SHG Radio Show Episode 007

Here we are with episode number seven of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada, programmed and mixed by Jonathan Clark (as DJ Bolivia). The show encompasses many sub-genres within the realm of electronic dance music, but the main focus is on progressive and tribal house, and a bit of trance & techno. Liner notes for this episode (007) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.





Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:

DJ Bolivia · Bolivia - Episode 007 - Subterranean Homesick Grooves

In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download DJ Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Baldo, “Goodbye” (Marshal & Libex Remix).
02. Prok & Fitch feat Nanchang Nancy, “Walk With Me” (Axwell vs Daddy's Groove Remix).
03. Narcotic Thrust , “I Like It” (Radek K Space Remix).
04. DJ Heavygrinder, “Midnight Lover” (HG's Tech Mix).
05. Dinka, “Elements” (EDX's 5un5shine Remix).
06. Sundayprayers, “La Noche Del Cometa” (Joeri Jamison Remix).
07. DJ Dan, “N2O” (DJ Dan's Bongoloid Mix).
08. Dextro & Bryan Galavan, “Una Vez Mas” (Dan De Leon Reconstruction).
09. EDX, “Party Of Politics” (Original Club Mix).
10. Ticon, “Models On Cocaine” (Weekend Heroes Remix).
11. Young Parisians, “Jump The Next Train” (Solar Stone Remix).




More information is available on our Website:
   http://www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca


Here are a few notes about some of the artists or producers featured in this week's show:

Baldo (Italy) – Unfortunately, there are a few "Baldo’s" on MySpace, so make sure you find the right one. As long as you remember that this Baldo is from Italy, you’ll do just fine. You’ll also be impressed to know that he’s definitely one of the youngest producers I’ve played on my show yet, at just twenty years of ago.

DJ Heavygrinder (US) – Bobbie’s live shows are well known for her flamboyant stage presence and varied outfits, however, she is just as comfortable in a production environment as she is behind the decks, with several high energy house tracks to her credit in the past year or two. For anyone in the Halifax area tomorrow night (February 27th, 2010), you’ll be able to catch her playing at the Paragon on Gottingen Street. Also, I’ve got some footage from one of her former shows in Nova Scotia (at Reflections Caberet), which I’m just editing right now and should have on my main website by tomorrow.

Simon & Shaker (Spain) – The output of this duo is prodigious, to say the least – just look at their discography. You may wonder why I’m talking about them when they don’t have any tracks on this week’s show. Well, actually, Sundayprayers IS Simon & Shaker. I believe that S&S also had a record label with D-Formation at one point, Intenso Recordings, although I haven’t heard that name much recently. No matter – these guys have support from most of the biggest names in the industry.

DJ Dan (US) – Dan is the original face of the underground West Coast house music scene, where he spent the 1990's cementing his reputation as the best of the best, and also playing venues all over North America and the world. He also produces (remember classic hits like "That Zipper Track") and tours very extensively today. In fact, for those of you in Atlantic Canada, Dan is playing in Moncton on March 4th at the City Grill, and in Halifax on March 5th at the Palace.

EDX (Switzerland) – EDX has been extremely busy in the past year, after having taken several years off from producing just before that. This Italian native has two tracks on this week’s show if you look carefully, his own “Party Of Politics” track, and a remix of Dinka’s “Elements.” That’s no surprise with his hectic schedule: recently, he’s done remixes for Dubfire, Deadmau5, Armand van Helden, Steve Angello, Kool & The Gang, Lauryn Hill, Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, and many more.

Young Parisians (UK) – This is another duo who is harder to track down on MySpace, since there are a few other groups that go by the same name. If you do look at their link, it looks like they haven’t logged in since 2006. Don't worry: these Young Parisians are not so French, or sitting on the Champs-Élysées. Just look for info about Solar Stone, since Young Parisians is just an alias. This track originally came out in 2004, but the remixes are still getting major play. The Probspot remix would have fit in a bit better with the rest of this mix, but I really enjoy the Solar Stone Remix, so I put theirs into the show instead. Unfortunately, less than half of that remix fit into the show - it's a pretty long track. You can listen to the full mix on Beatport.


