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Lazarus

It's all about efficiency

About Me

.... ..If you're going to argue with someone, you should first walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when it's time to argue, you're a mile away. And you have their shoes.
This is just something I think people should bear in mind before they go doing stupid things like murdering innocent people because their favourite book is different. I'll always respect anyone's right to believe whatever the hell they want to (check my life's mantra over on the left) but I have no respect at all for anyone who thinks those who don't agree with them deserve to die. If that makes me a heathen or an infidel then so be it, I'll take my chances.
Top 50 Of 2007 set is now available in my blog!
New record! :)
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Episode 154 I decided would be another demo, so I'll post it in my blog shortly :) Meanwhile, here's the most recent non-demo show:
The Rebirth Session Episode 152:
PSH Project - Nature's Way
Mikas - Spirit Emotion (Division 7 emotional re-edit) [Progressive Grooves]
Keenan & Dale Anderson - Drift Away (Deeper vocal mix) [Navigation]
Black Pearl - Coral Sea [Shah Digital Germany]
Synapses - Wayward (Magdelayna pres. Nebraska Remix)
Armin van Buuren featuring Jaren - Unforgiveable [Armind]
Andy Hawk meets Space Raven vs Soulcry - Devotion (BRT instrumental mix) [Red Silver]
John Huijbers - Bittersweet (Oxid Project & Tragida remix) [Moonmood]
Hawk featuring Sasja vs Mark Arbor - Emerald Worlds (Vexilium mashup)
Steven Liquid - Northern Light [Ultimate House]
Defcon Audio - Trailblazer [Defcon One]
Amex vs Saint Rush - Distant Worlds [Camouflage]
AMR vs Matt Dyson - Hidden Agenda (Sonic Element remix) [Digital Trance]
Soundlift - Return Of The Hero [Avalanche]
Luminary - Amsterdam (Super8 & Tab vs Smith & Pledger remix - Luke Blanc mashup)
Cartel - Moments [Captivating Sounds]
Sequentia presents Sunshade - Vertigo (Ian Betts remix) [Conspiracy]
Sulaco - Fracture (Sulaco rework) [Digitized Recordings]
Firestorm - Solstice (Manuel le Saux remix) [Alter Ego Digital]
Jonny Hayes - Lucid Dreams [L16 Trance]
Miikka Leinnonen presents Lush - Illusion (Eddie Sender remix) [Inspired]
Antheya - High (Paul Miller vs Dima Krasnik dub mix) [Asgard Germany]
Tetrazone - Open Range [Ampire Digital]
Icone joins Arpegia - Fatal Beauty (Terrafusion remix) [Abora Recordings]
Airspace vs Brad Thatcher - This Day Comes [Riot]
Pervading Call Two - On My Mind (X900 remix) [Parabolica]
Dima Krasnik - Rise [Daif]
Andy Blueman - Nyctalopia (club mix) [Perceptive]
Follow this link:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/028gby
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This isn't me by the way, it's just a picture that I find amusing. DJ's are notorious for having problems with their egos and I've never understood what the big deal is. At the end of the day we're just glorified jukeboxes really :)
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My name is Matty, and many of you will know me as this strange bloke who bumbles around places bumping into things and knocking things off shelves and stuff. If you've met me in person I've probably knocked over your drink or spilled your ashtray or trod on your toe or something. I have the grace of a lame crab, as anyone who's ever seen me on a dancefloor will confirm. Hi to all of you, pleasure to see you again :)
My other name is Lazarus, and many of you will know me as this trance DJ who is deeply suspicious of the digital revolution and thinks Ableton sounds like a rather camp cocktail with a fluffy umbrella in it. I have a weekly show on a Friday over at www.puredj.com where I bring the weekend in for a landing that can only be described as pounding, melodic, and very very loud.
Everything you need to know about me DJing-wise can be heard:
Every Friday at Pure DJ at 1600-1845 GMT / 1100-1345 EST
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If you wanted to as well, you could Vote for Lazarus @ The DJ List! This isn't obligatory, but its voter apathy that had DJ Sammy placed 3 places higher than Matt Hardwick in the DJ Mag chart this year! And that's insane!
There are a lot of great sites out there on the internet. One of the things that depresses me a little is that we have the best information resource at our disposal since the dawn of time yet most people use it to look at naked women. Whether this just says we're a race of wankers is a matter of opinion, but if you're out there and fancy looking at something different for a change, you can't go wrong with any of these sites!
For those of you who like free browser-based web gaming, you can find me here:
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Don't be shy! Feel free to sign up and join in the fun!
Some of you may also be aware that owing to my boycott of the digital revolution, I will only use CD decks for digital-only or amateur productions. Myspace is a great source of material for this, but feel free to also check out the fabulous artists at these sites as well!
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Remember, illegal downloading of tunes is destroying the industry. These amateur producers are the lifeblood of the future so please always be sure to support them :)
If you like forums, I'm a regular on several of them and some of you may know me from there. I've somehow managed to even blag mod/admin status at some of them! Feel free to check them out:
Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, The Rebirth Session. Click this link to check it out: The Rebirth Session Episode 148 (21st March 2008) - Vocal special part 4 - Lazarus

