Will They Blend - VOTING TIME

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Will They Blend - VOTING TIME


Original Thread
Direct Link to set on Soundcloud

So, the idea was simple… Take 10 tracks, spanning 5 styles (dubstep, breaks, house, techno and dnb - 2 of each) and mix them together. The idea of this challenge was to push the creative boundaries of people, as opposed to normal mix competitions where you just throw down any tracks you like. The trick was to show the most ingenious use of the tracks supplied.
These are the 5 entries received

The Tracks;
Biometrix - Bass Skanker
Chris Lake and Marco Lys - Stay
Cyberoptix - Geisha
Dopamine/Diverted - Only One (BLIM remix)
Jason Fernades / Hugo Paixo - Intruder
Kiko & Ginos - Anse Vasta
Kuilema vs Rosyroze - Ay Que Linda (Original Mix)
Origin Unknown - Lunar Bass (Commix remix)
Ram Trilogy - Grid Lock (Break remix)
The Rogue Element - My Style

Mix 1

https://soundcloud.com/bradcee/1-1

Ram Trilogy - Gridlock
Biometrix - Bassline Skanker
Jason Fernandes - Intruder
Kiko and Ginos - Anse Vasta
Dopamine and Diverter - Only One
Kuilema - Ay Que Linda
Rogue Element - My Style
Cyberoptix - Geisha
Chris Lake - Stay
Origin Unknown - Lunar Bass

Mix 2

https://soundcloud.com/bradcee/2-1

list is coming, found it but feeling a bit lazy

Mix 3

https://soundcloud.com/bradcee/3-1

Jason Fernades / Hugo Paixo - Intruder Link (techno)
Kiko & Ginos - Anse Vasta Link (techno)
Cyberoptix - Geisha Link (dub step)
Biometrix - Bass Skanker Link (dub step)
The Rogue Element - My Style Link (breaks)
Dopamine/Diverted - Only One (BLIM remix) Link (breaks)
Ram Trilogy - Grid Lock (Break remix) Link (drum and bass)
Origin Unknown - Lunar Bass (Commix remix) Link (drum and bass)
Kuilema vs Rosyroze - Ay Que Linda (Original Mix) Link (house)
Chris Lake and Marco Lys - Stay Link (house)

Mix 4

https://soundcloud.com/bradcee/4-1

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (SAMPLE)
Jason Fernades / Hugo Paixo - Intruder
Chris Lake and Marco Lys - Stay
Kiko & Ginos - Anse Vasta
Dopamine/Diverted - Only One (BLIM remix)
Kuilema vs Rosyroze - Ay Que Linda (Original Mix)
The Rogue Element - My Style
Cyberoptix - Geisha
Biometrix - Bass Skanker
Origin Unknown - Lunar Bass (Commix remix)
Ram Trilogy - Grid Lock (Break remix)

Mix 5

https://soundcloud.com/bradcee/5-1

Rogue Element - My Style
Kiko & Ginos - Anse Vasta
Kuilema vs Rosyroze - Ay Que Linda
Jason Fernades / Hugo Paixo - Intruder
Chris Lake and Marco Lys - Stay
Dopamine/Diverted - Only One (BLIM remix)
Cyberoptix - Geisha
Biometrix - Bass Skanker
Origin Unknown - Lunar Bass (Commix remix)
Ram Trilogy - Grid Lock (Break remix)
Fatboy Slim - Champion Sound (Fatboy Slim remix) - Sample

proactive edit
while obviously feedback/opinions on these will be greatly received, try to keep it constructive and not start flaming.

2

added my prediction.

3

lol, now what if you don’t like that one? :stuck_out_tongue:

4

dont forget i live 13 hours in the future so i already know i like the 4th one best :slight_smile:

5

lol, now dropping the edit

6

Will listen to the others tonight and make my vote.

Good luck all!

7

I’ve listened to all of them and I’m going to have a hard time picking between two of them.

8

indulge me…

got some problems picking between 4 of them… one i can’t vote for, lol

9

Voted.
Well done guys.

10

Gave them all a listen, very impressive guys!

Voted 2, like what they did with the first dubstep transition from the horns.

11

quick, dumb question…

never set an end time on a poll before, what happens when it ends? do results disappear, or stay there?

12

Good god man. You have made more polls than the Guardian.
You ought to know what your doing now.

13

Yeah, but I popped my serious poll cherry, lol

14

Yup I voted :slight_smile:

15

I’m back and forth between four and five. I like two a lot as well, but the others are just a tad smoother mixing I think.

16

tbh i prob shouldn’t be asking, thinking about it, as;
a - it was my idea
b - i’m running the poll
c - i got a mix in there

but good choices to be stuck on…

17

There were brilliant moments in all of them. I really liked comparing how different people mix the same songs. A couple used the oriental flavor of Bassline Skanker and Geisha together, a few used some of the same spots to transition, etc.; but what I really liked was the big differences in how they were mixed. Some truely brilliant transitions in these.

#5 loved his gater, and used it amazingly!

#4 used fx in some very cool ways, and the first 2/3’s of the mix was very nice! Last 1/3 was also good, it’s just the other was slammin. (also got my vote)

I would like a breakdown of some of these transitions (how they were achieved) after this is over.

18

Really great job done by all with some VERY different tracks. It was quite interesting to see the differences in mixing styles. I’m betting those Latin House horns gave more than a few of you nightmares or at least kept you up at night. Thanks BradCee for organizing a really interesting “experiment” in mixing.

19

This was a really good idea, i’d like to do the same thing again in the future!

I’d be happy to give a breakdown of how i used FX and transitions etc. especially the ones that gave me trouble i remember almost exactly the settings i used.

20

I Voted 1, but 5 was up there also imo. Hard to decide really bites lip they were all very interesting, good work.