Introspection 3.0
(Happy Easter ! ! )
Dim the light, grab a book and prepare to chill. Also suitable for work, children, pets, lovers etc…
Third and last iteration of the Introspection series. Not only because it may be time to stop looking at my navel and change vibe but also because I think this set wraps it up nicely.
Deep, Progressive, Indie House with a distinct lounge and ambient feel. I should have called it “Xtian goes Chill” for it is very rare for me to stay between 120/122 bpm.
Except for some dubious mixing towards the end, I am overall satisfied to have kept one single vibe, atmosphere and direction from the first to the last track.
I was chatting on FB with a friend of mine, who very eloquently described our sounds as “pop with a deep house feel and beat”.. Well, Tim, let’s hope it sticks.
Not quite sure where I will go next. I am still longing for a blast in the past to vocal Trance but need to make sure I have enough decent current tracks before I invest time into it. In the recent past every time I tried, I wasted hours only to leave the set unfinished.
If not, we will tend to a Frankie Knuckles and Soulful House Live set, which I am preparing for a party in May. If any good, I will definitively post it.
We shall see!
Playlist:
Highlights:
“Savanna” from Jericho Ismael Jelly for the babies on remix duties. Another European act from Zagreb (Croatia). Track gave the perfect setting for the chill ambient atmosphere I wanted to create.
A bit of dubious mixing later, “Your Softness” from Third Chapter. Big bass, clever synth and a male voice I like..
“Open my Eyes” from Jam Xpress feat Charlie (AUS). Local talent from Melbourne (Andy Murphy is in the back of all that).. Great track, exactly what my current vibe is.. Production is impeccable!
“Lovebreak” from Tube & Berger, track I had been told about by lars, which I actually had already on my HD.. Try Indie, Progressive, Deep with a dash of funk.. Not bad and all in one.. Former Beatport number 1 with a charity album..
“Be Mine” from Lane 8, haunting track I may have used recently ( did not feel like checking), felt right to drop, listen to the build up, the production.. Big BIG bass line again.. from America part of the Anjuna Deep crew..
Betoko “UR my Sunshine”… Betoko would be in my current top five creators.. Beto Cohen is originally Mexican, living in the UK. I would hate to put a genre on his talent.. It is just great, amazing music.. The Chicane of this decade..
“The Place I Know” from Andréa Fissore. Possibly my favourite track of the set.. I had my children dancing to this very Balearic modern track. Listen to that guitar and try telling me you are not on the Mediterranean. Andrea is Italian living in Vienna.. Latin flair and Viennese sense of perfection.. Can’t be much better.
“You Said” from the Nightriders. A pearl amongst pearls. DO NOT MISS THIS GEM! I can’t find who the vocalist is but her voice is one of the purest I have heard lately.
Talking about voices, when I first recorded the set and dropped it on a CD, I had my wife and kids “proofing” it, which is something I do when I actually really like the set, just to make sure I am not just .. spinning. After “You Said” I had a cookie strange indie number called “Makes Ends Meet” from Lancelot.. The reaction was unanimous, awful, not tolerable, what is that sh..!!
I had noticed that the lead singer vocalist was off key but I thought it would give the set a bit of edgy spice.. Well producers, artists out there, be warned.. Mums and kids alike do notice when you haven’t done your job..
I had to super-imposed (very sloppy post set mixing sorry but could not be helped..) “In My Stride” from Soul Button with Stee Downes on vocals.. I first heard the track on a C&M TrueHouse set (check www.truehouse.net), had bought it but somehow left it untouched.. Immense track, which I feel bad to have buried in the middle of a set but it really could not be helped. Check it it will be an anthem.. From Germany everything they have released has been magical, delicate and perfectly produced.. So much work has been put there, please give it go!
“Silk & Frames” by Sons of Maria. Same as Soul Button, every little inpyt is well thought, the beats are original.. Again from Croatia.. G sisters if you are reading, you have a lot of home-grown talent!!
“Turn Around”.. such an easy drop considering my current vibe of big bass line, big synths tracks. From LeisureGroove who started as a garage act in the UK.. Well if this is garage I am all for it.. But the bass line and filtered drop in the back are indeed unmistakably Garage..
“Time Has Come” from DAVI, helping me to bring the set home. I love the little journey, ailed as “LA's best kept secret”, David “DAVI” Khanjian grew up surrounded by the sounds of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Part of the 16 bits Lolitas, let’s follow him.. Clever music..
Penultimate track “Lead Me Home”… The title made the drop but the little guitar is the real reason for my love of it.. I feel he is European but could not find much about him.. Very elaborate production and a fitting end to what I believe is a good set once of a few bumps are forgotten.
Last but not least “Rock the Night” from my very talented Belgian friend “U-Ness & JedSet”.. Balearic Deep house, soft as silk, there to ensure you have sweet dreams.
U-Ness & JedSet are putting the finishing touches to their Ibiza 2014 Compilation to be released on the 7th of July.. Put this one in your calendar, there is REALLY no other compilation to buy except theirs..
Not quite sure what will come next..
Working on a FK personal project, a soulful dancing set for a party but quite possibly I will continue on Podomatic my current vibe albeit picking up the tempo.
A bientôt
Xtian
