Many thanks to Open Lab Radio for inviting me on to showcase the second instalment of my home recorded mix sessions featuring a selection of hand picked drum & bass cuts from the last few months. 
For all you Fussy Listeners out there - you know who you are. 
Big luv 🧡

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LTJ Bukem - Fussy Listener Mix Vol.2 May 2021

Originally appearing on the Palm Pictures label back in 2000, "The 6ixth Session" was my best selling mix CD. It features Konflict's super awesome "The Messiah" which is one of my favorite drum and bass anthems of all time. The amazing graphic design is by Akira Takahashi and showcases 3D modeling of my head from Rene Garcia aka "Hyperform" who went on to do 3D work for the Matrix and Transformers movies. Suffice it to say, I have always been extremely proud of this particular work. It really helped push drum and bass music to a larger audience in North America.

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TRACKLIST

Dieselboy vs. Atlantiq - Initialize
Kemal & Rob Data - The Messiah
Technical Itch - Heavy Metal
Signal to Noise - Nanobugs
Underfire vs. Negative - Bios Fear
Future Cut + Futurebound - Homicide
Usual Suspects - Shrapnel (Stakka & Skynet Remix)
Andy C + Shimon - Firewire
Bad Company - Toxin
Dieselboy - Invid (E-Sassin VIP)
Dieselboy - The Descent (Phunckateck VIP)
Technical Itch - Pusher
Loxy + Dylan - Eclipse
Facs + B-Key - Plimsoul VIP
Teebee - Space Age Remix
Dylan - Dominion
J Majik - Solarize

The 6ixth Session

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Track: Find U
Album: Find U
Record Label: TransFrequency Recordings
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Traktion - Find U [TransFrequency Recordings] PREMIERE

Here is “The Soldier’s Story”, my first truly original cd for the prestigious American electronic music label Moonshine. For this release I was given complete control of choosing all of the music and really went out of my way to find the best future thinking, unreleased and heavy as hell drum and bass at that time. This one was not just for the dancefloor and really started to establish the way I would approach choosing music for all future mix projects. Some of the key tunes on here would be my collaboration with Technical Itch “Atlantic State”. The bassline was born out of a keyboard glitch and the cool pads in the intro are from a Skinny Puppy sample cd. The name was a nod to the classic 808 State tune “Pacific State” (the Atlantic ocean separates the USA and the UK ;). Jonny L “Bellz” was just a white hot smasher that I loved to death. And “The Stalker” was a weird super minimal tune that eventually became the anthem for my drum and bass weekly “Platinum" in Philly (everyone used to love that track!). For the intro I used a bunch of samples from the videogames Half Life and Quake (I found the sound libraries and broke them up and mined the shit out of them). At one point I was contacted by some people who worked on Half Life and they said they used to play my mix at the office. That was awesome. This mix sounds fast because I mixed it on my home turntables that were modified to play faster than normal. I always thought faster was better. The artwork was done by the late Todd Baldwin of Airline Industries. He hired famous Marvel comics artist Paul Gosier to draw me as a super soldier for the cover. Most people didn’t really think it looked like me ;) Finally, I lifted the title from the movie “A Soldier’s Story”. In the drum and bass scene a “soldier” is a die hard fan of the music. That pretty much sums me up to this day. Enjoy!

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TRACKLIST

Dieselboy - Precautionary Procedure
Konflict - The Beckoning
Usual Suspects + Fierce - Sawn Off
DJ Friction - Photon Remix
Future Cut + Mark Da Intallex - Plastic
Technical Itch - Deception
Technical Itch - Stack
Moving Fusion - Sex Drive
Jonny L - The Bellz
Usual Suspects + Loxy - Stalker
Vertigo - Drained
Danny Breaks - Dissonance
Peshay - Vegas
Kosheen - Yes Men (Decoder Remix)
Technical Itch + Dieselboy - Atlantic State
Decoder - BS9

A Soldier's Story

My second mix for Moonshine. Released in the summer of 2000. 

