#TPHP100
I'm not much of a blogger these days, as thriftier word
counts on these pages have shown over the last year or so. But sometimes a
milestone passes that is difficult to leave without comment.
There is something uniquely satisfying about the number 100.
A mighty century indeed; the big Roman ‘C’, if you will. I have finally reached
100 episodes of The Phil-Harmonic Podcast and, believe me, it feels weird to be
able to say that.
I look back on the podcast’s discography and each episode
still evokes inextinguishable moods and memories. I still remember putting
together Episode 1 as if it were yesterday. But you’ll be pleased to hear that
this pointless sentimentality is tempered by the fact that, driven by its many
phases and evolutions, amply supplemented by the ever going positivity I get
from working with Transcend, TPHP is far from done and looking to the future
like ever before.
In the run up to this sizeable landmark, there has been a
bit of a sabbatical, an enforced rest period. It feels like a long time since
Episode 99 (which unexpectedly got 178 SoundCloud downloads, by the way). Not
only did I decide to take a few weeks out to get TPHP100 fully prepared but a
dose of the worst man flu you can possibly imagine left me pretty much
creatively immobilised for 10 days. But I'm back now, feeling refreshed and building up an arsenal of tunes that will propel us into triple figures in a
blaze of technicolour trance music.
It feels fitting that Episode 100 coincides with a natural
reboot in energy and well-being. Podcast-wise, there’s plenty to look forward,
including an Extended Summer Session and more parts of 2014’s Ibiza Specials.
But what of TPHP100 itself? Well, having been off the radar
for a month or so, it’s nice that Episode 100 redresses the balance in a big
way. You've missed my regular stream of trance? It’s time to fill the void. No,
it’s time to gorge on high tempo goodness.
The Phil-Harmonic Podcast 100 will bring you 8 mixes in 8
days. A 3 hour set from myself and a 1 hour set every day for 7 days from some
of my DJing friends, including my fellow residents from Transcend. They will
all be posted in the usual fashion, on SoundCloud, MixCloud, iTunes and, of
course, as a blog of widgets here…. (barring any copyright headaches from the
most former in that list, of course…) I won’t write here at length about every
mix, but I’ll be giving them plenty of airtime in social media circles.
One of the best things about being a resident for Transcend,
and I suppose about moving to London as well, is that it has allowed me to
build up a great network of fellow DJs – or as I prefer to call them, friends
who are DJs. Brighton-based brothers and Ethos and Elevation Audio regulars, SMX Project,
Ben Collier of Room 1ne Sessions, our partners in crime for Ibiza this summer,
the Journey boys over in Cardiff (Hywel Matthews, Richie Knight, Joe Byrne and
Stu Grady), production wizard, Everlight, and JRM up in Birmingham, Killswitch
Radio’s Tom Bradshaw and the main man behind my Renegade Transmission stint,
Echo Bravo from across the pond. Sadly, not all are represented in this
milestone celebration (I will be working with some of them in other ways over the course of the next few months), but they are all very worthy of a mention. Hats off to
you all.
Where do we begin? Well, typically, with me. Since starting
to DJ in 2007, a list of definitive, all-time, immovable favourites has started
to form and over the course of doing this podcast it has really crystallised in
my mind. This actually started with a journal I did on Last.fm. Inside the first 10
episodes of TPHP, I did 3 sets that tried to bring all those favourites
together. Somehow, these sets didn't quite work. At least I didn't feel so.
Subsequently, the show’s ‘Phil-Harmonic Golden Oldie’
concept has allowed me to revisit many forgotten greats. Finally, I've been
able to bring these records together in a way that sounds meaningful, coherent
and decisive. Mainly made up of trance records from that 2005-2007 era that
really was the start of my true trance ‘education’, this is the set that
defines me both as a DJ and as a lover of trance music.
While there is some slight crossover, these are the years before Episode 50 – ever-present and never old. I hope you enjoy!
1. Filo & Peri feat. Fisher - Closer Now (Whiteroom
Remix) [Empire State Recordings]
2. Way Out West - Mindcircus (Gabriel & Dresden Club
Mix) [Black Hole Recordings]
3. Andy Moor & Adam White present Whiteroom – The
Whiteroom [Liquid Asset]
4. Super8 - Alba [Anjunabeats]
5. Goldenscan - Only With You [A State Of Trance] <<<(Phil's Tune Of The Episode)>>>
6. The Mystery - Feel 4 You (Dub Mix) [RR Records]
7. Aramanja - Memories [Trancetribe Recordings]
8. Mike Koglin vs. P.O.S. - Untitled Audio (Nitrous Oxide
Remix) [Anjunabeats]
9. Mike Koglin vs. DJ UTO - Yoake (Mike Koglin Mix)
[First Second Records]
10. Lost World – A Life Elsewhere [Captivating Sounds]
11. Apogee - Tribal Affair (Marcos Mix) [Captivating
Sounds]
12. Delerium feat. Jaël - After All (Svenson & Gielen
Remix) [Nettwerk]
13. Sean Tyas - Lift [Discover]
14. Harmonic Rush - He's The Pirate [CDR - Free Download]
15. Redd Square - Digital Acoustics (Onova Remix)
[Monster Tunes]
16. Re:Locate - Typhoon [Galactive]
17. Menno de Jong - Guanxi (Super 8 Remix) [Anjunabeats]
18. Galen Behr - Time Will Tell [Yakuza]
19. Mirco de Govia - Voller Sterne (Super8 Remix)
[Euphonic]
20. Chakra - Home (Above & Beyond Remix) [Armada]
21. Way Out West - Killa (Orkidea Mix) [Solaris
Recordings]
22. Mike Foyle vs. Signalrunners - Love Theme Dusk (Mike
Foyle's Broken Record Mix) [Armind]
23. Alt+F4 - Alt+F4 [Anjunabeats]
24. Sean Tyas - Candida (Terk Dawn Remix) [Inspired
Digital]
25. Marc Dawn - Expander (Flutlicht Remix) [Logport
Recordings]
26. Jonas Steur - Castamara [Intuition Recordings]
27. 4 Strings - Mainline (4 Turntables Remix) [Liquid
Recordings]
28. Sun Decade - I'm Alone (Ronski Speed Vocal Mix)
[Euphonic]
29. Orjan Nilsen presents DJ Governor - Red Woods
[Captivating Sounds]
30. Orjan – Arctic Globe [Intuition Recordings]
