How would you guys categorize Johan's genre of music? would you say he plays strictly Trance or harder Trance or neither or both or something else??
Let me know people!!!
Thanks,
itikia
Jun-03-2002 13:51
Biohazard
Progressive Trance Addict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Huizen, Holland
cheesy trance
Jun-03-2002 14:21
itikia
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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Toronto
quote:
Originally posted by Biohazard
cheesy trance
Is this what the majority of people in Holland think of him? As cheese? After all Holland is his home town and if he isn't considered good there then he shouldn't be considered good at all!!
Jun-03-2002 14:35
Biohazard
Progressive Trance Addict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Huizen, Holland
Not everybody hates him, but the hardcore trance people dont like him
I have seen him once, he sucked ass in terms of mixing and track selection. He played full out cheese the whole night, he even played barthezz
I personally think DJ jean is better than him
Jun-03-2002 14:37
ampburner
progressive trancEaddict
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Holland
err, Johan is from Belgium (though he has the dutch nationality nowadays I think, but he's originally belgian)
and yes, cheesy trance..
Jun-03-2002 14:38
itikia
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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Toronto
Guys i posted a little Q in the Holland forum so that i get an idea who Hollands hottest Trance dj is at the moment.
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Middletown, CT or Durham, NH
I like him!...um, yeah. I think he doesn't play just 'cheese' as people are calling it...he actually has cool mixes of both really heavily played songs like the bongo song, and obscure ones like Fiocco - the crowd is moving which came like 2 songs before the other one on a club eau set. He also uses a good speed for dancing...
Jun-03-2002 16:43
zapper
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2001
Location: Bergen
I am not really a fan of Gielen the DJ, but he has (together with Svenson) produced many tunes worthy of mention. I guess I liked his style better before (since I'm more into harder stuff today) but I can probably list at least ten tracks that are really good (mostly remixes). Most are a couple of years old though.
That's my opinion.
Oh, and I would define his style as a-bit-clubby-very-happy-&-quite-uplifting-melodic-trance
Jun-03-2002 16:44
Kirby
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Middletown, CT or Durham, NH
Original question
As for the original post...from what I've heard (I haven't heard all his live performances or anything) but in tons of his remixes, I wouldn't call it hard trance...it's way too 'light' sounding for that...beats very bouncy and not very imposing...
Jun-03-2002 16:46
Asperge
House DJ
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Leiden
Gielen definetely plays uplifting trance!
Jun-03-2002 16:49
k.k.d.
Kostu-san
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Montreal
I like Gielen... Almost every Airscape tune or mix is very good, and I kinda tripped hard on We know what you did...
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Jun-03-2002 16:55
Te Ka
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Calgary,Canada
Hit or miss
Ive heard him spin awsome sets and ive heard him play some gay ass shit!
Hit or miss
