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Written by DreamensioN
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 10:13 |
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What if I tell you what we live for, what we die for. What if I tell you, that you will be born again? And you will do it all over again...and again...and again, and again. That is the opening to Universal Langauge 019. This 14 track mix takes you through a wide range of electronic music styles. The set starts out with the minimalstic sounds of 'What If' by Armin van Burren, and then mixes into the house/dance friendly sounds of Pjanoo by Eric Prydz. From there we go into a few progressive tracks with the dark bassline sound. Shiloh feat Michelle Chivers gradually mixes in using the piano sounds of Eric Prydz to highlight the proggy bassline. Beyond the Shadows then kicks in - a fantastic track by Lens (aka Ken Spector from KRCW FM in Los Angeles). The progressive theme continutes with sounds of Glenn Morrison and his track Rubberband. This is where I kick things up a notch - from the minimalist, house and progressive sounds of the first half - we then transition into the big room sounds for the second half of the set. Ali Wilson starts things off with a big track followed by 'Feels Like Home' by Meck feat. Dino. Just incase you're like me, and you're going to lose sleep over where you recognize the sample used in 'Feels Like Home' from - here is the answer. Its from an early 90's track by Felix called 'Don't You Want Me'. At this point I drop an old favourite of mine by Markus Schulz & Andy Moor called Daydream - this time with the Coldharbour treatment. Mixing out of this the emotionally powered track titled 'Weep' by Richard Durand. Markus Schulz gets another look in with Genix remix of 'Fly To Colors' before the soothing vocals of Catch A Fall. I then play the original version of 'Why' by Lolo (you may remember I used the Nick Pilon remix on UL016). I then play a new track sung by Anthya titled 'My Angel'. If you only download this mix to hear 1 track - this is the track you MUST listen to. This track...OMG WOW! I mean that...just WOW! I would go as far as to say it is the best vocal track I've heard in a VERY long time. I then finish this set with a remake of the classic by Tasmin Archer. Enjoy! |
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Written by DreamensioN
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 13:52 |
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing a guest mix for DJ Exo, and his show "Euphoria". DJ Exo's show is broadcast every Friday night 10pm - 1am (EST - USA) on 99.7FM. For a guest mix, I chose a contrast of style to my usual sound. This mix had a particular theme to it, with a thick heavy bassline, progressive sounds and dark undertones. You will either love it, or hate it. I start out with the angelic vocals in Daydream, then onto a sure-to-be-classic by Marcie. The Vadim Soloviev mix of "Angry Skies" brings back memories of the golden era of trance, and then its onto one of my current favourites by Moonbeam. The set progresses to the sounds of Justine Suissa as she sings "Miracle", and then finishing off with another track by the luscious Marcie. Enjoy!
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Written by DreamensioN
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 13:39 |
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I've done it, I've finally done it! More than 2yrs after I bought the domain - I've finally had time to setup the site how I wanted it. If you look around, you'll notice a few new things. Firstly, I've added a guest book! Now you can leave me your messages, and I have the ability to reply to them. Secondly, the new colour scheme - what do you think? (Leave comments in the guest book :P). I've also added a new photo gallery section. For those of you that don't know...I'm also a bit of a photography buff. So keep an eye in here for all my latest works of art. The "Contact DreamensioN" section now works - so send me a message through there and I'll get it via email. I've got a bunch of new upcoming mixes about to hit the site, and I'll also release a few tracks I've been working on. Afterhours.FM has started its promotion for the END OF YEAR COUNTDOWN 2008 - this is a world record event, with 300 DJ's playing for 300 hrs. We've got some wikid Australian talent in the lineup aswell with BeXta, tyDi, Mike Nichol, Brett James, Conor Arkins, DJ Contagious, Steve Black and yours truely! Meanwhile - check out the promo video for a taste of who else will be on the decks... AH.FM EOYC 2008 from Afterhours FM on Vimeo. |
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Written by DreamensioN
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 08:07 |
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Following in the melodic footsteps of Universal Language 017, the eighteenth installment of this series brings you more melodic, uplifting and ambient style vocals. This set contains some new tracks by Super8 & Tab, Marcie and Shane 54, blended with old favourites and classics by Ferry Corsten and Ascension. Be sure to check it out!
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Written by DreamensioN
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 06:14 |
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Universal Language 017 is a very special mix, and a massive release! This high-tempo, uplifting and melodic mix brings you brand new tracks by DJ Eremit, Johnny Y, and my own re-edit of a track by Mark Sherry. I also feature a track by Australia's own Mike Nichol. Mark Sherry's "Trance Energy" mix of "A Star Within A Star" got the DreamensioN treatment, with extra vocals. I think it worked out well. This mix delivers an uplifting and energetic mood, with plenty of big room trance sounds and is a must have for any EDM fan. |
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Written by DreamensioN
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 08:56 |
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Once a year, Microsoft hold a huge IT conference known as TechEd. Last year I was lucky enough to attend TechED 2007 at the Gold Coast, where to my pleasant surprise, they were using one of my mixes during a session. I wrote about it last year on my blog: http://www.dreamension.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=9 Well TechED is on again this year, and this time it’s being held at the Sydney Convention Center from Sep 2nd to 5th. And this year, I was asked to create two special mixes that will once again be used during session breakouts. These 2 short mixes purposely deviate from my traditional trance/vocal/progressive style, and take on more of a house/commercial flavour. I wanted to create a couple of mixes that had beats, but yet were familiar to people who don’t normally listen to this style of music. The only requests that I had were to use the track “Keep Hope Alive” by The Crystal Method, and “Rhythm is a Dancer” by Snap. From there I went with what I thought would appeal to the broadest audience, while still keeping within the “dance music” genre. Those that listen to dance music will appreciate the sound, and those that don’t listen to dance music will hear familiar songs remixed. And to find out more about TechEd – visit: http://www.microsoft.com.au/teched/ Once again - many thanks to Kyle @ http://www.vistapcguy.net/ With that, I give you the Australian TechEd mixes for 2008. |
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