Freebie time again! Here's a bootleg mashup I did of the Cocteau Twins vs Talk Talk which I played at Sonica and Ozora this year. And the place went off, if I do say so myself. As played by Hernan Cattaneo on his recent podcast here: http://podcast.hernancattaneo.com/2013/08/04/resident-episode-117-august-03-2013/

Listen, enjoy, comment, share!!

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Alice Is Easy

Teaser of my remix of Banco De Gaia's beautiful track Acquiescence, featuring the exquisite vocals of Zhenia Mahdi-Nau. Honoured to be asked to remix one of my musical catalysts, and in my view I got the best track on the album to work with :)

Available as an instant download if you pre-order the album on Banco's Bandcamp (click the buy link on this sound)

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Banco De Gaia - Acquiescence (Tripswitch remix)

A gentle and unfussy bootleg, done during lockdown, of one of my all-time guitar heroes and musical inspirations, Vini Reilly.

The Durutti Column were the very first and longest-serving signing on Factory Records, the legendary Manchester label which gave us Joy Division, New Order and the Hacienda. 

This ain't no dancefloor banger - it's a hopefully respectful homage to a beautiful peace of musical tenderness which I wanted to bring to a wider audience and play in my more organic sets. We were hoping to license it for Nick Warren's The Soundgarden, unfortunately having initially had some interest and excitement via his management, the trail with Vini went cold again. So 3 years later it's time to share it with you all as a free DL. 

Hope you enjoy :)

Requiem Again

The Durutti Column - Requiem Again (Tripswitch Revisit)

A long-awaited return for Tripswitch sees a 4-track EP of mid-tempo club tracks drawn from his recent live sets at festivals worldwide. From the epic 11 minutes of the title track 'Propulsion', through the melodic techno of 'Ad Infinitum' and the rocking prog of 'Wasted' and ending in the sublimely deep but epic 'Box Fresh', this EP reflects Nick's uncanny ability to create exciting and energised performances that bridge the chillout and the main floor.

Box Fresh

Started this one in lockdown and finally finished it last year. It's made a few stealth appearances in the wild, so here it is for your listening and downloading pleasure ...

Enjoy! If you like it, do me a solid and drop a like and a comment! :)

Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Tripswitch Bootleg)

As my label partners descend on Argentina this month to enjoy the peak of the summer season out there, I've sadly had to cancel my trip due to ill health. As a consolation, I've decided to publish the recording of my live set supporting my good friend and occasional collaborator Nick Warren for his 5 hour show at Forja last year for BNP. (It transpired afterwards that I'd been super ill when I played that show as well, but I managed to pull it out of the bag!) Definitely one of the highlights of my career... Enjoy the journey. Some new, some old, and a few unreleased! Hope to return to Argentina soon ... until then, memories of this show will keep me going! :)

Tripswitch - Live at Buenos Noches Pro Summer 2024 with Nick Warren, Forja, Córdoba, Argentina

Preview of my forthcoming remix on TechSafari of the brilliant Radioactive Sandwich. Let me know what you think ... 

Radioactive Sandwich - Ex Nihilo (Tripswitch Remix) coming soon on TechSafari Records

My remix of Geist's Tactile Fremitus, out now as part of his Deviations II compilation on Iboga Records.

Deviations II

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Geist - Tactile Fremitus (Tripswitch Remix)

After several months of putting smiles on dancefloors the world over thanks to Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo, Jody Wisternoff, Eelke Kleijn and myself, I'm pleased to release this bad boy into the wild! 

Click the button above or the link below for a FREE DOWNLOAD!

https://hypeddit.com/track/vutbzk

The dub version will follow next week :)

Add it to your youtube playlists if that's your thing: https://youtu.be/HHv4c2Ay6E8

Enjoy

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London Grammar - Rooting For You (Tripswitch Unofficial Remix)

Full archive of my radio shows on Frisky #DEEP

Tripswitch - Harmonics on Frisky Radio - June 2018

Tripswitch - Harmonics on Frisky Radio - May 2018

Tripswitch - Harmonics on Frisky Radio - November 2016

Tonal Axis - Rainfall (Monoverse Remix) - Pure Progressive
Eitan Reiter - All That I Know (Guy J Remix) - Lost & Found
Samuel Dezus - Sixty Nine Ways (Tvardovsky Remix) - GU Music
Erich Von Kollar & Radicz - Kepler 452b (Andre Absolut Remix) - Soundteller Records
Cid Inc. - Abyss - Replug
Johann Stone - In The Dark - ReSound Music
David Forbes pres. Hal Stucker - Disillusioned (Matter Remix) - Pure Progressive
Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic - Nostalgia (Plus Thirty Remix) - ICONYC
Black 8 & Arrab - Sandwaves - The Soundgarden
L.O.V.E. - L.O.V.E. - L.O.V.E.

