[mix] dj snort - bone breaker [hardstyle]

[Chazbloke]

has been a while since i posted anything, so here's one i did at the end of July.....

as always comments and suggestions are welcome, CDs are on offer (pm address if you havent before), i promise to send them, really i will..... :lol:

DJ Snort - Bone Breaker 84.4 MB MP3 - 192Kbit.

01 : Pacific Link - Time for New Energy (Original Version)
02 : Emphasis - Scumbag (The Gladheads M-****a Remix)
03 : Double Nation - Im Gonna Get You (Dj Zany Remix)
04 : Chris Kolle - No Fear (Ultrasonic Remix)
05 : Hardfox - 20 Time (Original Mix)
06 : Klone - Vinyl Killer (Mental Killer Mix)
07 : The Pitcher - Start Rocking (Cenoginerz Remix)
08 : Dj Timothy meets Franky SL - We Control the Silence (Dj Timothy Mix)
09 : Teknoid - Edge of Darkness
10 : Dj Timothy & Matti - Style for the Hardz (Matti Side)
11 : Deepack vs Luna - Kick this Mutha
12 : Dj Dure - Cocaine MF
13 : Donkey Rollers - Strike Again 2004
14 : Dj Zenith - I'm Your Dj (Attack Mix)
15 : Overdrive - I Want Your Love (Chaz sped up n cut it Mix)

pz,
Chazbloke.

[djstride]

this is awesome. awesome tunes and awesome mixing and its just awesome.

so, yeah, awesome.

[Voorheez]

I'm downloading now Chaz - i'll bang it out in the car tomorrow and give you some feedback ;)

[DJCraig Ryan]

Thanks for this CD Chaz and it was an absolute Blinder! As in the first Demo, i expected some nice Beat Juggling and i wasn't dissapointed.
Beat Juggling added that extra dimension to the CD and was really enjoyable to listen. Mixing was tight throughout the CD, and the Tune Selection was spot-on. Structured correctly.

Liked the way in some of the mixes you brought them in early and would bring them back out, keeping the listener alert.
Spot on with the tricks and all that.

Cheers mate, take it easy

[Chazbloke]

cheers for the feedback folks, much appreciated :)

anyone else for a CD?

Chaz.

[Ben C]

nice work mate. :clap:

i take it ur using either vestax decks or cd decks?
cos i have Zenith - I'm Your DJ on vinyl and theres no way u could pitch it as fast as that on technics!

[Chazbloke]

nice work mate. :clap:

i take it ur using either vestax decks or cd decks?
cos i have Zenith - I'm Your DJ on vinyl and theres no way u could pitch it as fast as that on technics!

vestax = :love:

technics =

:lol:

Vestax are the secret to my sets! need that extra speed

[Ben C]

yeah it is handy having the extra speed, but if u ask me they're decks are shite.

plus, u'll never see a set of vestax in a club, so u'll never be able to perform these mixes live...

[Chazbloke]

yeah it is handy having the extra speed, but if u ask me they're decks are shite.

plus, u'll never see a set of vestax in a club, so u'll never be able to perform these mixes live...

yup - it a right pain the ass!
however, to ensure i keep true to the sound and style i've developed, i will only play on Vestax (and not just cos they go faster, cos i cant fukin stand to mix on technics)
the few club bookings i've had, i've been able to bring mine along and swap decks over, i've even got a custom made technics deck cover box (it's a 3 sided box that sits directly over a technic basicly).....
if the club cant accomodate my needs, i dont play there...havent lost a booking yet, just cos they have technics, but i'm sure that time will come soon enough and well, that's just hard luck for the promotor really, not me, imo.
swings n roundabouts, i know all the pitfuls, but for me the Vestax can just offer that little bit more, so i'm prepared to stick by them....

[Ben C]

yeah it is handy having the extra speed, but if u ask me they're decks are shite.

plus, u'll never see a set of vestax in a club, so u'll never be able to perform these mixes live...

yup - it a right pain the ass!
however, to ensure i keep true to the sound and style i've developed, i will only play on Vestax (and not just cos they go faster, cos i cant fukin stand to mix on technics)
the few club bookings i've had, i've been able to bring mine along and swap decks over, i've even got a custom made technics deck cover box (it's a 3 sided box that sits directly over a technic basicly).....
if the club cant accomodate my needs, i dont play there...havent lost a booking yet, just cos they have technics, but i'm sure that time will come soon enough and well, that's just hard luck for the promotor really, not me, imo.
swings n roundabouts, i know all the pitfuls, but for me the Vestax can just offer that little bit more, so i'm prepared to stick by them....

so u would knock back a gig if they did'nt let u bring ur own decks along, and swap them over?? sorry mate but that sounds totally ridiculous to me.
and a bit unpractical, hauling ur decks along 2 every gig u get, along with ur records etc... :lol:

no disrespect intended,
but why dont you just learn 2 mix on a real set of decks i.e ; the indusrty standard for the last 20 years = TECHNICS

get rid of those cheap plastic, fisher price decks man! :lol: ;)

[Chazbloke]

yeah it is handy having the extra speed, but if u ask me they're decks are shite.

plus, u'll never see a set of vestax in a club, so u'll never be able to perform these mixes live...

yup - it a right pain the ass!
however, to ensure i keep true to the sound and style i've developed, i will only play on Vestax (and not just cos they go faster, cos i cant fukin stand to mix on technics)
the few club bookings i've had, i've been able to bring mine along and swap decks over, i've even got a custom made technics deck cover box (it's a 3 sided box that sits directly over a technic basicly).....
if the club cant accomodate my needs, i dont play there...havent lost a booking yet, just cos they have technics, but i'm sure that time will come soon enough and well, that's just hard luck for the promotor really, not me, imo.
swings n roundabouts, i know all the pitfuls, but for me the Vestax can just offer that little bit more, so i'm prepared to stick by them....

so u would knock back a gig if they did'nt let u bring ur own decks along, and swap them over?? sorry mate but that sounds totally ridiculous to me.
and a bit unpractical, hauling ur decks along 2 every gig u get, along with ur records etc... :lol:

no disrespect intended,
but why dont you just learn 2 mix on a real set of decks i.e ; the indusrty standard for the last 20 years = TECHNICS

get rid of those cheap plastic, fisher price decks man! :lol: ;)

i really dont want to get into the whole Vestax vs Technics thing (yawn!)
i dont think i would turn a gig down, but i would make the person booking me very very very aware of the fact i dont like to play on technics and would prefer to bring my own Vestax along... if they say that's not possible, then yes, i really would think twice about playing it....it's not rediculous mate, it's about being able to play the way I play, something which is generaly different to most other DJs and thus my unique selling point....
lugging the decks about hasnt been a problem so far, fortionately i have a nice big car to drive them, tunes, myself and 4 other ppl to every gig i've played....
so, wot about all the ppl who only play off CD decks? i bet 9 times out of 10 they have to bring their own equipment along....
like i said, when ppl book me, i explain the situation... hasnt been a problem so far and really, i dont expect it be, as Vestax will soon be the industry standard ;)

[Ben C]

yeah it is handy having the extra speed, but if u ask me they're decks are shite.

plus, u'll never see a set of vestax in a club, so u'll never be able to perform these mixes live...

yup - it a right pain the ass!
however, to ensure i keep true to the sound and style i've developed, i will only play on Vestax (and not just cos they go faster, cos i cant fukin stand to mix on technics)
the few club bookings i've had, i've been able to bring mine along and swap decks over, i've even got a custom made technics deck cover box (it's a 3 sided box that sits directly over a technic basicly).....
if the club cant accomodate my needs, i dont play there...havent lost a booking yet, just cos they have technics, but i'm sure that time will come soon enough and well, that's just hard luck for the promotor really, not me, imo.
swings n roundabouts, i know all the pitfuls, but for me the Vestax can just offer that little bit more, so i'm prepared to stick by them....

so u would knock back a gig if they did'nt let u bring ur own decks along, and swap them over?? sorry mate but that sounds totally ridiculous to me.
and a bit unpractical, hauling ur decks along 2 every gig u get, along with ur records etc... :lol:

no disrespect intended,
but why dont you just learn 2 mix on a real set of decks i.e ; the indusrty standard for the last 20 years = TECHNICS

get rid of those cheap plastic, fisher price decks man! :lol: ;)

i really dont want to get into the whole Vestax vs Technics thing (yawn!)
i dont think i would turn a gig down, but i would make the person booking me very very very aware of the fact i dont like to play on technics and would prefer to bring my own Vestax along... if they say that's not possible, then yes, i really would think twice about playing it....it's not rediculous mate, it's about being able to play the way I play, something which is generaly different to most other DJs and thus my unique selling point....
lugging the decks about hasnt been a problem so far, fortionately i have a nice big car to drive them, tunes, myself and 4 other ppl to every gig i've played....
so, wot about all the ppl who only play off CD decks? i bet 9 times out of 10 they have to bring their own equipment along....
like i said, when ppl book me, i explain the situation... hasnt been a problem so far and really, i dont expect it be, as Vestax will soon be the industry standard ;)

no, vestax will NEVER be industry standard mate. dont kid urself.
and most clubs have CD decks. ive never once seen a club that has Vestax.
and when u get a fone call about a gig, do u no feel a bit silly telling them ur only doing it if u get 2 bring ur own decks along, because u can only mix on Vestax??

