armin was awesome when i first started seeing him mid 2001. but he dipped quite badly in the second half of last year, he sets were extremely predictable and to be honest, really boring. Seen him twice over the last 2 months, and he now sounds amazing. His sets are much more varied and interesting, still keeping it trancey but not boring overly cheesey like ferry.
his productions have slipped imo, but his djing has improved considerably
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Feb-09-2003 11:51
arjoderoon
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sound of goodbeye is surely one of his best ever,
together with clear blue moon
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Feb-09-2003 12:10
BLuEOcEaN420
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never been a big fan of armin. esp as a DJ ....
but i think hes gone from bad to worse... he was ok in 2001 esp w/ Clear Blue Moon but i think that was his turning point.. hes gone shit since then.. communication/dido(avb Universal religion mix)/C'est la musique/viola/clear blue moon are like the only songs that i really like of his... but then again hes produced shit tunes from eons ago as well... blue fear/4 elements.. two of the most repetitive non vocal tunes lol... meh
just my $0.02
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Feb-09-2003 13:46
[N]ûk|êû[Z]
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Location: Where Angelz Fear To Tread.
Armin : better in the past? ..... i certainly hope so
i really cant make myself enjoy hearing him anymore... i seen him play about 4 or 5 times. played great once.... but the other times, i hated every minute of it... its not just cos i dont like normal trance, cos i do like it, but only when its good. but i feel trance in the last year has been rather dire... there havnt been hardly any major tunes. like push - legacy, and stuff like that.. stuff that quite literally does put you on another level in a club
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Feb-09-2003 14:13
Ste
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i expect armin to tiesto-ize next year
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quote:
Originally posted by Dumonde Trancer
i expect armin to tiesto-ize next year
Possible... Though I doubt he will go the same musical direction, it's very possible that he will lose a lot of popularity.
As for the topic, Armin's productions/ remixes' qualities are going in different directions:
Sound quality, atmosphere etc. -> -> Getting better and better... he's second to very few nowdays...
Originallity and diversity -> -> He's becoming pants at this... You can see that many of his tracks aren't very thought over) or at least not thought deep enuff ) and his formularity is peaking... Time is the Healer was a brilliant go IMO... His Rising Star era was great with stuff like Walhalla and Holding On and OMFGIDIE L'esperanza...
I reckon Armin has always been quite consistent with the quality of his productions and remixes. That said, I think his earlier tracks were more memorable and had more staying power - Blue Fear is 6 years old but still sounds AMAZING!
If Armin does go the route of Ferry or Tiesto I probably will cry.
Armin is probably one of the most OVERRATED dance-artists in history. His productions were quality in the past, as a DJ he is poor. His best mix-album is the Black Hole CD for Artist Profile Series, that one is still enjoyable, the rest of his mix-compilations are utter wank.
Feb-09-2003 17:00
BLuEOcEaN420
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Registered: May 2001
Location: in deep space
quote:
Originally posted by Bouma-Bros
Armin is probably one of the most OVERRATED dance-artists in history. His productions were quality in the past, as a DJ he is poor. His best mix-album is the Black Hole CD for Artist Profile Series, that one is still enjoyable, the rest of his mix-compilations are utter wank.
FINALLY!!! someone that sees eyes w/ me on this issue :-p hehe ive been saying that for who knows how long now and i always get flamed.. i wouldnt go as far to say that his cds are wank but its really not all that special
that being said, yahel - devotion (armin remix) & his rmx of L'esperanza are still class.. but they are couple of yrs old
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