Episode 73

We hear this week from d3vilalias!

"For this week's edition trancit, I decided to display my diverse taste in dance music. This past year I have had the privilege to open for many well-known trance and progressive producers and DJs (i.e. Estiva, Ronski Speed, Paul Thomas, Kyau & Albert, Sied van Riel, Mark Eteson, etc). As an opener it is my job to prepare the room for the headliner. It is an incredibly difficult job. You can't go too soft or everyone will get bored, but you can't go too hard, or you will kill the room and tire everyone out. For this mix, I tired to display what I might play in an opening set. Mind you, towards the end, I throw in some pretty banging trance and normally I would not play this type of trance in an opening set. 

I start the mix deep and groovy (just way I like it), with some great tunes from Dusky, Leftwing & Kody, Robosonic and Joris Voorn. This mix starts at 122 and builds up to 136 in just over an hour. From there, I play a wonderful tune by Jeremy Orlander into a great technoish tune by Lank. I slowly start turning the bpm up while retaining that groovy vibe. I continue with a great remix by Zach Roth into a wonderful ch00n by Alex O'Rion. Probably one of my favorite tunes from 2013 follows, Sunset by Gal Abutbul. I remember listening to The Blizzard's ASOT 400 set and I heard this amazing mashup of Longest Road and Different Feeling. I emailed them, asking if I could have a copy. Luckily for me, they sent me a copy. I play this mashup in all my sets. It absolutely destroys the floor and its the perfect tune as you get ready to switch with the headliner (never my last tune though, never end your set with a vocal). Plus who doesn't love to play some Simon Patterson?! 

From there, I start heading into more familiar territory. Playing some Max Braiman and a 7 Skies remix of DK's Breathe. I end the mix with two old tunes I found while stumbling around Beatport. A great remix by George Acosta of a song he produced with Mike Shiver and a wonderful vocal trance tune by Summer Sessions with the euphoric vocals by Tiff Lacey. At this point I have reach 136/137bpm.

I hope you guys enjoy this mix. I recorded it while I waited to have my car towed since it broke down on the highway (recorded on the PA Pike in Western PA). I jam-packed a lot of tunes in a short amount of time. Can't wait to hear what you guys think."

Tracklist: 

1. Robosonic - The Edge (Original Mix) 

2. Leftwing & Kody - Let Go (Original Mix) 

3. Dusky - Careless (Original Mix) 

4. Joris Voorn - Ringo (Rework Mix) 

5. Jeremy Olander - Bandersnatch (Original Mix) 

6. Lank - Floppcorn (Original Mix) 

7. Sebastian Weikum & Martin Graff - Togo (Zack Roth Remix) 

8. Steve Kaetzel - Floe (Alex O'Rion Remix) 

9. Gal Abutbul - Sunset (Original Mix) 

10. Morgan Page vs Simon Patterson - Longest Feeling (The Blizzard Mashup) 

11. Vinny Troia, Jaidene Veda - Fade Into You (Jerome Isma-Ae & Ilan Bluestone Remix) 

12. Max Braiman - Moving Metropol (Original Mix) 

13. Daniel Kandi - Breathe (7 Skies Remix) 

14. Mike Shiver & George Acosta - The Apocalypse (George Acosta Mix) 

15. Summer Sessions feat. Tiff Lacey - By My Side (Original Mix)

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