Posted Wednesday, May 25, 2011 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: Events
Spirit Base has become the largest psychedelic trance festival in Austria since its inception in 2007. More than 5,000 visitors from all over Europe came in 2010. After eight years in a quarry in the south of Vienna, Spirit Base moves to a forest near Ernstbrunn where a Stone Age village was built for a TV production. The main floor, this year will be designed by several decoration teams, and there will be some visual surprises. Projections of Sikanda, 3D Visuals, UV decorations and special laser shows from Germany and Austria will transform the forest into a fantasy landscape. More than 100 international DJs and live acts from 20 countries are booked. The focus of the line-up is again on Progressive Trance, but Full-on, Dark-Psy, Oldschool and spacey Ambient are not be forgotten. In addition to the main floor there is a big chillout tent, as well as a third dance floor, which alternates in tempo with the main floor.
Most artists come from Israel, Germany, Austria and several European countries, but also from some South American countries. Among the world-famous live acts and DJs are:
Also, the local elite of DJs and Trance producers will be given a lot of space. A 40-meter chillout tent is hosted by Vienna’s Psy-DJ Gobayashi and his Astral Zone.
VJ Sikanda is famous for its gigantic projections that show the cultures of the world on all available surfaces. The “Funny Astronaut” and his team have been known for years for the light magic in Viennese clubs and on the Austrian Paradise Festival that takes place again later in July this year. Austria’s best decorative Psytrance artist Calaquendi and several artist teams will again provide huge and bright paintings and three-dimensional masterpieces of art. Fire shows, fireworks and performances round off the comprehensive offer.
This week marked yet another prediction for the end of the world. It seemed fitting to feature some tracks from the Circle of Life EP by Ephedrix in the midst of a heart-pounding Full On psychedelic trance mix.
Before the live mix part of the show, I played:
Members of Mayday – Sonic Empire (SynSUN Remix)
dj Smiley Mike Full On Psytrance Mix
Ephedrix – Circle of Life
Ephedrix – Prototype
Sub6 & Astrix – Control Me
Ephedrix – Astral Ignition
Aquila – Gain Control (Shagma Remix)
Astrix – Closer to Heaven (Pixel Mix)
Didrpest – Celebration
Didrapest vs. Mixed Emotion – Reality
Gataka – Desert Wind
Rastaliens vs. Avalon – Ufoff
Indra – Feel Free
Aquila & Evoice – Arrigato
Ephedrix – Mexican Wave (Lamat Remix)
Spade – Reaction
Lamat – Mass Control
SynSUN & Kamasutrance – The Key (Lamat Remix)
System Nipel – Game On (feat. Electra)
Ephedrix – Mexican Wave (Original Mix)
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]
Posted Monday, May 9, 2011 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: Goa Trance | PsyTrance
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?)
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)
So watch for our collaboration mix to appear soon…
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