This week’s show is dedicated to the friends and families of the 19 people who were trampled to death at the 2010 Love Parade in Germany.

Is it possible to to be deep and fullon at the same time? I tend to think of them as somewhat opposite, but this week’s show really seems to bridge the gap. Two new tracks worth mentioning are Black Jack by Mekkanikka and Nu Metro by Broken Toy.

I couldn’t get the second half of the Simon Qudos guest mix working, so the second half of the show features a BBC essential mix by Christopher Lawrence from 2004. Watch for the second half of my Simon Qudos guest mix in the coming weeks!

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dj Smiley Mike 2010 Love Parade Mix

Bizzare Contact vs. Ultravoice – Ultrabizzy
Silicon Sound – Pure Reality (Ephedrix Remix)
Aquila – Alice (Ephedrix Remix)
Electro Sun – High Cue
Ephedrix – Far Away (DNA Remix)
Mekkanikka – Black Jack
Indigo – Moon Walker
Quadra – Time Immemorial
Quadra – Technoport
Quadra – Cyberfunk
Alien Project – Deeper
Broken Toy - Nu Metro
Dapanji vs Crazy Tone – Dance 2da Music (Original Mix)
Save the Robot – Robotz
Save the Robot – Feel Like a Star

It was tough to follow the intensity of Friday’s Rainbow Groove Invasion set so I started off with a bit of dark psy, which is a little unusual for me. I usually keep from getting too ‘demonic’ but I guess if the track is good enough I don’t mind dipping over to the dark side for a bit.

The second half of the show starts to get a little deeper with some of my less played tracks, and is it often turns out, it’s those less played tracks that had captured my interest by the end of the show. I’ve always struggled to deliver flawless sets as I constantly want to hear music that I haven’t heard in awhile. In fact, many of my sets include a substantial number of tracks that I’ve never played before. So I’ve had to get really good at playing ‘on the fly’.

Speaking of my DJ style, I haven’t covered what equipment I use in a bit. I come from an all vinyl background but now use control vinyl with Serato to play mostly MP3s while maintaining the feel of vinyl. I’ve started to experiment with Seratos SP-6 sampler, but didn’t use it all during this set. I’m also looking at Traktor’s Kontrol X1 to control the new effects rack that’s built into Serato 2.0 but, again, didn’t use any effects in this mix. I use a Vestax PMC-17A at home, however this mix uses the Denon 300X mixer from the studio (which I quite like – except that it’s not a 3 channel mixer).

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dj Smiley Mike Dark & Dirty mix

XSI – Dominion
XSI – Alchemik Machines (Mad Maxx Remix)
Mad Maxx – At the End of the Rainbow
Mad Maxx with XSI – The Shamen
Electro Sun – Secret Sequence
Silicon Sound – Pure Reality (Ephedrix Remix)
Ephedrix – Far Away (DNA Remix)
Ephedrix – Evolving Moods (Chronos Mix)
Peace Maker vs. Mad Maxx – Everyone Equal
Peace Maker – Japanese Tours
Mad Maxx vs. XSI – Creeping
Talamasca – The Awakening feat. Nomad (Ephedrix Remix)

dj Smiley Mike Down Deep mix

Save the Robot – Robotz
Quadra – L.S.D. Came Falling Down
Quadra – Bless the Robot
SubConciousMind – Essenz
Disco Hooligans – Running Out of Time (Smiley Mike Live Remix)
Disco Hooligans – String Theory (Smiley Mike Live Remix)
Disco Hooligans – Steady Now
Electro Sun – On Air
Jikkenteki vs. Katapult (PAR-2) – Swamp Monster
Disco Hooligans – This is How it’s Gonna Go

This week I tackle mixing on 3 decks, or as close as I can get at the radio station. The studio here has a Rane Serato SL-3 which has a built in SP-6 sampler. So I can play triples where I start with the samples track and then mix two tracks into it. Unfortunately the studio here only has a 2 channel mixer, so it’s a little tricky mixing 3 audio sources with only 2 faders. Some of the mixes are a little rough around the edges, but I’m pretty sure some of the triples worked out pretty well, so it’s just a matter of refining them. I think you’ll see more 3 deck mixes from me soon. Maybe even a CD this summer.

Caddyshack has gone full on into a hardcore drum and bass phase, which I am loving. His taste in music has traditionally been very similar to mine, so all the tracks he’s been searching out have the kind of sounds and elements that I like.

dj Smiley Mike on 3 decks
2  turntables and a sampler

Ephedrix – Evolving Moods (Chronos Remix)
Aquila – Alice (Ephidrex Remix)
Ephidrex – Fly Away (DNA Remix)
Indigo feat. DJ Anneli – My Time
Visual Contact vs. Electro Sun – Facing the Future
Quadra – Time Immemorial
Bizarre Contact – Run Away (Electro Sun Remix)
Dapanji – Attention Please
Mad Maxx & XSI – Creeping
Talamasca feat. Nomad – The Awakening (Ephedrix Remix)
Dapanji vs. Crazy Tone – Dance 2da Music
Save the Robot – Robotz
Quadra – Time Immemorial
Quadra – Cyberfunk
Peacemaker – Hallucination Power
Peacemaker – Japanese Tours
Ephedrix & Aquila – 10 Miles Out
Hunab Tech & Antigravity – Nitro (Lamat Remix)
Space Cat vs. Onyx – Time Wolers

dj Caddyshack Hardcore Drum & Bass Mix

Pendulum – Slam
State of Mind – Dune
State of Mind – Sunking
Netsky – Eyes Closed (Original Mix)
Netsky – Sweet Dreams (Bootleg Mix)
Prodigy – Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)
State of Mind – Back to the Jungle
State of Mind – Real McCoy
Netsky – Lost in this World
Zyon Base – Tombstone Blues

