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Here's a new mix I recorded last weekend. It's a tribute to the early years of the legendary Metalheadz label (including the short-lived sub-label Razor's Edge), which was one of the key players in the transition (for both good and ill) of jungle into drum n' bass. Established in the mid-1990's by future tabloid-fodder Goldie this label, and the club night of the same name that ran on Sunday nights at the Blue Note on the (then-desolate) Hoxton Square, helped to define a new sound in drum n' bass. This was a darker, more futuristic, more techno-influenced sound that helped move drum n' bass away from its roots in the pop-pupilled days of the early 90's rave scene. Eventually, sadly, this proved to be a bit of a dead end as people competed to make the darkest and heaviest tunes, and it all got a bit bleak (and hence the later turn to more tuneful, nay, cheesy elements).
For a moment, though, this sound just worked, and this is my tribute to that moment.
This was recorded on two Technics 1210's, with a Pioneer DJM-600 mixer, without any Ableton or editing, in one take. Enjoy!
Pearsall presents Mean Machine
37:16, 256 kbps vbr MP3, 69.2 MB
01. Codename John - The Warning (Metalheadz)
02. Ed Rush - Skylab (Metalheadz)
03. J Majik - Repertoire (Metalheadz)
04. Peshay - On The Nile (Metalheadz)
05. Doc Scott - Drumz '95 (Nasty Habits Remix) (Metalheadz)
06. J Majik - Arabian Nights (Metalheadz)
07. Adam F - Metropolis (Metalheadz)
08. Rufige Kru - Dark Metal (Metalheadz)
09. Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs Remix (Razor's Edge)
10. Asylum - Da Base II Dark (Metalheadz)
11. Goldie - Kemistry (Grooverider VIP Mix) (Razor's Edge)
12. Dillinja - Jah Know Ya Big (Metalheadz)
13. J Majik - Your Sound (Metalheadz)
Enjoy!
Here is a new acid mix that I recorded yesterday, my tribute to the brain-altering majesty of the Roland TB-303! It's mostly pretty old and obscure stuff, and it starts off a bit housier (although not that housey) before heading into stomping techno territory. Enjoy!
Pearsall presents The Waveform Cult (right-click, save as)
78:48, 146 MB, 256 KBPS VBR MP3
Tracklisting:
01. DJ Futureshock - Third Wave (End Recordings)
02. Clones - Clones 3 (Clones)
03. Killa Productions - Feelin' Acid (Side B1) (K.B. Records, Inc.)
04. Traxmen - Make A Wish (Dance Mania)
05. Mike Dearborn - An Acid Memory (Djax-Up-Beats)
06. Kings Of Punani - Fantasy Girl (K.O.P.)
07. Killa Productions - Feelin' Acid II (Side A) (K.B. Records, Inc.)
08. DJ TJR - Ear Worm (Aciiieeed)
09. Lochi - London Acid City (Acid House Remix) (Routemaster)
10. The Binmen - Wiped Out (C.O.S.H.H.)
11. JvA - Foxy Acid (Crashes & Shares Mix) (Bang On)
12. 2 Bald Men - Acid Phonk (Experience 2000)
13. Plantastik - Tardis (Kickin')
14. The Pump Panel - Ego Acid (Thomas P. Heckmann Remix) (Primate)
15. Ant & Syber Symon - Right Hand Drive (Infected)
16. Acid Perverts - Stick It In (Smitten)
17. C.A.T. - Revenger (Choci's Chewns)
18. DJ Misjah & Groovehead - Delirious (X-Trax)
19. Pumpgun Pro - Sex Workz (Holzplatten)
20. Enri Lorenz - Mobile Telephone (Routemaster)
21. R.S.P. - Hypocrisy (Local)
22. DJ Misjah - Ultimate High (X-Trax)
23. Push To Flush - Then You'll Be It (Pro File)
24. DJ Skull - Acid Wiss L (Sino)
Here's a mix of some obscure (and some not quite so obscure) old European hard trance and techno. Enjoy!
