Psytrance and the Ultimate DJ Test

I’ve been slow getting this posted, but here it is. Caddyshack forgot his power cable this week and his laptop died right before his set. Hence the ultimate DJ test, which is playing on someone else’s gear, with someone else’s record collection. In my opinion a real DJ worth his beans can find stuff and make it work in just about any situation ;)

dj Smiley Mike Psytrance Mix

Fatali – Soul Control
Ace Ventura – Exposed
Ovnimoon & Protonica – 8 K Miles
Chakra & Liquid Metal – Resurrection
Clufe – Time & Light (Hanzo Remix)
Point – Access
Disco Hooligans – It’s Good to be Alive
Earthling – Lost in Trance
X-Noise – No Mishaps
Earthling – Mystical
Lucas & Dickster – Brainstorm
Protoculture – 1998
Deadmau5 – Ghosts & Stuff (SynSUN Remix)
California Sunshine – Rain

dj Caddyshack Ultimate DJ Test Set

Dominion – Ultraviolet (Winter Mix)
Rank 1 – Awakening
Transa – Supernova
Southside Spinners – Lovestruck
Energy 52 – Cafe del Mar (Three N One Remix)
DJ Tomcraft – Overdose
Cygnus X – Superstring
DJ Eyal – Everlasting Flow of Energy
Da Hool – Meet Her at the Love Parade (TV Rock Remix)
Dawnseekers – Gothic Dream (John Johnson Remix)

Steve Krueger Killer Guest Mix

I spent the previous week digitizing some old vinyl tracks, and there are some killer records in my set that you just can’t find in the digital stores, or even on YouTube. But those old tracks tend to drift a lot more and keeping the beats lined up is a lot tougher, especially after you’ve (I’ve) gotten used to today’s tight digital productions.

The real killer set this week is from Steve Krueger who lays down a thumpin’ trance mix that is a must hear. Plus, there’s a special set from DJ Zero D. Special thanks to the Vancouver Trance Family!

dj Smiley Mike Digital Vinyl Mix

Kobyashi – Release (Main Mix) [Fluid Recordings 1998]
eGYPT – Spoken Words [Ultra Records 2000]
Paul van Dyk – We Are Alive (Breathless Mix) [Vandit 2000]
Mana – Psionic (Arrakis Remix) [Fluid Recordings 1999]
Kai Tracid vs. Kan Cold – Untitled [Tracid Traxxx 2004]
Arrakis – The Spice (New Club Mix) [Orbit Records 1999]
Les Legos – 1.17 [Noom Records 2001]
eGYPT – Awake [Ultra Records 2000]
ATB & Kai Tracid (Farrago) – Union (1st Clubb Mix) [Kontor Records 2003]
Yoda – Definitely (Kai Tracid vs. Sunbeam Mix) [Anthem 2001]
FAST – Transmission (Original Mix) [Eve Nova 2000]
DJ Eyal – Everlasting Flow of Energy [Phatt Phunk Records 1999]
Seafield – Feel Free [Limbo Records 1997]
Embargo – Embargo 2009 (dj Smiley Mike Edit)

Steve Krueger Killer Guest Mix

Astrix – Reunion (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
Alex O’Rion – The Jabberwocky (Original Mix)
Space Rockerz – Crooked Hook (Original Mix)
Mason – You Are Not Alone (Original Mix)
Judge Jules – THe Greater Good (Marcus Schossow Remix)
Henrik B – Acid Rocker (David Tort Remix)
Dragon & Jontron – Wheels Up (Original Mix)
Leon Bolier – Vengeance Vengeance
Bart Claessen – Fantomah (Original Mix)
Ummet Ozcan – Reboot (Original Mix)
Tempo Guisto – Metropolitan (Alex O’rion Remix)

DJ Zero D Uplifting Mix

Mike EFEX pres. Emtech – Callisto (Daniel Hairston Remix)
Noel Gitman Feat Buran B – FooDoora (Taras Bazeev And Maxim Yurin Remix)
Igor Dyachkov – Still One (Original Mix)
Lesko & Lorentzen – Catch That Moment (Robert Burian Remix)
Talla 2XLC & Robert Burian – Dynamo (Original Mix)
Sean Tyas – By The Way (Original Mix)
Existone Presents E1 – Electric Sundown (Original Mix)
Cold Blue – Lucidity (Original Mix)
Aly & Fila Feat Sue McLaren – Still (Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix)
LTN – The Art Of Freedom (DJ Feel Remix)
Simon Patterson & Greg Downey Feat. Bo Bruce – Come To Me (Original Mix)
Marcos feat. Helen Sylk – Take Cover (Sonic Element Remix)

My apologies, but I think the last few tracks of Zero D’s set got cut off from the end of the podcast. You can find his full set available for download along with some others on the Zero Disbelief website.

