Kneel at the altar of Rob Hall - DJ extraordinaire

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All the gormless, uninformed, DJ derision going on in the forum has been grinding my gears a little. No doubt there's shit DJs out there, and morons who like them. But, uh, that's a crazy reason to write off the whole DJ 'culture', for want of a better word.

Anyways there's alot of quality DJs out there, but my favourite is Rob Hall, here's hoping Rob can change some of your opinions on the whole DJ thing. He's a hero.

http://www.rob-hall.co.uk // http://www.skam.co.uk (a savage label, btw)

The following 12 mixes were put out a while back on his website for free (of course), 1 a month, over a year. They're not hosted on his site anymore.

They're hosted by the dude below, a true & selfless patron imo. He's got a sweet-ass collection of dj/live mixes hosted so check his archive out and show some love.
http://sound.modelfruit.com/
http://sound.modelfruit.com/mission.html

Links are in the titles.
I don't think I'm stepping on any toes here by posting, they were uploaded by Rob himself and he encouraged actively sharing them at the time. BUT - if for some reason the Abletons (or any other relevant party) frown on this or any links provided I'll edit the post (into nothingness if needs be).

PS: Obviously if you're not into dance music//beat orientated electronic music none of this will appeal to you.
PPS: I gave Number Six some heavy replay at the time.
PPPS: Turn it up.

Number One. Vacant/Engaged. May '07.
1. mr 76ix. games people play.
2. sounguarehouse. skreetbeet.
3. machinedrum. machinedrum. (brothomstates remix).
4. nmb allstars. bug ep track 4.
5. o9. terminal grey.
6. female. backlash. (female edit).
7. the mover. spirit slasher.
8. mr oizo. latex.
9. meat beat manifesto. helter skelter 97.
10. doc scott. surgery. (midinite mix).
11. scion. emerge. (bmb mix 1).
12. the tuss. alspacka.
13. baruka. technision.
14. exium. fresh meat.
15. surgeon. floorshow ll.1.
16. gescom. key nell 3.
17. g.f. L C circuit.
18. lory d. ghostboat.
19. scanone. ginger monkey.
20. LFO. mummy ive had an accident.
21. appleblim. gold and silver.
22. mr 76ix. untitled.
23. source. vagator.
24. aleksi perala. black leicester.
25. coil. panic. (ae remix).

Number Two. Natural Selection. June '07.
1. ro7o. alma.
2. kenny larkin. third state. (carl craig mix).
3. lusine icl. chao.
4. schatrax. turntribal.
5. surgeon. exhibit.
6. brothomstates. te noch rp.
7. vonn trapp family. angryman.
8. claro intelecto. section (part 2).
9. phoenicia. bob 09.
10. british murder boys. dont give way to fear.
11. the mover. nightflight (nonstop to kaos).
12. phuture 303. i'm losing it.
13. LFO. syndrome.
14. norman. green room.
15. musicology. metropolis.
16. baby ford. in your blood.
17. regis and ian j richardson. untergang 2.
18. curve. falling free (aphex twin remix).
19. a guy called gerald. blow your house down. (bmb m6 mix).
20. unspecified enemies. multi ordinal tracking unit.
21. dj valium. deepfrozen technology.
22. afx. elephant song.
23. electric soul. x squared.

Number Three. The Wrong B-Boy Stance. July '07.
1. invisible man. one for charley.
2. chester louis III. ho' break.
3. sandbenders. nebula award stories (a1).
4. dez williams. lysten.
5. drax. middle earth.
6. don disco. turismo.
7. kinesthesia. flicklife. (cylob mix).
8. made. untitled / unreleased.
9. d'breeze. going crazy.
10. surgeon. pnuma.
11. di indicator. nothing like you.
12. bitstream. monolith.
13. fzv. amlgm2.
14. v. vliezwei (Vliegenbos Morning reproduced by Autechre)
15. theorem. dilate.
16. mat 101. dirty.
17. rawakari. vertical hymn.
18. marco passarani. zep tepi.
19. jake mandell. rubber rock.
20. cospagon. bitch.
21. modeselektor. kill gates. (use this patch immediately mix).
22. jean bach. furufturas theme. (melodie und schlag mix by acceleradeck).
23. backyard brew. yard 21.
24. boards of canada. june 9th.
25. tuff crew. what you don't know.
26. aphex twin. analogue bubblebath 1.

