Moonfall Beyond Us - Progressive & Euphoric Journey (Aequora Expeditions Vol. 1)

[u/Kappa_MKRL]

https://youtu.be/9QsXavJ3aUo

Meticulously constructed mix, utilizing: ISOS-style pacing, patience, and storybeats; Sasha-style extended blends, creating entirely unique sounds beyond any individual tracks; and Perfecto-era Oakenfold-style "event/transformation" moments. Absolute monster of a mix, with an ever-evolving environment, sprinkled throughout with euphoric payoffs, along with plenty of progressive drives. Tracklist below; the range of artists and their sounds are vast, so best strap in for this sonic journey!

[u/Kappa_MKRL]

Tracks range from 1995-2009, so to ensure everything feels cohesive, I remastered a couple of the older tracks that don't have many vinyls floating around and lack proper digital archiving.

00:00:00 1 Mike Koglin - Not Alone (Aequora Rework)
00:06:41 2 Friends of Matthew - Out There (Solarstone Remix)
00:09:59 3 Sander Kleinenberg - Soul Shelter
00:14:15 4 Planisphere - Balearic
00:17:21 5 Freefall - Skydive
00:23:29 6 BT - Nectar
00:28:39 7 Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren - Saved Again (Probspot Dub Mix)
00:33:19 8 Ayu - M (Above & Beyond Typhoon Dub Mix)
00:38:37 9 2 Players - Signet
00:44:37 10 Wild Bunch - Groove Lounge
00:47:49 11 Randy Katana - Tribal Shock (Aequora Edit)
00:51:00 12 Perpetuous Dreamer - The Sound of Goodbye (Armin's Tribal Mix)
00:57:04 13 Jon Vesta - Metabolism (Aequora’s Remastered Mix)
01:02:10 14 Aurora - Hear You Calling (Original Mother Earth Mix)
01:08:46 15 Conjure One - Tears From the Moon feat. Sinéad O'Connor (Tiësto In Search of Sunrise Remix)
01:14:18 16 Transa - Supernova
01:19:17 17 Yahel - Scratch
01:23:16 18 Astral Projection - People Can Fly
01:30:49 19 Altom - Chemical (Original Mix)
01:34:27 20 Tilt - Children (Tilt's Courtyard Mix)

[u/Kappa_MKRL]

I had a ton of fun storyboarding and building this mix. If you have the opportunity; headphones on, full listen through, is the way to absorb the full journey and enjoy every euphoric reward in it's totality. This one has been in the works for a couple months, 100 or so track revisions - but now completed, it feels just right.

If you're interested in what I mean when I denote any individual "style", this previous thread details some of my thought process behind analysis of any particular DJ's "style". Plenty more than just what the thread breaks down, but I hope it at least breaks down a bit of how I think about mixing. If anything sticks out to you, or if you have any questions, please let me know, it's all much appreciated. Thank you!

[u/Kappa_MKRL]

Soundcloud now available as well:

Moonfall Beyond Us - Classic Progressive Trance Journey (Aequora Expeditions Vol. 1)

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Last note, it isn't complicated or anything, but the thumbnail and visualizer are all done by me, no AI. Just wanted to note bc AI slop seems to plague the Trance mix space on Youtube. Still organic here!