Leisure - time producer, occasionally dj, but also known as downshifter and maverick ! Resident in Munich, Germany. Working and experimenting with various styles of music ! Mainly preferring the electronic way, but the roots originated in the 80's, with a bunch of rock and metal !
It's not only making smooth segues, it's about creating entirely new soundscapes !
It's still October 2006 and we carry on with Episode 5 - to begin with one of my alltime fav's "Freefall" by Pitch Black the Doof Remix. That level is kept over the full set, consistently stuff i just call beautiful music, no more no less. As banger to the end comes a slightly reworked version of "Razzia" by DJ-Pow Low and he delivers...
Here we go with Episode 4 (October 2006), once again containing some progressive niceties. Absolute highlight : "Reign" by Unkle, the impelling Way Out West Remix ! By the way - hang on tough, for the "outro" !
Also Episode 3 of September 2006 is following the principles of the early Trance Wars Mixes - starting out with a slow track, picking up speed over the middle, gettin' to one or two peaks and finally running out to cool off ! Includes the rare "Death by Chocolate Version" of Shilo's "I Really Want You" and a special mixed didgerredoo intro for Ticon's "Ass-Tronaut" ! Don't play it to quiet !
The second strike took place in August 2006 - technically not as sophisticated as the later episodes, but a quite considerable trackchoice, running off with "Imagination" by Dreamcatcher in an unreleased 12" mesh-up version. Enjoy !
Episode 6 (November 2006) - in this set i had my own hands on several tracks, check it out ! Furthermore containing slow piano parts by Oliver Prime, dark & heavy stuff in a remixed instrumental by Black Sabbath, "Not GiviN' Up" a real housebanger by Quivver feat. Niki Mak, and one of my favs "Red" by the genius Junkie XL ! By the way there's an announcement made in the last track, that this would be the last Trance Wars Mix, so realize things never turn out the way you expect !
Episode 7 (December 2006) - a very housy, almost funky set, contains gems like "Sunday" feat. Rainy Day by Pavliga & Denis Binokl, and the very rare "Another Skyline (We Love David Gilmour Mix)" by J&P, ending with a classic "Les Djinns" by Djuma Soundsystem, of course the Trentemoller Remix !
As always Progressive-Trance, Progressive-House, but as always resourced with something extraordinary : Net Groove's "Step Into The Light" contains a classic chant ! Marco Bellini & Val Wellers "Magmabrain" goes straight through the roof ! Tape Recording Club's "Precinct 13" a really successful assualt on the John Carpenter classic ! Conciliation at the end with the smooth "Inescapable" by Fishead, in the Sean Miller Old Skool Club Mix Version !
A really varying journey through Progressive Trance including little short of Chillout and House, but the highlight for sure is the "My MTV" version by Noir ! Enjoy this nice set, created in april/may 2007 !
Back in August 2007 Episode 11 of the Trance Wars Series saw the light of day, containing Progressive-Trance and Progressive-House, but some tracks also heading into Psy ! The original mix was done in HQ for a DVD-Audio recording in 24Bit 48kHz, so i hope there'll be left a whit of the original dynamics in this mp3 file. Play it loud and enjoy !
This set is from my very early days, a period full of anger and wrath - you'll hear that... It's a dark mixture of Industrial, Psytrance & Heavy Metal - evil guitars underlaid with fast electronic beats - at that time i used to call it "Teknometal" ! By the way i've to confess that the transitions had be coped without pitchcontrol, but i think it still got quite proper. Also some rare remixes are included ! Are you ready to plunge into a cruel world ? Here goes !
No.12 of the Trance Wars series, originally recorded november 2009, for a friend's birthdaybash. Progressive with a pinch of "psy" ! No ordinary trance - rather stuff for some hilarious headbanging ! Check it out, at own risk, preferably in a soundwise well equipped car !
Much desired, Episode I, the first Trance Wars Set ever, mixed in august 2006 - at last online ! Straightforward Progressive Trance and Progressive House, grown old gracefully ! Enjoy !
Of course Trance, but not as dark as Episode XIII, less "Psy" more "Progressive and Uplifting" even "Progressive House", also some great female voices are on the start - cheers ! (Wave File for Audiophiles and Nerds available on request) ;-)
An old mixtape, with some Classic Rock ! This is no DJ-Set, so dont expect perfectly beatmatching transitions,
its only recorded on the fly in june 2001, just for cruising around in the car on sunday afternoon !
So remember, where have all the Good Times gone ? (Track # 15)
Cheers !
For all the Metalheads, on manyfold request, here an older set - mixed live at a cellar-party,
with an ordinary mixing-desk and CD Players without any pitchcontrol,
so please condone some transitions and just enjoy the power of pure and dark Heavy Metal !
Allow yourself some minutes of relaxation at the feasts :
Nikolounge starts out with some Minimal and Techhouse,
for getting a little slower after two-thirds by blending into great Chillout !
A devios piece of dark techno - twisted and disturbing, straight out of the bedlams,
featering a new and harder style of techno by some of the most promising artists
in the scene...
This set was intended to chill down the outrunning bash in the early morning hours.
Its still techno, techhouse or minimal, but slowed down and more relaxed as a pure dace-set,
ending with a really touching track; the great Devils Water from Rennie Foster !
- Happy New Year to you !
