Frontiers

Instead of contrived metaphors, just use this episode to just forget about the world for a week or so.

Seriously, it's pretty messed up out there, and it seems inappropriate to talk about that sort of stuff right now. If you need an escape of sorts, then listen to this for an hour.

(00:00) Max Graham vs. Estiva - Generation (Breakbeat Mix) [Cycles]

(05:58) Stephen Kirkwood - The Wolf (Dulcet Remix) [JOOF]

(10:13) Airwave - Pray For Happiness (DeCode Remix) [JOOF]

(16:58) Forerunners - Samadhi [Saturate]

(22:36) Darkployers - Do It! [In Sessions]

(27:21) Airwave - A Touch Of Grace (Deep And Dark Mix) [Bonzai Progressive]

(33:19) Orkidea - Nana [Black Hole]

(38:02) RAM & James Dymond ft. Kim Kiona - End Of Times (Paul Thomas & Shadow Of Two Remix) [Grotesque]

(42:11) Stuart Ferguson - Voodoo [Create]

(46:29) Menno de Jong - Ahimsa (2nd Phase Remix) [In Trance We Trust]

(50:45) Mark Sherry & Alex Di Stefano - Everyone Is Looking For Us [Outburst]

(56:08) Cold Blue - Dreamland (Stephen Kirkwood Remix) [Grotesque]

Do you like pretty music? Then the first half of this episode is for you.

The second half, not so much.

Anyone who knows me well knows that I like contrast when it comes to art. Whether it's a raw bassline underpinning something melodic, or something small next to something large, contrast - at the risk of becoming philosophical - is what allows us to know the true nature of something.

In this case, that's trance.

(00:00) Sam Davies - Northern Lights (Dezza Remix) [Silk]

(04:58) Forerunners - Watching The Lights Go Down [Touchstone]

(11:25) Art Of Trance - Ultrafoxx (Airwave Remix) [Platipus]

(16:55) Basil O'Glue - Dropout [Afterglow]

(22:25) Mike Sanders - Route 66 (Craft Integrated Remix) [Alter Ego]

(27:21) Orkidea & Lowland - Glowing Skies [Black Hole]

(32:27) Sean Tyas - Rollout [Black Hole]

(36:46) Stephen Kirkwood - Homeland [Lange]

(41:18) Aimoon & Vlad Varel ft. Eva Kade - One More Night (Matt Chowski Remix) [Digital Society]

(46:38) Stuart Ferguson - Voodoo [Create]

(51:21) RAM & James Dymond ft. Kim Kiona - End Of Times (Paul Thomas & Shadow Of Two Remix) [Grotesque]

The world is a pretty amazing place.

I was reminiscing last night about the road trip I made to the Canadian arctic last summer. There is nothing in my life thus far which compares to the sheer amount of awe I felt on my journey for this planet on which we live. I spoke last week about the raw brutality hidden behind the beauty, and I think that plays a big part in the wonder of it all - some of the most amazing places I saw were also some of the most inhospitable places on the planet. Like last week, I think this episode serves as an appropriate metaphor.

(00:00) Basil O'Glue & Gordey Tsukanov - The Day Before [Saturate]

(04:46) Jamie Baggots - New Wave [Pure Trance Progressive]

(10:56) Full Tilt - Class War [Perfecto Fluoro]

(16:04) Winkee - Awakening (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) [Pure Trance]

(22:08) David Broaders & DenSity FuZion - Breathe [Silk]

(26:30) Sean Tyas - Rollout [Black Hole]

(30:51) Johnny Yono, Monoverse & Somna - Hijackers [Lange]

(34:31) Mallorca Lee & Stephen Kirkwood - 2029 (Jamie Walker Remix) [Outburst]

(39:20) Stuart Ferguson - Voodoo [Create]

(43:48) RAM & James Dymond ft. Kim Kiona - End Of Times (Paul Thomas & Shadow Of Two Remix) [Grotesque]

(47:45) Menno de Jong - Abhyasa (Alex Di Stefano Remix) [In Trance We Trust]

(53:00) Simon Patterson ft. Matt Adey - Time Stood Still [Armind]

Snowcapped mountains are beautiful.

I know that's a pretty common opinion to hold, but  I feel compelled to say it right now. A winter storm blew through Denver earlier this week, and has left the nearby Rocky Mountains covered in white powder. However, their beauty hides the sheer brutality of Mother Nature; I certainly would not want to be face-to-face with her with no protection.

