Easy Does It

This was my first (and so far only) attempt at a chill out mix. It's ideal for the morning after the night before or if you just fancy something a bit more relaxing than the usual house bangers.

It's a couple of years old but I still listen to it quite a lot which suggests it's got some longevity. So sit up, put your feet back behind your ears, and relax yourself...

"Easy Does It"

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6059316224903956/

1. A.R. RAHMAN - Mumbai Theme Tune
2. TALVIN SINGH - Traveller [Kid Loco's Once Upon A Time In The East Mix]
3. GROOVE ARMADA FT. RICHIE HAVENS - Hands Of Time
4. JAKATTA - Feeling Blue
5. AFTERLIFE - Sunrise
6. KINOBE - Slip Into Something More Comfortable
7. ZERO 7 - Red Dust
8. AIR - Ce Matin La
9. THE ORB - Star 6 & 789
10. FREAK POWER - Turn On, Tune In, Find Joy
11. SANTESSA - Eyes On You [4hero Mix]
12. LEVITATION - More Than Ever People
13. GROOVE ARMADA - Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)

PS The photo used in this artwork is part of an ice cave on the Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand. So it's proper chill out music, see? We don't just throw this thing together you know...

Equinox

This is the new version now re-recorded, re-mastered and with three additional tracks. It's dark, it's autumnal, it's...

"Equinox"

http://rapidshare.com/files/155016120/Equinox.mp3.html

1. AXWELL & DIRTY SOUTH - Open Your Heart [Vocal Mix]
2. HENRIK B - Klyftamon
3. TV ROCK FT. RUDY - Been A Long Time [Axwell Remode]
4. ANDREA DORIA & LXR - Beauty Of Silence [Inpetto Full Vox Mix]
5. JOHN DAHLBACK - World Of Love [Club Mix]
6. ROBBIE RIVERA - Back To Zero [Juicy Miami Vocal Mix]
7. HYBRID - Finished Symphony [Deadmau5 Remix]
8. MORGAN PAGE - The Longest Road [Deadmau5 Remix]
9. MORGAN PAGE - Call My Name [Thomas Gold Remix]
10. CHICANE & NATASHA BEDINGFIELD - Bruised Water [Mischa Daniels Club Mix]
11. INKFISH & DAVID WEST - Hello Piano [Sebastien Leger Remix]

Pryda minimix

I did a test recording last night in a bid to crack my recording problems. This is the result.

"Pryda minimix"

http://rapidshare.com/files/154200106/Pryda_minimix.mp3.html

1. PRYDA - Balaton
2. PRYDA - Frankfurt
3. PRYDA - Wakanpi
4. PRYDA - F12
5. PRYDA - Rakfunk

Pryda is one of Eric Prydz's many aliases and the one he uses most often. Welcome to the world of progressive house...

Sunny Vibes

This mix was originally planned for spring but is finally out now to make up for the summer we never had. It's best for poolside listening, so if you don't have one of those, run a lukewarm bath and close your eyes.

"Sunny Vibes"

http://rapidshare.com/files/150489971/Sunny_Vibes.mp3.html

1. STARDUST - Music Sounds Better With You [Bob Sinclar Remix]
2. SULTAN, NED SHEPHERD & MAHER DANIEL - Itajai Vibes [16 Bit Lolitas Remix]
3. JAMIROQUAI - Seven Days In Sunny June [Steve Mac Classic Mix]
4. RASMUS FABER - Demanda [Rafa Trio Remix]
5. THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE - Golden Cage [Fred Falke Remix]
6. THE MONTANAS FT. ROLAND CLARK - Music Talking [Fred Falke Remix]
7. JUNIOR JACK - Dancin'
8. DEEPEST BLUE - Miracle [Club Mix]
9. ERIC PRYDZ - Pjanoo

To download, just click on 'Free user' (unless you're a Premium user), wait a minute and download it. Easy as that.

Just a word of warning. I'm still having technical issues so this is not a high fidelity recording. For reasons I can't quite fathom, the levels are a bit all over the place, and it starts with a bit of an unintentional bang so mind your ears. I'm looking into this so hopefully future mixes will be better quality.

Gold Rush

After months of technical difficulties I have finally finished my latest mix. It's taken me about 15 attempts in all and I think it's a testament to my track selection that even on the final recording I wasn't fed up with the songs.

