After posting the sketch, I kinda fell in love with the sound and style. I realized that it's a style I haven't really worked in for a while... if not once, really. In addition to that, it's also the shortest track with a 4x4 kick drum pattern I've written. It also doesn't start with the DJ courtesy beats. I tried fitting them in, but nothing that I did made it sound pretty and transitioned well into the song. So, I deleted it, started the track at the flowy intro. It stuck... but I definitely wanted to play this in clubs. I eventually looked at other people's tracks and determined that I should try once more with a club version of the track. Honestly... it was very difficult to do it.. but I managed to put one out. The club mix, however, will only be on the release =P

Also, I couldn't find a sample of a finger snap I liked. So I recorded one and stuck a fast stereo delay on it. 

Hope you guys love it =P

Update: At the request of a friend (and later, realizing he was right) I pumped up the kick drum. Honestly, it just sounds better. Previously, it sounded too dull. Didn't really match the flavor I wanted. You know when you listen to a track so much you think it sounds great every time? And then you come back two weeks later and you're like, "Oh... Oh, no... what have I done?" That was what THAT was like. I also removed the tail end kick drums. I hated ending it like that... Like I had courtesy beats for no reason. 

There will be a club mix of this track, and it will include courtesy beats. But I prefer it without.

Artificial Nature (Original Mix)

From the green age of 8, Danny Sims, a San Diego native, found himself obsessed with music. Starting with clarinet and working his way to guitar, it wasn't long before he found his home in electronic music. Heavy into trance and progressive house, it was easy to see that his musical obsession would soon lead to a much deeper connection with the world of EDM.

In June of 2010, as a short term resident of Jacksonville, Florida, Danny Sims picked up his first pieces of equipment: a set of Technics SL-1200 MK2 turntables, a Macbook Pro, and together with Serato Scratch Live, he took the next step in his musical journey. Before too long he found himself playing at local EDM nights around Jacksonville, including “Phuk The Politics,” “The MusicBox” and “Euphoria.”

Moving back to his home state, he made yet another turn on his road to musical enlightenment and entered the world of controllerism and music production, utilizing an Allen & Heath Xone:4D mixer/controller, Ableton Live and Traktor Scratch Pro. Sims currently travels across the US and Europe as a DJ, producer and as Regional Manager for Xpel Muzik, and holds residency at Euphoria in Jacksonville. He embraces a new approach on electronic music by pushing the boundaries of genres by merging elements from many genres to create a fresh, dynamic musical idea. Sims is scheduled to showcase his ideas throughout 2011, touring across the USA and over to Europe this summer.


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Starting at age 4, Russell Paac started learning music. Studying classical piano, he knew very little about electronic music. It wasn't until he was 15 that he started listening and enjoying EDM. Under the Siraph name, he's put down multiple remixes and original tracks. The multitude of artists he's loved in the past are influential in his style today, with the likes of Above & Beyond, Lane 8, BT, Sultan + Shepard, Keinemusik. His Coffee House DJ sets are a study into music he's been gathering influences from since the pandemic, pandemic.