Article by
Cal
Genre: Electronic
Category: DJ Mix
DJ River: 6 Years of Great Mixes (And Exactly What You Need for Marathon Study Sessions)
DJ River is perhaps one of the first artists that I came across releasing their remixes and full DJ mixes online. Â At the time bittorrent was pretty new and bandwidth was at a premium, and he chose to embrace the technology. Â I’ve listened to 27 of DJ River’s mixes, and a few of them have been listened to a dozen times or more – generally when I need to focus on a lot of school work I tend to put them on as background music. Â I’m happy to share one today for all of you out there who need a soundtrack for studying.
A little about DJ River.. he’s 30, a young age for a successful DJ. Â He lives in Stockholm, and his sound is heavily euro influenced. Â His mixes incorporate a lot of different styles of down-tempo, ambient, and chill-out. Â He has more party mixes, some pre-electro, and some trance stuff circa 2005. Â His focus is on quality of selection, and he strays very far from anything commercial. Â He is definitely worth a deeper look – if people like him and comment, I’ll post some more of his stuff again. Â Here’s a really cool snippet from his myspace, on his philosophy of mixing:
First of all I choose the tracks very carefully. Â I then ensure the tracks fit together nicely. Â I believe the combination of these two elements is the most important aspect of the mix. When I have made a mix that contains those elements in a asmooth blend, I know I’ve made a successful mix. I treat the creation of the mixes as a competition with myself. Â It’s not always easy and its very time consuming. Despite the challenge, I never quit.
Another thing about my mix creations is that I always try to make them astimeless as possible. Â I don’t use commercial music for this reason. Â To be honest, I’m not that keen on commercial music anyway. Â :)
“an emotional journey through mind and soul” ..is the feeling I want you to experience with my mixes, and I hope I will create these feelings for you aswell.
DJ River’s Myspace
DJ River - Chicane Anthology Vol 1.mp3
TRACK 01 AUDIOÂ Â
   PERFORMER “BT feat. Chicane”
   TITLE “Deeper Sunshine”
   INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “South Street Player”
   TITLE “Who Keeps Changing Your Mind [DJ River DP Mix 2003]“
   INDEX 01 06:05:60
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “The Drive Home [DJ River Edit]“
   INDEX 01 12:42:40
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “Offhsore [A Man Called Adam Remix]“
   INDEX 01 18:48:50
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “Nagasaki Badger”
   INDEX 01 23:58:49
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane feat. Power Circle”
   TITLE “Offshore ’97″
   INDEX 01 34:47:54
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “Overlap”
   INDEX 01 43:02:60
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane feat. Mason”
   TITLE “Strong In Love”
   INDEX 01 48:37:36
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “Sunstroke [Disco Citizens]“
   INDEX 01 52:28:30
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “Autumn Tactics [Chicane's End Of Summer Remix]“
   INDEX 01 55:07:33
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “Saltwater [Tomski vs Disco Citizens Remix]“
   INDEX 01 61:10:30
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
   PERFORMER “Chicane”
   TITLE “Love On The Run [Original Mix]“
   INDEX 01 69:19:12
“First of all I choose the tracks very carefully. I then ensure the tracks fit together nicely. I believe the combination of these two elements is the most important aspect of the mix.”
OMGOMGOMG! Choosing tracks carefully! making sure they fit together! Fuck so that’s what I’ve been doing wrong this whole time….. and here I thought I was just supposed to hastily slap a bunch of crap together in a totally haphazard fashion…. THANK YOU DJ RIVER FOR FINALLY HELPING ME TO SEE THE LIGHT!!!!
Lol….(sarcasm aside great blog!)
I’m surprised at the mix you chose to feature, since all the tracks are by the same artist – I feel that putting more than 2 tracks by the same artist is bit of a cop-out since the production values (beat structure, sound, etc) are so similar. I’m not saying the mix isn’t good, but when seen together with the quote from his page, it makes me raise an eyebrow.
i just think that DJ river is one of the best chillout compilation DJ and i want to know if he’s going to continue his chillout prosperity or not?! thanks
And you are going to do it wrong, as long as you live. Better go and find your self some other kind of “mixing” – maybe mixing cement in the construction firm. Looks like you will learn it fast.
I’ve been a big fan of his for years. Anyone know what he’s up to these days? He hasn’t put out a mix in a long time and his collection is no longer available online. His website is defunct as well. Has he quit the scene? Anyone have suggestions on similar artists? I find his mixes simply amazing, particularly the colored room mixes.
I was just humming one of the tunes from The Blue Room and thought to pay a visit to DJ River’s site, but it’s down and out. I managed to keep almost all of what he’s posted over the years on my hard drive, so at least I have his old material to fall back on. It’s a harsh disappointment to see that he is no longer around. What a rare talent.
Hi folks! Nice to see that my work still doing it!
Be patient and you will see a new fresh DJ River rise again, soon! 
) Best wishes// River Edén aka DJ River
To make a short answer to a long story; I have been deep into drugs recent years, and therefor I haven’t been able to release anything..everything just fell apart. BUT, the good news is; that Im back, stronger than ever and I get pro help with getting my life back on track!
Hello River So glad to hear you are taking care of yourself. I really miss your work. No one has mixed such incredible selections as you have.
I hope this finds you well and balancing your life with the ebauty of your music
Paul
DJ River,
Ambient Chillout Mixes 4 and 5 have been fueling me for almost a year now, and they have yet to become old. I would LOVE to hear more of your stuff and get a hold of your older releases. They are truly a form of medicine and can help me relax no matter what is going on. I continually check your site in hopes that it will be back up and running, but nothing so far. Can’t wait to hear more!!!
Hello again folks!!
I just wanted to let you know that the site is up again and the mixes are online aswell!!! Enjoy.
I MISSSSS YOU !!!!!!!!
I was kinda scared ….. Not hearing anything from you in years ,,, i was hoping you were alive and well
I was listing to my fav color mixes today and went on google and searched ” where is DJ RIVER ”
and this site came up …… I am so glad to hear you are doing well … I wish you the best …. now I’m gonna turn up the volume and smile for the next few hours … welcome back ….
Atlanta GA USA
Just got the first e.mail from DJ River to say hes back!I think a lot of people were concerned he had stopped mixing (maybe he had got a “proper” job.lol).Rather worried to hear it was a drugs thing.But its great to have him back.The Gold Room is great.He hasnt lost the vibe.