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Sasha is no longer spining Prog or using vinyl!
This thread is dedicated to none other than Richard Raiban
I got this out of the NYC Forum:
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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| �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. |
For diss'n progressive: 2 points
For ditching vinyl: -5 points
Hopefully this will serve as a wake up call to all the prog fans on this forum 
LMFAO
I can't believe how many people believe that BS\
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| Originally posted by mecha LMFAO I can't believe how many people believe that BS\ |
Sasha is stil the man
damn, that sux for the girl...i'd be pretty pissed to, if that happened from a famous dj to me, i'd be like, that's it we're colabing on a song, fair is fair .
Viva La Trance!!!! haha
OMFG!!! I bet Richard Raiban saw this, and he has no idea what to say. That man is goinh to be heartbroken!
Good for sasha, it's about time really..
nobody will ever match BT's laptop insanities!
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| That man is goinh to be heartbroken! |
Mmmm love the prog AND the vinyl 
Sasha was never even close to my fav, so i guess it's all good.
-+Aron
If any of you actually follow Sasha's works you'd know that he hasn't spun progressive house for 11 years. His music is always evolving, which is why he's been around for so long. Most artists and djs are too linear to do what he's done. He said in another interview (or maybe it was part of this article but was cut out) that Involver was his new "experiment". If I'm not mistaken Sasha used Ableton Live (yes the very same program BT uses for his laptop symphony) to do much of the mixing and reworking for Involver.
Im not sure what he means by "I�m looking back to �85 instead of �95" (maybe synthpop! 
) but I can only imagine that whatever he moves on to will be gold!
It's a shame some people are not as open-minded towards music as they think they are.
In either case, Sasha has been my fav DJ since I started *really* listening to EDM and no matter what style he chooses next he'll still be my fav. If his future doesn't proove to be successful, it doesn't change what he's done in the past.
p.s. quite personally i don't think he'll stray too far from prog house
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| Originally posted by Elmo-On-XTC If any of you actually follow Sasha's works you'd know that he hasn't spun progressive house for 11 years. p.s. quite personally i don't think he'll stray too far from prog house |
^^ could've been a little more elaborative.
Back in the early to mid 90's his sets were different from what most people remember hearing from sasha. Then he spun trance, then prog house (then he made ADD which is still my fav artist album) and I believe Involver is his next step.
Even his style in prog house has changed over the years. As Mecha has pointed out many times he used to spin lots of unknown tracks but recently has been spinning more popular prog tracks.
(I probably missed something inbetween)
I just don't think he'll change his style so drastically (like going from prog to nu skool breaks or anything) because even with his changing styles over the years they all have similarities.
anyways there are 3 other threads on the board regarding the exact same article
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| Originally posted by DigitalMP hmmmmm |
ahhh, now i understand 
I'll speak for Richard Raiban, since he's probably still weeping in a dark corner, as I've gathered from Karen's smoke signals off the roof of their building, that I can see all the way in Buffalo.
Sasha IS progressive house, and he'll continue to pioneer that genre for years to come. Yes, he has been spinning some popular trakcs as of late, but, as the first 3/4 of Involver shows, he's still running the show and taking it in new and exciting directions.
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| Originally posted by DigitalMP as the first 3/4 of Involver shows, he's still running the show and taking it in new and exciting directions. |
I highly doubt Sasha will be ditching prog completely. How could he when everything hes been associated with has been progressive based!?!? The vinyl thing i believe, since there are a lot of dj's that feel this way. And i dont think he used a single vinyl at Labour of Love last year either.
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| Originally posted by mecha LMFAO I can't believe how many people believe that BS\ |
whats so bad about prog? why does everyone hate it? its so damn good!
Progressive is where's it at!
I can't believe that Sasha will stop mixing a genre that he helped so much bring forward.
What will this guy spin? techno? epic trance ???
I saw sasha in barcelona last week and he still spins boring prog and still loses the crowd in the first 15 minutes..fear not prog fans.
Going back to 85? Could we see a return of acid and vocal styles of house in a modern context?
WOOOOHOO!
It always comes back to house!
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