Number Four. Where A Quarter Becomes A Third. August '07.
1. kraftwerk. musique non stop.
2. busta rhymes. dangerous.
3. speedy j. de-orbit.
4. hijack. style wars.
5. kinesthesia. sanq.
6. raekwon featuring ghostface killah, gza and inspectah deck. guillotine (swordz).
7. seefeel. time to find me. (afx fast mix).
8. beaumont hannant. anokhi.
9. kid frost. terminator.
10. softballetforms. jail of freedom. (jailtilsli mix by autechre).
11. d'arcangelo. sinclair.
12. made. buddd.
13. lfo. track 14.
14. the shamen. hyperreal. (dirtiest dub by jack dangers).
15. locust. xenophobe.
16. bola. krak jakomo.
17. team doyobi. on the money.
18. holger hiller. count (kitchfinger demix).
19. drexciya. dr blowfins water cruiser.
20. the b boys. rock the house.
21. speedy j. spikkels.
22. scorn. falling. (fr 13 mix by autechre).
23. midnight star. midas touch. (accapella).
24. shades of rhythm. exorcist.
25. shock. r.e.r.b. (extended version).
26. la funk mob. motor bass gets phunked up. (electrofunk mix by richie hawtin).
27. tanzmuzik. wood neckrace / sinsekai.

Number Five. Sonny's Visit. September '07.
1. autocreation. justice loop.
2. t++. allied.
3. bogger. don knispel.
4. point b. segmented.
5. monolake. alaska. (surgeon remix).
6. suburban knight. predator's language.
7. pendle coven. brittle bones.
8. monolake. alaska. (substance remix 2).
9. yoni. p-yonic.
10. plastikman. old skool.
11. hokus pokus. different world.
12. mono ekagra. circuit technician.
13. wildplanet. headcleaner.
14. gescom. ska 028.a2.
15. jeff pils. hazelnut.
16. dj boss. debka rulez.
17. otto von schirach. boombonic plague.
18. exium. unnemotional. a1.
19. infiltrator. mindsweeper.
20. makaton. all the false idols. (loktibrada mix).
21. scan one. kick it.
22. autechre. basscadmx.
23. cursor minor. grimewatch.
24. dj nex. respect is due.
25. reload. sexomatic.
26. anodyne. corrosion.

Number Six. Aesthetica Erratica. October '07.
1. tod dockstader. two fragments from apocalypse. first fragment.
2. zan lyons. desolate.
3. seefeel. hive.
4. caustic window. on the romance tip.
5. speedjack. storm.
6. gescom. go sumo.
7. surgeon. floorshow part 1.1.
8. chester louis lll. 924 turbo.
9. dynamic wave. xinuxoid.
10. bi-face. mouthpad.
11. edge of motion. tempest.
12. locutus. lucid dream. (mark brooms chime mix) (extended version)
13. antipop consortium. ghostlawns. (lfo rik waller mix).
14. otto von schirach. g4 seramblin.
15. nomadic. k1 part 2.
16. kero. bent. (apparat mix).
17. shake. frictional beat 4.
18. ola bergman. rubicon.
19. di'jital. automatic activity.
20. bochum welt. melodie d' aout.
21. mr 76ix. cancer (coffee cup).
22. krome & time. this sound is for the underground.
23. aphex twin. digeridoo.
24. 3 phase featuring dr. motte. der klang der familie.
25. jeff mills. spider formation.
26. phylyps. axis.
27. the tuss. rushup i bank 12.

