May 2012 - The Force Factor 051
A quality-packed Force Factor this month including one of my favourite tracks at the moment - Indecent Noise’s insane remix of Forbidden City by Marc Simz which is just exploding with retro-sounding energy. Plus dusting off two fantastic records from a few years back from the incredible Vinylgroover & The Red Hed.
01. Inertia - The System (Sean Tyas & Tom Colontonio remix)
02. Matt Bowdidge - No Room To Breathe
03. RAM - RAMplify
04. Marc Simz - Forbidden City (Indecent Noise remix)
05. Peter Plaznik - The Werewolf
06. Darren Porter & Gareth Weston - The Tesla Effect
07. Vinylgroover & The Red Hed - Touch Me
08. Jason Cortez - Brothers & Sisters
09. Vinylgroover & The Red Hed - The Process
10. Will Atkinson - Hold Tight
April 2012 - The Force Factor 050
Fifty shows!! Celebrating half a century of pumping out trance & hard trance belters month in month out - and number 50 is no different! Stormers from Johan Ekman, Mark Leanings, & loads more. Thanks for listening, here’s to another 50 :-)
01. John O’Callaghan & Heatbeat - Las Lilas
02. Sean Truby & Craig Purvis - Beyond The Horizon
03. LTN - Out Of This World (James Dymond remix)
04. Johan Ekman - Vaste Regrette
05. Simon Patterson - We’ll See
06. Johan Ekman - So On, So Forth
07. Mark Leanings - Guiding Light
08. Luke H and Dr Suess - Sweet 666 (Jody 6 remix)
09. Nu NRG - Casino (Stoneface & Terminal remix)
10. Twisted Frequencies - Soundwaves
11. David McRae & Clayfacer - In The Ashes
March 2012 - The Force Factor 049
Spring is here so get the car windows down, volume up, and pump out some of this tech & hard trance to help your neighbours’ gardens grow! Some huge tunes from Jason Cortez, Luke H and many more!
01. Sound Players - Baiana (Paul Miller vs Ronald de Foe remix)
02. Jason Cortez - Lil More Luv
03. John O’Callaghan - Raw Deal
04. Simon Patterson - Backstab
05. Jase Thirlwall - Whopper
06. Neutr4l Numb3r - Cosmic Raves
07. The Sixth Sense - Trancemission (NG Rezonance remix)
08. Technikal & Johnny HT - The Pulse
09. Luke H - Feel So Good
10. Ehren Stowers - Defender
11. Meridian - Smile (Arctic Moon remix)
February 2012 - The Force Factor 48
Tech trance time! February’s Factor gets the rave juices flowing but - for this episode - doesn’t stray over into the territory of hard dance… this is 100% gritty trance from the likes of Askew, Patterson etc (my favourite kind!). Hope you agree!
01. Monada - Turbulence
02. Lee Miller - Deception (Oliver Brooks remix)
03. Running Man - Sorrow (Trance Arts remix)
04. Indecent Noise pres. Mental Asylum - Gambit
05. Jamie Harrison - Bucky Balls
06. Paul van Dyk - Tell Me Why (John Askew remix)
07. Indecent Noise pres. Mental Asylum - Trauma
08. John O’Callaghan - Stresstest (John Askew remix)
09. Binary Finary - 1998 (Alex M.O.R.P.H. remix)
10. Simon Patterson - Smack
11. John O’Callaghan feat. Guiseppe Ottaviani - Ride The Wave (Will Atkinson remix)
January 2012 - The Force Factor 47
Lots of bootlegs/remixes/mashups in this one, so if you like that sort of thing you’re in for a treat! A few producers including the awesome Bryan Kearney kindly distributed some excellent productions over xmas so I’ve included a few to get the year off to a banging start. Plus a great guest mix from up & coming Vancouver based DJ, EYC.
01. Whiteroom vs Ferry Corsten - White Love (Bryan Kearney’s Passionate mashwork)
02. Bryn Whiting - Never Coming Down
03. Planet Perfecto Knights - ResuRection (Paul Oakenfold Full-On Fluoro mix)
04. Cygnus X - Superstring (Jordan Suckley IO remix)
05. Jordan Suckley - Flames (Sneijder 1AM remix)
06. Jean Jacques Smoothie - Two People (Kipster remix)
07. Josh C - Knock Off (David McRae remix)
08. On NRG - Own Way
09. Paul F feat. Adele - Rollin In
10. Bryan Kearney - You Will Never Be Forgotten (Unreleased mix)
11. Bryan Kearney & Snatam Kaur vs Solarstone vs Neptune Project - Ong NamAztec In Seven Cities (Bryan Kearney Pach-Up)
EYC Guest Mix:
12. Matias Faint - Casino Fire (Kent & Gian remix)
13. Sunny Lax - Always (Matt Skyer remix)
14. Nick Sentience - Kinetic
15. Paul Webster - Cut Off (Chris Metcalfe remix)
16. Running Man pres. Fifth Dimension - Somewhere
17. Bryan Kearney & Jamie Walker - We’ll Never Die
End of Year Countdown 2011 (2001 Special)
My set for Afterhours.fm’s End of Year Countdown was a 2001 special, a nostalgic look back at the big trance hitters 10 years ago, so in case you were too busy stuffing yourself with spuds & sprouts to catch it on Xmas day, here’s the uncut version for your downloading delight :-)
01. Lange feat. Skye - Drifting Away
02. Solid Sessions - Janeiro
03. Insigma - Open Our Eyes
04. DJ Tiesto - Suburban Train
05. Mario Piu pres. DJ Arabesque - The Vision
06. Push - The Legacy
07. Perpetuous Dreamer - The Sound Of Goodbye
08. DJ Tiesto - Flight 643
09. Dirt Devils - The Drill
10. Members Of Mayday - 10 in 01
11. JFK - Good God
12. PPK - Resurrection
13. Ratty - Sunrise
December 2011 - The Force Factor 46
If you want a big soundtrack for your xmas party, look no further! :) Loads of great new trance plus some cheeky remixes of Lost Tribe, Armin Van Buuren and even Rihanna! Have a great xmas and don’t forget my “2001 special mix” for Afterhours.fm’s End of Year Countdown - midday on Christmas Day!
01. Gareth Emery ft. Mark Frisch - Into The Light (Alex M.O.R.P.H. remix)
02. Sean Tyas - Lift (Des McMahon remix)
03. Shaun Williams - Digital Communication
04. Brett Wood - My Everything
05. Maguire - Face Yesterday (Dark Acid mix)
06. Fady and Mina - Egypt
07. Rihanna - Music (Kipster remix)
08. On NRG - Synchronism
09. Steve Hill & Technikal vs Costa Pantazis - Gamemaster (Part 2)
10. Armin Van Buuren - Hold On ft. Audrey Galagher (Rob.O.T.T. Bootleg)
Afterhours.fm - UK in the Mix 2011
My set from this year’s UK In The Mix 005 event on Afterhours.
01. Indecent Noise - Grim Reaper
02. Lee Miller - Inception
03. Brian Cameron - Engage
04. John Askew - Bastard
05. Simon Patterson & Greg Downey ft. Bo Bruce - Come To Me
06. Will Atkinson - Breathe It
07. Cosmic Gate - Human Beings (Daniel Kandi’s Humane Society remix)
08. Too Many Artists - Get Exact Blackout (Indecent Noise Bosh-Up)
09. Alex Mac & Zeebra Kid vs Nicky D ft Amy D - Reboot 14
10. Bryan Kearney - Stealth Bomber (TrancEye remix)
November 2011 - The Force Factor 45
A massive guestmix from up & coming producer Lee Miller follows some rather large new tunes from the likes of Will Atkinson with Breath It and Brian Cameron with Engage, two of my fave tracks at the moment. Plus (by complete coincidence) another great remix of Paramore’s Crush, this time with Costa Pantazis on mix duties.
01. Luke Terry - Counting Stars (99 Returning Remix)
02. Will Atkinson - Breathe It
03. James Allan & Kevin Aitken - Killswitch (Mark Sherry remix)
04. Too Many Artists - Get Exact Blackout (Indecent Noise Bosh-Up)
05. Tongue & Groove - Crush (Costa Pantazis remix)
06. Brian Cameron - Engage
Lee Miller Guestmix:
07. Lee Miller - Orion
08. Lee Miller - Deception
09. Lee Miller - Conspiracy
10. Lee Miller - Rolling Tides
October 2011 - The Force Factor 44
Better late than never hmm?! So.. Paramore in a trance mix?!! I came across an American tech-trance DJ called Fei Fei this month and I’m loving her sound, see what you think!
01. Talla 2XLC vs Paul Miller - Extravaganza
02. Martin Libsen - Sirius
03. Fei Fei - Hellion
04. Bryan Kearney - Stealth Bomber (TrancEye remix)
05. Paramore - Crushcrushcrush (Fei Fei’s Feided remix)
06. Peetu S - Scorpion
07. Indecent Noise - Civitanova
08. Eddie Hallett - Acclamation (Burak Harsitlioglu remix)
09. Lee Walls - Enjoy The Silence
10. Lee Walls vs Ashley Waters - Mess You Up
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