Anniversary - Ten years without X-Mix
(stolen from mnml.nl)
Red Kite : Anniversary -Ten years without X-Mix (3h44min; 358mb)
www.humaninteraction.de/public/red_kite-10years_without_x-mix.mp3
A bit later then promised, but here it is: my little tribute to the legendary X-Mix DJ mix series. This series had a huge impact on me as a kid growing into techno and house music. Laurent Garnier's X-Mix-2 was the first DJ mix I consciously listened to when I was about 11. I remember that I was totally drawn to those CGI videos done for the mixes which were telecasted in MTV Party Zone in the mid-90's. So I bought the VHS tape of X-Mix-2 and, since I liked the music so much, the CD as well. And what an education that was! Underground Resistance, Kenny Larkin, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, Planetary Assault Systems, Mike Dearborn and Sven Väth, all there in one mix, blended together in fluid, long transitions that created a DJ set that can best be described as narrative (the short animated abtract stories on the tape only enhanced that impression). If I had to name the biggest influence on my developement as a DJ, it would certainly be X-Mix-2.
I kept buying all the other issues in the series, which continued to surprise me with great mixes and inspiring record choices of music beyond my imagination. I consider every of the mixes a masterpiece in its own right, and almost all the tracks used in the mixes are fantastic and didn't grow old a bit, showing the sense of timelessness the involved DJs expressed in their playlists. I spent years hunting down all the X-Mix vinyl compilations and even longer to find the best of the tracks from the mix CDs which were not included on the vinyl compilations. Naturally it wasn't quite easy to come up with a selection of those about 130 tracks I have on vinyl now, and the list of the stuff that just needed to be in the mix kept growing and growing. I also saw no reason to exclude the first X-Mix by Paul van Dyk by the way (yeah, oldschool trance! ^_^). So this went into almost four hours again, but well, if you have a project that comes from your heart you're not open for compromises. http://www.mnml.nl/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif
So here's my selection:
01 0:00 Ron Trent – The Afterlife [Warehouse Records 1990/ X-Mix 5]
02 0:04 Laurent Garnier – Moonbeam [Fnac Music Dance Devision 1993/ X-Mix 2]
03 0:07 DJ Skull – Don't Stop The Beat [Djax-Up-Beats 1993/ X-Mix 5]
04 0:11 Symbols & Instruments – Mood (Optimystic Mix) [KMS 1989/ X-Mix 8]
05 0:13 Chez Damier – Help Myself (reconstructed by Carl Craig) [KMS 1992/ X-Mix 4]
06 0:18 René Et Gaston – Merluche Ideale [Pssst Music 1996/ X-Mix 9]
07 0:21 Shiver – Ursa Major 7 [Shiver Records 1994/ X-Mix 3]
08 0:24 St. Vitus Dance – Mystic Vibrations [Peacefrog Records 1994/ X-Mix 4]
09 0:28 UR – The Final Frontier [Underground Resistance 1991/ X-Mix 2]
10 0:31 Sem – Phox [Electron Industries 1995/ X-Mix 7]
11 0:33 DJ Pierre – Box Energy [Trax 1988/ X-Mix 10]
12 0:35 Phuture – Can You Feel The Bass [Hot Mix 5 1988/ X-Mix 5]
13 0:38 Jark Prongo – Spadet [Pssst Music 1995/ X-Mix 9]
14 0:42 Wink – Liquid Summer [Ovum 1994/ X-Mix 4]
15 0:46 Mike Dearborn – Deviant Behaviour [Djax-Up-Beats 1993/ X-Mix 2]
16 0:49 K. Hand – Flashback [Acacia Records 1993/ X-Mix 3]
17 0:52 Trancesetters – Neurodisco [First Impression 1994/ X-Mix 9]
18 0:55 Barada – Glue [Definitive Recordings 1994/ X-Mix 3]
19 1:00 Random Noise Generation – Hysteria [430 West 1991/ X-Mix 5]
20 1:03 Scanner – Mass Observation [Ash International 1994/ X-Mix 3]
21 1:06 Tronikhouse – Smooth Groove [Incognito Records 1991/ X-Mix 5]
22 1:08 LFO vs. FUSE – Loop (FUSE Mix) [Warp 1992/ X-Mix 3]
23 1:12 Strange Attractor – Gyroscope [Phono 1996/ X-Mix 8]
24 1:14 Kenny Larkin – Soul Man [R & S Records 1995/ X-Mix 4]
25 1:17 Naughty & Tolis – Timeless Groove [Ferox Records 1995/ X-Mix 6]
26 1:19 Fretless AZM – Bumbuphone [Holistic Recordings 1995/ X-Mix 8]
27 1:21 Octave One – Night Illusion [430 West 1996/ X-Mix 9]
28 1:23 Esser'ay – Forces [KMS 1994/ X-Mix 4]
29 1:27 R-Tyme – Use Me (Carl Craigs Piano Mix) [Trance-Fusion 1993/ X-Mix 9]
30 1:30 The Innocent – Theme From Blue Cucaracha [Communique Records 1995/ X-Mix 8]
31 1:34 Lemon8 – Model8 (Lemon8 Remix) [Basic Energy 1993/ X-Mix 3]
32 1:38 Outlander – Vamp [R & S Records 1991/ X-Mix 9]
33 1:42 Bobby Konders – Let There Be House [Nu Groove Records 1990/ X-Mix 5]
34 1:45 Shake – Breathe Deeper [Frictional Recordings 1995/ X-Mix 6]
35 1:48 Guillaume La Tortue – Salinas [Music Man Records 1994/ X-Mix 2]
36 1:54 Nicole – A Small En-Trance To A Large Spectrum [Basic Energy 1993/ X-Mix 3]
37 1:59 Brian Transeau – Relativity (Carl Craig's Urban Affair Dub) [Deep Dish Recordings 1993/ X-Mix2]
38 2:02 Flare – N.P2.2 [Reel Musiq 1995/ X-Mix 8]
39 2:06 Tata Box Inhibitors – Ribosomal (One Take Mix) [Touché 1996/ X-Mix 9]
40 2:10 Surgeon – Atol [Downwards 1995/ X-Mix 5]
41 2:12 Phuture – The Creator [Jack Trax 1988/ X-Mix 10]
42 2:15 Cosmic Baby – Heaven's Tears [MFS 1992/ X-Mix 1]
43 2:20 Aux 88 – The DJ [Direct Beat 1995/ X-Mix 7]
44 2:22 United Future Organisation – Fool's Paradise [Mercury 1997/ X-Mix 8]
45 2:24 Nick Holder – Erotic Illusions [DNH Records 1991/ X-Mix 5]
46 2:26 Plastikman – Spastik [Plus 8 Records 1993/ X-Mix 3/9]
47 2:29 Secret Cinema – Timeless Altitude (Extra Altitude Mix by Speedy J) [Music Man Records 1994/ X-Mix 3]
48 2:32 Kenny Larkin – Track [Warp 1994/ X-Mix 2]
49 2:34 Richard Bartz – Style Wars B1 [Kurbel 1995/ X-Mix 5]
50 2:37 Damon Wild – Avion [Synewave 1996/ X-Mix 6]
51 2:40 Sunrise Society – Northern Lights [Pacific Records 1995/ X-Mix 4]
52 2:42 Hardfloor – Bodymove [Studio !K7 1998/ X-Mix 10]
53 2:43 L.S.G. – Blueprint (Version 2) [Superstition 1994/ X-Mix 3]
54 2:47 Lockstep – I Am [Soiree Records International 19??/ X-Mix 7]
55 2:49 Carl Craig – At Les [Planet E 1996/ X-Mix 6]
56 2:53 Ghetto Brothers – Pumpin' Bass Manoeuvres [ESP Records 1992/ X-Mix 8]
57 2:54 Sole Tech – Sole Waves [Detrechno 1994/ X-Mix 7]
58 2:56 Strand – Bloated (Juggernaut Mix) [Frictional Recordings 1996/ X-Mix 9]
59 2:59 Sleezy D – I've Lost Control [Trax 1986/ X-Mix 10]
60 3:03 The Electric 10 – Ex-P.R. [Rough Cut 1996/ X-Mix 9]
61 3:07 Steve Poindexter – Work That Mutha ****a [Muzique Records 1989/ X-Mix 5]
62 3:09 Humate – Love Stimulation (Lovemix by Paul van Dyk) [MFS 1993/ X-Mix 1]
63 3:14 Frank de Wulf – Drums In A Grip [Harthouse 1996/ X-Mix 8]
64 3:16 LFO – We Are Back [Warp 1991/ X-Mix 7]
65 3:19 Teste – The Wipe [Probe Records 1992/ X-Mix 3]
66 3:21 Minimal Man – Coyote Flux [Trelik 1995/ X-Mix 6]
67 3:27 Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Journey of the Dragons [Underground Resistance 1993/ X-Mix 2]
68 3:30 Rhythim Is Rhythim – Icon [Transmat 1991/ X-Mix 2]
69 3:36 Yoshihiro Sawasaki – Magic Dome [Sublime Records 1994/ X-Mix 4]
I tried to keep the mixing a bit oldschool in the style of the CDs, so only two decks this time. Still, it was incredibly difficult to get all those tracks into a current mix, since the sound of the 90's was much less homogenous than the sound of today. Gives you some respect for the artists who made the old mixes.
By the way: the only reason I didn't play Bernard Badie's "Time Reveals" is that the repress came out a month too late and I didn't want to pay 600€ (!) for the original pressing. So go & buy Mojuba #10 for some more X-Mix feeling!
The series:
1993: Paul van Dyk presents X-Mix-1 – The MFS-Trip
1994: Laurent Garnier presents X-Mix-2 – Destination Planet Dream
1994: Richie Hawtin & John Acquaviva present X-Mix-3 – Enter: Digital Reality!
1995: Dave Angel presents X-Mix-4 – Beyond the Heavens
1995: DJ Hell presents X-Mix-5 – Wildstyle
1996: Mr. C presents X-Mix – Electronic Storm (X-Mix 6 in playlist)
1996: Dave Clarke presents X-Mix – Electro Boogie (X-Mix 7 in playlist)
1997: Ken Ishii presents X-Mix – Fast Foward & Rewind (X-Mix 8 in playlist)
1997: Kevin Saunderson presents X-Mix – Transmission from Deep Space Radio (X-Mix 9 in playlist)
1998: Hardloor presents X-Mix – Jack the Box (X-Mix 10 in playlist)