Number Seven. Erratica Extinsia. (thadrriftehrr). November '07.
1. aleksi perala. autumn morning.
2. erast. q4.
3. a guy called gerald. anything v.2.1.
4. michael fackesch. phins. (jega remix).
5. caustic window. joyrex j5.
6. jimi tenor. take me baby. (ae remix).
7. capracara. opal rush. (kit klayton body mix).
8. mike ink. paroles.
9. reload. phase 4.
10. richard devine. kepter.
11. n-com.user. acid joy.
12. o9. terminal orange.
13. urban tribe. cultural nimrod.
14. appaloosa. unplugged. (chaos and julia set remix).
15. a guy called gerald. cybergen.
16. anodyne. slingshot.
17. the ascendant masters. put the bassdrum on.
18. metalheads. terminator.
19. dj hype. i don't understand.
20. juan atkins. the fusion part 2.
21. evolve now. static state.
22. rational youth. cobaloid race.
23. afx. w32.mydoom.au@mm.
24. autechre. secong peng.
25. the beastie boys. high plains drifter.

Number Eight. Straight Up No Ice. December '07.
1. the 7th plain. lost.
2. acid jesus. radium.
3. the vision. detroit. one circle.
4. quadrant. q1.1. (b1)
5. dbx. losing control.
6. gigi galaxy. the aftermath.
7. suburban knight. nocturbulous.
8. joey beltram. sub bass experience.
9. annette. dream 17. (mayday mix).
10. tronik house. uptempo.
11. infiniti. sunlight.
12. forgemasters. the track with no name.
13. as one. shambala.
14. drax. mescaline.
15. psyche. the crackdown.
16. terrace. seventh city. (filtered dub mix by eric van den broek).
17. balil. nort route.
18. solcyc. off the man.
19. baruka. play it loud.
20. mono junk. another acid.
21. x102. mimas.
22. trackman. don't stop.
23. wildplanet. hemisphere.

Number Nine. White Knuckle. January '08.
1. point b. insider.
2. lusine. push.
3. sluts n strings & 909. starchild.
4. surgeon. waiting for me. (b2).
5. monolake. cctv.
6. black smith craft. the end of everything.
7. lx. jaguar spirit.
8. british murder boys. be like i am.
9. powerpill. pac-man. (ghost mix).
10. ingator II. skyscratch (mano mano) tresor mix.
11. lfo. butterslut.
12. regis. ugandan speed trials. (side b)
13. paradox and dmr. zonation (unorthodox remix).
14. dj mike dred. point 98 mix.
15. disturbot. into the factory.
16. cane. fragile.
17. boxcutter. chiral.
18. fzv. she said 2.
19. surgeon. bad hands part 2.
20. sensorama. funkenflug.
21. kero. elektroplatz.
22. inigo kennedy. aching to get beneath.
23. nomadic. anxiety.
24. scape one. solaris.
25. craig connor. manhunt. (d'arcangelo hunt mix).
26. mr 76ix. mindworm.

Number Ten. Chillin' With The Wrong B-Boy. February '08.
1. beaumont hannant. symphon 5.
2. i monster. giant.
3. thirstin howl lll. mr mojon.
4. scorn. dreamscape.
5. jvc force. strong island.
6. boards of canada. turquoise hexagon sun.
7. lake. crush linen.
8. the geep. the geep.
9. dj food. sexy bits (ae9v mix).
10. piece. free your mind (past).
11. push button objects. striffle.
12. mc shan and marley marl. the bridge.
13. saint etienne. who do you think you are? (aphex twin quex rd mix).
14. supreme force. you gotta come out fresh (instrumental).
15. run dmc. runs house.
16. directional force. airwalk.
17. autechre. tazmx.
18. mc graig g. shout (def mix).
19. mira calix. sandsings (boards of canada mix).
20. papa austin with the great peso. wrong girls to play with (dub mix).
21. team doyobi. dfo:bad.
22. keith leblanc. mechanical movements. (dub).
23. phenomyna. travellor. (reprise).
24. steady b. use me.

