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Hey all! I have two mixes to share in this thread. Both are recent recordings, unusually long, and feature music from the last decade or so. I put a huge amount of work into both of them and hope this forum is still home to some adventurous listeners ;) dig in!

This first mix was recorded to showcase the Techgnosis Records sound... but there's a lot more going on here than just that!



Full details and download links: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/esoteric-expanse-1/

This second mix is too long to fit on SoundCloud... my goal was to create something unhindered by time constraints without repeating any project or label. The end result spirals through quite a few different styles before returning to where it began:

Full details and download links: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/dj-basilisk-uroboros-1/ 

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Ahhhh, wow! Thank you for EVERYTHING you do broseph!

Huge Love, Mad Prop's and nuff, NUFF respect!

Katipo/MystaKool

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Thank you for the comments :) it's a rare pleasure these days, when people are often too busy to comment on music, much less DJ mixes!

I have two more coming out soon, both premiering on their respective channels before I eventually post them on my own site. "Radiant Flux" will be debuting on Radiozora tomorrow (Saturday, May 29th); check their homepage or Facebook for the schedule if you happen to catch this message... but for now, here's a guest mix I made for Digital Diamonds featuring 100% psychedelic techno gems!
https://soundcloud.com/digital-diamonds-netlabel/digitaldiamonds-podcast-035-by-dj-basilisk

 

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My guest mix for Digital Diamonds is now streaming on my channels:

You can also download the mix and read more information on my site:
https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/digital-diamonds-podcast-35/

I also un earthed a classic progressive house set I played a couple of years ago... it's nowhere near as polished as the other new mixes I'm posting but might be of some interest. All tracks from 2002 to 2006 or thereabouts:

 

It's also available for download from my site:

https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/prototypes-3/

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Sure! I have a bunch of Goa trance sets that I would recommend. This one documents high-intensity night-time psychedelic trance of the late 90s: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/blacklight-metropolis/

This one is in a similar vein but more technoid: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/moonshadow/

A unique mix exploring 120 BPM Goa trance and compatible styles: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/circadian-rhythms/

If you just want to be blasted by a bunch of morning classics: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/regenerate-2011/

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Esoteric Expanse 2 (formerly Radiant Expanse) is out today! 4+ hours of summer festival sounds, mostly centered on progressive psytrance and progressive house, with onward excursions into midtempo breaks, chill out, and beatless ambient. Tune in and get lost!


Full track list and download links available on my site: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/esoteric-expanse-2/

 

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Thanks for the new additions! The .flac download of Radiant Expanse is broken at the moment. Edit: works now.

Out of curiosity, how long does it take to make those mixes? I imagine it's a rather time-consuming process.

Also, I've noticed that some of the Synaptic FX mixes have morphed into DJ Basilisk mixes - what's up with that?

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Sorry about the trouble with download links. I've been receiving sporadic reports that those links don't always work... I'll look into it, but in the meantime, just keep trying :) 

Most of the new mixes are pretty time-consuming, but I've got a really solid workflow in place, and I record in multiple sessions when I need to, so it all works out. Composing/arranging/practising is probably the biggest time sink. Editing tracks might take some extra time, depending on what material I decide to use (most of my new mixes contain edits, and some of them require many hours of additional work). Recording goes by relatively quickly; I tend to use the first take rather than recording the same sequence multiple times. Post-production can be pretty arduous, particularly since I'm adjusting the level of compression from track to track in Ableton these days. And then there's all the work involved in completely fleshing out track listings, time-stamping the mix to make cue sheets, cover design, authoring promo text, uploading, promotion and whatever else.

And yeah, some old mixes were ret-conned into my work as DJ Basilisk. At some point I decided I rather not bother with multiple identities, different social media accounts, paying for more than one SoundCloud, etc. I'm also trying to make cross-genre experimentation and ambitious mixcrafting my brand rather than saying "this is my psytrance project" and "this is my house/techno project". Maybe it's foolish from a marketing perspective but since I'm not really playing out much anymore I'm inclined to pursue my musical vision without concern for such things.

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  • Basilisk changed the title to New DJ Basilisk mixes for 2021

I have another new mix premiering today, the first of at least three this month. This one starts super chill but goes harder than most of the other recent mixes I've been pumping out. It peaks with some relatively recent tunes by Cybered, Robert Elster (ex-Vibrasphere), Extrawelt, Solid Snake (ex-Tegma), etc., but also dabbles in Zenonesque murkiness and some of that slick Techgnosis vibe. Oh, and you'll hear a soft tune from Benji (Prometheus) near the beginning, so there's definitely a psy connection here...

Now available on my site here: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/silicon-overmind-2/

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OK, here's the last of the three new mixes launching this month; this one delves into deep house and dub techno territory without any overt psytrance influences whatsoever, but if you're in the mood for something smoothy and dreamy, you'll find it rewards attentive listening.
 

 

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I have a new one that might be of some interest to old school Goa trance fans... but it's not Goa trance as we know it today! My idea was to rewind the tape to 1989 and play it forward... but step into another timeline.


Full info, track listing, and download links can be found on my site: https://djbasilisk.com/mixes/esoteric-expanse-3/
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