Artist	Song
Intro	"Stand by..." (Download this sucker -- you won't regret it)
MOOD MOSAIC	A Touch Of Velvet, A Sting Of Brass
GROOVE ARMADA	Superstylin'
GUI BORATTO	Like You (Supermayer Mix)
TIMO MAAS	Devil Feel
THIEVERY CORPORATION	Originality
UNDERWORLD	Jumbo
BENT	Magic Love
DEEE-LITE	Call Me
PET SHOP BOYS	Somebody Else's Business
SCSI-9	Line Of Nine
THE ORB	Gee Strings
BOOGIE MACS	The Girl From Ipanema
BOOZOO BAJOU	Take It Slow
BLUETECH	Triangle (Retriangulated)
KATE BUSH	Aerial

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A year ago today, I posted my debut mix on Art Of The Mix. Shunn789 was the first person to comment on it; I've been addicted to the site ever since. Shunn789 turned out to be a smashing bloke in New York named Bill. He is also the first AOTM'er that I traded with. Since that day I've discovered a world of musical joy and, with very few exceptions, friendliness. I am one of the least prolific mix posters; I'm also annoyingly opinionated, I know; and yet I have been made to feel a valued member of the wonderful gestalt that is Art Of The Mix dot com.I'm not trying to ingratiate myself here, I'm just telling it as I see it. My first year has been thoroughly enjoyable; so if you don't mind - ha! - I'll be signing up for another.The great "proper mix" debate rages, seemingly without end. This is as it should be. Blend it, tape it, burn it, make fancy covers, share it, trade it; above all, just mix it your way. My pet hates are: a lower case only fixation, an upper case only fixation, text-speak, those who post vast quantities (that's more than three) of mixes all at once, no accompanying notes or a random sequencing of notes generated by someone else, gratuitous gifs and jpegs that have no relevance of any kind, -- oh bollocks! - you see what I did. It's like I'm just handing out ammunition here.Enough then; it's the music that matters. The music that attracts and repels, yet links us all. Thank you Art Of The Mix, thank you all, and happy anniversary to me.Oops, I almost forgot - Christ! will he ever shut up - I know, I know, but the thing is I have a new mix to mark the occasion. Worse than that, it has its own notes and cover art. If there's any room left for your comments, I'd be much obliged. Thanks for your indulgence and here goes. Sipping good coffee at a street cafT. All the smokers huddled over espressos, feigning disinterest in the passing world. A mobile phone vibrates on a nearby table and a connection is made. Blink - a flying, buzzing thing flickers at the edge of visibility and away go thoughts. Sunshine, moonlight, the hum of busy streets, laughter and car horns. Bodies passing, touching, avoiding, closing gaps, a kiss, a handshake, hips swaying and feet a-flurry. Walking, talking, singing, dancing, driving, loving, hating, wanting, rejecting, dreaming and drifting. Past, present, tomorrow, soon.
And always the music -- there, right there - from the throbbing bass of in-car dance halls, the tinny shriek of a thousand iPods, from shops and restaurants and the mind. The mind that picks up a beat, a rhythm that turns its tables and twists the circling songs into an idea, a sequence. It makes perfect sense at the time. It must out. A mix is born. How will it fare in this world? Let's find out.

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