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Posted by ingentis on Apr-16-2002 16:23:

melodic and uplifting.....?

ive been a loyal tranceaddict for around 2 years now and im always asking myself, whats the differance between melodic and uplifting?

is uplifting more of the chessy stuff? like ian van dahl - castles in the sky??

can anyone give me clean cut examples of the 2 differant genres just so i know??

thanks

Posted by ingentis on Apr-16-2002 16:25:

i should really read the threads before i post, someone posted almost the exact same q like 20 minutes before me...

Posted by speedracer_mec on Apr-16-2002 16:55:

let me the first to congratulate u....

Posted by KilldaDJ on Apr-16-2002 19:25:

Re: ok

quote:
Originally posted by speedracer_mec
let me the first to congratulate u....

who the hell is that?

Posted by matt_a on Apr-16-2002 19:31:

I'm sick of everyone always trying to classify trance! Just call it trance! Or even better do what Van Dyk does. Electronic Dance music.

Posted by speedracer_mec on Apr-17-2002 00:09:

Re: Re: ok

quote:
Originally posted by KilldaDJ

who the hell is that?
lol...who knows

Posted by Kirby on Apr-17-2002 00:23:

Melodic doesn't always mean what it sounds like it means, sometimes songs that are called 'meldodic' are called that because they don't have anything BUT a melody and very calm drums. But you can have an uplifting melodic song. Like, I think Gouryella - Tenshi fits into the uplifting category, certainly...yet it happens to be very melodic. A non-melodic 'uplifting' song might be Lost tribe - gamemaster. Not to say that it doesn't have really cool and inventive chord progressions and such, it's just not a very melody oriented thing. Uplifting/nonmelodic another example=Ayumi hamasaki - Trauma (Dumonde mix) and uplifting/melodic other example=Barthezz - on the move (dumonde mix) has one of the coolest most memorable tunes I can think of...but be sure to get that remix of it or it's not uplifting enough!!! Maybe will think of others later...

Posted by ingentis on Apr-17-2002 00:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Kirby
Melodic doesn't always mean what it sounds like it means, sometimes songs that are called 'meldodic' are called that because they don't have anything BUT a melody and very calm drums. But you can have an uplifting melodic song. Like, I think Gouryella - Tenshi fits into the uplifting category, certainly...yet it happens to be very melodic. A non-melodic 'uplifting' song might be Lost tribe - gamemaster. Not to say that it doesn't have really cool and inventive chord progressions and such, it's just not a very melody oriented thing. Uplifting/nonmelodic another example=Ayumi hamasaki - Trauma (Dumonde mix) and uplifting/melodic other example=Barthezz - on the move (dumonde mix) has one of the coolest most memorable tunes I can think of...but be sure to get that remix of it or it's not uplifting enough!!! Maybe will think of others later...

exactaly what i was looking for, thanks!

Posted by Dmatrox on Apr-17-2002 01:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Trancey Ash
I'm sick of everyone always trying to classify trance! Just call it trance! Or even better do what Van Dyk does. Electronic Dance music.

I like that better, then i dont have to hear people (not on the msg board) bicker and fight over what the definition of techno is, and what trance is. sheesh

Posted by davinox on Apr-17-2002 01:54:

Listen to like 2 seconds of a melody in a song. If you love just those two seconds, it's melodic.

Posted by tiesto14 on Apr-17-2002 06:29:

ya melodic os a track with a "CATCHY" beat or sound to it...the term MELODIC is in all forms of music...not jus trance...its basically a catchy sound