I’ve heard in years, the perfectly named The Magnificent by Lindstrøm. Killer.

Memory Tapes – Treeship (edit)
Tigerskin – Platin
Fritz Kalkbrenner – Blackmail
Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile – Butterfly Effect (remix)
Pryda – Reeperbahn
Sebastian Davidson – Nightbird (Shur-I-Kan’s Sound of Summer Mix)
Lindstrøm – The Magnificent
Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt – Someone Told Me
Woolfy vs. Projections – Absynth (Markus Worgull Remix)
Shonen Jump – Vincenzo
Antix – The Hoard (Dousk Remix)
Dølle Jølle – Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje’s Extra Doll Mix)
Iridium – Lullabies In The Dark

Endless Groove, episode 1

ben — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:55:24 +0000

I spend a lot of time sitting at my computer (shocking, I know). Sometimes, I just want some nice, mellow house music that sets itself into a groove and rolls. Some of my sets have had this characteristic, but I decided to create a new imprint called “Endless Groove”, just for these sorts of mixes. It’s got a bunch of tech house and a bit of progressive, and every once in a while the set kicks it up a notch and you may find you head bobbing along and your feet tapping your chair. At least, if you’re anything like me…

The Black Dog – Train By The Autobahn (Part 1)
Danny Howells – September
Lindstrøm – Where You Go I Go Too
Adele – Hometown Glory (Pocketknife’s Familiar Faces Remix)
Junior Boys – Hazel (Ewan Pearson’s House Dub Mix)
Felix Da Housecat & Kris Menace – Artificial
The Chain – Geo
Matias Aguayo - Minimal (DJ Koze Mix)
Schodt – First Breath (Dankann Remix)
Tore Jarlo – Raining Down On You feat. Pia (Dumb Dan Edit)
Bertrand Dupart & Gwen – Lolita (Rocco Remix)
Low Motion Disco – Things Are Gonna Get Easier (Windsurf Remix)
Paul Keeley – Life Aquatic
Danny Howells – September (re-entry)

phoenix sessions 005

ben — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:32:11 +0000

So it turns out that if you wait to too long between set releases, pretty much every one of your favourite artists releases a killer new track. I guess you could refer to this set as the Epic Mix.

16 Bit Lolitas make a couple of appearances with tracks from their magnificent new LP. DJBS favourites UNKLE, Jaytech and Way Out West all contribute in one way or another — I even found room for the new version of the all-time classic Shapeshifter’s track, Lola’s Theme (which made an appearance on one of my first ever mix sets, many years ago).

This will probably be the last set released under the “phoenix sessions” moniker for a while, as I intend to explore some new spaces in the near future. Stay tuned.

Black River (Gui Boratto Remix) – Bomb The Bass
Reformation (Robert Babicz Remix) – Lucca
Coconut Blues – Gabriel Ananda
Bazook (Bazookapella) – Chris the Greek & Matheos
Formula of Fear (Uberzone Dub Mix) – Hybrid
Murder Weapon – 16 Bit Lolitas
Azteca (KOS’s Stadium Mix) – KOS
Twilight (Layo and Bushwacka! Remix) – UNKLE
Lola’s Theme (2008 Re-edit) – The Shapeshifters
Heart & Soul – Yvel and Tristan
The Warning (Terracotta Army’s Eastern Invasion) – Way Out West
Nobody Seems to Care (feat. Jennifer Horne) – 16 Bit Lolitas
Candy (James Zabiela Remix) – Spooky
Geko – Guy J
Meaningful Story (Jaytech Remix) – Dinka
Omptine D’Un Ature Ete, L’Apres Midi – Jay Haze and Yann Thiersen

phoenix sessions 004 (Air Canada Edition)

ben — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:38:08 +0000

A large chunk of this mix came together on a flight from Calgary to Montreal, early one morning a few weeks ago. It was a really nice way to spend the flight, and the presence of power adaptors on the seats really made my day. Flying the horrors of Continental or United lately has really blinded me to the perks the rest of the civilized world enjoys.

Only one comment this time about the set: Sultan and Ned Shepard have delivered one of the most mind-blowing breakdowns in recent memory in the form of “Jeopardy”. I’ve switched things around a bit here by combining the original’s techy progressions with 16-Bit Lolitas’ funkier remix, and it gives me chills. Enjoy.

