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Sasha In The Metro Paper (local Newcastle paper) Today

Sasha on being known as King of Prog:

"I dont even play the records that come out of that scene anymore. They dont intrest me one bit. Some producers that I used to champion still send me their work & it baffles me how they haven't been able to move on. There was a time & place for that sound, though, when John Digweed & I were playing at Twilo, doing these 10 hour sets in a dark room with this amazing sound system that made everything completely overwhelming - but that was 4 bloody years ago"

So what does he consider himself the king of then?

"Sasha is so fucking good, he doesnt even need to play music to be god"



edit before i get flamed into oblivion: the only point im trying to make is that Sasha seems to be abandoning any claims to popularity of style just to stay ahead of the curve, and 90% of all TA's will buy into it. its retarded in my opinion

Re: Sasha In The Metro Paper (local Newcastle paper) Today

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Originally posted by RubiK Cube I dont even play the records that come out of that scene anymore. They dont intrest me one bit.

Pffft... and Sasha doesn't interest the prog scene one bit anymore either. Are we meant to be impressed by his transition from truly progressive EDM into mid-road, anthemic, prog-fodder? "Wow Alex, that mid-warping shit you used to play with Diggers really sounds crap compared to the overplayed, 7-minute build-up tripe you play today..."

Get a grip man! :-/

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Originally posted by Galapidate So what does he consider himself the king of then?

king of temper tantrums

he's the king of opening with invisible inc - stars (ambient mix)

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Originally posted by Az he's the king of opening with invisible inc - stars (ambient mix)

And closing with Cowpander...

lol.. what the fuck is he smoking ? his recent Involver compilation is like 90% prog...

That older, less money-making sound is SO 4 years ago. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Sasha will say what he wants, he is rich, in demand globally and has more coke than he can snort. So take it in stride, I think that he more refering to the trance scene than the prog scene. Remember 4 years ago, he played trance till he got fed up with it.

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Originally posted by Perfect_Cheezit "Sasha is so fucking good, he doesnt even need to play music to be god"

Who may I ask do you blindly follow? Are you one of those PvD whores?

He need to lay off the Pepsi lol

he is defiently talking about the trance scene...

the word god seems to have gotten into his head.. lol.. but oh well, what can u do?

I dunno. He needs to release something 'non-progressive' so i can see how he has moved on. Man he's contradicting himself.

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Originally posted by mto I dunno. He needs to release something 'non-progressive' so i can see how he has moved on. Man he's contradicting himself.

exactly. and hes not referring to the trance scene, 4yrs ago he played progressive house and trance @ twilo.. never 138+ bpm melodic/euohoric trance.. the most melodic trance him or diggers would play @ twilo was Xpander back in 99..

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Originally posted by UWM Who may I ask do you blindly follow? Are you one of those PvD whores?

No, you need not worry about that. I worship no man

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exactly. and hes not referring to the trance scene, 4yrs ago he played progressive house and trance @ twilo.. never 138+ bpm melodic/euohoric trance.. the most melodic trance him or diggers would play @ twilo was Xpander back in 99..

I don't think you have a single clue as to what you are talking about. His tracklists back in the day, while not chock full of anthem trance , had some big tunes...Greece 2000, Cafe Del Mar etc...
One more thing Tek...no offense, but your comments on classification in this thread are very oversimplified. Involver was 90% prog, 138 bpm euphoric trance blah blah blah...the thing that makes Sasha so great is the fact that he doesn't, or can't be cateogrized into a single, monotonic genre.

Anyways, on the topic of this topic, he's just stating how he feels...he's moving on.

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Originally posted by dJohn I don't think you have a single clue as to what you are talking about. His tracklists back in the day, while not chock full of anthem trance , had some big tunes...Greece 2000, Cafe Del Mar etc... One more thing Tek...no offense, but your comments on classification in this thread are very oversimplified. Involver was 90% prog, 138 bpm euphoric trance blah blah blah...the thing that makes Sasha so great is the fact that he doesn't, or can't be cateogrized into a single, monotonic genre. Anyways, on the topic of this topic, he's just stating how he feels...he's moving on.

good for you.. youre a sasha fan yes hes a great dj and producer but i was there at twilo in many s&d nights '4 years ago'and ive never heard him drop cafe del mar and greece 2000.. youre referring to his 'tracklists'.. i was there physically for the journey.. he was playing greece 2000 and cafe del mar way before 2000.. and yes involver is heavily filled with prog and prog breaks go listen to it again.. and yes sasha never played 138+ bpm 'euphoric trance'.. back in 98 maybe but not no 4yrs ago at twilo.. he might not be categorized as one genre cuz he plays many genres in his sets but he is and was known for playing and making tracks that are proggy and trancey and still do. thats a fact. and thats what i found funny about his prog bashing quote.

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Originally posted by Zombie0729 he is defiently talking about the trance scene...

No He's Not it was the Prog scene he is on about

Here is the article

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�In about three weeks time I�m ditching vinyl and CDs to go out on the road using my computer and that�s going to allow me to mix anything with everything,� said Sasha. �I�m now actively distancing myself from that progressive sound that was previously attached to me, because it really doesn�t hold much interest for me anymore,� he revealed. �I think it�s time to move on, maybe I�m looking back to �85 instead of �95.� He added.

Article here

http://www.trustthedj.com/SKRUFFF/n...hp?news_id=2632


Superstar DJ dismisses record rage net rumours
10/06/2004

DJ Sasha dismissed reports on the web this week that he been angry when a record he ripped off the decks struck a girl in the face, telling Skrufff that he�d actually been larking around, when a dirty record got stuck in its groove.

�I was two thirds into my set, the place was going off and I was enjoying myself when the record started jumping,� said Sasha.

�By the third time it happened, the whole crowd was cheering and I ripped it off and threw it up in the air in an overly theatrical way, certainly not in frustration. I was just being a bit silly and theatrical and I guess the record boomeranged onto something and hit this poor girl on the head.�

The incident happened at Cardiff�s Time Flies event, and effectively finished the party there and then, though Sasha was also keen to refute allegations that he�d been subsequently manhandled from the decks by bouncers.

�Her boyfriend grabbed hold of me, thinking that I�d thrown a glass at her or something and took me backstage and I went into this room with him to see this poor girl there with blood all over her face,� he continued.

�After I�d seen that I was freaked out, I didn�t know how the girl was and I didn�t want her to think I didn�t give a fuck (care-slang ed), by going back on and playing. I was flipped out by the whole thing.�



Sasha said he�s since been in contact with the girl who�s now fully recovered and will be entertaining her and her boyfriend at his next Fabric gig in July. Coincidentally he�ll also have ditched using vinyl altogether by then as well as much of the music he used to play, he said.

�In about three weeks time I�m ditching vinyl and CDs to go out on the road using my computer and that�s going to allow me to mix anything with everything,� said Sasha.

�I�m now actively distancing myself from that progressive sound that was previously attached to me, because it really doesn�t hold much interest for me anymore,� he revealed.

�I think it�s time to move on, maybe I�m looking back to �85 instead of �95.� He added.

http://www.djsasha.com (Sasha�s new mix CD Involver (featuring remixes of the Youngsters, Felix Da Housecat and Ulrich Schnaus) is out on June 14)

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