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SHG Radio Show Episode 016

Posted by Unknown at 8:16 AM on Sunday, May 30, 2010

Welcome to this week's edition of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, a weekly electronica-based radio show presented on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada. The show is normally programmed and mixed by Jonathan Clark (as DJ Bolivia), although some weeks feature guest mixes by other Canadian DJ's. 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 (016) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

By the way, if you're looking for DJ mixes in styles other than progressive/tech-house, check out www.djbolivia.ca/mixes.html. That page has a number of mainstream/top40 dance mixes (the "Workout Mix" series), as well as some deep house, drum and bass, and other styles.

Here's our Podcast Feed to paste into iTunes or any other podcatcher:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/shg

Older episodes of the show are not directly available from our servers anymore, to conserve space for more recent episodes. However, all older episodes have been archived permanently on SoundCloud.

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

Here are Track Listings for episode 016:

01. Dennis Ferrer, "Hey Hey" (DF S Attention Vocal Mix).
02. Arnaud Le Texier, "Perfumes Of Our Dead Times" (Original Mix).
03. Oliver Huntemann & Dubfire, "Fuego" (Original Mix).
04. Sian, "Cloned Deity" (Original Mix).
05. Victor Calderone & Carlos Fauvr, "Out There" (Main Mix).
06. Adam Beyer, "Remainings III" (Joseph Capriati Code Mix).
07. Spektre, "Flux Artena" (Extended Mix).
08. Addy Van Der Zwan & Koen Groenveld, "Diddo" (Original Mix).
09. Phil Kieran, "Never Ending Mountain" (Egbert Mix).
10. Alex Dolby, "City Shark" (16 Bit Lolitas Remix).

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http://www.subterraneanhomesickgrooves.ca

First, let me apologize that I've gone a couple weeks without releasing a new episode. I'm currently working in Western Canada in a forestry camp, and we've had problems with our satellite internet connection. I think that I have those problems resolved, and we should have a fairly regular weekly release schedule for the rest of the summer.

Episode 016 features a guest mix by a DJ/producer from Fredericton, New Brunswick. Ian Shonaman has been a friend of mine for many years now, and he's got a tasty deep and heavy progressive house/techno mix for you this week. Ian has been DJ'ing on and off for 10+ years with a focus on progressive house and tech oriented tracks. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Ian has been a part of the small but ever-evolving Saint John and Fredericton scene from it's initial stages. Musically, Ian has one foot firmly planted in progressive house and the other sampling all surrounding genres. He has found the best sounds coming from recent tracks from producers like Gui Borratto, Guy Gerber, Koen Grovenfeld, Pig & Dan, and Pezzner. Thanks for tuning in, and enjoy this week's episode!

Go to the Mix Downloads page on the main DJ Bolivia website if you'd like to check out a number of our older mixes, or visit our SoundCloud page for individual tracks and remixes.

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

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        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show Episode 015

Posted by Unknown at 12:11 PM on Friday, April 30, 2010

Welcome to this week's edition 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 (015) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

By the way, if you're looking for DJ mixes in styles other than progressive/tech-house, check out www.djbolivia.ca/mixes.html. That page has a number of mainstream/top40 dance mixes (the "Workout Mix" series), as well as some deep house, drum and bass, and other styles.

Here's our Podcast Feed to paste into iTunes or any other podcatcher:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/shg

Older episodes of the show are not directly available from our servers anymore, to conserve space for more recent episodes. However, all older episodes have been archived permanently on SoundCloud.

