Last year I did the first Trance Fusion mix. It earned the title as it seemed to cross over between several different sub-genres of trance. It was a favorite, especially among some close friends, and so when I gave this mix a second listen, it seemed to be a great follow up. The acid-breaks bring back memories of the warehouse days, before the parties were forced to become more legit. There’s definitely some progressive psychedelic influence, but in a way that should appeal to hard trance and tech trance fans too.

dj Smiley Mike Progressive Psytrance Mix

Hi Profile – Aliens Only in America
Sideform – Psychadelic Future
Kris Del Vegas – Sigma (Isaac Swess Remix)
Sideform – Shiva
Ace Ventura – Connected (Liquid Soul Remix)
Riktam & Bansi – Right Way Up
Osher & Avshi – Adventure
Nick Sentience – Nine Moons
Nick Sentience – Hear Me Now
Nick Sentience – Stimuli
Duotekk – Zlow
Vice – Within (Zonka Remix)

dj Caddyshack Full on Psytrance Mix

Madonna – Frozen (SynSUN vs. Kamasutrance Remix)
Ticon – Models on Cocaine (SynSUN Remix)
Deadmau5 – Ghosts n Stuff (SynSUN Remix)
Members of Mayday – Sonic Empire (SynSUN Remix)
SOM – Psychedelic Dreams
NewTone – Love Machine (SynSUN & Mike Kukin Remix)
Infected Mushroom – Smashing the Opponent (SynSUN Remix)
The Prodigy – Omen (SynSUN Remix)
Astrix – Sex Style (SynSUN Remix)

I played Full On psytrance and it’s a good set, but Caddyshack’s set this week is freakin’ mind blowing!

This week I discovered a group named Psy Craft (or Psycraft), which seem to have an awesome blend of full on vocal psytrance. I also played some borderline psychedelic thrash metal by Mystical Complex. Together it made for a pretty diverse range of psychedelic mayhem.

Caddyshack however managed to dig up some of the best trance anthem mashups that I’ve heard in ages, and wove them together into a masterful set. Do NOT miss his set! The music only version is available for free download from his Soundcloud account (for a limited time).

dj Smiley Mike Full On Psytrance Mix

Sigma – Say Yes Say No
Sigma – War of the Worlds
Crystal Sound & Domatek – Nok Out
Nick Sentience – Threshold
Outsiders – Summer Memories
Psy Craft & Dali – Don’t Wanna Be the Same
Psy Craft & Dali – Rebirth
DNA & Mystical Complex – Final Trip
Psy Craft – Follow the Line
Psy Craft – Memories Inside
Calldweller – The Best it’s Gonna Get (Mystical Complex Remix)
Psy Craft – New Dance
X-Noise – Rock It

dj Caddyshack Freakin Epic Trance Mashup Mix

Orkidea – Unity
Lange & Gareth Emery – Another You Another Me (Rafael Frost Remix)
System F vs. Cosmic Gate – The Blue Theme (Ferry Corsten Fix)
Eddie Halliwell – Neon
Deniz Koyu vs. Fatboy Slim – Hertz Ya Mama (Makj & Politik Bootleg)
Tiesto & Diplo vs. Phil Collins – C’Mon in the Air (Romain G Bootleg)
Sander van Doorn vs. Afrojack & R3hab – Koko Prutata (First State Bashup)
Marcel Woods – Advanced (Tiesto Remix)
Tiesto – Maximal Crazy (R3hab & Swanky Tunes Remix)
Moby – After (The Loops of Fury Remix)
Avicii vs. Journey – Don’t Stop the Levels (TMAN Mashup)

So I started going through my vinyl collection yesterday. I used to do it all the time. Now it only happens once a year, if that. Anyways, I came across a ton of rare white labels and test pressings, started looking up tracks on discogs and seeing if anything was available on iTunes. There were lots of bootlegs and test pressings that just aren’t available from the digital stores, but it inspired this trance anthem mix.

dj Smiley Mike Trance Anthem Mix

Natious – Arisen [2000 - Forward Recordings]
Natious – Lift [2001 - Bluestone Records]
Ashley Wallbridge – Jynx [2011 - AVA Recordings]
Rank 1 – LED (Let there be Light) (Extended Mix) [2009 - High Contrast Recordings]
Ali Wilson – Pandora [2010 - In Charge]
Jonas Stenberg – Trademark [2010 - Musical Madness]
Rank 1 – Symfo (Sunrise Festival 2009 theme) [2009 - High Contrast Recordings]
Claudia Cazacu – Quatrain 4 [2010 - Reset Records]
Push – Universal Nation (Easton Remix) [1998/2008 - Bonzai Music]
Nick Sentience – Below Zero [2011]
Sandstorm – The Return Of Nothing [1999 - Blueplate Records]
The Hague – Crank [?]
Push – Universal Nation (Guy Mearns Remix) [1998/2008 - Bonzai Music]
Jochen Miller – Red One (Extended Mix) [2009 - High Contrast Recordings]
Marcel Woods – Tomorrow (Dub Mix) [2010 - High Contrast Recordings]