So long, farewell, I must bid you adieu. But before I go, if you're curious about who that [other] sexy voice is in the show doing all the promo voice-overs, it is Shawn Cole in Vancouver. He's a great friend, a former roommate, and a former DJ for me at my club. So if you need to hire someone to do any professional vocal work, go to his website and check him out. His studio is based in Vancouver, where he also teaches at a couple of the sound schools, but they have clients all over the world.


We also have a file containing complete track listings from all of DJ Bolivia's radio shows, studio mixes, and live sets. The PDF version can be viewed from within your browser by clicking directly. Both the PDF and the Excel versions can be downloaded by right-clicking and choosing the "save link as" option:

View as PDF file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.pdf
Download Excel file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.xlsx




Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show Episode 006

Here we are with episode number six of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada, programmed and mixed by DJ Bolivia. The show encompasses many sub-genres within the realm of electronic dance music, but the main focus is on progressive and tribal house, and a bit of trance & techno. Liner notes for this episode (006) can be seen below.





Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:

DJ Bolivia · Bolivia - Episode 006 - Subterranean Homesick Grooves

In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download DJ Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Dr Kucho, "Green Planet" (Tochner & Colorless Remix).
02. Chab feat JD Davis, "Lonely" (Simon & Shaker Class Remix).
03. Radek K, "Gold Coast" (Original Mix).
04. Dezza & Dutch Robinson feat Michelle, "Take You Home" (Vocal Version).
05. Cirez D, "On Off" (Sebastien Leger Remix).
06. Wolfgang Gartner, "Latin Fever" (Original Mix).
07. Sterio & McClellan, "Crowders Mountain" (Mario & Eric JS Mix).
08. Funkagenda, "Nobody Listens To Techno" (Original Mix).
09. Retroid, "Chasing Rainbows" (Retroid Remix).
10. Nadia Ali, "Love Story" (Dresden & Johnston Vocal Mix).


More information is available on our Website:
   http://www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca


Here are a few notes up on some of the artists or producers featured in this week's show:

Radek K (Poland) - I mentioned Radek in last week's show because I closed that episode with one of his tracks, although I was running out of time so I was only able to fit a small part of it in. I thought I'd throw in a full track this week, and in listening to the show after the fact, I'm very glad I did. I think you can probably get this track on Beatport soon, if it isn't already there.

Dezza (Canada) - This is another producer that I mentioned last week, since he's a friend of mine from Halifax, very close to my home. Yet another solid production. I don't think this one has been released yet.

Cirez D (Sweden) - I used another of his tracks in last week's show, although this one was a request from someone on my facebook fan page. Even if you're not familiar with progressive house, you know this producer - his real name is Eric Prydz, ie. "Call On Me." He produces under several labels and pseudonyms. A quote from his MySpace page should sum up this track: "Releases on his more hard edge Mouseville records under the pseudonym Cirez D have been tough and powerful, a throwback to the underground techno roots his native Sweden have become famous for." And of course, he is a former member of the Swedish House Mafia.

Wolfgang Gartner (US) - Bueller? Bueller? Gartner has been huge on BPM (Sirius) and just about everywhere else for quite a while now. He played in Halifax not too long ago, and regrettably, I didn't get a chance to catch his set or meet him. "Latin Fever" is obviously pretty well known right now. For all the budding producers out there, check out the "Latin Fever" remix contest announced on Beatport last week.

Funkagenda (UK) - What's this, a Moby theme in his music? Well, this makes a pair that I know of, and it's a fine pair, if "you know what is what." It's too bad that nobody listens to techno, but you should listen to Funkagenda.

Retroid (Hungary) - This track was a lifesaver. I recorded this mix during the Canada/Switzerland olympic hockey game, and although I usually pick out most of the tracks before I head to the decks and mix them, I didn't realize before I started mixing this week's show that I didn't have enough tracks to fill a full hour. Halfway through the second-last track, I realized I was short, and panicked because I wanted to end the mix with "Love Story." So I grabbed a random CD with no label or name, and mixed it in. It was Retroid's "Chasing Rainbows" track, which was on System in 2008. Well, it worked quite well in the mix, although it took me a couple hours to figure out what track I had just used.

