Being a “traditional DJ” is much easier. If you play vinyl (like we all did back in the good old days) you had couple of choices, and in 99% of the cases it was a Technics turntable.

Couple of years forward, in the new millennium playing CDs got easier and Pioneer CDJ-1000 became an industry standard.

Now you can play music from your laptop with a digital DJing system, control the music with CDs, turntables or a controller. And that is just why it’s so damn complicated.

There are too many options…

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The Definition of Subtraxx is a mix compilation series needing little explaining. This mix gives you a great overview about the sound Subtraxx is releasing as a label. An insight to the artists on board. It really defines what Subtraxx is all about: High quality progressive trance.

While the first episode was a overview to the early days of Subtraxx by Miika Kuisma, the founder of the label the second episode is more into the present sound and artist on board. This time the current front man and A&R of the label Ville Lope brings us a showcase like mix of the releases since taking the artistic lead of the label.

My first mix compilation “Definition of Subtraxx – Volume 2″ is available from all digital stores like Beatport, Audiojelly, DJ Download, Juno Download, iTunes. The pack includes the mix and all the tracks used in the mix as full length DJ friendly unmixed form.

Tracklist
1. Marco Torrance – Zilent World (Allende Remix)
2. Tom Fall – First Sight
3. Ville Lope – Farewell To Forgiven
4. Ayleon – Glory Silence
5. Syna – Clarity
6. Tom Fall – Lotus
7. Ville Lope – Sun Will Follow You (Marko Kantola Remix)
8. Life In Streams – Ugly Things In A Pretty World (Marko Kantola Remix)
9. Tearrain – Sleepless Fall (Ima’gin Remix)
10. Marko Kantola – Anywhere
11. nervous_testpilot – Wonderful Information
12. PeakTwins – Tarragona (Ayleon Remix)

This saturday is the most awaited day of the summer. Ever since I got confirmed I’m going to play at a massive indoor/outdoor spa party, I’ve been totally hyped about it.

My record bag is packed with summery tunes and also “Fiksaatio classics”, tracks I’ve been playing in their previous events.

The line up for the event is massive. Take a closer look to the poster above or the good looking video below.

Here’s a set I’m taking part to Kazantip Finland’s contest. They are sending out 8 finnish DJ’s to perform in Kazantip, the Ibiza of the Black Sea.

The festival is huge, check out the website for that.

I wanted to give a preview of my own productions and the way I build my DJ sets, but in tighter form. We start from laid-back and balearic beach feelings and start lifting the athmosphere to the clubbier direction towards the end.

Please help me out by giving your rating to the mix here.

Tracklist:
Mike Shiver – Feelings (Ville Lope Remix)
Ville Lope – Sun Will Follow You
Black Pearl – Bounty Island (DJ Shah’s San Antonio Harbour Mix)
Lovetone vs Planet Funk – Chase The Sun (Anton Sonin Remodel)
Alex Losy – Mens Rea (Budge Remix)
Tiesto – The Tube (Ville Lope Remix)
Evgeny Bardyuzha – Bass Surfer
Mike Shiver & Aruna – Everywhere You Are (Timo Juuti Remix)
Nathan Profitt – Strange Days (Ville Lope Remix)
Phynn feat Antonia – Hello Love (Mr. Pit Remix)
Jordan Suckley – From Paradise! (Jon O´Bir Remix)

Ville Lope – From the Beach to the Club (Kazantip Finland 2010) by villelope_dj

My remix got picked to be the #1 mix from the bundle of 20. I’m really honoured to be on the number one spot, it’s a huge thing for me. This really shows me I’ve been doing the right things recently.

Check out more about the remix and the video I made about producing the remix here.

This is my way to take a 140bpm techy power trancer down to 130, but still keeping the energy and the groove it has.

Release date: 27th April 2010.

Available now from your favorite Download portals such as iTunes, Beatport, Audiojelly, TrackItDown and Dj Download.

Nathan Profitt – Strange Days (Ville Lope Remix) by villelope

Ville Lope has already proven his place as a household name in Subtraxx, not only by his work as an A&R, but also as a producer. His debut in Subtraxx, Gratitude and the balearic summer progtrance follow up entitled Sun Will Follow You have both made it into several compilations.

Farewell To Forgiven continues in the path of pure progressive goodness. Groovy basslines, detailed background fx’s and beautiful melodies, that’s what Ville’s sound is all about.

The progressive original is getting solid support from another in-house artist Ayleon, whose outstanding remix brings the best parts of good-old-trance in form of modern production. And yes, the sonic quality is something you can expect from these skilled northern producers.

Farewell To Forgiven presents the vocal talent of miss Ruusa Kangas.

Ayleon remix fantastic!! – John 00 Fleming
Gorgeous track! – Suzy Solar
Amazing!!! Massive summer tune here – Ehren Stowers

Both mixes are great. The Original Mix has this unique trance style and the use of the melody in Ayleon´s Remix let´s me drift away.

– Puresound.fm

Subtraxx is one of my favorite prog trance labels cause simply every release is high quality and essential if you wish to add emotions and beautifully crafted melodies in your set. The original mix is a deep but really optimistic prog trancer with strong electro elements and an amazing vocal on the break that you feel that the skies will open and angels will appear out of sudden. I was speechless the first time that I checked out this and I was amazed from the whole feeling that this vocal radiates. Ayleon is my favorite remix as it is chunkier, groovier more fast and really uplifting. The main break comes quite early but this is not a bad thing as it then leaves the rest of the track to develop much more fully. Absolutely essential choice if prog trance is your thing, so do the right thing and add in your basket both mixes!

– 1mix.co.uk

Beatport exclusive starting 20th April 2010. Get it now

Available from your favorite portal starting 4th May 2010.
iTunes, Audiojelly, Juno Download, TrackItDown & DJ Download

Watch the preview video:

Fiksaatio has been running for more than 2,5 years now, and the organization has been organizing nothing but amazing events all over the Pohjanmaa district. I’m not unfamiliar face in their events. I’ve played in several of their events: at the main stage or the afterparty. This time, and the second time in a row, we’re taking the charge of the chill out side of things.

Me and Echostep are starting the night in the Café lounge with 1,5 hour chill out special. This is a great honor as the DJ following our set is the best known chill out DJ in Finland, Indigo.

A good example how Fiksaatio combines people and various aspects of electronic music is that the night is ended with an Italo set by R.Cube and C-Hill. Sounds like a blast!

The main stage is concentrating to the more clubby side of things. The line up.

22.00-23.30 Alijas
23.30-01.00 Deck Jagger
01.00-02.00 Nürush
02.00-03.30 Anton Sonin [High Contrast]

I won’t be attending to the next day’s event dubbed F/X Black, where the music will be hard. Instead I’m travelingg back to Tampere to have a studio session together with the musical prodigy Anton Sonin. While he still might be unknown to the big crowds, he is signed to labels such High Contrast, Tone Diary and most recently to Anjunabeats (a collab with Super8 & Tab).

His first ever release was released on Subtraxx, and we share the same taste in music. We’ve worked together before, and now it’s our sole intention to have a track ready to released.

Going to be a massive weekend, I’ve been waiting for this weekend for a while now!