It's hard to believe, but somehow we seem to be living in a time leap...
A time leap that already brings us the eighth (!) edition of the Cocoon
in-house Mix-CD series. And it's almost as if the fi rst editions have just
been released - especially if you listen to them from a today's point of
view -, as the tracks of the fi rst Cocoon Recordings Mix-CDs appear very
contemporary even in 2013, and not at all outdated, let alone eight
years old. Of course, this is above all praise from within our own ranks,
but we would like to claim proudly that Cocoon Recordings still manages
to present Techno and Tech-House in a timeless look, against all odds.
And that whets our appetite for a new edition of this CD series! Just as
with its predecessor, Chris Tietjen was responsible for selecting and
mixing the tracks, being deeply ingrained in Cocoon since his teenage
days. And even more than with its predecessors, Tietjen manages to
draw a big line and to reconcile the sometimes very heterogenous
Cocoon Recordings releases. The great gap that Techno fans might see
between tracks by Stefanik, Ambivalent and Secret Cinema is skilfully
bridged in the mix by Tietjen's combination of tracks, and is even
bene fi cial for the fl ow of the mix. This diversion is typical for Cocoon: a
lot of variety within the set, using only musical material from one single
label, without ever losing the tension. Of course, Stefanik's
contributions and the tracks by Mark Broom or Maetrik stand out a little
bit, but this is also a sign of a good mix: to fi nd the right proportion
between a fl uent passage and similar styles on the hand and variety on
the other. To stay in the fl ow but never become monotonuos. That's why
the eighth edition of this in-house Mix-CD series is fully dedicated to the
label's philosophy and to all the Cocoon DJs' philosophy who defy all
these "Style-DJs" and their loop Techno and Ableton monotony, but
rather bring in their sets great variety and a wide range of music. These
sets all have a special stamp and bear the hallmarks of their DJs, but
they still manage - just as the other Cocoon Mix-CDs - to bring di ff erent
styles together and this is probably why they appear so timeless... when
you listen to them again, many years later.
It's hard to believe, but somehow we seem to be living in a time leap...
A time leap that already brings us the eighth (!) edition of the Cocoon
in-house Mix-CD series. And it's almost as if the fi rst editions have just
been released - especially if you listen to them from a today's point of
view -, as the tracks of the fi rst Cocoon Recordings Mix-CDs appear very
contemporary even in 2013, and not at all outdated, let alone eight
years old. Of course, this is above all praise from within our own ranks,
but we would like to claim proudly that Cocoon Recordings still manages
to present Techno and Tech-House in a timeless look, against all odds.
And that whets our appetite for a new edition of this CD series! Just as
with its predecessor, Chris Tietjen was responsible for selecting and
mixing the tracks, being deeply ingrained in Cocoon since his teenage
days. And even more than with its predecessors, Tietjen manages to
draw a big line and to reconcile the sometimes very heterogenous
Cocoon Recordings releases. The great gap that Techno fans might see
between tracks by Stefanik, Ambivalent and Secret Cinema is skilfully
bridged in the mix by Tietjen's combination of tracks, and is even
bene fi cial for the fl ow of the mix. This diversion is typical for Cocoon: a
lot of variety within the set, using only musical material from one single
label, without ever losing the tension. Of course, Stefanik's
contributions and the tracks by Mark Broom or Maetrik stand out a little
bit, but this is also a sign of a good mix: to fi nd the right proportion
between a fl uent passage and similar styles on the hand and variety on
the other. To stay in the fl ow but never become monotonuos. That's why
the eighth edition of this in-house Mix-CD series is fully dedicated to the
label's philosophy and to all the Cocoon DJs' philosophy who defy all
these "Style-DJs" and their loop Techno and Ableton monotony, but
rather bring in their sets great variety and a wide range of music. These
sets all have a special stamp and bear the hallmarks of their DJs, but
they still manage - just as the other Cocoon Mix-CDs - to bring di ff erent
styles together and this is probably why they appear so timeless... when
you listen to them again, many years later.
