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osterzone
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Registered: Jul 2009
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How do you guys discover new artists?

How do you guys go about it? I usually just search something on YouTube, and then click on related videos.

Sep-28-2009 15:26 United States

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Adam420
Trance Free Since 2003

Registered: Jul 2008
Location: Montreal, QC

tracklists, charts, articles, reviews, online music stores, word of mouth (incl. TA I suppose)

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Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

Sep-28-2009 15:41 Canada

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Andy__freak
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam420
tracklists, charts, articles, reviews, online music stores, word of mouth (incl. TA I suppose)

+1

Most of the time Beatport/Audiojelly/Di.fm/Last.fm/friends.

Sep-28-2009 15:44 Netherlands

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osterzone
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Registered: Jul 2009
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy__freak
+1

Most of the time Beatport/Audiojelly/Di.fm/Last.fm/friends.

Yeah I also listen to a lot of di.fm and jot down the track names.

Sep-28-2009 15:45 United States

osterzone
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Originally posted by Adam420
tracklists, charts, articles, reviews, online music stores, word of mouth (incl. TA I suppose)

Where do you get your reviews from?

Sep-28-2009 15:46 United States

MrJiveBoJingles
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.

Discogs, TA (mixes + MD + new releases section), and Beatport.

Sep-28-2009 15:50 United States

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sh33p
disco fvrd, house flvrd..

Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

beatport, usually i can surf there for a couple of hours
and of course TA, music discussion, new tracks and reviews and track lists.

Sep-28-2009 16:27 Israel

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Adam420
Trance Free Since 2003

Registered: Jul 2008
Location: Montreal, QC

quote:
Originally posted by osterzone
Where do you get your reviews from?

Resident Advisor and some other music blogs/podcast sites.

Sep-28-2009 16:44 Canada

Acton
Like a FCKNG BIRD

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: London

TA, Beatport, Discogs and Last.fm .

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Sep-28-2009 16:46 England

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jupiterone
housin' guide

Registered: Dec 2004
Location: los angeles

phonica, discogs, google

i rarely ever use beatport to discover music. i usually find it elsewhere and search it on beatport if i want to buy it

Sep-28-2009 17:18 Poland

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ziptnf
Programming your future

Registered: Jun 2008
Location: Louisville, KY

Various Artists (VA) compilations have lots of artists that you generally aren't familiar with.

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Sep-28-2009 17:25

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stevö
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Sep 2009
Location: floriduh

take it a step further and list the actual blogs! why not?

bigstereo.net
infinitestatemachine.com
basic_sounds.blogspot.com (heh, actually i go here for the artwork most of the time)
polaroidclub.blogspot.com
cosmicdisco.co.uk
acknowledgedclassic.blogspot.com

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Sep-28-2009 17:53 United States