TRACKLIST

1 L Double & Serena - Crazy
2 DJ Dara - Duplicity (Klute Remix)
3 Profound Noize - Luminous
4 DJ Hype - The Big 30h	
5 Monty & Pascal - 4D99	
6 Decoder & Substance - Hazardous	
7 Biostacis - Menace
8 Cyba Space Feat. Shanie - I Bless The Day
9 Future Cut - Whiplash
10 John B. - Prowler	
11 Usual Suspects - Doorway
12 Blue Sonix - Devil Inside
13 Kenny Ken - Project One
14 Fresh 'N' Vegas - Shades Of Sound
15 John B. - Progress
16 Fallen Angels - Biophonic

DJ Dara - From Here To There

The third CD I did for Moonshine. Released in 2001 it contains the classic track "Suicide" by Kosheen and was also the first mixed cd to feature a then little-known artist called High Contrast. :)

TRACKLIST


1 Teebee - Blue Rose	
2 Nico & Rukkus - Defender!	 
3 Universal Project - Bleach	
4 JL - Dust (Total Science Remix)	
5 Ink & Dylan - Need You	
6 Future Cut - The Specialist	
7 Decoder - Hord 39	
8 Stakka, Skynet & Friction - Altitude	
9 J Majik	feat. Kathy Brown - Tell Me   
10 Skeptic - Tear	
11 Decoder & Substance - Icon	
12 EBK - 2000/2000	
13 Dylan & Ink  - Kali Kurse	
14 N.Code - Traction	
15 High Contrast - What's The Story	
16 Kosheen - (Slip And Slide) Suicide	

DJ Dara - Future Perfect

The first in a series of budget mixed CDs we put out. 

TRACKLIST
1. ICR - Rock The Sky
2. DJ Abstract - Confidence
3. Kaos & Karl K - Street Knowledge
4. Dune - Vertical Drop (Decoder Remix)
5. ICR - Stolen Symmetry
6. G13 - Together
7. JL - Dust (Total Science Remix)
8. Kaos, Karl K & Siren - Rush!
9. Datcyde feat. Ill-Esha - Social Skills
10. Psidream - Solar Waves
11. Juju - Tribal War
12. Illformants - Artifact
13. Psidream - Identity
14. Dune - Oracle
15. Pieter K. - Under The Radar (Remix)

DJ Dara - Breakbeat Science Exercise 01

Project Human was essentially the launch point for my drum and bass label Human Imprint (the name of the cd was meant to tie in with the label name). It was a culmination of what I had been trying to do conceptually over the past few years and really set the template for all future mix projects - Big, cinematic voiceover intros. Remixes done specifically for my mixes. Big big tunes. Music that I had a hand in. Around this time I had started to get serious with making music and had partnered up with my dear friend Chris “Kaos” Ritter. He is featured on quite a few of the tunes on here. The first 12” release on Human Imprint was the Stratus tune “You Must Follow” and this provided Chris and I a remix opportunity to get our production feet wet. This was followed by our remix of a hip-hop track I really enjoyed by Styles And Beyond called “Subculture”. Originally I had this track remixed by Dylan and Ink for this mix, but I wasn’t especially fond of their effort and they unfortunately refused to put any more work into it. This inspired me and Kaos to do our own take on it, which is what appears here. Pretty proud of the details in that one to be honest. Looking over the tracklist…there was just a lot of really cool stuff that came together for this mix. Lots of remixes of disco house tunes (Robbie Rivera, Funk Parlor, Billy Lo). Remixes of seminal Moving Shadow tunes (Quadrant 6, The Shadow). I helped create a short lived North American drum and bass production “supergroup” called Weapon that has two remixes on here. Such awesome memories working on those tunes. We were actually in the middle of the Reborn remix (one of my favorite personal projects) when 9/11 happened. Never forget indeed. The artwork on this release was handled by the amazing WeWorkForThem boys (Michael Young and Michael Cina). They used images from a photoshoot I did with famed photographers Kelly and Meyers. I asked WWFT to remove my mouth in the images so I resembled the faces from the Human Imprint logo. The voiceover for the intro was my first ever voice actor hire. Aaaand it was Don LaFontaine himself, the most legendary voice actor of all time (“The Voice Of God”). I remember when he sent me the DAT with his voiceover takes on it. I listened to it in headphones and literally got the chills. So fucking amazing. Unfortunately around the time I was working on this intro, another DJ (Bad Boy Bill) made an internet promo that was supposed to sound like a movie trailer. It used a couple of the exact lines from my Project Human intro by coincidence! So I had to go back and rewrite those lines and have Don re-record them. Sad to say the version of the script was better (and the sound quality on the voice takes were better) in the original. Oh well. Of all of the mixes I have released, Project Human has seemed to resonate with drum and bass fans the most. I am quite proud of it.