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

Here are Track Listings for episode 015:

01. 16 Bit Lolitas, "Cold Energy"
02. Boom Jinx & Jaytech, "Milano"
03. Santerna & Yamin, "977 Miles" (Probspot Remix)
04. Kyau vs Albert, "Kiksu" (Boom Jinx Remix)
05. Parasoul, "A Real Addiction"
06. Sultan & Ned, "Together We Rise"
07. Starchaser feat LO-FI Sugar, "So High" (Thomas Schawartz & Fausto Fanizza Remix)
08. Liquid Soul, "Spell"
09. Tom Cloud, "Mercury Room"
10. Moonbeam, "See The Difference Inside" (Inside Mix)
11. Mike Koglin & Jono Grant, "Sequential"

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

This week's episode marks a change in pace for the show. We had to skip an episode last week because I moved out of my house and studio, and I've moved into a temporary studio for the next year or so until I get the new full-time professional studio built. In addition, because I'm on a work contract on the west coast of Canada from now until the end of July, I've got a group of fifteen DJ's lined up to do guest mixes for the SHG radio show over the next three months. I've managed to schedule guest mixes from many of the best DJ's in Atlantic Canada (when it comes to progressive house/trance), so I'm pretty sure that listeners will enjoy the variety over the next few months. At the end of July, I'll be playing in Las Vegas again for DefCon 18, and then heading straight back to Atlantic Canada to start work on the new studio, and to start production work on a number of audio and video projects that I have lined up.

In the meantime, to start off the Summer 2010 guest mix series, episode 015 features Kevin Theriault from Nova Scotia, with a mix of predominantly trance and progressive house. Thanks for tuning in, and enjoy this week's episode!

Go to the Mix Downloads page on the main DJ Bolivia website if you'd like to check out a number of our older mixes, or visit our SoundCloud page for individual tracks and remixes.

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

SHG Radio Show Episode 014

Posted by Unknown at 6:22 PM on Saturday, April 17, 2010

Welcome to this week's edition 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 (014) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

By the way, if you're looking for DJ mixes in styles other than progressive/tech-house, check out www.djbolivia.ca/mixes.html. That page has a number of mainstream/top40 dance mixes (the "Workout Mix" series), as well as some deep house, drum and bass, and other styles.

Here's our Podcast Feed to paste into iTunes or any other podcatcher:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/shg

Older episodes of the show are not directly available from our servers anymore, to conserve space for more recent episodes. However, all older episodes have been archived permanently on SoundCloud.

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

Here are Track Listings for episode 014:

01. Outcode, "I Love House" (Original Mix)
02. Amr Zaki feat Pr Morriarti, "Egyptian Dancer" (Ted Nilsson Remix)
03. Ramon Bedoya, "Colombia Es Fiesta" (Alejo Llanos Remix)
04. Alejo Llanos, "Sabor Colombiano" (Original Mix)
05. Andrew Core & Luke Da Silva, "Anthem" (Emde Remix)
06. Jeff Spooner, "Monkey Nation" (Original Mix)
07. Bias & Herrero, "Talking About Us" (Original Mix)
08. Encore, "Le Disc Jockey" (2010 James Sadoway Remix)
09. Junkdna & Oded Adam, "Underwater" (Paul Sparkes Remix)
10. Carlos Gallardo & Jose Franco, "Tears Of Calcutta" (John Jacobsen & Anzwer Remix)
11. Flash Brothers, "Barracuda" (Thomas Schwartz Remix)
12. Dresden & Johnston, "Keep Faith" (Morgan Page Remix)

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

I recorded this week's show on Thursday night and should have posted it yesterday, but I got distracted and forgot to. I'm in the middle of moving out of my old house and studio space into a new one (in the same town), so I've been pretty busy for the past couple days working on carpentry and other projects to get the studio ready for the move. This is still only into a temporary space while I build a full-scale studio starting this fall, but the temporary space will let me continue my Berklee Music studies, A/V production projects, and SHG Radio Show in the interim.

Getting back to this week's show ...

I've been waiting anxiously for several months for Dave Dresden & Mikael Johnston to finally release their version of "Keep Faith" to the public, since I first got a copy in December. Quite a few mixes were just released this week as an exclusive on Beatport, so you can judge for yourself which mix you enjoy the most. I chose Morgan Page's version for this show. Other than this particular track, I went with an almost entirely non-vocal theme to the show.

That's all for this week. Thanks for tuning in!