[ADDI]

nice mix!!

on the note of asking a promoter if you can use your own vestax decks most if not all would possibly tell you F**k off in politer words as it would mean too much hassle for the sound engineer!! you often get asked by big name dj's about the mixers, and a request for djm or A+H ones or to have a cdj onsite but never vestax decks!!

[Chazbloke]

yeah it is handy having the extra speed, but if u ask me they're decks are shite.

plus, u'll never see a set of vestax in a club, so u'll never be able to perform these mixes live...

yup - it a right pain the ass!
however, to ensure i keep true to the sound and style i've developed, i will only play on Vestax (and not just cos they go faster, cos i cant fukin stand to mix on technics)
the few club bookings i've had, i've been able to bring mine along and swap decks over, i've even got a custom made technics deck cover box (it's a 3 sided box that sits directly over a technic basicly).....
if the club cant accomodate my needs, i dont play there...havent lost a booking yet, just cos they have technics, but i'm sure that time will come soon enough and well, that's just hard luck for the promotor really, not me, imo.
swings n roundabouts, i know all the pitfuls, but for me the Vestax can just offer that little bit more, so i'm prepared to stick by them....

so u would knock back a gig if they did'nt let u bring ur own decks along, and swap them over?? sorry mate but that sounds totally ridiculous to me.
and a bit unpractical, hauling ur decks along 2 every gig u get, along with ur records etc... :lol:

no disrespect intended,
but why dont you just learn 2 mix on a real set of decks i.e ; the indusrty standard for the last 20 years = TECHNICS

get rid of those cheap plastic, fisher price decks man! :lol: ;)

i really dont want to get into the whole Vestax vs Technics thing (yawn!)
i dont think i would turn a gig down, but i would make the person booking me very very very aware of the fact i dont like to play on technics and would prefer to bring my own Vestax along... if they say that's not possible, then yes, i really would think twice about playing it....it's not rediculous mate, it's about being able to play the way I play, something which is generaly different to most other DJs and thus my unique selling point....
lugging the decks about hasnt been a problem so far, fortionately i have a nice big car to drive them, tunes, myself and 4 other ppl to every gig i've played....
so, wot about all the ppl who only play off CD decks? i bet 9 times out of 10 they have to bring their own equipment along....
like i said, when ppl book me, i explain the situation... hasnt been a problem so far and really, i dont expect it be, as Vestax will soon be the industry standard ;)

no, vestax will NEVER be industry standard mate. dont kid urself.
and most clubs have CD decks. ive never once seen a club that has Vestax.
and when u get a fone call about a gig, do u no feel a bit silly telling them ur only doing it if u get 2 bring ur own decks along, because u can only mix on Vestax??

mate, about vestax being industry standard ... ya missed the ;)

believe me, playing off technics is a thought that is in my head daily, i can play on them with a bit of practice the day before ... but i just hate the fact they go so slow ....
when hard trance slowed down from 150-155 to 140ish , we just couldnt get the speed back with only technics - we likes that bouncy 155-160 bpm you used to get, but ya couldnt get it with the hard trance of 2000 using techincs, it was close, but not quite there....then someone showed us the vestax and we've never looked back - i'll get to +20 odd at parties trance and acid at +14 is a beauty, gives it a kick up the arse!

so, a possible way round it would be to get final scratch and record all my vinyl at +8 and then we're sorted....most clubs can hook up a final scratch i would assume? (if they can do that, they can do vestax :roll: )

ppl who have listend to my mixes have all enjoyed the extra speed (check out the posts over at www.screamer-hardstyle.com), that's my sound, my style, that's supposedly what sets me apart from the rest .. i HAVE to use a piece of equipment to let me produce that sound that isnt the norm - the kind of ppl currently booking me at the moment, understand that those are my needs to create that sound - they are booking me for that, so if they want that, they have to be able to let me bring me decks or provide some...
if a promotor cant/wont do that, then why should i alter my playing style and sound that's not me.... i wont like how i'm playing and thus wont enjoy it and not perform as well....

[Voorheez]

Yeah right on Chaz, I agree. If it's your style then you shouldn't really compromise, because it is what sets you apart from the rest. Yoji Biomehanika always brings his own decks to clubs, and it doesn't seem to do him any harm career wise.

Isn't it possible to pitch Technics up so that they play at much faster speeds? I've played in a club before that had them much faster than normal Technics. Personally i'm not a fan of hardstyle and hard trance being too fast, I feel you lose a lot of the impact of the bassline. From the feedback you get on Screamer and on here I can see that a lot of people do enjoy it though ;)

[Chazbloke]

Yeah right on Chaz, I agree. If it's your style then you shouldn't really compromise, because it is what sets you apart from the rest. Yoji Biomehanika always brings his own decks to clubs, and it doesn't seem to do him any harm career wise.