Nadia Ali (Pakistan/US) - Most people know Nadia as the voice behind "Rapture" and "The End," when she was fronting iiO. It's a voice you'll never forget, and this classic remix by Dave Dresden and Mikael Johnston is a great track to leave you wanting more for next week. Incidentally, Dave (formerly of Gabriel & Dresden) and Mikael (formerly of Mephisto Odyssey) just started up a fan page on Facebook - check it out, since they have a lot of great tracks in the works.


We also have a file containing complete track listings from all of DJ Bolivia's radio shows, studio mixes, and live sets. The PDF version can be viewed from within your browser by clicking directly. Both the PDF and the Excel versions can be downloaded by right-clicking and choosing the "save link as" option:

View as PDF file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.pdf
Download Excel file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.xlsx




Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show Episode 005

Here we are with episode number five of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, which is a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada, programmed and mixed by DJ Bolivia. Although the show will encompass many sub-genres within the realm of electronic dance music, the main focus will be on progressive and tribal house, and a bit of trance. The show is available for download directly from this blog posting, and you can also cut and paste our podcast feed directly into iTunes or whatever podcasting software you're using.

After I re-listened to last week's show, I noticed that it was kind of "dark." With so few vocals, it didn't really fit the style of the previous three shows, which had featured about fifty percent vocal tracks. I'm not saying that tracks without vocals are a bad thing - quite the contrary! But regardless, you'll notice that this week's show does feature a lot more vocal tracks, and is closer in format to previous episodes. Liner notes for this episode (005) can be seen below.





Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:

DJ Bolivia · Bolivia - Episode 005 - Subterranean Homesick Grooves

In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download DJ Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Felguk, "Galaxy Traveller" (Neelix Remix).
02. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, "Salinas" (White Island Original).
03. Mirabeau, "Inner Love" (Mirabeau Mix).
04. Morgan Page, "Strange Condition" (Inpetto Vocal Mix).
05. Dezza feat Angel, "Never Be The Same" (Dezza Remix).
06. Cirez D, "Glow" (Original Mix).
07. Josh Gabriel & Winter Kills, "Deep Down" (Francis Preve Remix).
08. Da Hool, "Meet Her At The Love Parade" (Alejandro Montero Main Mix).
09. Chus & Ceballos, "Go On" (Paco Buggin & Joy Marquez Remix).
10. Second Left feat Soda, "Escape" (Original Mix).
11. Radek K, "Get Their Stuff" (Radek K Remix).



By the way, please excuse the extra audio at the 7:43 mark of the mix. It's not actually part of "Salinas," I just felt a "hangover" coming on ...


More information is available on our Website:
   http://www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca


From now on, I’ll try to throw a few notes up on some of the artists or producers featured in each show:

Felguk (Brazil) - A production duo comprised of Felipe Lozinsky and Gustavo Rozentha. Lots of great electro-house productions with fat basslines and wicked beats. This duo has really blown up since 2006. For any local Atlantic Canadians reading this, Felguk is playing at the Paragon (the old Marquis) in Halifax on March 5th, a Friday night, and at Evolution in Saint John the following night.

Morgan Page (United States) – Definitely one of my favourite producers, especially for tracks in the past couple of years such as “The Longest Road” (featuring Lissie) and “Angels” (featuring Norah Jones). His new track, “Fight For You,” is huge.

Dezza (Canada) – Definitely one of my favourite local producers. Dezza (Derek Silvestre) is from Halifax, and has enjoyed recent support from DJ’s such as Tiesto, PVD, and many more. One of several local guys who is really putting Atlantic Canada on the map in the electronic music scene.

Josh Gabriel (the Netherlands) – Since the collaboration between Gabriel & Dresden ended almost two years ago (has it really been that long?), both Josh & Dave Dresden have been working tirelessly on new projects. Josh is now living in Amsterdam, and has been doing a lot of work recently with Armanda Music. To be honest, Josh was a very big inspiration for me a few years ago, and some of the unsolicited positive feedback that I got from him about some of my DJ mixes helped me realize that within a year or so, I needed to change my focus in life to emphasize music a lot more. I’m still in the middle of that metamorphosis, but looking forward to big things on the production front within a year.

