Monday, April 6, 2009

Expression mixed by Mark Slavin


A long, long time ago I wanted to make a mix of purely Estonian and Finnish tunes, majority of which was unreleased or not that known at the time. I probably could have the entire mix as I tried to do it, but somehow it didn't feel like cheating if I added a couple of tunes which weren't exactly according to the standard. Here is the original Dreamworld by Finland's best, Physics - the tune that eventually got remixed by none other than D-Bridge. Then there's another version of Nemos' Kuues Meel - by Aural Imbalance, a very, very overlooked release; I already mentioned Gnome and his "Leadium" earlier on, but here is the original. Dice is the moniker under which people from around of Finnish Gulf have known the dubstep don Tes La Rok, before he discovered dubstep. I think the tune in the mix was also released later under Raul Saaremets's Umblu imprint under a different name, on his album.

Stare is another Estonian fellow who even got signed to DSCI4 and Renegade records under the name of Crescent, which eventually leads the mix to Rip's epic "Klaasikillumäng". Now, not many people have heard of him, and I don't think anyone will unless he gets his interest back to electronic music and stops being so fucking lazy, pardon mi french, but this guy was possibly one of the most ingenious people I've ever known. He used to be my classmate for 11 years and almost like a brother, where I lacked in chaos and strived in order, he was the exact opposite. This tune was released on a very limited 1997 A-Reen CD which withheld tracks from Estonian amateur artists, of which some have gone bigger (Def Räädu), and others have either chosen another paths or just forgotten. On a side note, it also contained my own crappy electro experiment ;).

Further on, in this mix, is one of Inztance's earlier works, later on this chap would start a label called Red Dragon and now he is working with Trisector from Finland and is signed to Vampire, Levitation, and was voted no 1 Estonian d&b producer of 2007 and 2008. And still has my AKG headphones, the bugger. :D

Here, however, is the entire mix for your pleasure> http://www.sendspace.com/file/y6cla9

Physics - Dreamworld (BLINDSIDE)
Nemos - Kuues Meel (Aural Imbalance remix) (NEMOS)
Gnome - Leadium (CDR)
Dice - Fields Of Glory (CDR)
Digital - Ready Or Not (INNERGROUND)
Stare - Strings Attached (PHUNKFICTION)
Rip - Klaasikillumäng (CDR)
Fanu - Siren Song (SUBTITLES)
Breakage - Who What Where (BREAKIN)
Psychodelic - Supernova (EXEGENE)
Inztance - It's All Vain (CDR)
Stare - ??? (CDR)
Baitercell & Schumacher (feat. Bex) - What's Down Low? (Aquasky Assassin Mix) (BLACK NOISE)
Ben Sage - Sleepless VIP (EVOL INTENT)

61min 36sec, 192kbps, 85mb

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