DJ Mix tracklist for mixes released as a single track

Feed Me put out a few mixes that include a myriad of other tracks, but they’re released as a single track (like this track and its tracklist). This makes it a little clunky when you use Picard to tag the track because each individual track is included, instead of the entire track.

How should the tracklist be set up for this kind of DJ Mixes?

I would add another release in the same release group with everything in one track.
The new release should have the release date as the date that it was put onto Soundcloud, and have the same artwork etc.

I think the track title would usually be each song seperated by a ‘/’ eg:
Little Cat Steps / Chinchilla / Gravel / Mositif… etc
But that seems quite long and I couldn’t find the style guide for this, so maybe someone else wants to chip in.

edit:
According to
https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/History:Continuous_Mix_Style_Proposal
we would have:
Release name: BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix: Continuous Mix
Track name: BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix: Continuous Mix
And the track titles and respective artists are entered into the annotation.

I would say the only “real” (official) release here is the one-track continuous mix, actually - the other one doesn’t exist as such and should probably not be set as official if added at all (I see that this one is not set as official anyway, but speaking generally :slight_smile: )

There are a few releases where the first cd contains the release and a second cd contains a single track that is the first cd mixed together.

I have 18 months as an example of this:

I’ve just been trying to create a Release but I personally don’t care about having track lists on mixes, especially if they are one continuos file, but before I discard them, is it worth me posting the raw text anywhere?
The main problem is that when I paste the text, MB doesn’t know how to make sense of it, especially when it comes to multi-deck mixes where DJ’s tease tracks in the mix but don’t actually drop them.

Here is the text file which accompanied two MP3s of a 2 hour set by Andy C at The End in London…
2002-12-20: RAM Records ‘Xmas Special’: The End, London, UK

Andy C feat. Moose & Flux

Part 1 -

  1. The Accidental Heroes - “Boogie Knights V.I.P.” - Science Fiction / dubplate
  2. Dillinja - “How Dare You” - Test / dubplate *
  • Mampi Swift & Fresh )EI3C - “Play Me” - Charge / dubplate
  1. Twisted Individual - “Heavy Metal” - Formation / dubplate *
  • Boogie Times Tribe - “The Dark Stranger” (Origin Unknown mix) - Suburban Base / release
  1. Wickerman - “Gremlins” - Infrared / dubplate *
  • Capone - “Rinsin’ Sound” - Valve / release
  1. Clipz - “Cuban Links” - Emcee / dubplate *
  • Dillinja - “Twist 'Em Out” (Dj Fresh )EI3C early remix) - no release / dubplate
  1. Fresh )EI3C - “Shinobi” - Ram / dubplate *
  • Artful Dodger - “Ruff Neck Sound” (Dillinja remix) featuring Richie Dan & Sevi G - London Republic / release
  1. Dj Fresh )EI3C - “Temple Of Doom” - Breakbeat Kaos / dubplate *
  2. )EI3C & Trace - “Nitrous” (Dillinja remix) - B.C. / dubplate
  3. Concept 2 - “Discology” (instrumental mix) - no release / dubplate
  • )EI3C - “The Pulse” - Prototype / release
  1. The Future Sound Of London - “Papua New Guinea” (High Contrast remix) - bootleg / dubplate *
  • Shimon & Andy C - “Recharge” - Ram / release
  • Shimon - “Hush Hush” - Ram / release
  1. Ram Trilogy - “The Map” - Ram / dubplate *
  • )EI3C - “The Nine” - B.C. / release
  1. Technical Itch vs. Kemal - “The Calling V.I.P.” (personalised mix) featuring Mc Jakes - no release / dubplate *
  • Origin Unknown - “Sound In Motion” - Ram / release
  • Omni Trio - “Renegade Snares” (Foul Play remix) - Moving Shadow / release
  1. Fresh )EI3C - “Switch” - Ram / dubplate
  2. )EI3C & Mampi Swift - “Dogsploitation” - B.C. / release
  3. Lemon D - “Phunk Flavaz” - Test / dubplate
  4. Ed Rush & Optical - “Pacman” (Ram Trilogy remix) - Virus / release
  5. Dom & Roland - “Dynamo” - Moving Shadow / dubplate *
  • Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce - “Alien Girl” - Prototype / release
  1. Ed Rush, Fierce, Nico & Optical - “Cutslo” (lokuste mix) - Prototype / release

PART 2

  1. Origin Unknown - “Hotness” featuring Mc Dynamite - Ram / dubplate *
  • Dj Zinc - “Casino Royale” - True Playaz / release
  1. Distorted Minds - “Warriors” - Formation / dubplate *
  • Roni Size / Reprazent - “Trust Me” - Talkin’ Loud / release
  1. Peshay & Studio 12 - “Jammin’” - Cubik / dubplate *
  • Andy C - “Roll On” - Ram / release
  • Origin Unknown - “Lunar Bass” - Ram / release
  1. Dillinja - “Twist 'Em Out” (Dylan personalised remix) - no release / dubplate *
  2. Fresh )EI3C & Vegas )EI3C - “Elm Street” - Ram / dubplate *
  • )EI3C - “Torpedo” - B.C. / release
  1. Rawhill Cru - “Mo’ Fire” (Andy C v Fresh )EI3C mix) featuring Mcs Navigator, The Ragga Twins, Tenor Fly, $pyda, Soultrain, Shabba D - B.C. / dubplate **
  2. Total Science - “Squash” (Fresh )EI3C remix) - Advanced / dubplate
  3. Dillinja - “Listen To My Flow” featuring Aundrea Hope - Test / dubplate
  4. M.I.S.T. - “Barracuda” - Revolve:r / dubplate *
  • Krust - “Kloakin’ King” - Full Cycle / release
  1. Night Breed - “The Theme” - Frequency / dubplate *
  • Firefox - “Bonanza Kid” - Philly Blunt / release
  1. Ram Trilogy - “Incoming” - Ram / release
  2. Paul B - “Solar Unreal” - Dsci4 / dubplate *
  • )EI3C - “Speedball” - Prototype / release
  1. Ram Trilogy - “Screamer” - Ram / dubplate *
  • Mampi Swift & Fresh )EI3C - “Play Me” - Charge / dubplate
  1. Dillinja - “This Is A Warning” featuring Aundrea Hope - Valve / dubplate *
  • )EI3C - “Snow Cat” - B.C. / release

I will lose the track lists to thousands of sets like this because whoever compiled them didn’t give them file names, just bunged them in the ZIP untitled.
What do I do?
There’s no way on Earth I’m formatting all this myself for thousands of mixes but somebody accessing MB later may be dying to ID a track played.

1 Like

‘Loose’ but useful data like this is perfect for in the release annotation. It really does sound like you have a treasure trove of data to add.

Ideally preface/describe what it is (e.g. “Text file that accompanied MP3s:”), and then paste it in.

Then if another editor feels the urge to link the recordings/works to the continuous mix in the future they can go for it.

2 Likes

I agree here. I often drop readmes from bootlegs, etc into that area. Good to preserve the data. Even if formatting is a bit janky, as long as it is readable.

I have also taken old annotations and then processed it further. If you just copy\paste the text so it is available, someone else will likely come along in the following years and do something further with your track list.

2 Likes