Sophisticated Morning 71

05/01/20 • 73 min

The art of creating soundscapes is a really tricky thing. There are so many circumstances that go into magic happening and there is never any way to know that it's happened until it's already in process or it's played itself out. I just had one of those really rare experiences; I composed a set that fell together so seamlessly and with such little effort that as I was mixing I couldn't believe that it was happening. I usually put more emphasis on the technical components of a mixed set as much as the messaging itself. As far as I'm concerned the messaging comes from the Spirit, a higher power, and I believe that my intuition won't allow me to put mixed messages together. So typically my obsession during the creating process is on the technical side of it. With this set I completely flipped that script. Here -- I obsessed with the messaging. This mix set had been planned for weeks but yesterday I awoke to find out that a friend and mentor had suddenly passed away and it has rattled me deeply. The set of music that I was going to create had to go out the window and I had a day to completely reimagine what this set should sound like. Now that it is finished I really am astounded. Almost every song has hidden or not so hidden messages in it that are relevant to this very moment in my life and the lives of many that surround me. So I hope that you'll hear the peace and love and that the messages will speak to you clearly. As always this music came from the depths of my heart and it gives me life to share it with you. From my heart...to your ears.
#/Artist/Title/Remix
01. Astroleaf/Growing Up/Elypsis Remix
02. Nora En Pure/In The Air Tonight/Sons Of Maria Remix
03. Greyson Chance/Dancing Next To Me/Syn Cole Remix
04. Alle Farben/Follow You/Bakermat Extended Mix
05. Krono/Liberty City/Lost Frequencies Remix
06. Brandon Mignacca/Ethereal/Extended Mix
07. Kaskade/Nobody Like You/Sun Soaked Mix
08. York/The Awakening/2020 Extended Mix
09. Reddfield/Runaway/Extended Mix
10. Gabriel & Dresden/Remember/Extended Mix
11. Kygo/I'll Wait/Original Mix
12. Dido/Together (In These Times)/Original Mix
13. Above & Beyond/Bittersweet & Blue/Original
14. Above & Beyond/Peace Of Mind/Schwartz & Fanizza Remix
15. Arielle Maren/Remember/Blood Groove & Kikis Remix

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Sophisticated Deep 11

Welcome to Sophisticated Deep 11. You know, my creation of podcasts is a long and winding process. The amount of music that I have to sift through to find enough to put on any one podcast is staggering. And the amount of time that I spend shopping for the music is equally staggering. And once I have the music gathered and sit to compose a mix...a whole new journey begins. When I'm piecing a set together I'm focused on the "feel" of the pieces of music more than actually listening to the songs specifically. The listening comes later. I'm also hyper-focused on making sure that the songs "belong" together. Sometimes before I mix a set I'm convinced that that particular one will be the best of the best...and then I come to feel later that it's just so-so. And then other times a set will sneak up on me and will blow me away once I've actually settled in and listened closely to the actual records. Well I think with this set I have found one that has surprised me and left me speechless. I hope that as you listen to this new set that you'll allow the chords, the sounds, the textures and the vibes to entrance you and let you dream and think. As always I've composed this set with every ounce of love that I have to give and I share it with you joyfully. From my heart...to your ears...ENJOY.
#/Artist/Title/Remix
01. Above & Beyond/Flying By Candlelight/Acoustic
02. Lucas Rossi/Dimensions/Original Mix
03. Nohan/Flavor/Original Mix
04. Lee Burridge/Float On/Original Mix
05. Spencer Brown/LA ID/Original Mix
06. Mees Salome/Magnolia/Original Mix
07. Wild Dark/Below The Summit/DSF Remix
08. DSF/Hugs Around/Roy Rosenfeld Remix
09. Sebastien Leger/Menabelle/Original Mix
10. Blanche/City Lights/Gorje Hewek & Izhevski Extended
11. Mees Salome/A Simpler Time/Original Mix
12. David Hohme/Soft Landing/Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix

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Sophisticated Morning 72

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01. Kolidescopes/Foundations/Original Mix
02. Meynberg/The Sun/Extended Mix
03. Joseph Feinstein/Dragonfly/Extended Mix
04. Joshua Radin/High And Low/Sam Feldt Extended
05. Maleka/Hungry Eyes/Extended Mix
06. Bastien/Wanna Say Hi/Original Mix
07. I Am Oak/On Trees And Birds And Fire
08. Charity Children/Whispering Still/Little Rose Extended
09. Axel Ehnstrom/Shadow/Extended Mix
10. Mehilove/Escape/Original Mix
11. Phonic Youth/Lost/Original Mix
12. YVes Murasca/Time/Keyano Extended Mix
13. Rich Vom Dorf/Falling In Love/Original Mix
14. Ghostbeat/Exploring The Mind/Original Mix
15. David Guetta, Raye/Make It To Heaven/Rework