Last day of my 20's!

I feel like perhaps I should be a little less excited about turning 30 tomorrow, however for me it is the end of one era; I feel as if I am fully on the verge of a brand new and really exciting period of my life!

The soundtrack to my 20's has been incredible - well, the soundtrack to my whole life really - and music has been a massive part of so many of my best memories and experiences throughout the past few years. Thinking about it, for most of the people who pass through my life, there will be some form of musical association with them, whether it is just a brief snatch of one track that reminds me of them, or whether it will be the shared memories of lots of gigs / dancefloors / shared musical experiences.

I love the power of music, the way that hearing something for the first time in years can take you squarely back to a great moment in your life, or remind you of exact conversations, or incidents as if you were there all over again!

As I look towards my 30's, it is in the hope that the next decade has as many good memories and experiences in store for me, and safe in the knowledge that I have a fantastic group of people around me to share the forthcoming good times with.

So without further ado, here are some of the tracks I've been loving over the past few days.

First up, is the next installment of the Techniques Recording podcast. July's edition has been brought to us by Tantrum Desire, who release their Foreplay EP on Technique Recordings any day now. This mix has a great tracklist, and I'm loving the sounds of Tantrum Desire. Click here to listen and download the mix on Soundcloud. The tracklist has also been added to the description for those of you like me, who like to know what it is that you're listening to! :) This is fantastic - I love the multitude of podcasts being released by quality DJ's / record labels / websites etc, I just wish they were longer!

The above remix is by Tantrum Desire - the original was fantastic, but this is a new remix that they completed recently for the new Worldwide album from Viper. This is the last track on the podcast, the remix is of Blind Cobblers Thumb by Futurebound, and it is fantastic! Love it!

Next up, this is a fantastic remix of The World, by Teebee. The original tune is by Emalkay, and this remix is epic. This has been played regularly over the past few days, Teebee can do no wrong at the moment!

Next up, we have a track from Enei who is doing great things at the moment! This is a really beautiful track.

This next track has been smashing it up - this is Tap Ho, yet another banger of a track from Topcat.

Next up, we have a 20 minute guest mix that Camo and Krooked did for Annie Nightingale on Radio 1. Click here to listen, and there is a download link and full tracklist in the description. This has some awesome little remixes and bootlegs that they have done, that won't be released anywhere! Listening to some of these, I can't wait for my next opportunity to see them destroy a dancefloor as they are packing serious heat at the moment! Fantastic! (Especially the above remix of Deadmau5's Raise your Weapon, and their version of Thunderstruck by AC/DC!)

This next track is another fantastic offering from The Glitch Mob - this is the beautiful Warrior Concerto. Immense! :) Click here to listen.

This is Resolve by Nymfo - this is a name I only came across recently, but everything I hear seems to be pure filth! Deep and rolling, just the way I like it!

Well, I've almost finished the last blog update of my 20's, and next up this is a Delta Heavy remix of Example's new tune, Stay Awake. This is a great rolling summery drum and bass tune, really enjoyable - but then Delta Heavy usually hit the spot!

This penultimate track is absolutely gorgeous. This is a Photek remix of Shelter, by Birdy, and it is stunning! The girl who sang this is only 14, but already has a really mature voice - love it!

Last up for today, this is a nice deep drum and bass mix I stumbled across by accident, by a chap called Greko, but it has a great tracklist and is very enjoyable! Click here to listen and download.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed today's selection, my next update will be as a fully fledged 30 year old - apparently we're meant to know better on our 30's, we'll see about that though haha! I'm hoping that it will be a time of even more fun and music than my 20's, with less life lessons! Regardless though the music will be there for sure!