SHG Radio Show, Episode 316

Welcome to this week's edition of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, a weekly electronica-based radio show presented originally on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada (but expanded to distribution on other terrestrial and internet-based radio stations), and also distributed as a global podcast through iTunes. The show is normally programmed and mixed by Jonathan Clark (as DJ Bolivia), although some weeks very occasionally 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 definitely on tech-house and techno, and a small amount of progressive, trance, & minimal. Due to the mix of styles, you may hear combinations of tracks that wouldn't normally be featured together in a DJ's live set, but this show is intended to feature various styles of electronic/dance music. Liner notes for this episode (SHG 316) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

I should point out that when I make these shows, I mean for them to be a journey. I pay a lot of attention to the programming, and to the development of energy levels. If you're a first-time listener, you might think that the start of the show is quite tame, on the slower and "deeper" side of house or techno. However, give it time. Pay attention to how the styles change throughout the mix, and how the energy builds. Sometimes, I'll be very erratic and jump around between several genres, just for fun. Sometimes, I'll do a particularly dark show, with a heavy emphasis on techno. Most of the time however, you'll find a mix of mostly deep house or minimal or deep techno for the first third of the mix, building into a more upbeat section of tech-house through the middle, perhaps building up to some energetic tracks at the end, which often trespass into the realm of more contemporary house. Don't treat the show as a collection of individual tracks ... think of it as a cohesive experience; an hour-long aural journey of reflection and beats.




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



In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for episode 316:

01. Taster Peter - LFO Shit (Original Mix).
02. Claptone & Nathan Nicholson - Heartbeat (Technasia Remix).
03. Krut - Desolate (Original Mix).
04. John Wolf - California (Original Mix).
05. Gruuve - Blueberry (Original Mix).
06. Marco Goncalves - Wortex (Original Mix).
07. Sergio Parrado - Escuincle (Original Mix).
08. Eric Tenalio - 4U (Original Mix).
09. Animal Trainer - Alderaan (Original Mix).
10. Zalieri - Lineal (Original Mix).
11. Alexander Ben - Tech Your Body (Original Mix).
12. Pole Pole - Zuli Madra (Original Mix).


Here are links to either personal websites, Facebook pages, or [usually] the SoundCloud pages for a few of the original artists and remixers/producers listed above.



Taster Peter (Italy)
Claptone (Germany)
Krut (Finland)
John Wolf (Hungary)
Marco Goncalves (Portugal)
Sergio Parrado (Mexico)
Eric Tenalio (United States)
Animal Trainer (Switzerland)
Zalieri (Mexico)
Alexander Ben (France)
Technasia (Hong Kong)




Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly specialty EDM music show with a basic weekly audience base of about 1500 listeners per week through podcasting, direct downloads, and distribution on a small number of internet-based radio networks, plus another hundred or so listeners through SoundCloud, and an unknown number of listeners through terrestrial FM broadcast. If you're a radio station programming director, and would like to add Subterranean Homesick Grooves to your regular programming lineup, contact djbolivia@gmail.com for details. We currently release SHG as an advance download to a number of stations globally on a weekly basis (at no charge), and we welcome inquiries from additional outlets.


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

Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

"Courage" Remix Contest Entries

I recently sponsored a remix contest for a track called "Courage" that Urban Francis and I put together.  We were overwhelmed by a flood of entries for the contest!  We had more than a hundred entries, which was a LOT more than we expected.  Narrowing down a final winner was pretty difficult.  Here's what we did:

Urban Francis picked about fifty of his preferred tracks, and we shared those with eight of our friends who are music producers or DJ's.  Each of those eight friends got to pick two tracks out of the group.  One track would become a finalist, and another was a "noteworthy entry" that didn't make it as a finalist, but which our panel judge felt deserved more exposure.  We then pitted the eight finalists against each other to come up with a final winner.

 

In judging a winner, the judging panel looked at a number of factors, but mostly the following four considerations:

1. Creativity - Any genre was acceptable, and we were really pleased with the variety that we got!
2. Professional Sounding Production - Does the remix sound like it's ready for professional mastering?
3. Identifiable - Does the remix have some identifiable elements of at least one of the original mixes, either vocal samples and/or melody lines or chord progressions?
4. Playability - Is the track a suitable choice for a DJ or radio programmer to include in a set or a show?

