Wow, after a terrible experience on Saturday trying to mix with CDJs, it felt great to lay down a killer epic journey for tonight’s podcast. It’s got the melodic and uplifting breakdowns, some stomping hard beats that deliver when they’re supposed to, and some throwback remixes of some classic trance anthems including I Feel Love by CRW and a remix of Urban Hype’s A Trip to Trumpton by Toryn D. This is the set inspired by the Spirit of Squamish where the circle once again returned to gather on Saturday. It was so good to see so many old friends and, as always, make a few new ones too!
A.S.Y.S. – No More F*****g Rock’n'Roll
Ram – Godspeed (Fabio Stein Uprise Mix)
Fabio Stein – Agent of Chaos
Mallorca Lee – Medication Vacation (Fabio Stein’s Uprise Re-interpretation)
Mike Nichol – Tweak
Phil Reynolds & Ben Bennett – Progress (dj Smiley Mike Epicrediable Remix)
Energy 52 – Cafe del Mar (Marco V Remix)
Outdare! – Live Today (Parks & Wilson’s AnnexeDub)
John Askew – How Can I Put This (Fabio Stein Remix)
Ben Nicky – Catapult (Fabio Stein’s Uprise Mix)
CRW – I Feel Love (P.H.A.T.T. Remix)
Nick Rowland – Galactica
Geezk & G.R.G. – Madcake (dj Smiley Mike Smashed & Broken Remix)
Activa vs. eGYPT – Transmission of Spoken Words (dj Smiley Mike Epicane Mashup)
Kaylab – Here We Go (Jam-X Remix)
Toryn D – Trip to Trumpton
As usual, recorded live in a single take using Serato 2.0 with vinyl control records.
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What a huge week! Caddyshack is back from the deep south, we’re celebrating the launch of teh brand new Trancendance website, I have brand new unreleased hard trance from Ignite Digital Recordings and tomorrow is beginning of the 2010 Burning Man festival in Black Rock city!
dj Smiley Mike Hard Acid Trance Mix
Ben Bennett – Weather & Escape
Luke S & SQ – Red & Blue
Scott Genetik vs. Alex Mac & Zeebra Kid – U Got Me
On NRG – On Stars
Phil Reynolds – Global Takeover
Phil Reynolds & Matt Williams – Salva Me
Phil Reynolds & Ben Bennett – Progress (djsm Live Remix)
Luke S & SQ – Relentless
Lab4 – Concept of Love (SQ’s Electrik Shandy Remix)
Steve Hill & Technikal – Theme from HTML (Nomad Mix)
Simon Qudos & Toryn D – Destiny
dj Caddyshack Epic Trance Mix
Push – Strange World
Tristan D – 2010
Art of Trance – Madagascar (Richard Durand Remix)
Prodigy – Smack my Bitch Up (Richard Durand Remix)
Sydney Blu – Senses & the Mind
Michael Woods – Dynamik (Moguai Remix)
Deadmau5 – Arguru (Robbie Rivera Juicy Remix)
Activa – Transmission
Andain – Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Unplugged Remix)
Marcus Schulz – Do You Dream (Uplifting Mix)
There’s a glitch in the first 5 minutes or so, but once you skip past that – this week’s show should not be missed! Possibly my best Hard Trance Mix ever, this may turn into my latest demo mix. New and old smashing tracks and a few that have been given the Smiley Mike touch – guaranteeing that you won’t hear a set quite like this anywhere else in the world!
For those who are curious – these are digital tracks mixed live using Serato with vinyl control records.
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Nick Rowland – Galactica (dj Smiley Mike Edit)
John Askew & Matt Hardwick – Slaves to the Machine (Liam Melly Remix)
Geezk & G.R.G. – Madcake (dj Smiley Mike Smashed & Broken Remix)
Mallorca Lee – Medication Vacation (Fabio Stein’s Uprise Re-interpretation)
Outdare! – Live Today (Parks & Wilson’s Annexe Dub)
Activa vs. eGYPT – Transmission of Spoken Words (dj Smiley Mike Epicane Mashup)
Toryn D – Trip to Trumpton
Phil Reynolds & Ben Bennett – Progress (dj Smiley Mike Epicredible Remix)
A.S.Y.S. – No More F*****g Rock’n'Roll
Organ Donors – In Power (Fabio Stein’s Under the Knife Remix)
Phil Reynolds – Global Takeover
Nick Sentience feat. Nick Rowland – Meridian
Nick Sentience – Electrify (Tech Mix)
Simon Qudos – Ascension Protocol
John Askew – How Can I Put This (Fabio Stein Remix)
Ben Nicky – Catapult (Fabio Stein’s Uprise Remix)
Posted Monday, July 19, 2010 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: Hard Trance
After 15 years of DJing I can’t fend off the remix bug any longer. I still have a huge learning curve ahead of me but this week’s set features “first drafts” of two bootleg remixes. After a few listens, I’ve already got a few improvements in mind, but I’m pretty keen to hear feedback and constructive criticism too. As soon as I’ve tuned them up I’ll post links so you can find them on SoundCloud.
The first remix is really just a mashup of Activa’s Transmission with an old white label vinyl that I’ve had in the collection for a long while: Spoken Words by eGYPT.
The second remix is of Progress by Phil Reynolds and Ben Bennett – a killer track to begin with. It’s a bootleg remix so it’s a little choppy in a couple places, but overall it seems okay for one of my first endeavors into remixing. It uses parts from the original mix, parts from the Adrenalin Department remix and there’s a little sample in there from an Ephedrix track, along with a few sounds of my own.