There are some absolute belters on here, with my particular favourites being 'Ocean' by Italian newcomer P8, a great bootleg of 'Apocalypse', Axwell's reworking of another Hard-Fi tune, and a couple of cracking Thomas Gold remixes. There'll be more from him on future mixes - he's on fire at the moment. Or perhaps I should say he's something of an alchemist. Geddit?

"Gold Rush"

http://www.zshare.net/audio/17685073e00e6692/

Time: 61:00

1. P8 – Ocean w/ ROLAND CLARKE – Resist [Acapella]
2. EDDIE KID FT. LEO THE LION – Who Is The One? [Club Mix]
3. GOLD RYAN – Clean Track
4. MARK BROWN FT. SARAH CRACKNELL – The Journey Continues [Thomas Gold Remix]
5. LAUREN ROSE – I Go To The Beach [Cloak & Dagger Remix]
6. ARNO COST & NORMAN DORAY – Apocalypse [Christian Luke Bootleg]
7. CAHILL – Trippin On You [Thomas Gold vs Dave Ramone Remix]
8. TOM DE NEEF & LAIDBACK LUKE – Humanoidz [Arno Cost & Norman Doray Remix]
9. JUNKIE XL FT. LAUREN ROCKET – More [Matthew Dekay Remix]
10. HARD-FI – I Shall Overcome [Axwell Remix]

PS You can also find this mix at http://www.vuetone.com/, along with some great mixes from Ben G, Josh Max and Saint Even. They're well worth checking out too.

Across The Water

BT, or Brian Transeau to give him his full name, produces music like no one else I’ve ever encountered. With liberal use of pianos, strings, whale sounds, guest vocals and his signature ‘stutter edit’, it was once described as ‘epic house’ and probably fits somewhere between trance and progressive house, with a few breaks thrown in for good measure.

I think this is some of his best work, mainly from 1995-98, and it includes collaborations with electronic music legends Deep Dish, Paul Van Dyk and Sasha. The latter’s remix of Remember in particular sounds really fresh, even 10 years on.

I’ve called this tribute to BT Across The Water partly because he’s American and so that’s where he’s from, but mainly because that’s what Transeau means. Trans eau, geddit? Oh, never mind.

By the way, this is an mp3 so you can listen to it online or, if you decide to download it, you won't need to convert it in iTunes.

“Across The Water”

Time: 71:05

00:00 – BT – Nocturnal Transmission
09:00 – BT ft. Vincent Covello – Loving You More [BT’s Primordial Sound 12” Vocal]
16:35 – BT – Content
22:55 – BT – Embracing the Sunshine [Deeper Sunshine Mix]
29:33 – BT – I’ll Go Dreaming
38:48 – BT – Flaming June [BT & PVD Mix]
47:00 – BT ft. Tori Amos – Blue Skies [Deep Dish Blue Phunk Mix]
54:35 – BT – Remember [Sasha’s Mix]
62:15 – BT – Divinity

Unpopped

I’ve been thinking about putting together a mix of more commercial tunes for a while, albeit ones with a house twist, but couldn’t seem to find the right blend.

Finally, I came up with this. With a good helping of the usual suspects (Freemasons, Swedish House Mafia, Stuart Price aka Thin White Duke), I’ve even found room for some James Blunt, not something I ever thought I’d be saying. Trust me though, in the hands of Pete Tong and Dave Spoon, it works.

“Unpopped”

http://www.zshare.net/download/69877849202343/

Time: 64:45

00:00 – KURD MAVERICK – Strings of Tortuga
05:08 – BEYONCE – Green Light [Freemasons Club Remix]
11:53 – JUST JACK – Writer’s Block [Thomas Gold Remix]
17:08 – ARMAND VAN HELDEN – I Want Your Soul [TV Rock Remix]
22:15 – JAMES BLUNT – 1973 [Tong & Spoon Remix]
27:58 – HARD-FI – Suburban Knights [Angello & Ingrosso Remix]
33:50 – FREEMASONS FT. BAILEY TZUKE – Uninvited
39:42 – GWEN STEFANI – 4 In The Morning [Thin White Duke Remix]
45:30 – MARTIJN TEN VELDEN – I Wish U Would [Tom Novy Summer Anthem Remix]
50:58 – JUSTICE – D.A.N.C.E. [Stuart Price Remix]
58:40 – SEAL – Amazing [Thin White Duke Remix]