Retrospect (noun) - contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc
(verb :used without object)- to look back in thought; refer back (often fol. by to)
(verb :used with object)- to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively
(Idiom)- in retrospect, in looking back on past events; upon reflection
It was the year 1988, when my tatay brought home an imported cassette tape which contained the best music of that year and all done in one massive mix. I can barely remember the title of that tape but I can still vividly recall the experience of listening to it for the first time. The entire mix was done so well that looking back now in retrospect, the anonymous person who set up the mix on both sides of the cassette recording was probably one hell of a dj! That type of mixing can only be heard from the early remix service companies at that time. But now, anyone who has the talent and good imagination and creativity can come up with the same quality of mixing, if not even better with the aid of some proper dj software and equipment. Since then I got hooked to the art of dj-ing. But because dj-ing was an expensive hobby for me at that time (and still is today) , I had to contend myself to watching other dj’s do their stuff. I remember attending parties not to dance but to actually watch and observe the unsung masters of the wheels of steel to learn some techniques and inspiration. My first taste of actually playing in front of a large crowd was in 1990. My father’s friend( rest his soul) had asked me to tag along with them when he found out that I had a good music collection. I was wondering why he wanted me to join them as my music collection at that time was composed of cassette tapes bought in Raon (oh yes, the good old Raon, the electronics centre of the Philippines). I later found out that their main equipments were composed of two cassette decks and a mixer. Bloody high tech! Ha ha ha! I also remember receiving a share of the fee that the organiser of the party paid us. And what did I do with the money if you ask? Of course I bought some more tapes in Raon again. Yehey!
I am not embarrassed at all to share this experience as this was my first taste of a dj's life. This is also how I learned to set up basic sound system and lighting. I also learned the value of taking care of equipments no matter how expensive or cheap they may be. I still practice the same value up to this day whether with my own stuff or with others’. I could go on and on with my stories but I guess that will do for now.
The mix that I’m featuring is the last new wave mix I made. I actually created it sometime in July 2009...to be used as background music while I'm driving. And if you’ll compare the mixing between my ‘New Wave Chronicles’ mixes to this one, you’ll see a big difference as I’ve used some sampling with this and it’s more seamless and neater.
I titled this mix Wave in Motion after New Order’s classic ‘ World in Motion’ which was used as England’s theme song for the 1990 World Cup. As I intentionally made this mix for driving pleasure thus I put ‘wave’ in replacement of ‘world’. So it’s new wave music while in motion .
Here is the track list, the songs featured are either extended or remixed versions. The link is found at the bottom of the page and I still uploaded it via my 4shared account. And as usual it’s in 320 kbps mp3 format.
Wave In Motion –a retrospect mix
have in mind – cetu javu
confusion – new order
opportunities – pet shop boys
so in love – omd
think – information society
the hunger and the greed – two minds crack
come home with me baby – dead or alive
shellshock – new order
chains of love – erasure
the promise – when in rome
russian radio – red flag
regret – new order
broken heart – red flag
bizarre love triangle – new order
world in motion – new order
always on my mind – pet shop boys
dreaming – omd
the killing moon – echo and the bunnymen
suburbia – pet shop boys
the reflex – duran duran
total playing time: 1’ 16”
