Aza

Bit overdue, and did not initially take up on this as I pay to host all music from my site, but how does Soundcloud work in terms of membership and what space you can have?

I've just checked out Mat's second set from the Electric Daisy Carnival in Vegas (fantastic set btw - as was his earlier one in May at Chicago) and after keeping fairly quiet about all this he awesomely took to the mic and said: “Yeah…I copied this song off Will.i.am.”.

A few articles have gone up about it, one here and also here.

He dropped Rebound about half way through his set, check it out!

There's nothing Arty & Matt Zo can do about this - Anjunabeats hold the copyright naturally. Does anyone know if they issued any legal proceedings?

And now they have...

Also take a look at this and this.

Mat's also deleted his Twitter account, but I think I read from him it was before a lot of this controversy started and so not directly related, but coincidence.

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/76984950.html

Full respect to Anjuna with this and now sticking by and representing Mat and Arty.

I also skimmed Mat's page and there was a comment on his FB, which was brilliant: "Will I NOT"!

Also, Chris Brown has already pleaded ignorance, stating "I don't even know who Mat Zo or Arty is?"

Thank you...

Would that be the best route? Looking for an informal approach first to gauge options... I remember Briggsy booking Fabio Stein one time, but can't recall how it was done?

How much would we be looking, any ideas?

Although his sound differs from what sounds/style I came to love him for, I'm really enjoying his music and sets lately. I've shared these with a friend in work and he absolutely loves these. His EMix and latest set in Chicago are sublime.

He helps run a local club night in Cardiff and we're interested in considering booking Mat for a gig. We would work up to heavily promote it. It would also be great to meet him.

Does anyone know of any other channels to contact Mat for a booking? A quick Google search does not give much about his agent.

Cheers,

Aza

It's certainly raises an eyebrow how three hours are allowed as opposed to the usual. But this seems to be more of a way to actually promote it for the BBC.

It probably will showcase a lot of self promotional material, but I guess I'm still going to check it out to see what it's like

Thanks you, Chrissie!

Apologies, there were a few slight errors in the tracklisting which I've since adjusted.

Do let us know your thoughts once you check it out

Armin van Buuren is on the decks for a special three-hour Essential Mix!!!

Hi all,

Over the past few months I've been looking to put together a rather special mix - something which would showcase some of own personal trance faves over the trance era's we came to love, but also pay homage to Judge Jules and say "thank you" for introducing me to so many great records through his Saturday BBC Radio 1 shows.

To celebrate the mix, I've compiled an essential-mix-type set at just over 2 hours. I would've loved to conclude with Jules remix of Gladiator (one of all-time faves), but for many reasons the track is not available, so instead finished up with something of similar sentiment.

Please check it out if you get can and let me know your comments? The synopsis itself is included within the mix from my website, and so without further ado here's the tracklist:

01. Moby - Hymn [Mute]
02. Delerium – Innocente (Falling In Love) (Tiesto Remix) [Nettwerk]
03. Altitude - Altitude (Original Mix) [bonzai]
04. Ayu - Audience (Darren Tate Instrumental) [Avex Trax]
05. Systematic Parts - Don't Walk Away [illusion]
06. Frank Brook - Daywalker [Premier]
07. Intrique - Latino Nights (Motivation Mix) [Nebula]
08. CRW Feat. Veronika – Like A Cat [bXR]
09. Beat Pusher - Murto (Original Mix) [Good:As]
10. Fingers Burnt - Legoland (Vocal Mix) [Fingers Burnt] [Yellow]
11. Novacane vs. No One Driving – Playa Sol [Direction]
12. Lost Witness - Red Sun Rising (Lange Remix) [Ministry Of Sound]
13. 3 Fingers - Frozen February [Fingers Burnt] [White]
14. Slusnik Luna – Sun (Originl Mix) [White]
15. Vincent De Moor - Flowtation (Original Mix) [XL]
16. Marc et. Claude - I Need Your Loving (Ferry Corsten Remix) [Positiva]
17. Lost Tribe - Gamemaster (Michael Woods Remix) [Liquid Asset]
18. Fingers Burnt - Squat Thrust [Fingers Burnt] [blue]
19. Gouryella – Ligaya (Original Mix) [Tsunami]
20. Ralphie B - Massive [Data]
21. Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death (Point 4 Mix) [Cheeky]
22. PPK - ResuRection [Perfecto]
23. Svenson & Gielen – Twisted (Original Mix) [iD&T]
24. The Mystery - Mystery (Original Mix) [RR]
25. Rank 1 - Such Is Life (Deep Dub Mix) [iD&T]
26. DJ Garry – Dream Universe [ATCR]
27. Fingers Burnt - Act Your Age, Not Your Shoe Size? (Naugthy Mix) [Fingers Burnt] [blue]
28. Hi Gate - You and Me [incentive]
29. JamX And De Leon – Can You Dig It? (Original Mix) [serious]
30. Brainbug - Nightmare (Judge Jules Remix) [Positiva]

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If I ever listen to this I may end up actually liking it and appreciate how creative it is, but just on 'paper' the tracklist does not interest me.

