I was listening A.S.O.T. 341 yesterday, yes I'm a few weeks behind, when I noticed this one
Hensha - The Curtain (Underwater's Blue Remix)
I think one track like this each week makes it worth listening A.S.O.T.
Who agrees or doesn't and what do you think of this one?
Posted by leph555 on Apr-02-2008 19:24:
boring
nothing special
just like all of the tracks which are being released now...
Posted by david.michael on Apr-02-2008 19:26:
Re: Worth listening?
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Originally posted by Trance-MB
I think one track like this each week makes it worth listening A.S.O.T.
Sounds like everything else on ASOT, in my opinion.
Posted by Trance-M on Apr-03-2008 10:50:
Re: Re: Worth listening?
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Originally posted by david.michael
Sounds like everything else on ASOT, in my opinion.
Interesting. I wonder why this track then took my attention while listening the 341 session. Something needs to be different than the other tracks, because I really don't like everything played at ASOT. I guess about 20% of the tracks I really like. The rest is average.
Could it be that in general some ASOT lovers like certain instruments, rhythms, melodies more than other Trance lovers? Is it like in this track the synths and melody?
By the way, probably the difference is more clear when you hear it after some other tracks than listening just this one track. I even might feel the same about it at first sight (ehhh listen...)
I always wonder what causes that there is a group that likes the sort of trance which is played at ASOT and a group that doesn't. I think it's obvisous that at this forum there is a large number of people that doesn't.
I know that many grow up with ASOT like trance, so that's one explanation, but since I'm not one of those, I'm 33 and started listing to trance around 1994, I'm curious what causes this.
Posted by leph555 on Apr-03-2008 11:23:
i used to find trance interesting and idk special
but thats until i started listening to house
now every other trance track i just ignore because it just doesn't stand out
Posted by Whirloop on Apr-03-2008 11:29:
Re: Re: Re: Worth listening?
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Originally posted by Trance-MB
Interesting. I wonder why this track then took my attention while listening the 341 session. Something needs to be different than the other tracks, because I really don't like everything played at ASOT.
It's very subjective what people like. Who knows what associations that track triggered in your head...
Like when you are madly in love, even the cheesiest love ballads will speak wisdom to you because you can relate to the message.
Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Apr-03-2008 13:18:
Listening to a 2 hour show to find one track is not my idea of a productive use of time. In fact, it's a massive waste of my time.
And that track is shit.
Posted by hkaliher on Apr-03-2008 14:53:
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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike
Listening to a 2 hour show to find one track is not my idea of a productive use of time. In fact, it's a massive waste of my time.
so true. if you can't look around here for two hours (while listening to music you know you like) and find at least 3-4 new to you songs that you like i would be surprised.
Posted by smakmagik on Apr-03-2008 15:19:
Boring, just like most of Jon O Bir's material, whose label signed this one.
Posted by Trance-M on Apr-03-2008 18:56:
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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike
Listening to a 2 hour show to find one track is not my idea of a productive use of time. In fact, it's a massive waste of my time.
And that track is shit.
It's no waste of time. At home I don't listen for 2 hours, (certainly not with a 2 year old daughter) then I just need like 10 minutes to find the tracks I like. I do listen ASOT wenn driving to and from my work. In general I like ASOT, but I think tracks which I really like are tracks which I would like to buy.
When I heard this one in my car I played it several times. Maybe it just sounds great in my car....
About 10 years ago, when I was buying lots of compilations in most cases about 60% of the tracks I did like and the others were rubbish. So mayby I'm just picky on selecting tracks.
O by the way, you meant: "And I think that track is shit."
Posted by jupiterone on Apr-03-2008 19:05:
fuck, that's bland
Posted by Clovis on Apr-03-2008 19:20:
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Originally posted by jupiterone
fuck, that's bland
It sounds like the same fucking shit I was into when I quit listening to trance almost 4 years ago.
Posted by Trance-M on Apr-03-2008 19:40:
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Originally posted by Clovis
It sounds like the same fucking shit I was into when I quit listening to trance almost 4 years ago.
So did you start listening again or are you gonna quit again after hearing this one? Anyway, a real TA never quits trance, but is addicted to it imo. Which doesn't mean that you cann't like other genres.
Posted by Clovis on Apr-03-2008 19:45:
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Originally posted by Trance-MB
So did you start listening again or are you gonna quit again after hearing this one? Anyway, a real TA never quits trance, but is addicted to it imo. Which doesn't mean that you cann't like other genres.
I'm really not a real TA then I guess. I like the odd trance tune here and there but the vast majority is just not for me, I feel theres far more interesting and better music out there.
Posted by jupiterone on Apr-03-2008 19:49:
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Originally posted by Trance-MB
a real TA never quits trance, but is addicted to it imo. Which doesn't mean that you cann't like other genres.
it's just music man. i never understood why people talk about trance like it's the most unreal musical experience one will ever have the opportunity to listen to
Posted by RJT on Apr-03-2008 19:50:
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Originally posted by Trance-MB
So did you start listening again or are you gonna quit again after hearing this one? Anyway, a real TA never quits trance, but is addicted to it imo. Which doesn't mean that you cann't like other genres.
I think you're getting the idea of a "real TA" confused with the notion of someone who is incapable of thinking for themselves.
Though, maybe they're just the same thing.
Posted by ohbeone on Apr-03-2008 20:02:
I definitely don't see anything special about that track. Pretty boring cookie cutter stuff IMO. Maybe the other stuff in the mix was REALLY bad and then this one just came out and rocked you. I don't know. But nothing special.
Posted by Trance-M on Apr-03-2008 20:07:
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Originally posted by jupiterone
it's just music man. i never understood why people talk about trance like it's the most unreal musical experience one will ever have the opportunity to listen to
I absolutely agree that it is just music. I put it a bit to the extreme. I just don't think that someone who really, really likes trance for more than 10 years, suddenly stops listing to it and completely switches to something else.
So concluding that you're not that of a TA would be right I think and there is nothing wrong with that at all.
I think the same goes for rock, jazz, classic or any other genre. That people get interested in other genres is nothing strange. I used to like Pet Shop Boys, A-Ha, Tears for Fears, U2 next to trance, techno, happy hardcore, eurohouse. That I didn't listen it recently doesn't mean I now don't like it any more.
On the other hand I think due to time it can be that older tracks now do sound old. Because of this you might like them less than at that time.
Posted by jupiterone on Apr-03-2008 20:13:
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Originally posted by Trance-MB
I absolutely agree that it is just music. I put it a bit to the extreme. I just don't think that someone who really, really likes trance for more than 10 years, suddenly stops listing to it and completely switches to something else.
So concluding that you're not that of a TA would be right I think and there is nothing wrong with that at all.
well, for me it was more of a long-term gradual switch from trance to different styles. i wasn't very educated in electronic music when i started listening to trance. i'm pretty sure this is how most people are Posted by Trance-M on Apr-03-2008 20:38:
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Originally posted by jupiterone
well, for me it was more of a long-term gradual switch from trance to different styles. i wasn't very educated in electronic music when i started listening to trance. i'm pretty sure this is how most people are
Very true. I started listening to Synthesizer music like J.M. Jarre, Vangelis, Jan Hammer, Axel F.
Then next to that (acid)house came up which I also liked. Of course you cann't dance very good on Synthesizer tracks.
The combination of these two became Trance i.m.o. This makes it obvisious I think why I love todays trance as much especially what in general is played at ASOT.
Since I'm 33 I don't think many over here followed this same path.
I think there's a huge difference in what people like in trance. Obvisious that people over here (west-Europe) in general like the Tiesto and Armin stuff more than others, but sometimes I get the impression people blame them for that. I think people just want to hear this and like this more. Over 5-10 years it might be different again.