Go to the Mix Downloads page on the main DJ Bolivia website if you'd like to check out a number of our older mixes, or visit our SoundCloud page for individual tracks and remixes.

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

SHG Radio Show Episode 013

Posted by Unknown at 6:22 AM on Friday, April 9, 2010

Welcome to this week's edition (episode number thirteen) 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 (013) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

By the way, if you're looking for DJ mixes in styles other than progressive/tech-house, check out www.djbolivia.ca/mixes.html. That page has a number of mainstream/top40 dance mixes (the "Workout Mix" series), as well as some deep house, drum and bass, and other styles.

SHG Radio Show Episode 012

Posted by Unknown at 5:56 AM on Friday, April 2, 2010

Welcome to this week's edition (episode number twelve) 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 (012) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

By the way, if you're looking for DJ mixes in styles other than progressive/tech-house, check out www.djbolivia.ca/mixes.html. That page has a number of mainstream/top40 dance mixes (the "Workout Mix" series), as well as some deep house, drum and bass, and other styles.

Here's our Podcast Feed to paste into iTunes or any other podcatcher:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/shg

Older episodes of the show are not directly available from our servers anymore, to conserve space for more recent episodes. However, all older episodes have been archived permanently on SoundCloud.

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

Here are Track Listings for this episode:

01. Tilt, "New Day" (Gift Ambient Mix). [Lost Language].
02. Mango, "Good Morning Track." [Mango Alley].
03. Maxi Valvona, "Fountain Lake." [Pure Substance Digital].
04. Fr3cky and Hy2rogen, "Moonlight." [Hy2rogen Music].
05. Mike Snow, "Sylvia" (Hook N Sling Mix). [Unknown Label].
06. Miami Horror, "Sometimes" (Hook N Sling Mix). [Miami Horror].
07. Boom Jinx and Jaytech, "Milano." [Ajunadeep].
08. Dinka, "Meaningful Story" (Jaytech Mix). [Enormous Tunes].
09. Leventina, "Naked" (Ibiza Sunset Dub). [Enormous Tunes].
10. G-Tek, "Majestic." [Silk Digital Records].
11. Mario Hatchet and Kobana, "Play" (Luiz B Mix). [Silk Digital Records].

Follow @djbolivia

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

This week's show features a special guest DJ. For any listeners who have visited my main website frequently over the past couple of years, the name Jay Vasseur will come as no surprise. A seasoned veteran of Canada's east coast music scene, Jay has spent most of his entire life manipulating sound in one way or another. With almost ten years of experience both behind the decks and in producing his own tracks, Jay Vasseur has the ability to combine all genres of music into a unique style of his own with blends that are smooth, seamless and always captivating.

Jay specializes in house music, but you can expect to hear anything in a typical set, ranging from deep to chicago to progressive to electro to tech house or all of it mixed together. If it is worth hearing, you will hear it done right.

Check out more of Jay's work at the following sites:

   Myspace: www.myspace.com/jayvasseur

   Scene.org: Jay's page on Scene.org

   Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/jay-vasseur (new!)

Go to the Mix Downloads page on the main DJ Bolivia website if you'd like to check out a number of our older mixes, or visit our SoundCloud page for individual tracks and remixes.

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

SHG Radio Show Episode 011

Posted by Unknown at 10:23 AM on Friday, March 26, 2010

Here we are with episode number eleven 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 (011) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

By the way, if you're looking for DJ mixes in styles other than progressive/tech-house, check out www.djbolivia.ca/mixes.html. That page has a number of mainstream/top40 dance mixes (the "Workout Mix" series), as well as some deep house, drum and bass, and other styles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-5mGwyhruo

Go to the Mix Downloads page on the main DJ Bolivia website if you'd like to check out a number of our older mixes, or visit our SoundCloud page for individual tracks and remixes.

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

Basic Ear Training

Posted by Unknown at 2:05 AM on Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Right now, I'm doing a course in Basic Ear Training at Berklee, which involves conducting, singing, analysis, etc. This course is obviously very far over to the Theory side of things, whereas I am taking a heavier course-load in Production courses.