What an applicable metaphor for this episode of Summit Sessions.

(00:00) Mea Culpa - The Child (Gary Delany Remix) [Pure Trance]

(05:26) Simon Patterson ft. Sarah Howells - Dissolve [Armind]

(11:22) Stuart Ferguson - Maramor [Create]

(14:58) Cold Blue - Dreamland (Stephen Kirkwood Remix) [Grotesque]

(20:14) Ikorus - Twitch [Outburst Twilight]

(24:53) Steve Haines & CBM - Memphis [Perfecto Black]

(28:12) CARINA - Freedom [Universal Nation]

(33:44) The Digital Blonde - Argo [JOOF]

(38:40) Adam Ellis - Mr. Mayhem [Outburst Twilight]

(43:37) Sean Tyas - Hive (A) [Black Hole]

(48:26) Lostly - By Morning You'll Be Gone (Pure Trance Intro Mix) [Black Hole]

(53:15) Simon Patterson ft. Lucy Pullin - Now I Can Breathe Again [Armind]

It's the new year, and we're starting 2017 off right with an Everest episode.

Yep, that means one hour of raw tech and psy trance so you can hit the ground running and leave 2016 in the dust. Just be careful not to listen to this while driving or you might find yourself well above the speed limit.

(00:00) Indecent Noise & RAM - Doom Device [Mental Asylum]

(05:34) Johan Ekman - Exhale (John Askew Remix) [Perfecto Fluoro]

(11:31) Chris Metcalfe - Prospector [Subculture]

(16:33) Oberon - Stabilised [Discover Dark]

(22:02) Sneijder & Bryan Kearney - Next Level [Subculture]

(26:22) Project 8 - Injector [Outburst]

(31:10) DJ Misjah & DJ Tim - Access (John Askew Remix) [Perfecto Fluoro]

(36:46) Will Atkinson - Watch Out (Part 2) [Subculture]

(41:21) Tangle - Oblivion [Digital Society]

(46:02) David Forbes - Toscana [Aria Digital]

(51:03) Coming Soon vs. Bryan Kearney - Anti Social Media (Sean Tyas Remix) [Spin Twist]

(56:19) Simon Patterson & Jordan Suckley - Vanilla [Reset]

This past week has brought a cold front across much of the central United States, and with it has come copious amounts of fluffy white stuff falling from the sky. Like I said last week, snow falling brings out my more sentimental side, so this week is a continuation of last week's more melodic, progressive vibes. Keep warm, and enjoy!

(00:00) Solid Stone & Jennifer Rene - Heart Call (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) [Coldharbour]

(04:57) Amir Hussain - Life In Mono (Solid Stone Remix) [Digital Society]

(09:34) Andre Sobota - Fragments [Proton]

(14:24) Jeremy Rowlett - Forever (Basil O'Glue Remix) [Saturate]

(19:58) Facade - Vuohi [JOOF]

(24:52) Daniel Lesden - Deep Haze [JOOF Mantra]

(30:00) Jeremy Rowlett - Two Of A Kind [Saturate]

(35:23) Pablo Artigas = Reliever (Craft Integrated Remix) [Bolted]

(40:14) Soliquid - Music Is For Rich People (Mat Zo Remix) [Captured]

(46:03) Holbrook & Skykeeper - The Way I Feel [Interstate]

(49:56) Purelight - Uncharted [Beat Service]

(53:55) Simon Patterson ft. Lucy Pullin - Now I Can Breathe Again [Armind]

It's snowing in Denver this weekend.

The snow always brings out the more sentimental side of my personality, I assume because I spent my entire life before adulthood living in places where it never fell. With that sentimental side comes a preference for more melancholic music - this is also what feeds most of my original productions.

As such, this episode of Summit Sessions features the more melodic side of deep progressive tunes, though be wary: it still packs a punch.

(00:00) Airwave - Pray For Happiness (DeCode Remix) [JOOF]

(07:46) Forerunners - Samadhi [Saturate]

(13:32) Max Graham - Airtight (Henrik Zuberstein Remix) [Cycles]

(20:25) Stan Kolev ft. Poli Hubavenska - Cocoon Beach (Matan Caspi Remix) [Unreleased Digital]

(24:57) Alex Vidal - Blue Twilight (Airwave Remix) [Bonzai Progressive]

(30:55) Mea Culpa - The Child (Gary Delany Remix) [Pure Trance]

(36:02) Simon Patterson ft. Matt Adey - Time Stood Still [Armind]

(41:20) Cold Blue - Dreamland (Stephen Kirkwood Remix) [Grotesque]

(46:07) Ikorus - Twitch [Outburst Twilight]

(51:14) Lange - Airpocalypse [In Trance We Trust]

(54:47) Tasso - The F Word! (Alex Di Stefano Remix) [Critical State]

If you're not "afraid of 138," you will be after this episode.

