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Time & Space EP
I’m excited to announce my next release, “Time & Space”, a 4 song EP due out on Influenza Media at the end of August. Keep an eye on the Fokuz page for release details. In the meantime here are some clips:
Deep End Mix Sessions – March 2014 – Snug & Etcha
Here’s the first installment of the The Deep End mix sessions–something I hope to make a monthly (or at the very least, quarterly) thing.
This first one is an hour-long journey through the deep, soulful and jazzy side of drum & bass. Track selection by my wife, mixed by me. Enjoy! (Also available as a 320 Kbps MP3)
Track listing:
Blade – Parts of Me
dRamatic & dbAudio – Stronger
Tim Cant – Sacred Moments
Paul SG feat. Carter – Kosato
Flowrian – Don’t Care (Soultec remix)
Malaky – Vibrate
Dynamic & Command Strange – Jazzmine
Survival – Walk On By
Scott Allen & Deeper Connection – Zion Dub
Carter – The Sweetest Thing
Clart & Dave Owen – Deep Cover
dRamatic & dbAudio – Entrance to Jericho
Soultec – All That I Own
Poschek – Concept World
Furney & Paul SG – 1955
Commix – Everything
Locksmith – Love
Upcoming releases
So a few months back I remixed Brother’s tune “Breathbox” for a remix contest hosted by Fokuz Recordings. While, it turns out I made the cut and my track is getting released on Influenza Media next month!
My EP for Ambra is just about ready as well and will probably get released around the same time. Awesome way to start 2014!
The Choice remix on Beatport
Happy New Year all! Just a quick note to let you know that my remix of Scribble & Nagwoode’s “The Choice” is out now on Beatport!
I’ve also got an EP release lined up in the next few months, as well as several Halifax shows, so stay tuned for more details (and be sure to keep an eye on the the calendar)
Preview: Ascension
Happy New Year all!
I just wanted to take a moment to share a tune I started back in December.
You might call this a sort of tribute to ASC (hence the name), if only because I’m using several samples from his sample pack (check it out!)
Thursday Throwback – November 3, 2011
Late throwback today and therefore a quick one. Spent the day in Centreville for work (or as I affectionately call it, Centre-of-nowhere-ville) and heading to the Valley tomorrow with my wife. Between now and then I need to bounce some stems for The WAX record, send some work e-mails, buy and mail a gift, mail another gift, do laundry, pack, and probably 7 other things that I’ve forgotten.
As such I figured it would behoove me to post something to help calm my nerves. So here’s a tune off of Alaska’s “Arctic Foundations” album – one out of the stand-outs for me, next to Halcyon 4.1. Love the little guitar-esque sounds, the way the bass drops in effortlessly and of course the little drum work about 3/4 of the way through.
Archaic by Alaska c. 2006:
Thursday Throwback – October 27, 2011
Halloween is coming up and I couldn’t think of a more fitting tune to post than this one. You gotta love the the creepy ambience and freaky noises throughout. You can tell these guys were all about experimentation when they were writing this track.
I still have my copy of this LP and it’s one of a few LPs that I’d definitely hold on to even if I were to sell my record collection. My favourite tune off the LP is probably Resurrection feat. Ryme Tyme, which also has a bit of a creepy vibe (“the mind creepers, the soul seekers”), and FYI mixes perfectly into the Konflict remix of Karl K – Synapse 😉
Ed Rush & Optical “The Creeps” c. 2000:
Happy Halloween!
New track: Exoplanet feat. James Spray
One of my music colleagues and band-mates from The WAX (James Spray, a name you will be hearing much more often) wrote a little ambient piece a while ago. I loved the feel of the main synth pad and the sparse piano hits and immediately heard potential for a drum & bass version.
The original track was at a completely different tempo but after a bit of chopping and warping I was able to create a loop that “feels like” drum & bass speed. Using the big vocal swell was an after-thought but I feel it gels well with everything else.
My latest analog synth acquisition (DSI Tetra) also makes an appearance on this one – see if you figure out where. And if you’re curious this track was written entirely in Ableton Live using primarily native Live instruments and effects. I’ve now pretty much made a complete transition from FL Studio to Live.
Forthcoming on my next EP, “Exoplanet” featuring James Spray:
Thursday Throwback – October 6, 2011
Quick throwback today as I get ready to hit the road with The WAX for a show in Charlottetown tonight.
This week’s throwback, surprisingly, is the first track I’ve posted by Teebee. I’d definitely rank him towards the top as far as influential and versatile drum & bass producers go.
He’s written tracks ranging from deep & soulful (Capable/Guilty) right through to creepy tech-step (Distorted Information EP, the first Teebee vinyl I owned)
Here’s something that sits right in the middle, which seems to be his sweet spot.
Liquid Light by Teebee c. 2004: