If you don't like Sasha then what can anyone possibly say to change your mind? Empty argument really; it's mostly about taste since technically he's far from inadequate..

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In 17 years of seeing him on flyers or on tape packs or livesets, there's not a single set of his that I actually like. He's played some good tracks now & then but overall I've found him to be highly overrated compared to others. But he's Sasha, so regardless of what he does, there will always be a core of people who goto see him on perceived reputation alone.

Its just lazyness. He has the most personally perfected DJ setup of I think anyone playing out there, and should in theory be able to rock like no other because of it, but when he doesnt put work into his sets and music selection, the end result isnt any better...

He played an all-right set when I saw him earlier this month, but I've seen and come to expect, as other here, FAR more from him...

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid Empty argument really; it's mostly about taste since technically he's far from inadequate..

He can mix boringly in Ableton on a consistent basis? I guess that could constitute as adequate, but not much beyond that.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid If you don't like Sasha then what can anyone possibly say to change your mind? Empty argument really; it's mostly about taste since technically he's far from inadequate..

I disagree, like I just said, he has an amazing DJ platfrom which he doesn't even use to a fraction of its potential. Mixing one track after the other, as smooth and well EQ'd/hormonically sound as it gets, is just not interesting, and while his mixing is always decent, its no where near what it could be...and what he is capable of.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

Personally I thought he was just way too chilled friday... like his recent EM was by far one of the best sets I've ever heard of, but friday was just... BORING.

yeah i have heard some of his sets that are completely banging...and others where he just half assed it kinda.

I guess I'm one of the few who didnt like that EM at all.

This is the guy who wowed the world with an amazingly unique debut ableton essential mix, now mixing tracks just about as well as anyone could with a pair of CDJs and jumbling a bunch of recent songs together with what I found to be very inconsistent flow.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

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Originally posted by bas Riiiiiight

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Sasha’s other big project is completing a follow-up to his 2004 mix compilation ‘Involver’. Originally scheduled for a release this year, changes in the DJ’s personal life mean it’s been put on the shelf until next year. “My wife is pregnant — we’re expecting a boy in November — and this blew the release date out of the water,” explains Sasha. However, he admits that he’s happy that the release has been postponed. “I feel that if we had rushed it through, it wouldn’t have sounded that good, and it was worthwhile to stand back and listen to it from a fresh perspective,” says Sasha. Promising “more guitars” and a similarly unpredictable tracklisting as the first ‘Involver’, the new compilation is due at the start of next summer. Sasha also says that he’ll be touring extensively to promote ‘Involver 2’ and is looking forward to spending a lot more time in the UK.

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I don't give a shit about him anymore, largely because I don't really like what he plays these days. He could be an Ableton ninja and I still wouldn't like the tracks he plays.

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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Originally posted by Clovis I guess I'm one of the few who didnt like that EM at all. This is the guy who wowed the world with an amazingly unique debut ableton essential mix, now mixing tracks just about as well as anyone could with a pair of CDJs and jumbling a bunch of recent songs together with what I found to be very inconsistent flow.

I'll agree with you on the fact that the mixing was par for the course which it shouldn't be on that EM, especially if you have abelton. I disagree on the flow, however. Even if the tracks weren't the hardest to find (which he was once known for), at the time there were some brand new ones for me, and I liked the flow of the set.