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Tribute to the Summer of 2010! These are the Days by G.A.M.M.A. THESE ARE THE DAYS
Mixed By: G.A.M.M.A.
A tribute to the Summer of 2010 performed at Memories
Well summer has approached, stopped, sat with us, and is now casually starting to move away. The sun is noticeably going down earlier and coming up later. Temperatures have been moderate so far this summer and has left us with a very pleasant summer feeling. Not too often do you wish it was a little warmer during summer here in Sacramento.
This years warmer season has definitely carried more weight with me.
My mixes are always a reflection of my surroundings as well as my inner feelings. This summer has been very emotional for me. Loosing Arnie Benson in the beginning of the summer was tough, he was a dear friend and a great community leader. Watching my Design Office get dismantled through several Company layoffs to the point of closing the office,(luckily I've been moved to work from home). Add to that not being sure where I'll be living next month. The owners of the house I live in like many other owners right now have foreclosed on the house. I might be able to stay, I might have to move. Definitely feels like a trying time, but with all the hills, comes some valley's too.
As the Stilldream 10 Year approached I found myself at some of the best events that one could ask for, with some of the best people one could ask to be around. Tons of wonderful great memories at events like Harmony Festival (Santa Rosa), Gemini (Area101), Cherish (SF) Lightning in a Bottle (LA), Flowr Powr(Sac), FnF 15 Year (NorCal), The Boom is Back (outside Portland), Dude Where's My Tent 2 (Michigan), Karma (Reno) and the Stilldream 10 Year Anniversary. Its been a pleasure to watch friendships and bonds grow stronger as we add another years journey to our lives. Its also been amazing to see all the growth as a culture we are experiencing, lots of awesome expression going on out there! Keep it up everyone, its beautiful!
Stilldream turning 10 Years old, was watching a dream come to reality. Just thinking about the joy of that event makes me want to roar at the sky, grab my nearest friends and family, and thank life for this beautiful existence that we have the opportunity of experiencing. All the ups and downs, gives us major perspective. Be thankful for what you have.
The outdoor season I always find myself playing more progressive music, whether it be progressive house, trance, breakbeats, techno.... you name it. If its progressive, the outdoor events make me just want to bring that sound; tough and deep. This year was no different except that I'm stepping out of what most consider for me as normal. This summer the music I found the most inspiring was the progressive, heavy and yet uplifting Dubstep sound it just resonated with how i felt.It pulled at me, the heavy breakbeats, grinding basslines, introspective and uplifting melodies. Being tough and dancey while still being chill, the best of both worlds?
This mix was put together over the weekend while at Memories 7,an event dedicated to remembering through celebration the people who have brought joy and inspiration to all of us.
This set I dedicate to everyone I've had the pleasure of sharing some of this very special summer with. Whether we were standing side by side, on opposite sides of a field at the same festival or on different sides of the planet. These are the days we will talk about in the years to come.Embrace them.
Wellenough of my babble onto this mix. Sit back, relax, enjoy the experience and don't forget... TURN IT UP!
TRACK LISTING:
Bassnectar - Magical WOrld ft Nelly Furtado
Lady Gaga - Alejandro (Rusko's Papuseria Rmx)
The Boogaloo - Days Go By
Delerium - SIlence (High Rankin & Evolve or Die Rmx)
ANS - Voltage
DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Flux Pavillion Rmx)
MGMT - Kids (Datsik Rmx)
Goldhawks - Keep the Fire (Bar9 Rmx)
Nero - Innocence
The Pixies - Where is my Mind (Bassnecatar Rmx)
Pendulum - Set me on Fire
The Moody Blues - White Satin (Zeds Dead Rmx)
Cold Play - Fix You (Datsik Rmx)
Orbital Tribute (Notation Dubsteppin boot)
Matisyahu - One Day (CASSETTi Rmx)
These are the Days - 08/14/10 - Dubstep / Progressive / Deep / Vocal These are the Days by DjGamma Click and Download it now right in the Sound Cloud Player!!!
Inspired by the event Prohibition Underground! FINALLY RELEASED!! Prohibition by G.A.M.M.A. This is one of those mixes that come out and make you go hummm. A mix mash of artists, elements and styles. This mix was originally inspired by the event "Prohibition Underground" that took place in November in a small 500 person underground warehouse in West Oakland, California. The place was packed full to the brim and spilling out to the street, filled with all sorts of people wearing flapper dresses, zuit suits, feather boas and derby hats. Quite the site to see. A truly epic event and one that encouraged me to make this mix.
Once I started working on this mix I felt that it deserved a lot more time and dedication, so I went back into the lab to work on it some more. Now after bouncing and refining ideas for almost 5 months the mix is finally done.
This mix is a truly genre less, a mixture of swing, bohemian, gypsy, spanish, vibes overlaid with some serious techno, house, electro, breaks rhythms... oh yea even a sprinkle of some dub step too! To me this could be the sound track to movies like Naked Lunch. Neither here nor there but lost somewhere in middle of the land controlled by Interzone Incorporated. Its brings you back to simpler times of flapper dress', nice suits, feathers and fedora hats but has that bohemian gypsy undertone that tells you there's something deeper and more menacing behind it all.
This mix was based off of the 1920's and 1930's era of Prohibition of Alcohol but I also feel that there is a similar Prohibition going on today. Not of Alcohol, but of free thought. Be wary my friends the thought police are coming, big brother might be hiding behind the next corner, Orson Wells might not be too far off besides the date.
It might not be long til we find ourselves needing passwords and secret knocks to get into places of Free will and Expression.
The question is where do you sit? Will you be one of the people who sit idly by or will you be one the people that encourage and fight for change!? Its up to us to be heard!
Special Thanks to Nick Nyquil and Curty Mc Durty for helping find a few of the missing pieces of this mix that helped tie it all together.
Also BIG MONDO thanks to Dina (Dragn'fly), Forest Green, Terri and Phil and anybody else who helped make Prohibition Underground the amazingly awesome event that it was and for all the inspiration it bestowed upon me.
And lastly to all the artists on this mix. These guys are really pushing the limitation of music today and making some stuff that is truly off the wall, fun and timeless. Without these guys pushing the envelope this mix wouldn't be possible.
Now get on those dress shoes, put on that suit & tie, grab your favorite someone, something to smoke and a flask of your favorite hooch and get ready to get down!
BURNING MAN 09 MIX! FINALLY RELEASED!! PHILO BASS by G.A.M.M.A. A Special Burning Man 2009 mix! This mixed keyed to tracks that are bass heavy and not necessarily defined by genres, you'll find techno, breaks, house, electro all smashed up, mixed together.
A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY MIX! FINALLY RELEASED!! SPACE ROCKS! by G.A.M.M.A. Initially release on 12/28/08 for G.A.M.M.A.'s Birthday to the first 100 people who came in the door, now after waiting 8 months its finally here. "Space Rocks!" also known as "Tangerine Space Rocks!" is an amazing mix of many different styles thrown in a blender mixed up and spit back out. Coming out the gate with some warbly glitchy techno, big basslines and drum beats get you going while this set takes off into outerspace. As the mix moves on expect to hear tearing electro type sounds all the while accompanied by acidic spacial melodies and textures reverberating from one end of your head to the other. This mix has been programmed for that special trip into outerspace.
NOW DOWNLOAD HERE ON DJGAMMA.COM!!! Sacparties #10: Sepia Static by G.A.M.M.A. Deep, Dark, and Twisted are some words that describe this mix that takes you for a trip through time and space ripping you out of your body and leaving just your consciousness. This is the first full Techno mix from G.A.M.M.A. in over 2 years,and boy has it been a long time coming. Not for the faint of heart this mix grinds your ears with white noise and moves your body with its deep, dirty, pulsing grooves. So sit back, strap in, open your ears, your mind and your soul.
You won't believe your ears on this one!!! The Ebb and Glow by G.A.M.M.A. The Ebb and Glow is the long awaited newest mix from G.A.M.M.A. It represents a new sound that is being forged right now with no real name to fall under. A perfect blend of Electro, Techno, Breaks, Progressive and House this mix can be played for almost any electronic music enthusiast. Whether on your way to the party, in the club or just sitting at home, this mix really takes you on a journey. So please sit back, relax and enjoy!
The Ebb and Glow - 08/19/08 - The Ebb and Glow - 08/19/08 - Tech / Funk / Electro / Breaks Click here and download NOW!!