Armin Van Buuren - is He following in the lines of Tiesto ?
what i mean is, that since his remix of iio's rapture, Armin seemed to be the darling of trance, his profile was higher and his workload went up, armin remixes were all over the place and he released several new trax within a very short time period.
do u think his honeymoon period is now over and that he has burnt himself out and will fall into the wayside whilst other producers such as Mesh, Aspiraton etc come into the forefront or will Armin continue to enjoy the success of the last 2 years ?
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Darlington, England
good statement..........
i think armin needs to evolve his style alittle to get the suppost he used to have, and still does, but losing it because most of his latest work hasn't been very different or experimental.
thats my opinion, he'll always get massive support for me, but its time for him to change alittle, but not follow the road of tiesto (his producing)
Mar-24-2003 17:27
Asperge
House DJ
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Leiden
I agree with you guys that he has to evolve a little bit, his production are almost the same over and over(not that I dont like them, hehe I think they are great, but it is getting a bit bored, the same armin base everytime)
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: somewhere in France
Armin isn't at al as good as he was in the past. All their latest remixes / productions sounds the same. It's not as AMAZING as in the past. When I listen to ARIA 'dido' (armin remix) and after I listen to IIO 'rapture', I ask myself if it is still Armin Van Buuren!
His new tune SONG FOR THE OCEAN is really poor. Damn where are those fucking awesome synths riffs we had in the past?
Ferry Corsten : same way! he loosed it too
like ton of artists : FUTURE BREEZE, RANK 1, DJ TIESTO, COSMIC GATE...and now Armin. I can't wait to listen to his album out in may. My opinion will change maybe...
Mar-24-2003 17:43
Breeze
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: over there
I dont think Armin was ever a god.. Gods always mix smoothly.
but he still rocks. i didnt like sunburn coz it sounded like dust.wav. he must get a new style soon coz im getting bored with his shit.
M.I.K.E and L-Vee are the GODS.
Mar-24-2003 17:56
InfiniteSquare
God's Garden
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: The Palm Beaches
Armin is the shit...no one plays newer high quality trance tracks than him. Thats why he is the best.
On the other hand, his productions mostly sound the same and he needs to change it up a little.
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Mar-24-2003 18:03
[mart]
PSN: mart_likes_fluke
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: England
quote:
Originally posted by Breeze
M.I.K.E and L-Vee are the GODS.
I don't disagree, but I consider M.I.K.E. and L-Vee just as guilty of bumping out similiar-sounding productions and remixes as Armin Or perhaps I'm being too critical of a distinctive sound...anyway, case in point: The Green Martian - Industry and Logo - Don't Panic (The Green Martian Remix).
Mar-24-2003 18:11
torontotrance
I hath returned
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Toronto
Tiesto is about to fall down the Paul Oakenfold - King of the World Spiral. Armin is not close but I think deejays need to take time off to recharge themselves. Timo Maas was smart enough to do that, he did 240 gigs in 2000 and now does 6-8 gigs a month like most big name deejays. Armin is not even 30 and he may burn himself out badly, nice guy and nice mixes he has done. Advice to AVB, take a long vacation with the girlfriend and go somewhere away from people for a month. Recharge the batteries and pick your remixes carefully, don't do too much.
Mar-24-2003 18:20
DJ-Ande
Trance Addict
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Darlington, England
Keep away from the cheese armin!!!!!!!
same with ferry
cheese will be your downfall
Mar-24-2003 18:24
Keown
Sarah Mclachlan Addict
Registered: Feb 2002
Location: N. Ireland
I agree that the way Armin is producing and even more so remixing so many tracks will make some people say that he needs to change his style but the problem isn't that he has to, but rather do less good productions and hence more of the excellent trance we used to get from him.
I believe this year he has stepped up on his producing AND his DJing, which with the DJing is a good thing, if you are a fan of the style of Trance he plays then he is one of the best DJ's to go out and see at the minute. I shall wait to see what he can throw at me with the new album of his