Posts Tagged ‘house’

Karl D – Reactor(Remix)

No Comments
Posted 02 Jun 2013 — by karl
Category Music

Similar to the last offering, this remix was made specifically for SHOCKED, and also made a dramatic departure from a more subdued original.

This was intentionally simple.  ”Reactor” had an existing electro influence in the form of the synth.  That was about the only part that stayed in the remix, but I liked the way that the stripped down drums and the synth turned this remix into a more “raw” version.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Karl D – Reactor(Remix)(Right click and choose Save As to download)

Tags: , ,

Karl D – Dante’s Revenge

No Comments
Posted 01 Jun 2013 — by karl
Category Music

This is one of the featured selections in the recent Electro mix I did.

For the uninitiated, this is a remix of an old favorite of mine.   The pace is changed dramatically in this version, and adds some “dancefloor heat” that the original could not be farther from.

 

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Karl D  - Dante’s Revenge(Right click and choose Save As to download)

Tags: , ,

randombeats.com Mix Series 05: SHOCKED – The Electro House and Breaks Connection

No Comments
Posted 23 Apr 2013 — by karl
Category Music

“That’s the thing about house,” a friend once said to me at a party, “It sure is reliable”.

I think he was right, and the same can be said about breakbeat. Fads come and go, but house and breaks are the pillars that hold up electronic music.

Simple ideas are typically the ones that don’t need changing. The way electronic music has survived over the years is by keeping to the basics.

The first movement of this mix represents a modern interpretation of electro – an exciting set of mid-tempo, aggressive house. You’ll notice a couple of remixes in this half especially that were created just for this mix(and will be released on this site for general download soon).
Halfway through, this mix switches gears, going into breaks territory. The tracks in this set all are quite modern from a production standpoint, but all owe a great deal to the original electro-breaks sound of the 1980s that gave birth to modern electronic music culture.

This is SHOCKED.

1st Movement:  Electro House

  1. (0:00)      Karl D – Dante’s Revenge
  2. (02:25)    Karl D – Logic Bomb
  3. (05:05)    Karl D – Reactor(Remix)
  4. (06:41)     Karl D – Shocking
  5. (10:57)     Robyn – Dancing on My Own

2nd Movement:  Electro Breaks

  1.  (15:34)     Karl D – 4_07(from random beats, vol. 4)
  2. (17:58)     Karl D – So Many Different People
  3. (20:23)     Karl D – 3_11(from random beats, vol. 3)
  4. (24:14)      Above and Beyond – Indonesia
  5. (26:38)     Karl D – Typhoon

 

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Karl D – Shocked(Right click and choose Save As to download)

Tags: , , ,

5_01

No Comments
Posted 11 Nov 2009 — by karl
Category Music

The random beats series returns with the first entry in Volume 5!

This extra-large sized beat has taken some time to complete.  The entire thing has a very chilly sound to it.  As we move into the colder months of the year, I thought this would be a fitting start to the 5th volume.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Tags: ,

4_06

No Comments
Posted 10 Aug 2009 — by karl
Category Music

If I had to describe this post in one word, it would be “Floaty”.

This spaced-out electro jam has some really techy instruments providing the melody, including the drums.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Tags: , ,

3_05

No Comments
Posted 25 May 2009 — by karl
Category Music

I present to you some deep, tribal-influenced house music.  There are some good progressive elements in here that build tension until the very end.  I love the way the koto sounds and how it weaves in and out of the foreground.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Tags: ,

2_04

No Comments
Posted 21 Jan 2009 — by karl
Category Music

Those who pay even the most devout attention may not be aware that my electronic music pedigree has it’s roots deepest in eurodance.  In some ways, it’s the music that started it all for me.

My favorite kind of electronic music to listen to as well as to DJ with is hardhouse.  I believe that hardhouse grew from Eurodance in many ways.  Today’s track is somewhere right in the middle, leaning more towards the euro side.  The only thing it’s missing:  the soaring female vocal paired with the deep-voiced swedish male rapping :) .

Ed. Note: Throughout my music production, I have found that the best tracks have been those that have brought my computer to it’s knees due to high processing requirements.  This one definitely is guilty of both being one of the best ones, as well as having crashed my computer.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Tags: , ,

1_06

No Comments
Posted 24 Oct 2008 — by karl
Category Music

While making this track I kept thinking that this is what I expect house to be like in Japanese discotheques.

I really like the lead in here.  I’ve been using a synth called synth1 for a while.  Apparently it’s been around for ages but some people dislike the complexity.  If you’re into production, I strongly reccomend it.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Tags: , ,
← Previous Entries