May 17 2010
New Job, New Plan
New Job
So I’m starting a new job today! It’s going to be exciting, but sadly I’ll have less time to dedicate to other projects. However, this could also be a good thing by forcing me to focus my attention on only a couple projects at a time.
Plan B
Ok, so I know I’ve been promising a new mix for a very LONG time now. I admit, I’m a bit of a perfectionist, but lately whenever I start a project lately, either something unforeseen happens (ie: headphones destroyed in a tragic accident involving a disobedient 4 year old), or I get distracted with the many other projects I’m working on.
The large backlog of mixes for the original broadcasted LyraPhase radio show is now seeming quite insurmountable. Because I have so much new music that I want to play, this has become an irritation to me. I would really love to remix all my old sets, however I’m really itching to play some new stuff too.
Here’s the new plan, in easy to digest steps:
- Create new mixes, or choose an old set to remix
- Add new music
- PROFIT!
So I’m going to either abandon the old numbering scheme I had, or simply insert new mixes as I see fit. The goal is to give myself more incentive to release more regularly and make the show more structured in the process. I’ve already taken steps toward completing 2 mixes. I’ve added new tracks and restructured my promised psytrance mix “PsycheDatum” (aka: LyraPhase 004), and I just completed take 1 of a brand new dark minimal mix which I’m currently calling “LyraPhase 004.0 – Out of (REM) Phase”.
Overall, I’m much happier with the track selection for the original 004, and I’m more excited to play some of my top rated picks from the past couple of months. Finally got my mixing setup in working order, and I’m playing with my new Korg nanoPAD as well. I’m in the process of mastering 004.0, and may just need to touch up a couple parts due to some new MIDI mappings in Traktor that I’m not quite used to yet.
Either way, I’m feeling a large surge in musical motivation that I hope will continue through the summer. This time I promise I’ll make a release before the end of the month.
Jun 7 2010
LyraPhase 004.0 – Losing Sleep (Out of REM Phase)
Update: It’s also been uploaded to soundcloud now:
The first “Out of Phase” mix in the podcast. This one was originally recorded on 5/20/2010, and mastered throughout the first week of June. I just put the finishing touches on it, and I’m very proud of the result.
Geez… Finally!
I’m really psyched to finally release this mix!
Getting to this point was really exciting, simply because I really wanted to pay attention to the quality of this mix. Why? Well, this one’s special to me because I hand selected some of the best 5 star tracks in my collection so far.
It’s a collection of the best dark, industrial sounding minimal techno tracks that I’ve come across in the past year and a half (plus some fun extras that don’t even fit in this category, but mix well to tell a story).
Playing with the nanoPAD
It was a blast mapping & testing out my new korg nanoPAD midi co
ntroller for Traktor, and pushing the effects to the limit while still blending the tracks seamlessly. I learned a lot of new effect techniques and fills that I showcase throughout the mix, so be sure to listen for them and see what you think. I lost a bunch of sleep mastering and preparing this one for release.
It starts out nice, a bit techy, tribal and smooth but soon becomes a sonic journey through darkness, playful rhythm d
econstruction, unrelentingly grimy basslines, hauntingly disharmonic soundscapes and finally ending with a light at the end of the tunnel.
Tracklist:
Here’s the tracklist & the cuesheet
By DJPhasik • LyraPhase, Podcast, Uncategorized • Tags: dark, Industrial, Losing, minimal, Podcast, Psychedelic, Sleep, Tech-House, techno