Finally got around to making a new tune. This one features Abbo on the guitar, and myself designing the sound of the neuro bass using just Ableton plugins.

DAW: Live 9
Plugins: Guitar Rig
Mastering: Brickwall limiter only (Ozone5)

F'd (feat. Abbo)

My first rolling/dark/deep DnB track!
No mastering on this unfortunately, but did my best to bring the loudness up.

Incandescent

Mashup of "Backbone" by Chase & Status [acapella], and "When We Want to Feel" by Black Barrel

Backbone x Black Barrel [Niems Mash-up]

Pola & Bryson & Emily Makis 'Phoneline' acapella mixed with Leks 'Candy'

Phoneline x Leks [Niems Mash-up]

Monrroe 'Out of Time' (feat. Zara Kershaw) acapella mixed with Monty 'Direct Sense'

Out of Time x Monty [Niems Mash-up]

Acapella of "Just Hold On (Sub Focus & Wilkinson vs. Pola & Bryson Remix)" with Felix Raymon & Invadhertz "Heartless". I also added a few looped+SFX sections of the vocals to cover some more time.

Just Hold On x Invadhertz [Niems Mash-up]

Pola & Bryson's "One I Need" vocals together with Spectrasoul's remix of Etherwood "Hold Your Breath" 

One I Need x Spectrasoul [Niems Mash-up]

"Initialise" - verb: to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram.

The first set of a club night, or "warmup" set, is one of greater importance than most give thought to. It has to create the 'initial' mood, as well as set the listeners to their 'starting values' -- a state where the break between silence and the music to come can easily transition and proceed.

The first hour or so of such nights must take much into consideration. Fewer listeners, of course, but among them tend to be early birds who prefer a deeper, more clinical sounding mix that they can enjoy with feet still and eyes closed. During this time the DJ is presenting more of a showcase than a performance. They trade big drops and crowd energy for smooth mixing and gently evolving atmospheres: There's plenty of time for the former later on in the evening.

The warmup set is an underrated art, and its magic is usually taken for granted. It is a time where vigilance is key, since getting too carried away can spoil the steady buildup and handover to the next.

Support your warmup DJs. Come early, grab a drink, and just listen for a couple of minutes. Save your dancing shoes for later on, but come and appreciate the warmer and deeper side of Drum & Bass.
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GLXY - Maze
Archetype - Voyager
Section - 103rd Street
Joakuim - Screen
Humanature, Apache - Spectral Advice
Halogenix - Beyond the Bounds
Phentix - Dramatic
Signal - Elk
Alibi - Silhouette
Altered Perception, Zach Herer - The Rain (Kush T Remix)
Ed:it - Pathways
Arp Xp, HLZ - Good Old Days
Mystic State, Signal - Beneath the Surface
Retraflex, Philth, Mystic State, Ryps - Reflections
Kolectiv - Can't Explain
Amoss - Cosmonaut
Heamy, Allied, Signal - Omega Point
Arcatype - Tempest
Coerce - Merkava
Klax - Amnesia
Bazil, Payne, SC - Legion
Roger Wilco - Zero One (Icarus & Rain Remix)
Definate - Soulsearch
Stealth, MC Fats - The Truth
Lenzman, Steo - Golden Age
Chorux - Don't Even Know
Eltek - Moonlight
Ed:it - If and Only If
Gerra & Stone - Release My Soul
Zere - Ruff N Tuff

Initialise Mix

Here we have the talented Abbo on the electric guitar. Our duo usually consists of him ripping up awesome riffs on the acoustic or electric, and myself doing some piano and the track arrangement / production.

Track name is courtesy of Abbo :P

Damn Little Girl ft. Abbo

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