skender

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

Another random DJ mix I just found sitting in one of the folders all the way in the back of the backup drive, balkanimal so silly!

Haoshead Sessions summer 2022 - my own shizzle I need to develop more this summer, cause we had a blast, and miss DJ-ing for the crowd who is on the same freq as me... As far as more DJ mixes, well, watch out cause there's more~!

If I can, I always bring turntables and cdj's so that I can play whatever I want throughout the night, and I never really prepare the songs, it';s all done on the spot - though I have my own alien notes on the records to speed things up, can not really remember every record I got, so I quickly choose and just go - Chicago House Style! No lingering, no bull, say what you got and move on!

A little bit of everything in here, but jack is strong as it progresses.. Hope you like it, free download in wav format!

Because Of You - original track by SKender Makota

Artwork: Dorotea Hrenek www.doroteart.com

Version:2021 Fall

Recorded live to two, in Chicago, Fall 2021 at Skeyelab Bradley Place - operated by Eric Dahl - thanks for letting me add on your Moogs on top of mine!!

Skeyelab Sessions - Skender Makota Balkanimal.com

Dub 4/7 - Fourth version/mixdown/dub out of a series of 7 different versions of the same song.

The original, or 1/7 mix was one of the first songs I ever actually wrote/finished back in 2001 while studying Production/Engineering/Synthesis major and piano/bass as principal instruments at Berklee College of Music. I finished it using this new awesome thing called Reason/Rebirth - I finally realized that apart from Pro tools, reason was fix it all for me as I would not have to fight over studio time, deal with musicians issues, I could make songs right here in my Boston student closet/bedroom!

And I did, wrote many of the songs here back then, this End Of The World (Diluted Sky at the time) song being really if not the very first track ever... so it deserves a bit of a better presentation.

Therefore, I will soon follow with all of the other mixes, and upload an album of this one song, told in many different ways - from ambient, downtempo, to elektro, electronica, to deep house and house!

I will do the same for some other songs I wrote in that period and also have multiple mixes.

Today, I love playing an instrument or composing in other ways, mouse clicking was a curse I could not get passed, but I am still often using Reason to get the ideas moving, or add more old stuff in a new mix in Logic etc.

Using it back then in 2001 and onward as a scratch pad and basically in my mind already hearing what should be there once I reopen in Pro Tools/Logic and move on... a reminder of what should be where was precious, knowing full well that in order to get the big sound, I would need a bigger box than my G4 tower and ditch the headphones if I wanted to preserve my hearing!

:0 but that was fine with me, and I was hooked!

Of course, now I use everything but love analog Moog synths and Ableton as my second step tool, where live mixing and live PA is an experience in itself with endless possibilities of on the fly composing - still the easiest way to sync and devote to playing, not fiddling :)

With these mixes released in one album they will be representing my progress and sound over the years in one package, and this is exciting to me :).

Even the Live PA mixes from the Originals Series (about to released) all of the songs will be Released individually.

Hope you enjoy it, let me know if you like it and which version did you like the best!

JUICE Worth The SQUEEZE (v2)

by Skender Makota (Balkanimal)

The sea was angry that day my friends, moogsasterous conditions, the trip we were glad we took... as it proved worth the juice for show!

Techno Murder

original track by Skender Makota Balkanimal

Drum & Bass originals vol1

Jungle Bonaza by Skender Makota

Unreleased originals - soon to be out with remixes

House Music - for your mind, your body and your soul...

Skender Makota

Numbers Do Lie (mix2)

original - chill sessions 1