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13.Aug.2007 Empathy Mix August 07

A 60 minute mix of the latest drum&bass tunes from empathy artists and friends. Mixed by our boys double_negative. The sweetness!

Goes like:

Concord Dawn: Scream to the Stars (Commercial Suicide) 00:00
Cern: Dont Know (Empathy Recordings) 04:23
Vanadis: Enter the Blue (SBK) 05:51
Dose: Words of Wisdom (Revolution Recordings) 08:24
Cern: Sattelites 10:58
Dstruct – Merkaba (Nerve Recordings) 12:59
Subtone & Stalker: Nazca (Citrus Recordings) 16:24
Agent Alvin: Room Full of Bullets (Cyanide Recordings) 18:16
Trei: Tumbleweed 20:28
Dose: Feer Feader (Syndrome Audio) 23:22
Undertow: Down in Flames 25:15
Bulletproof: Alien Screw 26:53
Psidream: Evil Genius (Syndrome Audio) 29:44
Mayhem: Lebanon (Onset Audio) 31:58
Trei: Heartbeat (Empathy Recordings) 35:16
Cern: Lock Stock 36:21
Faction: Don’t Think 39:39
Flirt With Dirt: Zanzibar 41:07
Macro & HSD: Move 43:40
State of Mind – Quantum Leap 47:09
Upbeats & Hive – Nothings Sacred (Violence Recordings) 49:20
Teknik, Trei & Menace: Between the Eyes (Citrus Recordings) 51:53
Subtone: Muchong Rmx (Trotch) 54:27
Nanotek: The Vengefull (Intransigent Recordings) 59:56

Total 62:35mins

http://www.empathy.co.nz/mixes/EMPATHY_MIX_AUGUST07_DNB.mp3 (right click – save as)

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20.Jun.2007 Rumble in the Jungle Released!

Various ‘Rumble In The Jungle – Mixed By Mr Smith’

Empathy Recordings in association with Bassdrop.co.nz are pleased to announce the release of the Rumble in the Jungle CD mixed by Mr Smith.

The concept was simple, the winner of the 2006 RITJ competition was to mix a hand picked selection of Drum and Bass tracks from select producers from NZ and abroad.

A born and bred Wellingtonian, It didnt take Mr Smith (aka Cole Smith) long to discover the local drum and bass culture and then catch the dj bug. After locking himself away in his bedroom fine tuning his dj skills, it was evident that Mr Smith had a natural talent for mixing drum and bass. The Rumble in the Jungle competition would prove that. After a series of heats, the final competition was very close coming down to three contestants – two from Auckland and Mr Smith from Wellington. A packed final saw some some slick mixing and a tough decision from the judges, with Mr Smith emerging as Rumble Champion 2006.

Recorded and mastered by the Empathy team the ‘Rumble in the Jungle / Mr Smith Mix’ is the premium live set from NZ’s best. Featuring tracks by State of Mind, Concord Dawn, Psidream, Agent Alvin, Trei, Dose, Fanu, Nanotek, CMD, Bulletproof, Polarity, Pyro vs Jester, Organiks & Roye Darke.

We encourage you to check it out, get involved and support your local artists and talented dj’s..

Tracklist:

State of Mind – Moneytrain (Subtitles)
Trei – Lost World (Random Recordings)
Dose – Lost Inside (Microb)
Bulletproof Vs Teknik & Dose – Thaw (Cyanide Recordings)
Roy Darke – Frank
Agent Alvin & Spikey Tee – On The Rise (CMD Remix)
Agent Alvin & Spikey Tee – Rubadubble (Random Recordings)
Pyro & Jester – Cho (Nerve Recordings)
Nanotek – Dark Angel
Fanu – Tears Of The Killer (Lightless Recordings)
Psidream – Cypher (Nightfall Recordings)
Confucius and Mysterious D – Care For Me
Trei – Heartbeat (Empathy Recordings)
Polarity – Kreuzzug (Kinematic Recordings)
Organiks – Slipstream (VIP)
Concord Dawn – Man For All Seasons (Uprising Records)
Bulletproof Vs Cern – Red Mercury (Cyanide Recordings)
Nanotek – The Mist

Distribution – Samurai Distribution Barcode – 9413469053023

The CD is available in all good stores now. Check your local Real Groovy, CD & DVD Store or independent music stockist.

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Empathy Digital | EMPD005: Cern

Since 2002 Cern have been djing and producing drum and bass, inspired by supporting some of the local and international acts for New Zealand drum and bass pioneers Subtronix and Cyanide. 2006 saw collaborations with Bulletproof, rokheads and red mercury, and pushing the neurofunk sound by promoting visiting artists such as Mayhem, Noisia, Psidream and D Bridge.

2007 has been a productive year for Cern working on collaborations with New Zealand’s finest up and coming producers Vanadis, Teknik, Menace and Dose.

Rise featuring Vanadis is a venture into the smoother side of drum and bass. A beautifully atmospheric tune with tight minimal drum programming and a underlying modulated bassline. Look out for the cheeky vocal and subtle brass stabs.

don’t know is based around a vintage piano sample. Featuring smooth filtered reece bass parts, eerie keys and washy pads, This tune ties together nicely, Definitely a 5am in morning tune for all you djs out there.

Available from the following stores:

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