I’m listening to the first third of this weeks podcast right now and watching Metrotown pass by while I ride the train through the blue sky on my way back from another busy day that started off with three hours of dentistry this morning. So now you get why this week’s show is untitled. I could have called it the Froster.ca launch show, but that seemed a little too corporate. Yeah – I do have a day job, and this week I was right in the middle of it during the show. How is that possible, given that the show airs from 10pm – Midnight in my timezone? Well, let’s just say I’m a dedicated employee that is lucky enough to work with some pretty dedicated people.

Alright, so none of that really has to do with anything musical. What’s on the decks this week? I’m still well into my PsyTrance kick. Steve played some of the wonkiest, most twisted trance I’ve ever heard (sorry, I wasn’t able to capture the track list), and Caddyshack dropped a fine mix of old-made-new epic trance.

dj Smiley Mike PsyTrance Set:

Timelock – Radioactive
Disco Hooligans – Clear Skies
Disco Hooligans – Easy to Get Lost
Quadra – Pure Ecstasy (Dynamic Remix)
Save the Robot – I Care
Domestic – Bloom on Day
Quadra – We Shall Overcome
Dapanji – Attention Please
Dapanji – The Dog is Talk
Hunab Tech & Antigravity – Nitro (Lamat Rmx)
F.F.T – Frequency Request (Lamat Rmx)
Lamat & Hans Solo – Next Generation of Science
Dapanji vs Crazy Tone – Dance 2da Music

Steve Krueger Twisted Trance Set:

I didn’t get Steve’s track list this week because I was winding up a pirate game and launching a new Froster website for Mac’s.

dj Caddyshack Trance Mix:

Deadmau5 – Jaded (Caddyshack Edit)
John ’00′ Fleming & The Digital Blonde – Nine Inch Nails (The Dub Mix)
Christopher Lawrence & Nicholas Bennison – Continuation (Original Mix)
Ummet Ozcan – Timewave Zero (Original Mix)
Cirez D vs Armin Van Buuren feat Sharon – On Off Love (Armin Van Buuren Mash-Up)
Andy Moor vs Motorcycle – So Much Rush (Myon & Shane Mash-Up)
Dave 202 – Generate the Wave (Original Mix)
Ben Gold – First Class Travel
The Prodigy – Smack my Bitch Up (Richard Durrand Remix)
Taucher – Science Fiction (Cosmic Gate Remix)
Push – Universal Nation (Dumonde Remix)

Another smashing week with an extended 3hr show! This week my set features remixes of classic trance anthems and trance mash-ups that should send shivers down your spine and leave your whole body tingling! I’ve always liked the heavy remixes and mash-ups, but often they’re on the lighter side. Not this set! At 145bpm it’s an epic PsyTrance set not to be missed! Tell your friends!

During the second half of the show, after his excursion into Drum & Bass, Caddyshack returns to trance with an Epic Trance mix that combines both new and old favourites.

dj Smiley Mike PsyTrance Remixes of Classic Trance Anthems and Mash Up Set:

Domestic – Bloom on day
Save the Robot – I Care
Quadra – Pure Ecstasy (Dynamic Remix)
Quadra – Bless the Robot
Save the Robot – She Came
Save the Robot – Robotz
Quadra – Chase the Sun
Alien Project – Deeper
Alien Project vs Space Cat vs Quadra – I Dose
Alien Project – Activation Portal
Quadra – Cyberfunk
Quadra – Unification
Quadra – LSD Came Falling Down
Alien Project – Missing Linker
Save the Robot – Feel Like a Star
Astrix – Tweaky (Alien Project Remix)
Quadra – We Shall Overcome
Alien Project – NRG
Save the Robot – What the Funk
Sub Focus – Rock It (Stanton Warriors Re-Rub)
Skynet UK – Back to 89 (Calvertron Remix)

dj Caddyshack Epic Trance Set:

Funkagenda vs Eurythmics – Sweet F*** (Funkagenda WTF Remix)
Cut & Run – Horny Disco Balls
Prodigy – Smack my Bitch Up (Richard Mix)
DJ Tomcraft – Lonliness (Above & Beyond Remix)
Energy 52 – Cafe Del Mar (John ’00′ Fleming Remix)
DJ Tomcraft vs Sunbeam – Versus (Original Mix)
Ummet Ozcan – Timewave Zero (Original Mix)
Klauss Goulart – Misty (Fabio Stein’s Uprise in ’99 Remix)
Christopher Lawrence & Nicholas Bennison – Continuation (Original Mix)
John ’00′ Fleming & The Digital Blonde – Nine Inch Nails (Dub Mix)
John ’00′ Fleming & The Digital Blonde – Sunburn (Original Mix)
Andy Farly & Base Graffiti – No More (Original Mix)
Dave 202 – Generate the Wave (Original Mix)
Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (First State Remix)