Holy Sh*t... have you guys been hearing his latest mixes..
"Perfect" is the only way I can describe it, esp. the latest sets from dance department..

Flesh Girl (drumscape remix), the new solarstone - release, SIROCCO - DESTINATION!!!

This is the oakenfold I remember from '99.

Keep em comin.

thats damn good timing then because i go to see him friday and i am not looking to be disappointed.

I agree his mixes have been really good latey on radio shows, with top track selection. Only thing I can slight him on is that with these shows he does most mixing on computer. Who knows what you are bound to get live. Just keep him away from the Charlie

Excellent,i expect Oakenfold to come back strong like he was before. He will be put back to the top of my list..

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I don't think thats going to happen though. I must agree his mixes have been really good but I just saw him here in Brazil last week and in Miami the week b4, man did this guy blow!! It was fukkin horrible at one point he actually spun jump around, u know that old hip hop song, horrible. And he was soo strung out all he did was do his jesus pose on stage(by the way I have most of his set taped and filmed along with Pete Tong on 4 different cameras) Don't get me wrong oakie 2 years ago was my fav DJ by far, but I have to say the last 4 times I have seen him ever since the music conference he has been getting worse and worse. And I guarantee that at the end of his set he will play his new version of the prophet, which honestly I think doesn't even come close to the original, he added some weird noise and distortion it sounds really crappy. Well who knows hopefully he will spin a decent set but don't keep your hopes that high.

Excellent news! I love Oakie's old stuff (ie Cream Anthems, Flouro, EM World Tour).

Can someone mention a couple of his recent sets that are worth downloading.

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Originally posted by uwmadtrance I agree his mixes have been really good latey on radio shows, with top track selection. Only thing I can slight him on is that with these shows he does most mixing on computer. Who knows what you are bound to get live. Just keep him away from the Charlie

what?

like he used to be Carl Cox on stage or something? he has been mixing with computers as long as ive seen him.

MOST dj sets are based on a DAT, thats how acapellas and effects are often brought in or difficult mixes are accomplished before hand. its not always the case with every dj, but with these big djs doing the same set night after night it is.

and to all the people that think Oakenfold has 'come back' you need to avoid the whole fair weather fan attitude. every oakie set ive been to he has ended up finishing the set with 98/99 era trance, so i dunno how he has 'changed'. |

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'That's like telling a Kodiak bear to stop fcking older men.'

I was just stating that basing his mixing off of his radio shows might be a mistake since it is all done by computer programs. NOTHING manual.

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Originally posted by uwmadtrance I was just stating that basing his mixing off of his radio shows might be a mistake since it is all done by computer programs. NOTHING manual.

well this is also pretty popular. its much easier for a DJ to do an EM by sending a tracklist and letting someone else do it - Oakie isnt the only guilty one! in fact most EMs are done this way unless they are pulled from a gig prior, and then the manual mixing needs to be near flawless or else they wouldnt use it.

im not necessarily FOR comp mixing...its not really as easy as pushing a button, and a bad trainwreck can piss me the hell off. if its on a CD i own or my computer, id rather listen to a flawless comp mix than pure shit...

i fully understand and am just expounding on what youve said|

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Originally posted by biznology and to all the people that think Oakenfold has 'come back' you need to avoid the whole fair weather fan attitude. every oakie set ive been to he has ended up finishing the set with 98/99 era trance, so i dunno how he has 'changed'. |

Amen to that!! I get so sick of these Oakey is back threads, I mean since when did he leave. You mean because an artist tries to new things and experiements with realms of music other than ure favorite all of a sudden their garbage? I think not maybe he's starting to play some 99 esque stuff but to constantly change from Oakey blows to Oakeys back threads and atittudes quite frankly is sickening. Ive been an Oakey fan since 98 and havent changed since. Now dont get me wrong im not trying to say i love everything he does, i didnt lie bunkka as much as the next guy buy as a fan understand artist will and desire to experiment. Now that hes done with this lil phase hes ready to reclaim his throne as number one. You all shall see.

By the way a great set to download this year is his creamfields i cant simply say enough about that magical set!!!!!

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Top Tracks ATM
Nikola Gala - Blue Impulse
Ozgur Can Feat. Nick Beman - Not Even Winds
Powerplant - Turn It To Gold (Madoka's Mix)
Sultan & The Greek - Wadi (Original Mix)
Carlos Vives - Comu Tu (Paul Oakenfold Mix)
Bjork - Violently Happy (Mercurio Mix)

aah..oakey...i saw him back in september...he was good i could say but not as good as he used to be...he spun things like beauty never fades,obsession,magic impulse...and at the end couple of olde trance tracks...well of course i was a little bit dissapointed i was hoping for a more trancy set, but my prog-fun friends liked it a lot...

to u trance-addicts dont expect to much..he will spin his usual prog. shit and u will be dissapointed by his mixing(im sure for that)...


later...

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Originally posted by sifntj0r all posts above and below this one are just plain gay.

thank god!! I was getting pretty damn worried

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