It's a deep, repetitive, yet hypnotic track that is reminiscent of Plastikman’s Consumed period but takes a more melodic route. A driving bass is the motor for this slow minimal ambient techno track in which the voice of Rome in Reverse is guiding the listener through her thoughts, fuelled by love and this strange corona period we’re all going through. SpudBencer minimalistic approach can make you trip or dance.

track by Fred Baus, lyrics by Antonella Pacifico & Fred Baus, mix & master by Tom Gatti

Thoughts feat. Rome In Reverse - Edit

We are arriving at Explorations number 27 and our conductor for this trip will be the spellbinding FACETTES (AKA Sofiane Tib). 
@facettesmusic
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Sofiane has loved to dance since a young age. It’s this body language that led him to electronic music. 

A house filled with, Madonna, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Eurythmics, resulted in a love of synthesizers. The dreamy emotive world that these machines created on seminal music were being soaked up by a young boy destined for big things. 
Living in France on the doorstep of a thriving rave scene, 15-year-old Sofiane was hearing the sound of the underground echoing across Europe. Listening to countless radio shows and mixes resulted in him trying to mix tunes on a cheap turntable and a cd player with no pitch control. His friends and peers on their own journey were discovering sample culture and beat making. 
Sofiane was listening, taking notes, and starting on his quest to become a DJ. 
Taking inspiration from the likes of James Murphy (LCD Sound System), Yasmine Hamdan, Satori, Dixon, Raw Main, Sainte Vie, Squire, Behrouz, Ali Farahani, Bedouin, WhomadeWho, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Jonas Rathsman. and influenced by Arabic, Spanish and African music. Sofiane weaves these tapestries into his sets and productions creating a heart-swelling, hip-swinging soundtrack to pulsing dancefloors. 
The Facettes experience is constantly pushing boundaries, incorporating live instrumentation into his productions and live sets. A percussionist, Keyboardist, or a Cielo player is not an unusual site while Sofiane lays down his melodic groove on the turntables. 
In his own words. I am searching for goosebumps! If I don’t get them while I am creating a playlist, there is no point in playing! I listen to a lot of music, new and old releases, mixes, labels, and upcoming artists. I am looking for obscure tracks that bring spirituality and emotion to envelope the audience on the dancefloor. I am after music that not many DJs play, and being the first one to share is really important for me to keep it interesting. I am into the challenge of playing melodic music that has several layers at any time of the night. I think we don’t have enough events where we can listen to music that transports you and give you emotion! During my set. I try to have a certain progression, I create waves with tension and release to surprise the audience, I am not only using middle eastern atmospheres, but I also build my set with dark techno, hypnotic vocals, and afro elements to create a complex mix with multiple layers. 
I have been in the scene for a while, so I am after delivering the best mix that I can for each performance. One of my close friends said to me, you are sometimes competing with yourself! I have to create a journey that people can remember! I feel so much pressure each time as I have to do as well or better than the last time with a new original set. It’s hard work but if you have the right sensibility and artistic skills, you can connect and transport the audience with music that they have never heard before.

For LO-FI I wanted to record a different mix compared to what I play at a festival, it’s a set that you can listen to any time of the day! It offers lots of messages with a melancholic atmosphere that reflects what some of the Middle Eastern countries have gone through. There is lots of emotion and sadness with ethereal music from Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Ukraine, Israel, and more. 

Here at LO-FI, we agree, the results are exceptional. This has been one we have been looking forward to sharing with you and it is a pleasure to welcome FACETTES to the LO-FI family.

Explorations 27

FACETTES. LO-FI Presents Explorations 27

Recording of my hybrid live Acid set at Luminosity 2021 on the Pure Progressive stage.

Lostly - Luminosity At The Beach 20 August 2021 (Hybrid Live Acid Set)

The Mackenzie @ Thé Dansant Heaven or Hell (Age of Love stage)

An hour long mix of classic trance from legendary German label Eye Q Records.

1. The Volunteers - Summer Frequency
2. Icon - Desire (Tronic Mix)
3. Brainchild - Symmetry (P-Mix)
4. Goahead - Free Beach (Candolyn Mix)
5. Java - Cosmos (C-Mix)
6. Virtual Symmetry - The V.S. (Fable Mix)
7. Brainchild - Sedona
8. Cygnus X - Superstring (H.C.L. Mix)
9. Odyssee Of Noises - Firedance (The Sunrise)
10. Energy 52 - Café Del Mar (Porte De Bagnolet Mix)
11. The Volunteers - Sun Down

Mixed in one-take in July 2007. Equipment used:
2 x Pioneer CDJ-200 CD Deck
1 x Pioneer DJM-400 Mixer

Eye Q Records Mix

mixed and compiled by Björn Mulik at "Dorian Gray @ Centralstation" on 12th May 2010 

Track Listing: 

1.) LDC - Traumphasen 
2.) No Fate (Struggle Continous Mix) - Zyon... 
3.) Don't You Want Me (Hooj Mix Edit) - Felix
4.) My Name Is Barbarella - Barbarella
5.) Love Stimulation (Paul Van Dyk Rmx) - Humate
6.) Universal Love - Natural Born Grooves
7.) Everytime (Nalin & Kane Mix) - Lustral
8.) Insomnia (Monster Mix) - Faithless
9.) Cygnus X - Kinderlied Part 1 
10.) Moments In Love - Art Of Noise
11.) Foreunner - Natural Born Grooves
12.) Tommelmaschine - Der Dritte Raum
13.) Hale Bob - Der Dritte Raum
14.) A Pain That I'm Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Dub) - Depeche Mode
15.) Wonderer - Vernon
16.) How's You Evening So Far - Josh Wink / Lil Loius
17.) Dreams - Quench
18.) Southside - Dave Clarke
19.) Schöneberg - Marmion
20.) Nightmare - Brainbug
21.) Dark & Long - Underworld
22.) Acid Phase - Emmanuel Top
23.) It's Our Phuture - Tom Wax
24.) Stress - Emmanuel Top
25.)The Age Of Love (Watch Out For Stella Mix) - Age Of Love
26.) Firedance - Odysee Of Noises ?
27.) Hold On Tight (Nalin & Kane Rmx)
28.) Public Art - I Wanna Feel The Music 
29.) Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000
30.) Beachball - Nalin & Kane
31.) Now - C.Y.B.
32.) Mama Konda (Timo Maas Mix) - Orinoko
33.) Turkich Bazar - Emmanuel Top
34.) LSG - Fragile 
35.) The Beat Just Goes Straight On & On - Perry & Rhodan
36.) Der Klang Der Familie - 3 Phaze feat. Dr. Motte
37.) BBE - Flash 
38.) Gravitational Arch Of 10 - Vapourspace
39.) L'Esperanza (Visions Of Shiva Mix) - Sven Väth
40.) Café Del Mar - Energy 52
41.) Neuro - X-Cabs
42.) Rok Da House (Slaughterhouse Mix) - Wicket Wipe
43.) Born Slippy - Underworld
44.) The Korgis - I Need Your Lovin' (Rmx)
45.) Groovebird - New Born Grooves
46.) Escape - Kaycee
47.) Oasis - Paragliders
48.) Firedance - Odysee Of Noises?
49.) Follow Me - Jam & Spoon
50.) Rez - Underworld
51.) Odyssey To Anyoona - Jam & Spoon
52.) See You - Virtual Symmetry

Björn Mulik @ Großer Club Centralstation

This free pack contains the best preset selection from the 3 "Dream" packs released by Big City & Erin :
 
Delorean, Chiptune and Street Dream.
 
You'll find no less than 12 wonderful free presets sorted out by Category :
 
Bass : 

"80S Bass" from Delorean Dream
"Balloon Fight" from Chiptune Dream
"Big Moog" From Street Dream

Lead :

"The VHS" from Delorean Dream
"MS PacMan" from Chiptune Dream
"Notorious" From Street Dream

Pad :

"The Master Flash" from Delorean Dream
"Bart vs. the Space" from Chiptune Dream
"Nu Soul" From Street Dream

Poly Synth :

"Dune" from Delorean Dream
"Battletoads" from Chiptune Dream
"Trappy" From Street Dream

As usual the standard set of macros give you an astonishing amount of tone shaping options and are as follows.

    Filter
    Release
    Magic Movement(3-6)
    Portamento
    Distortion / Chorus.
 
And last but not least, those 12 Royalty Free presets have now been updated to work well together, and can be used in many different genres of music.
 
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PS :

Although this selection pack is completely free, there's an important word bound to it: 'QUALITY'.
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Novation Circuit Free Preset Pack

Eye Q Records   BehindTheEyeVol2(panmix)

16 Kits / 96 samples

While formatted for Model:Samples this sample pack is compatible with any hardware or software sampler that handles wav files.

Soundblaster For Model:Samples (Demo)

Submarine

Weekly Beat Challenge - Week 7
beat by SpudBencer
tweaks & mix by Victor Ferreira aka Sun Glitters

Nightcrawler

 Stuck between nostalgia for the past and temptation of the future, Big City has been raised by the techno soul rythm of the 90's. 

As a result appears a mix of Disco New Wave, inspired by the rise and fall of industrial society. 

Always looking for the perfect disco pop beat, he combines two different worlds...featuring new wave and groovy sounds.

His roots are, for the soul sounds, Detroit City and Detroit artists, from Iggy Pop to the Godfather of Techno, for the cold side, New Order / Joy Division are his main inspirations, Prince influence completes the funky pop side, and many more as inspiration can come from anywhere...


Novation Circuit Free Preset Pack

Big City Great Decay

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