HEADING HOME - Skender Makota Chill Sessions1 by skender

Sense The Nonsense - Skender Makota Balkanimal.com by skender

CIRCUS IN TOWN - 2015 MIX - STUDIO v1

ORIGINAL by Skender Makota - Balkanimal

Chicago 2015 mix

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there seems to be a lot of interest in this track, so here are more versions of it coming out!

original song re-release :)

Chicago 2015, Skeyelab Studio, EWrica Dahl helped engineer.

Chillout Sessions Mixdowns and Edits.

Halsted and Bradley, ball throw away from Wrigley Field!

UPDATE

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Going to be releasing a whole lot of tracks from over a decade-two ago, I seem to have forgotten how much fun shaping my skills and/expectations over the years actually was~!

I always default to house, cause it is the feel within - I can't help it, but love ambient, downtempo,. drumnbass and jungle, and especially jazz piano and jazz masters like Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Coltrane etc.

Back in the day I was #1 Iron Maiden fan, with full vinyl collection of all albums and singles!

So, I basically draw inspiration from all over.

And this music I will be re-releasing is a witness to that!

Last thing I thought about doing was DJ-ing and I dj'd a lot last decade - banging thew awesome cuts, since I seem to be glued to the mixin and editing,, recording etc..

but thank God I did DJ so much, I now have a much better vision of my aims and goals - especially when it comes to performing live.... and performing my own songs live.

End Of The World V4 - CHIMIX4 Live PA song #2

by

Balkanimal Skender Makota

Live PA Mix#4 (out of 5) from the Originals Chimix Sessions Series of Live to 2 (straight to tape) versions of my early live act performances.

Don't be surprised at occasional "mistake", even if I wanted I could not "fix it in the mix" lol, since it was all played live and straight to tape sorta speak.. but that was the beauty of it all and I like hearing it all in its natural human soundshape :)

Recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago

Winter 2016 with a great engineer and owner of Skeyelab Chicago ERIC DAHL

original by Skender Makota

End Of The World (Ex Diluted Sky) v3 -

LIVE PA Originals Chimix 3 Song#5

by

Balkanimal Skender Makota

Live PA Mix#3 (out of 5) from the Originals Chimix Sessions Series of Live to 2 (straight to tape) versions of my early live act performances.

Don't be surprised at occasional "mistake", even if I wanted I could not "fix it in the mix" lol, since it was all played live and straight to tape sorta speak.. but that was the beauty of it all and I like hearing it all in its natural human soundshape :)

Recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago

Winter 2016 with a great engineer and owner of Skeyelab Chicago ERIC DAHL

Dolphins In Love V3

LIVE PA Originals Chimix 3

Song#6

by Balkanimal (Skender Makota)

Live PA Mix#3 (out of 5) from the Originals Chimix Sessions Series of Live to 2 (straight to tape) versions of my early live act performances.

Don't be surprised at occasional "mistake", even if I wanted I could not "fix it in the mix" lol, since it was all played live and straight to tape sorta speak.. but that was the beauty of it all and I like hearing it all in its natural human soundshape :)

Recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago

Winter 2016 with ERIC DAHL

SKENDER MAKOTA - Chi Session 2

Live PA performing original songs in a DJ mix

High Quality 44k/16-bit format free download

1 - Dee minor House - 0:00 - 3:43

2 - Et Haus - Start: 3:44 End: 09:29

3 - 106 ways around - Start 09:30 End: 19:29

4 - Come With Us U2 - Start 19:30 Ends: 24:44

5 - Roy Digs It Start: 24:45 Ends 29:44

6 - Dime Rules - Start 29:45 Ends: 37:44

7 - Circus In Town (Chimix 2 version) - Start: 37:45 Ends: 45:30

8 - Hear To Stay - Start: 45:31 Ends: 53:29

9 - So Long Ago - Start 53:30 Ends: 1:01:29

10 - So Released - Start: 1:01:30 Ends: 1:05:59

11 - Cream - Start: 1:06:00 Ends: 1:14:44

12 - Des - Start 1:14:45 - 1:23:16

Live PA recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago

Winter 2016

One of my first ever live pa tryouts with Ableton and Moog synths, it took a while to prepare everything the way I anticipated it should be and it was worth it, Ableton is really special in so many creative ways, but I hate the interface - instant tendinitis Germans really know how to give it to you then stick it to you as well ;)

Eric Dahl co-engineered and let me use their couch and Moog gear! Roland JP-106 was also thrown in there many times, can't recall where exactly, but you'll hear the Moogs in action: Sub37, DFAM, Mother32, Subharmonicon and especially in the older ambient/downtempo parts my personal favorite - Minitaur!

All of the mixes in the Chi Sessions I used Ableton Live to run mixes of stems I compiled into 8 tracks (out of sometimes 50+ in Logic), so 9-16 I use for live jams on keys, guitar and bass...

Songs are as follows:

CHIMIX 2 SONG TITLES/TIME

1 - D-minor House - 0:00 - 3:43

2 - Et Haus - Start: 3:44 End: 09:29

3 - 106 ways around - Start 09:30 End: 19:29

4 - Come With Us U2 - Start 19:30 Ends: 24:44

5 - Roy Digs It Start: 24:45 Ends 29:44

6 - Dime Rules - Start 29:45 Ends: 37:44

7 - Circus In Town (Chimix 2 version) - Start: 37:45 Ends: 45:30

8 - Hear To Stay - Start: 45:31 Ends: 53:29

9 - So Long Ago - Start 53:30 Ends: 1:01:29

10 - So Released - Start: 1:01:30 Ends: 1:05:59

11 - Cream - Start: 1:06:00 Ends: 1:14:44

12 - Des - Start 1:14:45 - 1:23:16

SKENDER MAKOTA - DIME RULES Chi Session

Live PA recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago

Eric Dahl co-engineered and let me use their couch and Moog gear! Roland JP-106 was also thrown in there many times, can't recall where exactly, but you'll hear the Moogs in action: Sub37, DFAM, Mother32, Subharmonicon and especially in the older ambient/downtempo parts my personal favorite - Minitaur!

All of the mixes in the Chi Sessions I used Ableton Live to run mixes of stems I compiled into 8 tracks (out of sometimes 50+ in Logic), so 9-16 I use for live jams on keys, guitar and bass...

song 5 on Chi Session 2 LIVE PA mix of originals