Tripswitch - Harmonics on Frisky Radio - April 2018

This is an autumnal mix which indulges the melancholy and contemplative mood which closes in around me around this time of year. Some people seem to react quite strongly to the emotional qualities of my music … this mix charts a path through some of the key inspirational moments which have shaped that emotion over the years. I hope you enjoy the journey…

1 – James Holden – Kearn
My favourite James Holden track … an emotional use of his signature reverb and delay tricks.

2 – Spectre – Overseas
Taken from “The Missing Two Weeks”, an album of sublime and soulful dub from Nick Manasseh.

3 – Tankerville – Entangled
One of those tracks you hear on an advert and then go to the ends of the earth to track down. These days Shazam takes the effort (and the fun) out of the hunt.

4 – Deadmau5 – I Hate Campers
Not known for his chillout, this snippet’s taken from Project 56, a zip of 56 sketches, stems, chip-tunes and other ideas which he offered up a few years ago as a freebie.

5 – Cinematic Orchestra – That Home
Piano, strings and a good vocal … what more do you need?

6 – Deadmau5 – Wish You Were There
Another clip from Project 56. Going through the tracks you realise just what a talented fellow he is.

7 – Vangelis – Ask The Mountains
There’s something about this track … there’s certainly a whiff of cheese there, but it never fails to put a smile on my face. Vocal is Stina Nordenstam, sublime.

8 – Michael Brook and Pieter Nooten – Finally I
A lesser-known release on the amazing and seminal 4AD label. 4AD was so utterly crucial to my musical development as a teenager … truly powerful music to accompany powerful and character-forming experiences. If I ever have a son he’ll be called Ivo (after Ivo Watts-Russell label guvna and This Mortal Coil founder).

9 – Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke – The Unfolding
Lisa Gerrard of course needs no introduction. A bit obscure this one, but unquestionably epic.

10 – Roger Eno – Voices
Although less prolific or celebrated than his brother Brian, Roger’s music can be every bit as beautiful.

11 – Kevin Shields – Goodbye
Taken from the “Lost In Translation” soundtrack. Tender in comparison to the seminal shoegazing of his My Bloody Valentine years.

12 – Amorphous Androgynous – Mountain Goat
Classic from the 1993 album ‘Tales of Ephedrina’.

13 – Alex Stealthy – Once Ambient
The Russians seem to know about bass … I’m working with some guys from Moscow called Koan who have the same touch with enveloping low frequencies.

14 – port-royal – hva (failed revolutions)
port-royal have really nailed the nu gaze thing … For me they’ve got the blend just right. Powerful stuff.

15 – Tripswitch – Stereogram (Solar Fields remix)
Magnus has worked wonders remixing track 8 from my new album “Geometry”. It comes out in a couple of months as a digital single release on Section Records, along with mixes from Adham Shaikh, Luke Chable, Abakus, Aurtas and me – check out sectionrecords.com for more details.

16 – Ulrich Schnauss – Shine (Mint remix)
This is a great mix … Mint’s another one with an uncanny knack for nu gaze.

17 – Freedom Tygerstar – Snow Runner Sun
This track featured on Magnetic Blue, one of the earliest Interchill compilations. When I first heard this track it made my hair stand on end. Definitely one of the sparks that ignited my path to chillout production.

18 – Twisted Air feat. Caroline Thorp – Feels Like Forever
Aah, the morning after the night before … It’s a long time since I did the full party weekend thing, but this track takes me right back to those weekends where sleep didn’t seem necessary and my body didn’t complain so much.

Isolated mix on A Strangely Isolated Place (Oct 10)

Taken from Abakus - Reworks Vol II on Modus Recordings, including remixes from Bluetech, Solar Fields, Greg Hunter and Jong.

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Abakus - Igmatik (Tripswitch remix)

Memento Mori

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Final Piece Of The Jigsaw

Kauri

Souvenir

The Box

Nectar

Penumbra

Last Waltz In Weirdsville

Touch Response

Petrichor

A remix of Ott I did for Dragonfly way back when. One of my first remixes and still one of my faves, got real atmosphere ...

Ott - Escape From Tulse Hell (Tripswitch Remix) 2004

A bootleg remix of the William Orbit classic I knocked up back in 2005 to play out in my live sets. Totally forgot I did it until I stumbled across it on an old hard drive just now. 