Wow, a lot of those were more recent than I thought… Who knew I was so current

dj Caddyshack Epic Trance Mix

Gareth Emery feat. Brute Force – Arrival (Ashley Wallbridge Intro Mix)
John O’Callaghan & Giuseppe Ottavianni – Ride the Wave
Mark Knight vs. Florence and the Machine – You’ve Got the Love
Nari & Milani – Kendo
Marcus Schossow – Acid, Festival, Champagne & B!tches
Kernkraft 400 – Zombienation (Chris Schweizer Bootleg Mix)
Tiesto & Hardwell feat Adele – Zero 76 in the Deep (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Bootleg)
Grace – Not Over Yet (Max Graham vs. Protculture Remix)
Rank 1 – Breathing (Breaks Dub)
Woody van Eyden & Steve Anderson – Everything’s Twisted (Woody van Eyden Mix)
Rebecca & Fiona – Bullets (Nause & Adrian Lux Club Mix)
Koer – Reactor (Rodrigo Diaz Remix)

Plus there’s part of the DJ Taucher Atlantis Non-stop Megamix from 1997!

This week dj Smiley Mike slows it down for a deep trance mix while dj Caddyshack gets inspired by David Guetta’s recent appearance in Vancouver, and touches on all four corners of trance from the borderline house sounds of Nalin & Kane’s Beachball to the ripping acid sounds of I am Techno by TV Rock.

dj Smiley Mike Deep Trance Mix

DNA – Get Wicked
Lish – On the Edge (Visual Paradox vs. Cosmic Tone Remix)
Lish & Ace Ventura – The Light (Lish Album Edit)
Trancemission & Odiseo – Impulses
Astrix – Just in Time
Ace Ventura – Baby Boom
Union Jack – Two Full Moons & a Trout (Chab Mix)
Pryda – Illusions
Pryda – Glimma
Solesystem – Onion
Jerome Isma-Ae & Daniel Portman – Flashing Lights (Original Mix)
Kidstreet – X (Rampue Remix)
Jerome Isma-Ae & Daniel Portman – Flashing Lights (Dub Mix)
Nick Sentience – Below Zero
Max Graham – Nothing Else Matters

dj Caddyshack Four Corners of Trance Mix

Relocate – Rogue (Caddyshack Edit)
Ummet Ozcan vs. W&W – Synergy
Leon Bolier vs. Kamaya Painters – Endless Ocean Wave (Leon Bolier Mash-Up)
Kaskade feat. Martina of Dragonette – Fire in Your New Shoes (Sultan & Ned Shepard Electric Daisy Remix)
Nalin & Kane – Beachball (Chris Lake Remix)
Phunk Investigation – 1980s
TV Rock – I am Techno
Sebastian Drums & Avicii – My Feelings for You
Tiesto & Diplo – C’Mon
Avicii – Levels
Dave 202 – Generate the Wave

Last year was a big year for Trancendance and 2011 is already starting strong. After dabbling with a few bootleg remixes last year, this just might be the year that dj Smiley Mike remixes make the rounds. One of the advantages I have, is that I’m really not in it for the money, and since I don’t need to worry about licensing, I can concentrate on bootleg remixes and mashups that would never get licensed. Fun times!

So I’ve been working on a Platipus mix set after it was requested a couple times via the Facebook page. I started with a bootleg mix of Tranquil by Quietman and was just getting ready for a bootleg remix of Calling Your Name by Libra & Taylor when I had to put the Platipus mix on hold. I had agreed to do a collaboration mix with DJ D.Project from the Netherlands and he gave me his part of the mix last week (which is freakin’ amazing!) and so I’ve been trying to find tracks that will live up to the massive stompers that he’s started with (I think I found some So watch for our collaboration mix to appear soon…

But I even had to put the collaboration mix on hold so I could put this set together for you tonight! Give it a listen, and if you like it, please subscribe to our iTunes podcast!

dj Smiley Mike Full On Psychedelic Trance Mix

Ananda Shake – G T High
Mental Abstraction and the Space Bar – The Vise
Vibe Tribe feat. DJ Ido – Thank You for Flying Utopia
Spade – Reaction
Didrapest – Celebration
Didrapest Vs. Mixed Emotions – Reality
Shanti – The Evenster
Avalon – Teleporter
Tetrium – Electro Sound
Exaile – Tied Up (Ajax Syndrom Remix)
Gatika – Desert Wind
Gatika – Keeping the Moment
Inner Action – Distortion
Ziki Vs. Vibe Tribe – Chain Man
Ziki Vs. Ananda Shake – High Manage
Ziki Vs. Xerox & Illumination – Mental Model

dj Caddyshack Ominous Hard Trance Mix

Wragg & Log:One – Enemies of the Earth
Guyver – You’ll Know It (Wragg & Log:One Mix)
Nick Sentience – Nocturnal
Nick Sentience – Electrify (Uplifting Mix)
Andy Farley & Base Grafitti – No More
Chop Shop Boys – Punk (Wragg & Log:One Mix)
Force 9 – Boomin’ (Wragg & Log:One Mix)
Wragg & Log:One – Necrosis
Phil York & Dark by Design – Electric Cabaret (ShockForce Mix)
Hanuman Tribe – Muscle Step (Beatman & Ludmilla Remix)
Paul Maddox – Endangered (Wragg & Log:One Mix)