{"id":170,"date":"2009-04-04T23:02:03","date_gmt":"2009-04-04T22:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/?p=170"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:16:43","slug":"pearsall-presents-a-springtime-feeling-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2009\/04\/pearsall-presents-a-springtime-feeling-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearsall presents A Springtime Feeling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Central<\/a><\/p>\n

Pearsall presents A Springtime Feeling<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

right-click on the title and save as to download<\/em><\/p>\n

Mixed in London, March 2009
\n(50:44, 85.47 MB, V0 VBR MP3)<\/p>\n

Cue file<\/a><\/p>\n

Style: funky drum n’ bass<\/strong><\/p>\n

direct link to the mix:
\nhttps:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/asf\/Pearsall-ASpringtimeFeeling.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

Tracklisting:<\/strong><\/p>\n

01. Breakbeat Era – Ultra-Obscene<\/a> (XL Recordings)
\n02. Peshay – Miles From Home<\/a> (Mo’ Wax)
\n03. EZ Rollers – Tough At The Top<\/a> (Moving Shadow)
\n04. Dillinja – Tronik Funk<\/a> (Test)
\n05. Special Forces – Freestyle<\/a> (Photek Productions)
\n06. Ed Rush & Optical – Funktion<\/a> (V Recordings)
\n07. London Elektricity vs Robert Owens – My Dreams (Searching Dub)<\/a> (Hospital)
\n08. Marcus Intalex & ST Files – Love & Happiness<\/a> (31 Records)
\n09. DJ Hype – Closer To God<\/a> (True Playaz)
\n10. DJ Zinc – Casino Royale<\/a> (True Playaz)
\n11. Adam F – Circles (Andy C Remix)<\/a> (F-Jams)
\n12. Dope Skillz – Pink Panther<\/a> (True Playaz)
\n13. MJ Cole – Sincere (Marcus Intalex & ST Files Remix)<\/a> (Talkin’ Loud)
\n14. Die – Jitta Bug<\/a> (Full Cycle)
\n15. Nasty Habits – Liquid Beatz<\/a> (31 Records)
\n16. DJ Marky & XRS – Closer<\/a> (Soul:R)
\n17. Shy FX – Bambaata<\/a> (Ebony Records)<\/p>\n

cover:<\/b> a picture I took in New York’s Central Park last April<\/i><\/p>\n

Here’s a mix I recorded earlier this week just to listen to as I went away on a work trip. I’m so pleased with this mix that I thought that I would upload it and share it. It’s nothing wildly revolutionary, or overly complex, just a little trip through the funkier side of drum n’ bass, a kind of soundtrack for the (long-awaited) return of springtime to England. Here in London it has taken rather a long time for spring to show up, so the arrival of today’s beautiful sunny day was definitely a blessing.<\/p>\n

This mix is kind of my attempt to sum up the vibe of springtime in England, which means that it’s not pure summery blissfulness, but instead a mix of sunshine with a some stuff with a bit of bite. Springtime in England is always funny, as it reminds me of the fact that even though I have spent half of my life here certain things will always mystify me. Like, for instance, the English habit of stripping down to shorts and flip-flops at the first sign of sun, even if it’s still pretty chilly. I think it’s strange, but endearing. Hope springs eternal, no?<\/p>\n

The tunes here are (mostly) from the late 1990’s through to the early 2000’s, and I suppose quite a few of them would fall under the banner of ‘liquid funk’<\/a>, although I’ve always thought that was a bit of a stupid title. I’ve always been a fan of the best of this mellower side of drum n’ bass, although I am a bit particular about it, as many of the worst examples of funky drum n’ bass sound like they have been written specifically for a particularly tacky shampoo commercial. I like to think that this selection avoids this!<\/p>\n

Like many of my drum n’ bass mixes, I have tried to mix up stone-cold anthems (like ‘Funktion’ or ‘Bambaata’) with tracks that are a bit more obscure (like ‘Freestyle’ and ‘Liquid Beatz’); I have also tried to mix up the artists and sounds so that there is a clear progression over the course of the mix, and that the mood changes and shifts through the full fifty minutes.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy this mix! More to come later this month …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

50 minutes of funky drum n’ bass from Pearsall, featuring tracks from Marcus Intalex, Peshay, DJ Marky, E-Z Rollers, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mixes","tag-drum-n-bass"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6152,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/6152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}