The second half of the show features a guest mix by Simon Qudos – one of my current fave hard trance producers. Currently based out of the UK, he’s looking to debut in Canada next year. If you like this guest mix, check out Simon Qudos on sound cloud.
dj Smiley Mike Hard Trance Bootleg Remix Set
Electro Sun – On Air
Disco Hooligans – It’s Good to be Alive
Disco Hooligans – Steady Now
Disco Hooligans – How It’s Gonna Go Down
Ben Nicky – Catapult (Fabio Stein’s Uprise Mix)
Ram – Godspeed (Fabio Stein’s Uprise Mix)
Organ Donors – In Power (Fabio Stein’s Under the Knife Remix)
Nick Sentience – Electrify (Uplifting Mix)
Activa vs. EGYPT – Transmission of Spoken Words (dj Smiley Mike Mashup)
Nick Sentience feat. Nick Rowland – Meridian
Phil Reynolds & Ben Bennett – Progress (dj Smiley Mike’s Extended Bootleg Remix)
Nick Sentience – Electrify (Tech Mix)
Simon Qudos Guest Mix:
(Note: this week’s guest mix did not include the complete set. Watch for part 2 coming soon!)
01. Intro: Syphon – Iridium vs Simon Qudos & Luke S [High Drive Recordings] [2009]
02. Reverse Psychology – Simon Qudos [Riot!] [2009]
03. Let’s Get Higher – Simon Qudos [Vision Control] [2010]
04. Adrenochrome – Simon Qudos [Presence Recordings] [2008]
05. My World – Simon Qudos [Riot!] [2009]
06. System Shock – Technikal pres Carl Nicholson (MDA & Spherical vs Identikal & Simon Qudos) [Vision Control] [2010]
07. Ascension Protocol – Simon Qudos [Ignite Digital] [2009]
08. Impakt – Simon Qudos & Lady G [Riot!] [2009]
09. Velocity – Simon Qudos [Presence Recordings] [2008]
10. Plaything – SQ vs Simon Qudos & April [Impact] [2009]
11. Time To Burn 2009 – Simon Qudos & Greg Brookman [Masif] [2009]
12. Next Generation – Simon Qudos [Vision Control] [2010]
13. Surrender Your Freedom – SQ vs Simon Qudos & April [Impact] [2009]
14. What is the Future – Simon Qudos [Electrik Shandy] [2009]
15. Acquisition – Iridium vs Simon Qudos & Luke S [High Drive Recordings] [2009]
16. Theme from HTML – Steve Hill & Technikal (Simon Qudos & Greg Brookman Remix)[Masif] [2010]
17. E.V.P. – Simon Qudos & Kye Shand [Ignite Digital] [2010]
18. Glitch – Simon Qudos [Ignite Digital][2010]
Just before the show this week I discovered two albums worth picking up. Usually I only like one or two tracks off an album, but these two are fantastic all the way through. The first feature album is “Love Machine” by a group called Save the Robot. Save the Robot is made up of Ari Linker (also known as Alien Project) and Ido Liran (also known as Quadra). It’s not surprising since I discovered Alien Project a few weeks ago after falling in love with their “Activation Portal” album, and along the way I found a few tracks by Quadra that were equally rich. I can only hope we see/hear more from these guys!
The second album featured is by non other than Quadra. After the first few tracks that caught my interest, IU went looking for more and found their “Voice of Reason” album. We live in the era of music download sites like iTunes and Track it Down, where you can pick and choose which songs you want for as low as 99 cents – so I know an album has to be exceptional when I fork out for the whole damn thing!
So I’m just the first third of this week’s mix. Caddyshack and Steve Krueger lay down breaks and deep trance sets to make it a 3 hour show this week. If you like the show, don’t just download – subscribe in iTunes – it looks good in the radio station stats!
dj Smiley Mike PsyTrance Mix:
quadra – back again
save the robot – dream catcher
save the robot – let it play
save the robot – i care
save the robot – lowrider
save the robot – robotz
save the robot – she came
save the robot – what the funk
quadra – back again
save the robot – feel like a star
quadra – bless the robot
quadra – cyberfunk
quadra – technoport
quadra – time immortal
quadra – unification
quadra – we shall overcome
phil reynolds & ben bennett – progress (adrenaline dept. remix)
dj Caddyshack Breakbeat Mix:
dj czech – czech fu (re-edit)
dj czech – rockin’
funkagenda vs. eurythmics – sweet f*@# (Funkagenda WTF Mix)
dizzee rascal – bonkers (absorb breaks mix)
far too loud – pay it loud (broken robot mix)
deadmau5 – strobe (plump dj’s mix)
dirtyphonics – vandals
prodigy – smack my bitch up (sub focus remix)
deadmau5 – ghosts n stuff (sub focus remix)
adam f – original jungle sound (tc remix)
Steve Krueger Deep Mix:
daniel heathcliff – phoenix (original mix)
richard durand – tiger’s appology (original mix)
marcus schossow & robert burian – kofola (shy brothers mix)
deadmau5 – FML (original mix)
tiesto – bend it like you don’t care (extended version)
dada life – let’s get bleeped tonight (tiesto mix)
wippenberg vs daft punk – pong around the world (de jan bootleg)
dada life – bleep satisfaction
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