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And the best Trance/Dance events in OZ are??

Just wondering which trance/dance events are worth going to and which ones to steer clear of?

for sure you're kidding in asking that question, right?

I wasn't kidding, but I assume from your reply that there aren't any really worthwhile events. Am I correct in assuming this?

Sydney


Field Day
Mobile Home
Transmission
Two Tribes
Harbour Life
360
Utopia (if u like hard shit)

no i was saying that because it read like an obvious troll, ie a post designed to make people argue about which events/venues are crap, and which are great, since, if you hang around here long, you'll realise that one person's awesome event/company is another persons sellout/failure.

the short version of the story is this:

australian cities, and melbourne and sydney in particular, have superb dance music 'scenes' that belie their size and geographic location. tell us what kind of music you like, and what kind of party you prefer, and when you wanted to go (im assuming youre from a place far from bris/melb/syd?) and there's a pretty good chance we'll be able to line you up with more worthwhile events than your wallet and body can handle.

anyone who's lived in another major non-european city will back me up when I say that australia's dance music and dance party scene is absolutely ace...

The first question is....exactly what type of trance/dance you into??

uplifting, driving, nrg, hardstyle, psy, tech...this ultimately determine's what type of events you would actually attened

And the other thing is ... these days you cant really comment on an actual event because it depends on who is playing.

For example, Godskitchen is a good event to attend, but what is the point of going if there aren't DJ's playing there you want to see.



*edit oh F*** i basically said what matt did!!

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Originally posted by vitamin v *edit oh F*** i basically said what matt did!!

If your in Sydney the big Trance events to go to would probably be:

1) Transmission (predominantly Hard Trance)
2) A Night Of Trance (predominantly Uplifting Trance)

and the award for subliminal shameless plug goes to....................joshva

I am based in Newcastle and generally prefer hard trance, vocal trance, techno and anything that has synths and or vocals and a wicked bassline.

dude, even some rnb uses synths.

Ok - well I know I am not into RnB, I generally like tracks produced by AVB, Tiesto, PVD, Dumonde through to things like Brooklyn Bounce(What Genre do they fit into?), Darude etc. Basically anything that is really progressive (nothing too constant like Gabber) and has awesome build ups and climaxes.

they all fall into the "shit" and "shitter" categories.

darude and brooklyn bounce? YOU HAVE STEPPED LOWER THAT ANYONE ELSE IVE COME ACROSS ON THESE BOARDS....

Godskitchen

The artists you've listed aren't really progressive, imo.

Gumble stop stiring. You know you love DARUDE. You said he was awesome both times you saw him.

Yes I know that Darude and BB are not at the forefront of todays music scene, but the other guys are pretty good in my opinion. Maybe you could care to tell me what is 'good' then.
I was wondering whether I was contradicting myself when I stated those artists and genres. well, whatever those artists are listed under, then that is the type of music that I find pretty awesome.
At the moment I think that hard trance is probably my favourite from what i have read and seen on this board, although I am unsure of which artists fall directly in this category.

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Originally posted by mtb4x4mad Maybe you could care to tell me what is 'good' then.

mate, what *you* like - thats whats good.

sure, darude recycled the same tired cliches that were neither new nor fresh when josh winx dragged them out four years prior, just as robert miles did little more than play chopsticks with the factory presets on his kurzweil k2000, which means that the chinstrokers can play holier than thou by poking fun at them... however, the commercial success of these tracks (and other 'sellout' dance tracks before them) betrays one undeniable fact - they were massively popular commercial successes because lots and lots and lots of ordinary people heard them and said 'wow, that appeals to me'.

when i write music i write it in the hopes that people will listen to it and say 'wow, that appeals to me'. the more people it appeals to, the more days or nights ive brightened, the happier i am. i cant imagine im alone in that motivation.

which brings us right back to where we started: if you like it, its good.

but never stop exploring - there's heaps more out there beyond the mainstream commercial stuff that will blow your mind once you get into it. stick around and you'll figure out what it is soon enough.

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Originally posted by DaveBegic and the award for subliminal shameless plug goes to....................joshva

^^^
Come on Dave what were you expecting from me>???# :P

But i don't think it's far from the truth anyway. A Night Of Trance is one of Sydney's big regular trance nights.

yeah you're probably right im just stirrin

umm...

Sublime... sure its MOSTLY hard trance, but the club is so good, and the sound... and wel the crowd teh suxor... but meh.. jumping jack playing quality trance is a goo dthing

that aside....

the wiiner has to go to:
HALCYON / ALTITUDE... was... and still is... the greatest atmosphere I have ever been in.

Scottie

i think the smaller earthcore events are always a lot of fun, last year eskimo and skazi played at such events.
The bigger ones are always fun aswell just a lot messier

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Originally posted by mtb4x4mad Ok - well I know I am not into RnB, I generally like tracks produced by AVB, Tiesto, PVD, Dumonde through to things like Brooklyn Bounce(What Genre do they fit into?), Darude etc. Basically anything that is really progressive (nothing too constant like Gabber) and has awesome build ups and climaxes.

You are one confused man.

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Originally posted by Pendulum umm... Sublime... sure its MOSTLY hard trance, but the club is so good, and the sound... and wel the crowd teh suxor... but meh.. jumping jack playing quality trance is a goo dthing that aside.... the wiiner has to go to: HALCYON / ALTITUDE... was... and still is... the greatest atmosphere I have ever been in. Scottie

At least the Sublime crowd is well above the Gas crowd..

Brooklyn Bounce are coming down if you feel the urge to see them play out a set. Check out www.overdrive.com.au and look for "Scattered" the event..

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Originally posted by Joshva But i don't think it's far from the truth anyway. A Night Of Trance is one of Sydney's big regular trance nights.

I hate to piss on the parade, but considering that Sublime and Progress are the only other options (they still pull more crowds than ANOT could ever imagine) I would say that the competition is far and few between. I mean you know trance in Sydney is dead, when the 'mirror man' comes on the forums and tells you that ANOT is one of Sydney's big regular trance nights. And even if it were so 'big' (recurring theme, dont we love it) do you think that he would be sooooooooooo obsessed with all the spamming on these and other boards? dont think so! Look at it this way, Ben Korbel doesn't go on itm for example and give shameless plugs to SOS every week, yet sounds is by far the biggest and best event in Sydney week in, week out!

the 'mirror man' and his enterprises (the amount of advertising, you would think its the lead up to a grand final or something) need to brainwash you the masses in order to run even at the end of the night. Ok I have officially lost what I'm saying (I really need a rest for a weeekend) but my point is, that if anot were so 'big' then why the countless plugs, million and one descriptions and exaggerations (uplifting, euphoric, brain busting, ultra cool, hands in the air experience) and most importantly 'reminders' that 'josh and friends productions' is having a night? I leave that for you to answer............................

In the meantime, am I looking forward to this Friday night as I shall be making my much anticipated appearance at ANOT. I hope to see you all there and hope to go 'fly away' at 4.30 when 'mirror man' Josh and 'bat boy' Yoshi brace the decks.

Sid

Wish i could go with you Sid, but looking forward to next week all the same. Maybe you should take pen/paper/laptop/camera/stenographer just so you dont forget anything.

Good luck and may the force be with you....

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