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Big Shot Guest Mix: Ghosting Season

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Every so often a debut album like Ghosting Seasons’ Very Last of the Saints comes along, displaying a musical prowess usually reserved for more established artists. Released on Sasha’s Last Night on Earth, the full-length meticulously produced by Gavin Miller and Tom Ragsdale embraced techno with open arms while oozing with strains of post-rock, house and ambient. The venerable Manchester-based duo is back with a simply devastating new single featuring vocalist T E Morris, “Apophenia,” whose voice soars over a silky sonic signature forged by the twosome. To commemorate the new release (watch the video here), Ghosting Season have crafted their second Big Shot Guest Mix, featuring big tunes by Four Tet, Legowelt, Boards of Canada and their latest and greatest. Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Ghosting Season by Big Shot Magazine on Mixcloud

Big Shot Guest Mix: Ghosting Season

1. Almeeva – “Flares”
2. Swayzak – “Winter Boys”
3. Four Tet – “Ribbons”
4. Legowelt – “Tetrahedron”
5. Julien H Mulder – “Old Rutins”
6. Ghosting Season – “Apophenia”
7. Dense And Pika – “Move Your Body Back”
8. Sei A – “Hyphen”
9. Matthais Fridell – “Temporal Axis”
10. Pangaea – “Mission Creep”
11. Elizabeth Merrick-Jefferson – “Go Home”
12. Talismann – “Mars Wars”
13. Boards of Canada – “Collapse”

Album Review: Sasha / ‘Involv3r’ (Ministry of Sound)

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★★★☆☆

Nearly ten years since the first Involver compilation and five since volume two, Sasha’s Balearic teaching is still resonant and relevant. Building, taking his time, showing clubbers where to go and what to do when the sun begins its descent, he of a golden age of superstar DJs works up a deep tech house session with as much relish for loosening up and keeping going.

Effortlessly fluent, personally guiding the sun down himself like an airport marshal, Sasha’s set hums sagely while a wiry girly or candle flickering vocal usually wraps itself around the settings (Ultraísta’s “Smalltalk,” Sasha’s own “Shoot You Down”), while ThermalBear’s “Turn the Tide” plays patron for deep and stylish grooves with ripples of expectancy and vim. Remixing The xx, Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka, Ananda Project James Zabiela and more to fit the cause would lead to whispers on the merits of re-tuning all on his terms, were the mix not so accessible in its EDM shushing.

Propped up by a more travel-sized ambient mix, Sasha distils and cleanses the essence of disc one’s contributors. On the surface it just seems to be in thought with itself or has simply lessened the pulse of the source on a two-for-one basis, but is such that the pair become perfect partners as separate entities. Mind soul and body all taken care of, which has always been Sasha’s game.

File under: John Digweed, Nick Warren, Charlie May

DJs React to DJ Mag Poll on Twitter [Updated]

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The results of DJ Mag’s annual Top 100 poll was announced last night in Amsterdam (see the full list of winners here). Armin van Buuren took the top spot for the fifth time, edging out 2011 winner David Guetta, who fell to the fourth position. Since last night DJs have been on Twitter, some expressing their gratitude for making the list and others having a less positive view. Winner Armin van Buuren tweeted that his victory was “overwhelming”; Hardwell proclaimed he has “the best fans in the world” and Nervo tweeted that they too were “overwhelmed.” But not everyone was feeling the love: Diplo, who landed at 102 on the poll, tweeted “Seriously I don’t even know what dj mag is is it actually a magazine? Like people?” Sasha offered “Oh no dj Angerfist beat me in the DJ mag poll. My career is over.” Feed Me suggested that the poll is “a corrupt and an outdated model.” But perhaps the most curious tweet was from Kaskade who wondered, “Is a DJ Mag Poll Relevant?” Have a look below at the chatter on Twitter and tell us who you agree or disagree with.

Oct. 22 update: See new tweets from BT, Alesso, Sébastian Léger and others at the bottom of the story.




























Big Shot Guest Mix: Ghosting Season

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There’s something truly beautiful and majestic about Ghosting Season‘s debut album, Very Last Of The Saints, released on Sasha’s Last Night On Earth label. The musical union of Gavin Miller and Tom Ragsdale (who are also known collectively as worriedaboutsatan), the pair adeptly blend elements of ambient, post-rock, techno and electronica into a quixotic signature while eschewing current musical fads and trends. The result is an album that effortlessly blazes new trails without any pomp and circumstance.

Luckily for us the duo found time to craft an exclusive Big Shot Guest Mix.

“This mix was a bit less hectic than some other mixes we’ve done recently, but really wanted to respect that fact and keep the whole thing going with a pace and groove that runs throughout its 55 minutes. Plus, as always, we wanted to keep it interesting, so threw in a few oldies,” relate the duo.

“Kuedo and Luke Abbott fitted each other so well, like they’re brothers from parallel universes or something. That Jacques Greene remix of Radiohead is a favorite of ours too, and one we love to play out as much as possible — he totally nailed that remix! Youandewan and Blondes are only recent finds for us, but we love their atmospheric, melancholic take on techno so really wanted to include them somewhere. Depeche Mode will always be a firm favorite with us too, and that Grauzone track is just too good to leave out, techno mix or not.”

Download and enjoy.

Big Shot Guest Mix: Ghosting Season (2012) by Big Shot Magazine on Mixcloud

Big Shot Guest Mix: Ghosting Season

1. Kuedo / “Visioning Shared Tomorrows”
2. Ghosting Season / “A Muffled Sound Of Voices” (Luke Abbott remix)
3. Agoria feat. Carl Craig / “Speechless”
4. Radiohead / “Bloom” (Blawan remix)
5. Depeche Mode / “Behind The Wheel” (Vince Clarke remix)
6. Blondes / “Lover” (Dungeon Acid remix)
7. Ellen Allien / “My Tree” (Ripperton’s Backlash remix)
8. Radiohead / “Lotus Flower” (Jacques Greene remix)
9. Youandewan / “1988”
10. Massive Attack / “Paradise Circus” (Gui Boratto remix)
11. Grauzone / “Eisbär”