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Originally posted by Woony Find me a pro DJ that mainly listens to the stuff he plays out in his free time. You're going to have a hard time finding one. Most DJs (especially the older ones) have a very eclectic taste and older DJs are complaining all the time that everything is so specialized nowadays. The truth is that unless you are lucky enough to play in a afterhours type setting, people are most likely going to chop your head off if you play too far outside of the microgenre they came for.

That's very true, and it shows. I live in a place where I'm lucky enough to see guys like Markus Schulz and Ferry Corsten play 6+ hour sets from time to time, and once things move beyond peak-time anthem stuff, their musical taste really starts to show and those are by far my favorite parts of the night.

Unfortunately most gigs in most cities are 2 hours or less, so a lot of people don't get to see that.

edit: This is a great interview, by the way.

meh any tom, dick and harry who's been in the scene for a while can tell you that. He thinks the crowd thinks stuff from Airwave is flat he hasn't even road tested it what an idiot.

http://www.twitter.com/arminvanbuuren/statuses/221880542252113920

Couldn't give a shit all of the mainstream trance guys play shit stuff.

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Originally posted by Titanium http://www.twitter.com/arminvanbuur...880542252113920

haha, what a dumbass!!!!

his brain is flat for sure!

how could you even compare stuff from Airwave to his annoying "In & Out of love" mashups full of random sirens and farts?

At least he gave an (honest) answer... Didn't make up some silly excuse to justify himself.

He's probably right. The kind of crowds he plays to just don't want to hear that kind of trance, and if he played it he would lose their attention. This basically illustrates how he has boxed himself into a corner with his fans - he can't play good music he enjoys anymore, because he has steadily moved away from the kind of crowds who would appreciate it.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Yeah, I get your point. If he loves ambient music so much, why hasn't he ever started an ambient side project? Or perhaps he has in a covert Richard Bachman fashion.

If i'm not wrong, Armin has a radioshow called A State Of Sundays were he plays a lot of stuff he actually like, including Ambient music. Still, it's not a side project but can be a start for something else, i suppose.

I just looked up the latest tracklisting for that, and it's just more uplifting trance.

Hey Jack, sorry. It's called ARMIN VAN BUUREN PRESENTS � DOWNTEMPO SESSIONS:

http://www.astateofsundays.net/armi...6-may-2012.html

I think it's part of A State Of Sundays.

Armin van Buuren the best



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Yeah, i checked the tracklists and perhaps there's one or another ambient music in there, but most, it's just chillout and downtempo mixes of cheese trance

Here's an interview from last year for who's interested, it's in Dutch but has English subs. It was for Yolanthe's tv show.
I don't know if it has been posted before, but I think it's a nice one too.








When I listened to the interview at the OP and he was talking about the way of mixing, using all possible sounds and visuals I had to think of Ben Liebrand who inspired him. He also made some visuals for Armin. At the first video above there is an old picture of the both at 7:12. Armin probably learned a lot from him, especially paying attention to the crowd and dance floor. That was something Ben sometimes forgot he once told in an interview.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J He's probably right. The kind of crowds he plays to just don't want to hear that kind of trance, and if he played it he would lose their attention. This basically illustrates how he has boxed himself into a corner with his fans - he can't play good music he enjoys anymore, because he has steadily moved away from the kind of crowds who would appreciate it.

Quoted for accuracy

that really is a fascinating way too look at preformance art in general. i tend to agree with him in terms of being unique and honing your own style but you cant always appeal to the masses. youre an entertainer yes but youre also an artist... and if youre good you will find your audience. it may not be as big as Armins but at least you wont have to hold back on playing the type of music you really want to.

p.s. id love to hear an ambient set from him

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Originally posted by Euforix DJing as a profession is not about playing music that you like yourself. If a DJ only plays the music he likes himself it would be the same as a trashman who decides which pieces of trash he picks up.

not entirely for yourself, no. timing and crowd reaction is very important but the music you bring should be a capsule of your own tastes otherwise whats the point? youre a human jukebox

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Originally posted by Euforix DJing as a profession is not about playing music that you like yourself. If a DJ only plays the music he likes himself it would be the same as a trashman who decides which pieces of trash he picks up.

Huhn?

Think you got it mixed up, there. Jukeboxes play what other people want to hear. DJs play what moves them, first and foremost.

Why the hell would a crowd just stand still while this is being played?

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Originally posted by rdevito Hey Jack, sorry. It's called ARMIN VAN BUUREN PRESENTS � DOWNTEMPO SESSIONS: http://www.astateofsundays.net/armi...6-may-2012.html I think it's part of A State Of Sundays.

That tracklist still looks pretty bollocks. Just a load of "chillout" mixes of crap trance records. That has never been real ambient.

Has he ever released an ambient/chillout mix?

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney So many djs that are passionate about music could not tell you who Nile Rodgers, Marvin Hamlisch are..

Isn't he the dude who invented the Hamlisch maneuver?

Its definitely Sander Bouma and Ruben De Ronde who chooses those tracks for asot and ASOS as well.

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Originally posted by fredjan Why the hell would a crowd just stand still while this is being played?

]]]Most of the time they are too busy taking photos and doing love hearts these days so I don't know why would he say that when the crowd is not even dancing in the first place?

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Originally posted by PivotTechno Huhn? Think you got it mixed up, there. Jukeboxes play what other people want to hear. DJs play what moves them, first and foremost.

So, that explains why one hears the "FUNKY CHICKEN", "LIVING LA VIDA LOCA", and "MACARENA" so frequently at weddings, bar mitzvahs, etc

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Originally posted by Titanium Most of the time they are too busy taking photos and doing love hearts these days so I don't know why would he say that when the crowd is not even dancing in the first place?

That's true

never been an Armin fan, but I thought this interview was respectable. I think you guys are being a little unfair when you say "he's not passionate" bla bla bla. I think anyone that's dedicated their life to music has the right to claim that passion, no matter how shallow we think their taste may be.

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Originally posted by Floorfiller never been an Armin fan, but I thought this interview was respectable. I think you guys are being a little unfair when you say "he's not passionate" bla bla bla. I think anyone that's dedicated their life to music has the right to claim that passion, no matter how shallow we think their taste may be.

well thats just it though he admits its not his taste, hes simply an entertainer pleasing the crowd... by his own admission.

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