Psylight's Playground (Is Dead)

A balm for broken hearts. There's some dancy stuff here, some beautiful stuff, some slow stuff, and everything in between. This is a landmark mix for me, IMO. It was done mostly live, in a single pass. That means it's not quite perfect, but it's really close and I really like it. It's not meant to be danceable, really. There are some parts that are, but don't be expecting another Ephemereality or Trancephase.

Why a balm for broken hearts? I've been struggling with some personal issues lately. I tried going the "let's-just-be-friends" route with one of my ex-girlfriends, only to realize that I can't do it any longer after a year and a half. I had to free myself. This mix is a symbol of my journey to freedom from the pain of that broken relationship.

Musically, there are some really strange crossfades and juxtapositions here. I don't think anything's really clashy though. Flow was still maintained, despite the incredible diversity of source material. Or so I think. Feel free to comment.

Quality-wise, I've switched from -q0.5 to -q0.48 for the Nero AAC encoder. This way, I should be able to keep 5 mixes up at any given time. -q0.5 was just a touch too big. Also, this mix is entirely created from lossless sources, for maximum tonal purity.

Track listing:
01. Amon Tobin - El Cargo {3:24}
02. The Flashbulb - Lucid Bass II {6:58}
03. Photophob - What Went Wrong {4:04}
04. Bola - Tibular Vader {3:45}
05. Ulrich Schnauss - Gone Forever {6:11}
06. Aes Dana - Exposure [Aes Dana Remix] {4:16}
07. edIT - Screening Phone Calls {1:47}
08. Orbital - Lost {2:08}
09. Jega - Geometry {2:50}
10. Super Collider - It Won't Be Long {3:47}
11. Bassnectar - Everybody {4:04}
12. Fatboy Slim - Song for Chesh {2:49}
13. Sound of the Camel - Sound of the Camel {4:13}
14. Aes Dana - Chernozem {1:17}
15. Squarepusher - Ultravisitor {4:48}
16. M83 - Gone {5:41}
17. Labradford - Twenty {3:04}
18. UNKLE - Glow {2:50}
19. M83 - Birds {0:54}
20. Fluke - Mosh {4:48}
21. LFO - Mokeylips {1:40}
22. The Chemical Brothers - Shake Break Bounce {3:47}