Originally posted by Adam420
Edit: and I think it's fair to say that we both appreciate when music is able to give us a certain feeling, like we're being transported to a place we've never even been to. I dunno, this just doesn't come close to having that effect.
Maybe this is why we see things differently, because when I listen to techno I don't want that. With prog, yes - that's why I buy a lot of music with vast atmospherics and titles about landscapes and space travel. But I don't listen to techno for that. This EP doesn't take me on a journey or paint pictures in my mind. It just makes me want to hear it in a small club with sweat dripping off the walls so I can dance really hard. It's body music.
Oh but of course! I obviously forgot to mention that, techno is much more about a groove than a feeling. You're absolutely right, and theoretically I would modify my original statement to reflect what you wrote.
I think that also explains perfectly well why our opinions differ when it comes to this release: you see techno and I see progressive/tech house. Obviously your definition of progressive house generally references older stuff, while mine looks to what is considered to be progressive house today, regardless of whether or not we agree with that modern interpretation. Anyway, we'll just have to agree to disagree. For now
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.
Dec-01-2010 03:26
trancedanne
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Lidingö, Sweden
quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
This is not "generic prog house", for Christ's sake. Although anything outside trance is probably foreign territory to you.
I enjoy alot of things on anjunadeep, so no its not foreign territory for me. This is generic, nothing that stands out whatsoever.
Even though this release has alot of deep house influences much of todays progressive house is verry similar to this, just check out the Jetlag digital label.
So what does stand out? The latest Michael Cassette album is awesome which i guess you can compare with this as its released on the same label.
Last edited by trancedanne on Dec-01-2010 at 07:31
Dec-01-2010 07:17
SYSTEM-J
IDKFA.
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
This doesn't sound anything like Anjunadeep though. I can see how tracks 3 and 4 might resemble Jetlag-style prog, but not the first two tracks, which are the best for me.
Just because Beatport labels something as prog house doesn't make it prog house.
Stephen J Kroos made some of my favorite tech trance tracks back in the day, but he seemingly dropped off the radar for a long time. Its really cool to hear him coming back with some quality output.
Overall, these tracks are stuff that I'd be happy to hear if I were out at a club, but i do think there is better stuff out there that fits this "proggy deep tech" mold. I might still end up grabbing reeperfusion though. It has some really sexy bass.
