i dunno if it's just our group of friends who have been noticing this, but lately it seems that good stompy house sets- you know the kind that make you smile and want to shake your ass- amongst toronto residents are becoming more and more scarce.
it seems everyone is leaning alot towards minimal or tribal as of late, leaving us true house heads wondering why this is.
is it just the direction electronic music is taking, is it dj's wanting to expand their versatility, or is it just good ol' fashioned house music isn't cool anymore?
it's a shame, truely, because it has been since before the new year i can rememebr a really chuggy, stompy, dirty house set- anyone else noticing this at all, and why do you think this is?
BFU
Jul-05-2008 03:00
VDub
Scoundrel
Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Toronto
I always thought that the music would get faster and harder but it seems to have regressed...
And Tribal has gone the way of house as well..
Ppl are just being trendy in my opinion...
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quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
chinamon is INCH MOAN.
LOL so fitting.
Jul-05-2008 03:04
The Highroller
ad hoc and ad lib
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Flying over the cuckoo's nest
quote:
Originally posted by VDub
I always thought that the music would get faster and harder but it seems to have regressed...
And Tribal has gone the way of house as well..
Ppl are just being trendy in my opinion...
What is "the music"? There is tons of upbeat music being produced right now. Techno (not minimal or tech house) is coming back in a big way again with the DJs who used to play a lot more minimal. The "New Age" Electro ala Ed Banger Records and MSTRKRFT has been blowing up for a while now too.
Jul-05-2008 04:09
Anindo
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jan 2008
Location:
Electro house sucks!
we need some funky, vocal House DJ in Toronto!!
Jul-05-2008 04:14
gummybear
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2007
Location: T dot O dot
try to get out to some of the parties promoted by pat boogie...
Jul-05-2008 04:32
lazy haze
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto, ON
not so sure about tribal, but definitly the last time i've been out its all electro/minimal house. Spent the last hour searching for tracks on Beatport and the trend is there too, everything is very hard with only a few notes in there. I've always like the beats in house more than trance, but house needs to get some melody back...i'm sure people are producing it but i'm having a hard time finding it...
Jul-05-2008 06:01
kotsy
Avatar Superstar
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Underground
quote:
Originally posted by Anindo
we need some funky, vocal House DJ in Toronto!!
i like it exactly where it is right now.
keep the disco/diva shit away.
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Jul-05-2008 08:58
RobotHouse
CHEESE IT!
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Hamilton/Toronto
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
i like it exactly where it is right now.
keep the disco/diva shit away.
amen brotha.
Jul-05-2008 09:07
bigfatandugly
tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: toronto, canada
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
i like it exactly where it is right now.
keep the disco/diva shit away.
i agree with this as well, however you can't lump all house in together ( lets not get into splitting hairs when it comes to 'identifying' genres).
i'm not talking dicso/ diva shit. i'm talking dirty, chuggy, stompy house. the kind when the dj is going off all you can do is smile to yourself, shake your head and think 'when is this guy going to let up and give me a break here'.
a good example of such a set was one dekoze spun 2 years ago at the Drink during the 10 year anniversary of the Guv. that room was going OFF.
huge difference.
and sadly you just don't hear sets like that much anymore.
they lately seem to leave you unsatisfied- like have sex for hours and never blowing your load, to be blunt.
