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Monday 9 January 2012

Does It Ever Change? My Second Recorded Mix

I used to be "well-known" locally for shouting the word "minimal" at funky house DJs in local bars and clubs, circa 2006/07.


My plan failed.  But I am not completely ready to give up trying to show the beauty of minimal to the unconverted - though this being me, it isn't just minimal.


Available to listen on Mixcloud (it is better than Soundcloud!), or to download from Megaupload.


The tracklisting is as follows:


1. Ellen Allien - My Tree (Ripperton Backlash Remix)
2. Ricardo Villalobos & Los Updates - I Miss You So Much
3. Masomenos - Coco
4. Cassius - The Sound Of Violence (Franco Cinelli Remix)
5. Nina Kraviz - I'm Gonna Get You (Melon's X-Rated Version)
6. Butch - Rawhide
7. Melon - Money (Sascha Dive's 15 Minute Melodrama Mix)
8. Luciano - Back To Front
9. Talk Talk - It's My Life


And why:


1. Ellen Allien - My Tree (Ripperton Backlash Remix) - The track I was going to put first was just too boring to start with, even for what I am trying to achieve, and I randomly pressed play on this track, and I was like, hmm, that works as a first track.
2. Ricardo Villalobos & Los Updates - I Miss You So Much - Ricardo is my favourite producer, ever.  End of.  And my second favourite DJ - my previous mix was too up-tempo to include something by him.
3. Masomenos - Coco - This continues the minimal plodding for a whole longer - until it produces a surprise! I'll say no more about it.
4. Cassius - The Sound Of Violence (Franco Cinelli Remix) - This is totally different to what has gone before, in my eyes, a bit more housey sounding with beautiful and recognisable vocals.  Goosebump potential.
5. Nina Kraviz - I'm Gonna Get You (Melon's X-Rated Version) - The only artist to appear on both of my mixes so far, I just love Nina's vocals and this remix strips it back perfectly, ready for the next track.
6. Butch - Rawhide - Not the easiest track to mix as it starts up pretty sharpish, and not minimal by any stretch of the imagination but I just had to play it - it is a bit of a head-fuck if you are a little gone with the wind - I love things like this!
7. Melon - Money (Sascha Dive's 15 Minute Melodrama Mix) - Too much excitement recently so I have put on a really long boring song.  But I think it has real depth and beauty to it.
8. Luciano - Back To Front - Luciano was one of those who first got me into minimal - years before he decided to compete with SHM and play Whitney Houston (I did consider putting the minimal remix of Whitney Houston in instead but I thought it a bit too silly).  Anyway, a few years old but a bit of a 15 minute minimal classic.  Honest!
9. Talk Talk - It's My Life - I played this to my friend, Sam, in Ibiza back in September.  She said something like "What is this shit?".  It's my shit.  It's My Life.  And I am doing it my way.  And I love my life.  I hope you love your life.  And I hope you love this song.  You might recognise it.  And you might now never ever listen to a mix of mine again!


I think my next mix is going to be much more house-orientated.