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Originally posted by Nautilus He's been suspended for 2 weeks

you serious? what for?

i still dont understand wat the point of this thread was.

its not like we all constantly talk about how great for an angel was and always refer back to it....

why was mrmystery banned exactly?

he didnt do shit...

this thread hurts my brain

Re: Live in the now - For an Angel was good 9 years ago!

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister PS Mr Mystery - if you're going to say anything, try and make it a little bit positive. Think happy thoughts...

What, I don't even need to say anything anymore to get these cheap attacks? What a sad, sad individual you are.

Re: Re: Live in the now - For an Angel was good 9 years ago!

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Originally posted by Nautilus He's been suspended for 2 weeks

Well, that's news to me

To understand both views:


a - remove all your experiences within the scene from the last 10 yrs, sit yourself down a year or so ago and download, in one sitting, as much trance from the last 10-15 yrs as you possibly can. Now, listen to it all and make your decisions based purely on this mass you have engrossed yourself in. For an Angel, in this context, could easily not stand out.

b - remember that there is much more to dance music than sitting at the PC! Have a look at the For An Angel video with Love Parade - wonderfully suiting to the mood! This is context friends - place yourself in each others shoes

Re: Live in the now - For an Angel was good 9 years ago!

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister PS Mr Mystery - if you're going to say anything, try and make it a little bit positive. Think happy thoughts...

LOL. love it.

For An Angel is still a classic track for me.

Overrated production, nothing special at all. I liked it for a short period of time and even bought the CD single, but I haven't listened to it in years and have no desire to listen to it again. I can think of literally hundreds of mid 90's tracks which are far superior to it including some of PvD's own productions.

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Originally posted by distant I wasn't saying that at all, I think my comment might have been confusing. All I was saying is that I don't consider him an early 90's trance enthusiast. Sorry if that confused you.

And I certainly don't claim to be one.

When I talk about For An Angel I refer to the E-Werk mix. The 45RPM original isn't anything remarkable, especially not in 1994.

I should also note, while my name is being tossed around as resident For An Angel fan, that I draw a distinction between favorite and best. The first is informed by personal preference, whereas the latter refers to a broader opinion shared by experienced listeners. Under those definitions, For An Angel (E-Werk Mix) isn't remotely the "best" of trance in 1998, much less best in any wider sense. But it's a good track, and remains special to me.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Erm... nine years. From 2007. Equals 1998. Y'know... the time when For An Angel was updated and became hugely popular. He's not talking about the 45RPM version at all. No wonder your arguments seemed to be full of holes- you've got completely the wrong time period.

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Originally posted by distant Yeah, looks like we're on about different things entirely. Not that the reworked mix is any good either.

I wonder how many more pages this could have gone on.

Oh, and about the other branch of the discussion:

Why hasn't trance "moved on"? I blame lack of creativity and the experimental box-up of software production.

As to why veteran producers have fallen prey to pathetic standards, if they haven't moved to other styles, I don't have an answer.

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Originally posted by Cobalt Why hasn't trance "moved on"? I blame lack of creativity and the experimental box-up of software production.

partly that. although i'd say mainly because of the old "if it aint broke, don't fix it" argument

software production only really crossed into the mainstream in around 2002 or thereabouts, and trance hadn't exactly moved on that much for several years prior

For goodness sakes there is new trance everywhere. At this moment I am listening to Holdens balance 005 and loving it. I know its not the newest album (now 3 years old i think) but its def. post 99-02 epic stuff thats creative and different sounding. Reading these forums you'd think trance was going extinct.

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Originally posted by Spartan Reading these forums you'd think trance was going extinct.

its far from it.

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Originally posted by distant EDIT: You know what... I'll just let your taste in music speak for itself.

Where did I state my taste in music, numbnuts?

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Originally posted by RickyM Where did I state my taste in music, numbnuts?

Are you fucking kidding me? I know from experience that you're one of the most stereotypical trancekiddies on this forum.

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Originally posted by distant Are you fucking kidding me? I know from experience that you're one of the most stereotypical trancekiddies on this forum.

Do feel free to name some artist/tracks that I have stated I like then...

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Originally posted by RickyM Do feel free to name some artist/tracks that I have stated I like then...

Remember back in the old days, when we used to have long-winded arguments, and you claimed anthem trance was sooo awesome?

for a angel is one of my favs

Re: Live in the now - For an Angel was good 9 years ago!

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister We've moved on now - and frankly, due to the technologies that are avaiable to producers these days, there are far superior productions out there now.

examples?

nothing that i've heard in the past year has come close to the emotion and impact that For An Angel (and other tracks during that era) had on me. It's a joke (but also a sign of the times) to see BT's track being voted TA's track of the year for '06.

ooh, im definitely falling for that...

I have not read through the whole thread, but as far as the "superior equipment" goes, today's equipment is not superior in any means.. Today's equipment is mostly emulations of the old synths, most which isn't up to the standard of the hardware version, so why do we have superior equipment ?

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Originally posted by Lokh�n I have not read through the whole thread, but as far as the "superior equipment" goes, today's equipment is not superior in any means.. Today's equipment is mostly emulations of the old synths, most which isn't up to the standard of the hardware version, so why do we have superior equipment ?

Because we can all use emulators for free, without investment or experience, in one simple software package! Just fire up Reason and upload to the digi-label!

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