Paul van Dyk - Avicii sounds like trance from the 90's
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Trance has had a resurgence in popularity lately but would it be fair to say it was more popular in the nineties? If so why do you think that is?
To be honest I never really put music into those genres, I wasn’t calling it trance when it was at it’s peak and I’m not calling it trance now either. Everyone has a different definition for example, most of the things they call house music these days could actually be pop music. Listening to Aviici there’s actually no house music in it, it’s purely trance music that sounds like the stuff from the ninties. There’s actually nothing modern about it and that’s what leaves me confused as to what is going on in terms of labeling. Therefore I don’t do it, it’s electronic music and there are elements of it that I enjoy and there are also bits that I don’t like at all and that’s how I choose what I play. For me music has to be intense, music has to be banging and if there’s something that’s a bit wishy-washy then I won’t play it.
i see what paul is saying. the melody's are like 90's trance. however the production is like modern house. paul always seems a bit clueless about production quality.
Jun-13-2012 02:03
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
That dude can't even form a coherent sentence.
I DON'T LABEL MUSIC BUT HIS MUSIC CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE 90'S TRANCE
A lot of 'trouse' nowadays reminds me more of what artists like the Klubbheads, Brooklyn Bounce, Sash!, and Faithless were doing in the 90's rather than 90's trance.
Registered: Aug 2010
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
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Originally posted by Euforix
I can't see anything similar with those artist in the 90s and these 'trouse' artists nowadays. The music sounds very much different to my ears. Only similarity could be the hype around them.
The blaring melodies and simplistic grooves don't draw a parallel for you?
Sure the sounds are a bit different but in essence it's the same thing.
Registered: Aug 2010
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
That's a good point, at least they didn't have this god-awful lovely-dovely euphoric try hard thing going on.
An often heard complaint about the modern variety is that it takes itself too seriously. Maybe it does, but then again at least there are no cheesy "put you hands up in the air" vocal samples and what not. A middle ground between totally taking the piss and trying too hard must be found, and I'm not sure of such a thing even exists or if it's all just subjective.
Paul van Dyk - Avicii sounds like trance from the 90's