Possibly my Best Trance Mix in 6 Months

Well, it’s definitely better than most of the shows in the past 6 months. I’ve had some good parts of shows but there always seems to be some considerable screw-up that keeps me from posting the mix in the sidebar as a featured podcast.

The first mix is likely the shakiest and as the show goes on it just gets better and better until the last 45 minutes are really solid.

The first half is more deep pulsing layered trance that slowly builds. The second half is a little harder and a little more epic with some big ups and downs and several trance anthem remixes from over the years.

dj Smiley Mike Tracklist:

First Life – The Feeling the Day Before
POB & Taylor – Aura
Max Graham – Falling Together
Habersham & Numinous – Rhetorical Question – Chris Micrli Mix
dj Eyal – xtacy 1999
Don Grossinger – White Label
Judge Jules & BK – I Don’t Know
Cliff Tangredi – Shimmer

dj Caddyshack Tracklist:

Blue Amazon – No Other Love – Deniro Mix 1
White Label – Numb – Nick Muirs Mix
Spider vs Marc Van Bekkum – One – Tribe Tech Mix
Flash Brothers featuring Tiff Lacey – Stay – Noel Sanger Remix
Talla 2XLC – Love’s Coming Down – Dumonde Remix
Ian Van Dahl – Inspiration – Peter Luts Mix
Nick Sentience – Transcender
Paul Van Dyk – We Are Alive – Breathless Mix
Miss Shiva – Dreams – Humate Remix
Three Drives – Greece 2000 – Leama & James Davis Mix
Chac featuring Chilli Gold – 7 Years – Grinder Vox for the Box Remix

Fresh Trance Trax

Lots of fresh trance this week although some of it was previewed last week. First half of the show went down much smoother than the second half. More vocal trance than I usually play, but several of these vocal tracks don’t overdo it and they still have a rougher electro feel to them so they seem to satisfy my taste. Two of the new records that are already standing out to me are the Judge Jules and BK collaboration on Riot Recordings. You might recognize BK from some of the Nukleuz tracks I play in the Hard Trance sets. The other is the Peter Luts Remix of Inspiration.

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Tracklist First Half:

Polar – Polar Soul – Kobyashi Remix
Transa – Supernova
Judge Jules & BK – I Don’t Know
Habersham & Numinous – Rhetorical Question – Chris Micrli Mix
Generation Gap – Last Rites
Schiller mit Mila Mar – Lebe – ATB Club Remix
White Label – Inspiration – Peter Luts Remix
Outdare – Live Today – Parks & Wilson’s Annexe Dub
Judge Jules & BK – I Don’t Know
Outdare – Live Today – Parks & Wilson’s Annexe Dub

Tracklist Second Half:

Prism – Innerscape
Paul Oakenfold – Faster Kill – Roman Hunter
DJ Eyal – Everlasting Flow of Energy
Flash Brothers feat Tiff Lacey – Stay – Noel Sanger Remix
DJ Eyal – Xtacy 1999
White Label – Numb – Nick Muirs Mix
Flash Brothers feat Tiff Lacey – Stay – Original Mix
Delerium – Silence – Funkagenda’s Saphire Vox Remix
Three Drives – Greece 2000 – Leama & James Davis Mix
BT – Smartbomb – Plump DJs Remix

Classic Epic Trance Anthems

Sorry I missed last week’s show. This week was going to be a remix of three weeks ago but at the 11th hour I started pulling out records and the set seemed to be taking a more classic trance anthem feel. I’ve always had a handful of records that are brilliant but seemingly impossible to mix. This week I brought 5 or 6 of them and overall things didn’t go to badly. The first mix was a little forced but then things smooth out a little better. 

First Half

prism – innerscape (limbo records)
natious – sonic sunrise
mike hiratzka & justin scott dixon – two worlds (original mix)
seafield – feel free (white label promo)
opus 808 – don’t turn away (e.f.o. remix)
dj eyal – xtacy 1999 (phatt phunk records)
blue amazon – no other love (blue amazon’s new phase funk mix)
polar – polar south (koncept records)
dastrix – raw (red parrot recordings)
tomcraft – lonliness (club mix)

Second Half

dumonde – god music (euphonic mix)
three drives – greece 2000 (deniro remix)
talla 2xlc – love’s coming down (dumonde remix)
miss shiva – dreams (humate remix)
three drives – greece 2000 (farmatronic genetic mix)
transa – carla’s theme (hook recordings)
transa – enervate (hook recordings)
three drives – greece 2000 (leama & james davis remix)
transa – perpetua (hook recordings)
chac – 7 years (grinder vox for the box remix)