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Anza Halloween 2017

Anza Halloween 2017

It's 7:00am on the shores of Harrison Lake, near Vancouver. You've been up all night at a rave in the forest, dancing to Techno with old friends and new. The sun is brightening the sky, peeking through branches and leaves. You're sleepy, exhausted, and sad that another Trancemission weekend is almost over. It's Trance time :)

This is my second year playing Trance classics at Soundproof's annual outdoor event. Maybe it will become a tradition! A bit more of a 'pure' Trance sound this year. A bit more uplifting in places. Just as much fun! I did play a bit short to keep the party on schedule, but I actually think the set benefits from moving along quickly and not having too many similar tracks. I hope you enjoy it!

Live recording of my set from Soundproof's annual outdoor festival at a private campground on Harrison Lake. Set time was from 0430-0530 on Saturday night, and the track selection is a mix of techno and tech-trance that was inspired by one of my all-time favourite producers, Mauro Picotto. Enjoy!

Live recording from Trancemission 20 held at Camp Cove, BC, Canada on September 8-10, 2017.

My first set which I had the privilege of playing at Trancemission 20. With the rain falling and people dancing regardless it's a moment I'll never forget.

Track List:

Sizz - Lee Harris

Gran Torino - Syndicate

Bettina - Daniel Nike

Na - Alex Petrides

Escape - Fat Sushi

Solarium - Betoko

Stairs - Jiggler

Monsters off My Back (Nora en Pure Club Retreat) - Passenger 10

Growler - Pig&Dan

Atica - Dosem

Transelement - Reinier Zonneveld

Teleskop - Alter Breed

Tiramisu - Beckers, D-Nox, D-Nox & Beckers

Come On - Sean Roman

Gold Member - Me & My Toothbrush

Not Yours - Giacca & Flores

I was DJing on a Friday night of a 2-night party. My mission, which I chose to accept, was to bridge 2 other psy trance DJs, one I suspected would play on the lighter side of prog psy, and one I knew wanted to end fast and aggressive. I hadn't DJed since Halloween, so I was damn nervous. Once I started to play, the rain started to come down harder, and the canopy came over the stage to shield me and the gear from the rain. Sadly, the visuals and most of the lights had to go out because they were not monsoon protected. Which didn't bother me except that I was playing to a very dark dancefloor, I could not tell who was groovin' out on it at all! So I just kept going anyway, and heard how much people enjoyed it the next day. This was darker than I would usually play...it was simply the new releases that I was finding out about happened to sound like this! Hope you like it. It sounds like 3am in the forest on a rainy night would.

My Friday night set from the 20th anniversary of Trancemission, Soundproof's annual outdoor festival. It took place on Harrison Lake, BC. on Sep 8-10, 2017.

Wow! Soundproof's 'Trancemission 20' was everything I hoped it would be, despite a few hours of rain on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Everyone really pulled together and kicked things up a notch for our 20th anniversary party! This is my set from 0100h on Friday night (Saturday morning), filled with a mix of the producers I'm enjoying at the moment. Really loving stuff from Gaston Zani right now, as well as Skober and Spektre, who are staples of mine. A few of the tracks are a bit moody, as I was trying to close down the Techno section of the night before the Psy-Trance kick off.

It was tons of fun playing this set. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks to everyone who came out, braved the weather, and made T20 one of the best yet :)

Be it as it must that Soundproof is etched in the collective consciousness and integrated in the DNA of all those who are lucky enough to know it, here is my humble contribution to this wonderful event. This set was played on Friday 22:00 - 23:00 at Soundproof's annual event Trancemission 20. The sun has now set and darkness descends...