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Posted by MojjMojj on Oct-16-2003 15:48:

Didn't like Dj Sammy, though..

Posted by Pio on Oct-16-2003 15:51:

Re: gettin' a headache...

quote:
Originally posted by Digital Aura
Noobies to trance and techno must get discouraged by all the different genres and sub-genres of this vast musical universe.
Will someone please suggest where I should begin...I find that half the stuff I download is progressive or hardtrance...(no offence but, blech! Im not there yet!)
Based on my favourites below, what would you say is NOT TO BE MISSED!!

Ian Van Dahl - Castles in the Sky
Final Fantasy (?? not sure if this artist) - I Close My Eyes
Atomizer - Hooked On Radiation
Robert Miles - Fable & Children
DJ Sammy ( I know..I know, sorry) - Sunlight
Shakedown - At Night (Original Mix)
The Cynic Project - Matrix II
Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel

I absolutely can't stand Tiesto - Traffic for some reason. Does this give enough information about what genre I like? Please be objective but not overly cruel

Thanks a million...
- Digital Aura

I love it that she can't stand Traffic and Nothing yet likes Castles in the Sky, Nothing but you and Children. It shows a lot about evolution and specifically, where Tiesto stands on it

Posted by smallSHEEP on Oct-16-2003 15:58:

I wrote a list of stuff in this thread:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ight=stoneproof

Posted by AndskiSpeed on Oct-16-2003 16:33:

quote:
Originally posted by emono
youll get to progressive, eventually

I don't like prog, I feel inferior to you

Posted by Digital Aura on Oct-16-2003 17:30:

Final Fantasy..

quote:
and lot's of cheese tracks like "your" Final Fantasy - I Close My Eyes..

okay...now Im confused...
WHAT MAKES THIS ONE CHEESE??? I LOVE IT!! Is it a remash? no. Is it mainstream? hardly.
So what ?

And BTW... is the artist Final Fantasy? or is that for the soundtrack? I hate friggin' mp3 file sharing... everything is tagged wrong.

- Digital Aura

P.S. for the person who refers to me as "she"... sorry, Im not a chick.

Posted by Mr Game+Watch on Oct-16-2003 17:41:

Re: Final Fantasy..

quote:
Originally posted by Digital Aura
okay...now Im confused...
WHAT MAKES THIS ONE CHEESE??? I LOVE IT!! Is it a remash? no. Is it mainstream? hardly.
So what ?

And BTW... is the artist Final Fantasy? or is that for the soundtrack? I hate friggin' mp3 file sharing... everything is tagged wrong.

- Digital Aura

P.S. for the person who refers to me as "she"... sorry, Im not a chick.

That's the name of the artist... it's got nothing to do with any of the songs on the games (trust me I've played me all except X2 and 11). A lot of people thought it was a remix from one of the games but I had to tell them otherwise. /me is a big RPG fan

Posted by Blue. on Oct-16-2003 18:07:

Re: gettin' a headache...

quote:
Originally posted by Digital Aura
Ian Van Dahl
DJ Sammy ( I know..I know, sorry) - Sunlight

Well Ian Van Dahl has changed his style for the better and Sunlight by DJ Sammy isn't nearyl as bad as some shit I've heard.

I'd reccomend Paul van Dyk to start. Also Dumonde make some quality bangin' tunez and if you come to truly appreciate the genre of trance then check out Gabriel and Dresden

Posted by Furor Aquila on Oct-17-2003 23:36:

What do you guys think of:

Gate - Iron Eden (Extended Version)
Bruno Fergani - Sun Storm

Posted by phl1979 on Oct-18-2003 14:54:

Re: gettin' a headache...

quote:
Originally posted by Digital Aura
(no offence but, blech! Im not there yet!)

Good to see you're not bashing these genres beforehand. I also started out with the more accessible trance (Ferry Corsten, Rank 1, Armin van Buuren, Ti�sto etc.), and now I'm also into techno and progressive. It's just a matter of taste developing.

Posted by Digital Aura on Oct-18-2003 15:26:

making PROGRESS

That's what I like about this genre. Its funny how you can hear something once...dismiss it...and then hear it again later that week and all of a sudden you can appreciate it.
It's like that with Tiesto for me. I heard Traffic and hated it right away... then I listened to some of his remixes (..Made of Stars,etc.) then some of his work like suburban train...
and I'm starting to get into Traffic. (well okay, not quite..but you get the idea!)

Posted by Psygnosis on Oct-18-2003 15:40:

I don't blame you for not liking "James Holden - Nothing" i found the song crap too...

and just cross your fingers that you don't cross to progressive...

also Digital Aura..if you cant get those songs i said, try getting a different file sharing program.

Posted by caddyshack on Oct-18-2003 22:33:

quote:
Originally posted by emono
youll get to progressive, eventually

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
...and why is that, exactly?

yeah, why is that???

Posted by Digital Aura on Oct-18-2003 22:43:

..spared

Oddly I've written a few posts mentioning p2p progs and they get censored off...

quote:
if you cant get those songs i said, try getting a different file sharing program.

Posted by caddyshack on Oct-18-2003 23:12:

Re: ..spared

quote:
Originally posted by Digital Aura
Oddly I've written a few posts mentioning p2p progs and they get censored off...

thats strange

Posted by TiksA on Oct-19-2003 03:11:

I think a better way to get into real trance is to listen to live dj sets by real trance djs! :P

I would recommand alot of artists like PvD, Ferry, Armin and Tiesto. PvD - Mayday 2000 and Enegry 2003, Ferry Corsten Live @ Spundae, LA (I have the CD/DVD ) and Tiesto's Enegry 2000, Club Space 2002 and Magik 6.

