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::::::::. **** TA Genre Challenge, Round 4 **** .::::::::

After challenging myself to deliver some atrocious cheese Trance I thought of this and that it could actually be fun. So this attempt at a fourth round is either a resurrection or the final death knell. In that respect the most important rule is: DO NOT ENTER IF YOU CAN NOT DELIVER YOUR FUCKIN MIX!!!
Now let's see if this works, if no one is interested things might just get cancelled.

Brief Summary:
TA DJs can participate in this challenge. If you do so, you'll be given a randomly selected genre and have to make a mix of that.
Here's how it works in detail.

Step 1: Registration
If you want to participate post in this thread and name a genre that you want to include in the challenge. This must be a genre that is not already named by another participant. Use only EDM genres and don't select anything extremely weird, rare or specific. I'll keep an updated list of accepted people and genres. You can't add a genre without participating or participate without adding a genre. Also, post in such a way that your intentions are clear.
Registration will be open until next Wednesday (07.07.) 13:00 (GMT+1:00).

Step 2: Drawing
After the registration closes there will be 24 hours of time when you may do two things:
1) Withdraw from the challenge. (If you don't like the genre list, are too busy, entered accidentally, etc.)
2) If you have successfully participated in a previous round you can name one genre from the list you do not want to mix. I'll consider this in the drawing.
Entering is not possible anymore in this stage. The drawing will be posted on Thursday (08.06) 13:00 (GMT+1:00).

Step 3: Mixing
Your mix should be between 30 and 80 minutes long. The deadline for submitting them is in 5 weeks, on Wednesday, 11.08.2010
You're also supposed to offer the person who'll mix the genre you brought in some help if required and give him a short feedback on how well he did.

Drawing & Links:

• SYSTEM-J - Gay Disco House
  
• Adam420 - Dub Techno
  
• montana - Schranz
  
• Mr.Mystery - Ambient
  
• Sand Leaper - Progressive Trance
  
• Teezdalien - Acid House
  
• pozz - Electro
  
• 19503 - Goa
  
• MrJiveBoJingles - Early 90s Rave
  
• Lews - Downtempo / TripHop
  
• enydo - Tech-Trance
  
• A.B - Breaks
  
• TranceOwnsLol - Epic House / Prog House
  

I'm down with this, but I suggest two rules:

1. As before, if you've already played a previous round you can veto one genre in this round.
2. You can't be given a genre you've already mixed in a previous round.

So with that said: Acid House.

quote:

Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I'm down with this, but I suggest two rules: 1. As before, if you've already played a previous round you can veto one genre in this round. 2. You can't be given a genre you've already mixed in a previous round. So with that said: Acid House.

1. OK, added this again. People didn't use it a lot in round 3, but whatever.
2. I'll try to pay attention to this but don't want to make it an explicit rule. The chances are slim anyway.

I guess that this indeed will be the last test to see if people still bother with this concept.

Does hip hop count as "EDM" in here?

quote:

Originally posted by Sand Leaper Does hip hop count as "EDM" in here?

No.

Ambient/drone

Goa

Big Beat

quote:

Originally posted by Meat187 No.

Right...I guess I'll go with electro instead, then. The Planet Rock-type.

I'm in. I'll go with schranz/hardtechno.

I'm in. Dub techno.

Surprising lack of Trance and House so far. And Humppa.

quote:

Originally posted by 19503 Rave/Happy Hardcore (oldschool)

Hmm, I don't think Rave and Happy Hardcore are the same thing, so I'm not sure what you mean here.

I guess what he means is the old breakbeat hardcore that later would become happy hardcore (i.e. The Prodigy - Your Love, the vocal stuff on Kniteforce and of course the infamous Smart Es - Sesame's Treet).

IDM.

Actually, can I still change mine?

quote:

Originally posted by 19503 Sand Leaper is onto it. Music from before 94 basicly. Capella, Acen, Hackney Hardcore, early Moby and Prodigy, Westbam etc.

I'll call it Rave then, cause with Happy Hardcore you'll get this. Or can you come up with a more accurate term?

quote:

Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles IDM.

I'm having some trouble with this, as I don't know whether IDM really describes something that is a clearly defined genre. It just seems like a very general terms for everything and nothing, but of course I don't really know much about it.

quote:

Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Actually, can I still change mine?

Yes.

quote:

Originally posted by Meat187 I'm having some trouble with this, as I don't know whether IDM really describes something that is a clearly defined genre. It just seems like a very general terms for everything and nothing, but of course I don't really know much about it.

Meh, okay.

Downtempo / triphop.

quote:

Originally posted by Meat187 Yes.

OK, I'll just pick straight up Progressive Trance then. Hopefully the good kind and not the twinkly kind but I guess that's not up to me

quote:

Originally posted by Mr.Mystery OK, I'll just pick straight up Progressive Trance then. Hopefully the good kind and not the twinkly kind but I guess that's not up to me

Boring, man. I'd much rather hear a big beat mix in this game.

quote:

Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Boring, man. I'd much rather hear a big beat mix in this game.

I dunno, I've seen so many commercials with Leave You Far Behind in it by now that it just seems to piss me off.

True, your average big beat mix would probably be full of obvious Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and Crystal Method tracks. I still think it's better when people are outside their comfort zone a little though. There are a billion and one prog trance mixes in this subforum.

quote:

Originally posted by SYSTEM-J True, your average big beat mix would probably be full of obvious Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and Crystal Method tracks. I still think it's better when people are outside their comfort zone a little though. There are a billion and one prog trance mixes in this subforum.

Yeah, but I just wanted to see at least one mix with trance in it. I'm just hoping it'll land to someone who doesn't usually mix/listen to it. It's a bit of a gamble, I know, but I'm hoping it'll work out.

I'm in.

Tech-Trance

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