Dear friends and followers,
Merry Christmas to you all! I hope this holiday season brings you joy, happiness, and quality time with loved ones. Thank you for being a part of my life and for your ongoing support and friendship.
As we reflect on the past year, I am grateful for all the memories we have shared and the support we have given each other. May the spirit of Christmas fill your hearts and homes with love, peace, and cheer.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
Sincerely,
C.K. Montez

Merry Cristmas 2022 C.K. Set

Thusgaard & Bierlich - Troublemaker (Original Mix)

“While the crescent moon was directly above Denise and the sun peaked over the desert horizon to begin its climb into the sky, Denise drops Robert Miles’ Children. It was trancendental epicness.” - Michael Liu

This mix was recorded live in the Mojave Desert at a new campout called TRANCEPORT presented by Tri-Vision Events. The event featured “One-Stage-One-Vibe” of 48 hours of nonstop techno, psy-trance and trance. I was invited by my good DJ friend Michael Liu who was asking me on behalf of the promoter, Monique. The catch: I was invited to play a sunrise trance set! (For those of you who don't know, I started off playing trance in 1998-1999 but quickly transitioned into other genres). So I haven't played trance in 20+ years! But I decided it would be fun to hang with Michael Liu and get a little nostalgic over some trance music.

I collected some newer music for my sunrise set but mostly wanted to play some of the classic trance that I remember from back in the day. A lot of the nostalgic tracks are newer remixes that I hadn't heard before. Technically speaking, this is not one of my better sets as I haven’t played trance in so long and mixing trance is fairly different from mixing house (ex. It’s important to mix in key since trance is so melodic and it's also a lot of smooth, gradual mixing). There is one damn-near trainwreck during my set but I was able to correct it after about 15 seconds (strangely enough, I don’t remember it happening at the time)... anyway, I'll let you listen & find it yourself. ;) 

The mix starts at 138bpm which is the tempo that Thee-O was playing. I started off with some of the harder tech trance while it was still dark out. Eventually I slowed it down to 134bpm around sunrise but then sped it back up in preparation for Michael Liu who was slotted to play psy trance after me. I didn’t plan my set list but I did want to time the song "Young & Reckless" right at sunrise, which was 6:18am. After that I played some of the classics as the sun was rising in the desert. Finally, I played "Nothing Without You" (track 24) in honor of my friend BFunky who had recorded a mix called "Hearts To Remember" in February 2018 that was a very pretty mix of melodic and progressive house. BFunky had recorded that mix as an ode to all the loved ones that we've lost along the way. We lost Brandon last year so I thought it was fitting to play a song from that mix to honor their memory.

Aside from a light mastering, this live recording has not been altered or edited in any way. What you hear is what we all heard in the desert that morning. 

Thanks for reading all this and thanks for listening! Please enjoy. :)

Track List:

1. Jay Lumen "Mandala"
2. Rank 1 "Awakening" (MaRLo Extended Remix)
3. Adam Reece "Chemical Lazy" 
4. Cold Blue "Redemption" (Extended Mix)
5. UDM "Colorful Sunrise" (Extended Mix)
6. Aly & Fila, JES "Sunrise" (Rank 1 Extended Remix)
7. Ferry Corsten & Ruben De Ronde "Bloodstream" (Cubicore Extended Remix)
8. Kyau & Albert "Chimera" (DJ Version)
9. Oliver Smith & SØNIN "Passion" (Extended Mix)
10. Liudicrous "Close Your Eyes" (Extended Mix)
11. Markus Schulz & KhoMha "Take Me" (Extended Mix)
12. Abel, D.O.D "Young & Reckless" (D.O.D Remix)
13. Binary Finary "1998" (Jose De Mara Remix)
14. Gouryella, Ferry Corsten "Gouryella" (Matt Fax Extended Remix)
15. Markus Schulz & Dakota "Cafe Del Mar"
16. Robert Miles & Tinlicker "Children" (Extended Mix)
17. RÜFÜS DU SOL "On My Knees" (Cassian Remix)
18. Marsh "All Night Long" (Extended Mix)
19. The Thrillseekers "Synaesthesia" (UMEK Extended Remix)
20. Mellow Trax "Outa Space" (Ramon Zenker Remix)
21. York & Taucher "Infinity" (Patrik Humann Extended Remix)
22. Ruben De Ronde, atDusk "RAID" (Extended Mix)
23. M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade "Body Language" (HOSH Extended Remix)
24. Tinlicker feat. Thomas Oliver "Nothing Without You" (Extended Mix)
25. Beckers & D-Nox "Remember"

Total running time: Approx 1 hour 44 min

DJ Denise - Live At Tranceport (Sunrise trance set 05:30-07:15 April 15, 2023)

Silent Sphere - Peacemaker (Suduaya Remix)
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Rawolle & Seidewitz Interpretation of Danny Tenaglia's Classic Track Elements (Vocal Mix)

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It's been 25 years since the ANTIX MUSIC journey began. One world, a thousand crews, a million views. Since the release of their seminal album 'Lull' in 2003, the Strom brothers have captivated audiences and unleashed their powerful rhythms on clubs and festivals with their unique sound. Fast forward to 2023, with a vast array of releases and projects under their belts, Antix are still going strong - 25th anniversary strong! To mark this milestone Antix revisits some of the tracks that have defined their journey, reimagined by some of the most current and future voices. Each of these distinguished producers, humans and compadres have inspired and supported the Antix brothers leading them to the here and now. [ BˈAK KˈAT ,LOG ] is the first installment of the Antix 25-year release series, and features an array of versatile reworks from DJ Emok, Piet Kämpfer, Perfect Stranger, Cusp, Kasey Taylor, D-Nox & Gai Barone, John Monkman, MVMB, Phaxe and AROHA.

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Armin van Buuren - I Live For That Energy (ASOT 800 Anthem) (View Run 2025 Techno Bootleg)[Extended]

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