Bonafied Lovin’ (Juri Hulkkonen Remix) – Chromeo
Movin’ (UNKLE’s Surrender Sounds Session 9) – Skylark
Mongoose (Guy J Remix) – Sasha
Jeopardy feat. Kuba Oms – Sultan and Ned Shepard
Jeopardy feat. Kuba Oms (16-Bit Lolitas Mix) – Sultan and Ned Shepard
One Dress, Two Legs (Dub Mix) – Jaytech and Jeff Drake
Fun Punch (Bag Raiders Remix) – Bag Raiders
Ikaros feat. Nicky (Retroid Remix) – Clesk, Pea and Shuda
Anime (Rocco Main Mix) – Hernan Cattaneo and John Tonks
Shine On – Soda Inc.
The Big Space (Subsky Mix) – 3kStatic
Dusty Horizon (Trafik’s Sirocco Mix) – Roland Klinkenberg
Pyramid – Jaytech

So it’s come to this…

ben — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:37:37 +0000

The alt text on Google’s Marc Chagall-themed logo today reads “Happy Birthday, Marc Chagall! Chagall images are copyrighted and used with permission.“

Well that’s a relief.

phoenix sessions 003

ben — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:21:22 +0000

I’m not normally this prolific, but after the release of Strange Thoughts my buddy Kent and I had the following IM exchange:

Kent: Strange Thoughts was exceptional. I mean, really really terrific — I was literally transported to a new realm of musical understanding. One question though… when are you going to get back to making party music? Me: Umm… right now?

For some reason I don’t have a log of the exact conversation, but my memory of the exchange is very clear and I’m confident Kent used those exact words.

In any case, building a rocking, danceable party mix came effortlessly. There’s literally a TON of phenomenal new music out there right now, and it was a joy to build a set with it. I also wanted to get this out fast, hence the tiny turnaround after Strange Thoughts.

Session 003 hits all my favourite places — soft, epic progressive house and trance tracks like Williams’ “Love on a Real Train” and Jody Wisternoff’s incredible remix of “Miami Nice”. After the first half, things really start to take off in the form of some funky house courtesy of Ministry of Funk. Then we slide into some glitchy, dirty electro funk before polishing it off with Peter Martin’s classic “Perfect Wave”. Enjoy.

Arrival – Stoneface & Terminal
Love On A Real Train (Version by Studio) – Williams
Yes We Can – House Music United
If You Should Go feat. Susana (Inpetto & Duderstadt Dub Mix) – Armin van Buuren
Titans (Elias Tzikas Mix) – Kosmas Epsilon
Give It Up/Reaction (Adam K, Soha & Alex Gold Remix) – Alex Gold
Miami Nice (Jody Wisternoff Mix) – Astral Tiger
Surin – Quivver
Love On A Real Train (Williams Odyssey Mix) – Williams
Pictures – Stoneface & Terminal
Funky Nation – Ministry of Funk
You Control Me – Lil Devious
Word – Sebastien Leger & Chris Lake
In The End (Mazzali & Orlandi Mix) – Fuzzy Hair & Rock Da World
Bleep – Sandy W
Perfect Wave – Peter Martin

Strange Thoughts

ben — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:26:06 +0000

It’s a cliche — dance music and obscure science fiction samples go together like cake and frosting. But it’s an awesome cliche, because there’s something amazing about that little snippet of speech, taken out of context. And later — sometimes years later — you’re watching an old movie on TV, totally unexpected, and that line of dialogue weaves its way back into your consciousness in its original form. This happened to me a few months back watching The Thin Red Line. I think 90% of that movie has been sampled, mostly by UNKLE. (THX-1138 is another film where every 3rd line of dialog is familiar).

With that in mind, I wanted to create my own sample-laden mixset. The tone is darker and spacier, with less emphasis on the dancefloor and more attention paid to the headphones. There’s a bunch of futuristic dub, a bit of downtempo, and some killer progressive stuff in there. Enjoy.

Serene – UNKLE
Masato Eternity – System 7
Bleed – Shiloh
Obscure Hobbies – Pako & Fredrick
Your Friends Are Scary – Younger Brother
A Coffee Shop In Rotterdam – Alexander Robotnick
Reckoner – Umut Gokcen vs Radiohead
Indigo (Androcell Remix) – Tripswitch
Fast Freeze – MyMy
Itajai Vibes (Claes Rosen Remix) – Sultan, Ned Shepard & Maher Daniel
8000 – Extrawelt
A Case In Point – Terry Lee Brown Jr.
The Queen of All Everything – Ott