Max Kane

Not recorded a mix that isn't radio related for ages & seeing as I had a spare afternoon thought I'd record something a little different to my recent mixes. Basically a much more prog trance affair with some current favourites & one from a couple of years back. Enjoy... Tom Bailey Bonus Mix February 14th 2009 http://www.myspace.com/djtombailey Tracklist 01. Deadmau5 vs Chris Lake 'I Said' (Michael Woods Remix) [Mau5trap] 02. Wilson, Smallwood & Ingram 'Koko' [Pilot 6] 03. Arnej 'They Need Us' (Club Edit) [Coldharbour] 04. Beltek ft Justin Robertson 'We Weren't Born To Die' (Instrumental) [CD-R] 05. Alexander Popov 'Metropolis' [AVA Blue] 06. Arnej 'Ping Pong' [Coldharbour] 07. Dr Willis vs Re-Ward 'Maaybe' (tyDi Stadium Mix) [Reset] 08. Nic Chagall 'What You Need' (Marco V Remix) [High Contrast] 09. Evol Waves 'Name Is The Answer' [Reset] 10. Cressida 'Two-0-Ten' (Ronski Speed pres Sun Decade Remix) [Euphonic] DOWNLOAD As always thoughts & feedback most welcome...

The idea of a music filterer is good in principle but I agree totally that it isn't really a practical thing to implement. Music taste has to be one of the most personal things to someone & particularly for a person who makes a living from the music that they play & thus make their reputation of the quality of it, it is a massive oversight imo. But then if Jules is contributing to making these awful, awful bootlegs then surely he is liable for the vast majority of any blame?

How good is this by the way... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HyPJyw_-S8

I don't care if he's got the best music taste since Richie Hawtin - remixing Leona Lewis & not expecting to take shit for it is misguided to say the least. I can understand maybe one or two (tops) remixes of pop tracks if the producer in question hears the track & thinks 'hang on if I put a bassline & 4x4 beat to that it could sound awesome' (ala Blake Jarrell with his Snow Patrol, Anna Nalick & Death Cab For Cutie remixes) or even if the producer receives an offer of many many $$$$$ to remix a pop artist from a major label (ala Steve Angello with that same Cheryl Cole song) but constantly seeking out pop tunes to remix just seems so pointless to me & certainly isn't something I'd want a DJ I followed religously to be doing. The best remix of a pop tune I have heard for ages is Eric Prydz remix of Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody'

Never really liked vonyc, mainly for the reasons Jason mentioned. It was really annoying when they had an exclusive & you had to use paypal

Only other one I have used in the past is DJTunes.com it's not the best but sometimes it allows you to buy tunes which are territory restricted elsewhere

I used to use Audiojelly more than anywhere else but they gradually increased their prices & started charging for using a debit card. I avoid them at all costs now. Their only saving grace is they sometimes get the Armada exclusives but they rip you off for those too. I know beatport can seem a little pricey sometimes but at least they don't hike up prices to £2.39 for exclusives

CDJShop is pretty good, I used to hate shopping there but the use of loyallty points is a nice touch

DJDownload are awesome, easily the best player & their customer service is magnificent. Definately the winner imo. I do like beatport but today I'm having real trouble as the audio clips won't work on the site.

Great to see Jules really supportiung David's (Murtagh) tune, also amazed to see him playlist a track from Harem, such an underrated label

I hate to say it but I feel there are a few tracks there that, while they were ok at the time, have aged terribly. On the other hand some absolute belters in there aswell

That set looks magnificent

Three classics in there

Any downloads I grab I always make time to comment, good or bad. Only trouble I have is with all the mp3 downloads I have to purchase for my own sets I don't have the disc space to download as many sets anymore without compromising performance

Disc Two owns virtually every other compilation CD ever, every track on there is fantastic. 'Bulgarian' 'Luvstruck' & 'Violin de la Nuit' are my picks from disc one

Definately see what you're saying mate & i think you've hit the nail on the head with the part of your statement about songs being catchy, Pearce's audience lust for cathy throw-away pop dance songs, they don't wana have to pay attention to a record for 10misn they just want a radio edit that they can have on in their car with some drunken scouse bird saying what a great night out she had in Oceana

I think that there are very credible artists that have made cheesy tunes, Kyau vs Albert 'Walk Down' for me was a very cheesy tune, that vocal was pure cheese! I don't discriminate between pidgeonholing things as chees, commercial etc really. I think that DJ Sammy etc is just sh*t, tunes like those don't even come into my thinking when categorising dance music, that stuff is just pop

I'm not personally slating Dave, obviously he won't turn down easy money or a gig where he feels there is a platform for him to play. Fair enough. I'm not a fan purely as i don't see the appeal, I'd rather see a DJ playing records that form some kind of flow & are mixed properly, in saying that I'm not one for the over-doing of 'classics', Pearce seems to play a large majority of his sets with a lot of classics in. Fair enough for people that want that, but personally I think that an older 'anthem' has so much more effect when it's thrown into a set that has some contemporary unknown records in aswell. Classics nights & DJs like Pearce that (for want of a better phrase) 'Anthem bash' do nothing for me, I'd rather hear someone spin some unknown records for an hour building things up nicely then dropping a massive track, the effect (for me at least) is so much better that way. Each to their own & i'd never slate anyone for liking anything (within reason) but it's not my cup of tea as I'm sure the music i play isn't to everyone's taste

It amazes me that, even with the R1 backing, that Dangerous still plays so many gigs. I know that he appeals to, a shall we say, 'different' clubbing (if it can be called that) crowd but surely people that listen to him play must realise he is dodgy. I duno why they don't simply listen to more tasteful DJs & Shows.

Ignoring Dave Pearce for a while, Briggsy mate love the avatar! 8-)

The way he pitches every tune at about 5+ is ridiculous. One of the many reasons he is wrong :?

Some of the stuff that man has enforced onto people's ears over the years is criminal, way too much cheese and i.m.o his mixing is generally always shocking. When i first started out i had a little motto to help me when i got down about messing up a mix it read 'If Dave Pearce can do this so can I' Basically i thought, look if that muppet can get gigs and be paid hundreds for playin cheesy trance over-pitched and poorly selected then there is no reason why i can't

That's a top idea mate :thumbsup:

Looks a wicked set, great to Stuart providing a guest mix too. Will hopefully grab it shortly

Looks quality mate, like the forthcoming mixes aswell, some top names in there.