When DJ Cyber asked me to fill in for him this week I was only too happy to jump at another chance to play loud trance this weekend. Synaptic Sandwich has been on-air even longer than Trancendance, filling the 9-11pm (PST) Saturday Night time slot on CiTR 101.9fm.

Tonight’s show got started about a half hour early at about 8:30 with some of Christopher Lawrence’s live set from Burning Man 2007. DJ Quake brought us across the 9 o’clock hour getting us warmed up for my live mix.

dj Smiley Mike Psynaptic Mix

Tracklist:

Ovnimoon – Galactic Mantra (Liquid Soul Remix)
Ovnimoon – Sunset
Nok & Nok – Breaking Point (Vice Remix)
ARW – Time is Not Free
Vice – Royal Shadow
Aquafeel – Pure Imagination
Ritm’o & Ritmo – De Festa
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside (System Nipel Mix)
Suntree – Private Guide (Album Edit)
Suntree – Inside
Nerso – Outer Space
Suntree – Back to the Source
Earsugar – Bonfire
E-Clip – Reactor
Ovnimoon – Sacred Earth

dj Smiley Mike Retro Mix

Tracklist:

Quadra – Pulverturm 3.0
Quadra – Cyberfunk
Dapanji vs. Crazy Tone – Dance 2da Music [Madonna Remix]
Quadra – Back Again [Renegade Masters Remix]
Quadra – We Shall Overcome
Alien Project – N.R.G. [Energy 52 Cafe del Mar Remix]
Save the Robot – What the Funk [Funkagenda / Fatboy Slim Remix]

This week’s mix got started with a track recommended by Nikki Sentience: The Liquid Sould remix of Galactic Mantra by Ovnimoon. Truly a psychedelic intro, if ever there was one. The rest of the inspiration came from DJ Tso, whose mix: Goa Dreams Volume 4 turned me on to the group Suntree.

I was a bit disappointed with the mix at first, but on second listen, most of it is actually pretty good with only one or two major goofs near the end. Considering everything I played was brand new and mixed entirely on-the-fly, it came out not bad.

dj Smiley Mike’s Deep Goa Trance Mix

Tracklist:

Ovnimoon – Galactic Mantra (Liquid Soul Remix)
Suntree – Back to the Source
Suntree – Inside
Earsugar – Bonfire
Suntree – Dusty Hofman
Nerso – Outer Space
Human Element – Sweet Addiction
Ovnimoon – Sacred Earth
Freq & Liquid Soul – Liquid Frequencies (Liquid Soul Mix)
E-Clip – Reactor
Suntree – Unseen
Suntree – Private Guide (Album Version)
Audioload – Way Out
Suntree – X.T.C.
Suntree – Electric Mind
(Maybe one more?)

Once again the Facebook fans sparked me to look at some new Psytrance and sure enough I found some great new tracks including the new Circle of Life EP by Ephedrix. Just listen!

dj Smiley Mike Full On Psytrance Mix

Tracklist:

Ephedrix – Circle of Life
Ephedrix – Mexican Wave (Original Mix)
Ephedrix – Prototype (Edit)
Ephedrix – Edison’s Future
Talamasca feat. Nomad – The Awakening (Ephedrix Remix)
Ephedrix – Mexican Wave (Lamat Remix)
Lamat – Mass Control
Ephedrix – Astral Ignition
Synsun & Kamasustrance – The Key (Lamat Remix)
Gataka – Higer Lever
Gataka – In My Mind (DNA Remix)
Gataka – Dreaming Mode
California Sunshine – Last Feeling
California Sunshine – The Order

dj Caddyshack Epic Trance Mix

Tracklist:

Aria – Dido (Armin van Buuren Remix)
Yahel – Going Up (Magikal Remake)
Dawnseekers – Gothic Dream (Jan Johnson Remix)
Leon Bolier vs Kamaya Painters – Endless Ocean Wave (Leon Bolier Mashup)
Scott Mac – Damager 02 (W&W Remix)
Ummet Ozcan vs. W&W – Synergy
Ummet Ozcan – Timewave Zero
M6 – Fade to Black (W&W Remix)
Taucher – Science Fiction
Major Laegue – Wonder
Jochen Miller – U &Eye (Extended Version)

I didn’t prep at all for this show, and my set turned out great! Funny how that happens. I play second after Caddyshack this week. If I recall correctly, Caddyshack plays epic trance and then my set is all full on psychedelic – some of my fave tracks.

I have no idea what Caddyshack played… I did n’t write anything down that week. Luckily, serato keeps a record of everything I play.

dj Smiley Mike Full On Psytrance Mix

The Mar 27 Tracklist:

Lucas O’Brien & Avalon – Stinkin’ Wharehouse
Laughing Buddha – Freaking Out
Triptych – Playground
Triptych – Question & Answer
Ziki vs. Xerox & Illumination – Mental Model
Gataka – Desert Wind
Didrapest – Celebration
Didrapest vs. Mixed Emotions – Reality
Bamboo Forest – Voyager (Solar System Remix)
Broken Toy – Nu Metro
Rastaliens & Avalon – Ufoff

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)