The final winner that was picked was a mix by Lazarus, of New York.  We'll feature it first in this post.  But we also wanted to share the other tracks submitted by the other seven finalists, and the eight noteworthy entries that were picked, so we're including SoundCloud links in the this post to all of these sixteen tracks.  All of these are downloadable, so feel free to grab copies and share them with your friends.

WINNING ENTRY

Lazarus (New York)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/lazarus

  Twitter:  www.twitter.com/lazarusnewyork

  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/lazarusnewyork

FINALISTS

(In no particular order)

Nelson D (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/nelson-d
  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/Nelson-D-423492404398619

Paul Why (United Kingdom)

Xudeus (Sweden)
  Soundcloud:  www.soundcloud.com/xudeus

Faith (Italy)

DaanDee (Ukraine)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/daandeemusic

Brahmox (India)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/thereal-brahmox

Jackson Laframboise (Canada)

NOTEWORTHY ENTRIES

XY!RO (country unknown)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/xyiro

Tribal Heart (Czech Republic)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/tribalheart

Tightrops (France)

Split Armada (Estonia)
  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/splitwert
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/splitarmada

Splashed (Portugal)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/splashedmusic
  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/iamsplashed

Eduard Fawkes (Hungary)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/eduardfawkes

Aspasia P (Germany)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/aspasia-p

Karl Parker (Sweden)
  SoundCloud:  www.soundcloud.com/karlparker
  Twitter:  www.soundcloud.com/karlparker

MORE INTERESTING ENTRIES

(Here a few of the other entries that we liked)

And Here Are The Original Mixes

You can also grab copies of all of these tracks (and of our original Ableton project files for this track) from our public Dropbox folder at this link:

www.djbolivia.ca/dropbox

You can also see a number of YouTube videos explaining our production of the original project by visiting this link:

http://djbolivia.blogspot.ca/2016/01/progressive-house-music-production.html

I have to give a huge thanks, on behalf of myself and Francis, to everyone who submitted entries.  Above and beyond the sixteen tracks that we've featured above, I've already heard a number of really professional sounding other entries, and it's obvious that a lot of participants put a lot of time and effort into making their productions.  There were a lot of entries, including some that aren't featured above, that could arguably be judged winners!

I'm currently doing forestry work in the Canadian bush, so I haven't had much time to be heavily involved in this contest.  However, I have a few weeks of downtime in early August, and my first goal is to listen to every single track that was submitted, and I'll be sharing a few more of the remixes in our Dropbox folder at that time.

Thanks for your interest in this remix contest!

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

SHG Radio Show, Episode 315

Welcome to this week's edition of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, a weekly electronica-based radio show presented originally on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada (but expanded to distribution on other terrestrial and internet-based radio stations), and also distributed as a global podcast through iTunes. The show is normally programmed and mixed by Jonathan Clark (as DJ Bolivia), although some weeks very occasionally 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 definitely on tech-house and techno, and a small amount of progressive, trance, & minimal. Due to the mix of styles, you may hear combinations of tracks that wouldn't normally be featured together in a DJ's live set, but this show is intended to feature various styles of electronic/dance music. Liner notes for this episode (SHG 315) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

I should point out that when I make these shows, I mean for them to be a journey. I pay a lot of attention to the programming, and to the development of energy levels. If you're a first-time listener, you might think that the start of the show is quite tame, on the slower and "deeper" side of house or techno. However, give it time. Pay attention to how the styles change throughout the mix, and how the energy builds. Sometimes, I'll be very erratic and jump around between several genres, just for fun. Sometimes, I'll do a particularly dark show, with a heavy emphasis on techno. Most of the time however, you'll find a mix of mostly deep house or minimal or deep techno for the first third of the mix, building into a more upbeat section of tech-house through the middle, perhaps building up to some energetic tracks at the end, which often trespass into the realm of more contemporary house. Don't treat the show as a collection of individual tracks ... think of it as a cohesive experience; an hour-long aural journey of reflection and beats.




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



In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for episode 315:

01. Jerome Steam - Good Morning (Original Mix).
02. Lian July & Chris Odium - Black Sun (Original Mix).
03. Alejandro Vivanco & Dorian Chavez - What Would You Do (Original Mix).
04. Miky Falcone & Fabio Morello - All Tech (Original Mix).
05. Hollen - Palmares (Original Mix).
06. Alan Nieves - Tocar (Original Mix).
07. Andres Power & Outcode - Lobo (Jaceo Remix).
08. Jose Baher - Brutal (Original Black Mix).
09. DJ PP - Need House (Original Mix).
10. Craig Sparks & Nicky Three Sixty - Content (Original Mix).
11. Sarah Lennox - Don't Know (Joe Red Remix).
12. Gabriel West & Ricardo Piedra - Vamos (Original Mix).


