The Drone Pilots are a rather secretive collective I encountered by chance here in Beijing. They specialize in long-form trance mixes, and this particular one uses, of all bands to choose from, the Electric Light Orchestra as base material. From the project’s Soundcloud site:
“”I have a message from another Time” – Prologue
Tribute to the legendary Electric Light Orchestra who first industrialised the synth/strings combo. Namecheck: Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, Bev Bevan, Richard Tandy,, Reinhold Mack and remembering Kelly Groucutt, Louis Clark, Musicland Studios (RIP), Vocoder 2000 and the orchestral cast of thousands following on from Mik Kaminski, Hugh McDowell and Melvyn Gale with commiserations to ELO Part II/ The Orchestra (Eric Troyer, Parthenon Huxley et al)
“Time has the final word” – Yours Truly, 209500:00 The Drone Pilots – The Drone Pilots Intro
00:15 Electric Light Orchestra – Prologue
01:20 Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado Overture
02:21 Deeparture, Run Rivers – Electric Light
03:30 Guven Toktas, Greendoxyn – Psychotica (Greendoxyn Remix)
04:42 Bynomic – Space Diamond
05:36 Kay-D, J.P. Velardi – Generation Spiral (J.P. Velardi Extended Remix)
06:17 Simon Gregory – Arpeggiator (Extended Mix)
07:06 Jonas Saalbach – Marvelous Light
07:46 Simon Gregory – Gonna Be Better (Extended Mix)
09:43 Darren Tate – Ark (Extended Mix)
10:28 Martin Cozar – Call Me When You Are Sober
12:12 Orjan Nilsen – 9910
13:10 Chicane, Moya Brennan, Ilan Bluestone – Saltwater (Ilan Bluestone Remx)
14:43 Orjan Nilsen – 9910
15:41 Soft Analog – KAÇ
16:59 ARTY – Listen to Me
17:49 LKX – Silver Lining
18:35 Matija, Richard Elcox – Penguin Roadtrip
19:11 Rodrigo Deem – Southern Sky (Extended Mix)
19:37 Nick Schwenderling, Tube & Berger – Daft Disco (Extended Mix)
20:51 Swedish House Mafia, Mau P – Ray of Solar (Mau P Remix)
21:37 LAR – Breathe
23:20 Jason McMullen – Freedom (Original)
24:53 Think Deep – Fallen
26:40 Travis Jess, Chrisstrat, Erich LH – Between Us (Erich LH Remix)
27:38 Sinan Arsan, Paul Hamilton – Halycon (Paul Hamilton Remix)
28:08 Alican – 42nd Floor
29:10 Alex H, Ranj Kaler – Sip Your Poison (Ranj Kaler Remix Edit)
30:57 UNWA, VIBE BESIDE, Soursop – Twinkling Lights (Soursop Remix)
31:17 NAAK – Phambili
32:22 Influence (IN), Matt Oliver – Quintessence (Matt Oliver Remix)
33:39 Influence (IN) – Mood
34:12 Lightning Effect – Mythology
35:29 Nitrous Oxide – Division (Extended Mix)
36:32 Cubicore, Ava Silver, Don Rize – Strangers (Den Rize Extended Mix)
37:21 Spada, Melodi Hristov – Nummer Eins (Melodi Hristov Remix)
38:01 Charlie Clouser – Blood Board (Edit)
38:22 Montw, Anton Borin (RU), Fabri Lopez – Obsidian (Fabri Lopez Remix)
38:39 Gav Easby – Reconcile
39:30 FAWZY, Nour, Cafe de Anatolia – Ya Leil (Extended Remix)
40:01 MIchael A, Cream (PL) – Ignitiona (Cream (PL) Remix
40:30 Sound Fusion – Cobalt
41:17 Kay-D – Lambda Code 11 (Extended Mix)
42:50 Fractal Architect, Around Us – Aurora Borealis (Around Us Remix)
43:09 Duran Duran – DANSE MACABRE
44:50 Rokka – Operator
45:43 HAAB – Dark Road
46:34 The Advocate, 88Birds – For You (Extended Mix)
47:19 Neuralis – No One
47:38 VegaZ SL – Vibjooshitham
48:44 Mr Mind – Serendipity
49:17 MEDUZA, Em Beihold, Sam Tompkin, GENESI – Phone (GENESI Remix)
50:00 Jeff Ozmits, Robert B, EMME – Your Lights
50:56 Spaceship Commanders, Enlusion – Dark Space (Enlusion Remix)
51:23 Dan & Dan, Daniela Rhodes, Mind of Us – Worthy Of Your Love (Mind Of Us Remix)
51:40 Diego Galloso, Noam Garcia, Cafe De Anatolia – Cry of Forbidden Love
54:50 Gru V, Rockka – Sunsets on Jupiter
55:20 Batikan Tanrikulu, Monnarsh, Several Definitions – Haunted (Several Definitions Remix)
56:50 The Blizzard, Mattt Fax – Kalopsia (Matt Fax Remix)
57:55 Nifra, Leo Reyes – Humanoid
58:39 Eximinds, Lyd14, Ramsey Westwood, SICKCODE – Paper Heart (Ramsey Westwood & SICKCODE Extended Remix)”
