Now it’s Beezee’s turn to demonstrate the power of the Horse with his set for Pearsall’s Sonicrampage. From the moment this set kicks in there’s no mistaking the Beezee selection, with classic FINRG filters from beginning to end – not that I’m complaining. In between are trancier sounds with tunes like I’ll Bring the Storm, Nephila and Moment of Wonder (excellent use of I’ll Bring the Storm’s long intro, by the way), and even a bit of Lab 4 in the nastier, more experimental section towards the end.

Pearsall has even included a great interview with the man himself – we’ve mentioned this before, but it’s always nice to hear a DJ talk at length about his/her own mixing style, influences etc. Hopefully this and his recent Freeformaniacs sets will give Beez a bit more exposure and the chance of showing off his style in a few more mixes here and there.

1. Pain On Creation – Pain control
2. Grimsoul – I’ll Bring the Storm
3. DJ RX – Frozen Flame
4. Epilim – Plasma
5. Alek Szahala – Pink Magic
6. Substanced – Geneva pt 2
7. Furyan – Galaxias Glaciere
8. Grimsoul – Moment Of Wonder
9. Ephexis, RX, Carbon Based – Decimator
10. Ephexis – Elements
11. Endemic – Hurricane
12. Substanced – Shadows Of Tomorrow
13. Aryx – Nephila
14. Grimsoul – Bad Boy
15. Lab 4 – Uprising
16. Betwixt + Between – Phase 6
17 Epyx + Cyrez – Polar Energy
18. Substanced + Alchemist – Skullcrush

Thanks to Alderz for pointing me in the direction of his most recent set, excellently titled Heavy Hearted. It has to be one of his best mixes for quite a while, with a very nice selection of darker tunes and some inspired oldies. I really liked the use of Ziggurat from the halfway point – as nice a track as it is, the intro does drag on a bit, and this way the set starts off with plenty of energy.

Other good selections include Galaxias Glaciere (which I’ve been playing a lot in practice recently, too) and the amazing Entangled to finish things off. Plus points too for the Dragon Form – Skullcrush mix, really rough and effective, that one. Many will have heard this set already, but if you haven’t the less common choices, quality mixing and general nastiness really make it a good one to check out.

[111216] raq’s_mix_vol13 “Freeform_Universe” by raqhow

Many will have already checked this interesting set from raqhow, but for anyone who hasn’t it’s another nice example of limiting yourself to certain tracks and coming up with some good ways to connect everything together. Going for a spacey, universe theme, it works far better than you’d imagine, and there’s quite a nice consistent sound to the whole set. For my money, the excellent connection from Starfall to Ghost of Jupiter alone makes the set worth a listen – Starfall is notoriously hard to mix well, so kudos to raqhow for coming up with the best attempt I’ve heard so far.

1. Paocala – Sunfire
2. Odyssey, Obie & Macca – Black Hole
3. Nightforce & Substanced – Operation Stardust
4. Lostsoul – Darkside Of The Moon
5. Synthwulf – Full Moon Freeform
6. Endemic & Lostsoul – Voice Of The Eclipse
7. Aryx – Aurora
8. Paocala – Starfall
9. Twisted Freq Presents Nightforce – The Ghost Of Jupiter
10. Substanced – Freeform Mercury
11. Lostsoul feat. Dark Angel – Deep Space
12. Epyx & Cyrez vs Mary K – Nebula