Three tracks I love would be Binary Finary - 1998, Three Drives - Carrera 2 and Delerium - Silence (DJ Ti�sto's ISoS Remix)

Posted by Digital Aura on Oct-19-2003 16:13:

Fat Chance

quote:
I think a better way to get into real trance is to listen to live dj sets by real trance djs!

I live in a town of 4400 people who listen to Shania Twain and think that Armen Van Buren is a wrestler... the big city (TORONTO) is 4 hours away.
Got any other bright ideas?

-Digital Aura

Posted by chesco on Oct-19-2003 20:29:

Since your new to electronic music i suggest you get a couple of tunes by the likes of glen wilson, adam beyer and henrik b.

then for seconds why not try sven wittekind with lahings of dj amok and a side serving of lars klein.

that should ease you in nicely

Posted by Hequn on Oct-19-2003 20:35:

quote:
Originally posted by chesco
Since your new to electronic music i suggest you get a couple of tunes by the likes of glen wilson, adam beyer and henrik b.

then for seconds why not try sven wittekind with lahings of dj amok and a side serving of lars klein.

that should ease you in nicely

you're confusing the poor lad, let him ease in slowly, with more 'commercial artists' (im not bashing them before you lot start but he'll recognise the ferry's and such much more)

Posted by chesco on Oct-19-2003 20:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Hequn
you're confusing the poor lad, let him ease in slowly, with more 'commercial artists' (im not bashing them before you lot start but he'll recognise the ferry's and such much more)

i know. i was being sarcastic, but i forgot the cheeky we smiley.

Posted by Hequn on Oct-19-2003 21:08:

quote:
Originally posted by chesco
i know. i was being sarcastic, but i forgot the cheeky we smiley.

ahhhh hehe well, k..........................

Posted by Carl_Paris on Oct-19-2003 21:39:

Above & Beyond would be a pretty good starting point for melodic/uplifting trance... used to listen to them a lot, still do for that matter.

Above & Beyond - Far From In Love (Airbase Remix)
Delerium - Underwater (Above & Beyond Remix)
Rollerball - Albinoni (Above & Beyond Remix)
Three Drives - Sunset On Ibiza (Above & Beyond Remix)

Or Armin Van Buuren...

Armin Van Buuren - Song For The Ocean
Iio - Rapture (Armin Van Buuren Remix)
Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Armin's Universal Religion Mix)
Perpetuous Dreamer - Sound Of Goodbye (Armin's Tribal Feel)
Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Armin Van Buuren Remix)

Hang out in the forums, you'll notice a few names being mentioned quite often... Ferry, Tiesto, Armin, PVD, Oakenfold... get a few of their remixes/tunes, check out what they play in their livesets and so on... you'll have this whole trance thing down in no time.

Oh, and a must for listening to trance: get a player with pitch control, Traktor or PCDJ or sth... some tracks you just don't get until you play them loud at +7%.

Posted by Hequn on Oct-19-2003 21:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Carl_Paris
... you'll have this whole trance thing down in no time.

but dont think your the ultimate trance god cos you know a few little things or most of this lot will just give you shit hehe just some advice

im just playing, tbh i'd just look for what everyone ahs basically said, ferry, tiesto, armin, pvd, etc and check out as many of the tunes in peoples sigs or discussed in music, reviews etc as you can to get a better knowledge for genres and such

Posted by Digital Aura on Oct-19-2003 22:53:

quote:
Hang out in the forums, you'll notice a few names being mentioned quite often... Ferry, Tiesto, Armin, PVD, Oakenfold... get a few of their remixes/tunes, check out what they play in their livesets and so on... you'll have this whole trance thing down in no time.

Some good advice ... Here's what I've learned after being immersed for lil over one week in your suggestions.

Tiesto is comin' along... I like his remix stuff better than his own work for now.
Bangalter & Falcon didn't mix "Call On Me"!!! (That choon kix my ass all night!!!)
Gabriel & Dresden make wicked versions so go for them first if you can
mp3's from the internet suck...usually tagged wrong.
The niche I currently favour is called Dream trance but I swing to Epic and Anthem Trance as well. There are too many sub-genres.
Everyone here thinks DJ Sammy is cheese!
James Holden - Nothing kinda grows on you. KINDA.

Thanks to this community for all of its kind efforts.
This site is newb freindly!

- Digital Aura

Posted by victor on Oct-20-2003 04:06:

hey that bar in sarnia... is it the 2 amigos or 3???

anyways... u didnt mention PAUL VAN DYK so let me enlighten you... he's more in the Electronic Dance Music scene so looking at your list i see u like some chilling beats...

check out a few livesets!!!!!!

or better still check him out LIVE (if u get the chance...)

cheers!!!!!!

Posted by Digital Aura on Oct-21-2003 01:14:

3 amigos

Wow...cant believe someone here has been to Sarnia.

BTW I want all n00bs to get this song...
IT IS THE BEST TRANCE CHOON 4 U

Evanescence - Hello (Trifactor vs. Gabriel & Dresden Remix)

OH! its too good for you maybe!

- Digital Aura

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