I would insist you do, Jason'age... Book by its cover and all that, you know ;-)

Give me a shout and I'll put it on my SkyDrive for you...

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Mat zo for me has always produced nothing but rubbish.

It's your opinion of course, but tracks like '24 Hours', 'Lucky Strike' & his remix of Signalrunners 'Recoil' for me at least are absolute trance beauties. 'Superman' was also good but was bit less tempo than the aforementioned, although a sweet track imo too..

Might as well chime in, as cleverly executed as it is, this kinda of thin does not interest me, too many tracks used, if I want to hear tracks that influenced someone or whatever fpr longer than a couple of minutes I would rather listen to the 6 Mix, far better.

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Can see what you mean, as I really wanted to hear more of 'Blueprint' for example, but forgive the short ride for the brilliance on creativity, structuring and layering. The mix being littered with great philosophic quotes tying in with all the various genres was genius too.

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Missed this, apologies, but thank you v.much for the response and for checking out the mix.

Of course, I will check out the mix you point out

Appreciate the feedback, although I must say with the traktor - a force of habit makes me still manually mix/cue/sync etc. I've always tried to mix as locked as possible - see if you can check out some of my other stuff, which range from 1210's to CDJ's

Robert Nickson productions start & end with "Spiral" - what a truly gorgeous piece of music!

Thanks Tom - agreed! I do love Nickson's production - and remix's!

I did feature that track on a recent mix I did, I've put it on my list though, but also have 'Encounter' on there too - what you think?

You can see from this page what Mat stated about 'Lucky Strike':

With this one I was going for a more uptempo trance tune than anything I had done before. I went for a combination of tech-y influences and big euphoric moments.... the last pure breed trance tune I did, before experimenting with other sounds.

It's one of my favourite tunes and kudos to him in that he has the ability to produce such a track and also focus and create other sounds.

Echo that, too.

I know what you mean, Chrissie, and second time round it's awesome. The first time I listened I was actually more surprised since my initial hunch after checking the tracklisting was it's a megamix, but it's far far from it!

It really is his full effort in throwing down all the music he loves and really treating the Essential Mix with the respect a lot of us hold for it all those years ago - from where a DJ would do something really special.

I'm on my third listen of this set now. The voice overlays are insane, extremely philosophical albeit in that Jigsaw like voice!

Glad you enjoyed it

Prydz's set the week before Zo's was also sublime!

Hey all,

I'm feeling reminisce and are thinking of putting together an essential mix type set with lushious chords, piano, riff and synth melodies. Tunes with gorgeous breakdowns that really do trance music justice and would resonate and uplift you.

I'd like to invite you to make a suggestion of a track you love to nominate and help with the mix?

Some initial tracks from me would be:

• Stoneface & Terminal - Blueprint
  
• Greg Downey - Once Again (Activa's Airflow Remix)
  
• Above & Beyond - Tri State (Robert Nickson Remix)
  

I'll keep a few up my sleeve too :thumbsup:

Cheers,

Aza

Cool - please let us know what you think, its a fantastic set :-)

You're welcome.

If you prefer, I can upload to my SkyDrive account for your ease?

Despite his newer projects and sounds, I've also been a fan of Mat Zo.

Having now managed to catch up on some audio of recent times, I checked out Prydz's Essential Mix followed by Zo's which was the week after.

Having checked out the tracklist, I was initially a little dissapointed that the sounds I guess most of us grew to like him for were left out... In my opinion that proved the cliché of book and cover...

If you listen to his reasoning in the opening statement and introduction for the mix:

“All the music in the (essential) mix is stuff that has inspired me or stuff that is hardwired into my brain from listening to it so much! There are also new tracks that give me hope in the music industry,”

”I started laying down tracks and seeing where the mix would go and it was a really experimental process in a lot of ways. I chose tracks that wouldn’t necessarily would go together in a club set, but would work as something you would listen to on a day-to-day basis.”

