We’re back on track and this week’s trance podcast even comes with a playlist – in order. Dj Smiley Mike plays B-Sides of last week’s hard electro trance records. Caddshack drops electro breaks.

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Smiley Mike Hard Electro Trance Set

marco v – indicator (big fat remix)
white label – core adaptor (base grafitti remix)
nick sentience – bring it on
monsoon – carlottas day
interflow #4 – area 51 (groom lake mix)
eufex – find me
spider vs marc van bekkum – one (tribe tech mix)
digital masters – star wars (death star mix)
miss shiva – dreams (humate remix)
smudge & smith – near me (lange Remix)

Caddyshack Electro Breaks Set

the dream traveller – time
louis q – bind your love in heaven (natious remix)
first life – be one of us (nick hook mix)
i spy – the looking glass
dj scott project – y
uberzone – botz (android mix)
josh wink – higher state of consciousness (dirty south & tv rock club mix)
humanoid – stakker humanoid (krafty kuts mix)
White Label – DJ’s on X
scanners – prayer (d:fuse remix)

Sorry about the delay in posting this week’s podcast. There was a glitch with the podcast server but it’s fixed so this week’s show is ready for download.

This week Caddyshack and I were going to play a Nukleuz Records tag team set but we’ve postponed that until next week (Sep 14). In it’s place this week’s set is filled with tracks off the brilliant intelligent hard trance label WellWicked as well as the complex layered trance of Noom Records.

I tried to write down the playlist as I went but be warned there could still be a few tracks out of order.

Natious – Lift (Bluestone Records)
Nuw Idol – Polly’s Pharmacy – Dr Bob X-SDose Remix (WellWicked Records)
Nuw Idol – Not Afraid (WellWicked Records)
Natious – Another World (Bluestone Records)
Nuw Idol – Kick Drum Domination (WellWicked Records)
Sonik Kross – Walking with Dreamz (WellWicked Records)
Nuw Idol & Gianni – The Gates of Time – Nuw Idol UK DK Mix (WellWicked Records)

Les Logos – 1.17 – Original Mix (Noom Records)
Instinct – Zero (Noom Records)
Nuw Idol – Out of Id (WellWicked Records)
Natious – Thrust 1
Nuw Idol – Dreamweaver (WellWicked Records)
solarize – DJ Idge (WellWicked Records)
Snack vs. Uwe Hacker – Dampframme – Street Mix (Noom Records)
Waterhouse – Is It Right (Noom Records)
Nuw Idol – The Gates of Time (WellWicked Records)

This week’s Trancendance podcast is a full 2 hours of Nukleuz records mostly featuring the handiwork of Hard Trance genius Nick Sentience. It’s not a perfect set but it felt like there were more good parts than bad parts. It might not make it into the featured podcasts widget but I say it’s worth a listen.

One of my complaints has always been that it’s hard to find DJ mix CDs (back then it was mix tapes) that captured the high energy non-stop beats that I heard at raves. The mix tapes I found were good – they just lacked the relentless energy of some of my favourite DJ performances. This set is pretty relentless so hopefully a few of you will come out of it like I did – wondering were you are!

The first hour of this weeks podcast is almost entirely from the Nukleuz record label with the one exception being a Nick Sentience record from Riot Recordings. Nick Sentience is one of my favourite trance artists from the Nukleuz label and many of the Nukleuz tracks played in the first hour feature him. 

The second hour isn’t as smooth but it’s still not hard to listen to. The second hour features more layered trance with some tribal influence. 

What better gift for Father DJ than a trip to the record store. After starting a family I’ve been spending a lot less on records, but the owner at the record store still remembers me as his best Trance customer. I buy almost all my vinyl second hand. I believe if a track is really worth owning it should be timeless. 

After listening to a stack of about 75 trance records – 3 made the cut and came home to be added to the collection. Here are the worthy tracks:

Nick Sentience – Nick Sentience EP

A1 – Nick Sentience – Transcender
AA1 - Nick Sentience - Bring It On
Riot! Recordings - 2006 - RIOT!018

Both sides of this record are brilliant. Most of the time I’ll buy a record just for one track so when I get two playable tracks on the same record it’s like a 2 for 1 discount!

DuMonde aka JamX and De Leon – The Mixes Volume 02

A – Talla 2XLC – Love’s Coming Down (DuMonde Remix)
Access Tunes – 2000 – ACCESS-04-12 (Germany)

This is the money track. The flipside features JamX and De Leon Remixes of Harem Doctors – Heartbeat and Terra W.A.N. – Who’s Gonna Ease the Pressure, which might be okay tracks (I can’t remember) but I rarely play tracks that only run for half a record. I need as much time as I can get for the mix (and I hate it when I forget and the track plays over into the next song). 

Last but not least is another 2 for 1 deal with a Tribal-Trance sound…

Spider & Marc Van Bekkum – One

 
A – Spider & Marc Van Bekkum – One (Original Mix)
AA – Spider & Marc Van Bekkum – One (Tribe Tech Mix)
2Play Recordings – 2004 – 2PLAY007  (Netherlands)

A great Father’s Day Weekend trip indeed! You can hear all the new records in this Sunday’s Trancendance Podcast.