My Interests

Everyone on this planet should be allowed to do, say, feel, think, and believe whatever the hell they want to, on two conditions:
1) That they don't hurt anyone else in the process of doing, saying, feeling, thinking and believing whatever the hell they want to.
2) That they don't go around trying to make other people do, say, feel, think, or believe what they do.
I guess my preaching this for all to see kind of makes me a hypocrite when you consider condition 2. But I just thought it needed saying. :)

I'd like to meet:

Vote for Lazarus @ The DJ List!
.. Deal or No Deal "In the beginning there was nothing - and then Ronald MacDonald said "Hang on, I can make money out of this..."
"If you were happy every day of you life, you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a gameshow host."
"I'd rather live for forty than suffer for eighty."
"At the end of the day, it's all just a case of perspective."
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
"It's not a question of if you're paranoid, it's if you're paranoid enough."
"If in doubt....innovate."
"A weekend wasted is never a wasted weekend."
"Once we were an Empire, ruled by an Emperor. Then we were a Kingdom, ruled by a King. Now we're a country..."
"It's all about efficiency."
"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional."
"It's marketing gone MAD I tell you!"
"I mean, doesn't this blend of blandness and blindness make you want to do something crazy? So why not do something crazy? It makes a hell of a lot more sense than blowing your fucking brains out!"
"It's not a crime to make mistakes, but it is a crime not to learn from them."
"A little pain never hurt anybody."
"It's just Good Evolutionary Sense."
"Whatever doesn't kill you can only make you stronger."
"When faced with complete disaster, total defiance is the only possible answer."
"It's better to love yourself than to hate yourself."
"If you aren't striving for perfection you might as well be dead."
"Give me Liberty or give me Death."
"Every journey is its' own reward."
I might be strong, I might be weak, I might be mild, I might be meek, I might talk shite each time I speak, But when I dance, I rock.
Go then...for there are other worlds than these...
We are ka-tet. We are one from many.

Music:

My show is called The Rebirth Session, what with that old tale in the bible of Lazarus coming back to life and everything. I'm sorry to say I don't choose the DJ name of Lazarus for any religious reason in particular, but suffice to say my reasons for choosing it are personal.
All my shows are now available for downloading (thanks a million to Stella!), I'll be adding the links to them as soon as I sort them all out with tracklists etc. But for now, here's hopefully enough to keep you going for now!:
Episode 1 - 25/Jun/2004
Episode 2 - 02/Jul/2004
Episode 3 - 09/Jul/2004
Episode 4 - 16/Jul/2004
Episode 5 - 23/Jul/2004
Episode 6 - 30/Jul/2004
Episode 7 - 06/Aug/2004
Episode 8 - 13/Aug/2004
Episode 9 - 20/Aug/2004
Episode 10 - 03/Sep/2004
Episode 11 - 10/Sep/2004
Episode 12 - 17/Sep/2004
Episode 13 - 24/Sep/2004
Episode 14 - 01/Oct/2004 (October Demo - "The Storm Before The Calm")
Episode 15 - 08/Oct/2004
Episode 16 - 15/Oct/2004
Episode 17 - 22/Oct/2004
Episode 18 - 29/Oct/2004
Episode 19 - 12/Nov/2004 (November Demo - "Into The Darkness")
Episode 20 - 26/Nov/2004
Episode 21 - 03/Dec/2004 (December Demo - "Changing Seasons")
Episode 22 - 10/Dec/2004
Episode 23 - 24/Dec/2004
Episode 24 - 07/Jan/2004
Episode 25 - 21/Jan/2005 ("Modern Classics Part I")
Episode 26 - 28/Jan/2005
Episode 27 - 04/Feb/2005 (February Demo - "Beyond The Shadows")
Episode 28 - 11/Feb/2005 ("Modern Classics Part II")
Episode 29 - 04/Mar/2005
Episode 30 - 18/Mar/2005
Episode 31 - 25/Mar/2005 ("Modern Classics Part III")
Episode 32 - 01/Apr/2005
Episode 33 - 15/Apr/2005 ("The 'Oooh, I Forgot I Had That' Session")
Episode 34 - 22/Apr/2005
Episode 35 - 29/Apr/2005
Episode 36 - 06/May/2005
Episode 37 - 13/May/2005
Episode 38 - 20/May/2005
Episode 39 - 27/May/2005 ("Modern Classics Part IV")
Episode 40 - 03/Jun/2005
Episode 41 - 10/Jun/2005
Episode 42 - 17/Jun/2005
Episode 43 - 24/Jun/2005
Episode 44 - 01/Jul/2005
Episode 45 - 22/Jul/2005
Episode 46 - 29/Jul/2005 (August Demo - "Feels Like Home Again")
Episode 47 - 05/Aug/2005
Episode 48 - 19/Aug/2005 ("Modern Classics Part V")
Episode 49 - 26/Aug/2005 ("Trance Atlantic Part I" - back to back with Phayden)
Episode 50 - 02/Sep/2005
Episode 51 - 23/Sep/2005
Episode 52 - 30/Sep/2005
Episode 53 - 07/Oct/2005 (October Demo - "Dancefloor Semaphore")
Episode 54 - 14/Oct/2005
Episode 55 - 21/Oct/2005 (featuring Ash Prendergast)
Episode 56 - 28/Oct/2005
Episode 57 - 04/Nov/2005 ("Trance Atlantic Part II" - back to back with Phayden)
Episode 58 - 18/Nov/2005 (featuring Paul Pearson)
Episode 59 - 06/Dec/2005 (December Demo - "One For The Highway")
Episode 61 - 20/Jan/2006
Episode 62 - 27/Jan/2006
Episode 63 - 03/Feb/2006 (February Demo - "Other Worlds Than These")
Episode 64 - 03/Mar/2006
Episode 65 - 10/Mar/2006
Episode 66 - 17/Mar/2006
Episode 67 - 24/Mar/2006
Episode 68 - 07/Apr/2006
Episode 69 - 21/Apr/2006
Episode 70 - 28/Apr/2006
Episode 71 - 05/May/2006
Episode 72 - 19/May/2006
Episode 73 - 26/May/2006 (June Demo - "Reaching Heaven")
Episode 74 - 02/Jun/2006
Episode 75 - 09/Jun/2006
Episode 76 - 23/Jun/2006
Episode 77 - 30/Jun/2006
Episode 78 - 07/Jul/2006 (July Demo - "Coming Up For Air")
Episode 79 - 14/Jul/2006
Episode 80 - 28/Jul/2006
Episode 81 - 04/Aug/2006
Episode 82 - 11/Aug/2006
Episode 83 - 18/Aug/2006
Episode 84 - 25/Aug/2006
Episode 85 - 01/Sep/2006
Episode 86 - 08/Sep/2006 (September Demo - "Become Everything")
Episode 87 - 22/Sep/2006
Episode 88 - 29/Sep/2006
Episode 89 - 06/Oct/2006
Episode 90 - 13/Oct/2006
Episode 91 - 20/Oct/2006
Episode 92 - 17/Nov/2006
Episode 93 - 24/Nov/2006
Episode 94 - 01/Dec/2006 (December Demo - "Beyond The Infinite")
Episode 95 - 08/Dec/2006
Episode 96 - 15/Dec/2006
Episode 97 - 22/Dec/2006
Episode 98 - 29/..op 30 Of 2006
Episode 99 - 05/Jan/2007
Episode 100 - 19/Jan/2007 (6 Hour Special)
Episode 101 - 26/Jan/2007
Episode 102 - 02/Feb/2007 (February Demo "Dust In The Wind")
Episode 103 - 23/Feb/2007
Episode 104 - 02/Mar/2007
Episode 105 - 09/Mar/2007
Episode 106 - 16/Mar/2007
Episode 107 - 23/Mar/2007
Episode 108 - 30/Mar/2007 (April Demo "Moments In Time")
Episode 109 - 13/Apr/2007
Episode 110 - 20/Apr/2007
Episode 111 - 27/Apr/2007
Episode 112 - 04/May/2007
Episode 113 - 11/May/2007
Episode 114 - 18/May/2007 - (June Demo "Dare To Dream")
Episode 115 - 25/May/2007
Episode 116 - 01/Jun/2007
Episode 117 - 08/Jun/2007
Episode 118 - 22/Jun/2007
Episode 119 - 29/Jun/2007
Episode 120 - 06/Jul/2007 - (July Demo "From The Ashes")
Episode 121 - 13/Jul/2007 - (9 Hour Set Challenge)
Episode 122 - 20/Jul/2007
Episode 123 - 27/Jul/2007
Episode 124 - 10/Aug/2007
Episode 125 - 17/Aug/2007
Episode 126 - 24/Aug/2007
Episode 127 - 07/Sep/2007
Episode 128 - 14/Sep/2007 (September Demo "Living Through History")
Episode 129 - 21/Sep/2007
Episode 130 - 05/Oct/2007
Episode 131 - 12/Oct/2007 (Vocal special)
Episode 132 - 19/Oct/2007
Episode 133 - 26/Oct/2007 (November Demo "What Lies Ahead")
Episode 134 - 02/Nov/2007
Episode 135 - 09/Nov/2007
Episode 136 - 16/Nov/2007
Episode 137 - 30/Nov/2007 (vocal special II)
Episode 138 - 07/Dec/2007 (December Demo Mix "Effortless Grace")
Episode 139 - 21/Dec/2007
Episode 140 - 28/Dec/2007 (Top 50 Of 2007 Countdown)
Episode 141 - 04/Jan/2008
Episode 142 - 01/Feb/2008
Episode 143 - 08/Feb/2008
Episode 144 - 15/Feb/2008 (vocal special III)
Episode 145 - 29/Feb/2008
Episode 146 - 07/Mar/2008 (March Demo "The Road Less Travelled")
Episode 147 - 14/Mar/2008
Episode 148 - 21/Mar/2008 (vocal special IV)

Movies:

Heathers
South Park The Movie
Dogma
The Life Of Brian
The Usual Suspects
Strange Days
Donnie Darko
The Green Mile
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Apocalypse Now
Back To The Future I & II (II was best, III was shit)
The Shawshank Redemption
Clerks
The Village
Batman Begins
Pulp Fiction
The Shining
Strangers On A Train
Psycho
The Matrix Trilogy (II best, then I, then III)
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
Terminator I & II (II best, then I, III OK)
Blade Runner
Its A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Two Days In The Valley
Magnolia

Worst Movies Ever:
Grease
Showgirls
2001: A Space Odyssey

Television:

24 is the finest show to grace the earth. Jack Bauer could actually be the second coming. Also very big on Family Guy, the Simpsons, South Park, most sitcoms (American, the English ones are shit), and anything that generally throws morality aside in pursuit of entertainment. I also love Buffy & Angel. It's not just for girls you know.

Books:

I lose track, but these all spring to mind:
Stephen King - The Stand
Stephen King - The Dark Tower (Collectively)
Luke Rheinhart - The Dice Man/The Search For The Dice Man
Bill Bryson - A Short History Of Nearly Everything
Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion
J.D. Sallinger - The Catcher In The Rye
Susan Blakemore - The Meme Machine
William Shakespeare - Othello
Dean Koontz - Twilight Eyes
Elizabeth Wurtzel - Prozac Nation
Iain Banks - The Crow Road
Stephen King - Rose Madder
Richard Bachman - Roadwork
Steve Harris - The Hoodoo Man
William Shakespeare - Measure For Measure
Ben Elton - Popcorn
Dean Koontz - Cold Fire
Iain Banks - Whit
William Shakespeare - The Tragedy Of Romeo & Juliet
Robert Wright - Nonzero: The Logic Of Human Destiny
Stephen King - Hearts in Atlantis
George Orwell - 1984
Dean Koontz - Strangers
P.D. James - Children Of Men
Chaz Brenchley - Dead Of Light
Richard Bachman - The Running Man
Stephen King - The Dead Zone
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
Dean Koontz - Lightning
Iain Banks - The Wasp Factory
Stephen King - It

