May begins and here I am, straight back in there with some more trance goodness.
Last weekend I was out and about seeing Armin Van Buuren deliver a 4 hour mixing masterclass at Brixton’s O2 Academy. Despite the fact the audience were left full on melting in the venue’s humid, completely un- air-conditioned main room, Armin himself didn’t disappoint. Whatever people’s qualms about his overall track selection, anyone with even a semblance of appreciation for DJing as an art can’t help but be dazzled by his mixing style. I don’t care what anyone says, Armin deserves his DJ Mag No. 1 slot more than Tiesto ever did.
But what of this week’s mix?
Well, noticing that Episode 2 has been by far the most popular edition of this podcast so far and feeling that it might be worth staying on the hunt for new material for another week longer, I decided to dish up another 2 hours of big oldies. As promised, keeping you on your toes.
Unlike most episodes, there was very little actual planning to this one – I just whacked on Mainline by 4 Strings and rode the key scale from one end to the other and back again. Maybe that works in this mix’s favour, maybe it doesn’t. I’ll let you be the judge.
The likes of Time To Die, The Dawn, Ramsterdam and Killa are all tracks I’ve played a lot in my sets over the last few years and they make reappearances here alongside a handful more huge melodic oldies. There’s plenty of Sean Tyas and plenty of material from Mr. Van Buuren’s original ‘A State Of Trance’ label, which makes for another rocking 2 hours.
I also included DJs United – Remember Love, a track that Armin slipped into his 4 hour set last weekend and seemed to go down quite well with some of the people I was with. It seems as though with the first anniversary of last year’s horrific Love Parade disaster fast approaching, Armin is making sure we do remember – as was the slogan “We Will Never Forget”.
THE PHIL-HARMONIC PODCAST 006
2. Simon Patterson - Bulldozer [Reset Records]
3. Sophie Sugar - Day Seven [A State Of Trance]
4. Cern - The Message (Northern Mix) [A State Of Trance]
5. FKN feat. Jahala – Why? (Aly & Fila Remix) [Vandit]
6. Nitromethane – Time To Die (Cosmicman Remix) [Anjunabeats]
7. Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Woody van Eyden feat. Michelle Citrin – Turn It On (Sean Tyas Remix) [Vandit]
8. DJs United - Remember Love [Armada Digital]
9. Coast 2 Coast feat. Le Sal & Phoenix – Cut Me (Activa Remix) [Discover]
10. Delerium – After All (Svenson & Gielen Remix) [Nettwerk]
11. Menno de Jong – Guanxi (Super8 Remix) [Anjunabeats]
12. Nu NRG - Last Experience (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) [Monster Tunes]
13. Way Out West – Killa (Orkidea Remix) [Solaris Recordings] <<<(Phil's Tune Of The Episode)>>>
14. Faruk Sabanci & Aeden - Istanbul (Dereck Recay Remix) [Redux Digital]
15. Sean Tyas - Candida (Terk Dawn Remix) [Inspired]
16. Ram - Ramsterdam (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) [A State Of Trance]
17. Tony De Vit - The Dawn (Bryan Kearney Remix) [Tidy]
18. 3rd Moon – Monsun [A State Of Trance]
19. Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (Sean Tyas Remix) [Aropa Records]
Well, that’s all there is to say really. An episode full to the brim with my favourites from April and May will be on the way in 2 weeks. Until then, thank you, goodnight, much love!
No comments:
Post a Comment