1. Sergey Shabanov – Fiction (Manuel Rocca Remix) [Crystal Source]
2. Tom Fall & Ben Nicky – Hammer (Extended Mix) [AVA]
3. John O’Callaghan – Centurion (Chris Schweizer Mix) [Subculture]
4. Chris Porter – Till Tomorrow [Borderline]
5. Matt Holliday – San Antonio Bay (Deep Mix) [Discover Deep]
6. Paul Oakenfold – Full Moon Party (Thomas Datt Remix) [Perfecto Fluoro]
7. John O’Callaghan & Thomas Bronzwaer – Stargazer (Mark Leanings Remix) [Subculture]
8. John O’Callaghan vs Neptune Project – Rhea (Suncatcher Remix) [Subculture]
9. Michael Dow – Andromeda [Kill the Lights]
10. Beach X –  Postcard from Alice [Echelon White]
11. Cenk Basaran – Second Strike [Kill the Lights]
12. Estigma – Renovatio [Perceptive]
13. Ian Betts – Inspiration [Discover]

Catch the show tonight on 1Mix Radio, then it’s syndicated for the next few weeks across the world, then on the podcast from the 2nd week of April.  After the 1Mix broadcast, the show will also appear in listen-only form on Soundcloud.

1. Robert Babicz – Echo From the Past [Bedrock]
2. Muvy – Masks [Baroque]
3. Vibrasphere – Erosion (After Nature Remix) [Spin Twist]
4. Activa feat. Cat Martin – My Way Out (Sonic Element Remix) [Discover]
5. Adam Szabo & Willem De Roo – Royal Blue (Falcon Remix) [Enhanced]
6. Ex-Driver & Satellite – See the Light [Infrasonic]
7. Azotti – The Miracle (Dima Krasnik Remix) [Mondo]
8. Defcon Audio – Fringe Division (Paul Todd Remix) [Defcon]
9. Danyella & Cygnus X-1 – Snow Leopard (Photographer Remix) [Crystal Source]
10. Will Atkinson – Somewhere Else (Club Mix) [Borderline]
11. Deathmind – Freakshow [Fraction]
12. Matt Skyer – Throwing Swords [Discover Dark]
13. Mysterious Movement – Another Change (Mysterious Lounge Remix) [SPX Digital]
14. Stoneface & Terminal feat. Ellie Lawson – Breaking Through [Euphonic]

This month is a Banging Month, with a distinctly UK flavour.  Sly One starts off with a bit of progressive psy to warm things up, and then moves straight into some serious 140BPM action.

Catch the show tonight on 1Mix Radio, then it’s syndicated for the next few weeks across the world, then on the podcast from the 2nd week of March.  After the 1Mix broadcast, the show will also appear in listen-only form on Soundcloud.

1. Magnus – Soul Vector [Perfecto Fluoro]
2. Ico – And She Made All of Light (Thomas G 303 Mix) [Silent Shore]
3. Alan Banks – Illusion (Liquid Vision LIKWID Remix) [Nu-depth]
4. John O’Callaghan – Smokescreen (Sneijder Remix) [Subculture]
5. Jamie Walker – Brainwave [Defcon]
6. Thomas G – Shoreline (Bushi & C-Systems Remix) [Unearthed]
7. Light On – Waterfall [Silent Shore]
8. David Forbes & Fill Tilt – Incline [AVA Blue]
9. Steve Haines – Motion [ReBrand]
10. Peetu S – Guide Me (Tech Mix/Original Mix) [Discover]
11. Pizz@dox – Fracture [Silent Shore White]
12. Jaden Merrick – Bounce [Defcon]
13. John O’Callaghan – Stresstest (John Askew) [Subculture]
14. Jamie Harrison – Collider [Night Vision]

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As it’s the first show of 2012, Sly One mixes in the best of this month’s releases with a few choice cuts from 2011.

Catch the show tonight on 1Mix Radio, then syndicated for the next few weeks across the world, then on the podcast from the 2nd week of February.  After the 1Mix broadcast, the show will also appear in listen-only form on Soundcloud.

Here’s the tracklisting.

As it’s the first show of 2012, Sly One mixes in the best of this month’s releases with a few choice cuts from 2011.

