The Ben Brown remix of Derek Howell – A Bit Less This Time is out today on Polytechnic Records.  The original track is a great progressive house tune crafted by Derek, who is putting out a slew of  some great original music lately. Very happy to work with Derek & Polytechnic on this one.

The EP also includes solid remixes from StereoK & Python.

• 01. A Bit Less This Time
• 02. A Bit Less This Time – Ben Brown Remix
• 03. A Bit Less This Time – Python Remix
• 04. A Bit Less This Time – StereoK Remix
• 05. Into The Forest At Night – Part 1
• 06. Into The Forest At Night – Part 2

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Ibiza Trance House 2009 will be distributed exclusively in Germany, Austria, and other select countries throughout Europe.

Last year’s Ibiza Trance House 2008 also featured two of my productions: Ben Brown – Calm Down (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) and Row – Colossus (Ben Brown Remix),  which are both currently available on iTunes and at Beatport. Other artist on the double disc included Armin Van Buuren, Deadmau5, Adam K & Soha, and two tracks by my boy Christopher Manik. 2008′s CD is currently available as an import… check it out on amazon.de … better brush up on your Deutsch.

Ad Brown vs. Ben Brown

Just a quick note: Ben Brown – “Hope” is not my track. Tiesto played a track on Club Life a month or so ago claiming it as Ben Brown “Hope”.  This one is actually by Ad Brown (no relation), and is coming out on Black Hole.  The track is actually pretty good so kudos to Ad on some solid work!

Here’s a video for Ad Brown “Hope”

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Audio Logic Recordings

HiDef 001 Mixed by Ben Brown

HiDef 001

This past fall, Seneca Giese at Audio Logic Recordings invited me to be involved with the first in a new mix compilation series. The title of the series  stems from the series of parties we had done here in Chicago by the same name, and this first installment is an extension of those events in addition to being an expression of my personal taste in electronic dance music material.

This piece was done entirely in Ableton Live, with each track being highly edited and remixed to fit more cohesively in the entire mix. Features of each of these individual tracks appear throughout the mix.. some are obvious, some are hidden a little deeper.

The process wasn’t like a normal DJ mix; it was a much more ‘produced’ and premeditated concept. I chose the tracks that went well together before considering the flow of the mix in its entirety.  For example, the first transition completed was the last in the final mix;  the great Ricardo Tobar remix of Fairmont’s “I Need Medicine”  layered, looped, and edited over the entirety of Jamie McHugh’s beatless electronica track, “Stammer”.  Each of these ‘track-to-track’ transitions were done independently. Eventually I had good amount of larger chunks consisting of 2 or 3 tracks that were then combined into the sections which then formed the entire mix.

Moonbeam and Funky Bastard Remixes

Tyler Michaud and the New School Recordings crew approached me about a remix for the Moonbeam track in the early fall of ’08 but I had to pass on it initially. I had the samples and realized after a few weeks that the melodies and atmosphere in the track were perfect for an opening track. We got it approved for the mix and I worked it into the intro track. Turned out to be a nice chill/melancholic opener for the CD.

Listen to Moonbeam feat. Blackfeel Wite – First Night (Ben Brown Intro Mix)

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I wanted to include the original mix of TFB’s Koalas For Breakfast but just couldn’t find a way to do it justice in the mix, as it’s such a good piece of organic guitarness on it own. I knew I wanted to remix the track when I heard it and worked it into a bit more of a summery tune with more dancefloor energy for later in the mix.

Listen to The Funky Bastard – Koalas For Breakfast (Ben Brown’s Toasted Koala Remix)

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I had fun with the mix. This was my first endeavour into the official DJ Mix Compilation  world, and I’m fairly happy with the results. I hope you are too.

-B^2

HiDef 001 Tracklist

1. Moonbeam featuring Blackfeel Wite – First Night (Ben Brown Intro Mix)
2. Jimmy Van M – My Eyes featuring Steve T (2am JVM & Marc Mitchell Mix)
3. Eelke Kleijn – Dopamine Theory
4. Amoeba Assassin – Rollercoaster (KOS Remix)
5. Pete Lazonby – Wavespeech (Descent Mix)
6. Jamie McHugh – Lunar (John Selway Remix)
7. RPO & David Weed – Industry Part 2
8. Lil Dirty – Vintage (Jim Rivers Remix)
9. Elegant Universe – Hypnotized
10. Ricardo Tobar – La Otra Playa
11. Wize – Grand Voyage (TBS Remix)
12. The Funky Bastard – Koalas For Breakfast (Ben Brown’s Toasted Koalas Mix)
13. Fairmont – I Need Medicine (Ricardo Tobar Remix)
14. Jamie McHugh – Stammer

HiDef Samples and Downloads

Listen to the preview below:

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Purchase HiDef 001 online: Audio Logic’s HiDef Page

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[Nightshade Music]

Ben Brown - Tuesday Night Heroes

Nightshade Music

The newest Ben Brown track, “Tuesday Night Heroes” is now available as an exclusive download at the fine internet dance music retailer, Beatport. It is out on Nightshade music, run by Nosmo and Kris B. This pack also contains remixes from The Flyers and Yura Popov.

You can check out samples and downloads of Tuesday Night Heroes here
Also check out the recent release of Ben Brown , Austin Azua – Night Train on Audio Logic Recordings

Smartminds- The Fix

Smartminds – The Fix (w/Ben Brown Remix)

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Get it exclusively at Beatport.com or listen to free samples below.

Rated 9/10 by progressive-sounds.com (Smartminds- The Fix Review )

Label write-up:

Smartminds – The Fix (Ben Brown Remix):

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