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I decided to take a little break from the coding and over the past few evenings I have put together a new mix.



Out of all of the mixes I have done [Argon](https://soundcloud.com/mikecann/artificial-argon) is probably my favorite and was pretty much the soundtrack to my  trip to Vietnam in 2011\. As that was two years ago now I thought it was time I refreshed and updated it with the my current personal favorites in the tech and progressive house / trance world.

Argon is a lighter element than [Iridium](https://soundcloud.com/mikecann/artificial-iridium) and hence the tracks have a smoother simpler progressive sound. Because this mix is in the same vein as Argon I have decided to call it Argon Isotope.

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[Argon Isotope](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/artificial-argon-isotope/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link)<span> by </span>[Artificial](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link)<span> on </span>[ Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link)

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Tracklist:

1\. N'to - Trauma (worakis remix)
2\. Microtrauma - Circulate
3\. Dominik Eulberg - Sansula (Max Cooper's Lost in Sound Remix)
4\. Unknown
5\. Breakfast - Through the Night (Naden Remix)
6\. Worakis - Souvenir
7\. Eleven.five - I Sense Danger
8\. Boom Jinx &amp; Andrew Bayer - To The Six (Matt Lange Remix)
9\. Parker &amp; Hanson - Afterthought (Soundprank's Deep 04 Mix)
10\. Andain - Promises (Soundprank Remix)

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Its been quite a while since I last made a mix. The last one [Second Life](https://soundcloud.com/mikecann/artificial-second-life) was a collection of my favorite dubstep and bass tunes at the time. Since then the genre has grown and diversified and other sub-genres have opened up. Im really into some of these new sounds that involve more melody and progression but keep that rough bassey sound that popularizes dubstep.



So I thought it was time to gather some of these tracks together and lay them together in a mix. It took a little longer than expected as I used Ableton Live for the first time to make the mix. I usually use a very basic program called Mixmeister but have often found it lacking, so for this mix I decided to take the plunge and learn Live.

The mix is called Second Harmonic because it has that moody melodic sound that I love and build my three Harmonics mixes around but it is also more aggressive rather than chilled sound like last dubstep mix Second Life. I sprinkled it with a few clips from one of my favorite movies, points for guessing what is it ;)

Give it a listen see what you think:

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[Second Harmonic](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/artificial-second-harmonic/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link)<span> by </span>[Artificial](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link)<span> on </span>[ Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link)

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**Tracklist:**

1\. Hybrid - City Siren (Reprise)
2\. Asa, Gemini, Culrate, KOAN - Beyond The Shadows
3\. Koven - Inset Flick
4\. Gemini - Nothingness
5\. Mojo - Garden Walls feat. Farisha
6\. Roughmath - Human Being (Original Mix)
7\. KOAN Sound - Introvert
8\. Jon Hopkins - Insides
9\. Trifonic - Nightrun (feat. MindBuffer)
10. Birdy - Shelter (Owsey Remix New)
11\. Coven - It Comes in Waves
12\. Shapeshifter - Longest Day (Opiuo Remix)
13\. Koven - Urban Forms
14. Hecq - WEB, With Angels (Trifonic Remix)
15\. Astrobear - First Contact
16\. Trifonic - Ninth Wave
17 - Twin Atlantic - Yes I was Drunk (Matt Lange Remix)

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Just finished and uploaded a new mix I have been putting together over the last couple of weeks. The mix is mostly Dubstep with some Drum'n'Bass thrown in to mix it up a bit. The tracks are mostly all favourites I have had on repeat in the last 6 months.



Give it at listen, see what you think:

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[Second Life](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/artificial-second-life/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link)<span> by </span>[Artificial](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link)<span> on </span>[ Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link)

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Tracklist:

01 Noisia - Tommys theme
02 Gemini - Vision
03 Nero - Promises (Skrillex &amp; Nero Remix)
04 Tasha - Journey (Culprate &amp; Twist Remix)
05 Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah - Earthquake (Noisia Remix)
06 Xilent - Choose Me II
07 Gemini - Feel Stronger
08 Porter Robinson - Spitfire
09 Porter Robinson - Spitfire (Kill The Noise Remix)
10 Nero - New Life
11 Camo &amp; Krooked - Cross The Line (Metrik Remix)
12 Camo &amp; Krooked, Body &amp; Soul - The Big Rush
13 John B - Numbers (Camo &amp; Krooked Remix)
14 Noisia - Could This Be
15 Gemini - H. A. T. D.
16 KOAN Sound - Funk Blaster
17 Skrillex - Kill Everybody (KOAN Sound Remix)
18 Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know (Feed Me Cover)
19 Noisia - Tommys theme

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First part in a two part mix, see "[Iridium](/audio/artificial-iridium-trance-electro-house/)" for part 2.



