I was listening to NOVA the other morning and was surprized that they played: Minamalistix - Close Cover. I think its great that the number 1 radio show in melbounre (its got the most listeners according to the latest statistics) is really starting to get into the trance scene. But when i talked about this with a mate.... he said it sucks... it makes great tunes become commercial...i was just wondering what others thought about it?

Weel I don't listen to the radio much these days (none of the good stations can get a permanent license) but when I do it's almost always Nova. I can't stand any of the others: at least Nova takes some risks with their playlists, not like Fox "let's-play-Casey-Chambers-874-times-a-bloody-day" FM.

So yeah. I'd say it's a good thing: I'd rather have the odd good track be played to death than not having it played at all. And after all, any station that plays anything by Timo Maas (as commercial as his new one is) gets my seal of approval.

Nova in Sydney tends to stick with more conventional stuff .. though when they play pop songs they tend to play the dance remixes and stuff. Agreed its better than other radio stations, but still not that great.

And I know what you mean .. the first time u hear 10 In 01 or the Riva remix of Rapture on the radio, it's kinda depressing. It's good that it gets people into the right sort of music, but at the same time it creates a commercial scene, and I think most people don't want a commercial scene. However, Nova Sydney play live mixes and stuff overnight .. heard one from Matt Darey once. Damn that was good.

Having a quiet saturday night in for a change, and suddenly some sweet trance starts bangin' out the radio at 3am .. sweeet

Nova is cool over her in Sydney... they seem to play alot of dance remixes to the norm of other stations...

This i like, but people what is wrong with commercialism?

Ok sure were are traditionalists that love the underground scene but lets face it... if you can get payed MORE than what you already do wouldn't you do it?

Ok u play @ underground raves for not much or free even.. and a club asks you for double money than what you get.. of course people, that way you can buy more vinyl and have money to buy the latest gear!!!

Don't bad commercialism too much, surely it takes away sum, but not all... DJ's will be DJ's...

bassaholix: I was thinking of writing something like that but you got in first!
I don't really see anything wrong with "commercialism" of music, couldn't it get maybe more people into it? Thats what you want at the end of the day isn't it? Having as many people enjoying your music as you can get? I mean I'll be honest and say I start to get sick of hearing the same song over and over but then it fades away. Bagging a track because it is too commercial or it gets played a lot on radio seems a bit silly to me, and a bit elitist as well.

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And I know what you mean .. the first time u hear 10 In 01 or the Riva remix of Rapture on the radio, it's kinda depressing.

I quite like '10 in 01'! I would love it if I heard it on the radio!

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Nova's probly the best commercial station Melbourne's had. Its still a pity Kiss didn't get the licence. Bust as for tunes becoming commercial - I think thats bullshit.
A tune can start off commercial if it was created to appeal to a wide teeny-bopper audience, by compromising musical quality for wider appeal. If a song is a good tune than in my mind it will always be a good tune, even if a commercial radio station plays it. If it becomes popular and gets played over and over I'll probly get sick of it, but in my mind it will still be a good track.

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hmmmmmmm...if the audience was for trancers originally but if the radio stations got hold of it and it sells like mad and is totally overplayed and u get sick of it then thats okay.......as long the artist doesn't keep making tracks just for the radio, music should be made for enjoyment and the love of it not on the basis of money gimme more, oh in perth no nova fm so ummm yeah

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oh in perth no nova fm so ummm yeah

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Originally posted by Philby I quite like '10 in 01'! I would love it if I heard it on the radio!

Yeah I love it too!
But it's depressing to hear on the radio because then it means all these other people will be going round saying "i heard this great new track" etc etc

And besides, I would much rather be outside the mainstream than part of it. It bugs me to see gullible kids listening to the same thing that everyone else is listening to, simply because everyone else likes it. That's what I mean by depressing.