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Now, More Than Ever

Now, More Than Ever

Released: May 6, 2009
Genre: House - Progressive
Length: 1:01:12

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Track List

1. Field Recording - In the Pure.Prog Queue (F.L.Y.)
2. Jacques C - Unfamiliar Friend
3. Rob Curtis - Bakcheia (Dale Anderson Remix)
4. Jaytech - Metro (FIM's Slight Simpleminded Return)
5. Huggy & Dean Newton - Indian Summer (Tech Mix)
6. Claes Rosen - Tempo
7. Ferdy & Matt Van Wyk - Miami 806 (FIM Re-Edit)
8. Solarity - Essence (Claes Rosen Remix)
9. Sudha with Zoë Johnston - Leche (Thomas Schwartz and Fausto Fanizza Vocal Mix)
10. Jaytech - Wannabe
11. EDX - Casa Grande
12. Filterheadz - Day at the Beach
13. Field Recording - Back to the Basement (Outro)

Description

It's hard to believe it's been nearly three years since Rob, Wes and I first came together in the basement of the Amsterdam Rhino.  It's certainly been a good run - we've made a lot of friends, played a lot of records, and covered a lot of ground in a lot of ways.  But, as they told me after I wrote my grade ten math exam for the third year in a row, all good things must come to an end, and so fortune has seen to that the good ship Pure.Prog has set sail for Balance Bay - but not after one last round of bassbin-bending bashes. 

Presented here is "Now, More Than Ever", a mix inspired by the three amazing years Pure.Prog has had on 11th Ave.  It starts and ends with live recordings made by yours truly during the night of my last appearance at the Rhino, and is filled in between with eleven big, warm, turn-up-the-volume tunes based on the sound I pushed during my time behind the controls there.

As the recording starts, I've stepped outside the Rhino for a breath of fresh air and switched my field recorder on - listen carefully and you'll find a world of detail captured from those waiting outside, from bummed cigarettes, to compliments on the sound system, to a story about a boy looking to meet a girl who wasn't looking to meet anyone, and plenty more besides. As the mix winds down 61 minutes later, the recording you hear to close out the mix is of me walking down the stairs into the basement, the recorder sticking out of my back pocket as I walk in to a room freaking out to one of Wes' legendary breakdowns.

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If you're the audiophilic type, this one's worth a proper listen on headphones or a decent set of monitors - mixed from 100% never-been-lossy-compressed source WAVs, rendered at 96khz/24bit (even the field recordings were done at 96/24)  and compressed directly to 320kbit MP3 with LAME 3.97. Thanks to Kev for the B&Ws and Rob for the 'compress straight from 96/24' advice.
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Enjoy!

Comments:

Rich wrote on Jan 27, 2010:

very cool!! right around 22:15

ded fv wrote on Oct 23, 2009:

awesone! thanks for sharing it. Great musical experience, made me travelling without moving from my sofa. big up! A frenchie fan

Chuck Betts wrote on May 20, 2009:

I caught some of your set at Balance the other night (Sunday) and it prompted me to check out some of your sets on this site. To be honest, this set is exactly what I've been looking for. As I type this, I am in the midst of downloading a few more. Thank you ever so much.

Jes Richardson wrote on May 11, 2009:

Dawn was breaking when i heard this for the first time on my ipod, i was jogging along the creek, i felt euphoric.. And then i opened my eyes to see my dog barking at me, as i was no longer jogging but slightly grooving to these tunes Mr. Belleghem, A+

jase crashie wrote on May 10, 2009:

had a very brief listen so far, have to comment now! some parts of this NME mix remind me so much of what i've heard of yours from, i'd say five years ago. good to see you haven't moved too far away :) hmm, [wipes meat pie off keyboard] the weather is so fine here in adelaide. kicks melbourne's arse in that regard. crashie

abunDANCE wrote on May 8, 2009:

Matt - your brand of MEDICINE is just what the world needs more of = NOW, MORE THAN EVER!!! AND it sounds to me very much like a LUNA MOTH in motion ;) Thanx for sharing your vibe! it's on replay..... this such MEDICINE for the masses sweetheart!!!! Eternally GREAT-FULL

Wes Straub wrote on May 8, 2009:

One of your best by far my friend! Love the personal touches as well, ha!

Ben Rama wrote on May 7, 2009:

I loved this one the first time through! Nice touch with the samples from the recorder. I'm rocking the H4 these days, fantastic piece of equipment. Again, love the mix. Classic Matt B!

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