Krushed Interludes from Kohn Liu on Vimeo.

I present to you my second mix, titled Krushed Interludes. After this particular set I have depleted all the usable CD’s I own, I think, so it’s about time for me to increase my music library by tenfolds. Back to the mix. I like it a lot, there are some not so smooth transitions, mainly because of the fact that these breakbeat songs are difficult to mix discreetly, I definitely need a scratchable turntable to do it smoothly, with my currently knowledge. Still though, I like the way the music develops. It’s not the typical electronic stuff you hear anyway, and I love breaks, so I’ll stand behind this one for sure.

With a new set of speakers, I found myself listening to music again. Going through records to let the Rainmakers recreate a different sound experience.

Just a little feedback, though, the Rainmakers did reveal the weakness in my set up. I am in no way an audiophile, and I do not ever intend to become one of those snobbish geeks who complains on the slightest “coloration,” or “distortion” of their favorite music due to some mismatch in their 5K cables and their 30K solid state amp. All the junk in talks, bah! But in any case, I think my Onkyo receiver is too bright, and the brightness which I thought was initially a Rainmakers’ problem, actually comes from the source. I had to decrease the treble value by -3, something I normally wouldn’t do. I am in no position to upgrade, so changing the EQ will have to do for now.

Sunaga t Experience (Tatsuo Sunaga) is one of my all time favorite Japanese DJ/Remixer/Musician. He’s got a great command on all type of music, from electronica, all the way down to bossa nova, and Jazz. I bought one of his Jazz Allnighter from Japan last summer and it had opened up some new doors in the world of Jazz. Excellent picks and truly great addition to my feeble collection. Pop one of those CD’s on a long night and you will appreciate much more about Jazz.

This is what I love about Japan, they take things to the next level sometimes. Who knew, a Japanese DJ can compile a series of excellent Jazz picks. This doesn’t even happen so much here in the states – where Jazz lovers sometimes remain a nerdy bunch and the heritage never gets to be passed down across the generation gap. Get into Sunaga’s world, it’ll spin you around in all forms and genres.

Infrastructure – DJ KohnMan from Kohn Liu on Vimeo.

Infrastructure

PLAYLIST
Propellerheads – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
DJ Hyper – Electro lude
The Chemical Brothers – Believe
Junkie XL – 1967 Poem
The Crystal Method – The Winner
Shur-I-Kan – Sizzle
Test Two – Someday / Extended Spirit Remix
Future Sound of Jazz – Fairlight Sunrise
Jamiroquai – Destitute Illusion

So after 3 months of practicing, here’s the first mixset using a Pioneer DJM-400 and 2 CDJ-200. There’s one very obvious beat mismatch, but was later corrected. Other than that, check it out. Hopefully more to come and much more polished later on.

Oops, after a 6 month slack, I am back. And my first recommendation for May is this fabulously Japanese design firm. One day they will make designs for us. Having to make website sucks, but Power-Graphixx seems to be enjoying it (and great at it as well).