A few minutes ago, I was reflecting on how ear training impacts me. In some ways, studying ear training would appear on the surface to be fairly useless. At the moment, my key focus in music is DJ'ing and production of dance music. But in reality, that narrow point of view couldn't be further from the truth.

As a dance/electronica DJ, rhythm is extremely important. Well, programming is the most important part, because you need to play what the crowd wants to hear. But once you get past that and into the technical aspects of the profession, understanding rhythm is the core part of mastering technical skills. Do you want your dancers to be grooving out to a steady beat, and then all of a sudden it's not a steady beat anymore? No. So beat-mixing is an essential skill used in keeping the dance floor going steadily without any interruptions that might distract the dancers from the music and the dancing. And in order to beat-mix, you must understand and moderate rhythms.

Much as a conductor will use the visual cues in conducting to assist a group of musicians in keeping in time, a DJ will often wave his/her arms to give cues to the dancers. True, the DJ won't "conduct" in the traditional method, but the purpose is the same. But that's just the surface. A good DJ will be constantly conducting "internally" to keep himself or herself on track throughout the performance. The arm motions of conducting might not be important to a DJ, but keeping a steady beat is.

Most dance music is arranged in groups of eight bars, 4x4 time. As an experienced DJ, I can't help but know exactly where I am within that 32-beat sequence at any given second in an evening. It doesn't matter if I'm the DJ who is performing, or if I'm just "relaxing" in a club and listening to someone else. I constantly count beats and "conduct" internally throughout the night. It doesn't matter who I'm talking to, what I'm doing, it just happens automatically and I can't "turn it off" in my mind. Do you want to understand more about the technical composition of dance music? Try counting along yourself. Wait until what sounds like a "new" section is starting, and then start counting along: "ONE two three four TWO two three four THREE two three four FOUR two three four FIVE two three four SIX two three four SEVEN two three four EIGHT two three four." And then you start again. You'll soon find that 95% of the time, when you "start again," the music takes a significant change in direction (I'm talking about house, progressive house, techno, some top40 dance, etc.). Occasionally, producers will throw in sections that are shorter or longer than eight bars (1, 2, 4, 9, and 10 are moderately common phrase-lengths for variety). But most of the time, you can just count those eight bars over and over again, almost all night long, and always feel that you know "where" you are in the phrasing of the music.

In terms of singing rhythms, again, the act of DJ'ing doesn't necessarily lend itself well to singing rhythms, since the audience cannot hear what I'm singing. They can sometimes see that I'm singing along, and it gets the crowd more involved. But this is fairly unimportant in the greater scheme of things.

Singing rhythms and practicing my ear training WILL be of immense benefit to me with respect to producing my own music. And that is my true goal as far as music goes. I know that a lot of DJ's are in the industry for the glamour, and want to be able to play at massive clubs to huge crowds, and have lots of adoring fans. But for me, there is a far greater appeal in writing, creating, and producing good music that people will enjoy. I haven't done a massive amount of touring, and yet I can already see how it gets annoying. And for that reason, I can never have too much practice and knowledge about music theory and ear training. I suspect that a lot of developing producers spend all their time concentrating on the technical aspects of dance music production, ie. the laptops, the software, the synths and samplers and effects, and all that fun stuff. But deep at heart, you should know the basics of how music works as a stepping stone to being able to create your own music effectively. And just knowing the theory in an abstract sense is not good enough. If you feel comfortable acting out the role of being the director (conductor), and actor (singer), these activities will make you feel more involved when you're creating music. You become a physical part of the creation process, rather than just an intellectual contributor.

My voice isn't the sort that would lend itself to professional recordings, although I have comfortably sang solo in front of fairly large crowds in the past (not much more than a thousand people). But despite the fact that I know that I'll never be a professional vocalist, I look forward to developing my ability to sing effectively. As I become more skilled at that, I'll be more effective at coaching vocalists about what I'd like them to do for tracks that I produce.

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