disregarding the fact that this track is absolutely destroyed by its kitsch vocals, the instrumental is essentially an updated version of the mid 90s acid house sound. yeah, it's not a real "dance" track but it might as well be, if not for its mainstream structure;





and the radio is full of stuff harkening back to that mid 90s EDM scene. wether its hip hop sampling the commercial side of things or new tracks following an old formula (as per the example above)... there def seems to be a significant pattern here;







and then you have the scene itself treading familiar grounds;







Sure, the above artists are not a picture perfect example of relevancy but hey they still draw a large portion of the community (Oakenfold is signed to Armada, Sasha has a residency in Ibiza). They remain well respected, and often imitated so its only a matter of time before the rest of the pack follows.

Trance in general seems to be moving away from its generic 8th note patterns and back to the supersaw ladden synths, and spacey breakdowns of the late 90s. Even in the progressive scene, I'm noticing a lot more melody incorporated into the main leads, with a slow but steady decline in minimal sounds.

I mean there's a clear pattern here in both the mainstream and club arenas, and it's far too common shrug it off as coincidence. The momentum is slowly sifting back to the old days and I get the vibe that there's this silent demand for things to go back to the way they were...I just hope it's not a temporary trend.

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Originally posted by RapidFire disregarding the fact that this track is absolutely destroyed by its kitsch vocals, the instrumental is essentially an updated version of the mid 90s acid house sound. yeah, it's not a real "dance" track but it might as well be, if not for its mainstream structure; and the radio is full of stuff harkening back to that mid 90s EDM scene. wether its hip hop sampling the commercial side of things or new tracks following an old formula (as per the example above)... there def seems to be a significant pattern here; and then you have the scene itself treading familiar grounds; Sure, the above artists are not a picture perfect example of relevancy but hey they still draw a large portion of the community (Oakenfold is signed to Armada, Sasha has a residency in Ibiza). They remain well respected, and often imitated so its only a matter of time before the rest of the pack follows. Trance in general seems to be moving away from its generic 8th note patterns and back to the supersaw ladden synths, and spacey breakdowns of the late 90s. Even in the progressive scene, I'm noticing a lot more melody incorporated into the main leads, with a slow but steady decline in minimal sounds. I mean there's a clear pattern here in both the mainstream and club arenas, and it's far too common shrug it off as coincidence. The momentum is slowly sifting back to the old days and I get the vibe that there's this silent demand for things to go back to the way they were...I just hope it's not a temporary trend.

Well just like everything it is cyclical.

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Originally posted by RapidFire

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I like that song too.

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Originally posted by OrangestO This isn't about physics, this is about waves.

i look forward to some new flavor..modern music has become stale lately

As a side note:Maybe we should put a hip hop word filter"Yo,werd,U dig,ect)on the forum before the hip hop guys start posting..You know there coming..

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Originally posted by skullyzempire You know there coming..

Where?

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Originally posted by OrangestO This isn't about physics, this is about waves.

maybe the 90s were a more creative time for music...lots of fakers trying to go back to that sound nowadays to make themselves look "fresh" and "innovative" in the eyes of the world. bullshit. real art does not repeat itself.

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Originally posted by Settimo Real art does not repeat itself.

Yes it does. Everything does.

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