When I put together the A-Z mix of my career, I used a similar approach, but kept it dance/trance orientated. What Zo has done here is - by the looks of it - used his entire life's experience - across all genres! It's like a fusion of everything mixed, expertly structured and geniusly compiled. I think Zo has likened it to a journey through his cosmos of music and having studied Physics myself, (only after seeing past the cross between an electronic James Earl-Jones and The Saw Movie voice) resonated with the opening statements backed by luscious chords - quoting Carl Sagen:

“There once was a time before television, before motion pictures, before radio, before books. The greatest part of human existence was spent in such a time. And then, over the dying embers of the campfire, on a moonless night, we watched the stars.”

Throughout the mix Zo would then go on to countlessly quote the famous astronomer/cosmologist - often at times dropping each statement between transitioning from midtempo, disco, house, dubstep and trance.

Here is the entire offering - 70 tracks in two hours!

Tracklist:

01. Andrew Bayer – Let’s Hear That B Section Again [Anjunabeats]

02. The M Machine – Tiny Anthem [Owsla]

03. Birdy Nam Nam – Defiant Order [Owsla]

04. DJ Falcon – Honeymoon [Roulé]

05. Justice – Helix (Gesaffelstein’s ‘Vision’ Remix) [Ed Banger]

06. Mat Zo feat. Rachel Collier – Only For You (Album Mix) [Anjunabeats]

07. Spirit Catcher – Rendez-vous [Z Records]

08. Kill Paris – Baby Come Back

09. Oliver – MYB [Fool's Gold]

10. The Paradise – In Love With You [Vulture]

11. Gill Norris – Forme (Guy J PM Mix) [subtract]

12. Burial & Four Tet – Moth [Text]

13. Duke Dumont – The Giver [Turbo]

14. Daft Punk – Burnin’ [Virgin]

15. Mat Zo – Giving It All Up [Anjunabeats]

16. Filterheadz – The Game [1605]

17. Boys Noize – Ich R U (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) [boysnoize]

18. Ilan Bluestone – Sinai [Anjunabeats]

19. The M Machine – Luma [Owsla]

20. Mat Zo feat. Chuck D – Pyramid Scheme (Club Mix) [Anjunabeats]

21. Depeche Mode – The Darkest Star (James Holden Remix) [Mute]

22. Bungle – Astral Travel [soul:R]

23. Netsky – I Refuse [spearhead]

24. Enei – Movin’ Fast (June Miller Remix) [Critical]

25. Reso – Axion (KOAN Sound Remix) [Civil]

26. Mat Zo – Caller ID [Anjunabeats]

27. Airwave – Trilogique (Mat Zo Essential Edit)

28. Oliver – Mechanical [Fool's Gold]

29. Stoneface & Terminal – Blueprint [Euphonic]

30. John Dish – Karmma [Flamingo]

31. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Wakanda [Axtone]

32. Darryl Green & Xendo – Oh Yeah! [big & Dirty]

33. Fedde Le Grand – Put Your Hands Up For Detroit

34. Sander Van Doorn – Dozer [Doorn] w/ Fedde Le Grand – Put Your Hands Up for Detroit

35. Markus Schulz feat. Departure – Without You Near (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) [Coldharbour]