Alejandro Montreo (Argentina) – a friend of mine from Buenos Aires, Alejandro did a great job remixing this classic track.

Paco Buggin (Spain) & Joy Marquez (Mexico) – these two producers continually impress me with their progressive & tribal productions. In fact, I love the amount of well-produced progressive house that comes out of Spain and Latin America as a whole.

Radek K (Poland) – I’ve known Radek for a few years now, and he has recently broadened his focus to expand from just DJ’ing, so that he now also spends quite a bit of time on production. Some of his recent productions are listed on Beatport, and you’ll be sure to hear more of his remixes & originals on my show in the future.


On a final note, if you go to our blog site, I highly encourage you to click on the link that lets you "follow" the blog, so you'll get a notice when new episodes of the show are released. Thanks so much for all your support, and here is a link:

Blog site:    http://subterraneanhomesickgrooves.blogspot.com


We also have a file containing complete track listings from all of DJ Bolivia's radio shows, studio mixes, and live sets. The PDF version can be viewed from within your browser by clicking directly. Both the PDF and the Excel versions can be downloaded by right-clicking and choosing the "save link as" option:

View as PDF file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.pdf
Download Excel file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.xlsx




Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show Episode 004

Here we are with episode number four of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™ !

Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada, programmed and mixed by DJ Bolivia. Although the show will encompass many sub-genres within the realm of electronic dance music, the main focus will be on progressive and tribal house, and a bit of trance. The show is available for download directly from this blog posting, and you can also cut and paste our podcast feed directly into iTunes or whatever podcasting software you're using. Notes for Episode 004 can be seen below.





Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:

DJ Bolivia · Bolivia - Episode 004 - Subterranean Homesick Grooves

In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download DJ Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Bolivia, “Global Underground” (Da Saltshakerz New York Remix).
02. Chris Domingo feat Isabell, “Last Day” (Original Mix).
03. 16 Bit Lolitas & Glowfield, “Calling New York” (Original Mix).
04. Nestor Delano & Jay Klos, “You See” (Original Mix).
05. Kalil Carajeleascov & Thiago Grazloli, “Click It” (Original Mix).
06. Evave, “Up Is Down” (Stardesign Remix).
07. Deadmau5, “The 16th Hour” (Original Mix).
08. Komytea, “Professional Killers” (Jerome Isma Ae & Daniel Portman Remix).
09. Aqualize, “Land Of 2 Suns” (Original Mix).
10. Dean Coleman feat DCLA, “I Want You” (Andrew Bayer Remix).




More information is available on our Website:
   www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca


Now that we've got the kinks worked out of the podcast feeds and blog feeds, each future episode will be an entirely brand-new and previously unreleased mix. In this particular episode, some of my favorite tracks are "You See" (Nestor Delano) and "I Want You" (Dean Coleman). Both are new releases, and completely different styles, with "You See" being mostly instrumental and "I Want You" being a vocal track. I'm also a big fan of the Aqualize track, although it's an older one. You'll notice that this week's mix is predominantly non-vocal. That's just the way it came out. I don't really plan these shows out to match any sort of theme, so don't assume that the lack of vocals is indicative of the future direction of most of my mixes. If I think that the music is good, I'll play it, no matter what the specific characteristics are. I hope you enjoy it, and as always, I appreciate when you share the link with friends who might also enjoy the music ...


We also have a file containing complete track listings from all of DJ Bolivia's radio shows, studio mixes, and live sets. The PDF version can be viewed from within your browser by clicking directly. Both the PDF and the Excel versions can be downloaded by right-clicking and choosing the "save link as" option:

View as PDF file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.pdf
Download Excel file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.xlsx




Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show Episode 003

Here we are with episode number three of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™ !

Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada, programmed and mixed by DJ Bolivia. Although the show will encompass many sub-genres within the realm of electronic dance music, the main focus will be on progressive and tribal house.





Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:

DJ Bolivia · Bolivia - Episode 003 - Subterranean Homesick Grooves

In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download DJ Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Medway, "Trauma" [Benz & MD Mix].
02. Girl Nobody, "Hello It's Me" [Marc Mitchell].
03. Noel Sanger feat Dauby, "My Prayer" [Original].
04. Neil Quigley & Nick Muir, "Feedback From The City" [Spin Science Remix].
05. Gustavo Bravetti, "Sail With Me" [Ariel Perazzoli].
06. BS As Deep, "The Finder."
07. Mike Mucci, "On & On" [Evolved Mix].
08. 4Mal, "Red Dust" [Dust 'n' Ashes Dub].
09. Pagano, "Marvellous" [Pagano In Heaven Mix].



More information is available on our Website:
   www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca


If you're a regular fan of DJ Bolivia, you'll notice that this third episode looks familiar. This is a republished collection of some of our favorite tracks, which we're using while we're waiting for the podcast feed to be cataloged by the major podcast sites. Don't worry - we've got the kinks worked out and starting next week, each episode will be an entirely brand-new and previously unreleased mix.

By the way, Subterranean Homesick Grooves is not sequenced on a computer. All of the beat-mixing of the music is done the old fashioned way: using vinyl on Technics 1200 turntables, CD's on Pioneer CDJ-1000's or 2000's, and either a Pioneer DJM-600 or an Allen & Heath Xone-4D for a mixer. The music in each show will range from chart-toppers to classic wax, with a few unreleased tracks thrown in.


We also have a file containing complete track listings from all of DJ Bolivia's radio shows, studio mixes, and live sets. The PDF version can be viewed from within your browser by clicking directly. Both the PDF and the Excel versions can be downloaded by right-clicking and choosing the "save link as" option:

View as PDF file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.pdf
Download Excel file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.xlsx




Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show Episode 002

Here we are with episode number two of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™ !

Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada, programmed and mixed by DJ Bolivia. Although the show will encompass many sub-genres within the realm of electronic dance music, the main focus will be on progressive and tribal house.





Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:

DJ Bolivia · Bolivia - Episode 002 - Subterranean Homesick Grooves

In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download DJ Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Matt Cerf, "Clearwater."
02. Chiba Unit vs David Phillips, "Unforgettable Time." [Desert Dwellers Remix].
03. Alejandro Rado, "The Dream."
04. Christian Duran, "Madreselva" [Roman Lieske 2007 Remix].
05. Javith, Salazar, & Gil, "Kukenan" [Tribal Remix].
06. Zur-Face, "Manhattan Grooves" [Original].
07. Danny Tuval & Vic, "La Caress" [Zur-Face Enchantement Espagnol Mix].
08. Mentalman, "Sick" [Original].
09. Danny Teneglia, "Dibiza" [Chus & Ceballos Midnite X-Press Mix].
10. Tarot feat Kasey Ryan, "Conscious."



More information is available on our Website:
   www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca


If you're a regular fan of DJ Bolivia, you'll notice that this second episode looks familiar. This is a republished collection of some of our favorite tracks, which we're using while we're waiting for the podcast feed to be cataloged by the major podcast sites. Don't worry - starting in another week or two, each week will be an entirely brand-new and previously unreleased mix.

By the way, Subterranean Homesick Grooves is not sequenced on a computer. All of the beat-mixing of the music is done the old fashioned way: using vinyl on Technics 1200 turntables, CD's on Pioneer CDJ-1000's or 2000's, and either a Pioneer DJM-600 or an Allen & Heath Xone-4D for a mixer. The music in each show will range from chart-toppers to classic wax, with a few unreleased tracks thrown in.


We also have a file containing complete track listings from all of DJ Bolivia's radio shows, studio mixes, and live sets. The PDF version can be viewed from within your browser by clicking directly. Both the PDF and the Excel versions can be downloaded by right-clicking and choosing the "save link as" option:

View as PDF file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.pdf
Download Excel file: http://www.djbolivia.ca/complete_track_history_djbolivia.xlsx



Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show Episode 001

The very first episode of Subterranean Homesick Grooves is now available!

Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada, programmed and mixed by DJ Bolivia. Although the show will encompass many sub-genres within the realm of EDM, the main focus will be on progressive and tribal house.






Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:

DJ Bolivia · Bolivia - Episode 001 - Subterranean Homesick Grooves

In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download DJ Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Solarstone, "Rain Stars Eternal" [Original Mix].
02. High Torque, "Sparks" [Original Mix].
03. Morgan Page feat Norah Jones, "Angels" [Morgan Page Remix].
04. Boza, "Twisted Mind" [Alex Celler Tech Dub].
05. Cream Sound, "Always" [Stereotip Edit].
06. Python, "Expectation" [4Mal Premonition Remix].
07. R-Tem, "Cloud Of Sound" [Natlife Nu School Remix].
08. Kenshin, "Afraid."
09. Bolivia feat Mike Allison, "When I Grow Old" [Prince Avitar Electro Aftershow Vocal Mix].
10. Section 75 feat Penny, "Locked Heart" [Lynx Remix].





More information is available on our Website:
   www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca

If you're a regular fan of DJ Bolivia, you might notice that this first episode looks familiar. It should, because it is the title of the DJ mix that inspired the name for the radio show, which was originally released on February 11th, 2009. Please be patient for the first three weeks, while we ensure that the podcast feed works properly, and then wait for iTunes and the other podcasters to catalog and publish the feed. The first couple of episodes will be republished collections of some of our favorite tracks that were turned into DJ mixes in the past, but by the third or fourth episode, each week will be an entirely brand-new and previously unreleased mix.

By the way, Subterranean Homesick Grooves is not sequenced on a computer. All of the beat-mixing of the music is done the old fashioned way: using vinyl on Technics 1200 turntables, CD's on Pioneer CDJ-1000's or 2000's, and either a Pioneer DJM-600 or an Allen & Heath Xone-4D for a mixer. The music in each show will range from chart-toppers to classic wax, with a few unreleased tracks thrown in.

We also have a file containing complete track listings from all of DJ Bolivia's radio shows, studio mixes, and live sets. The PDF version can be viewed from within your browser by clicking directly. Both the PDF and the Excel versions can be downloaded by right-clicking and choosing the "save link as" option:

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Gabriel & Dresden's final DJ set at WMC 2008

If you know anything about dance/house music from the past decade, you’ve probably heard of Gabriel & Dresden. They won dozens of IDMA’s from 2005-2008, releasing a couple dozen #1 hits on the Billboard Dance charts, either as their own releases, or as remixes for other top artists such as Armin van Buuren, the Killers, Jewel, Way Out West, Madonna, Markus Shulz, Rachal Starr, Paul Oakenfold, New Order, Tiesto, Annie Lennox, Nalin & Kane, Sarah McLachlan, Coldplay, Deborah Cox, and Britney Spears. Well, maybe not all of those didn’t make it to number one, but many of them definitely did. Their music has helped define a generation of dance floor fans.

G&D’s last official show together happened at the Winter Music Conference (WMC) in Miami in 2008, at The Pawn Shop. Dave Dresden recently released a recording of that set, which is the whole point of this post. 

 

I was really disappointed to hear that they had stopped collaborating together. Their last live show together outside of WMC was (to the best of my knowledge) a night at Pacha in NYC. I was actually supposed to videotape that show, because I was working on producing a short video promo for them. On the flights there, I got delayed by a snowstorm in Toronto and missed my connection by about two minutes, so I didn’t actually make it down to that show. Needless to say, it was one of the most disappointing moments of my life. At the time, I thought that I could make it up at a future show. In retrospect, it was one of those opportunities that you never get to have a second time.

Perhaps it is better that they started working independently? Both are incredibly talented, and I'm pretty confident that after a bit of experimenting and reassessment, both of their careers will benefit from the new direction. There is no doubt that their work as a team was incredible, but like anything, change is inevitable, and people who embrace change can benefit. My take on their partnership was that Josh was always a strong producer first and foremost, and Dave’s strength was always as being a superb DJ who could read a dance floor. But that would be a gross over-simplification - in the past twelve months, Dave has already charged head-first into churning out dance-floor anthems, and Josh Gabriel has been confidently exploring his own space both as a DJ and producer.


