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Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:05:

quote:
Originally posted by WirelessEyes
The Church nightclub in Denver, CO.. a sic club!




looks tight. will have to visit if im in town.


Posted by Marc Summers on Jun-15-2006 02:15:

Kai Tracid - Too Many times


Too many times these pills you taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake!


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
Kai Tracid - Too Many times


Too many times these pills you taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake!


lol...i have that track and the video. i cant watch the vid though. brings back old / bad memories. espically the part where the girl blows her nose and the snot is all green and blue... )-:


Posted by Spirit5 on Jun-15-2006 02:19:

I guess i've had a similar idea about spirituality and EDM, especially with prog and trance. I think there's definitely something spiritual about some older (and newer) trance and prog tunes. I really don't find the songs played in church week after week that spiritual. Sure there's some really inspiring stuff and beautiful stuff, but I don't see it as awe inspiring or stuff that will just take you away. I just find instrumental music to have this feeling that vocal music doesn't, it just lets you imagine things without giving you anything, the message is up to you. I know some people hate it when I or other people on here talk this way about this music. If you don't like the way I talk about it, don't worry, it's none of your business to tell me how or what I can feel. I think it requires you to look beyond it being strictly this music associated with drugs, drinking or clubbing. I guess there's just something theraputic about some music and the overall experience with it.

The one that always comes to mind is Hydra's "Affinity (Thrillseekers Dub)", that tune gets me everytime. Yeah it's a few years old, but the whole atmosphere and melody and beauty in that track would definitely work in a spiritual-dance setting. I can just picture the early morning hours, as the sunrises and hearing that tune blasted in a half outdoor/indoor event, with people dancing, waving their hands in the air and just this sense of awe. I think this is an incredible feeling. I don't even think a church is the best place for this, unless it's really big. I can just picture this place by a lake or ocean, with a temple-like place overlooking the water. This place would have some big windows like some churches have. The sun would come through the cracks in the ceiling and windows, as waves crash upon the shore. This is just a lil bit of idea I have for an event in a place that is a mixture of a club and a spiritual/transpersonal retreat center. I tried starting a thread like this when I first joined here, it went okay but I think this is an approriate thread to mention it again after a year. I think it's a cool idea...even if it never really happens, but who knows...


Posted by Spirit5 on Jun-15-2006 02:24:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus


looks tight. will have to visit if im in town.


Cool club, yeah I have something like this in mind but not so traditionally churchey. More like a tall, multi-level place that sort of resembles a temple or church, with different levels with different types of music, like a chill out room, mainfloor and some places just for quiet meditation and workshops when there is no event going on...


Posted by Marc Summers on Jun-15-2006 02:25:

4 strings - revelation

kind of fits, I think.


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:26:

quote:
Originally posted by Spirit5
I guess i've had a similar idea about spirituality and EDM, especially with prog and trance. I think there's definitely something spiritual about some older (and newer) trance and prog tunes. I really don't find the songs played in church week after week that spiritual. Sure there's some really inspiring stuff and beautiful stuff, but I don't see it as awe inspiring or stuff that will just take you away. I just find instrumental music to have this feeling that vocal music doesn't, it just lets you imagine things without giving you anything, the message is up to you. I know some people hate it when I or other people on here talk this way about this music. If you don't like the way I talk about it, don't worry, it's none of your business to tell me how or what I can feel. I think it requires you to look beyond it being strictly this music associated with drugs, drinking or clubbing. I guess there's just something theraputic about some music and the overall experience with it.

The one that always comes to mind is Hydra's "Affinity (Thrillseekers Dub)", that tune gets me everytime. Yeah it's a few years old, but the whole atmosphere and melody and beauty in that track would definitely work in a spiritual-dance setting. I can just picture the early morning hours, as the sunrises and hearing that tune blasted in a half outdoor/indoor event, with people dancing, waving their hands in the air and just this sense of awe. I think this is an incredible feeling. I don't even think a church is the best place for this, unless it's really big. I can just picture this place by a lake or ocean, with a temple-like place overlooking the water. This place would have some big windows like some churches have. The sun would come through the cracks in the ceiling and windows, as waves crash upon the shore. This is just a lil bit of idea I have for an event in a place that is a mixture of a club and a spiritual/transpersonal retreat center. I tried starting a thread like this when I first joined here, it went okay but I think this is an approriate thread to mention it again after a year. I think it's a cool idea...


um...wow...i agree with 100% of what you just said. i feel exactly the same way about trance and electronic music as a whole. This is the main reason that I feel that EDM is not like any other form of music. Actually�it could even be argued that its more then music. Its audio stimulation that creates visual cognitive images. When a simple melody or series of sounds can latterly take you away to another place without words that is TRUE ART.
�I love affinity� the breakbeat dub is one of my all-time favorite mixes. I have like 10 versions of the track. (-:


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
4 strings - revelation

kind of fits, I think.



um...lemme see...got it (-: thx for suggestion


Posted by Marc Summers on Jun-15-2006 02:32:

another one

Delerium - Silence

"Heaven holds a sense of wonder" lyrics fit, I believe.


