First real mix I ever listened to was Paul Oakenfold's classic "Home at Space" mix from the '99 Essential Mix World Tour. I was hooked from that point on so I'd definitely recommend it!

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Originally posted by dj jasonF so you dont take special k? it feels like flying you know... lol dont take drugs its the devil

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Originally posted by Special_K Look at DJ live set tracklists

Bang on. Course you have to get a feel for which DJ's you like the sound of - get broadband!

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Originally posted by dj jasonF so you dont take special k? it feels like flying you know... lol

i prefer to use the term "marshmallowed"

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i say in order to feel trance, you have to feel the whole EDM field as a whole.. get a hold of everything .. tehcno .. house .. dance .. dnb .. club .. everything..

just get your ears accustomed to what type of music defines it's own genre. you don't need to listen to just trance.. then your mind would be too biased.. but if you want to learn about trance, you always need to start from the beginning of course .. the early days..

downloading singles will not work for you .. of course live sets .. go to the cd store and listen to cds ... see what's hot and what's not ..

Try and listen to the music on different levels.

Concentrate on the differences between tracks on the lower end, and then compare the midrange drive and then compare how tracks perform at the higher end. Simply break the music up into smaller pieces.

And also, in trance new stuff is introduced every 16 beats. So tap your finger or foot to the music and you will quickly see where the kick beat is and then count to 16. You will soon get a feeling for the different elements that make up the track in question.

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ok scrut, i don't know if your still paying attention to this this thread but this is my advice. i personally got into trance after i started going to clubs and raves... probably like most people.
if you REALLY want to get deeper into it i'd say go to the source. visit your local record store or an online vinyl shop. most places have all the music categorized and let you listen to the music before you buy it. but when you listen try and get really diverse. listen to as many labels as possible. try not to stick to just one unless the track really really sticks with you. never buy something unless your totally crazy about it. also pay attention to the producer(the guy whose name is on the jacket) of that track. if its a remix notice the name of the artist that made the remix. infact if you really like it write it down because any bit of info helps when looking for new music. many labels also have news letters that they send out if you sign up for them on their web sites. ok i'm done now. good luck

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Originally posted by flavdave I got good by listening with my butt.

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Originally posted by scrut The topic sounds funny im sure but its a serious question. How do you get good at listening to trance how do you know what all is new how do you know what to listen to who is good where to look where to buy do you gotta be a dj? I must admit a dj is appealing to me but im too lazy to start so i just want to enjoy my trance but its hard when im ignorant about what all is good and what all is new. Tips? anyone?

I was going to start a post based on what scrut is asking , but he kind of asked for me, im gonna add to his frustrating question, which i totally relate to -

I want to get in to Dj'ing like scrut, and im slowly building up a "Track ID List" of all the tunes i want to get on vinyl once i get decks, juno.co.uk ive been told is good for buying vinyl releases.

This has got to be the only way of building up a "personal style" of music taste, simply by finding tracks you like, buying them on vinyl, then creating a set using all those tunes, obv programming it well aswell (selecting and playing tunes that sound good together).

GT357 is right when he says buying from the source - local vinyl shops. Not sure about MOST ppl getting in to trance from going clubbing, if you start young, you can get in to clubs lol like me, i got in to it from listening to compilation Pete Tong CD's, loving the idea of all tracks all mixed together, non stop, loved it,still do!

Im frustrated, ive been in to trance since 14, listened to separate tunes on compilations, and since about 3 years ago deiscovered the wealth of live sets online, so listen to those basically all the time now.

Apart from mainstream sets like A state of trance that come with tracklistings it really is annoying trying to keep updated on the latest tunes and tunes uve heard because there is no tracklist, and even then you probably wont get to listen to all the latest tunes released because of that dj playing what he is sent/finds, although it is a good idea to listen to latest sets to get an idea, however, you have to avoid just buying tunes from Big dj's sets that uve heard, because youll end up playing the same as them, and as ull find if you listen say to a load of sets within the same month, all contain at least 3-4 or more repeats of songs other djs are currently playing. If you do that your not going to have a personal style at all.

Obv big dj's get sent new tunes i assume, and obviously carry out some of their own research, but it makes you think how much tune research they actually conduct since they are so busy.

I mean how is Armin aware of all the tunes he plays on ASOT anyone? obv from public votes, but then where do they get listened to.

If you really want an individual style, i think youve got to take songs uve heard from live sets, aswel as doing your own research down the local trance record shop, if you have one, like Jon'O'Bir, hes 19, maybe 20 now? he plays allot of unsigned stuff that he must have researched himself, thats his own style, being different is good.

I dont think are any websites that hold every new track signed, and a sample, so you can try before you buy, which is really important when buying vinyl obviously.

basically its allot of work, if you like trance enough ull keep going, get noticed, and see where it goes from there!

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you could analyse the bass midrange and treble, get a feel for the BPM and the mood of the music, reverse engineer the tracks on a per-beat and note level, work out the harmonies, differentiate between chords, major and minor keys, concentrate on the attack and fade of the percussion, listen to how the off-beat ness accentuates the basic rhythm

or you could listen to some dance music.

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you could analyse the bass midrange and treble, get a feel for the BPM and the mood of the music, reverse engineer the tracks on a per-beat and note level, work out the harmonies, differentiate between chords, major and minor keys, concentrate on the attack and fade of the percussion, listen to how the off-beat ness accentuates the basic rhythm

or you could listen to some dance music.

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