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[PookztA]

Abrahm - Action Potential v2.0 (2008)

Tracklist:

1. Astarica - Paraburn [VA-Darklines (2007)]
2. Dissociactive - Power Acoustic [Blockout (2005)]
3. Penta - Everybody Goes Crazy [VA-Psycho Acoustics (2006)]
4. Yab-Yum - Multiball [Nocturnal Emissions (2006)]
5. Penta - See No Evil [Portuguese Abduction (2007)]
6. Iron Madness - [Unreleased (2005)]
7. Seroxat - Communication Breakdown (Remix) [VA-Hammering At The Gates of the Soul (2006)]
8. Kashyyk - Intoview [VA-Doctors Of Chemistry (2008)]
9. DarkPsy - Mutants [DarkPsy (2005)]
10. Wizack Twizack - [VA-Secret Message (2006)]
11. Paranoize - Up And Up [In The Lab (2007)]
12. Peaking Goddess Collective featuring Alex Grey - Human Experiment [VA-Hocus Peakus (2006)]

[Ascension]

I thought I heard Up and Up in there (I played that track at separation anxiety).  Very good stuff Abe!

[PookztA]

wooo thanks bro! also remember hearing Twisted System - Business Hippy during your set... true delight to hear Harold and Kumar chatting it up on top of a Psytrance bassline

good stuff man!

[Ascension]

wooo thanks bro! also remember hearing Twisted System - Business Hippy during your set... true delight to hear Harold and Kumar chatting it up on top of a Psytrance bassline

good stuff man!

Haha, yeah I heard nick play that at third eye and double helix, so I figured I'd throw it in there too.  I think he gave a good yell when it came on

[skitzo]

Good stuff brother. Ill let you know what I think when I get a chance to listen to it.

[Energon]

Abe, there seem to be some EQ'ing issues in this mix. Maybe it's just the shitty PC speakers that I listened to it on but the bass seems to just die during several transitions... almost like it was never turned up after you brought the track in.

I'll have to burn this out and listen in my car to know for sure


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
 

[Ascension]

Abe, there seem to be some EQ'ing issues in this mix. Maybe it's just the shitty PC speakers that I listened to it on but the bass seems to just die during several transitions... almost like it was never turned up after you brought the track in.

I'll have to burn this out and listen in my car to know for sure


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
 

I noticed that too, but it didn't really take anything away from the overall mix.

Also, I listened to this again yesterday at the gym and realized I have that Darklines VA and didn't realize that track was so good .  Thanks Abe!

[PookztA]

Abe, there seem to be some EQ'ing issues in this mix. Maybe it's just the shitty PC speakers that I listened to it on but the bass seems to just die during several transitions... almost like it was never turned up after you brought the track in.

I'll have to burn this out and listen in my car to know for sure


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
 

ya there is a few tracks where i had to use burnt CDs as opposed to bought CDs and i failed to precisely adjust the gains. still, it only happens once at the beginning i think, and once towards the end. thankfully this is just a mix, as i dont have a "demo."

My demo is my personality and friends, like you guys, who let everyone know that despite these minor recording flaws, that i will tear it up given the opportunity

thanks for the comments! BOOM!

[Energon]

My demo is my personality and friends

 

[PookztA]

it may be cheesy by societies standards but im genuine and serious about that...

the only reason i recorded the mix was because Witchdokta had told Chris that we all needed to give him some sample mixes around the time of Third Eye, so i recorded my Third Eye set the night before Witchdokta mentioned the same thing you did about improving the volumes and levels of track blending, but I told him the same thing, this is not my demo my demo comes with more than just my mixing abilities, for all people know im using Traktor to auto-sync the BPM i feel that my connection to the music i play yields a far greater experience than just the music blended by itself, even if it can be done flawlessly


bring on the cheese! (wait til you hear me and Airyck's tag)

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

[Ascension]

very well said Abe, you do exude a tremendous amount of energy when you are behind the decks that is on a different plane than the music itself

[Energon]

it may be cheesy by societies standards but im genuine and serious about that...

No offense intended
I would vouch for you as a DJ if anyone ever asked... so what you say IS true.

I still think it's cheezy, hehe. 

for all people know im using Traktor to auto-sync the BPM

I didn't know that actually. You re-record your tracks at a specific BPM and burn them out before you play?? I guess we all have our own little tricks. One of my friends here in Chicago does the same thing.

bring on the cheese! (wait til you hear me and Airyck's tag)

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

I am eagerly anticipating it 

[Aktif]

None of us use Traktor. 

[PookztA]

@Energon:

my comment about Traktor was simply to make a point, that flawless beat matching in a demo is overrated, as it can easily be done in Traktor. a few errors now and again, within a mix, are healthy, because they show that the person is human in my opinion

not trying to justify why my mix isnt flawless, just saying that im glad its not, so that people dont have the chance to wrongly assume that I was mixing using software / auto beat matching, or something.

hurray for CDJs!

[Nataraja]

@Energon:

First:

My friend, can you give me a few reasons that stand behind your "It's cheesy" statement?
Pls, explain your point.

Second:

Psychedelic trance DJ sets are not like techno or house music. They don't need precise beatmatching & precise EQing.
The only thing that matters is to avoid getting a lot of kicks at one time (please, don't get me wrong about something. Of course that you need to pay attention to the crossfade between two tracks, I'm not saying that the mix should be chaotic)
The most important part of psychedelic trance DJing is the plot of the story.
A psychedelic trance mix is not valuable if it lacks of plot, even if its mixed and produced under high quality equipment & circumstances.
Take Goa Gil for example:
Goa Gil doesn't care for the mix, whether if it lacks few dB of low frequencies or not.
Sometimes, he is not even beatmatching the track.
But, according to me, he is the best story teller in the history of psychedelic trance.
Of course, there is Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) or Raja Ram.
But Goa Gil can tell you a story that you will never forget.
A story that's going to take you on a journey, far beyond something that you can imagine.

My point:

That's the essence of psychedelic trance DJing.
People should see psychedelic trance sets more from the spiritual side, not from the technical.

...just saying that im glad its not, so that people dont have the chance to wrongly assume that I was mixing using software / auto beat matching, or something.

Even if you were Abe, it doesn't really matter.
Although CDJs are beautiful and sound really good, DJing from a computer can be a really good thing, if we consider the fact that technology is pushing the limits of everything . A laptop with few MIDI devices, a professional sound card and a professional software like Ableton Live or Traktor can be a great DJing tool. But some other topic for that, not here

Namaste

David.