Feel free to download / share / whatever you like, and let me know what you think!   

Water From A Vineleaf (Tripswitch Unofficial Remix 2005) - FREE DOWNLOAD!!

Teaser of a remix I just finished for Zen Mechanics' label Sourcecode. Forthcoming on the album "Sourcecode Transmissions - Vol. 2 - Compiled By Symbolic", release date TBC.

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Liquid Soul and Symbolic - Different Reality (Tripswitch remix) :: TEASER

Originally released on Dragonfly Records in 2005, Tripswitch's debut album Circuit Breaker landed to widespread critical acclaim and became recognised as one of the landmark releases of the psy-chill genre, establishing Nick as one of the godfathers of the scene. Tracks from the album were picked up for numerous compilation licenses by the likes of Nick Warren, Jose Padilla and Claude Challe, and continue to be licensed for compilations, TV and film - most recently "Roll Your Own" has been included in the soundtrack to the Bollywood movie "The Blueberry Hunt". 

The first release quickly sold out and 2 years later, by which time copies were changing hands on ebay for as much as $150, Dragonfly re-released it as a double CD package including a completely reworked edition with versions of each track from a clutch of the world's top electronic producers. 

Both original releases were dogged by digital distribution issues and were therefore never available for download in many parts of the world. Section Records inherited and sold off the remaining CD stock in 2010,  and in 2012 re-issued the original 2005 Circuit Breaker album as part of our own digital catalogue. Now in 2013, we're delighted to be able to add Circuit Breaker Rewired to that collection, completing the Tripswitch discography and finally making it available worldwide.

"Re-vamped into a sun-kissed body of work" (DJ Mag, Oct 2007) 

“A great selection of remixes of one of my favourite albums "
Nick Warren

Some comments about the original ‘Circuit Breaker’:

“Everything is very beautiful; each track starts slowly and takes you on a journey. It's quite a sexy album."
Anoushka Shankar - New York Times, March 26, 2006

”Uplifting, surprisingly refreshing and begging to be described as ‘Psychedelic Chic’.”
DJ Mag - 4/5 stars

“Welcome, welcome, welcome. To one of the finest chillout albums ever recorded. To the first genuinely essential chilled release of 2005.”
psyreviews.com

“The mighty LSD have done it again with Circuit Breaker - another classic down tempo album.”
Upfront Magazine

Shamanic Tea (Manasseh remix)

Indigo (Androcell remix)

Roll Your Own (Youth vs Subsonar remix)

Nick Brennan remix for the forthcoming double EP release on my label Section Records, due for release 8th July 2013. This track's been getting a lot of love already, including early support from Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren. 

Other great remixes to look forward to from James Monro, Aurtas, Audioglider, Eyan Green and Seamless himself.

Fine artwork from exceptional visual artist / illustrator Archan Nair - http://archann.net

Seamless - Castle In The Sky (Nick Brennan remix) :: teaser

For a veteran chillout producer to successfully navigate the transition to sought-after producer / remixer and DJ within the Progressive House scene, is not an easy ask. But Nick Brennan a.k.a. Tripswitch has done just that – and with distinction. It was his Tripswitch ‘Vagabond’ album (Iboga Records, 2016) that cemented his highly rated status as a key dance producer beyond doubt. The album rose to the top of the Beatport charts, hitting #1 in Electronica and holding at #2 in Progressive House for 3 months.

Since then, a flawless resumé of releases on Bedrock, Sudbeat, The Soundgarden, Movement, Balkan Connection, Flow Vinyl, Pure Progressive and many more creatively exciting labels, has seen Tripswitch’s progressive stock grow exponentially. Chart-topping collaborative studio projects with Nick Warren and Hernán Cattaneo, along with a huge bootleg remix of London Grammar’s ‘Rooting For You’, helped to propel him to the upper reaches of the production cosmos.

Tripswitch’s melodic, emotionally charged, proper progressive DJ sets at amazing events around the world have resulted him gaining a loyal and ever-growing global audience. In 2017 Nick launched his onedotsixtwo label, with its distinct forward-thinking proper progressive ethos. Impeccable curation and the remarkable smash single ‘Voight Kampff’ (courtesy of Tripswitch & Nick Warren) have already seen onedotsixtwo recognised as a ‘Vital Label’ by DJ Mag USA in 2019.

Never one to limit himself creatively, early 2020 saw Tripswitch release ‘Memento Mori’, his hugely anticipated first chillout album in 10 years.

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