Dave is now working on a new collaborative project with Mikael Johnston (formerly of the California trance/house group Mephisto Odyssey). Already, they’ve done some major remixes for Nadia Ali, BT, JD Webb, The Crystal Method, and Lily Allen. Their remix of Lily Allen’s “The Fear” is great, and I’ve really been enjoying that remix for some time since I first heard it on one of Dave’s monthly promo mixes. Here’s a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wGoglwhTh4
Embedding has been disabled for that video, so you won’t be able to watch it directly through this blog post, but you can check it out on the YouTube page. Also, if you're reading this on my Facebook feed, remember that Facebook doesn't import embedded videos so you'd have to click on the direct links anyway.

Here’s a link to the Dresden & Johnston remix of “Love Story.” If you are trying to figure out where you’ve heard Nadia Ali’s voice before, it was probably when she was the lead vocalist for iiO, with dance hits earlier this decade like “Rapture” and “The End.”

Nadia Ali, “Love Story” (Dresden & Johnston Official Vocal Remix)



Direct link to video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BEtZnfK-To


Josh has also been very busy lately. I believe that he relocated from California to Amsterdam this year, to continue his work with Different Pieces and other projects. Here’s a link to one of his releases from earlier this year:

Josh Gabriel present Winter Kills, “Deep Down”



Direct link to video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT9qMTX6c9k


Anyway, although I am very excited about their new independent careers and the tracks that they'll both be producing, I'll have to admit that it's nice to listen to another of their sets from back in the day. I was lucky enough to have seen them performing in several venues in 2006-2008: Phoenix, Boston, Edmonton & New York. But of course, their last set at The Pawn Shop will go down in the history books.


Enjoy ...


ETA: And here's a partial track listing, or what's been identified so far:

01. Donald Glaude & DJ Dan - Stick'em (Original Mix)
02. John Acquavida feat. Oliver Giacomotto - Sofa King (Fresco Remix)
03. Catz 'n Dogs - A Chicken Affair (Vinyl Version)
04. Francis Preve - Caboose (Original Mix)
05. System 7 - Space Bird (Dubfire's Deep Space Remix)
06. Faithless - Kind of Peace (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
07. ID
08. James Holden - A Break In The Clouds (Beat Tool)
09. Josh Gabriel - Azora (Original Mix)
10. Gabriel & Dresden - Like An Enemy
11. Dirty South - Let It Go (Axwell Remix)
12. ID
13. Josh Gabriel - River
14. Junkie XL - Stratosphere
15. Deadmau5 - Not Exactly (Dave Dresden Remix)
16. Gabriel & Dresden - New Path (Dave Aude Remix)
17. ID
18. Sander van Doorn - Sushi (Edit?)
19. Rachel Starr - Till There Was You (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
20. JF presents Smokecream - Retox (Wendel Kos Remix)
21. Sia - The Girl You Lost To Cocaine (Sander van Doorn Remix)
22. Josh Gabriel - Crosstalk
23. Just Jack - Writer's Block (Remix)
24. ID
25. Gabriel & Dresden - Tracking Treasure Down (Remix)
26. Mescalkid - Magic
27. Depeche Mode - Little 15 (Gabriel & Dresden Remix?)
28. ID
29. Jude Sebastian - Rubberman (Miles Dyson Remix) (Krafty Kuts Re-Rub)
30. Gabriel & Dresden - Mass Repeat
31. ID
32. Marco V. - Sessions (Robbie Rivera Remix)
33. Gareth Emery - More Than Anything (Christopher Norman Dub Remix)
34. The Killers - Read My Mind (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
35. ID
36. ID w/ Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Acapella)
37. ID w/ Paul van Dyk - Let Go (Acapella) w/ Gabriel & Dresden - Let It Go (Acapella)
38. Josh Gabriel - Summit
39. Josh Gabriel - Tone Program
40. ID
41. 68 Beats - Replay The Night (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
42. Big Bug & Bastard Beat - TI 1.0
43. Martin Eyerer feat. Namito - Quipa (Etienne de Crecy Remix)
44. Eric Prydz - Pjanoo
45. ID

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Allen & Heath Xone 4D Mixer

I just fell in love, for the second time.