Posted by Spirit5 on Jun-15-2006 02:36:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
um...wow...i agree with 100% of what you just said. i feel exactly the same way about trance and electronic music as a whole. This is the main reason that I feel that EDM is not like any other form of music. Actually�it could even be argued that its more then music. Its audio stimulation that creates visual cognitive images. When a simple melody or series of sounds can latterly take you away to another place without words that is TRUE ART.
�I love affinity� the breakbeat dub is one of my all-time favorite mixes. I have like 10 versions of the track. (-:


Cool, glad to find someone who shares some the same sentiments about this music. There is definitely something about this music that appeals to your sensory abilities. The stuff I love the most is the dream-like, emotional and melodic, stuff that just takes you away from reality for a while. Like a moment of zen if you will. It's also mostly instrumental so that just makes it even more universal, so people can get different things from the music. The experience will be largely subjective, as this music and most music is. There's nothing dogmatic about it, it just gives you this release, that I feel is theraputic and could be used in a spiritual or transpersonal setting. Transpersonal psychology is an area i'm getting into, which explores the relationship between psychology and spirituality and transcendent or mystical experience. Your from Detroit eh? I am too, well Farmington, like 30 or 40 minutes or so away.


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
another one

Delerium - Silence

"Heaven holds a sense of wonder" lyrics fit, I believe.


one of my all-time fav tracks too.


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Spirit5
Cool, glad to find someone who shares some the same sentiments about this music. There is definitely something about this music that appeals to your sensory abilities. The stuff I love the most is the dream-like, emotional and melodic, stuff that just takes you away from reality for a while. Like a moment of zen if you will. It's also mostly instrumental so that just makes it even more universal, so people can get different things from the music. They can experience it. There's nothing dogmatic about it, it just gives you this release, that I feel is theraputic and could be used in a spiritual or transpersonal setting. Transpersonal psychology is an area i'm getting into, which explores the relationship between psychology and spirituality and transcendent or mystical experience. Your from Detroit eh? I am too, well Farmington, like 30 or 40 minutes or so away.



lol i work on 8 mile in novi every day. and farmington is only 12 min from my place. (-:


Posted by Marc Summers on Jun-15-2006 02:42:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
lol i work on 8 mile in novi every day. and farmington is only 12 min from my place. (-:


omg you gonna be at the shelter tonight?


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:43:

the shelter in pontiac?


Posted by Marc Summers on Jun-15-2006 02:43:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
the shelter in pontiac?


lol, I have no clue, it's in the movie "8 mile"


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
lol, I have no clue, it's in the movie "8 mile"


is it? you know ive actually never even seen that movie. but yea i can belive that its in there. its a ghetto little place under clutch cargos i think. bad news. lost of nasty old men trying to get up on 14 year old girls that got in with fake ids. )-: its on my HELL NO list.


Posted by Marc Summers on Jun-15-2006 02:47:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
is it? you know ive actually never even seen that movie. but yea i can belive that its in there. its a ghetto little place under clutch cargos i think. bad news. lost of nasty old men trying to get up on 14 year old girls that got in with fake ids. )-: its on my HELL NO list.


eminem approves


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 02:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
eminem approves


well then its on my DOUBLE HELL NO LIST lol


Posted by Spirit5 on Jun-15-2006 02:58:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
lol i work on 8 mile in novi every day. and farmington is only 12 min from my place. (-:


Cool, I work in Novi as well, in Novi Town Center. I work at Pier 1 (haha no i'm not gay)...but only like 3 times a week. I have the most boring job in the world and I get paid piddley. I used to love it because I did nothing, now I hate it because I do nothing lol. I'de get another job but i've been at my job for two years and a lot of the ladies love me where I work (i'm the only guy) and i'de hate to leave. Just like here on TA. I've been here a year, I could leave and start posting a lot where people don't give me crap about what I like or don't like or feel about this music or whatever, but i've met a few nice people and established myself on here, that I don't care anymore (or try not to..).


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 03:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Spirit5
Cool, I work in Novi as well, in Novi Town Center. I work at Pier 1 (haha no i'm not gay)...but only like 3 times a week. I have the most boring job in the world and I get paid piddley. I used to love it because I did nothing, now I hate it because I do nothing lol. I'de get another job but i've been at my job for two years and a lot of the ladies love me where I work (i'm the only guy) and i'de hate to leave. Just like here on TA. I've been here a year, I could leave and start posting a lot where people don't give me crap about what I like or don't like or feel about this music or whatever, but i've met a few nice people and established myself on here, that I don't care anymore (or try not to..).


dude...i was at the town center on my lunch break to day. i went to compusa, boston market, then over to west oaks to radioshack and circuit city... lol it looks like they are repaving the parking lot?


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 03:01:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
dude...i was at the town center on my lunch break to day. i went to compusa, boston market, then over to west oaks to radioshack and circuit city... lol it looks like they are repaving the parking lot?


sorry all im getting off subject back to the post topic plz (-: im really diggin' these comments and suggestions. please keep them coming!


Posted by meneedit on Jun-15-2006 03:02:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
gotcha (-:


thats... thats a back to front smiley...


Posted by Spirit5 on Jun-15-2006 03:04:

quote:
Originally posted by djrodimus
dude...i was at the town center on my lunch break to day. i went to compusa, boston market, then over to west oaks to radioshack and circuit city... lol it looks like they are repaving the parking lot?


Haha i wasn't there today. I was going to go to Borders and get Armin's new CD but I decided to spend my $$ on BeatPort because I'm dying to make a good mix for once. My mixes lately are all over the place...haha sorry for going off subject.

Anyone heard of Matthew Fox? he's a former priest who organizes these spiritual raves in California and has DJs playing a variety of music at these events. He has started this movement called Creation Spirituality. No he's not a DJ lol and yeah he's an old guy, but I agree with a lot of his ideas.


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 03:11:

nice (-: hit me up ill take care of u on the cd (-;


Posted by djrodimus on Jun-15-2006 03:14:

ok im bout to hit the sack for tonight so i wont be responding till morning but please keep the comments coming guys. it means a lot to me that you all are willing to even discuss this openly and objectively.

thx all

-nite


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