Pearsall - Eurotrash 2
68:21, 256 kbps VBR MP3, 126.3 MB
Mixed in London, February 2008
01. DJ Baphomet - Ehec Injection (Evolver)
02. Mr. Burns - Everlasting Part 2 (Unreal)
03. Razor's Edge - Sleepless (Underground Contribution Mix) (Prolekult)
04. Commander Tom - Space Sexual (Noom)
05. Elektrochemie LK - Positive Vibes (Confused)
06. DJ Randy - More And More (Smoke Free DJ Tools)
07. D-Factor - Tripwire (Tri Lamb)
08. Mandala - The Acid Of House (Noom)
09. Lectric Cargo - Active Sensing (Phuture Wax)
10. Genlog - Nightmare (Low Spirit)
11. Casseopaya - Powertrax 2.1 (Prolekult)
12. Signum - The Other Side (Jinx)
13. Insider & Stephenson - Inda (Bonzai)
14. Gollum & Hunter - Feel So Good (Strictly Alarm Mix) (Tunnel)
15. Neuronoid - Neurobashing (Time Unlimited)
16. Amorph - Sunflow (Oliver Lieb Mix) (Formaldehyd)
17. Cortex Thrill - Infiltration (Bonzai)
18. Aurora Borealis - The Milky Way (Lunatic Acid Mix) (F Communications)
19. Nature Party - Stoned Nation (Corrosive)
20. Code 27 - Got To Be Better (Stepp Off Mix) (United Ravers)
I don't play in clubs any more, but occassionally I still do new mixes for my own amusement, and here are three new (more or less) mixes to download if you are interested. One is electro, one is techno/trance/acid, and the other is hard techno. All of these were recorded in one take.
All were done for amusement - I no longer am playing out (although if anyone wants to book me, I won't say no!) so I don't spend much time obsessing over keeping absolutely up to date. The Maximalism mixes are purposefully full of old and obscure stuff. The Night Owl mix has far too many Anthony Rother tracks. But they work (in my opinion), so why not, right?
Anyways, download these if you are interested, I hope you like them if you do!
Pearsall - Night Owl (66:04, 92.4 MB, 195 VBR MP3)
Electro mix!
Mixed May 2006
tracklisting:
01. Sterac Electronics - Destination Reached (Music Man)
02. Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Sweet Dreams (International Deejay Gigolos)
03. Nasty & Tresher - Robot Repair (Electrix)
04. Ozone Layer - Planetary Deterioration (Anthony Rother Remix) (International Deejay Gigolos)
05. Christian Smith & John Selway - Altera (Electro Remix) (Tronic)
06. Mystic Letter K - Caprilectrix (Electrix)
07. Anthony Rother - Father (Datapunk)
08. Boys Noize - Jaguare (Datapunk)
09. Odissi - Groupie (Cyberfunk)
10. Mystic Letter K - Ropa_Dopa (Electrix)
11. Anthony Rother - Adam & Eve (Datapunk Limited)
12. Ra-X - Kontrol (Angelmaker)
13. DJ Controlled Weirdness - Suburban Menace (Fdb Recordings)
14. Bass Kittens - It's Better To Oscillate Than Never (Bowwow)
15. AE35 - Samurai Sword Sharpness (Tokyo Electro Beat)
16. DJ Controlled Weirdness - South London Bass (Unearthly)
17. Chris McCormack - Saturation Point (Electrix)
18. Anthony Rother - Describe Reality (Kanzleramt)
19. Dexter - D-Funked (Clone)
20. DJ Nasty - No Mercy (Motor City Electro Company)
21. AE35 - Electro Beat Stepper (Tokyo Electro Beat)
22. Kronos Device - Machine Breed (Battle Trax)
23. The Advent - Light Years Away (Electrix)
24. ATF - Hiding The Pain (Zero One Music)
25. Skream - Midnight Request Line (Tempa)
Pearsall - Maximalism 2 (64:12, 102 MB, 223 VBR MP3)
Acid/Techno/Trance
Mixed October 2006
tracklisting:
01. Thera - Skyscrape (Boscaland)
02. DJ Misjah - Obsessed (X-Trax)
03. Rob Vanden & Tailbone - Tipping The Scales (GBT Submerged)
04. D.O.M. - THC (Stay Up Forever)
05. Schall & Rauch - You See That Voice (Construct Rhythm)
06. Wax Scientists - In Your Face (Phuture Wax)
07. Superspy - Sumo V2 (Noom)
08. Men Of Noise - The Yeti (Definition)
09. Parasonic - Timeless Worlds Of Space (VCR)
10. Tasha Killer Pussies - Killa Wipers (Vixen's Car Wash Remix) (Dog Bone)
11. Norman - Bad Pulse (Suck Me Plasma)
12. Sylverbox - Circle 7 (Choci's Chewns)
13. Neuronoid - Neurobashing (Time Unlimited)