Here are links to either personal websites, Facebook pages, or [usually] the SoundCloud pages for a few of the original artists and remixers/producers listed above.



Jerome Steam (Barbados)
Lian July (United States)
Chris Odium (United States)
Alejandro Vivanco (Chile)
Fabio Morello (Italy)
Hollen (Italy)
Alan Nieves (United States)
Andres Power (Colombia)
Jose Baher (Spain)
DJ PP (Uruguay)
Nicky Three Sixty (United Kingdom)
Sarah Lennox (Ireland)
Gabriel West (United Kingdom)
Joe Red (Spain)
Jaceo (United States)




Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly specialty EDM music show with a basic weekly audience base of about 1500 listeners per week through podcasting, direct downloads, and distribution on a small number of internet-based radio networks, plus another hundred or so listeners through SoundCloud, and an unknown number of listeners through terrestrial FM broadcast. If you're a radio station programming director, and would like to add Subterranean Homesick Grooves to your regular programming lineup, contact djbolivia@gmail.com for details. We currently release SHG as an advance download to a number of stations globally on a weekly basis (at no charge), and we welcome inquiries from additional outlets.

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

Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show, Episode 314

Welcome to this week's edition of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, a weekly electronica-based radio show presented originally on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada (but expanded to distribution on other terrestrial and internet-based radio stations), and also distributed as a global podcast through iTunes. The show is normally programmed and mixed by Jonathan Clark (as DJ Bolivia), although some weeks very occasionally 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 definitely on tech-house and techno, and a small amount of progressive, trance, & minimal. Due to the mix of styles, you may hear combinations of tracks that wouldn't normally be featured together in a DJ's live set, but this show is intended to feature various styles of electronic/dance music. Liner notes for this episode (SHG 313) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

I should point out that when I make these shows, I mean for them to be a journey. I pay a lot of attention to the programming, and to the development of energy levels. If you're a first-time listener, you might think that the start of the show is quite tame, on the slower and "deeper" side of house or techno. However, give it time. Pay attention to how the styles change throughout the mix, and how the energy builds. Sometimes, I'll be very erratic and jump around between several genres, just for fun. Sometimes, I'll do a particularly dark show, with a heavy emphasis on techno. Most of the time however, you'll find a mix of mostly deep house or minimal or deep techno for the first third of the mix, building into a more upbeat section of tech-house through the middle, perhaps building up to some energetic tracks at the end, which often trespass into the realm of more contemporary house. Don't treat the show as a collection of individual tracks ... think of it as a cohesive experience; an hour-long aural journey of reflection and beats.




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



In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for episode 314:

01. Raul De La Orza - Wicked Groove (Original Mix).
02. Peter Berg - Dancy (Original Mix).
03. Alen Milivojevic - Analog Form (Original Mix).
04. Edwar Vegas - Where Are You (Original Mix).
05. Tobi Kramer - Runaway (Original Mix).
06. DJ Fronter - After Hour (Original Mix).
07. Andy Rojas - This Is Shake (Original Mix).
08. DJ Smilk - Night Of Rhythm (Original Mix).
09. Marver - Shudder (Original Mix).
10. Jason Rivas & Klum Baumgartner - Copacabana (Club Mix).
11. Jason Rivas & Flamenco Tokyo - Amor Brujo (Club Mix).
12. Smarty J - My Love (Andres Blows Remix).


Here are links to either personal websites, Facebook pages, or [usually] the SoundCloud pages for a few of the original artists and remixers/producers listed above.



Raul De La Orza (Spain)
Peter Berg (Germany)
Alen Milivojevic (Slovenia)
Edwar Vegas (Spain)
Tobi Kramer (Germany)
DJ Fronter (Colombia)
Andy Rojas (Colombia)
DJ Smilk (Colombia)
Marver (Italy)
Jason Rivas (Spain)
Andres Blows (Colombia)




Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly specialty EDM music show with a basic weekly audience base of about 1500 listeners per week through podcasting, direct downloads, and distribution on a small number of internet-based radio networks, plus another hundred or so listeners through SoundCloud, and an unknown number of listeners through terrestrial FM broadcast. If you're a radio station programming director, and would like to add Subterranean Homesick Grooves to your regular programming lineup, contact djbolivia@gmail.com for details. We currently release SHG as an advance download to a number of stations globally on a weekly basis (at no charge), and we welcome inquiries from additional outlets.


