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Hey everybody! It’s time for a new remix! If you subscribed to my podcast, you may have already discovered it in May’s episode. The release has every ingreditent to be a genuine summer smasher: the singer is Lo Fi Sugar (Paul Van Dyk’s vocalist!) the artist is Ceeryl (resident DJ in one of the greatest club in Paris: the Mix Club), and the track called Set On The Prize is definitely fresh! And one last thing: this EP is to be released on DJ Philippe B home label Twist My DJ!

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Artego - Nebo & Zemlya - Timeline Progressive

You may have discovered it in my latest podcast episode, my brand new remix of one of the most promising artist from Russia, that you may know as part of the band BLENdbRANK who released and remixed an impressive number of stormers in the past!

Well on that one I choose some electro progressive flavour on both dub and vocal mixes, this is signed on Timeline Progressive with a bunch of quality remixes by Serge Poll vs Poshout and available right now on Beatport, check this out!

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Wize Selections - June 2008

Hello bro’s! Here is my brand new podcast episode!

Lot’s of hot stuffs here! From the very braxe-like Stellar Way by Acos Coolkas on Theomatic Records to the storming Uncle Fly by Timo Garcia N’ Ricky Stone remixed by Laurent Pepper on Berwick Street Records!

And of course two forthcoming Wize pieces: Grand Voyage to be released on Sismic Music and Heart & Soul by Yvel & Tristan on Avangardia!

Enjoy the show!

Playlist - Listen

1. Acos Coolkas - Stellar Way - Theomatic Records
2. Nosmo V Kris B - One For The Road (Ben Brown 2008 Deep Mix) - Nightshade Music
3. Lissat & Voltaxx - House Music All Night Long (Nick In Time & Roman.k Remix) - Ministry Of Sound
4. Felguk - Do You Like Bass (BLENdbRANK Mix) - Bug Eyed Records
5. Wize - Grand Voyage (Dub Mix) - Sismic Music
6. Timo Garcia & Ricky Stone - Uncle Fly (Laurent Pepper Remix - Ricky Ryan Edit) - Berwick Street Records
7. Lenny Fontana & Mike Morin - Brooklym Medlom (Mashtronic Remix - Ricky Ryan Edit) - Mashtronic Music
8. Holosound - Nightly News (Karran & Porter Remix) - Citric Recordings
9. Yvel & Tristan - Heart & Soul (Wize Remix) - Avangardia
10. Artego - Nebo & Zemlya (Wize Remix) - Artego Music

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Here comes the fourth episode! Thanks for your patience with all May days off in France I just couldn’t write a single line!

However, what I’ll try to explain in three steps today is: how to get a killer over compressed sound like Justice, Revolte, etc…

Step 1: Choose The Right Drums

Everyone knows a good electro track is before all: good drums! So take time to create rich and punchy drums & beats.

• If your old-school midi-composing style (like me) try my all time favorite PlugSound Volume 3 Drum & Percs (VST/DirectX)
• If your more drum loops oriented then give a try to Mutekki Vengeance Electro Essentials.

Step 2: Choose The Right Overdrive

Most of dirty electro tracks today have, among over-compression, a crunchy and noisy effect on basslines, synths or guitars…

There are of course a lot of effects to put some overdrive on your tracks… But if I could only pick one plugin, it would definitely be the GuitarRig by Native Instruments. You need a huge configuration to make it work properly, but the result is here: awesome!

• Select the kind of distortion/overdrive you want to apply (eg: guitar, bass, etc…) in Bank Menu.
• Select the preset in Sound Menu.
• You can also setup everything manually from amp to reverb on the right…

Don’t hesitate to try it on your drums or synth!

Step 3: Choose The Right Compressor

Again, there are a lot of compressor in the market. So I will talk about what I know and use heavily. In fact most of the time, I use the natural compression of my sidechain effect.

But when I want to add a powerful crunchy and pumpy effect, I use the CompressorX by Timeworks. It simulates analog compression and really rock it, giving a warm and powerful feeling.

Compressor X is amazing. Where do we start? This is more compression control than you should need in this lifetime. [...] this unit has it all, I am able to emulate Urei’s 1176’s, DBX 165a’s, Manley variable MU’s, Digital comps, you name it. This thing is amazing. Try it, see for yourself what it can do. (source: www.sonictimeworks.com)

As long as we compress differently, I will give you a different setting that the one I recommand in the 3 Steps To Get A Killer Mastering, but this fits better for a Justice-like musical style, and that’s what it’s all about, right?

So, add the CompressorX to your master or a bus with the drums (at least the kick). This will replace the sidechain. You will compress the overall mix, and your track will react with noises and overdrive to your compression and distortion.

Then set the CompressorX as follow:

• Put the Out button a bit on the right (not too much this would crush your channel)
• Put the Threshold button a bit on the left in order to make the track pump.

Be careful with thos settings this can quickly make your mix more dirty than you really want it to be. Don’t hesitate to test it on several speakers (hifi, headphones, etc…) and compare with other tracks…[/lang_en]

Oops! With some delay, here is my brand new podcast episode! To be forgiven, I selected some of the greatest tracks I received!

From Kosma Epsilon’s wonderful Cubabe on Epsilon Trax to Anthony Ross’s Mistakes Aren’t Forgotten remixed by Joel Armstrong with it’s crazy electro funky groove on Nightshade Music! Not to mention Teka’s storming Neon track remixed by my close friend Fat Phaze released on Sismic Music or the Awesomesauce produced by Jelo on the hard electro label Bug Eyed Records, totally lovin’ them!

And of course, as promised, three new remixes of mine: Set On The Prize by the Paris based producer and DJ Ceeryl to be release on DJ Philippe B’s label Twist My DJ, Eurospace by Jan Peters on my friend RED-EYE’s label Red Session House and… drums rolling… Padabam! My new remix for UK’s start singer Julie Dennis covering the all time classic Fever out on Harem Records!

Enjoy the show!

Playlist - Listen

1. Anthony Ross - Mistakes Aren’t Forgotten (Joel Armstrong Remix) - Nightshade Music
2. Kosmas Epsilon - Cubabe (Original mix) - Epsilon Trax
3. Teka - Neon (Fat Phaze Remix) - Sismic Music
4. Jelo - Awesomesauce (Twocker’s GTi Mix) - Bug Eyed Records
5. Mattias Rask - Sweet (Original Mix) - Shanghai Sessions Recordings
6. Claes Rosen Vs. Add2Basket - Volaris (Original - Ricky Ryan Edit) - Avangardia
7. TestPattern - Way Beyond (Original Mix) - Amber Muse Records
8. Ceeryl ft. Lo Fi Sugar - Set On The Prize (Wize Dub Mix) - Twist My Dj Records
9. Jan Peters - Eurospace (Wize Remix) - Red Session Records
10. Julie Dennis - Fever (Wize Dub Mix) - Harem Records

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