Discobelle.net and DJ Neoteric present… THE MYSTERY MIX!

What happens when you unleash a MONSTER of a mixtape, filled with unreleased tracks from many of the biggest names and labels in the game, and a few unknown future stars? Generally everyone hits Google in a frenzied attempt to track down the whole playlist. But, what if one had to do more work to find out just what these tracks were? Welcome to The Mystery Mix, an internet scavenger hunt for music fiends!

The hunt for the tracklist of The Mystery Mix starts today and continues until the puzzle is solved. Over time, we will be revealing clues to help listeners figure out the tracklisting. For example, we may twitter a YouTube clip of one of the songs being played live, or drop a hint within a blog post on Discobelle. You may find a mention about a song in question on the website of one of the labels involved, or have to go digging around MySpace or Facebook to find the answer you’re looking for!

As fun as this is for any die hard music fan, we’ve got to reward you for all your hard work, so we have put together a massive prize pack for the winner! We have a $100 gift certificate from the fine folks at Mishka NYC, and a brand new Sony Ericsson W995 cell phone, courtesy of Sony Ericsson!!

TO ENTER:

1. Download the Mystery Mix (direct link) (alt mediafire link file should be 88.6 MB and 77:25 in length)
2. Do some investigating and start piecing the tracklist together
3. Send your complete tracklisting to mysterymix@discobelle.net. The first fully correct answer wins the prize!

Mystery Mix Tracklist

01. Track 1 (0:05 – 2:30)
02. Track 2 (2:31 – 5:49)
03. Track 3 (5:50 – 9:07)
04. Track 4 (9:08 – 12:35)
05. Track 5 (12:36 – 15:07)
06. Track 6 (15:08 – 17:19)
07. Track 7 (17:20 – 19:37)
08. Track 8 (19:38 – 21:51)
09. Track 9 (21:52 – 24:35)
10. Track 10 (24:36 – 26:04)
11. Track 11 (26:05 – 28:29)
12. Track 12 (28:30 -30:29)
13. Track 13 (30:30 – 33:33)
14. Track 14 (33:34 – 36:22)
15. Track 15 (36:23 – 40:24)
16. Track 16 (40:25 – 43:47)
17. Track 17 (43:48 – 47:36)
18. Track 18 (47:37 – 50:50)
19. Track 19 (50:51 – 54:50)
20. Track 20 (54.55 – 58:20)
21. Track 21 (58:21 – 61:18)
22. Track 22 (61:19 – 66:03)
23. Track 23 (66:04 – 67:55)
24. Track 24 (67:56 – 71:00)
25. Track 25 (71:01 – 75:07)
26. Track 26 (75:08 – END)

Now that you’ve got the idea, there’s a bit of info to get you started after the jump:

The Mystery Mix is the brainfart of Vancouver DJ, Producer and A&R Neoteric. Neo’s no stranger to Discobelle, having appeared many times over the years, and is well known for his taste making and forward thinking DJ sets. You may also know him as the A&R for the mighty Dubsided Records, home to Switch, Jesse Rose, Herve and others, among them his first signings; Nadastrom and Renaissance Man. We asked him a few questions in an attempt to figure out how he came up with such an incredible idea.

DB: So what inspired you to put together this Mystery Mix?

NEO: Well, quite frankly, I’m a music junkie and a workaholic, and am constantly on the hunt for new and exciting sounds. Over the years I’ve gotten some amazing demos from doing A&R for Dubsided, and networking with like minded artists from around the world. It’s come to the point where I’ve got more good music than I know what to do with – my sets constantly update, and I really like finding new talent and exposing it the best I can. My past mixes have always included songs well in advance of them catching on, and are generally full of exclusives and tracks from up and coming talent. I decided to do this mix to not only feature big tracks from some huge artists, but to more importantly feature some quality tracks from lesser known producers and remixers.

DB: But why not just release the mix with a tracklisting?

NEO: That’s the easy way! Then the mix is forgotten about shortly after. I wanted to make an interactive challenge for people to really look into who’s making the music, what labels are supporting the artists, and who’s on the come up. Sometimes it’s so easy to just click download, and you learn nothing about the artists who’ve made the tracks. This contest will force you to get familiar with the people making and releasing the music. As a result I hope it brings tons of awareness to the artists, remixers and labels.

DB: So how do you expect people will be able to figure out the tracks, if they are unreleased, or from unknown producers?

NEO: People are up on their tracks these days! There are whole forums dedicated to track IDs, and theres nothing like a youtube clip of a crazy new song to send people into a frenzy. I’ve made sure that almost all of the tracks are from upcoming releases and many are from established, big names and labels in the games. If you’re familiar with many of the artists featured on Discobelle and other blogs you’ll do just fine. Couple that with the clues that we will be dropping over time and it shouldn’t be long before some resourceful person figures it out. I’ll also be sure to keep an eye on the comments on the site and on other forums to get an idea of how people are doing with it. If help is needed, it will come.

DB: Well, where exactly will this help come from?

NEO: Sooo many places! Many of which will be revealed over time, but to start you should certainly check out www.discobelle.net and www.djneoteric.com . From there I’d highly suggest keeping a close eye on our Twitter, Myspace and Facebook pages. Maybe I’ll post a clue in my Facebook status? Maybe we’ll twitter a cryptic clue, or a link you should check out. Maybe there was a track that was previously featured on a Discobelle post? On those sites, you’ll be able to find links to almost every site you’d need to investigate. Here’s a full list of sites you should check out to get you started!

Discobelle.net – WEBSITE TWITTER FACEBOOK MYSPACE

Neoteric – WEBSITE TWITTER FACEBOOK MYSPACE WHITE LIGHT MIXES

Mishka NYC - WEBSITE

Rainy sunday here in Sweden and there not much too besides glancing at the Olympics on the TV but fortunately we have a ton of great stuff in the Discobelle mailbox.