Number Eleven. Do You See The Light? March ’08.
1. kung fu jesus. - amen and then some.
2. carl a finlow. - hardwired.
3. geiom. - isene.
4. sandbenders. - greyrock.
5. bola. - para queqway.
6. gescom. - ska 028 a1.
7. ad vanz vs gescom. - viral.
8. g.f. - dc offset.
9. e.o.g. - bulb.
10. unknown artist (ska 027). - qusa.
11. zulutronic. - chikka chikka.
12. loktibrada. - untitled. (female mix).
13. bam bam. - wheres your child?
14. rhythm invention. - chronoclasm. (nick simpsons portable mix).
15. caustic window. - cordialatron.
16. d.h.s. - number 9 bad acid.
17. link & e621. - antacid 2.
18. adam x. - photosensitivity.
19. surgeon. - sleep (ultra violet).
20. richard devine. - mov macros 7.
21. female. - cally 1.
22. trauma. - trauma.
23. vic 20. - the secret agent ep. b1.
24. model 500. - i see the light.

Number Twelve. Vanishing Point. April ’08.
01. coil. - further back and faster.
02. meat beat manifesto. - radio babylon (space children intro).
03. bobby konders. - nervous acid.
04. the black dog. - virtual (gods in space).
05. dj fast eddie. - hip house.
06. frank de wulf. - moral soundabuse.
07. think tank.- hack 1.
08. hijack. - airwave hijack (part 1).
09. code 6. - 3rd aura.
10. the break boys. - listen to the rhythm flow (club mix).
11. epoch 90. - last night of the world (no surrender dub).
12. autechre. - eutow.
13. sandbenders. - trash i love (a1).
14. hell interface. - trapped.
15. kraftwerk. - tour de france (remix francois k).
16. 2 bad mice. - waremouse.
17. underground resistance. - electronic warfare (vocal).
18. van courtland. - rangers (burrito b mix).
19. holy noise. - the noise.
20. indo tribe. - owl.
21. f.u.s.e. - f.u.
22. terrace. - my mirror image (morning view).
23. baby ford. - dead eye.
24. dan curtin. - voices from another age.
25. second phase. - mentasm.
26. underground resistance. - amazon.

[D K]

awesome.
did he make any of this music?

[4/4]

ya he made it all with fruity loops

[joe.cavers]

I saw him play last week alongside DJ Mike Dred, what a night

JC

[vicz]

[4/4]

[ikeaboy]

Nice one for posting these. Robs sets are like a re-education in why you should love electronic dance music.

[4/4]

Robs sets are like a re-education in why you should love electronic dance music.

succinctly put!

[aburgener]

Dude... on that first Rob Hall mix, Vacant/Engaged, what is the song that kicks in right around 6 min? That sounds incredible.

[beats me]

Looking forward to checking this out.

On the subject of "stop DJ worship!", I was giving this a thought this weekend, and I'll admit I'm way out of the loop on this one, but I think DJ worship has been slowing way down. Piggybacking off my legacy artist thread, I can't think of any new DJ that is really packing places that isn't a local except for the standard Digweeds and Tiestos of the world. When I was going out more to DJ nights I would usually just know the genre and hope for the best as far as the DJ was concerned, aside from a few locals I knew of.

Are there any new DJs that are filling venues nationally or internationally on just their name alone? And don't say Deadmua5 because he's not a DJ.

My friend, who is a "retired" DJ, and I were also laughing about how placing the DJ's home turf on a flier somehow gives them more street cred. "Beats Me (SF)", nevermind I that I don't spin anywhere noteworthy in SF. Is this practice still continuing?

[aburgener]

Geez... number two has had some excellent moments too. I would love to see this guy live.

[ikeaboy]

My friend, who is a "retired" DJ, and I were also laughing about how placing the DJ's home turf on a flier somehow gives them more street cred. "Beats Me (SF)", nevermind I that I don't spin anywhere noteworthy in SF. Is this practice still continuing?