Isn't it possible to pitch Technics up so that they play at much faster speeds? I've played in a club before that had them much faster than normal Technics. Personally i'm not a fan of hardstyle and hard trance being too fast, I feel you lose a lot of the impact of the bassline. From the feedback you get on Screamer and on here I can see that a lot of people do enjoy it though ;)

it is possible to pitch up technics, there's a screw you turn to increase the base pitch - but i'm pretty sure doing so has an adverse effect on the pitch in general, makes the deck feel really loose imo..

bass loss - yea, can be an issue when your at home mixing, but on a proper club system there really shouldnt be a problem - certainly aint an issue when our rig is out!

[Ben C]

Yoji Biomehanika always brings his own decks to clubs, and it doesn't seem to do him any harm career wise.


not when ive seen him he hasnt...

and even if he did, chazbloke is hardly an A List DJ like Yoji.
a bit of a difference there methinks. yoji probs has 2 knock back gigs every day, and he can pick and choose which of the biggest events on the globe he wants 2 play at. where as chazbloke is just trying to establish himself as a DJ.

i say never limit urself to what u can do. make urself available for ANY night u get offered. bein fussy will get ya no-where. saying u cant mix on technics without a days practise sounds pretty amatuer-ish to me tbh from a promoter's point of view. ;)

[Voorheez]

Yoji Biomehanika always brings his own decks to clubs, and it doesn't seem to do him any harm career wise.


not when ive seen him he hasnt...

and even if he did, chazbloke is hardly an A List DJ like Yoji.
a bit of a difference there methinks. yoji probs has 2 knock back gigs every day, and he can pick and choose which of the biggest events on the globe he wants 2 play at. where as chazbloke is just trying to establish himself as a DJ.

i say never limit urself to what u can do. make urself available for ANY night u get offered. bein fussy will get ya no-where. saying u cant mix on technics without a days practise sounds pretty amatuer-ish to me tbh from a promoter's point of view. ;)

Well I can see both sides of the argument, I know what you mean, but you seem to be quite assuming in what Chaz is actually aiming for. Maybe he isn't really interested in getting somewhere, but is just interested in playing music the way he wants to play it.

I can't speak for him, but I know Chaz puts on free parties so it seems he's far more interested in the music itself than using it to gain fame, in which case his standpoint on the decks issue is more than understandable.

However you are right that if a person is simply interested in becoming famous then this is the wrong way about it. Personally I value integrity more than fame, which is why I agree with Chaz's view.

[Chazbloke]

mate, why cant you understand the point i am trying to make?

why should i change my style and the way i play?
'cos the industry dont like the equipment i use?
well, i'll say **** OFF to an industry that dictates to me what equipment i should use - the whole point of DJing (from my pov, imo etc etc) is be to expressive and if i have to use vestax or a pair of spoons to enhance my set, then that's what i'll do.....

as for being "amaturish" because i would like a days practice on some technics before i played a gig?
damn fukin right i would mate, that aint amaturish - it's totally the opposite, that's being prepared and taking time out to practice on some equipment that i maybe use once a year? you'll telling me you could get onto a pair of belt drives (thats how technics feel to me) and knock out your best mixes? fuk off! ;)

it's a good thing i dont agree with any of your last statement really - that's obviously where our differences lie - i couldnt give two hoots if i "make" it or not and certainly not if it requires me to change the way i play.

you need to get yourself to one of my parties mate, then you'll understand.

[Chazbloke]

Yoji Biomehanika always brings his own decks to clubs, and it doesn't seem to do him any harm career wise.


not when ive seen him he hasnt...

and even if he did, chazbloke is hardly an A List DJ like Yoji.
a bit of a difference there methinks. yoji probs has 2 knock back gigs every day, and he can pick and choose which of the biggest events on the globe he wants 2 play at. where as chazbloke is just trying to establish himself as a DJ.

i say never limit urself to what u can do. make urself available for ANY night u get offered. bein fussy will get ya no-where. saying u cant mix on technics without a days practise sounds pretty amatuer-ish to me tbh from a promoter's point of view. ;)

Well I can see both sides of the argument, I know what you mean, but you seem to be quite assuming in what Chaz is actually aiming for. Maybe he isn't really interested in getting somewhere, but is just interested in playing music the way he wants to play it.

I can't speak for him, but I know Chaz puts on free parties so it seems he's far more interested in the music itself than using it to gain fame, in which case his standpoint on the decks issue is more than understandable.

However you are right that if a person is simply interested in becoming famous then this is the wrong way about it. Personally I value integrity more than fame, which is why I agree with Chaz's view.

god damn Voorheez, you just litterally read my mind!