Thanks Toby, Ken and Emile! If that mix ever makes it online, I am apologizing now for the first 1/2 hour. I think I needed a good 30 minutes of close-to-the-head monitoring to blow out the cobwebs. :) After a week that involved Xmas holidays drunk with family, Jeff Mills twice, Domu and Seiji, all the talented locals and then this, I was completely done. But on this note of thanks, I need to thank the crowd, because that was the most fulfilling experience I've ever had as a DJ, opening for Terrence Parker being the only close comparison, and it was only they who brought me out of my funk. I was seriously cured of all ailments for about an hour there. There is nothing so gratifying as spinning for a small room of people who are so completely up for anything, and so in-the-know musically. Really amazing the curative powers that vibe can bestow. Wow! Happy New Year is right!
[Deep Breath] Here's the tracklist (with comentary): Amp Dog Knight - I'm Doing Fine - Mahogani Music Ola Jagun & The Ancestral Rhythms - Oda Oya (The Rebirth Version) - Spiritual Life Music (this was my original #1 for 2002, and still right up there, just not quite as cool as that Kunuyuki, on further reflection) Universal Tongues - Prayer for Sun - Natural Resource Hipnotic - Naima (Ian O'Brien Mix) - Laws of Motion Plutonia - Forever (Opaque Remix) - Visions Rednose Distrikt - N.Y. Boom (Domu's N.Y. Beats) - Rush Hour Music (I played the beats version of this on accident, b/c it's easier to cue and I forgot to flip it over - Doh! I like them both, but the other side sounds better loud I think) Nutmeg - Oscar's Shed - Neroli Dom Um Romao - Lake of Perseverance (Opaque Remix) - Head to Toe Mustang - Twilight (Freedom Soundz Re-Edit) - Visions Needs - Walkin' Thru Circles (Level 1: Extended) - Needs Music Focus - Marvin Is One - Versatile Records Classic Man - Gentle Morning Rain - Natural Resource (this record is almost as good as the next one) Kunuyuki - Precious Hall (Original Mix) - Natural Resource (this is the record I'm raving about below) Convextion - Spice Tea - Down Low (this record is almost as good as the last one) Tristan: Toby, what time is it? Toby: 11:00 Tristan: [Evil grin emerges, realizing there is still 30 minutes to unleash the techo] Robert Hood - Qwartz - Tresor Max Duley - Eternal Bleeding - Arc Thomas Kufner - Maginus - Kurbel The Moderator - Interstate 5 - Keynote (this was the first time I'd heard the version of this that's longer than 40 seconds. Just goes to show, if enough people yell at someone long enough, they will make an extended remix that's 8 times longer than the original! :) Infiniti - Flash Flood - Tresor 3MB featuring Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes - Illuminism Range 1-5 - Tresor Tim Harper - I Feel A Groove - Peacefrog Records DJ Elin - Mad Cow - SSR Neil Landstrumm - Takks - Peacefrog Los Hermanos - Son Dos - UR If the tracklist is not enough of an advertisement of Spiritual Life and Natural Resource, I need to belabor just how amazing the Kunuyuki record is. It is definitely my revised #1 of 2002 after practicing with it last week and then watching it completely transform a dancefloor from great to 100% sold. This record is an absolute must for any house lover with a turntable, but especially for anyone who ever DJs house on the deeper side for an ear towards punchy material. What an amazing debut! That Convextion was the only record in my bag that could follow it. I let it chew at least 10 minutes of my set I think. :) Ken, if the song you're asking about is the one that plays from 45-46 minutes in my Iowa City mix, then the track you're referring to is the Tomas Kufner track 'Maginus' from the Kurbel 22 sampler, which is the only thing he's ever released, to my knowledge. Can't wait for more from him! That track can be heard on the Kurbel website, at least in part. Though the Real Audio does not do it justice: http://www.kurbel.com/cgi-local/listen.cgi?stream=kur022-b2 Tristan ======= Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com Music: http://www.mp313.com Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
