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A while back my friends Terry and Chrissy asked me to put together a “circus” type mix. Additionally, recently I was asked to DJ the “Voltaire’s Black Unicorn Cabaret” Sept. 30th in Savannah. Needless to say this mix needed to happen.

In summary I guess you could call the mix “Dark Cabaret” but it is a mixture of many things including electro-swing, circus-gypsy, tribal and even a little Gothy EBM. Enjoy and let me know what you think in the comments below.

Dj Codec – 2011-08-29 Dark Cabaret Mix I

0:00		The Peculiar Pretzelmen - These Hands Are Clean
3:29		The Scarring Party - No More Room
4:49		Shantel - Disko Partizani
9:38		Stolen babies - Swint? or Sludge?
11:14		Analogik - Gypsy Doodle
13:50		Caravan Palace - Dragons
17:13		Lyre le Temps - Sweet Sugar Swing
20:57		Neurotic Fish - They're Coming To Take Me Away
24:18		Jesca Hoop - Out the Back Door
27:18		J.U.F. - J.U.F. Dub
31:29		Anne Clark - Full Moon (Single Edit)
35:32		Lamia - Dark Angel (Alien Prodkt Remix)
40:52		Beats Antique - Roustabouts (Bassnectar Remix)
43:33		Binder & Krieglstein - Alles Verloren
46:33		LaBrassBanda - Marienkafer
50:05		The Real Tuesday Weld - The Decline and Fall of the Clerkenwell Kid
52:41		Beat Circus - Dark Eyes
55:34		Lzn02 - The Doll's Death pt. 2

I have always like a track by The Atomica Project called “Transmission” but there were parts of the track I didnt like, specifically a couple parts of the song that sort of sounded like a Prince impersonator saying “uhh” repeatedly so I removed most of iterations. Now he only says it twice (starting at 1m:17s) :

The Atomica Project – Transmission (DJ Codec edit).mp3

Enjoy!

A while back I discovered quite by accident that my legs move at 160BPM while running. I promptly made a few mixes for personal consumption tailored to this speed (see Heart and Music at 160 BPM and Running Mix v2). Since this time I have had to stop running due to lower back issues but I have noticed quite a few search engine hits coming from people looking for mixes that are around 160BPM. Therefore over the past week I have put together two new 160BPM mixes. One is quite aggro and one is rather mellow. I remember reaching a trance-like state a mile or two into my runs. I think the mellow mix might be complimentary to this trance-like state while the hard mix might be useful for motivation during the beginning of the run.

09-03-22 160BPM Running Mix v3 (Soft).mp3

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09-03-18 160BPM Running Mix v3 (Hard).mp3

An experimental mashup between Barnes & Barnes – Fish Heads (Dr Demento) and Suicide Commando – Deliver Us From Evil. I realized how easy it would be to beatmix “Fish Heads” during a gig in Orlando, Fl. Here is the full product, a mashup of Dr Demento and Suicide Commando:

Dr Demento vs Suicide Commando – Fish Heads (DJ Codec Mix)

Another edit I made last month and performed during the 2008 Gothic Cruise fashion show was Tristania – Crushed Dreams. Tristania is an excellent Norwegian symphonic metal band. Most of their stuff is not club friendly so I edited one of their songs. I took out all the death-metal components and looped the cooler parts of the track. It still isn’t a dancy track but more club friendly than the original. Chad [sic] from chateaugrr.com: this is the track you were asking about:

Tristania – Crushed Dreams (DJ Codec Edit)

The recordings are up:

2008-10-11 Ivory Room Nite 1 (playlist)

2008-10-12 Ivory Room Nite 2 (playlist)

2008-10-13 Ivory Room Nite 3 (playlist)

2008-10-14 Masquerade Ball Nite 4 (playlist)

2008-10-17 Lido Deck Nite 6 (playlist)