When Summit Sessions relaunched, I mentioned that the first episode of every month would be "crazy." Guess what! It's the first episode of December.

Episode 71 is an hour of nasty tech and psy trance that should leave your heart pumping, assuming you're still somehow alive after your head explodes. Oh, I made that joke in the last episode? Deal with it.

(00:00) Markus Schulz ft. Soundland - Facedown (Lostly Remix) [Black Hole]

(05:22) Lostly - Du Bist Okay (Allan Morrow Remix) [Mental Asylum]

(10:52) Jordan Suckley & Sam Jones - Wilma [Damaged]

(15:53) Alex M.O.R.P.H. - Nitro (Club Mix) [Vandit]

(20:34) Angry Man - Lunatic (After Dawn Mix) [Perfecto Fluoro]

(25:29) Angry Man - Tyrant (Angry Acid Mix) [Monster Digital]

(31:12) John Askew - Shine (Sean Tyas Remix) [Who's Afraid Of 138?!]

(35:46) Solarstone & IKO - Once (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) [Black Hole]

(40:27) Simon Patterson - Smack (Waio Remix) [VII]

(47:19) Serjan - The Cyborgs Are Here [Pharmacy]

(52:55) Joint Operations Centre - Goodnight Irene (Shugz Remix) [Subculture]

We have a lot to be thankful for, like this hour of awesome music.

At least, that's what I tell myself to sleep at night, right?

This week's episode comes to you from Dallas, Texas, where I have just celebrated the American holiday of Thanksgiving with my family. In holiday tradition, I'm stuffed so full of food that I feel like I'm about to explode. Maybe I'll go work out to this mix later or something.

(00:00) You Are My Salvation - What Makes Us Human [JOOF]

(07:03) 8Kays & Diana Miro - Kite (Reach The Sun) (Forerunners Remix) [Saturate]

(12:23) Solid Stone - Immortal [Coldharbour]

(16:33) Erik Iker - Sunshine & Love [Pineapple Digital]

(22:14) Horizons - The Petra Prophecy [JOOF]

(27:52) Onez!e - Guilty Conscience [JOOF]

(33:27) Alter Future - Black Sea [Freegrant]

(38:10) Orkidea - Nana [Black Hole]

(42:52) Signalrunners ft. Julie Thompson - These Shoulders (Oliver Smith Remix) [Anjunabeats]

(47:42) Simon Patterson ft. Matt Adey - Time Stood Still [Armind]

(54:01) Airwave - Sadness In Black And White (Part 1) [JOOF]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/foxhill/summitsessions/SummitSessions070.mp3

Health and safety warning: All listeners of this episode are highly recommended to wear helmets in order to protect their heads from exploding.

In all seriousness, this episode of Summit Sessions features some pretty intense techno and tech trance, even if it doesn't hit the "138" range of music. It turns out there's plenty of mental songs down in the high 120s and low 130s.

This episode also showcases a new feature of the reborn, rebranded Summit Sessions - alternating album art. Every week will feature a new background of some form on the artwork. Usually they'll be something to do with mountains (get it? SUMMIT Sessions, FoxHILL), but a few non-mountainous pictures might sneak through too.

(00:00) Rick Pier O'Neil - This Way [JOOF]

(04:49) Cirez D - Thunderstruck [Mouseville]

(10:29) John 00 Fleming - Chemical Equilibrium [JOOF Aura]

(17:01) Stephen Kirkwood - The Wolf (Dulcet Remix) [JOOF]

(22:15) Onez!e - Guilty Conscience [JOOF Aura]

(27:44) Stephen Kirkwood - Ghosts Of The Sky [Outburst]

(32:40) Killick - Hoyer [Create]

(37:45) Mark Sherry & Alex Di Stefano - Everyone Is Looking For Us [Outburst]

(43:13) Simon Patterson ft. Matt Adey - Time Stood Still [Armind]

(48:59) Stuart Ferguson - Thumper [Create]

(53:26) Tasso - The F Word! (Alex Di Stefano Remix) [Critical State]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/foxhill/summitsessions/SummitSessions069.mp3