I love mixes. I listen to them a lot. I’m not so sad that i have a top ten, not even a mental one. I have a rotation though, i honestly don’t think a two week period passes when i don’t stick on Shambhala by Excision, and the mix that Breakage did for FACT has been played every week since it dropped.
A good mix brings you places, ups and downs and in an outs. It contains moments of peace and power, angst and confidence. That said, my main criteria for liking a mix is a simple one. “Did i enjoy it”. Sometimes, the way people discuss mixes makes me wonder if they actually like music at all. Seeming to attack every perceived flaw and weak spot with an axe. I’m a more basic, simple, cerebral kind of person. I’ll only realise how much i actually enjoyed a mix AFTER the fact, while it’s on i am just listening to it, lost in the flow of tracks that someone was kind enough to take the time to put together.
I’ve found some nice ones over the last year, and have lined them all up in a row for you, all you gotta do is hit play.
Eleven Tigers – December Live 2009
I feel kind of bad for linking to this, as it was done for another blog, but the man himself popped it up on his Soundcloud so what the hell. A blissful, assured and confident selection of electronica. This is currently getting daily playage from me.
Erwtenpeller – War of the Worlds
This is riding high in my hindbrain for a nod as my mix of the year. Firstly , i am biased as hell towards favouring anything got to do with War of the Worlds ( Tom Cruises being short was saved by Tim Robbins being crazy for example ) and secondly, it’s a superb mix. The classic story of War of the Worlds unfolds to some of the greatest and most interesting Dubstep you will hear. A mix packed with great tunes, which as a whole becomes more than the sum of it’s parts. And that is saying something when the parts prod this much buttock.
The LSDJ – Nocturnal Dub
Honestly not a lot to say here. Great tune selection, great mixing, great mix. A sleeper too, i honestly forget how much i enjoy this until i go back and listen to it again.
G31 – Mind the Dubstep
A kickass mix from a kickass producer. End of.
16bit – Tokyo Set Menu Mix
Bugger all you can say about 16bit other than “awesome”. Yeah, this mix has been about for a while, but i only copped it recently. Shame on me!