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Is Darude a cheese producer?
IMHO, he was, but isn't anymore.
Not anymore
Cheese producer.. Decent DJ...
yes....
Yes he is....sorry Cinos
-GtR-
No, he never has been. People merely ascribed that label to him once Sandstorm blew through every radio station on the planet, despite it being a simple anthem trance track featuring an acid line. Darude never intended for Sandstorm to become what it did. Cheese is anything produced explicitly for radio play, explicitly for money, and explicitly without seriousness on the part of the 'producer.' Sandstorm is none of those. Therefore Sandstorm was never cheese. There is correlation between cheese and popularity, but no necessary connection. Sandstorm is one of the exceptions to the correlation.
Once he got exposure and put out other productions, the myth merely perpetuated itself and stuck like a parasite to his work. I wish people would stop repeating it as if it were some earmark of trance veteranship.
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| Originally posted by Cobalt No, he never has been. People merely ascribed that label to him once Sandstorm blew through every radio station on the planet, despite it being a simple anthem trance track featuring an acid line. Darude never intended for Sandstorm to become what it did. Cheese is anything produced explicitly for radio play, explicitly for money, and explicitly without seriousness on the part of the 'producer.' Sandstorm is none of those. Therefore Sandstorm was never cheese. There is correlation between cheese and popularity, but no necessary connection. Sandstorm is one of the exceptions to the correlation. Once he got exposure and put out other productions, the myth merely perpetuated itself and stuck like a parasite to his work. I wish people would stop repeating it as if it were some earmark of trance veteranship. |
He sure is compared to other good trance producers (i.e Mr F Corsten, Paul V D, Etc...). Pop trance, I think more suited at a kids birthday bash 
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| Originally posted by Agenz He sure is compared to other good trance producers (i.e Mr F Corsten, Paul V D, Etc...). Pop trance, I think more suited at a kids birthday bash |
Definitely not. Buy his 2 albums and you will see that there are cheese tracks, yes, but BARELY any. Just as many as any other trance producer these days it seems like. If you still think he's cheese, then I suggest you listen to these tracks from him:
- Serendipity
- Rush
- Passing By
- Ranta
- Obsession
- The Flow
- Burning
- Touch Me Feel Me
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| Originally posted by Cobalt No, he never has been. People merely ascribed that label to him once Sandstorm blew through every radio station on the planet, despite it being a simple anthem trance track featuring an acid line. Darude never intended for Sandstorm to become what it did. Cheese is anything produced explicitly for radio play, explicitly for money, and explicitly without seriousness on the part of the 'producer.' Sandstorm is none of those. Therefore Sandstorm was never cheese. There is correlation between cheese and popularity, but no necessary connection. Sandstorm is one of the exceptions to the correlation. Once he got exposure and put out other productions, the myth merely perpetuated itself and stuck like a parasite to his work. I wish people would stop repeating it as if it were some earmark of trance veteranship. |
No, he never has been. I didn't like Sandstorm when I heard it first time but now all his song are pretty good.
Well said Cobalt.
I have to say that it was tracks like Sandstorm and Feel The Beat that started my love for EDM and trance, and for that i am obviously grateful.
It is a bit unreasonable to judge somebody as a producer on just one or two tracks, which is what many people seem to have done with Darude.
Generaly Darude isn't and wasn't cheese
Wow. I'm glad to see that I'm not a douchebag after all for likeing Darude. This is the first time that I've seen a thread that mentions his name in anything other than disgust. It's interesting how an idea latches on... like labeling Darude as "cheese"... and becomes "a well known fact" even if you don't agree with it. Thank you for supporting freedom of opinion!
Darude is cheese, well let me say:
he produces cheese but then his dj-sets are not so cheesy
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| Originally posted by Cobalt No, he never has been. People merely ascribed that label to him once Sandstorm blew through every radio station on the planet, despite it being a simple anthem trance track featuring an acid line. Darude never intended for Sandstorm to become what it did. Cheese is anything produced explicitly for radio play, explicitly for money, and explicitly without seriousness on the part of the 'producer.' Sandstorm is none of those. Therefore Sandstorm was never cheese. There is correlation between cheese and popularity, but no necessary connection. Sandstorm is one of the exceptions to the correlation. Once he got exposure and put out other productions, the myth merely perpetuated itself and stuck like a parasite to his work. I wish people would stop repeating it as if it were some earmark of trance veteranship. |
Used to be, but not anymore. People seem to overlook his latest album, Rush. Instead, they instantly look at the Sandstorm. 
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| Originally posted by NoisyNeil Darude is cheese, well let me say: he produces cheese but then his dj-sets are not so cheesy |
Hey. Question to everyone - how many songs, tracks, cds, sets, performances and live sets you need to see/ hear/ discuss to make a decision if this or that DJ is a cheese DJ?
Could you pls recall any other DJ whose a 5 year old song still makes people dance? Yes, I'm talking about "Sandstorm" and Darude.
It was a song that introduced me to trance music and it still makes me jump off my chair and dance in any time day or night. And the more time passes the more great songs i get from this guy. He is a great producer!
This topic stinks. Before putting your voice "pro" or "con" pls base it on your exerience.
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| Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Listen to "Ranta" and tell me it's cheese. |
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| Originally posted by NoisyNeil Never heard of it, my opinion is based on the tracks I know, the ones that have been on the radio in Holland: - Sandstorm - Feel The Beat - Music And I'm sorry, bot those were cheese.... but then let's dig up an very old discussion on the TA boards, what do you define cheese as? for me it's like tracks that are made too make a lot of money! |
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| Originally posted by NoisyNeil Never heard of it, my opinion is based on the tracks I know, the ones that have been on the radio in Holland: - Sandstorm - Feel The Beat - Music And I'm sorry, bot those were cheese.... but then let's dig up an very old discussion on the TA boards, what do you define cheese as? for me it's like tracks that are made too make a lot of money! |
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