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Above and Beyond Interview the least polarizing group on TA)

http://trance.nu/v3/interview_show.php?id=261/

wait, polarizing? polarized?

i don't see too many A+B bashing threads...

... maybe these guys are actually... talented?

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Originally posted by Porky i don't see too many A+B bashing threads... ... maybe these guys are actually... talented?

Nope. It's just universally agreed upon that they're awful DJ's who produce mediocre mainstream pop trance.

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Originally posted by RJT Nope. It's just universally agreed upon that they're awful DJ's who produce mediocre mainstream pop trance.

A bit harsh - I agree they're on the commenrcial side but there's a hell of a lot worse out there.

Although fluffy and commercial i thought their Good For Me offering was pretty stirring. Thomas Datt polished it though.

best part of the interview.

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That's so complicated because we all do different things depending on how we feel. There's so much more that comes from how we work together than from being reductionist about us. Jono has this incredible Juke Box brain and is able to recall chords and sounds from thousands of records, so he's an incredibly fast source of musical ideas. On the other hand he loves the groove part of tracks and would quite happily work on the intro for ever. Paavo is our in house technical genius who could probably build a working satellite out of a beer can, an old radio and some toothpicks, but underneath it all he has a really strong connection with the emotional side of music and so writes the most amazing, sad music. My schtick is songs, really, the delivery of a message with words or musical progression. What the milkman is singing (or whistling) at any point in the track is my thing. But I'm an ex-marketing guy, so I obsess about the visual side of what we do as well. But as I said before, its the combination that really explains it but that's far too complex to explain at 7.00am!

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Originally posted by RJT Nope. It's just universally agreed upon that they're awful DJ's who produce mediocre mainstream pop trance.

i wonder if there is a dj-producer u like in the whole universe ?

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Originally posted by body125z i wonder if there is a dj-producer u like in the whole universe ?

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Originally posted by RJT Nope. It's just universally agreed upon that they're awful DJ's who produce mediocre mainstream pop trance.

i actually don't mind A+B compared to other sellouts like Tiestocle who hawks his own shoe and restaurant instead of focusing on producing music...

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Originally posted by body125z i wonder if there is a dj-producer u like in the whole universe ?

There's actually a very large number of them.

And to be fair, I was really slagging their DJ'ing more than their production.

I'm not going to read another t.nu interview ever again. Why can't we find people to actually ask questions with substance that haven't been asked a million times before to every DJ?

Anybody want to pitch in to pay James Lipton to do some interviews?

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Originally posted by Porky i actually don't mind A+B compared to other sellouts like Tiestocle who hawks his own shoe and restaurant instead of focusing on producing music...

Oh for fucks sake it's getting so old, yes Tiesto isn't the same as he used to be but people move on. I used to bitch about the trance scene all the time until I realized it doesn't do anything.

If you don't like the scene and want it back to the way it was, take upon producing and give back to the scene instead of just feeding. Music changes, thats the only thing that stays the same; change. I'd like 60's music to come back but it won't

He's being sucessful and trying to get his name across and promote himself as much as possible. I don't ever see people bitching about Vath opening up Cocoon Club/restaurant, it's always the fad. I mean really, he's taking care of his own career by trying to be as sucessful in his field as possible and that is pretty understandable I would believe. I don't really see any up top DJ really producing as much as they used to.

And yes, with more success comes more conceitedness, may apply to others more. I'm sure you'd sellout in a a way if you had the success he's received.

And no I don't follow the trance scene at all any more, it's just pretty fucking annoying to hear the same shit all the time.

/rant

yeah I agree that trance.nu have the most boring and predictable interviews

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Originally posted by RebeL9 yeah I agree that trance.nu have the most boring and predictable interviews

well i noted that this interview wasnt as interesting as the last one i read with jenifer rene.
which lead me to believe not that she was more interesting, but the interviewers were less prepared.
because above & beyond > rene.

I quite enjoy most of their tracks except for those featuring male vocals (such as Stealing Time or Alone Tonight (although the dub for Alone Tonight is solid)). As for their DJing, i think I've only heard their Top Tracks of 2006 on TATW, and i agreed with most of the order of selection, couldn't care less for their crossfade skills

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Originally posted by jupiterone I'm sure you'd sellout in a a way if you had the success he's received.

some artists never let their success get to them, and choose not to sellout


some artists i can think of

spooky
ulrich schnauss

but a tiestocle dj shoe?? for fucks sake, it's like michael jordan selling turntables!

A & B are wayyy up there on my top djs list, probably #2

great productions, and amazing dj sets that never disappoint
have never heard a bad set from them yet

i love A&B.

tolerable pop producers

Am I the only person who like A+B productions NOT produced under A+B alias? Dirt Devils, Free State, Aalto, Nitromethane, et al. Yes, I'm aware that not all 3 have produced under these alias and some are collabs with other producers.

They definiately played a amazing set @ 1015 SF. It's like when Johan dropped Vengaboys-Kiss (Airscape Mix). Jono dropped Far From In Love (San Francisco Remix). I was little teary eyed. Because remix of it reminded me everything that happened in 2002 and 2003.

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Originally posted by EvilTree Am I the only person who like A+B productions NOT produced under A+B alias? Dirt Devils, Free State, Aalto, Nitromethane, et al. Yes, I'm aware that not all 3 have produced under these alias and some are collabs with other producers.

incredible works under those aliases too, some of my fav tracks of all time under those.

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Jono has this incredible Juke Box brain and is able to recall chords and sounds from thousands of records, so he's an incredibly fast source of musical ideas.

I think it's also worth noting that I can think of more "less-polarizing" groups on TA than Above & Beyond.

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Originally posted by RJT There's actually a very large number of them. And to be fair, I was really slagging their DJ'ing more than their production.

Oddly, out of the bigger named trancers, whilst their mixing is 100%, it's decent enough and the tunes are more to my liking than most, and that counts way more for me.

Rather good tracks mixed badly than bad tracks mixed perfectly

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