New Mix from Dr Jekyll

No really, you read that right. I'm actually posting a mix this week! The past month my time has been absolutely dominated by the renovation/opening of Edmonton's newest addition to the Dance Scene; Twilight Afterhours. Which is also now DJ home to myself and Mr Hyde. Keep checking back for recordings of live mixes from the club.

More about that later, but now a full on breakbeat mix, with a little old school flavor combined with that new school edge:

"Another Sunday" - Dr Jekyll


1) 'Electrified' - Freestylers
2) 'Freak Land' - Maelstrom
3) 'Start the Engine' - Boogie Army (Moriarty remix)
4) 'Bring it on Down' - Aquasky & Drummatic Twins
5) 'The Sickness' - Breakfastaz
6) 'Freaks' - The Creeps (Lee Coombs mix)
7) 'Idiots' - Vandals
8) 'Breaking Away' - The Egg (Citron remix)
9) 'In Love With You' - Freestylers
10) 'Wonder Bra' - Some Random Punk



-Damon (Dr Jekyll)

Download from our podcast or directly from here.

Beatport - Enabling you to add your own mixes to your site

So, do you guys love electronic music like we do? Want to share your favorite artists, mixes, etc. Beatport has given you an easy way to include exactly that. You can create players like the one below in simple steps outline right here. It is really interesting to see sites like beatport evolve over time. It is now directly integrated with N.I.'s (Native Instrument) Tractor DJ Studio where you can browse and buy tracks directly in the player (Including preview, etc).

'Bout Time!

New mix is going up this week. A little bit of a deviation from the usual duo of myself and mix master Mr Hyde.

Several years ago, I had an opportunity to throw down some bangin' house tracks at Twilight Afterhours with resident, and Edmonton DJ local favorite "DTDR". Although we've had a few random chances to mix together since then, we haven't recorded anything. Flash forward a few years and musical genres, finally, and you have this week's mix;

'Bout Time! - Dr Jekyll VS DTDR

A full hour New School/Funky breaks mix, with attitude from beginning to end.

Tracklist to follow.

You can access it on our podcast or directly here

---Dr Jekyll

Jekyll's 'Best of 2006' Extravaganza!

Another year has flown by at break-neck speed, leaving behind it a wake of dust, and a year's worth of memories. Hopefully, memories of all the good times.

It's already over a week into 2007, but I'm usually about a week behind at any given time anyway. As such, I give you my official BEST OF 2006 list! Keep in mind that these are completely my opinion, and based off my personal experiences this past year, if you have some you'd like to share, I encourage you to post them in our new forum. It's fairly lonely in there right now...


Best Party

Shambhala Music Festival '06 (9th annual)



This catergory is a little bit stacked if you ask me. Without a doubt, Western Canada's Largest annual party. In excess of 10,000 party people hidden among the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in beautiful British Columbia. Starting from the 5 themed stages, enormous sound and visuals.. all the way over to sunny days on the beach by the river, a full on week of good times

Needless to say, I have my ticket for '07


Best DJ

DJ Dan
Oddly enough, the first time I had the opportunity to see DJ Dan was in 2004, when we brought him to Edmonton to headline "Metropolis" (along with Cosmic Gate, AK1200, and Capital J. Which was also marked the first appearance of Jekyll and Hyde as well). Dan has been a hot commodity in North America for many years, as well as one of the main driving forces in house music. Dan has moved almost 20 spots this year to land himself at #5 on DJMAG's infamous top 100 DJ list, despite a lesser degree of popularity in Europe. All his insane credentials aside, Dan manages to maintain a down to earth attitude.




He also managed to get me to drink shots of Jager. And I NEVER drink Jager. So that's worth something.




Best Set

The Freestylers @ Shambhala Music Festival

Hands down, the best set last year. If not, the best set I've ever seen. Seemlessly mixing the sickest breaks, with drum and bass, and hip hop. I'll never forget hearing the roaring synth line from Prodigy's "Voodoo People", cut over into the high note hook from Jay Z's "Big Pimpin' ".

Friggin' brilliant.


Best Producer

Lee Coombs

Being a newbie producer has made me think about music in a completely different way. As such, listening to tracks produced by Lee Coombs is more or less mind blowing. Check out the track "Shiver", maybe you'll see what I'm talking about. Also, if you're feeling inclined, a pretty cool interview with Lee Coombs over at Club Planet:

Interview With Lee Coombs


Well, there you have it minions! Another year in the bag. Take care of yourselves!

--- Dr Jekyll

Jekyll presents 2nd part to Break It Or Leave It

From Jekyll:

Break it or Leave it (Part 2 - Extended)

My offering this week is inspired by none other than Mr Hyde's "Break it Or Leave it". And seeing as how an original name eludes me right now, I'm just tacking a Part 2 on the end of it. :)

Adding to Mr Hyde's floor filling style of driving breakbeat is my own dash of dirty breaks/house. With tracks from big up party breaks labels such as Finger Lickin', Against the Grain, and Cut & Run. Watch for tracks like;

"Get 'em High" - Stanton Warriors F/ Sway
"Unconditional" - The Bravery (Benny Benassi Remix)
"Never Coming Back" - Stereo 8
"Detroit" - Unknown Artist (Cut & Run remix)

-Dr Jekyll

Access it via our podcast or directly from here.

Vintage Hard Dance Mix, Coming This Weekend!

In addition to the absolutely solid mixes by Mr Hyde the last several weeks (well done Laurence!), my next offering will offer a little bit of a change up. Featuring classic tracks from everyone's favourite hard dance labels (Tidy, Nukleuz Black/Red, Tripoli, and more). It's driving, hard, aggressive, and something you may want to have in your car's CD player if you're a few minutes late for work.. :)

Take it easy until then!

---Dr Jekyll

[EDIT]

The mix is now up here or access it directly on our podcast.

--Hyde

New pre-Scream mix from Jekyll & Hyde!!!

Check it out!!!

This mix is a fun, driving set that will keep you entertained from begging to end! Jekyll and I have finally managed to get behind the decks at the same time and put together a mix that we are pretty proud of! This is a preview of what to expect from the upcoming Scream '06 event.

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