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Originally posted by isoterra that was terrible. i felt guilty for chuckling

Sometimes an intentionally bad joke can be just as amusing as a cleverly witty one.

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Originally posted by isoterra that was terrible. i felt guilty for chuckling

I snickered at you chuckling. Go me.

Anyhow, Neo-Trance is a fad that should die.

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Originally posted by Venire Anyhow, Neo-Trance is a fad that should die.

You mean... that label is a fad, right?

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Neo-trance is a hybrid of minimal techno and early nineties trance. It goes really back to the roots. I totally dig this stuff at the moment. Its absolutely warm sounding stuff makes you drift away.

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can someone post some examples of neotrance? putfile/youtube clips preferably.

i know someone will mention border community, but what else? because i dont think border community paints a complete enough picture, mostly because ive never heard any of those tracks in any sets by anyone.

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Originally posted by stevësto can someone post some examples of neotrance? putfile/youtube clips preferably.

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There's something about vid nr 2.

i like the tune in the second clip. that's probably the first piece of so-called neo-trance that's actually sounded remotely like trance to me

To be honest the first video sounds a hell lot more like trance to me, in fact it's exactly what I think "trance" means. The second is slightly fluffy stringy-techno. But both are good tracks.

I just made up a genre. Stringy-techno.

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Originally posted by isoterra i like the tune in the second clip. that's probably the first piece of so-called neo-trance that's actually sounded remotely like trance to me

It captures the essence of what trance is, imo. I particularly like the "Part 2" on the single, it's just perfect.

I sometimes wonder whether it is a good thing that these threads resurface from time to time or if its just a waste of time

1- Please, please stop saying stupid things like ''genre defining is unecessary, good music is good music.''

Yes good music is good music. But genre defining is very important. It is not intelligent at all to belive that music can be categorized vaguely. If we could do that, every piece could fit in the category ''polysymphonic sound''.

Rock, classical music, blues, jazz, electronic are as important to define as IDM, neo-trance, techhouse, minimal, electro, electroclash etc etc etc.

Why ? Because they are all very different, born in different places, inspired by different musicians, have different tasks, aspirations, purposes, the scenes are different. Also, genres help to define, structure, identify and unite different groups or scenes.

No, Happy Hardcore and Hip Hop are not the same, even though they are both parts of EDM. The crowd is not the same, the scene is not the same, the goal is not the same

Same thing for neo-trance vs epic-uplifting-anthemic-trance.

Thank you.

2- Neo-trance does exist. It really does. Or maybey should we say it existed ?

However, one thing that is clear is that the genre is struggling...2 years ago, approximately, many people were tired with the jesus pose build up breakdown hands in the air trance. Thats why neo-trance emerged.

The first problem arised when came the time to name the genre. I heard them all: nu-trance, melodic techno, neo-trance....The latter is the one who stayed. The fact is that its not really new trance (nu/neo), it is rather a renaissance of the old german 90s trance. But naming something Renaissance trance is not very catchy, nor original. Neo-trance seemed the best way to go

But, in this very fast and globalized world, if something doesnt stick right away, it probably wont. The genre never got any unity, any common direction. Labels (Border Community, Connaisseur, Kompakt, to name a few well-known) were not comitted, or did not care.

The idea was good, but it was not developed correctly. Some (including myself) believed in it, and still believe in it. the fact that labels did not care is because they did not to care, having commercial success right away with catchy songs (Domino by Oxia was the perfect example).

Now it is struggling more then ever, it needs direction and a goal, and it might fade away soon...

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now stop starting new threads and read this one