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Posted by weymouth on Aug-06-2003 20:27:

DJ sets that mix genres?

Hey guys I was wondering if you could give me some sets examples with djs that have mixed genres and made it sound awesome. I've noticed that more and more the lines between different genres are getting blured more and more. Genres I am especially looking for is progressive, trance, hard trance, uplifting/melodic trance, house, and hard house. I own almost all of these music types and I just can't seem to break myself away from the others to focus on just particularly one to play so I need examples of people that did it successfully.

Thanks,

Weymouth

Posted by Lira on Aug-06-2003 20:57:

Quite easy: the more skilled a DJ is, the more different tunes he can play without ruining the set (bad dj's usually play the same thing all night long, because they actually believe people are so high that they don't remember what the previous tune was like j/k).

I've got a set from Yoji Biomehanika (from trance valley 2001) in which he plays hard house, nrg, uplifting trance, hardstyle and something else I forgot (did he play techno?). Nice combo, in my opinion.

I've got CD from DJ Gruv (a Russian DJ not really famous in other countries) that blends trance, house and breaks, but it's quite hard to get info on him, I guess

hhmm... Paul Van Dyk sometimes blends techno (and house?) with his usual trance.

My hint: look for DJ's based on your personal taste (big dj's don't have to be your favourite ones, keep it in mind). You might find a local DJ who mixes prog and hard house in a way that you might like, for example. That's all I've got to say - look for the hidden gems

Posted by torontotrance on Aug-06-2003 21:30:

Paul Van Dyk tries to do it and does a horrid job

Adam Freeland...virtually can play rock along breaks and still sounds phat

Marco V is another...can play techno and trance with ease

tiesto CANNOT

John Askew also plays techno and trance easily

James Lavelle is another..he plays a wide variety of genres

John Digweed live plays a wide variety of genres...tech house, prog, house, banging house...ambiant

same with sander kleinenberg.

Posted by Lira on Aug-06-2003 21:53:

quote:
Originally posted by torontotrance
Paul Van Dyk tries to do it and does a horrid job

You know what they say: it's the intention that counts

Posted by torontotrance on Aug-06-2003 21:59:

nah...if you can't do it good....don't bother.

Posted by Lira on Aug-06-2003 22:13:

quote:
Originally posted by torontotrance
nah...if you can't do it good....don't bother.

I'm just kidding, Andy Although I kinda like it when, out of the blue, he drops a techno tune that wasn't really supposed to be there and it makes you wonder...

*starts wondering*

... never mind

Posted by montie on Aug-07-2003 00:18:

if you want some really good albums that mix alot of genre's

check out James Lavelle's GU Barcelona. The first CD is my favorite. the CD is all over the place and keeps pumping all the way through. absolutly awsome.

Danny Howell's new GU 24:7 is also really awsome. I also prefer the first CD in this album. Its more ambient and chilled out. the second CD is awsome too and more dancey.

Posted by Endlesswave on Aug-07-2003 00:21:

PvD does a very good job at blending genres. TTA is clinically insane don't mind him. :P lol Tiesto and blending genres? Naw....meh...Armin's good at it with prog (SOME prog tracks he throws in really fit well) also when I saw Ferry @ a party here he threw in some breaks and some techno ish tracks into his set, it was VERY good, unlike the time before that where all he played was trance.

Posted by DaveSZ on Aug-07-2003 00:26:

Re: DJ sets that mix genres?

quote:
Originally posted by weymouth
Hey guys I was wondering if you could give me some sets examples with djs that have mixed genres and made it sound awesome. I've noticed that more and more the lines between different genres are getting blured more and more. Genres I am especially looking for is progressive, trance, hard trance, uplifting/melodic trance, house, and hard house. I own almost all of these music types and I just can't seem to break myself away from the others to focus on just particularly one to play so I need examples of people that did it successfully.

Thanks,

Weymouth

Sander K is amazing!