1. Joseph Areas – For an Instant (Original Mix) [AVA]
2. The Thrillseekers feat. Fisher – The Last Time (Johan Malmgren Remix) [Adjusted]
3. Falcon – Saturday Fjord (Original Mix) [Silent Shore White]
4. Vast Vision – Black Shores (Bjorn Akesson Remix) [FSOE]
5. James Dymond – Ordinal (Paul Miller Remix) [Unearthed]
6. Right Face – Deep Impression (Adam Nickey Remix) [Enhanced]
7. EDU & Cramp – Silver Sand (Original Mix) [Anjunabeats]
8. Arkia – Duality (Original Mix) [Capite]
9. Bjorn Akesson & Jwaydan – Xantic (Ali & Fila vs Bjorn Akesson Remix) [FSOE]
10. MALU – The Girl From Yesterday (Liquid Vision Remix) [Unearthed Red]
11. Trance Arts & Sonic Element – Reformation (Original Remix) [Perfecto Fluoro]
12. Indecent Noise & Colin James – Preset Warrior (Original Mix) [Discover Dark]
13. Bryan Kearney & Snatam Kaur – Ong Namo (Neptune Project’s In Search Of the Mayans Remix) [FSOE]

1. Ian Solano – Eleven (Michael Tsukerman Remix) [Mondo]
2. Kyau vs Albert – Are You Fine (Arty Remix) [Euphonic]
3. Shogun – Space Odyssey [Armind]
4. The Thrillseekers ft Fisher – The Last Time (Johan Malmgren Remix) [Adjusted]
5. Dimension – Yellowstone (Ultimate Remix) [Infrasonic]
6. Matt Bowdidge – Slip Back (Peetu S Remix) [Discover]
7. Full Tilt feat. Dierdre McLaughlin – Surrender (Sneijder vs John O’Callaghan Remix) [Subculture]
8. Hendrik Jeisma & Immersiv – Seems to Be (Thomas G Lifted Remix) [Crystal Source]
9. Abraham Leoga – Closed Theory [Unearthed]
10. Luke Bond feat. Emel – Amaze [FSOE]
11. Akira Kayosa & Hugh Tolland feat Stine Grove -Always with You (Steve Brian Remix) [Perceptive]
12. Dash Berlin feat Jonathan Mendelsohn – Better Half of Me (Chris Schweizer Dub Mix [Aropa]
13. The Scumfrog feat. Vassy – Don’t Give Up [Pilot]

Sly One takes the reins solo as Jurrane suns himself on the other side of the world, and presents the usual eclectic mix of uplifting, banging, groovy and blissed-out, including first looks at two forthcoming Sly One vs Jurrane tracks – a new collaboration with Irish producers Walsh & McAuley as well as the adventurous, bassline-driven Sly One vs Jurrane remix of Sean Tyas – Lift, due out in the next few weeks on Discover.

If that weren’t enough, the show features a new Sly One mashup and the best new releases on Unearthed, Borderline, Infrasonic, Silent Shore, Motiv8, Perceptive, Discover and Defcon.

1. Sunlab – Nerine [Unearthed]
2. Walsh & McAuley meet Sly One vs Jurrane – In This Light (sly One vs Jurrane Mix) [CDR]
3. Active Limbic System – Xiba [Borderline]
4. Peppelino vs Altitude – Excessive Lemon (Sly One Mashup) [CDR]
5. Abstract Vision & Elite Electronic – Never Forget (Store & Forward Remix) [Infrasonic]
6. Thomas G – Solar System [Silent Shore White]
7. Infinite feat. Jakub Hubner – Lacrimosa [Motiv8]
8. Scott Lowe & Duncan Brewer – Forgetting Things (Dimension Remix) [Perceptive]
9. Evave – Leaving [Unearthed]
10. Ilya Flame pres. Inners – Lonely (The Madison Remix) [Infra Progressive]
11. Sean Tyas – Lift (Sly One vs Jurrane Remix) [Discover]
12. UDM – Rising Up [Defcon]
13. Simon O’Shine – Enthusiasm [Defcon]

Flying in from Germany is long time Brighton favourite Woody Van Eyden. Not only does Woody play (and produce) some of the very best tunes around, he is a full on card carrying nutcase when it comes to performance – check out his videos on YouTube. Woody is also planning on producing a tune just for the night, and rumour has it that it will be free to download to everyone who attends.

Fresh from his second studio album, Activa will be returning dropping a host of fresh Discover and Borderline tunes, album material and loads more besides for what is essentially THE official “To The Point” album show.

Finally, just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Discover label headliners Sly One versus Jurrane cap off what has been a fantastic year for the duo as they bring their own inimitable style back to Brighton for the first time in over two years.