14. Mirage - Keoma (Technogold)
15. DDR & Choci - Mangled (VCF)
16. Pagemaster - Drug Center (Thai)
17. NooNoo - Submission (Titanium Trax UK)
18. Smog Blanket - Arkansas (Cluster)
19. Phuture - We Are Phuture (Slam Remix) (Primate)
20. DJ Amok - 16 Bit Rage (Kne' Deep)
21. Arpeggiators - Discover Your Innerself (Harthouse)
Pearsall - Maximalism 3 (71:30, 115 MB, 225 VBR MP3)
Hard Techno
Mixed November 2006
tracklisting:
01. Chris Liberator - The Heart Of Trance (Thomas Heckmann Remix) (TeC)
02. Thomas Krome - Soulcollector (Corb)
03. Junk Project - The Green Series A2 (Block Busters)
04. Hardfloor - Lost In The Silver Box (Harthouse)
05. DJ Misjah - Karin's Paradox (X-Trax)
06. Mike Ink - The Spoken Word Is Weak (Supersition)
07. Waverider - Untitled (Cluster)
08. Darkside - Aftershock (Dark Knight Recordings)
09. Healium - Plume (Djax-Up-Beats)
10. Chris Liberator & D.A.V.E. The Drummer - Happy Birthday (Noom)
11. Massimo Cominotto - Eroi Di Carta (Hell For Heroes Mix) (Alchemy)
12. Sonic Perverts - Apologize (Punish)
13. Static Drum - Last Story (Static Drum)
14. Phuture 303 - Professor Trax (Creators Of Deepness)
15. Trevor Rockliffe - Visions Of You (Smith & Selway Remix) (Intec)
16. Andrew Richley & Ryan Rivera - Rumba de Barcelona (Primate)
17. D.A.V.E. The Drummer - Hydraulix 11 B1 (Hydraulix)
18. Alex K. Katz - Continue (Construct Rhythm)
19. D.O.M. - Lethal Enforcers (Stay Up Forever)
20. Sudden Death - Semtex (Thai)
21. Max Walder - Orbit (Lupp)
22. Pounding Grooves - Untitled (Tortured)
23. The Weathermen - Manual Dump (Boscaland)
24. Dave Clarke - Thunder (deConstruction)
Ridiculously fast brain-bashing nrg trance/trancecore! A mash up of some of my favorite acid trance and trancecore classics. I really enjoyed doing this mix. :)
Pearsall - Called To Valhalla
(64:20, 89.8 MB, 192 KBPS VBR MP3)
01. Warlock - The Sound (Andy, Choci & Weaver's Blue Butterfly Mix) (Majestic 12)
02. Choci & The Powder Front - Just Feel It (Public House)
03. Karim - Columbia (Do Not Bend)
04. DJ Fury - Lemonade Raygun (FDN)
05. Cortex - Eurosis (Xy2)
06. Trance Masters - Call Of The Last Tribe (GBT)
07. Lab 4 - Candyman (Fragile)
08. Penguin Conspiracy - Welcome To The Future (Digital Beats)
09. Legend B - Lost In Love (Baby Doc Remix) (Perfecto Fluoro)
10. DJ M-Zone - Rave To The Slave (UK44)
11. D-Zyne - Digital Havoc (Xy2)
12. Miss Nic & DJ Swoon - Voices (GBT)
13. MC MC & Rushour - Music Maker (DJ Fury Remix) (Clued)
14. DJ Energy & Safe N' Sound - The Baptism (Nu Energy)
15. Helix - Now Control (Stompin' Choonz)
16. DJ Eclipse - Light Cycle (Bonkerz)
17. Air Bomb - Hidden Code (Techno Mix) (Electric Kingdom)
18. Shanty, Tazz & Loopy - Outbreak (Shanty Remix) (Digital Beats)
19. Suburban Delay - All I Need (Eurostomp Remix) (Jolly Roger Lite)
Banging hoover-tastic rave silliness.
Pearsall - Dreadnaut
(MP3, 76:08, 105 MB, 192 KBPS)
01. Dream Plant - The Mighty Machine (Kinki Roland RMX) (Prolekult)
02. S-J - Estrella (Baby Doc RMX) (Arriba)
03. Fallen Angel - Little Girl (One Inch)
04. DJ Choci - Can You Feel The Force (Daniel Bunter & Steve Vanden RMX) (Cannon)
05. Lab 4 - Reformation II (OD404 RMX) (Alien Trax)
06. Mark NRG - Don't Stop (Baby Doc RMX) (Tripoli Trax)
07. Karim & Phillip Walsh - Technomove 3 (Tuff Trax)
08. Chris C - Adastra (Nile)
09. DJ Misjah & DJ Tim - Access (KY Jellybabies RMX) (Tripoli Trax)
10. Unknown - Hocus Pocus (Tuff Trax)
11. The Captain & RR Fierce - Street Tab (Tinrib)
12. RR Fierce - Narcan (Fierce Technik)
13. Equinox - Get Up (Tonka Trax)
14. Dynamic Intervention vs Rich & Gordi - Move It (Disco Damage Mix) (Dip)
15. Paul Glazby - I'm Your Nightmare (Tidy Trax)
16. Mad Gay Mafia - Welcome to the Arena (Go & Fuckin' Have It Mix) (Efadrine)
17. OD404 - Xpress (Hard NRG Mix) (Kaktai)
18. RR Fierce & K-Live - Yamamba (Vicious Circle)
19. Tony de Vit - Are You All Ready? (Tidy Trax)