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CGRumler
Master of the Hadouken

Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Indiana

Like it or not, I think trance is getting more mainstream play

I went into work at Best Buy, this morning, and checked out all of the new music videos that we're playing in my music department. It's rare for us to put up any electronic music, though. Mostly Rap and Rock is all I ever hear. But we've played ATB - You're not Alone and 4 Strings (artist was actually labeled as DJ Encore) - Take Me Away. So I was surprised and ecstatic when I saw that we're now currently playing the music videos for PvD - Time of Our Lives and Armin van Buurren (they spelled it Buren) - Yet Another Day. So having this in mind, questions? Comments?

Nov-03-2003 16:57 United States

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starglider
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Montreal, Canada

Well, TOOL and YAD are (arguably) about as mainstream as it gets in terms of proper trance. I still don't think the stuff with less commercial appeal (pertinent examples elude me) will ever crack the charts on a regular basis.

Nov-03-2003 17:39 Canada

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DjSimonB
Convergence

Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Glasgow

I think trance is getting less mainstream play... I know that PvD and Armin have had videos played, but that's quite commercial stuff, most trance is still only really played on clubs/radio shows...

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Nov-03-2003 17:46 Scotland

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Ding Chavez
drs. progger

Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Holland

Don't come anywhere near holland then Even everybody's grandma heard tiesto's new single a few days after release...

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Nov-03-2003 17:48 Netherlands

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Streakfury
Angrily Running Naked

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: 11th Dimension

Trance is getting more mainstream by the day...

I'm not sure that it is. I think Rap/R'n'B/Hip Hop has got very mainstream in the last couple of years, and people just dont seem to be interested in trance. I've never seen any Armin vids on TV, and the only Paul Van Dyk video I ever saw a lot of was 'We Are Alive'. But then again, I dont watch a lot of TV.

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Nov-03-2003 17:56 England

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Shudder
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Registered: Sep 2000
Location:

Re: Trance is getting more mainstream by the day...

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Originally posted by Streakfury
I'm not sure that it is. I think Rap/R'n'B/Hip Hop has got very mainstream in the last couple of years, and people just dont seem to be interested in trance.

its funny you say this cause most of my friends into r&b and punk, are starting to apprecieate the genres of house and trance more. i have no idea what got into them but i suppose its a good thing...

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Nov-03-2003 18:05 Canada

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Ozzie
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: May 2002
Location: Rotherham, UK

its getting more mainstream, well, their trying their best.

in the last few weeks in HMV iv seen Tiesto's Traffic, PvD's Everything but you, three drives carrera 2 and armins yet another day on CD single + edited to under 20mins (so they'd qualify for the UK Top 40)

seems the "big" DJ's are trying 2 get more commercial success in the UK at least.

Nov-03-2003 18:11 England

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CGRumler
Master of the Hadouken

Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Indiana

Lol, I guess that I should've reworded that. Lately, I think that trance ARTISTS have been getting more play. It'll be kind of neat to see what happens. The only thing that I'm worried about is having people come up to me going, "Hey, who's this new guy that sings this song?"

Nov-03-2003 19:54 United States

Shad0wmaster
Returning TA

Registered: May 2002
Location: Montreal

i agree that the big name DJs are becoming more mainstream (Tiesto/Pvd/Armin), but I think the less well-known stuff is still very much underground, as it should be

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Nov-03-2003 20:38 Canada

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Christopher B
The One and Only

Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Magnetic North

yeah, jsut remember that to people who are not involved in the club scene at all, what trance they listen to they feel is very new and "underground" for them, even though for us it's yesterday's news.

Nov-03-2003 21:03 United States

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nrjizer
vive le deep

Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Bumfuck, GA

I randomly walked into a best buy and they were playing Cafe del Marco (after which the lame voice failed to list the proper remix ).

Its definately getting more mainstream, but still pretty niche at this point.

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Nov-03-2003 21:05 United States

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torontotrance
I hath returned

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Toronto

atb has always been mainstream but I've never considered him trance. I view his stuff is more leading towards the euro trance (stuff that I despise) but then again no matter which producers go mainstream with their music and mixes, you will always have the underground scene with those producers.

Nov-03-2003 21:06 Canada