The Phil-Harmonic Podcast Episode 1

Hello music fans! Welcome to the birth of a new podcast.

Every DJ and his dog seems to have a podcast these days. They are swamping the internet. Is there room for another one? Well, I hope so. Having DJed since mid-2007, I’ve been uploading mixes to share with mates for a while now. But recently, it has struck me that it would be nice to make something a bit more official, a bit more serious, if anything, a bit more regular.

For us non-professionals, finding time to practice can be really hard and that in turn affects your overall performance. It’s easy to get rusty. Introducing what I hope will be a by-weekly podcast, is my way of putting pressure on myself to get behind the decks more regularly.

But a desire to share music is always a motivation as well. Even before I started DJing, I dabbled with creating the odd mix series, using programs like MixMeister, and that bug never really goes away.

The format for these podcasts will be pretty straightforward. 2 hours of uplifting and progressive trance, about twice a month – all mixed on my Pioneer CDJs.

Most musical podcasts these days focus heavily on new music. They are usually a vehicle for the big names to show the public what to expect in terms of tuneage when we put our hands in our pockets to see them do their thing. For Above & Beyond, TATW is an opportunity to give their label’s latest signings their first test runs.

While my mixes will regularly include new music, my focus generally will be the flow of the mix and harmonic mixing – hence the name, which is more than a mindless pun. I’ll always consider delving into the recesses of my CD cases to keep you on your toes and sometimes even showcase entire mixes that abandon the new music ‘norm’. God forbid, I might even play some house music. Often it’ll just depend on my mood.

I suppose, another issue for any new podcast is, to talk or not to talk – well, in my case it will be to not talk, for now at least. While I think carefully chosen intervals of talking can really help a podcast, I’m no broadcaster and don’t really have the equipment for it. That will be absolutely no issue for some people and I hope it leaves you free to soak up every second of the music.

For those of you that use iTunes and have iPhones/ iPods, if you load these mixes into your iTunes they should go straight to your podcast section complete with tags and artwork. And the most recent mixes in the series will be available on SoundCloud for you to listen to wherever you have an internet connection and a set of speakers.

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The first mix I’m serving up for you, the mix that has the job of introducing this new series, is actually a shamelessly repackaged version of a mix that I uploaded to SoundCloud at the very end of January. This mix was essentially the product of me consuming podcasts and buying new tunes at a pretty unprecedented rate throughout January.

And since track 2, Arty’s remix of Back To Earth, will now forever remind me of one of the best clubbing nights I’ve had in a good long while (well done tyDi for ripping up the MoS), since it was kindly given a mention on my friend Ben Collier’s monthly podcast, Room 1ne Sessions (thank you, Ben), and since it was the first set I uploaded in the year 2011, it fully deserves to be repackaged and made the inaugural episode of this new series of podcasts.

THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST EPISODE 001

1. Dinka – Violet [Unreleased Digital]
2. Cosmic Gate – Back To Earth (Arty Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
3. The Flyers & Mike Sonar – Stonehenge [InfraProgressive]
4. Abstract Vision & Elite Electronic - The Last Time [Levare]
5. Matias Lehtola feat. Natalie Peris – Not Enough (Cressida Vocal Mix) [Captured Music]
6. Dennis de Laat – Sound Of Violence [Spinnin' Records]
7. Heatbeat - Trash [Subculture]
8. Armin Van Buuren feat. Christian Burns - This Light Between Us (Armin Van Buuren's Great Strings Mix) [Armada]
9. Signalrunners feat. Julie Thompson – These Shoulders (Andy Moor Remix) [Anjunabeats]
10. Interstate vs. Tyler Michaud feat. Jessy Greene - Junkie (Heatbeat Remix) [Vandit]
11. Bart Claessen & Dave Schiemann - Madness (Nitrous Oxide Remix) [Anjunabeats]
12. DJ Governor - Pale Memories [Armind] <<<(Phil's Tune Of The Episode)>>>
13. Julian Vincent feat. Jessie Morgan - Shadows The Sun (Daniel Kandi's Bangin' Remix) [S107 Records]
14. Myk Bee presents Solar State - Feeding Dreams (Type 41 Remix) [Silent Shore Records]
15. Ben Gold - Llacuna (Vocal Mix) [Garuda]
16. Orla Feeney - Lessons Learned (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) [Vandit]
17. Sean Tyas - Banshee [A State Of Trance]
18. Phun Park - Starcoaster [Discover White Label]
19. C-Systems - Daylight (Trance Arts Remix) [Unearthed Records]
20. Above & Beyond - Far From In Love (Airbase Remix) [Anjunabeats]

That's Episode 1....But I couldn’t make such a big deal about launching this podcast and only leave you with one, 2-month-old mix....