Sons of Aurora - Shamhala 2003 - Disc 1
Released: Aug 17, 2003
Genre: Psytrance - Melodic
Length: 1:19:01
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This one is a JOURNEY. I know, I know everyone says that about their mixes, but we played for over FOUR HOURS on Friday night, the first night ever of the new trance stage at Shambhala. Due to bandwidth considerations, this mix had to be broken into three sections. As well this is not a live mix, but a remix of the exact set we played. This first section invites those standing in the shadows to come forward and surrender themselves to the waves of sound. It has moments of broken beat madness as well as those throbbing psytrance basslines that have the ability to mesmerize and send the mind soaring.
TRACKLIST:
1. Atmos - Fill The Hat
2. Cosma - Out Of Range
3. Cosma - Non Stop
4. Son Kite - Airplay
5. The Light - Expand the Room
6. Luke Chable - Sunspirit
7. God Within - Raincry
8. Joujouka - Re-Psycle Frequency (Big Psyche Mix)
9. Cosma - Human Evolution
10. Nerve - Nervous
11. Lube - E.Q.
12. Lish - Bring The Pain
13. Atmos - Sonic Kipper
14. Timetech - Notes
REVIEWS:
I am glad I found your site and this mix. Fantastic. Comments on das Shambhala mix: The first thing that strikes me with the beginning of this mix is the smoothness. Great Mixing. I had to really listen close to find your mixes, but when I sensed the elements of the next song, it was very smooth...Great Job! Track selection was great...kept the forward momentum flowing, but certainly pointing towards an end destination. I have all too many times heard some DJ?s just play tracks with no direction, no purpose, or where the set plateaus and never goes anywhere. You guys lay down the mix with authority. Keep it rolling. I liked a track in there that had school children singing ?ashes we all fall down?. Sweet! - Todd Smith
Mad work! Really great mix of elements and beats, so far so great into the first hour. - Olas
I like how you blended a lot of progressive sounds with a few full tracks, and even a little euro in there too. Nice across the board set. - Paradigm
Sons of Aurora - Shamhala 2003 - Disc 2
Released: Aug 17, 2003
Genre: Psytrance - Progressive
Length: 1:19:44
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Starting deep and dropping off into a beautiful ambient vocal, this second section then picks up and has it's quirky moments. We felt that those dancing would need a break, a chance to gather their energies. Afterwards we dove right back into the thick of things.
TRACKLIST:
1. Timetech - Notes
2. Beat Bizarre - Monocrome
3. Timetech - At All Times
4. Noma - Soon
5. Invocation - Anubis
6. Audiopile - The Drill
7. Atmos - Old Painless
8. Llpopis - Centrafuge (Son Kit Remix)
9. Unknown - Unknown
10. Fly agaric - I See Myself
11. Boo Reka - In Hell x Hell
12. Nuclear Ramjet - Evolution
13. Unknown - Unknown
14. Spirallianz - Hide and Seek
15. Radiohead - Idioteque
16. Talpa -Talpania
REVIEWS:
After going through all 4 hours of this mix, I'm left speechless wishing I would've been there to see it live. Such a winding trip through an eclectic selection of tracks; and the energy and heart from these two can be felt all the way through. I absolutely love it and will be listening to it over and over for days to come. - Wes Straub
Awesome opening on Part 2...I love how psy-trance can get away with making beautiful tracks that you just would not hear in a club otherwise. I love the ethnic flair at the beginning of this mix, the female vocal echoes and ethnic drums pander lightly, you really bring some great elements in here and slowly ever so slowly comes the beat, ready to take flight. The synths scream from the darkness catching up with the beats and finally the bass line takes root moving away the ethereal, back to a more psy-trance feel into the depths of bass. The mix continues on with a consistent energy, nice explosive breaks and re-entries. And another open vocal break drifting away from the heavy bass lines about 1/3 way through only to tease you and SLAM right back into beats and bass lines, AWESOME. The mix continues in a hard fashion, and then releasing to a trippier plane of existence, with the roars of delayed 303?s and echoes and eventually running through thickets of deep and organic sounds. Tasty goodness to send your head spinning, feet moving, body shaking, and mind exploding. The track selection is top notch for this journey. You just get more pumped up, as this mix moves forward. More vocals sneak in, a little more of a surprise about 2/3 way through. And I think this is one of the surprises of the mix. It is some sort of a cappella, maybe not specifically written for a psy-trance track, but it fit in the mix. Refreshing changes, and pushing the musical envelope requires changes to include the unexpected. This is an example of how to push that envelope with success, while retaining the essence of the mix. It stands out enough, but never too far out to the listener to say ?what the f**k is that??. Another example of this is a brassy horn ensemble that follows shortly after the a cappella, with a mix of saxophone and trombones also with sliding guitar notes matching the horns. Something not the usual in a psy-trance set, but this is what I like about it. - Todd Smith
Sons of Aurora - Shamhala 2003 - Disc 3
Released: Aug 17, 2003
Genre: Psytrance - Melodic
Length: 1:19:44
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This last section begins with us slipping in a beautiful breaks track then touching again on darker psy sounds. As the sun was coming up we let loose the more melodic sounds. It was one very long set, and seeing smiles on the faces of those who stayed to the end was more than enough of a reward for the effort we put into it. Thank you to all the beautiful souls that joined us and we hope you enjoy this recording, may it bring us all back to that special time and place.
TRACKLIST:
1. Sasha - Wavy Gravy
2. Phony Orphants - Chocolate Ice Tea
3. Spirallianz - Neurosport
4. Vibrasphere - Indian Summer
5. Psysex - Hardcore Blastoff
6. SBK - Ueberflieger
7. Psysex - The Final Mission
8. SBK - Demosong
9. Biscaya - Bass Syndrom
10. SBK - Marschmellow
11. Anaphaz - Cyberlys
12. Astrix - Unknown
13. Unknown - Unknown
14. Psysex - Smooth Sailing
15. Infected Mushroom - Elation Station
REVIEWS:
Dear Darvin, this is Mirka from Vancouver. I just wanted to drop you a line and say hello and let you know that Jay blessed me with the third disc of your Shambhala set last year. HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!! I wish I could have been there...honestly I have never heard anything so creative from someone in a very long time. I feel like I actually got to know you a bit by listening to this disc. I can hardly wait to have pts 1 & 2 so I can piece the puzzle together more accurately. I have not been this sonically challenged since I stumble upon Treavor's set around the same time last year. You truly have raised the bar for me personally and I am once again encouraged to fear nothing and be true to what is in my heart. I have secretly harbored a love for dark music for so long and you actually play some tracks I own!!!!!! Wavy Gravy (not a surprise) but the big surprise was the Atmos track, at least I think it's called that (I am at home so I am not able to refer to my collection) I will check it when I get home and let you know which one I mean. I have been playing that for a year now and people never seemed to get it in Vancouver but there you are playing it and I felt my heart leap!!!! SOMEONE GETS IT
Thank you so much for this, even though I acquired it secondhand, and I extend my sincerest apologies if I seen neurotic or over enthusiastic but to be honest I meet very few people who I can communicate with musically and even though I really haven't been able to talk with you for long I know you are just like me. Love Mirka - Blacktiger Recordings
In this third section, the breaks are well timed, giving you time to catch up. I sometimes think I might need a few more, so you could take a rest from dancing. But then again I was never a super energized sustainable dancer for 2-3 hours. Sasha's Wavy Gravy...didn't expect to hear that, but nice for a sustained moment of relaxation then back into the fray of Psy-Trance. Dive, Dive, Dive!!!! Keep it going strong and push that musical envelope, that is the only way we evolve. - Todd Smith