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1. Ransom: My Dance (Dabruck & Klein remix) – Armada
2. Heatbeat: Roses Never Cry (original mix) – Soundpiercing
3. Elite Force: No Turning Back (Hedflux remix) – U&A
4. Sophie Sugar: Skyline (DNS Project remix) – A State Of Trance
5. Solis & Sean Truby: All We Have (Ost & Meyer club mix) – Infrasonic
6. Faruk Sabanci: Maiden’s Tower 2011 (Thomas Datt remix) – Arisa Audio
7. Amir Afargan feat. Nicole McKenna: Shape The Invisible (A-Force remix) – Amsterdam Trance
8. Sly One vs Jurrane pres. Protest Movement: You Forget (original mix) – Perfecto Fluoro [Machine Intelligence 19 Tune Of The Month]
9. Dean Anthony: Crazy But It’s True (Michael Tsukerman remix) – Mondo
10. Heatbeat: Chinpokomon (original mix) – Soundpiercing
11. Marc Marberg vs Kyau & Albert: Megashira (Ronski Speed remix) – Euphonic
12. Tania Mann & Peter Dafnous pres. Apollonia: Remote Kontrol (Adam Nickey remix) – Enhanced
13. Mark Burton: No Fate (The Future) – Vandit
14. Mike Nichol: Durado 2011 (original mix) – Infrasonic

Check out this awesome live recording of Jurrane’s set at Planet Angel last weekend, complete with the sound of the crowd in the incredible, intimate dark underground archway where the party set up that month.

We’ll be trying to bring you as many live sets as we can in the coming months so stay tuned.

Jurrane – Live at Planet Angel Oct 2011
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Sly One vs Jurrane return to Forward : Leeds next week along with Orkidea and Stoneface & Terminal. There are still super-cheap advance tickets available. It’d be great to see some of you there!

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1. Chris Reece feat. Jennifer Needles: Never Let Me Go (extended dub mix) – Pilot 6
2. Liquid Vision: Labyrinth (Liquid Vision pres. Oila Alio remix) – Spellbinding
3. Reverse: Absolute Reality (Arty remix – Markus Schultz Big Room Reconstruction) – Coldharbour
4. Michael Angelo feat. Steve Howard: This Love (dub mix) – High Light
5. LMFAO: Party Rock Anthem (Christopher Lawrence dub mix) – artist CDR
6. Ingsha: Binary Code (Liquid Vision’s In Memory Of Tillman remix) – Elliptical
7. Too Many Artists: Search For The Secret Times (Reaky bootleg mix) – artist CDR
8. Goldenscan: Sunrise (Neptune Project remix) – Future Sound Of Egypt
9. Marcos feat. Helen Sylk: Take Cover (origina mix) – Borderline
10. Raphie B: Bullfrog (Mike Danis remix) – Captivating Sounds
11. Channel Surfer: Come Out Swinging (original mix) – Discover Dark
12. Timewave: Relentless (original mix) – J00F
13. Sly One vs Jurrane: Tayrona (original mix) – Discover (MI17 Web Vote Winner)
14. Hughes & Ballantine: Jawbreak-R (Indecent Noise Jawdrop remix) – Discover Dark

What a year it has been for Sly One versus Jurrane – huge singles and the triumphant release of the Global Trance UK compilation which they compiled, mixed, edited and reworked into one of the best compilations of 2011! With barely a pause for breath the talented duo have delivered yet another quality single for Discover, which again focuses on their more melodic side. Fans of Everything To Me will definitely approve as once again the duo have made superb use of vocal samples and cool ethereal pads. On remix duty we have Discover main man Activa who delivers a typically high end interpretation with added 303 acidity whilst recent Discover debutant Matt Bowdidge lifts the tempo just a little whilst simultaneously adding his own unique take on the original sound.

Buy it now, or download the latest episode of the Sly One vs Jurrane – Machine Intelligence podcast to hear it, along with the best new trance from last month.

There’s more to come with no less than three new and completely different original tracks currently in the works. We’ll have more info for you soon!

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You can catch the show on the following stations:

• 1Mix Radio: Tue 26th July @ 21.00 GMT
• Party107 Radio: Mon 1st August @ 17.00 GMT
• PureSound FM: Wed 3rd August @ 17.00 GMT
• Discover Trance Radio: Sun 7th August @ 19.00 GMT
• TranceSonic FM: Mon 8th August @ 14.00 GMT

If you miss episode 17, the podcast will be out in two weeks’ time.  Miss Episode 16?  You can download the podcast now.

