*Furteelay Shokeen - Big Apple Bhangra 2010 Mixx*

[Manjot]

whats the song at 2:25?

thanks!

 

[kinnell]

i feel like this mix got more hype than it really deserved not a bad mix but the way it was hyped i was expecting to have a seizure

This mix will have ruined 90% of any other mixes on the circuit for me. I'd say it's living up to the hype.

Really? It's a good solid mix with some great overlays and some decent transitions, but I agree with AnkurK. I'm not seeing its best-mix-winning capabilities. From the videos, a lot of other teams (GoB, JJ..etc) brought hot beats as well. I guess until everyone from the competition posts their mixes, we can't judge.

Keep up the good work, Gsimz.

 

[Kush]

i feel like this mix got more hype than it really deserved not a bad mix but the way it was hyped i was expecting to have a seizure

This mix will have ruined 90% of any other mixes on the circuit for me. I'd say it's living up to the hype.

Really? It's a good solid mix with some great overlays and some decent transitions, but I agree with AnkurK. I'm not seeing its best-mix-winning capabilities. From the videos, a lot of other teams (GoB, JJ..etc) brought hot beats as well. I guess until everyone from the competition posts their mixes, we can't judge.

Keep up the good work, Gsimz.

Not just about the hot beats. Quality of mixing matters more to me than who used the new Lil John beat. The levels of every instrument were on point, nothing was overcrowded. There was no unnecessary portions thrown in. It was balanced and blended to perfection. Don't get me wrong, i havent heard every single mix from the comp so to say its the best of them all i guess we have to trust the judges of that aspect. But am i SURPRISED this won best mix? hell no.

 

[kinnell]

My bad, I meant "hot beats" to mean "hot mixes". I should have made that clearer.

It's a clean balanced mix, something that is rather rare these days and it has some creativity as well. Gsimz is no doubt one of the top mixers in the circuit these days. And you're completely right, clean wins the game.

But honestly, it's not living up to the hype and I have no one to blame but you, Kush.

 

[rasanpreetks]

The quality of a mix doesn't just include how clean it is or 'beats' but also includes song choice and how well those songs flow together, and how well they embrace each segment they are used for. I think this mix exceeded those requirements. Yes, I've seen better work from Gsimz but he should be proud of himself! Each song had great meaning, it wasn't just one of those famous/upbeat songs put together.

If you listen to it, it has great GREAT song choice..

 

[siddyp]

it's also about personal preference. Some people will say klasikz is the best. Some will say Gsimz. Some will say Jason. Some people like a million effects. Some like hip hop beats. Some like strait dhol mixes.

Gsimz rips it every time he makes a mix. The people judging best mix preferred Furteelay Shokeens mix over all the others. Even if you don't like this mix, it is still top 3 in pretty much everyone's book from the 10 we heard that night. Overall, it's living up to the hype.

 

[Kush]

My bad, I meant "hot beats" to mean "hot mixes". I should have made that clearer.

It's a clean balanced mix, something that is rather rare these days and it has some creativity as well. Gsimz is no doubt one of the top mixers in the circuit these days. And you're completely right, clean wins the game.

But honestly, it's not living up to the hype and I have no one to blame but you, Kush.

I guess... maybe i'm just a gsimz groupie.

 

[Ashqe]

I'm loving the Gabru Desh Punjab De mix and especially the Sheran Di Kom jugni mixed with Amplifier and the Rangla Punjab mix near the end. And I'm not sure if you actually used this, but I kept humming the Paper Planes Slumdog beat while the Pappi Gill track was playing at 5:25. I dunno how well the two songs would mix though. Overall, I'm def a fan. And regardless of who won Best Mix at BAB, I still think it's a pretty cool idea to have that as an extra placing category. I could be wrong, but I don't remember any other comps doing that.

 

[Baldeep]

AWESOME MIX!!!!!!!!
Definitely one of the best mixes i've heard in a longggg time

 

[Rahul3]

Haha, what compression did you run? did you master individual tracks or just compress across the board? I dropped my old limiter technique for the last two mixes and i think they turned out alot better. Can't wait to listen to this.

What do you mean by compression across the board vs. individual tracks? is that just another way of saying he EQed the mix?

 

[sunnyd48]

Haha, what compression did you run? did you master individual tracks or just compress across the board? I dropped my old limiter technique for the last two mixes and i think they turned out alot better. Can't wait to listen to this.

What do you mean by compression across the board vs. individual tracks? is that just another way of saying he EQed the mix?

You can compress the individual tracks of the mix and then put the mix together, or you can put the mix together and then compress it all at once.

 

[JasBains]

Someone please make a full version to that Jhanjar mix in there. That sounds sick ! Make it happen Gsimz !

 

[Gsimz]

Someone please make a full version to that Jhanjar mix in there. That sounds sick ! Make it happen Gsimz !

That song was actually a promo by DJ frenzy. And my apologies for not giving him credit earlier. So I basically just added some beats to it.

 

[Babbarsher]

Whats the song at 6:38?

 

[kiddan morniye]

Whats the song at 6:38?

whats the song at 2:25?

thanks!

6:38 - Kuldip Manak (putt sardaran de)
2:25 - Ranjit Mani (jatt paun boliyan) *i put it as jatt 12, bc it kept saying error file has been used with the same name*

enjoy

 

[HarmanToor]

Great work Gsimz! One of the few remixers that pulls through time and time again.

I think in terms of clarity and quality and raw talent this mix deserved first at that competition but I feel the song selection in some parts of the mix could have been better, the intro was so sick until truck jatt da instrumental.. it just wasnt carrying the same pump flow as the other two instrumentals in the
intro section of the mix, but folk kalian was done very very well and brought the folk pump back right away.. diljit track mixed with the dhol cd promo was smart and nicely done.. jatt paun boliyan was a good choice for a slow down and mixed well.. chanjar I wasn't feeling, but thats because I hate the song in general.. the mix was clean and well done, moving on to jhoomer folk kalian does it once again with kicks that compliment it well.. dhamaal was dhamaal, I liked the minimal mixing on it, minor boosting was needed and you pulled it off well, gabru putt punjab de was a sick fucking mix, I don't think it could b done better than that but it ended too soon lol, wasnt feeling kaum sheran di mix since its a tough song and tabla was the wrong choice to enhance the toughness of the lyrics.. 20 step was a good mix, folk n fusioned.. tohar punjaban di I wasnt into, but thats because I grew up listening to the ustad lal singh batti mix which is just too folk lol.. ending was well but I wasnt feeling the rangla punjab outro, a more pump instrumental could have been used to leave the audience with a wow feeling

quality for quality, effects for effects this mix hands down deserved best mix award, just wasn't feeling some the song selection and some of the ideas.. if you had the right songs, no doubt at all you'd create a legendary mix because you got the skills to make it.. I feel material is what was dragging you down in this mix.

 

[a38]

whats the song that starts at 2:39

 

[kiddan morniye]

whats the song that starts at 2:39

 

[Kush]

Great work Gsimz! One of the few remixers that pulls through time and time again.

I think in terms of clarity and quality and raw talent this mix deserved first at that competition but I feel the song selection in some parts of the mix could have been better, the intro was so sick until truck jatt da instrumental.. it just wasnt carrying the same pump flow as the other two instrumentals in the
intro section of the mix, but folk kalian was done very very well and brought the folk pump back right away.. diljit track mixed with the dhol cd promo was smart and nicely done.. jatt paun boliyan was a good choice for a slow down and mixed well.. chanjar I wasn't feeling, but thats because I hate the song in general.. the mix was clean and well done, moving on to jhoomer folk kalian does it once again with kicks that compliment it well.. dhamaal was dhamaal, I liked the minimal mixing on it, minor boosting was needed and you pulled it off well, gabru putt punjab de was a sick fucking mix, I don't think it could b done better than that but it ended too soon lol, wasnt feeling kaum sheran di mix since its a tough song and tabla was the wrong choice to enhance the toughness of the lyrics.. 20 step was a good mix, folk n fusioned.. tohar punjaban di I wasnt into, but thats because I grew up listening to the ustad lal singh batti mix which is just too folk lol.. ending was well but I wasnt feeling the rangla punjab outro, a more pump instrumental could have been used to leave the audience with a wow feeling

quality for quality, effects for effects this mix hands down deserved best mix award, just wasn't feeling some the song selection and some of the ideas.. if you had the right songs, no doubt at all you'd create a legendary mix because you got the skills to make it.. I feel material is what was dragging you down in this mix.

wow, well said and karma for giving an amazing and thorough review. You have my vote for judge at any competitions where the mix actually matters. God sometimes i really think my ears bleed when im in the audience listening to a team with 5 different songs mixed at once with completely different pitches. Causing damage to your audiences ears should result in points taken away.

That being said, i agree that song selection was the weakest aspect of this mix, and even then it wasn't BAD, just the only place it fell short. Also, i would try to stray away from the full compression of the overall mix, which is a tactic i used to use, but what you will notice is you begin to lose the DEPTH in your mix. EVERYTHING is even and loud,which helps it to sound a bit more pronounced, but if you prefer subtleties (which i absolutely love in a mix) and slight tweaks that only compliment and do not necessarily CHANGE the feel of a song, then individual track compression/no compression at all is the way to go. The only thing to be careful of is that, when using compression, the volume of the entire track DOES increase to an extent as quiet elements are boosted, so you have to adjust accordingly.

This mix and NYPD are still my favorites of the year.

 

[Gsimz]

Thanks Kush & Harman for the amazing reviews!!
Much much respect to you guys!
I can't wait until the next guardians and nypd mix!!