Posted by trippennuts on Aug-07-2003 00:58:

I am a local in Texas. However... I useually play Trance / Prog. I have lately been into mixing: Trance Into Breaks and into Drum n Bass. Which is pretty fun!

Just make it sound good bro!

peace
-Andrew

Posted by torontotrance on Aug-07-2003 00:59:

quote:
PvD does a very good job at blending genres

you smoking crack again chris?

Posted by Endlesswave on Aug-07-2003 01:03:

Andy listen to his set he did @ XXL Clubnight 2003, tell me that wasn't genres mixed well? It's not like when he switched it was a complete shock to the listener/clubgoer.

Posted by allstar on Aug-07-2003 01:12:

I personally think J00F is a master of this. The way his sets evolve though progressive, into trance, into psy, is remarkable imo.

Posted by Endlesswave on Aug-07-2003 01:17:

Joof is also very good. I agree. When we saw him he dropped a LOT of psy, we were all in shock, it was VERY good though.

Posted by Lira on Aug-07-2003 01:23:

quote:
Originally posted by trippennuts
I have lately been into mixing: Trance Into Breaks and into Drum n Bass. Which is pretty fun!

Sounds like fun indeed, I would like to hear it someday

Posted by Elmo-On-XTC on Aug-07-2003 03:35:

Nick Warren did a nice job with ambient prog breaks/prog on GU024

Posted by montie on Aug-07-2003 04:01:

quote:
Originally posted by trippennuts
I am a local in Texas. However... I useually play Trance / Prog. I have lately been into mixing: Trance Into Breaks and into Drum n Bass. Which is pretty fun!

Just make it sound good bro!

peace
-Andrew

what methods do you use to mix trance/breaks into DnB? do you just play out the songs and find a nice spot when theres no beat? play the songs out? or do you just find really slow DnB songs or fast trance/breaks songs ?

Posted by tc-fan on Aug-07-2003 04:11:

my fav is John '00' Flemings...wow...

Posted by The Greener on Aug-07-2003 05:08:

dj jean he mixes house ,trance and hardhouse in most of his sets.

Posted by montie on Aug-07-2003 05:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Elmo-On-XTC
Nick Warren did a nice job with ambient prog breaks/prog on GU024

true dat

Posted by TheTornado on Aug-07-2003 05:25:

DJ Z-Trip. I have sets from him in which he will play Mos Def, Led Zeppelin, Guns N Roses, and a whole slew of breakbeat tracks. Most anything you can imagine, so check him out. DJ P also does a good job of that.

Disclaimer: This isn't necessarilly dance music, I guess, but it's pretty much everything. Z-Trip has played house in his sets before.

Posted by BLuEOcEaN420 on Aug-07-2003 06:06:

*Orkidea
*Dave Seaman
*Nick Warren
*J'00'F
*Nubreed
*Hybrid

-BLuEOcEaN420

Posted by Christopher B on Aug-07-2003 06:09:

Max Graham Live @ NYE 2003, hour 3. he mixes from techno to prog-hosue to prog- trance, to some trancey breaks. Killer set!

Posted by Cobalt on Aug-07-2003 06:21:

Like tt said, Marco V slips seamlessly from trance through techno.

Paul van Dyk tried an excursion into dirty techno in the middle of his Columbiahalle Essential Mix, and does this from time to time in other sets too. Nothing like Marco's skill, but I think he pulls it off pretty well.

On the other hand, Tiesto's tech-trance mixing experiments have been on the "disaster" side of things.

Posted by Luke on Aug-07-2003 06:43:

quote:
Originally posted by Christopher B
Max Graham Live @ NYE 2003, hour 3. he mixes from techno to prog-hosue to prog- trance, to some trancey breaks. Killer set!

YESS!!! im glad u mentioned him ..local boy , saw him a month ago here in ottawa, he played a nice set filled with house, prog techno and even breaks .. blended nicely

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