Sly One vs Jurrane: Machine Intelligence Episode 17

1. Deniz Koyu – Hydra (Original Mix) [Joia]
2. Brave – The Muse (Steve Brian Remix) [FSOE]
3. Felguk – All Night Long (Darth & Vader Mix) [BugEyed] – MI16 TUNE OF THE MONTH
4. Mord Fustang – Milky Way – Original Mix [Plasmapool]
5. Mord Fustang – Lick The Rainbow – Original Mix [Plasmapool]
6. Thruggar – Inception (Original Mix) [Armada]
7. Activa Feat. Julie Harrington – Stronger (Dub Mix) [Discover]
8. Sly One vs Jurrane – Tayrona (Original Mix) [Discover]
9. Latham & Quano vs Activa – Point of Impact (First Effect Remix – Sly One Mashup) [CDR]
10. Defcon Audio featuring Julie Harrington – Lost In You (John Dopping remix) [Defcon]
11. Mike Shiver vs Matias Lehtola – Slacker (Bjorn Akesson Remix) [ASOT]
12. Des McMahon – Autumn Air (John Dopping Remix) [Spellbinding]
13. Indecent Noise – Civitanova (Nick Callaghan & Will Atkinson Remix) [Discover Dark]

Moving on…

For anyone with a music studio, moving locations (be it house or office space) can be extremely stressful.  I keep my studio at home where I can get at it whenever the mood strikes me, and our last house move left me with a room that I simply couldn’t work in.  The bass, mids and highs rang around the room, and werelumpy and uneven, despite the fact that I had 4 large custom made bass traps.  Clearly something needed to be done.

Along with lots of forum-trawling and generally swotting up, I got in contact with the incredible helpful Ethan from RealTraps.  His products were being regularly recommended in Sound on Sound magazine at the time, and he was a regular forum contributor on the subject.  He had a lot of useful advice, and I ended up buying four of his standard MiniTraps as part of my re-organisation, along with having some stuff custom made – more on that in a moment.  I will link copiously to the RealTraps website in this post, as it has a lot of really useful, detailed information – starting with this useful article on acoustics basics.

The process of getting a studio started seems to break down into two stages, Positioning and Treatment.  The first is free, so let’s start there.

Positioning

An ideal studio listening position - from RealTraps.com

Aim for:

• Speakers firing down the room lengthways, and positioned the same distance from the side walls as each other
• The listening position (where your head is) approximately 38% of the length of the room from the wall behind the speakers (the back wall)
• Speakers and listener forming an equilateral triangle
• Speakers pointing at the back of your head (so you’re slightly forward of the geometric sweet spot)
• Seat and speakers height set so that your eyes are at tweeter level

You will probably find this means some compromises.  The speakers will end up closer together than looks natural if the room is small; in that case the distance between you and the back wall might not be big enough for the speakers to get wide apart and still maintain an equilateral triangle.  So be it – still aim for an equilateral triangle!

Treatment

The next bit is where to put broadband absorbers, a.k.a “bass traps”.  There are a bunch of commercial designs.  Realtraps make one but if you’re handy with materials you can make them yourself for a fraction of this price using just timber, cloth and rockwool.

Try, in order:

1. Side walls, covering the area where if you held a shaving mirror, you would be able to see both speakers from the listening position
2. If it’s a small room, the back wall, directly behind your head
3. The ceiling above your head covering the area where if you held a shaving mirror, you would be able to see both speakers from the listening position
4. The floor/side wall/back wall corners
5. The ceiling/side wall/back wall corners
6. The rear corners
7. The back wall in a large room
8. The centre of the back wall at the corner of the back wall and the ceiling

Try and cover 1, 2 if appropriate, 3 and preferably 4 as soon as possible, then build up the rest! Note that the corners will have by far the biggest effect on the bass levelling, but you have to have your reflection points on the side and ceilings covered otherwise your mid and highs will be ruined – and that is even worse.

What About Eggboxes?

A lot of people seem to swear by covering walls in foam panels, but I’ve never found the need.  Broadband absorbers have very good mid/high absorption characteristics, so when appropriately placed, do an amazing job of deadening the sound.  As for the rest of the walls, it actually makes sense to have them acting reflectively, because it gives you a subconscious impression of “liveliness”.  You don’t end up mixing all your music to sound good in a completely dead room.

Some useful links:

• Acoustic basics
• How to set up a room
• Check out how to create a reflection-free zone
• Placing Realtraps (applies just as much to any broadband absorber)
• Another guide to making and placing broadband absorbers.  He doesn’t cover the RFZ (reflection free zone) stuff that I’ve covered here.