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Originally posted by `pr0digy AFAIK

What does AFAIK stand for? I went ahead and abbreviated the rest of my post to make it easier to read:
AKDKLSJ. DSKJSDJKS. ASAPW. SDAJASDKJA.

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i started off spinning full blown synthesized trance; got bored of that real quick then discovered progressive house. things got boring from there; however, i finally discovered house!

i now spin underground house music. i guess if you want to put a label on it as a whole it would be deep house.

to get a better grip of what i play-- think of mark farina, derrick carter, diz, and etc. (not eric morrillo, richard humpty vission, eww!)

if you have open ears for some of the deeper shades of house; give my mix in my sig a try, you should be pleasently suprised.

always open ears for new music

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listen to my latest mix: a night in rosarito.
listen to my earlier mix: october octopus.

I've moved on to progressive/electro/funky house, much to the disapointment of my trance buddies.

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when I first started DJing and buyign records I would pretty much always go out and buy the big trance tracks that all the big-named DJs were playing. I have a couple hundred vandit, Bonzai, ASOT, etc records that I barely ever touch now. Since then, the last year or so I've really started to develop my own tastes which seem to fit more into teh Progressive House category. I still buy an odd trance record here and there, but not as much as I used to. So, yeah, my tastes have definitely changed.

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Originally posted by Dirk W. What does AFAIK stand for? I went ahead and abbreviated the rest of my post to make it easier to read: AKDKLSJ. DSKJSDJKS. ASAPW. SDAJASDKJA.

Oh my God, you're hilarious!! LOL! I was wondering the same thing.


Ok, back to the topic at hand. I first got into EDM when I went on my senior trip to Cancun in 2000. My favorite club down there was called Kristine Club (hence my name). The two tracks that I really loved were (don't laugh) "DJ Jean - The Launch" and "Johnny Vicious - Ecstacy". When I got home, I searched the depths of Napster (rest in peace). "Ecstacy" was easy to find obviously (both the song and the drug at the time ) but "The Launch" was very difficult since there were no words. In the process of searching, I found many other cheesy tracks that I fell in love with.

After almost two years, I picked up my first decks. I listened to strictly Trance at the time (I have this forum to thank for that). I was very naive about the different types of music out there. Thankfully, my knowledge and taste for music developed (check my sig). Nowadays, I don't even listen to new "trance" stuff unless it's progressive. For some reason it's even more difficult for me to play. I like to blend prog trance and prog house with some prog and nu skool breaks. However, I will forever be a sucker for those classic tunes (except for "The Launch").

So to answer your question, I think everone has a "trance" (just like everyone has an "El Guapo") that they started out with. You can still hear trance influences in new music so people who say trance is dead just need to expand their limits (like Tom) and grow with the times.


P.S. Bullet Train is such a badass track!!

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im still very electronic dance, what makes my ears and emotions feels good i play.
most of the time it's trance, but i have my taste in all music genres.
because if you can bring different elements into a song it make it much inspiring to listen too.
i definatly keep my ear open to anything without putting it down. the people these days shit on about how this music is shit and this is good.i dont listen to them.

i play anything from trance to breaks, house and progressive stuff.
although these types of sound suite diferent enviroments or what the crowd is feeling like so i thinks its good to have taste in anything that you like.
sometimes i mix all them genres in, but its what the atmosphere is like and what ur like.u just gota feel it if u know what i mean.

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Originally posted by Nou omg are you a girl111111 PICS PLZ````````~!

no, he's not, i made that mistake though too.

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Originally posted by Nou omg are you a girl111111 PICS PLZ````````~!

Sorry, my name is Greg.

But you're right. What makes a good DJ is their ability to find quality music that no one else is playing. Many times, I'll buy a track that I love that just happened to be in the record store when I was there and then I'll hear a huge DJ play it in a club. I think you'll have much more respect for yourself as a DJ if you have your own original style.

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I used to play mostly trance 4 years ago. But lately i've been into more of downtempo, deep house, progressive house, and i've been experimenting w/ samples i record & scratch live.
I also love to dig for those "diamond in the rough" records.

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Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot. He who laughs last thinks slowest!

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Originally posted by KristineClub Sorry, my name is Greg.

Such a cute name for a girl! I <3 BOOBS!!!11

AFAIK = As far as I know, AFAIK.

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Originally posted by Clovis86 OMG I am teh ghey.

ID 1998 Track

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Originally posted by KristineClub Sorry, my name is Greg.

Hahahah, serves you all right! Didn't you notice the post count? No girl would have ever survived past "tranceaddict in training" before the harassment made her leave

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Well first off, I wanted to say thanks to everyone in this thread, it's damn nice when once in a while a thread doesn't turn into a flame fest .

Getting back to the topic at hand I figured in order to help you guys see a little more effectively where I'm coming from I'd post my latest practice setlist here:

1. Dave Brennan - Drink Deep (Some Zabiela mix, I forgot which one on the way to class )
2. Audioholics - External Key (Perry O'Neil Remix)
3. Guy Gerber - Catch the Breeze
4. Trafik - Your Light (Luke Chable Coval Breaks Mix)
5. Nubreed - One Day (Luke Chable Extension Mix)
6. Tomcraft - Loneliness (Klub mix)
7. Plump DJ's - Bullet Train
8. Ficta - Eli (James Zabiela Rave Lizard Mix)
9. Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story (Tim Delux Remix)

Kinda breaks heavy, but there's still a little trance and some serious McProg in there. I guess where I find myself these days is in the "I play what I like category" and the one benefit I've really found from not limiting myself to any one genre is that when I spin a live set I really feel like I have a lot more control of the party. When I was limiting myself to a certain genre or a certain BPM range, I was really setting some very unwelcome limits on what I could do live.

I have found that I really like to start a set around 126-128BPM with some kind of proggy stuff, maybe a little downtempo trance pitched up a bit, but then it's like there is this moment in any set where I say to myself "Throw a damn break in there and get people moving you jerk!" Inevitably I'll throw a random break, and if the night is right the crowd picks up, and I've found that once you get them moving a bit you can throw in a McProg track or a Trance track, or whatever and you'll definitely be able to keep the audiences attention, or at least be able to gauge whether or not the audience is following you and where you're headed with the music.

Depending on the length of my set, the venue (Radio/Party), I'll end my sets differently. Short sets I may work up to the low to mid 130's pretty quick, and then maybe bring it back down to 129-130BPM's to finish. If I'm going for a long guy (Longest set I've spun at a party was 2:40) I'll generally take my time working up to the upper 130's, maybe 140, rock out a few classic anthems, try to keep the energy up, and generally I'll keep it above 135 to finish.

In any event, I hope you guys can get a feel for how I like to throw a party, and I also hope this gives you an idea of how much moving around from genre to genre in order to gauge the crowd. I guess this is my take and only my take on it, but in summation, casting off the restriction of genre, I feel has made me a much better DJ.

Thanks again for helping me explore this stuff guys, I'm glad to see that a lot of people are making this evolution, but I'm also glad there are some real "Trance" DJ's out there sticking it out, you gotta do what you love.

Peace, Cheers,

RJT

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