The Onternet x Defected Records 'Unsung Hero's' - The Warm-up Mix
We were recently asked to submit a mixtape for Defected Records 'Unsung Heros’ DJ competition, We were, in equal proportions, excited and apprehensive, We love making mixtapes but loathe pressure! throw in the added caveat of A 4 day deadline to get it out - EEEK!
Dubbed 'The Warm-up Mix', it's loosely themed around the 'set before the actual set' a 'warm-up set' - you know... from the time the doors open to the headliner transition (that's the thought anyway...) We wanted it to be fluid but work within an arc - starting slow, melodic and moving up and down the bpm and energy as if to keep people guessing where it was going whilst still holding a flow.
Music-wise, We shoehorned in nearly 30 tracks over the hour using inspiration from a wide range of genre's (no surprise there) including: Hip Hop, Funk, Disco, varying house, Acid, Techno, Cuban, Afro & Dancehall to name a few. The bpm's range from 90bpm all the way up to 130bpm. There is an emphasis on the low end with lots of deep funky bass, big chunky snares and melodic uplifting vocals were also a must! We wanted to use original samples from featured tracks as We love crowd reactions from doing this and it's a subtle live history lesson for the masses but on the fly, in summary, it's a smorgasbord of tracks We personally feel bang presented in a (subjectively) dope style.
PEEP the routine link for the tracklist - www.instagram.com/theonternet/?hl=en
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