Hello,
Thought this might be of interest based on the IDM-mixing thread a while
back. That thread helped me a great deal, belated thanks for all the djs
that spoke up.
Here's my latest mix, the first done using my new computer for harddrive
recording/CDR burning. Nice 'mix' (smile) of beatmatched and
non-beatmatched musical terrain. Beatmatches are indicated with a + at the
end of the line. Silences (breathing space) are indicated by a blank line.
solar x: dasha 1,2,3,4.....
mouse on mars: mykologics +
rhythm & sound w/ tikiman: never tell you
chessie: 3rd trick
tied + tickled trio: mutant +
dr. octagon: earth people
mouse on mars: albion rose
peter murphy: rollcall - recall +
isan: salamander +
bochum welt: greenwich +
ian pooley: what's your number
bjork: amphibian
autechre: maphive 1.6
solar x: koroleva
talkin shop:
tied + tickled trio/dr. octagon
The track from t+tt goes free in the middle but then gains momentum for a
strong, finely understated jazz finish. This building momentum lent itself
to launching into a more driving track. The incendiary drums from dr.
octagon (from the andrea parker dj kicks, so there's some depeche mode
remix sound in the loop too) is used to back it up (volume ~50%) for the
last 8 bars or so. This was challenging because the t+tt is non-sequenced
at this point, so the tempo moves around. I'd hit CUE on beat 1, hold it
for almost 2 bars, then release it and hit CUE again to restart the 2 bar
loop. While constantly dragging/nudging the tempo of the drum loop to match
the subtle ebb and flow of the t+tt tempo (use the force!).
peter murphy/isan
This Peter Murphy remix (by the guys from KMFDM) works alot better when
mixed than it does as a standalone track IMO. That said this is my favorite
part of the mix. The transition is trivially simple: at the end of the
Peter Murphy track, which is a hard cut off at the end of a measure, simply
hit LOOP on the PM and PLAY on the Isan. The result is that both tracks
start at the beginning perfectly synced. This works great volume-wise
because the beginning of the PM is already mixed low on the source CD, so
it provides a great electro backbeat for the Isan. Loop the first 2 measure
of the PM (same as Dr. Octagon above). Work the mixers delay effect with
rhythm to add a musical slapback effect to the PM beat. As the Isan builds
steam fade PM out.
isan/bochum welt
Also easy but fun, and the music.. wow! Towards the end of the Isan it goes
into a repetitive motif that is a kind of coda separate from the rest of
the track (structurally). I sped the tempo up gradually at this point all
the way to +10, which put it very close to the tempo of the Bochum Welt.
When the Isan beat drops out and that one Isan synth note reverberates
wonderfully keep count/tempo in your head. Count out 2 measures and start
the Bochum Welt track. A beatless beatmatch. =D
So do you guys have a favorite IDM transition or mix to share? One that
you've done yourself or heard someone else do? I'd love to hear about
them.. always interested in new techniques.
Also, the above mix is available.. I make the CDRs myself for fun, not
profit. If you want one, drop me a line.
I'm still very new to DJing.. any other comments welcome.
Brad
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