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I put together a fresh new mix for the New Year. This set builds smoothly to a nice climax at the end, using some experimental new transition techniques, which I am really starting to like.

The idea is to filter out frequency ranges with an EQ, applying only at particular moments in time defined by the rhythm of the incoming track. This eases transitions, and creates a nice ‘chopping’ effect.

Anyway, click the above Play button, or download from the link below.

Caustik – NYE 2008 : Download MP3

Here’s the tracklist for anybody interested:

Roland Klinkenberg – On My Mind (Mashtronic Remix)
Moonbeam – Cocoon (Sunset Mix)
Roland Klinkenberg – Stir It Up (Original Mix)
Pryda – Europa (Original Mix)
Eluna – Severance (Markus Schulz vs Elevation Remix)
Silent Breed – Sync In (Popof Remix)
Quest, Luke Chable – Skyline Road (DJ Remy Remix)
Steve T. – There Where Lights (Moonbeam Remix)
Spex – Hypnotique (Junk Science Remix)
JES – Ghost (Phynn Remix)
Hybrid – Last Man Standing (Original Mix)
C.O.U. Muzik – The 9:30 Express (Sean McClellan Remix)
Mischa Daniels – Off My Rocker (Original Mix)
Sweeney & Stowasser – Cognition Intermission (Original Mix)

That’s it for now, enjoy !

I noticed one of the limiting factors in producing my own original electronic music tracks was my lack of the ability to generate a real melody.

So, I did an experiment where I took an existing Mozart Sonata, ripped out a simple progression, and created a simple track around that progression. The result is pretty interesting: Download MP3.

In addition to this, I read up a bit on chord progressions, and came up with a simple note progression and then build on top of that in a fractal fashion, and came up with this result: Download MP3.

It is interesting how fractal in nature music really is. From synthesizing sounds, to creating a melody, to creating a song with transpositions on that melody, to generating a mix of various songs — the principles remain very similar.

* Update: I was pretty hooked on this fractal concept, so I went ahead and created another track: Download MP3.

MP3 Download [Part 1, Part 2]

Moonbeam – Uaret (Ambient Mix)
Elektrochemie – Get Yourself (Original Mix)
Dousk – The Simplest Thing (Original Mix)
Far East Band – The Call Up feat Suzie (Klee) (Martin Buttrich Rework)
The Flying Doctors – We Make Contact (Oliver Lieb Remix)
Dubfire – I Feel Speed (Original Club Mix)
Sasha – Park It In The Shade (Original Mix)
Deadmau5 – Everything Before (Original Mix)
Federico Epis – Brasilia (AMB Remix)
Nick Muir – G Platz (Dan Remix)
Soulwax – Accidents And Compliments (Original Mix)
AMB – Seka Federico (Epis Remix)
AMB – Seka Federico (Original Remix)
Itamar Sagi, Gel Abril – Sparta (Original Mix)

Caustik – Intro x1
Markus Schulz – Fly To Colors (Genix Remix)
Find feat El (Andy Moor Remix)
Andrew W.K. – Closure (Inkfish & Tronso Remix)
Adam K – I Can Feel (Original Mix)
Bastards Of Funk, Sonic Union – You’re To Blame feat. Matt Wasley (Subsky Mix)
Chuck Luis – Collision (Original Mix)
Cicada – The Things You Say (Dirty South Remix)
Shawn Mitiska, Joey Medina – After Hours (David West Remix)
Bedrock – Heaven Scent (Greg Downey Remix)
Jelo, Deadmau5 – The Reward Is Cheese (Original Mix)
Meck feat. Dino – Feels Like Home (Dirty South Remix)
Mass Effect – Alphascan (Original Mix)
Perry Oneil and Ozgur Can – Wave Force (Ozgur Vs Yilmaz Remix)