April Mix: "Sakura"
Hello Neverrain listeners,
I am pleased to bring you a special two-hour set this month, entitled "Sakura", which was recorded in the United States and mastered in Kyoto, Japan. I am currently travelling on business and speaking in Tokyo this week...yet I managed to get the set recorded before I left the United States. All post-production for the mix was completed in Japan.
Also noteworthy, is that this mix features two new tracks written by myself; "Glimmer" and "Forward". I hope they add a different dimension to the sound of the set.
This month's track-selection has a lot of variety in it, which makes it a very dynamic mix, but still fits into my usual progressive style. Overall the mix ranges from trancey breakbeats, to a few funky progressive tracks, and then migrates toward some deeper tech-trance. This is one of my more patient mixes, with long transitions between tracks and greater play-time of individual songs.
**Note: Since the original posting of the mix, I have received many comments & emails regarding the meaning of the word "Sakura"...so I thought I would illuminate what Sakura actualy means. Sakura is a type of fragile Japanese cherry blossom, which blooms for a very short period of time in Spring. Normally, it is just a week to ten days before all of the blossoms are carried away by the wind. During this short time the land is covered with the colors and scent of the fragile cherry blooms. The intense beauty and short time span have associated cherry blossoms with spiritual and philosophical ideas such as the beauty and fragility of human life. It also represents a type of rebirth. These are ideas & feelings that I try to convey through all of my mixes. At the moment, the Sakura are in bloom in downtown Tokyo, and other parts of Japan...so I have been able to experience the rebirth first-hand. At one point during my stay here, Sakura blossoms were raining down all around the vehicle I was in, nearly turning the entire sky a magenta color. It was quite a surreal moment.
Please, play this mix loud, and enjoy the sounds.
Tracklisting:
1. Eric Jordan - "Glimmer"
2. Sonic Cube - "Amnesia"
3. Jm Berutich - "Meiva"
4. Chris Micali - "Sentient Soul"
5. Shiloh Vs. Jolen Essex - "Black Tide Rhythm"
6. Eric Jordan - "Forward" - Big Break Mix
7. Kevin Shiu vs. Shiloh - "Acid Brownies" - Shiloh Remix
8. Niko Malagnini - "Are U 21 Or Drunk" - New Mix
9. Space Safari - "Burning"
10. Marrocco - "Vertical Line"
11. Gil, Rick Pier O'Neil - "Roraima" - RPO Remix
12. Criss Source - "Hugs & Kisses"
13. Sergo Fernandez, Rick Pier O'Neil - "Expreso Sola" - RPO Remix
14. Zen Mechanics - "New Propulsion Technology"
15. Darioush Alkemy - "133" - Alkemy Instrumental Remix
16. Altom - "Viper"
17. Probspot - "Blueberry"
18. Stel - "Finding Time feat. John Elliott"
19. Holden & Thompson - "Nothing" - 93 Returning Mix
