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Probably been asked a 100x, but where to find tunes online??

Ok, so I apologize for asking something that may have already been asked a bunch, but besides Beatport and somewhere that'll mess up your computer...

Where do you all recommend going to download the latest and generally just great trance, house, etc. tracks online?

You've been registered on here since 2004 and you're asking this noob question now. Do you not know how to search? Seriously

http://beatport.com

Read this: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...&threadid=65343

Teezdalien, yes. I've been on these forums for quite a while.

Was interested to hear some current comments from folks on the topic. Have any helpful resources?

Polt, thanks for the thread link.

Well in that case, there's not much I can suggest that isn't in that thread Polt's pointed at. There's really very few trance releases coming out that appeal to me these days either. I dunno Audiojelly may be a good start. You have to dig deep for good trance though with many of these sites.
edit: I use Junodownload a lot of the time.

I hear what you're saying.

After many years of collecting vinyl, still enjoy it, I've decided to check out these wonderful "new" things called CDJs and digital stuff in general. I still like my Technics but you know...

Sometimes I hear something from say Tiesto's podcast and go a searching. That usually is a hard find, but sometimes. There is so much out there that on a lot of these sites you start looking for something and end up finding other tunes.

I've collected vinyl for many years and am currently getting really turned off CDJs and all the digital mediums with rampant piracy and the amount of mediocre tunes being released in many genres due to the ease of access to production software etc.
Really feel that it has cheapened the profession in many ways, I still dig but these days for me at least finding real gems is occurring less frequently. Maybe I'm just turning into a cynical, jaded old **** though.

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Originally posted by Teezdalien You've been registered on here since 2004 and you're asking this noob question now. Do you not know how to search? Seriously

+1

u **** u deserve to be called a newb, just quit djing and sell your whatever equipment u have

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Originally posted by orTofønChiLd +1 u **** u deserve to be called a newb, just quit djing and sell your whatever equipment u have

That time of month already?

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Originally posted by d3020 Sometimes I hear something from say Tiesto's podcast and go a searching.

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Originally posted by Teezdalien I've collected vinyl for many years and am currently getting really turned off CDJs and all the digital mediums with rampant piracy and the amount of mediocre tunes being released in many genres due to the ease of access to production software etc. Really feel that it has cheapened the profession in many ways, I still dig but these days for me at least finding real gems is occurring less frequently. Maybe I'm just turning into a cynical, jaded old **** though.

I remeber the days when one had tunes no one else could even come close to having.

Now I laugh, people come to me and say "Shit dude listen to this tune!!" and I it's always something from beatport top 10...

damn it's so hard to find unique music, and also it's super difficult to have tunes no one can just have.

I also miss the looking for years for a track and the thrill of finally discovering it.

I get the feeling some think that they are the only ones that know about beatport.

chewy dragee, I agree.

While the tunes that are played are definitely a huge factor. It seems that nowadays what can separate one from the other is not who has more downloads (because like you said, who can't go to beatport and download whatever they want), but the actual DJing skills. Novel idea, right??

The reality is, imo, is that most people are not going to have access to the latest Tiesto, Armin, etc. podcast tracks. I wonder if record pools are still doing well?

Interesting topic I think here.

I've stopped giving people tracklists for my sets.

I really search my ass off for unique tracks that no one has and i'm not prepared to just give the track info to people.

Call me a selfish bastard if you wish.

I suppose the rampant availability of tracks is also why there are so many producers around these days (Not just the ease of access to production software). If you want something no one else has, make it yourself.

I can relate to that feeling Chewy. Personally I hate sounding nostalgic when it comes to DJing and dance music but I'm finding that I have to look back into the past and to the history of dance music just to find inspiration and tunes to come up with a fresh sounding set. It's a well used cliche to take something from the past to create something new for the future, but it rings so true.

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Originally posted by chewy dragee If you want something no one else has, make it yourself.

But that in itself is a big part of the problem of there being such a flood of garbage being released. There is still great music being made however. Digging is just becoming more of a chore and much less enjoyable than what it used to be.

One thing that is great with the digital age though is that it's easy to rehash different tunes into something unique.


....but it's just as easy to fuck that up too.

One thing I quite like to do that I have not heard anyone doing is mixing psy trance with nu disco.


That shit is sweet.

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Originally posted by d3020 chewy dragee, I agree. While the tunes that are played are definitely a huge factor. It seems that nowadays what can separate one from the other is not who has more downloads (because like you said, who can't go to beatport and download whatever they want), but the actual DJing skills. Novel idea, right??

I have to say the ability to mix these days has kind of been thrown out the window. To me it's 90% track selection 10% mixing ability.

As long as they don't trainwreck the track or have a galloping horse going for over half a minute i'm quite content being in a club where the music itself is good.

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Originally posted by chewy dragee I remeber the days when one had tunes no one else could even come close to having. Now I laugh, people come to me and say "Shit dude listen to this tune!!" and I it's always something from beatport top 10... damn it's so hard to find unique music, and also it's super difficult to have tunes no one can just have. I also miss the looking for years for a track and the thrill of finally discovering it. I get the feeling some think that they are the only ones that know about beatport.

There are still many vinyl only releases. I order from www.ukdancerecords.com and I know I have a lot tracks that others don't have in my city right now simply because everyone else downloades their music now.

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Originally posted by n3lly I have to say the ability to mix these days has kind of been thrown out the window. To me it's 90% track selection 10% mixing ability. As long as they don't trainwreck the track or have a galloping horse going for over half a minute i'm quite content being in a club where the music itself is good.

Especially when you count all of the tools available for mixing nowadays. Anybody can mix if they are running the right program.


In the end, a moving dancefloor is all that matters though.

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Originally posted by n3lly That time of month already?

lol

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Originally posted by n3lly As long as they don't trainwreck the track or have a galloping horse going for over half a minute i'm quite content being in a club where the music itself is good.

lol @ galloping horse

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Originally posted by n3lly I have to say the ability to mix these days has kind of been thrown out the window. To me it's 90% track selection 10% mixing ability. As long as they don't trainwreck the track or have a galloping horse going for over half a minute i'm quite content being in a club where the music itself is good.

i believe the opposite. yes you can mix shit tracks amazingly, but anyone can go from a to b...i only listen to people who like math enough to know that that is all djing is about...

then again i mix better than black guys at a fat white girl conference.

also epic lol at the galloping horse....derek may?;p

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Originally posted by n3lly I have to say the ability to mix these days has kind of been thrown out the window. To me it's 90% track selection 10% mixing ability. As long as they don't trainwreck the track or have a galloping horse going for over half a minute i'm quite content being in a club where the music itself is good.

Why is that? That's a real shame I think, and a big reason why I don't go out to clubs or enjoy DJ sets as often as I used to.
A big part of that is where I'm currently living though. Brisbane's pretty lame from what I can tell. Maybe I just haven't met the right people yet, but I miss clubbing in Melbourne a lot.

meatspin is a great source for music that makes you spin right round baybeeee rite rownd.

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