DJ Mixes

Mix 002. Chill Techno Eventually Turns Unchill

May 3, 2021

New DJ mix up on my MixCloud. I was experimenting with layering Vaporwave over Techno and decided to just press record and run with it. Warning: this is an eclectic mix.

Full story of the mix:

I start off with a vaporwave intro from Hong Kong Express before going into the techno. From then on, I originally wanted to forward with a full chill, old school, melodic techno and IDM mix with tracks from B12, Oribital, 808 State, The Black Dog, and Autechre.

Then the journey veered to a Gabriel & Dresden track and immediately took a darker turn, going to some hard techno from Risa Taniguchi and Amelie Lens before veering to one of my own tracks which I would arguably classify as “aggressive trance”.

Throughout, I tried to keep my original concept going of vaporwave over techno, throwing in a couple more bits of tracks from Hong Kong Express before ending with a vaporwave twist for what is already an eclectic techno mix.

Oh yeah, another special vocal song surprise thrown in. Big kudos to anyone who gets far enough in the mix to find out what it is. 😉

I hope you all enjoy this journey!

grayscale photography of person using dj controller

My First Techno DJ Mix

April 21, 2021

After weeks of sporadic practicing, lessons, and tutorials, I finally built up the courage to record a DJ mix. So behold! My first ever techno DJ mix. I hope you give it a listen and enjoy. I did this one while a little tipsy on the train ride home after doing early happy hour with two good friends from the good old college days. I’ll admit, it’s a pretty rough mix, but way better than my first attempt at a mix, made on the train ride into the city.

Also, although I went with the DJ controller featured image, I actually mixed this on an iPad using TRAKTOR DJ 2, so it looked more like…

Most of the tracks here I originally picked up on a whim. But some have turned into personal favorites. Of course, I have to admit I did end up sneaking in a couple of non-techno tracks into this techno mix. Why? Because fuck yeah, that’s why. I felt like experimenting a little. That being said, if any of you actually make it far enough into this mix to complain about the random non techno tracks that I slipped in, first I will be sure to offer a personal apology, then next a personal big set of thanks for making it that far into the mix. So there you have it.

Here’s the track list below for those that wanted to know. I hope you all enjoy!

  1. On The Ground – Rods Franchin
  2. Scumbag – JoeLectrick
  3. Elision – Pointless Animals
  4. Mental Alert – Mehmet Özbek
  5. Dance – Vissar
  6. Modulate – Kolt Us
  7. Mha Iri – Burn Steadily
  8. Waveshaper – Mod Man
  9. Candy Man – Brown Eyed Girls
  10. Phase 303 – KUSP (UK)
  11. Be My Love – La Bouche
  12. Together – Lowshape
  13. Everything – Technoma
  14. Odd Look – Kavinsky
  15. Aircraft – Heinick (Heerhorst Remix)