Havent checked his latest ASOT cd yet but he certainly defines his ASOT radio show as 'the latest in trance and progressive'; but lets say armin sticks to the more 'popular' side of progressive and never takes it as deep as artist like sasha or hernan cattaneo do.

The fact that he spins alot more trance and tech-trance in his sets than progressive stuff makes him a trance DJ. You'll never find an Armin set with purely prog stuff. He's also one of the more 'commercial minded dj's' out there, playing alot of the popular trance tracks, along with e.g. Tiesto.

On TA commercial stuf is generally known as cheese

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Be sure to check out the DJ Promotion forum here as well. We have some major talent mixing up almost every genre you can think of. Most are better than the mix comps you'll buy from the big jocks. Enjoy!

Thanks again and will do.
I heard Anthemic/epic trance today... love that even more!
Care to point me in the right direction for that?

Divine progress

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it seems to be a trend for people to migrate towards the anthemic/uplifting side of things as far as trance goes when their first getting into the scene.
I would point you in the direction of such, but you will come to realize that most of it starts to sound too similar, and too cheesy after a while.
It usuaually either '*BREAKDOWN* lalalalala you make me feel like im floating on a cloud, *KICK KICK KICK KICK* '
or
'*BREAKDOWN* lalalalala why did you leave me, i still love you so, *KICK KICK KICK KICK*'

check out ATB or Gabriel & Deresden (despite some of G&D's quality productions), but be warned of supreme cheesage

at anyrate, best of luck to you on your journey through EDM, i know its been one hell of a ride for me!

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gonna quote what I said in this thread...

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Originally posted by eRRaTiK I'm digging a lot of the prog these days, and yes even some mnml (ZOMG WTF bandwagon!) Check out some of these prog/trance mixes by other TA's. I find them a whole lot more enjoyable than the stuff the big names are spinning at the moment. MoN-SooN - Through Reverie To Fulfilment (soothing trance) Adam Vana - Into The Deep (CD Mix) Windmill Sessions 05 May (deep prog/trance)

Windmill Sessions 06 was just posted too.

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Jose Amnesia - The Eternal (Pulser Remix) / Chicane - Saltwater / Photon Project - Illumination / Gouryella - Tenshi / Altitude - Altitude (SHOKK Remix) / Rank 1 - Airwave / The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia (En Motion Mix)

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Originally posted by Divine progress Thanks again and will do. I heard Anthemic/epic trance today... love that even more! Care to point me in the right direction for that? Divine progress

No no, I guess I am unsure still then, I'm talking along the lines of Rank 1, Airwave, Lost Tribe etc..
And a song called "Divine" from Selu Vibra I think.

The non lyrical side of Trance... Nothing ruins it more than some woman singing about a lost love to the tone of a chipmunk. which style of trance do I like then? It seems Wikipedia gave me the wrong idea.

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Originally posted by xiad trend for people to migrate towards the anthemic/uplifting side of things as far as trance goes when their first getting into the scene.

if that's wrong, then i don't want EDM to ever be right.

(i think that's how the saying goes)

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Originally posted by Divine progress Hello there. So no one else a progressive fan?

Yeh I love Goa, Psytrance (Dark psy kinda occasionally) and progressive too although TBH only progressive stuff I have is Vibrasphere.

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Check out my Goa and psy Trance mixes!

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Originally posted by Divine progress No no, I guess I am unsure still then, I'm talking along the lines of Rank 1, Airwave, Lost Tribe etc.. And a song called "Divine" from Selu Vibra I think.

You'll totally dig Orjan - Arctic Globe then, last years uplifting bomb

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Originally posted by Divine progress No no, I guess I am unsure still then, I'm talking along the lines of Rank 1, Airwave, Lost Tribe etc.. And a song called "Divine" from Selu Vibra I think. The non lyrical side of Trance... Nothing ruins it more than some woman singing about a lost love to the tone of a chipmunk. which style of trance do I like then? It seems Wikipedia gave me the wrong idea.

This is still anthem/epic trance.

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Originally posted by paulandrews This is still anthem/epic trance.

thank god for that!

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