Counterpoint is: the use of two or more melodies at the same time in a piece of music; it was an important part of baroque music. Certain composers, such as Johann Sebastian Bach, have been especially skillful at counterpoint.
coun⋅ter⋅point /ˈkaʊntərˌpɔɪnt/ [koun-ter-point] –noun
1. Music. the art of combining melodies.
2. Music. the texture resulting from the combining of individual melodic lines.
3. a melody composed to be combined with another melody.
coun·ter·point (koun’tər-point’) –noun
1. Music
a. Melodic material that is added above or below an existing melody.
b. The technique of combining two or more melodic lines in such a way that they establish a harmonic relationship while retaining their linear individuality.
c. A composition or piece that incorporates or consists of contrapuntal writing.
d. A contrasting but parallel element, item, or theme.
e. Use of contrasting elements in a work of art.
When I was about 16 I read a book by Walter Piston called “Counterpoint” (like all normal 16 year old kids reading a book about music composition). Combining the melodies from two pieces of music (mixing records) can create counterpoint. I try to create a linear progression from one piece of music to the next so that the song never “ends”. The music develops and grows into something different by the use of counterpoint.
I was a Corona event Dj on and off when I moved back to Paris in 2004. This mix is a tribute to all the music I used to play at Corona events in France. Corona - La Cerveza Mas Fina!!!
01.) negrocan - aquela esquina (grant nelson club)
02.) salome de bahia - outro lugar
03.) boriqua bandits feat. guida de palma - midnite expresso (dj jask latin café mix) CTP EDIT
04.) dj chus & david penn feat. daren j. bell - sunshine (montejano’s spanish guitar mix)
05.) Kings Of Tomorrow - No Te Vaya
06.) lego - el ritmo de verdad
07.) martin solveig vs salif keita madan (exotic disco edit)
08.) Dj Chus feat. The Groove Foundation - That Feeling
09.) afro medusa - pasilda (original 12 mix)
10.) Afro Medusa - Pasilda (Todd Terry In House Mix)
11.) negrocan - cada vez (jerry roperos avantgarde remix)
12.) Banda Sonra - Guitarra G G Club
13.) mark knight and funkagenda - man with the red face (original club mix)
14.) Obama Victory Speech - November 5th 2008
I have to say … this night was crazy! The pictures does not do the craziness justice! The place was rammed a crazed sweaty mob in costumes that were dancing holes in the floors!!!
Another three hour Thursday night mix… I really dig playing Thursdays from time to time because it allows me to play tracks that are not strictly dancefloor. I can experiment a bit more with the tracks I play and I don’t have to be FULL ON DANCEFLOOR like I do on the weekends.
01.) [Winding Road] M Jackson n Shur-I-Kan - Itz Wot We Doo (Original Mix)
02.) [toolroom] mark knight & funkagenda - shogun (jimpster mix)
03.) [Rejected 003] Jeroen Verheij - Chica_Go_Rejected_Rotterdam_Rework
04.) [Figure] Len Faki - My Black Sheep (Samuel L Sessions Choice Mix)
05.) [Diynamic] Einmusik and Stimming - Magdalena (Original Mix)
06.) [Fresh Meat] Nathan Drew Larsen - Touch Me (King Roc Remix)
07.) [Buzzin Fly Records] Martin Stimming - Danke (Original Mix)
08.) [Freerange Records] Manuel Tur - Vabanque (Stimming Remix)
09.) [Dirtybird] Claude VonStroke and Christian Martin - Groundhog Day (Gabriel Ananda feat Alice Rose Remix)
10.) [Drumpoet Community] Quarion - The Workout (Original Mix)
11.) [Flamingo Recordings] Funkerman and Baggi Begovic - Good God (Original Mix)
12.) [Nocolors] Soundpunk - Tap (Original Mix)
13.) [Versatile Records] Tony Lionni - Papaia (Original Mix)
14.) [Drumpoet Community] Manuel Tur and DPlay - Deviate (Original Mix)
15.) [Compost] Tj Kong and Nuno dos Santos - The Deep End
16.) Joi Cardwell - Soul To Bare [Chris Micali RMX]
17.) [soma 213] funk d’void feat. jay leblone - lovin’ (your body mix)
He was playing relatively hard techno faster than I normally play before I went on. I did not realize how fast the BPM was of my set until I heard the recording the next day! Its at about 132-3 and I normally play between 128 and 130… I had a blast!
01.) [freak n chic] david k - boul de nerf (original mix)
02.) [trapez] salvatore freda and massimo stefanelli - endless ride
03.) [resopal 031 cd] der dritte raum - der kleine korg und das echo
04.) [somewhere in detroit 010] the deacon - fuji
05.) [delsin 057] quince - new era
06.) [kompakt 152] gui boratto - terminal
07.) [crm lost 002] jamie jones - panama city (original mix)
08.) [love minus zero] chaim - it never ends
09.) [harthouse] gui boratto - atol (alex flatner remix)
10.) [gedankensport] evil hinko - gedankenhochsprung
11.) [kanzeramt] peter horrevorts - evolver
12.) [wire 006] joris voorn - mpx309
13.) [mhr 029] matthias tanzmann - nip slip
14.) [cocoon] fuckaponydelic - switch the lights (motorcitysoul remix)
15.) [resopal 036 cd] d. diggler - em pulse (original mix)
16.) [compost] tj kong and nuno santos - the deep end
Deep techy and minimal with melodic moments. The agoria - “baboul hair cuttin” to stereotyp - “keepin me” mix blew me away when i found the tracks worked so well together.
01.) [urbantorque] Satoshi Fumi - Treasure Original Mix
02.) [tsuba] OXIA VS BORGO - Another Man 07 Remix
03.) [Meerestief] daniela stickroth - ghost in the attic (dan berkson and james what remix)
04.) [pfr 077] dan berkson & james what - cantina
05.) [pfr 077] dan berkson & james what - mescaline circus
06.) [urbantorque] sergio munoz - nice and easy
07.) [pack up & dance] Journey Man Dj - Shelleys Milton Jackson Remix
08.) [green] joris voorn - decay
09.) [green] joris voorn - minor
10.) [different] agoria - baboul hair cuttin (gui boratto remix)
11.) [g stone] stereotyp - keepin me (fauna flash remix)
12.) [crm 037] dan berkson - the hollow
13.) [crm 037] dan berkson - circuits
14.) [z records] Akabu - Im Not Afraid of The Future (Jimpster Remix)