Dian TiaoWu - free breakbeat DJ mix download
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
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 This new breakbeat DJ collection features original nuskool breaks produced in 2009-2010 in Beijing, China. (Dian TiaoWu is Chinese for 'electric dance'.)
Actually, I use the term "nuskool breaks" rather liberally. For there are layers of frosty-sweet trance, techno, house and progressive styles lying on top of some pretty chewy breakbeat cake. So you be the judge. Download with extreme fortitude dudes.
Click here for previews and downloads.
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House, Breaks and Progressive DJ Tracks
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 |
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NEW! Dian TiaoWu tracks released Sept 1, 2010.
10 remastered tracks and 2 new ones (David Bowie Mothership and Toybox Rebellion) from the forthcoming album Syzygy.
Click the left/right arrows to scroll through.
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
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Brand new DJ mix. Right-click here to download.
Tracks...
Dr Atomic • Lucky 13
Vital Substance • Dropkick (Kickflip Remix)
DJ Merritt • On You Get
Dr Atomic • What Lies Ahead
4Kuba • Phunky Maiden (Access Denied Remix)
Left/Right • Concrete Bounce
Dr Atomic • A Closer Look
Midnight Rush • Break the Box
Everyday Hero (Left/Right Remix)
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009 |
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A new mix series starts here featuring my new club tracks mixed in with a few other faves.
Download the mix • Get the unmixed tracks at Juno or listen to previews here
Dr Atomic Moneymaker
Sam Hell Cosimo (Original)
Dr Atomic Challenges and Challengers
Jariten Truskool (Mr No Hands Remix)
Dr Atomic Atoms Dance (DJ mix)
Groove Allegiance Organ Dementia (Original)
Dr Atomic Spirit Eaters
Refunk Glade Better (Original)
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the battle between being a computer DJ vs vinyl DJ
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Monday, 01 September 2008 |
I miss the touch of vinyl.
There, I said it. I started out mixing vinyl around 2000, using the seminal tools of the trade - the Technics MK2. Thanks to my pal and DJ mentor Thome Tomato, I slowly learned the art of finessing a piece of vinyl. I'd say it took a few years before I really knew what I was doing.
Part of the problem was that I had a hard time settling in on a genre. Most DJs are pretty fractured into one genre or another -- progressive, house, techno, breakbeat, D&B... when I first dove in, it was all the same to me. Does not make for an easy start considering that you're not going to get a gig if you mix up genres too often.
Another hazard of being a newbie is that I came from a rock and roll/songwriting background and what I REALLY wanted to do was produce. Most of the dance music I made at that time was over-produced. As one friend (DJ Kazell) said... "you're doing my job for me."
Essentially I was producing what I was hearing in clubs - two tracks mixed together! Took a long time before I finally understood that producing DJ tracks requires a fairly minimal approach compared to regular songs or even electronica production. Gotta keep it simple so the DJ has something to work with!
Flash forward a few years later and a big change was underway. With the proliferation of cheap laptops, digital audio converters, MIDI-based mixing consoles, etc, an inevitable shift was destined to transform DJing... digital, computer-based mixing.
Given the flexibilities of storing tracks digitally, calling up thousands of potential tunes, freedom to jump in and out of locations in a track at will... it was hard not to resist! So a few years ago I made the switch from vinyl to digital DJing, choosing Ableton Live as my platform (since it had already become my dream music production software).
It's a great way to try out new stuff, throw in old tunes that you can't lug around and experiment with a variety of unanticipated options. On the other hand, it can be cold if you're staring at your laptop screen too much (instead of the audience) and there's really just something MISSING from the experience. Just doesn't feel the same to click buttons and a mouse as it is to caress a piece of vinyl, treating it like a [censored] as my pal Thome used to say.
All the same, I'll probably never go back to vinyl, but just dream away for the days of yore. ("When I was a boy, we didn't have no 'automatic beat warping'! We had to do it by hand! With our fingers and our noggins!")
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