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TRACKLIST

Dieselboy + Joshua Ryan - Genesis
Optical + Ryme Tyme - Shapecharge
Styles Of Beyond - Subculture (Dieselboy + Kaos VIP)
The Funk Parlor - Something For The Dancefloor (Underfire Remix)
Stratus - You Must Follow (Dieselboy + Kaos Remix)
Stakka + Skynet + Friction - Altitude (Fierce + Ryme Tyme VIP)
Dylan + DJ Ink - California Curse (Technical Itch Remix)
Billy Lo - Carjacker (Ram Trilogy Remix)
Robbie Rivera - Harder And Faster (Weapon Vs E-Sassin Remix)
Kemal + Rob Data - Hostile
Usual Suspects + Loxy - Stalker (Danny C Remix)
Rob + Goldie - The Shadow (Hive VIP)
Dom + Roland - Soundwall (Dom + Roland VIP)
Dom + Optical - Quadrant 6 (E-Sassin VIP)
Rascal + Klone - Terminal Velocity
Technical Itch - Reborn (Weapon Remix)
Bad Company - Mindgames
Dieselboy + Joshua Ryan - Revelations

Project Human

SixEleven DJ MixSeries Volume 1 was my 3rd mix CD. At the time I had just relocated from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and was living in an apartment with my friend Nigel Richards, a fellow dj and owner of the record store and label 611 Records. I was working at the shop during the week and playing shows on the weekends. Nigel decided that he wanted to get into the mix CD market and we conceptualized the idea of a “mixed series” of music that highlighted good DJs that were also personal friends. For me, this was an opportunity to really start learning the ropes of licensing music, doing better graphic design (I designed the artwork for all of the CDs...and yes that's a picture of my turntable) and putting a more personalized stamp on the music I was pushing on these compilations. I had little to no input on the track selections of my first two mix CDs, so this project was my first real foray into total artistic freedom. To be honest, I don’t completely remember how I was able to lock down all of the music for this tracklist! I just remember that it was a pain in the ass dealing with the various labels and artists and artist egos and budget restrictions. Most of the tracks on the compilation were unreleased when it was made, so I had to cut acetates / dubplates of all of the tunes. Sidenote - every time you play a dubplate you degrade its sound quality. I had to make doubles of every tune, practice with one set, and then try and nail a perfect mix with the unplayed set. Talk about stressful! I mixed this thing sitting on the floor of my living room, turntables in front of me and fingers crossed. It was my first time doing a mix on a mixer that actually had EQ and FX (the Pioneer DJM-500). I used the tight flange FX quite a bit in here for a metallic sound. Also, my turntables were modified and pitched up to play faster. That’s why this mix sounds like it is around 190BPM. I always liked my drum and bass extra fast for some reason! Besides “Messiah” from the 6ixth Session, the track “Tough At The Top” is the one I get the most comments about from people that are familiar with my music. Overall, DJ MixSeries Volume 1 represented a very specific touchstone in my musical career. It was a transition point that really helped jumpstart later projects with crazy intros (this one had none), better graphics, more esoteric and unique track selections, etc. A belated super thank you to Nigel for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. This was definitely a fun art project and a big dip into the deep end of music development.

