Sesame Street Thanksgiving

My blog is entirely focused on Electronic Dance Music, so it’s pretty strange for me to be talking about a Rock band!  It makes sense to those of you who know me well though, as I often talk about Shiloh being my favorite Electronic Artists.

Empire is the name of the band, whose lineup consists of Justin Moreh from Shiloh, Tim Sykes, Cam Fink, Col Fink, and Electronic Music legend Luke Chable.

They are currently playing shows in Australia, and have been getting some exposure on Oz’s big independent station Triple J Unearthed.  You can play or download 3 of their songs for free, and if you would like to help them impact the charts you can rate the songs and write a brief review.  It can literally just be a sentence or two, and every little bit helps!

So drop by, grab some really good music for free, and leave some feedback at:  http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/Empire(theband)

• Put Your Hand On Your Heart
• Elephant
• Jamie (The Writing On The Walls) Live

A little darker for the Halloween vibe, but a good show!

The Podcast is up on Soundcloud for you to instantly play, or download.

To download from the player on here, look to the right hand side of the player, and click the arrow that is pointing down.

As always honest feedback is welcome, and appreciated :-)

http://soundcloud.com/dancechapel/the-dance-chapel-halloween

It is pretty old, but people still seem to really like this one due to the track selection.

Coretex has some gorgeous stuff, Slyder is a fan favorite, the God of Wonders Remix is a cool novelty, and the Evanescence Remix is an outstanding piece of Trance!

I pulled out the recording and edited it down a bit, mainly to cut my talking out for a more blissful experience.

I hope you enjoy it and feedback is welcome, both positive and negative.

http://soundcloud.com/dancechapel/the-trance-chapel

En Capture is a gorgeous mix of Progressive Trance, and it really is a must have for anyone who is a true Cloud2Ground or Slyder fan.

Jeremy Dawson & Chad Petree were Cloud2Ground before going on to become Trance superstars Slyder, and then they moved into the Electro scene which led them to form their current group, the hugely successful  Shiny Toy Guns.

Jeremy’s DJ style has changed along with his producing, so he also spins a lot of Electro these days.  As this was originally a promo from his time as a Trance DJ, his style is drastically different now.  Enjoy this blast from the past!

Thanks again to Jeremy for generously allowing me to share this :-)

The Podcast is up on Soundcloud for you to instantly play, or download.

To download from the player on here, look to the right hand side of the player, and click the arrow that is pointing down.

As always honest feedback is welcome, and appreciated :-)

http://soundcloud.com/dancechapel/jeremy-dawson-encapture-1

Intro (feat Sinéad O’Connor)
29 Palms – Touch the Sky
Patrick and Steve Hoody – Futuropolis
Joujouka – Relax
Tomaz Vs Filterheadz – More House
Eiven Major – From Dust Till Dawn
McBain Vs Mendozer – Jam Me Jack Me
Ross Couch – Siesmic Shift
Moby – Hymn
Starecase – See Hope
Hibernate – Mane Sonitus
Tillmann Uhrmacher – On The Run
Outro

I think this can be applied to any profession…even DJing and music making!

A travelling businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Irish village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.

Inside the small boat were several large salmon.

He complimented the Irishman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

The Irishman replied, “Only a little while.”

The businessman then asked why he didn’t stay out longer and catch more fish.

The Irishman said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.

The businessman asked, “What do you do the rest of the time?”

The Irish fisherman said, “I fish a little, feed the animals, play
with my children, take a wee nap with my wife, Mary, and stroll down
to the village pub each evening where I drink a stout and play the flute
with my friends. I have a full and busy life.”

The businessman scoffed, “I am a Vanderbilt MBA and I could help you.
You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger
boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several
boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of
selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the
processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the
product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this
small coastal fishing village and move to Dublin where you will run your expanding enterprise.”

The Irish fisherman asked, “Sure, how long will this all take now?”

To which the businessman replied, “15-20 years.”

“But what then?”

The businessman laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time
is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the
public and become very rich. You would make millions.”

“Millions! Then what?”

“Why then you could retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village
where you would fish a little, feed the animals, play with your
grandkids, take a nap with your wife, and stroll down to the village
pub in the evenings where you could drink a stout and play your
flute with your friends.”

Be Professional and strive for excellence, but don’t get so wrapped up that you lose the joy of what you do, or forget the important things in life like your family.

This track is gorgeous and has a rich atmosphere.  You can definitely lose yourself in it, and it sails along slowly, melting you with it’s melody as it goes.

Noah has dropped a Japanese sample in that works really well with the song too, it blends perfectly with the music and sounds really cool.

• Noah Deep – Once Over Tokyo

It has released on Arrival Sampler #1, which is the first release from Arrival, a new sublabel of Silk Music (Mango, Jason Bradberry).

You can preview and purchase this from Beatport

You can also check out his MySpace to preview it with some other groovy tunes.

When Tastyfresh asked if I could interview them, I immediately and excitedly agreed.

Colin & Justin Moreh were kind enough to answer a few questions about their music and their personal life, share a bit about their faith, and even give advice to aspiring DJs and Producers.

Best of all they talk about playing one of my favorite Xbox games, Marvel’s Ultimate Alliance 2!  You can read the full interview at the Tastyfresh website by following this link.

Here’s the full URL: 

http://www.tastyfresh.com/articles/interviews/854-ultimate-alliance-shiloh.html

Be sure to drop your thoughts here or at Tastyfresh!