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Oh, and that's four years straight of 60 minute mixes, one every week. 209, 52 + 52 + 53 + 52. (One of those years had 53 weeks).

I'm gonna have to start looking for guest DJs so I can take a break. Maybe I can talk Megaphysics into it.

MTT 209 / Dim Landscapes https://djcev.com/2021/02/mtt-209-dim-landscapes/

Some slow beats to end a tough week. 95, then 75 rising to 80. Features music by DJ Shadow, Gyoza District, HKE, Jens Buchert, Legowelt, Phoenecia, and more.

Today I learned that Mars is the lo-fi planet.

Starting my day with Grievous Angel's old 2Step Heaven mix.

Tracklist here: http://blog.grievousangel.net/?p=398

The mix itself here: http://www.weareie.com/audio/blogariddims/blogariddims34.mp3

I went from disliking 2-step to loving it after hearing this mix.

Well shoot. I thought that the static website generator I use (Blogofile) didn't work with Python 3; I was wrong. I had to update a few templates and add some comparison functions but otherwise It seems to run fine. I can move on from Python 2 after all.

There's some Quake on. #quakeworld 2v2 masters BPS & Locust versus Carapace & Milton. Stream and casting by Andeh / SuddendeathTV.

They're in the first map now.

MTT 208 / To The Exit https://djcev.com/2021/02/mtt-208-to-the-exit/

This week's mix. 120 BPM ambient, #breaks , #electro ; a bunch of repeats, mostly tracks I know and am comfortable with. Features music by Autopilot, Dark Vektor, Model 500, Mrs Jynx, ΠΕΡΑ ΣΤΑ ΟΡΗ, Supreems, Versalife, and more.

Hm. Python2 deprecation means I'll need to build a virtual machine to continue compiling my webpage soon. Either that or port my static site compiler to python3. Or migrate to a different site compiler.

Might give qemu a shot, it's been a few years since I tried it.

Spent most of the day putting together a tracklist for tomorrow. I'm running low on new ideas so It'll mostly be repeats. I can't wait for March, for spring, to play some dub techno again.

I had a surprisingly productive day. Took some photos, solved a few minor web backend problems, learned a bit more about writing RSS feeds. Watched a few episodes of the 2011 TV anime "No. 6".

I've never been particularly good at mixing the glitchy 2000s electro style. I try it out every few years, always after picking up four or five new pieces that fit. It's tricky stuff to work with.

MTT 207 / Deflection https://djcev.com/2021/02/mtt-207-deflection/

New mix. Posting the link early 'cause I'm gonna go to sleep in a minute.

The noisy, loud, glitchy electro sound, the sound of 2000s Touchin' Bass and Pyramid Transmissions. Features a bunch of Pacific Northwest producers - 214, Doctor Evil, Ignatius (and Bot23), Senor Frio. Experimental Liquors.

Walked into town today, to the secondhand store / thrift store. Picked up a used copy of THX-1138 on DVD.

It was about a mile and a half each way. That's the furthest I've been from my house in 4 months.

New mix.

MTT 206 / Low Light https://djcev.com/2021/02/mtt-206-low-light/

Some quick breaks and electro to start the month. Features new(ish) tracks by Carlos Sicrock, CYWU, Ikonika, and NULLPTR. Also features an old D&B 45 run at 33 and a similarly old MRK1 track I've been meaning to play. Fun stuff.

I like this one a lot, the selections are all good.

power_of_heavy_metal's upload of aNnh's run of biotrix-castle.

I'm so mad I can't get that jump over the lava, near the beginning, through the pain barrier. 0:16 thru 0:18. I can't seem to build the speed up to that point. #quake3 #defrag

MTT 205 / All Better https://djcev.com/2021/01/mtt-205-all-better/

New mix. Downtempo, #electro , and #idm at ~100. Features tracks by Zobol, Sepehr, Neuroactive, Metamatics, L'Automat, Annechoic, Andy Garvey, SOPHIE (by way of Autechre), and more.

Audio levels are pretty uneven in this one, sorry about that.