I got a new piece of equipment today, the Allen & Heath Xone 4D mixer. Check it out:



Let me preface by clarifying a few thoughts on mixers. DJ's always seem to have a favorite mixer. As do any real audio engineers or producers. I also have a favorite, the Pioneer DJM-600. And why not - it's an industry standard, and there is a reason for that. It's easy to use, well-built, has good effects, and is fairly versatile in terms of outputs, etc. I can use it in pitch black conditions, simply by feel and familiarity. However, I have also been a fan of the Allen & Heath mixers, because the sound quality has always seemed to be slightly better to me (more noticeable in bigger sound systems).

Do you like more than one type of cheese? Or more than one type of ice cream? Then you can appreciate more than one type of mixer.

So anyway, I was kind of excited to get a Xone 4d, but it took a month for it to arrive because I live in such a backwater town in Atlantic Canada, so some of the excitement was subject to deflationary pressures during the past several weeks. However, the mixer arrived today. And once again, after unpacking the beast, I'm all revv'd up with no place to go.

At this point, if you're not a DJ or audiophile, you may as well just give up on the rest of this post. It doesn't get any better. Scroll to the bottom, take a quick look at the other pretty picture, then surf to Spankwire or something more exciting (and be careful, that site is not office-friendly). But for those of you who like the technical specs on high-end audio equipment, stick around and check this out. Basically, the 4D is a combination audio mixer and MIDI controller. Specifically:

- Start with the audio specs of a Xone 92 (almost). Add 105 MIDI controls.
- 96/24 20-channel USB 2.0 sound card.
- Only four channels, but all triple input (line/phono/soundcard). And with the decline in popularity of tech 12's, four is enough.
- 3-band EQ's (not double-mids), a slight compromise.
- Two SFX sends.
- BPM counter, although you can always put a piece of duct tape over that. Of course, admittedly, it can probably be useful when merging with Ableton.
- 105 basic MIDI controllers, HOWEVER, they are shiftable, giving 227 total. I haven't figured out yet where the extra 17 come from. But it has everything from faders to rotaries to switches to jog wheels. And by the way, I'll admit that no DJ in their right mind probably needs more than 105 controls, except maybe the nutbars like Deadmau5 (and I mean that in a completely appreciative manner). And I bet that Nic Fanciulli could make this thing sing, except I assume that he plays mostly on CDJ's.
- Integration between some of the mixer controls and MIDI, which I think must be where the other 17 MIDI triggers come from.
- Inherent ASIO driver for USB communication, naturally.
- And most importantly, UV Paint!! Ok, I'm showing my geekiness here:




And all this for slightly less than the price of a failed marriage ...


Late Note, March 20th, 2013: I've just put together a very detailed and comprehensive YouTube video about this mixer:

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Video of DJ Colette in Moncton

Not too long ago, I had the pleasure of playing at a show with DJ Colette of Chicago. Colette is, without question, one of the most enjoyable DJ's and producers out there when it comes to house music. Not only does she have a number of huge hits of her own, but she actually performs them live during her shows, singing over instrumental versions and over other tracks.





Colette has quite a few tracks out there, although you'd probably know her best for her albums Hypnotized (2005) and Push (2007), or for being featured on the recent JJ Flores & Steve Smooth track, "Stay." From number one best-sellers at various points on Beatport and iTunes, to featured spots in Motorola commercials and movies such as "The Devil Wears Prada," you'll quickly see that her music has just about universal appeal.

Anyway, check out this video on YouTube which features excerpts from five of her recent vocal releases. All footage was taken at her show in Moncton, New Brunswick, on August 21st, 2009:





If you're reading this on Facebook, it doesn't automatically embed the video in the post, so you have to click on this link to see it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odZcCX3Q1Zo

Special Thanks to DJ Sonny D and to the promoters & management at l'Osmose Club for setting this all up!

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca