Animalis - La Revolucion (Dark DJ Remix)

Animalis - La Revolucion (Dark DJ Remix) by Dark DJ

Just a simple prog remix for an online comp, nothin' special.

Cheers,

Dark.

Game Over

..is the name i've settled on for my next GSR release. 6 tracks for it, mainly of material I intended to use on my next album. But, that can wait!

This should hopefully be out soon, depending on GSR. Tracks that will appear on here (but not nessasarily in this order):

1Up
8Bit
Game Over
In The Room
Over 9000
The Taste of Flesh

Cheers,

Dark.

Dark DJ's Blog Competition!

After quite a bit of Thought, I have decided to run a little competition. Purely for fun, to see if I can benefit from running this sort of thing regularly.

It's quite simple really, folks. Just name the releases that these tracks appear on, from my own discography. I'll run it by points, every correct answer gets you two points, while answering the Bonus Questions will get you 4 points apiece. The tracks are as below:

1. Project Vahn
2. Phantomile
3. Uneasy Feeling
4. Asphalt Assault
5. WipeOut
6. Dry Ice
7. Manual
8. RePsyco Take Two
9. The Egg
10. Dahkras

And the Bonus Questions:

What is the name of my "Missing" album, of which I half finished, then accidently deleted? (I know that some fans know this one ;) )

How many alter ego's do I currently have? And can you name them too?

Whoever gets the most points (of a total of 28) will recieve a promotional copy of my track "Over 9000", which will be released next year at somepoint to the public.

Simply comment on this post with your answers, and I will calculate who is the winner on the 1st November 2010.

Then, I will need said winner's email address so that I can give them their prize. For fans on Facebook, comment on the wall with your answers. For members of The Daft Club, Private Message me your answers.

I may run a simmilar competition in the future, so don't worry if you don;t win this time! Cheers, and good luck to all who wish to enter. Remember, it's mainly for fun ;)

Dark.

Go Outside EP - Coming Soon

Well, when I find a label that wants to release it, that is. I'm planning on getting this EP out on either Tune In Records or Get Some! Records, as i'm already working on enough material for Phantom Records! Below are links to the tracks:

Go Outside by Dark DJ

Go Outside Again by Dark DJ

Failed by Dark DJ

After finding the original version of the track once more, which was always my favourite version, I will be commissioning an EP with this track included. I am adding a new remade version of the original ("Go Outside Again", previously "Go Outside 2010") to go with it, and as a bonus, one of my other unreleased tracks ("Failed") will make it's way onto the EP soon.

Cheers,

Dark.

Dark DJ - 9

So, everyone, my debut EP for "Phantom Records", "9", has finally been released, and it's on iTunes!

I'm now sure how iTunes works, but it'd be lovely to see the UK prices, instead of the US dollars!

This EP includes 5 tracks, all written, produced and recorded by myself. I am extremely proud of this release, seeing as have been dying to release it for over 4 months! Below is the EP tracklist for "9":

01 "9" 11:14
02 "Semi Professional" 5:27
03 "The Egg" 6:09
04 "Trapped" 5:00
05 "Vex" 7:07

I really hope that some of my readers will have a look at this EP, and support myself and Phantom Records as we evolve!

Cheers,

Dark.

Updates: 1st September 2010

Hmm, have not written here for a while!

Well, basically, news is that my debut release for Phantom Records, "9" will be avaliable for purchase from itunes etc from the 9th September, hopefully.

Other news includes work for my next full album, some remixes are also in the works, and i'm officially addicted to Kuju's "Railworks" :P

More from me soon,

Dark.

Updates: 11th August 2010

After several changed decisions, I finally have a good idea of what I will be producing in the next year:

"Untitled Album" (W.I.P Name) for Phantom Records. Two tracks done so far. Scheduled for release next year.

"Remakes" for Get Some! Records, should be done by this winter.

For "Get Some! Records" , I am also hoping to add some more albums to the Distro section soon. So far, I am waiting for my "Darkness" era releases to be added, but would also like to add my "Remixes" series to that page. This includes the following.

"Test Remixes" definitely needs to be added to the distro page, as I originally wanted it released on the label some time ago, but this did not come to fruitation.

The official "Remixes" series, Including:

Remixes: Volume One
Remixes: Volume Two
Remixes: Volume Three
Remixes: Volume Four

V4 is still in production currently.

This is my action plan for the next year currently, I hope I don't change my mind again anytime soon!!!

Dark.

Musical Pick of the Week - Needs More Bass (Thomas En Masse Remix)

Well, I'm not sure if anyone really remembers the remixes, or the actual track, "Needs More Bass". It appears on my 2009 concept album "Darkness", and had it's own pre-release single with several remixes of the original on there.

One of my favourite remixes on there was actually done by myself. (actually, all the remixes bar the DJ GODS remix were done by myself :D ) The one i'm showing off this week (again) is the "Thomas En Masse" remix, when that project was still in it's "Techno" stages, though now it has transformed into my french/sampled house project.

The remix itself, I think, has alot more going on than in the original, so big wins all around. I hope you lot enjoy it too. Though I must point out that the single/ep is about to be re-released on "Get Some! Records" so i'll do a massive post on the single, and the other re-releases, probably next week now.

Dark.

100th Post

Finally! My 100th post on this blog! :)

And it comes with a bit of a revision to my latest updates. I've narrowed down my new music projects to just a few items:

For Phantom Record's newly formed project, "Phantom Anthems", I have decided to pull the "Go Outside" ep, and use said track for this project. I'm going to go over the track once more and tweak it to see if it can be improved before finalising it.

Also for Phantom Records, I have begun work on my next full release. This is as of yet unnamed, but i am planning to reelase 2 pre release and 2 post release singles with this.

For the label that I am co-CEO of, "Get Some! Records", I am putting together a "Remakes" album, which will consist of remakes and remixes of some of my older tracks, such as "Abomination" and "Asphalt Assault".

As a final note, I thought i'd add this little example of how I can sometimes integrate my hobbys:



Firstly, apologies for the rubbishness of the picture, I have uploaded another one on my Photobucket account if you want to have a better look.

This is a reskin of a steam locomotive for MSTS, which is operating on my fictional company "Dark Railways". See the link already? It is also named "Gammacords", a reference to one of the creepiest tracks I ever made.

The railways link goes even further too, because some of my tracks on 2010 are named after steam locomotives ("257 Squadron", "Tangmere" and Bellerophon" being prominent examples.)

Until laters,
Dark.

Aufgang - Dulceria (Dark DJ Remix)

Aufgang - Dulceria (Dark DJ Remix) by Dark DJ

Cheers,

Dark.

Updates: 9th July 2010

So, here is a short list of the projects I am currently planning, working on, or waiting to be released:

9 - To be released soon on "Phantom Records".

257 Squadron - Final single from the album "2010", to be released soon on "Get Some! Records".

Juniper Rocks - Collaborative effort with "Matthew Riley", to be released soon on "Get Some! Records".

Remakes 2010 - A short collection of remade tracks that I either wanted to improve or change. This includes "2010" versions of some of my older tracks, and some newer ones too. Consider them remakes, remixes, etc.

Untitled Album 2011 - Unnamed as of right now, but I am currently planning this album. It will most likely be a mixture of styles, but will be predominantly progressive electronica. Two tracks have been created for this so far, one unnamed and the other called "Go Outside".

Oblivion Live Set - This is the working title for a live mix set I will be working on soon, which will hopefully be utilised for playing live sets with "Phantom Records" and "Get Some! Records" if they ever organise a world tour, or something along those lines.

Cheers,

Dark.

Dark DJ Costume Idea

Below is a fairly rubbish drawing (done on MS Paint!) of my "Dark DJ" costume Idea, mainly for live shows with Phantom Records and Get Some! Records, if I ever get to perform one properly!



It basically outlines the following:

A Halloween Mask, which is actually a halloween mask, of which I will be modifying when I get some spare ones.

My fairly large black Coat. 'Cos it looks cool.

Fingerless Gloves for making teh musics.

Headphones to hear teh musics.

Jeans and a top, just because that's what I iconically wear.

Deck shoes, because they're comfy.

That's about it for tonight I think...

Cheers,

Dark.

For Lack of a Better Post...

Hey all!

I apologise for the lack of posts lately, but I have not really been very productive over the last few weeks. This is mainly due to the fact that I am still waiting for two releases to actually be released on Get Some! Records. For those who are interested, these are the "257 Squadron" single and the "Juniper Rocks" Collaboration EP with Matthew Riley. Hopefully, these should be out soon, so that I can write about them and move onto my next projects...

I have, however, entered a remix competition, for "Aufgang" and their track, "Dulceria". I know it won't win, and isn't the best I have ever done, but do please have a listen and tell me what you think. You may also notice that I have now got a Fairtilizer account, as the competition states that you need one of these. It could come in useful for track hosting, as demonstrated below...



Cheers,

Dark.

P.S. I'm slightly drunk while writing this. Sorry.