Today we got two excellent mixes for you, the first one comes from Vancouver super dj Neoteric (here’s his massive Mixin’ It Up) who gives us: “a new mix for your consideration filled with the latest and greatest. Certified Bangin!” and the second mix filled with exclusive bassline tracks comes courtesy of DJ Absurd. Tracklists after the jump.

DJ Neoteric – August 2008 mix (zShare)

DJ Absurd – Bassline Narvalo mix (Bassline 4×4) (Divshare)

TRACKLIST for DJ Neoteric:

1. The Yank – We Can’t Be Stopped
2. Yuksek – Ugodzilla
3. The Body Snatchers Feat. Sport Yolanda – Call Me (Lee Mortimer Mix)
4. Herve – Cheap Thrills (Armand Van Helden Remix)
5. Boy 8-Bit – Wolfen
6. Jesse Rose and Action Man – Take It to the Club
7. Tittsworth – WTF (Nadastrom’s on Drugs Mix)
8. Tittsworth – WTF (Smoke & Mirrors Remix)
9. Duke Dumont – Hoy
10.Treasure Fingers – Cross the Dancefloor (Laidback Luke Remix)
11.AC Slater – Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix)
12.Nadastrom – Pussy Soul
13.Machines Don’t Care – Beat Bang
14.Sharkslayer – Bad Ding
15.DJ Rob 3 – The Chase
16.The Count + Sinden ft Rye Rye – Hardcore Girls
17.Boy 8-Bit – Ready for War (Demo)
18.VNDLSM – Ready or Not
19.Kidda – Under the Sun (Herve Remix)
20.Bumblebeez – Zulu (Radioclit Remix)
21.Laidback Luke & A-trak – Shake It Down
22.Surkin – White Knight Two (Laidback Luke Remix)
23.Sam Sparro – 21st Century (The Count + Sinden Sidewinder Remix)
24.Detboi – Jump Up and Down

TRACKLIST for DJ Absurd :

01 INTRO
02 FEVER
03 NINJA KICK
04 OVER HERE ( ABSURD2008REFIX )
05 BLAZING
06 NIGHTMARE NIPPLES F (Show dj Absurd your remix)
07 INFINITY (DJ Absurd Bassline Remix)
08 GANGSTER 4 LIFE
09 HATS TO THE BACK
10 CHAMPION
11 ARE YOU
12 BLAST HARD
13 TEK BODY GYAL (Hard Bassline Refix)

After the much appreciated Mixin’ It Up that DJ Neoteric did for us a few months ago, he’s slowly been gaining momentum and is now back with a bang. Upon his return to Discobelle we’ve got not just one mix but two of his mixes. One of them is a mix for the XMU In-Deed radio show and the other one is his March mix. Both of them are chokeful of stellar tracks from all your favorite big time dj’s and producers. And as a bonus we got a break off track from one of the mixes, a remix of the Blaq Starr track “Blaw” (that’s only been shipped out to dj’s so far). DJ Neoteric will be in California for a few dates in the upcoming two weeks, among them Banana Split Sundays with Mike B and Still Fucking Awesome with Franki Chan. Enjoy the tunes, people!

DJ Neoteric – XMU In-Deed Mix (zShare)

TRACKLIST:

01. Oli Maxwell – Freak Hoes
02. Fully Fitted – 100 Million
03. Blaqstarr – Blaow! (Neo’s Attack of the Edits)
04. Dave Nada – Kanye B. Rockin
05. James Nasty – You So Hawt
06. Krames – Sound of the Police
07. Salt N Pepa – Push It (Scottie B Remix)
08. Sex Krazed Superstars – Feelin Horny ft Dj Trajic & Anastasia
09. 740 Boyz – Shimmy Shake
10. The Count of Monte Cristal vs DJ Funk – Bounce That Ass
11. The Count and Sinden – Beeper ft Kid Sister
12. The Count and Sinden – Beeper (A-Trak Remix)
13. Kudu – Lets Finish (Sinden remix)
14. Wiley – Wearin My Rolex
15. Shawty Lo – Dey Know (Mano Remix)
16. Top Billin – Do You Wanna Party

DJ Neoteric – March 2008 mix (direct link)

TRACKLIST:

01 – The Mystery Jets – Hideaway (Switch Remix)
02 – The Presets – My People (D.I.M Remix)
03 – SLUTTT – Stop Copyin Me (Jokers of the Scene Remix)
04 – Jokers of the Scene – Yall Know the Name (Flosstradamus Remix)
05 – Goose – Bring It On (JFK Remix)
06 – Voodoo Chilli – Turn It Up (Jack It)
07 – Crookers – Knobbers
08 – South Rakkas Crew – Mad Again (Fake Blood Remix)
09 – The Count and Sinden – Beeper (Fake Blood Remix)
10 – Bart B.More – Killin It
11 – Matt Nordstrom – Ritalin
12 – The Black Ghosts – Face (Switch Remix)
13 – Dub Pistols – Open (Trevor Loveys Mix)
14 – Andy George – Big Dipper (Hijack Remix)
15 – Bulgarian & Spoek – Jack It Like a Zombie (Santiago and Bushido Remix)
16 – Foamo – Movin It Over Here
17 – VNDLSM – Low Pro
18 – Heartsrevolution – Switchblade (LA Riots Remix)
19 – Supreeme – Who We Are (Royal Rumble Remix)
20 – Buy Now – Body Crash (JFK Edit)
21 – Crookers – Thunderstruck

Bonus break off track:

Blaqstarr – Blaw! (Neo’s Let The Attack Begin Edit) (zShare)