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

Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca

SHG Radio Show, Episode 313

Welcome to this week's edition of Subterranean Homesick Grooves™, a weekly electronica-based radio show presented originally on CHMA FM 106.9 at Mount Allison University in Atlantic Canada (but expanded to distribution on other terrestrial and internet-based radio stations), and also distributed as a global podcast through iTunes. The show is normally programmed and mixed by Jonathan Clark (as DJ Bolivia), although some weeks very occasionally 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 definitely on tech-house and techno, and a small amount of progressive, trance, & minimal. Due to the mix of styles, you may hear combinations of tracks that wouldn't normally be featured together in a DJ's live set, but this show is intended to feature various styles of electronic/dance music. Liner notes for this episode (SHG 313) can be seen below.

Para la información en español, vaya aquí.

I should point out that when I make these shows, I mean for them to be a journey. I pay a lot of attention to the programming, and to the development of energy levels. If you're a first-time listener, you might think that the start of the show is quite tame, on the slower and "deeper" side of house or techno. However, give it time. Pay attention to how the styles change throughout the mix, and how the energy builds. Sometimes, I'll be very erratic and jump around between several genres, just for fun. Sometimes, I'll do a particularly dark show, with a heavy emphasis on techno. Most of the time however, you'll find a mix of mostly deep house or minimal or deep techno for the first third of the mix, building into a more upbeat section of tech-house through the middle, perhaps building up to some energetic tracks at the end, which often trespass into the realm of more contemporary house. Don't treat the show as a collection of individual tracks ... think of it as a cohesive experience; an hour-long aural journey of reflection and beats.




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



In addition to being able to download each episode from SoundCloud, you can also visit our DJ Mixes folder on Dropbox (which allows for bulk downloads).  That folder hosts hundreds of episodes and other DJ mixes.  Here's the link:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

And of course, you can download Bolivia's individual tracks from this link:

    djbolivia.ca/tracks

Here are Track Listings for episode 313:

01. Magnovis - Blueprint (Original Mix).
02. Pasquale Vessa - Proportional (Original Mix).
03. Ermess - Trust (Original Mix).
04. Felipe Sosa - Playground (Original Mix).
05. Thorn - Heaven Sent (Original Mix).
06. Arthur Ferryra & Joey Avila - Kempai (Original Mix).
07. Jason Rivas & Mahe Schulz - Don't Leave Me This Way (Original Mix).
08. Adan Mor - Dawn (Original Mix).
09. Dion & Kajah - Asteroid (Original Mix).
10. Tesla - Victoria's Secret (Andrea Piko Remix).
11. John Wolf - Shot The Ground (Original Mix).
12. Grasso & Maxim - Friday Night (John Lagora Remix).
13. Jason Rivas & Glitchdropper - Phenomenon (Original Mix).


Here are links to either personal websites, Facebook pages, or [usually] the SoundCloud pages for a few of the original artists and remixers/producers listed above.



Magnovis (Canada)
Felipe Sosa (Brazil)
Arthur Ferryra (Mexico)
Joey Avila (United States)
Jason Rivas (Spain)
Adan Mor (Brazil)
Dion & Kajah (Colombia)
John Wolf (Hungary)
Grasso & Maxim (Colombia)
Jason Rivas (Spain)
Glitchdropper (Canada)
Andrea Piko (Italy)




Subterranean Homesick Grooves is a weekly specialty EDM music show with a basic weekly audience base of about 1500 listeners per week through podcasting, direct downloads, and distribution on a small number of internet-based radio networks, plus another hundred or so listeners through SoundCloud, and an unknown number of listeners through terrestrial FM broadcast. If you're a radio station programming director, and would like to add Subterranean Homesick Grooves to your regular programming lineup, contact djbolivia@gmail.com for details. We currently release SHG as an advance download to a number of stations globally on a weekly basis (at no charge), and we welcome inquiries from additional outlets.


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

Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
        SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/djbolivia
        YouTube: youtube.com/djbolivia
        Facebook: facebook.com/djbolivia
        Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
        Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca