Daren Ager - Halcyon Days (acid house live mix)

[markaadamson]

very cool song, I love the vibe -I hear the influences you listed but you made it your own

[spinstar56]

those are cool machines would like one the new korg emx 1 is pretty fun to play with ive had a few chances to they have vaccum tubes and all great sound quality comin out of them

[zackxjklol]

pretty cool.

keepin' it oldschool.

[Elotium]

With no exaggeration this song got me into a genre I never would have listened to. Years later I'm still coming back to this track and I'm two years into making my own tracks. Thank you for this. You showed me the light! I honestly would not have gotten into production had I not heard this track. I know you are emulating the old school sound but I've been through most of the "classics" and this is seriously better. The 303 line gets stuck in my head at least 3 times a week and never gets old!

[darenager]

@Elotium Thanks, glad to have inspired you ;)

[Legio207]

@Elotium One off the best 303 sounds in my opinion is still in this track: Public energy-Three o' three

[soundsLogical]

Awesome man, sun-drenched vibes.

[mrpris]

...absolutely unreal tune !! i love u for it !!!!!

[mimamakim]

hey dude, nice..do u hve a finished mix yet???????

[StylerzProductions]

Got the littile brother of this box beatiful sound for a rompler and great for acid :D

[hiphopdied1213]

ACID HOUSE! Wow I miss those days, good stuff man. Tired of all the deadmau5 clones on youtube. Work on the mixdown and mastering and release this style of music again!

[dhulkamaniac]

ACEEEEEEDDDDD

[AbioticSneaker]

4:33 XD *BUMP*

[rosssiddle]

awesome vibe...takes me back to late 80's early 90's....kinda fushion of baby ford, the orb, and tyree all thrown into one!.

Quality work fella!

[swierszcz1988]

awesome :):)

[basementdweller1]

I usually come by to listen to summer in Detroit. I've heard this mix before. But I don't think I've began to respect it fully until now, having listened to it through and through. This is some futureretro classic stuff!

Hope to see your stuff pressed one day. Maybe it would read

"Daren 'Jackmaster' ager".

[CoffeeKills]

WOW, breathtaking song! Wish I knew what track were Spectralis and which are RS? Maybe one day I could produce a great song. I guess the hi-hats and clap are from the RS7000 and the bass is Spectralis. I don't have eather. But I could get them now. I am thinking about it.

[darenager]

@CoffeeKills Thanks, this track is all RS7000 no Spectralis

[userprogram]

@darenager :( the speckie seems lonely...

[empirix]

@darenager where do you get the money for all the gear :) i spend all my wages on gear, just ordered a system 8a from mos-lab --- the sickness continues ha Keep it acid :)

[rail0r]

Lovely track. Love the 303

[pulsetonetonic]

AUTHENTIC SOUNDS MAN...REALLY NOT HEARD ANY ORIGINAL STUFF LIKE THIS FOR YEARS...

[mpresev]

do you midi up your RS to your other synths to control them? I'm enjoying your vids. Your funky and minimal..

[Chillnote]

omg I would die to creat that feel ;)

[edzxzx]

Yo Daren did you listen in the past to Fast Eddie and Tyree,your style looks like them.They are my hero's in the acid house scene.Your acidstyle is so great you are a hero too.Keep the acid alive.

Greetings from Holland

[Degravitation]

@Richmexicogd...I'm 41 years old and love acid too!!!!

In 1988,it was my favourite acid year....:-))

greets from germany..to darenager too....

[maccagrabme]

Nice tune, I really like the influences, the only thing I would say is that you should arrange it better so that the parts don't come in too soon because it can sound rushed and cluttered. Space it out better and you have a terrific little tune there, really nice and oldskool.

[Meistergriller]

my subwoofer totally diggs that bassline!

[saladaps]

Great!

[trailblazer4220]

Wicked!

[rejjiphonik]

Beautiful acid b-line

[danbloggo]

listened to this since you first put this on youtube and it keeps getting fuckin better....loads of luv..........................

[Richmexicogdl]

beautiful mix!. im 17 years old and i love acid housE! great mix!

[darenager]

@Richmexicogdl Thanks, keep it acid!

[funkybassmaster]

This was one of the first video's that I ever favorited. This track is criminally good 3 years later. Keep on doing what you're doing! Do you ever do any live P.A's in Chicago? You should.

[Hemioda]

I FUCKIN LOVE THAT TRACK!

[Catabolicdj]

Soooooo nice. It's like a little time capsule from back in the day :)

[BeauB1991]

i love this

[oldskoolfantasy]

wicccccccccked vibes mate

keep up the good work

[bbr620]

Savage! keep up the superb tunes

[discodalle]

super nice man...... really fucking great man ;)

[mmmrenkas]

very nice

[KPryd3]

Very nice, very deeeeeep

[BitTrigger]

Nice rmx, I will try somthing like that with the sound I listen to, in 1991, first Rave in France, sounds was a lot like this too, very happy and innocent, but sometime more strange and xtrem !

Do you use Ableton. I've it with an APC40... Probably u prefer RS7000 ?

[MarkVll]

They don't do it enough like that nowadays...

I love this track

[MCVixenVee]

good sound.

[pirahna1]

This is great. It has an amazing lo-fi early house feel to it. Amazing stuff that can be done on a single machine.

[chilloutcockney]

Much better than all this Ga ga trash!!

[Aldotigre]

Thank you, i can fly on it, but really close to the ground, and at about 10 km/hr

[flickuaround]

Love your stuff - if you get a minute can you check out my new track pleas, simply titled Acid Music - thanks

[enfermo420]

This should be pressed to vinyl. Good job.

[ligterror]

fucking beautiful!

[lostyourvibe]

i feeling 5am, sunlight peeking through a cracked and dirty warehouse window.  thanks

[douglas012681]

very good,come and show me? reg doug

[supersoundcrafter]

Loving this track bruv.....reminds me of old times good when this kinda stuff was played on pirate radio....keep up the great work.....peace

[useme2day]

tits breh

[eddycerb]

Wonderfull keep working on this stuff and i'm sure if you release these tunes people will buy them as it reminds them of happier days like me!

[darenager]

@eddycerb darenager.bandcamp.com/track/h­alcyon-days-live-mix?permalink

[eddycerb]

Wonderfull keep working on this stuff and i'm sure if you release these tunes people will buy them as it reminds them of happier days like me!

[shagghie]

Just amazing Daren! Captures that late 80's innocence. Peace love joy. You're like a modern day Jamie Principle these days...just keeping rocking those machines and letting them sing. That's all it is about in the end... nothing else matters ... just releasing the joy inside them and liberating them from years of neglect. Your tracks are uniquely proper... every one is an instant vibe thing that just reaches out and kicks you in the nuts and wakes you up to the world where you belong.

[darenager]

@shagghie Coming from you that means a lot, respect man ;)

[sallymenke]

love love love this track!

[esadomes]

Great Kick!!!

[PapaKumaMusic]

Did you make that TB 303 sound later in the mix using the RS7000? I have one so I would like to learn how to do that cause I haven`t been able to get it to sound like that. Please message me if you would like to share your knowledge on that. Great tune!! Cheers.

[darenager]

@PapaKumaMusic It is a sample from my 303, thanks

[audiofringe]

Definetly got thet deep detroit sound i like. 5 starzzzz if i could rate.

[theHackerOfMayhem]

thanx for posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[theHackerOfMayhem]

b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l- audio friend!! ;) plz keep on !!!! thanx for meeting!!glad to add. cheers!! :D

[soolex]

I use to have this machine the track you made is hot

[4Wigger]

ya keepin it acid

[JVGmidi]

this machine is great and you to

[verapamil07]

Man, this track has something special . From acid to ambient/house and back. Great.

[iggythedj]

beautiful

[Princeben07]

VERY NICE. You should bring the claps up a little more, but other than that, you went WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY­YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­YY Back with this one man. Keep it up!!! GREAT job!!!

[theSTUPIDpolice]

yeah definite 303 sample....not the analogue beauty of the original TB....sounds good enough though.

[christian171076]

For me one of the best producer machine in commerce.I luv Yamaha RS7000!

[djgalactic]

Indeed

I subscribed to very good sounds

[plasmaforce11]

Fucking Right :D Acid Way Awesome! Bo0M!

[VacTrooper]

Subcribed.  This is good music.

[zangla]

very nice. I would like to change just the pitch of the clap sound...a little bit higher ;)

[levet8]

agread the acid bass lines tight what bank are you using or is it a sample?

[darenager]

Its a sample of my 303

[Remokari]

The bass line is great. 3:47 is also nice.

[hoellenfisch]

voll geil

[Vickivackivu]

amazing. you're doing a great job.

love your music.

[71dubfreak]

Really, loveing this old school vibe, right up my street man,, love it, keep it going,, beauty of a track actually

[beatbasta]

This song is nice.

A bmx biker is using this song in his clip on youtube. I put your name in the reactions.

With a good clip like robert miles children can make this track famous!

Thanks!!!! darenager

[darenager]

Thanks, got a link to the bmx vid?

[Pioneer1000MkII]

sorry guys, anyone know how much does it cost this fantastic machine? I can't find the price on the web...

[mpresev]

@Pioneer1000MkII did you get one? 

[beatbasta]

nice bassline took me some time to figure that out

[Kamisamadesu1]

Hi. Based on your trax and the work done by Denkitribe, I purchased an EMX-1 and KAOSS pad....and just picked up an ES-1 Mk II and ER-1 on eBay. These tools, coupled with my VoiceLive 2, Electro-Harmonix Voice Box, and Korg/Behringer controllers should help me make some sweet J-Pop/J-Rock tunes and vocals.. Can't wait to get everything hooked up and coupled to my AT-2020 microphones! Again, thanks for your trax!

[posdit]

this is a great piece of acid 5/5

[kmfdm10392]

choice

i love this kinda stuff

not ruined by "soulful diva" vocals

[Nicetry75]

@kmfdm10392 YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HH!!!!!!!!!

[knakkerbosch]

Geniaal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[theshakedownstreet]

Nice track man, Richard D James (AFX) has a new GX-1 rtrack, sounds kinda like it

[daftendirekt97]

How cheap can you legitimately get this usually?

[currentmusik]

Nice track, just got your link from Stian in Kristiansund.

[nantida87]

ohh , this was surprising good work:) kepp it up mate:)

[dellamatrix]

My youth revisited!

Tune!!!

[576557]

real coooolll, this.

classic.

just bought a rs7000 .

cannot wait.

col

[Karmaneoeric]

This piece deserves to be immortalized on vinyl.

[TheSpeedfreak1972]

Schön.

[skilletrik]

this is SO sik!

[Bwadman]

greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! those samples are originaly from RS?

[markseventyone]

this is what Techno is all about, no doubt.

I can listen to this all day, is there an album I can buy/DL?

[MageAtYou]

the ghostsynth is gr8

[BillyBatsonMarvel]

THAT's what I'M talkin about!!

That "I'm So in Love" type joint.

DEEP MAN DEEP!!! kudos

- Keep it Acid

[Hemioda]

Possible to get this record in mp3?

[AcidDripp]

I was kinda havin a bad day,

But this sure cheered me up!

Great tunes!

[halilgg]

good very good

[verapamil07]

Great song really.

[imyourhustler]

NICE

[sundio54321]

verry nice

[dominatus84]

Great! Still very dissapointed in my search for an RS7000, tb303 and tr606, 808 or 909 also.

Didn't find any of these horny oldschool pieces of hardware in my country yet. (Netherlands)

[fergiec]

ebay man seen an 808 b4

[fergiec]

2.45 id love some pills in me when that badboy kicks in

[Gazzland]

Man that tune rocks :-)

[PearlSWEDEN]

man I so want to learn how to play music like this

[mushypeeps]

not bass line but you need to learn when to leave it alone my friend got a bit busy in places nice track tho...

[RaverAJ1988]

give the guy a break man, this is really gd stuff, as gd as adamski! keep up the awesome acid house tunes darenager! :) 10/10

[steveor74]

respect, verry nice tune =))

[james737m]

killer bassline that comes in, really sick

[gmxleru2b]

chillig, nice beat

[CyberGothnik312]

I love this and I rarely listen to acid house but this is just kick ass

[fildi101]

wow... surprisingly good.. the Susan Boyle of YouTube gear videos.. :)

[Portis1Luv]

Lovin' it. Keep up the good work m8. MAS ACID

[megamichaels]

love ittttt

[canyoncanyons]

i love the bass line ! wicked

[esuterik2]

man this is insane

im actually eating my keyboard now

i need to ask u bro

do the sounds u have come stock on this machine?

or are you adding sounds and so forth?

please let me in bro

i need to know, im tied by this and so many other hardware units... what to this day do u think is the best to go with?

[darenager]

I am using some samples for the 303 line and 808, the rest are internal waveforms editied to suit.

I would recommend that you try a few different models out and see which you connect with best.

Thanks

[Fiaganja]

Those machines are worth a milion - how do you afford it man? - and do anyone of you know where to get in touch with the roland tr-707,808 or 909's?

[jimbotron70]

They're not that expensive.

I got my 303 for a very reasonable price from a professional musician selling it.

[JaiHole]

The thing i love about Acid house is it is So Raw! And 2 be honest it Would be Really Easy 2 Produce!! i love how such simple sounds, really Captured the imagination of So many people Back in the Day!! it Wouldnt cut it for The New Breed Of Raver's!! Thats a Fact! and i think thats a Shame!! i Love Acid house!

[Output9]

wicked! love the "on the fly" jams the best.

[robeuroh]

you got the 89 vibe spot on there.

[warhola888]

liking this, great job!

[Criptografo]

very useful video

[Westroth]

Wicked!!

[Akkepink]

Awesome :)

[MrTerryharrison1]

shit

[PaulGoesAcid]

yeaah also great stuff!!!

more 88/89 style;)

[ecafkay]

f@cking superb! bought back a lot of good memories, keep the vids coming mate!!

[tidusmx]

That was just fantastic mate, just f*** beautiful man. Keep it up, I really like that mystic deep acid house that you really summed up here, even tho it has a slower BPM.

[TezzaBrahh]

No brahh this is the perfect tempo for Acid House! xD

[takiakitsoujie]

feelings rewind me @ younger days!

[olloppio]

fantastic bro.

[makinjica1]

while i listen this i wish i could go back in time when was all Acid, Partyes, Fun........... ah,,, :(

Great work darenager keep up acid... :)

[haikousei]

old school

best school

[kammo]

when i accidentally clicked it i thought, "oh great, another boring acid track," but i really did enjoy this a lot.

[onekneegro]

THAT'S TIGHT...FEELING THAT

[Dave1507]

very well done, man, keep it up!!

[intromix]

Real nice,, almost sounds identical to "The Whistle Song" by Frankie Knuckles :)

[chiprofess]

Very nice dude! I'm from the old school Chicago house seen. You captured the feelin man! Thanks!

[THEHOUSEMUSIC]

,,,,

[AnemoneAlaundorl]

me likey, good stuff! *subscribes*

[IndependentDigital]

Nice work!

[petersedin]

hey i read somewere that rs-7000 tracks can have diffrent lenght, in the same pattern i mean..like with motifs, is this true?

peace..

peter

[Qmotive]

very nice !111

[zwangmedia]

this bassline is the best :-)

one of my fave tracks of all time.. i would like to purchase this particular mix, if that is possible.

[digit33]

Just real fun and simple like it was back then -- addictive listening. I'm considering getting the RS to go along with my RM1x's -- I've heard all positive feedback on the RS -- Thanks!

[aminoacids13]

very good. you know the feeling dude

[aminoacids13]

this is real mike acid!!!

[vjjasper]

im feelin' the bass. this is the kind of track that is a dream for dj to play, everyone jump up and move, dance.

[vjjasper]

love, love, love that bassline.

i am a subscriber now. :-)

[KILLALLC64S]

GOOD.

[Hemioda]

able to download?

[Hemioda]

Maaaaaan.. it's perfect!

[Capeau]

great! it really does bring memmories back from the early days!

[paddyheadz]

how do i change the arpeggiator patterns?

Thanks in advance:-)

[beemanjo]

good track. It does sound old school like acid house

[Tim010]

nice man :)

[kittof]

Good beats, good timing. Good.

[worldsunknown]

Well done mate, not bad at all.

[clubbtraxx01]

Nice!

@SPBASS, Do us all a favor and go shoot yourself! The useless negative comments of yours are getting annoying...

[vectorass]

I have the same way organized working space - RS7000 and Spectralis. :-))

[tgnomechaser]

advice.....the sequence you have when the 303 comes in sounds good, but all your sounds before and after that are kinda cheezy.....also, dont use such an abvious hi in your beats.....other than that, its pretty good

[djilyaz]

Cool.

[senamatrix]

2007 summer - !!!IMAN!!!

[kleppss]

Pas mal pas mal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LeGwix]

Nice track!

[tryforsure]

Thats a pretty good track, nice and relaxing pity about the sound quality though. Can you provide a better quality mp3/ogg preferable flac for people to download. cheers

[kraftdrummer]

PERFECT@!!!!!!!!!!!!