What I have tried to do with these two mixes is present two sorts of music that are really floating my boat at the moment. This first part is a much lighter, techhyer, houseyer affair than its counterpart, hence the noble gas Argon.

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[Argon](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/artificial-argon/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link)<span> by </span>[Artificial](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link)<span> on </span>[ Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link)

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01\. Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (James Holden Remix)
02\. Petter - Everyday Balloon
03\. Delavari &amp; Rouzbeh - LaLaLa (Ozgur Can Remix)
04\. Who's Who - Klack (Inpetto Remix)
05\. Matt Lange - Bad Year Blimp
06\. Gui Boratto - No Turning Back
07\. Second Left - Traffic Lights
08\. Butch - Amelie
09\. Deadmau5 &amp; Kaskade - I Remember

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I've been getting into the whole Dubstep quite abit recently. Its probably just a phase I know, but while im enjoying it all so much at the moment I thought I would chuck down some of my favourites into a mix.



So here is my first Dubstep mix, its called "Blue Noise":

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[Blue Noise](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/artificial-blue-noise/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link)<span> by </span>[Artificial](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link)<span> on </span>[ Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link)

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Tracklist:
1\. Bar 9 - Piano Tune
2\. Medison Feat. Skrein - Harry (Bare Noize Remix)
3\. DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Flux Pavillion Remix)
4\. Benny Benassi Feat. Gary Go - Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
5\. Skrillex - Scary Monsters &amp; Sprites
6\. Deadmau5 - Ghosts N' Stuff (Nero Remix)
7\. Noisia - Machinegun (16bit Remix)
8\. Gemini - Blue
9\. RackNRuin - Dazed &amp; Confused ft. Jani
10\. Phetsta, Reija Lee - Run You Down
11\. Nero - Innocence
12\. Stellamara - Prituri Se Planinata (NiT GriT Remix)
13\. Jamiroquai - Blue Skies (Flux Pavilion Remix)
14\. MGMT - Kids (Datsik Remix)

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Wow! Well this one was a hell of alot easier to make than [the last one](https://www.mikecann.blog/?p=582).



Instead of trying to tell a story with film samples and a large overarching theme I have instead just let this one naturally progress and take its course. The consequence of this, I think anyway, the transitions are alot softer and more natural giving a good easy listen.

I have called this one "Coalescence" as it contains a rather different mixture of tracks that I have coalesced together. It still has that chilled-downtempo IDM-esq sound that I love so much at the moment with tracks by Jon Hopkins, Trifonic but I have also included some other tracks I have acquired on my eclectic audio adventures.

Anyways I hope you enjoy it, I think its probably my best mix since my Harmonics [1](https://www.mikecann.blog/audio/personal-mixes/artificial-harmonics-part-1/) and [2](https://www.mikecann.blog/audio/personal-mixes/artificial-harmonics-part-2/).

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[Coalescent](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/coalescent/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link)<span> by </span>[Artificial](https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeysee/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link)<span> on </span>[ Mixcloud](https://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link)

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Finally, finally I have decided to say sod it and stop tinkering with this god damn mix! I have been making and remaking this thing for the best part of a year but I can still see the rough edges. Its been driving me quite literally mad! Having said that however I have enjoyed making it, else I wouldn't do it... right?



Anyway the idea was to have a two part mix, a more downtempo one and this one (coming soon). I have tried to tell a story with this mix, using both samples from a certain famous movie and through the track selection and progression. I have gone for a deeper darker sound than my [usual](https://www.mikecann.blog/?p=87) [harmonics](https://www.mikecann.blog/?p=113) [light](https://www.mikecann.blog/?p=210) and easy to listen to sound. I dont imagine this one will be as popular with most people but I hope some will enjoy it!

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