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I cant make up my mind on minimal, some techno (minimal) sets are good and some bore the shit out of me...

One set that i absolutly love is florian_meindl@becool_BARCELONA_nov2007
Some if it may not be minimal but the minmal parts are amazing.

House / Prog sets that have minimal elements in them.... Im sort of ok with it but id rather not... but I mean I can live with it.

I'm loving the minimal elements that many house and progressive producers are including in their tunes. Minimal may, to some, seem very boring and uninspired but IMHO it's quite difficult to create a melody that is very simple yet very catchy. Later on this year when I start in on my own creative processes I plan to experiment with minimalist sounds.

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Originally posted by geroin carola set in the gallery was not minimal, it was more techno than anything else even though he did drop a few minimal tracks here and there as for minimal, i have not so far heard a proper minimal set in toronto yet, while we do get to see a lot of djs who do play around with it minimal is nowhere near what is happening in europe where it took over. I don't go to many events so whoever thinks i'm wrong can correct me. Most events (90%) are house in toronto with occasional trance, dnb, techno, psy event. So far i've heard only a few sets with majority of minimal, audiofly, richie hawtin, nathan barato occasionally, manzone and strong occasionally, johnny white, kenny glasgow, lee burridge (sometimes) a few more..

I'd agree, we don't get near the shit europe recieves. WE have minimal elements for sure and I guess what you could even call microhouse and tech house but it seems as though a lot of full on minimal djs stay in europe.

I've always thought minimal is sexy, as long as its not too much of a good thing like everyone jumps on the bandwagon and we have no variety. Each Dj brings their own unique sound and style to the table witch makes the scene so diverse and interesting so I hope not everyone follows this trend or were going to be very bored.

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Originally posted by geroin Gui Boratto, Pan Pot

Love them.

Just got Chromophobia but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet..can't wait!

The Minimal trend is garbage, plain and simple. I like to dance when I go to a club, not sleep!!!

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Originally posted by Techo Head The Minimal trend is garbage, plain and simple. I like to dance when I go to a club, not sleep!!!

exactly.. esp at CZ. who the fuck goes to CZ to hear minimal? fuck that.

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Originally posted by thesauce23 exactly.. esp at CZ. who the fuck goes to CZ to hear minimal? fuck that.

Minimal at CZ > House at CZ !!!!!

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar Minimal at CZ > House at CZ !!!!!

well i know its ur opinion but pfffffffffft

ask anyone who goes there, what music they go there for and most likely the response will be "hard, dirty, dark music"(mostly tribal/electro)

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Originally posted by thesauce23 well i know its ur opinion but pfffffffffft ask anyone who goes there, what music they go there for and most likely the response will be "hard, dirty, dark music"(mostly tribal/electro)

agreed. but i still think minimal sounds way sicker in the zone's environment than house.

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Originally posted by exstasie Love them. Just got Chromophobia but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet..can't wait!

one of the best albums of 2007

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar agreed. but i still think minimal sounds way sicker in the zone's environment than house.

well yea. its a low ceiling very compact club where music sounds amazing regardless of what is played. i have gone home after zone and got some tracks i heard at zone that were sick, but when i played them at home, they were crap tracks but they sounded so good at zone. i was puzzled

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Originally posted by thesauce23 i have gone home after zone and got some tracks i heard at zone that were sick, but when i played them at home, they were crap tracks but they sounded so good at zone. i was puzzled

So very very true!

Much has been said about minimal.

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Originally posted by Jeff Button I enjoy productions with minimal qualities, not so much 'pure' minimal per say. But with any genre, I need variety. DJ's that stick to hammering out one specific sound bore me to death.... but a sprinkle of minimal in a set I thoroughly enjoy.

+1 Spot on.

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar but i still think minimal sounds way sicker in the zone's environment than house.

lol this must be a joke

I'm definitely not feeling the tech-house/minimal beats that seem to dominate a lot of main-stay DJs sets in toronto these days... Nathan Barato, Carlo Lio, VJs, are all (from what I've heard) characterizing their sets with this new influx of minimal tech-house influence. Admittedly, it sounds really good and I enjoy it...but it's just not what I drive to Toronto to dance to. Doesn't get me going like tribal or even (yikes) electro.

And agreed, zone is blessed with low ceilings, and good surprisingly acoustics that just ramp up any tune played down there. All done on a shoe-string budget of audio equipment too, I'm told.

Personally, I can't wait for the minimal-influence fad to end... but that's the way these trends work themselves out.

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Originally posted by Jeff Button But with any genre, I need variety. DJ's that stick to hammering out one specific sound bore me to death.... but a sprinkle of minimal in a set I thoroughly enjoy.

I agree with Jeff, but I'm finding too many DJs are overplaying this style, just the same as too many DJs jumped on the new electro sound of the last couple years.

Personally in my advanced clubbing age I'm finding that I like a lot [and I mean excessive] variety of styles in a night, ranging from breaks, to techno, drum and bass, and many many forms of house. I'm much more appreciative of DJs who bring their own flair to their sets rather than those playing the sound 'that's hot' at the time.

Sure, the DJ is there to play what the people like, but rather than hearing the same sound from DJs week after week, I like going out and listening to a variety of styles at any number of different venues.

Production duos like Silicone Soul or the H-Foundation, for example, are still out playing deep house, years after the genre all but dissappeared in the late 90's, but it's quality electronic lounge music that you can still groove to if you're just planning on a few drinks instead of a hardcore night out.

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Originally posted by afterhrsgurl lol this must be a joke

not in the least.

Attalla has proved this, as far as im concered.


imo anyway.

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Originally posted by afterhrsgurl lol this must be a joke

what you're saying is a joke, i can't wait for the day when i can see proper dj's booked at that place, the sound system there is fantastic for the sound.
(ps. it's too bad i've missed those attala sets at the zone in the past..)

i agree that minimal owns cz.. as does the the dark techy sound overall. i heard chromophobia and doppelwhipper my first time there in the summer and was amazed

and i think a lot of people don't realize that pretty much all local dj's put at LEAST a couple tracks that could be labelled minimal into their sets these days, they just think it's house

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Originally posted by Jeff Button ...But with any genre, I need variety. DJ's that stick to hammering out one specific sound bore me to death.... but a sprinkle of minimal in a set I thoroughly enjoy.

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Originally posted by geroin carola set in the gallery was not minimal, it was more techno than anything else even though he did drop a few minimal tracks here and there

Here's the thing. Minimal used to be just another branch of techno - ie, minimal techno - long before minimal started appearing across all genres. It drives me nuts to hear that Marco Carola threw down a techno set, not a minimal one...because in my mind, proper minimal IS techno and when I hear Carola sets, that's what I hear. The linearity, the loops, the stripped down bare-bones propa electronic sounds - that is techno to me, and minimal techno encompasses the same thing.

Personally I love minimal, but I like a lot of sounds so a good set to me is one that goes everywhere...the kind of stuff Sebo K, Anja Schneider, Guido Schneider, sometimes Steve Bug, Carola, Beyer, Luciano, Hawtin - they're all doing an excellent job of taking minimal and working it in with all kinds of other sounds.

Minimal + vocal house = <3

i like.

yes.

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