36. Felix Cartal feat. Maja Ivarsson – Tonight (Botnek Remix) [Dim Mak]

37. Ferry Corsten feat. Maria Nayler – We Belong [Flashover]

38. Chicane – Offshore [Xtravaganza]

39. James Holden – A Break In The Clouds [border Community]

40. Mark Knight feat. Skin – Nothing Matters [Toolroom]

41. Andrea Doria & LXR – Beauty Of Silence (Inpetto Remix) [Roxy Records]

42. Marco V – Song In My Head (Revixed Mix) [in Charge]

43. Zedd – Slam The Door [Owsla]

44. Tommy Trash – Monkey See Monkey Do (Re-Edit) [Rising]

45. Sander Van Doorn feat. MC Pryme – By Any Demand [Nebula]

46. Meck feat. Dino – Feels Like Home (Marco V Dub) [Yoshitoshi]

47. Cid Inc. – Refrost [LowBit]

48. Roul & Doors – Melody In Harmony [Flamingo]

49. Sander van Doorn – The Bass

50. Mat Zo – Sorrow (Theme from The Gladiator)

51. Noisia – Could This Be [Mau5trap]

52. Stoneface & Terminal – Leaving Earth [Euphonic]

53. Mord Fustang – Taito [Plasmapool] w/ Dajai – Every Day of My Life (Acapella)

54. Crookers – Dushi (SlapIn The Bass Remix) [southern Fried]

55. John Dahlbäck feat. Terri B! – Flirt (Club Mix) w/ Your First Time (Acapella)

56. Mat Zo – Frequency Flyer [Anjunabeats]

57. Mat Zo & Porter Robinson – Easy [Ministry Of Sound]

58. Mat Zo – Easy (Reprise) [Anjunabeats]

59. Daft Punk – Aerodynamic [Virgin] w/ Eric Prydz & Andreas Postl – Mighty Love (Instrumental) [Virgin]

60. Boys Noize & Daft Punk – What You Want (Nozeita Remix) w/ Daft Punk – Aerodynamic [Virgin]

61. Sasha – Xpander (12″ Remastered Version) [Deconstruction]

62. Noisia – Lilith’s Club [Division]

63. Alex Kenji – The Funk [Hotfingers]

64. Wink – Higher State of Conciousness (Marco V Remix) [strictly Rhythm]

65. Pig & Dan – On Edge [Tronic]

66. Norin & Rad – Bird Is The Word [Anjunabeats] w/ Fatboy Slim – Rockafella Skank (Acapella)

67. Junior Jack – E Samba [Defected]

68. Andrew Bayer – A Brief Interlude [Anjunabeats]

69. Mat Zo feat. Eyes That Lie – Hurricane (Album Mix) [Anjunabeats]

70. Mat Zo feat. Pete Josef – Fall Into Dreams (Album Mix) [Anjunabeats]

Have been a big fan of these mix comps from Ferry...

They seem to showcase his new style and the way the trance scene has evolved, but from my POV he play's my kinda thing. There are a few tracks here and there that have the electroy type sound, but I can handle those.

Anyhow, times have been v.busy of late so have not had chance to check out this latest offering. Listened to it over the weekend and again to and fro work a few times, the track that stands out a clear mile from the rest is this (and even better I didn't know it was his own release until recently) - thoughts(?):

Lol, you're right, I have a bit of an obsession but think Tim can certainly relate to it. We've often discussed tagging individual tracks properly let alone albums.

I think your suggestion is great, I'll give that a go and see how it looks. I'll combine it with Chrissie's suggestion too - naming the albums with who they're mixed by and sorted by year.

Will get some photos up too to show you...

Been sorting my music out - mainly putting on my media centre computer as it brings all your content to life with artwork, backdrops etc. It's got me thinking, especially in particular, of how best to categorise my dance music...

Best question I have and would welcome opinion on is the Trance Nation series.

On my iPod, I ripped my Trance Nation (1-5) tagged under the legend himself, Ferry Corsten.

I then ripped Trance Nation Electric and Anthems which was mixed by the other legend himself, Judge Jules.

Now I've also seen this series as Ferry's since he did the first tranche, however, I have other albums e.g. Judge's, Rank 1 and Andy Moore's. But how would you organise them?

Since they're currently under Ferry, I'd like to now open them up to include the others, so how'd you approach it?

I don't like the 'Various Artist' tag since there's a load of stuff I have which are various albums. These deserve an entry of their own. Although it's the label, would you say Ministry of Sound, perhaps?

Chris, if you go to a do, I wanna go too!! :)/>

Awesome! Genuinely gutted missed this so hope another opportunity, especially with a mixing get together is possible!

Chrissie, steer clear of that, it's not trusted.

The issue with these sites is hosting for all adverts which is often annoying, but does provide good space for uploading.

Hopefully if Simon can put on his skydrive it's straigt forward to download; clean, easy and unrestricted speed :-)

Cheers Quadrant - always appreciate you taking the time to comment and especially check out the mixes

Ha-ha - I do like to try and be close to 'professional and a real set' knowing that I'm recording myself - it's a trait I picked up when starting out with my mixes; I used to listen back to them to pick up how to learn beat matching, tunes and set structures!

Anyhow did have a few - probably more near the beginning during the Prydz intro (oh that is a beauty), after that I paced it, it was a more a case of trying not to get distracted by watching the goals with the footy and general conversation. There was also a track thrown in after speaking with good old JasonB'age

Was about 90mins or so but trimmed it to fit on a CD...

It is a varied set from my usual approach, but twas more of a 'hosting' and 'social gathering' type thing - with a bit of fun thrown in.

I hope you enjoy it and would love to hear your thoughts/feedback afterward