The Struggle Within - Trance Promo Mix (4hrs 16 mins)

[Cliffy Burrows]

Here is my latest promo to download. It's a mammoth mix stretching throughout just about every style of Trance. Progressive, Pure, Uplifting, Vocal, Power, Tech, Psy, even some breaks. It's all in there. Starting at 128bpm and finishing 4 hours and 16 mins later at 143bpm this mix was a labour of love for me and my first proper mix in just over 4 months.

Towards the end of last year I developed chronic tinnitus in both ears. I was told to quit djing by my Audiologist. I cancelled gigs, I couldn't continue with my radio show, no more mixing at home, no more production. A massive part of my life was taken away. Needless to say I was devastated. I even considered quitting the label at one point as been part of a scene you can’t fully be part of yourself was just too hard. I then contacted some big names in the business who I found out had tinnitus but were still working and gigging. A good friend of mine then contacted people at the label and some close friends and my partner, and they surprised me with a pair of pro earplugs. So with some determination and a strong will to carry on, I managed to play a hour B2B gig. Sitting for hours at home with headphones on doing mixes was still out of the question though, and that's one of the things I loved most. So with help from a very close friend, I learnt to mix in Ableton and I have spent the last 3 weeks creating this mix. It kind of ended my struggle with my situation and gave me a huge part of my life back. I really can't stress enough to those out there who aren't using plugs to play gigs or even just to go clubbing just how much you need to wear them. You really don't want to end up with tinnitus or worse still stone deaf.

Anyway enough of the X Factor sob story and I hope you enjoy listening to this mix as much as I did mixing it. It’s good to be back, Disco!

Download and stream link:

https://soundcloud.com/digitized-recordings/cliffy-burrows-the-struggle

Tracklist:

Phi Phi & Airwave - A Breeze On The Nile (Philthy Chit & Superlifter Remix) [Bonzai Progressive]
Dark Soul Project - Feels Like Heaven (Original Mix) [JOOF Recordings]
Simon Templar - 2nd Shade Of The Sun (Part 2) [JOOF Recordings]
Nico Parisi - Caress (Philthy Chit Remix) [Bonzai Progressive]
Relaunch - Dream Remote (Original Mix) [Bonzai Progressive]
Relaunch - Sunshine At Night (Original Mix) [JOOF Recordings]
Daniel Lesden - Deep Haze (Original Mix) [JOOF v.2]
Liquid Vision - Ask The Question (Original Mix) [Digitized Recordings]
Odonbat - Space Jockey (Original Extended Mix) [CDR]
ID - ID
Lence & Pluton - Faster Than Light (Original Mix) [Digitized Recordings]
ID - ID
Liquid Vision - Flare (Steve Morley Remix) [Digitized Recordings]
Defcon Audio - Trailblazer (New World 2014 Remix) [Defcon 100]
Aicos - Red Moon (OBM Notion Remix) [AEZ Recordings]
Amir Hussain & Tangle - Labyrinth (Original Mix) [Tangled Audio]
Simon O'Shine & Adam Navel - Marathon (Simon O'Shine Mix) [Trance All-Stars Records]
Angel Ace - Entrancers (Original Mix) [Entrance]
Lange pres. Firewall - Sincere (Glynn Alan 2014 Rework) [CDR]
Touchstone - Virtue (Original Mix) [Digital Society Recordings]
Sulaco - Requiem Of Souls (Orignal Mix) [Digitized Recordings]
Tasso feat. Eliza Doe - Crystal Clear (Ally Brown Vocal Remix) [Digitized Recordings]
Signum - Coming on Strong (Tasso's Acid Mix) [CDR]
Paul Todd - XONE (Original Mix) [Extrema Global Music]
Somna & Amos - Riser (Amos & Riot Night Remix) [Tangled Audio]
Above & Beyond - Home (Touchstone Bootleg) [CDR]
BluSkay & KeyPlayer - Cassiopeia (A & Z Remix) [Tangled Audio]
Iversoon & Alex Daf - Broken Age (Witness45 Remix) [Club Family Lifted]
Amos feat. Sarah Jane Neild - It Happens (Amos & Riot Night Remix) [Digitized Recordings]
Aizen - Addicted (Original Mix) [Digitized Recordings]
Kevin Crowley - The Descent (Original Mix) [Defcon Recordings]
Steve Morely - Inner Sanctum (Freesoup's Inner Nightmare Remix) [Digitized Recordings]
Harmonic Rush - Complicated (Indecent Noise Remix) [Dark Soho]
Mike Rodas - Fortis Ut Mors (Original Mix) [Digitized Recordings]
Hughes & Ballantine vs. Con Phillips - Solus (Vlind Remix) [Edge EDM]
Daniel Skyver - Tangent (Original Mix) [#138]
Tasso - Savoy (Original Mix) [Digitized Recordings]
Tangle - Radiate (Original Mix) [Vandit]
Binary Finary & Jordan Suckley - It Gets Me (Frank Dueffel Remix) [Goodgreef Digital]
Darren Porter - Terraforming (Original Mix) [Monster Digital]
Patterson & Askew vs. Porter & Weston - Stroking The Tesla For Effect! (Ian Standerwick Mashed-up-Edit) [CDR]
Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel (Oxygen Remix) [CDR]