[909] and again .. mixing & talking tracks

[Simon Kong]

Okay . digging deeper ..

http://www.mixcloud.com/radio909/radio909-real-respect/

Trying to collect some of my old school favourite dance tracks, so
kicked off this week with a club mix of Mel & Kims "respectable".

Interestingly itunes is the best place for all the old club classic
stuff, especially some of the more obscure mixes or alternative
release mixes.  Because itunes have whole catalogues from labels there
are often the remixes or edits of tracks made for compilations or
limited release versions.  I have even found some b-side dubs or
accapella of stuff which would have been on vinyl only back in the
day.

Still working on my key mixing.   Not really working out the keys of
tracks anymore.  The software is to inaccurate and it just takes to
long, plus I just want to trust my ears, not the data.   So really
just trying to pay attention to selection and mix a harmonic
progression.  Usually I just do this in my head by humming key changes
(intervals) and thinking about where the track I am cueing up will
take the mix - up, down, same, wild !!!

Producers who are eating my head .

Tensnake - for his perfect contemporary renditions of the 80's club
sound .. perfect
Rene Breitbarth - for consistently deep and interesting tracks
Karol XVII & MB Valence - for proper deep chunky house cuts
Spirit Catcher - for a very identifiable sound which is very very nice

..

The  techno I am buying is trending on the deeper more edge, because
deep house really has me hooked again.  But the crossover continues to
be really nice as there are lots of common sounds, progression styles
and compositions techniques between the different "genres".

This is certainly a good time to be a DJ I think ..

Anyone else been looking at the new Serato/Rane mixer - the Sixty Eight


http://serato.com/scratchlive/rane-sixty-eight