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Sasha has done a lot for EDM that is well-known, and there are always positive thoughts about the man.
Is there anything wrong with him at all in terms of mixing,recent productions or anything else?Is there any negative points about him at all?

The answers should be fair and well-justified.

He's an arrogant, pretentious fuck?

He's made some good music in his time, but I doubt his head can fit through most doorways.

l guess he's not perfect as a dj or a producer...
is he not a little bit too overrated?

productionwise Sasha would be nothing without Charlie May and some others. The same way as Oakenfold would be nothing without Osborne and Andy Gray.
I found his recent years really boring. His sets are not very inspring at all.
But he is a superstar-dj. that you can't take away from him.

so no particular downsides?

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Originally posted by mr.anderson so no particular downsides?

read the post above yours again.

Mine is that he's overrated. When he played music that i liked, back in the early 90s, there were always peopel who could play it better than he could, eg carl cox, top buzz, slipmatt, people who I have a lot more respect for. He's never done it for me though, Maybe his downside is he's too adored/worshipped by people who are name followers than actually like his music? I don't know

I've liked most of the stuff he's played, "made", and his general progression as an artist. From some stories I've heard he seems like he could be an arrogant twat, but I wouldn't know for sure.

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He's an arrogant, pretentious fuck?

What do you base this on? Any stories or examples?

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Originally posted by Quinders What do you base this on? Any stories or examples?

holy semen stains batman, it's a fanboy

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Originally posted by Quinders What do you base this on? Any stories or examples?

Reading things like the biography on his site, or his interviews. He's not a modest man.

He used to be a setter of trends. Now he follows them.

Well I disagree about him being arrogant. I have met him on a few occasions and he was friendly and down to earth. I sat and had a beer and a smoke with him in the courtyard of a lounge. We had a short discussion about some events.

im not digging his sound at the moment. but knowing him its sure to change sometime soon.

I enjoyed Sasha more prior to him using ableton. With him using ableton he sometimes draws out some sounds for way too long and the mix goes nowhere for like 12 minutes. Other times he is spot on with his ableton usage and it just works.

Re: Sasha-your say

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Originally posted by mr.anderson Sasha has done a lot for EDM that is well-known, and there are always positive thoughts about the man. Is there anything wrong with him at all in terms of mixing,recent productions or anything else?Is there any negative points about him at all? The answers should be fair and well-justified.

are you writing an essay - My favorite artist ?

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike He used to be a setter of trends. Now he follows them.

This is a perfectly serious question: who does set the trends these days? I've heard a lot of DJ's criticized for following trends, but very few praised anymore for setting them.

I have said this before, that Sasha is over-rated; but suddenly everyone jumped on me like I had committed a murder or somethin..

Check out for yourself:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...highlight=sasha


Anyways I think he is wasting the space at top in 'World Top 5 DJs', I hope someone more deserving takes his place and he is rated well below 7 atleast.

I find him boring. Being that all he uses is his laptop in his sets, I'd expect to be amazed and not put to sleep, but that is exactly what he does to me. He makes good music for driving around or just relaxing around the house but in a club he won't move the dancefloor unless you are wacked out of your mind on drugs.

I think if he continued to use cd/vinyl with his laptop in his sets it would be a bit more interesting and inspiring and might even help him think more about what track he is playing next. I have a feeling that he goes into clubs with preplanned sets and doesn't feed off of the crowd at all anymore.

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Originally posted by Purple I have said this before, that Sasha is over-rated; but suddenly everyone jumped on me like I had committed a murder or somethin.. Check out for yourself: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...highlight=sasha Anyways I think he is wasting the space at top in 'World Top 5 DJs', I hope someone more deserving takes his place and he is rated well below 7 atleast.

silly purple, house is for grownups.

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT I find him boring. Being that all he uses is his laptop in his sets, I'd expect to be amazed and not put to sleep, but that is exactly what he does to me. He makes good music for driving around or just relaxing around the house but in a club he won't move the dancefloor unless you are wacked out of your mind on drugs. I think if he continued to use cd/vinyl with his laptop in his sets it would be a bit more interesting and inspiring and might even help him think more about what track he is playing next. I have a feeling that he goes into clubs with preplanned sets and doesn't feed off of the crowd at all anymore.

I saw him last summer and it was a pretty sick set. Not at all like his Fundacion or Involver albums.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov I saw him last summer and it was a pretty sick set. Not at all like his Fundacion or Involver albums.

Sweet deal.

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT Sweet deal.

It may have been before he was real comfortable with Ableton, though I don't think he had any cdj's or turntables with him. Just "Maven" or whatever.

Sasha_Live_@_Pure_Future_Festival_(ICE_AREA_-_Lithuania_-_Vilnius)_[09.09.2005]

sasha_-_essential_mix-sat-05-22-2005

Sasha & Hernan Cattaneo live @ Moonpark, Buenos Aires may 4 2003

I disagree w/ all of you since it seems your perpective of good music derives from "vocal fluffy trance", but the sets i've posted proves Sasha is far from overrated.

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Originally posted by lim f(x) = f(a) Sasha_Live_@_Pure_Future_Festival_(ICE_AREA_-_Lithuania_-_Vilnius)_[09.09.2005] sasha_-_essential_mix-sat-05-22-2005 Sasha & Hernan Cattaneo live @ Moonpark, Buenos Aires may 4 2003 I disagree w/ all of you since it seems your perpective of good music derives from "vocal fluffy trance", but the sets i've posted proves Sasha is far from overrated.

Those are amazing sets and I agree with your point. Alot of the people around this board that say Sasha plays boring music expect him to play music like Gu 13 ibiza or the circa 1999 style trance that he used to play. The only criticism of sasha these days that I will agree with is the fact that he hasnt been playing as cutting edge sets lately ie. same old tracks he been playing for awhile and I dont care for the avalon live cd. The criticism that "Sasha only plays music for people whacked out on drugs" is clearly a stupid comment. He is not the best dj right now but he is still very close to the top. Top dj right now imo is definitely Danny Howells.

not arrogant or pretentious either, had a chat and smoke, played a game of pool with him after a set, he was great.

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