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TRACKLIST

Hoax - The More I See You (Urban Flavour Remix)
DT - Serious
EZ-Rollers - Tough At The Top (Origin Unknown Remix)
Concept 2 - Unlock The Secrets
Dom + Matrix - Foot Steps
Facs - Rupture
Technical Itch - Hidden Sound (Dom + Roland Remix)
Solar Nine - Audio Distortion
Embee - The Power
Secret Methods - Animation
Swift - Mission
Decoder - EKO
Decoder - DHR
Vagrant - Space Boogie
Sharp Scientific - Stratocruiser

SixEleven DJ MixSeries Volume 1

Marcus Intalex Soul:r label tribute...

Download all tracks @http://soulr.com

DRS FT. JEHST, LENZMAN & RIYA - HOLDING ON
ZERO T - PIANO CLAP
MARCUS INTALEX - ELECTROCUTION
CALIBRE - IN DENIAL
LSB - SNAP FUNK
DRS & MARCUS INTALEX - EMERGENCY
LSB - BLINDING
DRS FT. MARCUS INTALEX, CHIMPO, FOX, ROLLA, SKITTLES & STRATEGY - BUN YA TOO
LSB - THE OPTIMIST
M.I.S.T Vs HIGH CONTRAST - 3AM
MARCUS INTALEX FT. CALIBRE - MELTDOWN 2012
FD - ICE 690
DRS FT. DUB PHIZIX - PLAYING WITH FIRE
ZERO TOLERANCE & MOSUS - MONARCH
CALIBRE - HYPNOTISE
DUO INFERNALE - FEELING BLUE
LSB - SKETCH FOR MY SWEETHEART
LSB FT. MC DRS & TYLER DALEY - THE VIEW [CALIBRE RMX]
BUNGLE - THE NEED OF BEING ALONE
MARCUS INTALEX  FT. S.P.Y - TRIBAND
MARCUS INTALEX FT. S.P.Y & RAS TWEED - MAKE A RAISE
ATLANTIC CONNECTION - SKELETON MAN
MARCUS INTALEX - THE SENTRY
MARCUS INTALEX - STEADY
BUNGLE - ASTRAL TRAVEL
TOKYO PROSE - TELL ME
M.I.S.T - OUTERSPACE
D KAY - IT’S ON THE WAY
LSB - MIST OF YOU
S.T FILES - FATSOUL
LSB - I NEED LOVE
S.P.Y - SLUM DUB
ICICLE - STRANGE FRUIT
SEBA - HIDE THE TEARS
BREAK - MR CRYSTAL
LSB - LEAVE
MARCUS INTALEX - IMMERSED
MIST:I:CAL - LOSING GROUND
LSB FT. TYLER DALEY & DRS - MISSING YOU

SOUL:R Essentials - Ft. Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Lsb, M.I.S.T, Seba, FD, Break, S.P.Y, Bungle, DRS

here is a recording from Memorial Day 2013, I played a little set for Delano and his radio show on Bassdrive. It's not typical to a club set I would play but still filled to the rim with proper heavy tunes :) also some sloppy mixes, but they ride out for a while. at least you will hear when a tune comes in haha. &#13;
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3. Mako, Villem, and Fields - Whatever Whatever&#13;
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5. Callide - Hazed Out (Ganja Riddim)&#13;
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6. Krakota - Analysis Paralysis&#13;
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11. Savage Rehab - Rise Up (feat. Saxxon &amp; Gigante)&#13;
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12. NC-17 &amp; Mr. Explicit - Class of 1999 (Explicit VIP)&#13;
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13. TC - Au Seve Bootleg&#13;
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14. Loadstar - Warrior&#13;
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17. Telekinesis &amp; Concord Dawn - Nightwalkers&#13;
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18. Machine Code - Rhea&#13;
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19. Chris Malinchak - So Good To Me (S.P.Y. Remix)&#13;
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20. Kove - Gone (6am mix)&#13;
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21. Brookes Brothers - Tear You Down&#13;
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22. Closing Chat with Delano and AK1200&#13;
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