Elektrofunk Velocity - Total Time: 61:37, Total Tracks: 18

This set may serve as an example to some of the DJs out there to whom I've been giving tips in harmonic stability and progression. Generally speaking, my harmonic progressions are very intentional in all my sets, but often I vary into harmonic styles that are much more complex than this. In this particular case, it was my desire to illustrate how one can create a rich, harmonically complex and cohesive set with just a few basic progressions. Specifically, I have used all the progressions that I've been discussing in recent posts here, e.g.:

The Perfect Fifth (P5) forward/upward
The Semitone (m2, half step) forward/upward
The Perfect Fifth (P5) backward/downward

Plus one other closely related progression, that of the interval of a Major 6th (M6)

Track 1 (The Sir Ivan track) is in e-minor
-(Progression of a P5 forward)
Tracks 2-6 (Monster Taxi through Corenell) are in b-minor
-(Progression of a P5 forward)
Tracks 7-11 (Jack Chec through Kris B) are in f#-minor
-(Progression of a M6 forward)
Tracks 12-13 (Dada through Kingdom Kumm) are in d# minor
-(Progression of a semitone half-step, m2 forward/upward)
Tracks 14-16 (Coburn through Richard Vission) are in e-minor
--(Progression of P5 backward/downward for resolution)
Track 17 is in a-minor
Track 18 is in A-Major (see my note on this following)

The P5 and semitone relationships have been thoroughly discussed in previous posts. See if you can hear the the way these modulations sound.

Notes on the M6 progression:

An M6 progression (modulation to the 6th tone of the scale) in traditional harmony is a lesser progression, but a strong, traditional progression nevertheless. It is more difficult to effectively achieve in DJ mixing because of the relative harmonic complexity in properly arriving at it. Without getting too detailed here, in compositional techniques (when composing original music) using proper traditional harmonic progression, one must generally write a more complex chordal progression to arrive at such a key change. This becomes even more difficult in DJ mixing because one must find just the right tracks that lend themselves to such a progression. In this particular case, because areas of the intro and outro tracks were at times unpleasantly dissonant, I had to mask them at various locations utilizing various compressive (gain reduction) techniques. With the P5 relationship, one can usually make the key shift with any such appropriately identified tracks without much, if any, fuss.

Notes on Major Keys:

Mixmeister does not identify the difference between Major (M) and minor (m) keys. It indicates that everything is in minor keys. Since it also does not identify keys correctly all of the time, this can obviously add to harmonic confusion on one's part. The last song in this mix was identified in a-minor, but was actually in A-Major. Technically, the move from a-minor to A-Major is a modulatory progression, albeit a contrived one. It is a specialty progression--an instantaneous shift from the minor to the Major of the same key. This particular progression/resolution is very strong. In traditional harmony it is also often referred to as a Picardy third.

I certainly hope this is helpful for some of you. If you have questions, please post!

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Elektrofunk Velocity

at the risk of seeming stupid , are you referring to one of the tracks at the top of the page?
(this is my first time here so please forgive me...)
What you wrote makes me really curious to hear what ever it is you have been writing about


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Originally posted by Emily18:

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Elektrofunk Velocity

at the risk of seeming stupid , are you referring to one of the tracks at the top of the page?

"Elektrofunk Velocity" is the name of Tep's mix. This feedback thread exists for Tepmix to describe the set he has uploaded, and for others who hear that set to post their comments in response. Every mmRadio station has a forum area that operates the same way.

This section of the forum is where you can find information on all the individuals stations and how MixMeister users can upload their mixes to the stations and get feedback from others on their efforts.

If you are interested in some of Tepmix's other posts (the ones that discuss harmonics and other elements of music theory) you can send him a Private Message asking for a link, or perhaps he will post his link(s) here....