Yeah that still seems to work lol. It's the same kinda thing as putting a mix online "Ikeaboy live in Amsterdam" which may well have the location right.... but fails to detail the tiny venue and the crowd consisting of a handfull of bemused friends of the friend who set the whole thing up. LIVE IN AMSTERDAM BABY!

[beats me]

My friend, who is a "retired" DJ, and I were also laughing about how placing the DJ's home turf on a flier somehow gives them more street cred. "Beats Me (SF)", nevermind I that I don't spin anywhere noteworthy in SF. Is this practice still continuing?

Yeah that still seems to work lol. It's the same kinda thing as putting a mix online "Ikeaboy live in Amsterdam" which may well have the location right.... but fails to detail the tiny venue and the crowd consisting of a handfull of bemused friends of the friend who set the whole thing up. LIVE IN AMSTERDAM BABY!

Ha! Then there's the practice of following the hometown with the half dozen crews and labels the DJ belongs to that nobody has heard of.

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Dude... on that first Rob Hall mix, Vacant/Engaged, what is the song that kicks in right around 6 min? That sounds incredible.

Geez... number two has had some excellent moments too. I would love to see this guy live.

heh, this is the kind of reaction I was banking on

I checked out Vacant/Engaged - Minute 6ish.... I can't discern what's being played. I recognise alot of the originals he selects for his mixes, and if you do too you'll notice that he's not a Fade A into B type of DJ. A lot of the time he's putting his own beats down over tweaked and layered phrases taken from the songs listed. I don't know how he's performing nowadays, but he used a couple of MPCs last time I geeked out and looked up his techniques - which should give you a hint as to what kind of DJ he is, imo.
So...I think it's not always as simple as "Kool song, what is it I wonder?" Best you can do is look up the tracks listed for around that time zone. Hope that helps.

Ha! Then there's the practice of following the hometown with the half dozen crews and labels the DJ belongs to that nobody has heard of.

Don't forget the local promoters who pay big names to play at a venue, do the warm up, and plaster their own name all over the poster alongside 'Mr Big from X' - that's my favourite! Great way to pad your performance CV.

[beats me]

Dude... on that first Rob Hall mix, Vacant/Engaged, what is the song that kicks in right around 6 min? That sounds incredible.

Geez... number two has had some excellent moments too. I would love to see this guy live.

heh, this is the kind of reaction I was banking on

I checked out Vacant/Engaged - Minute 6ish.... I can't discern what's being played. I recognise alot of the originals he selects for his mixes, and if you do too you'll notice that he's not a Fade A into B type of DJ. A lot of the time he's putting his own beats down over tweaked and layered phrases taken from the songs listed. I don't know how he's performing nowadays, but he used a couple of MPCs last time I geeked out and looked up his techniques - which should give you a hint as to what kind of DJ he is, imo.
So...I think it's not always as simple as "Kool song, what is it I wonder?" Best you can do is look up the tracks listed for around that time zone. Hope that helps.

Ha! Then there's the practice of following the hometown with the half dozen crews and labels the DJ belongs to that nobody has heard of.

Don't forget the local promoters who pay big names to play at a venue, do the warm up, and plaster their own name all over the poster alongside 'Mr Big from X' - that's my favourite! Great way to pad your performance CV.

And I have yet to see this on a flyer, but I've seen countless blogs, bios, and bulletins announcing "Opened for Big Name DJ". Yeah you opened for them, buddy...at 7:30…with 12 other DJs wedged between you and the headliner.

A friend of mine went to a wedding last month where the DJ brought along a hype man who announced who was "in the mix" every so often and he proceeded to DJ megamixes. Nobody at a wedding wants to hear 20 second snippets of hits played one after the other. Just play the full damn songs. Maybe I'll put "Fresh off the Russell wedding!" on my next flyer.