Heroes:

My parents: I think this one goes without saying.
Moby: Put simply, without him, nothing, no musical obsession for me. The first artist who's work I could genuinely feel a special bond with. I can't think of any other producer in the history of EDM who has conquered more genres than he has. And to do it in the way he has, by stamping his own style onto each of them, is something I doubt any producer could hold a candle to for the rest of my lifetime.
Paul Oakenfold: Put simply, without him, I wouldn't be a DJ. I first heard him on Radio 1 back in 1992 playing at a Dutch event with Fierce Ruling Diva and Altern8. He kicked off with the Perfecto mix of Deacon Blue "Your Town" and as they say, the rest is history. Suddenly, I wanted to be a DJ. Seven years later when I finally saw him DJ in the flesh at Gatecrasher, I was reminded of this, and it was shortly afterwards that I began to badger my then-housemate to teach me to mix. Oakey gets a lot of stick these days, and he doesn't deserve it. Because without him the scene today would be a lot different.
Stephen King: Unquestionably the finest living writer of the English language. Anyone who dismisses him as a horror hack probably hasn't read much of his work. I read a hell of a lot, but not one writer has been as prolific and consistent over a 30 year period than him. His work has got me through a few tough times, has enriched my life, and inspired my sense of awe in ways I doubt even he could put into words. But he probably could.

My Blog

Back From The Dead Episode 101

Here's the latest episode of the show, broadcast last week on www.ah.fmShorter episode than usual as I'm paying back for the time I borrowed last month for the 100th episode! But while the episode is ...
Posted by Lazarus on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:59:00 PST

Mashup mix

Yes, I know, mashups are shit, all wank, rubbish, blah blah etc....been there, said it myself more than enough times :DHowever, I've reached a conclusion that it's not so different than sifting throug...
Posted by Lazarus on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:46:00 PST

Live at The Priory (hard trance set)

Something a bit different from me - played a gig last night where the Tidy Boys were headlining so the promoter said "just bang it out!" so I thought why the hell not :)Miikka Leinonen presents Lush ...
Posted by Lazarus on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:21:00 PST

UK In The Mix 003

Time again for another all-British special over at Afterhours and once again I was honoured to be chosen to represent! Here's my show from earlier today:1. Amex featuring Anna Basel - Komarna [Trance ...
Posted by Lazarus on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:32:00 PST

Back From The Dead Episode 100

..OK folks, well if you weren't aware before now, I'm celebrating Episode 100 of my Back From The Dead show next month, exclusively ..hours!Back From The Dead is a show I did back o...
Posted by Lazarus on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:48:00 PST

The Kindness Of Strangers - July Demo Mix

Well, it's been 4 long weeks off but I'm back and with a brand new demo done completely off the cuff with no preparation - I'd actually never mixed any of these tunes before this afternoon :) It's com...
Posted by Lazarus on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:25:00 PST

Moment Of Truth - June Demo Mix

Time again for another demo mix! Apologies for the delay in putting it up :)Black Pearl - Coral Sea (chillout mix) [Shah Digital Germany]Defcon Audio - Trailblazer (full version) [Defcon One]Armin van...
Posted by Lazarus on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:31:00 PST

Back From The Dead Episode 99

Here the show from last night, including the world premiere of the new tune by Defcon Audio :)1. Defcon Audio - Trailblazer (full version) [Defcon One] *world exclusive*2. Static Blue featuring Cather...
Posted by Lazarus on Wed, 07 May 2008 04:01:00 PST

Lazarus - Live at Tranceported 19-04-2008

Better late than never, here's a recording a of live set I did in a club the other week :)Ilya Soloviev - Sunwaves (Static Blue remix) [Timeline Music]Med vs Bamford - One (Defcon Audio rework) [Abora...
Posted by Lazarus on Sat, 03 May 2008 08:06:00 PST

Back From The Dead Episode 098

Another show down!1. Kenneth Thomas featuring Coleen Riley - Ghost In The Machine 08 (Gabriel Batz remix) [Alter Ego]2. Armin van Buuren vs Lange - If You Should Go Songless (Victoria’s Secret m...
Posted by Lazarus on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:33:00 PST