Hasn't TasteXperience been around for ages? That's what I thought

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Originally posted by Aesthetic Hasn't TasteXperience been around for ages? That's what I thought

Yes, I have the original vinyl release of "sumersault" which I bought back in 98 or 99. Even the tall paul mix which came with it is great too.

thanks for the replies guys - appreciate the feedback

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is this the same TasteExperience that made Summersault in 98 or not?
That track was soooo great btw. Miss those times

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Originally posted by palm so... is this the same TasteExperience that made Summersault in 98 or not? That track was soooo great btw. Miss those times

Yes.

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Originally posted by palm so... is this the same TasteExperience that made Summersault in 98 or not? That track was soooo great btw. Miss those times

Have you not heard the new remixes Perfecto just put out for Summersault? It's a great release. I did a remix myself but didn't meet the deadline, you can hear it on my MySpace. Some even bigger names are currently remixing it now, so hoping for a second round of releases, and then of course we have Hydewood and I'm about to license another track from him that sounds about as close to a fusion of late 90's trance with modern day technology that you can get.


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Hopefully this answers your question. Russell Barker does all the work now for the TasteXperience name (although he did nearly all of it back in the late 90's anyway, so nothing has really changed)

He did a lot of work with Maria Nayler, which some of you may recognize. Actually trying to get her back into dance. If you can't tell by now, I not only love the late 90's sound, but I also want to "ressurrect" some of the artists from its time. They were so damn talented. Airwave is a perfect example but he obviously hasn't required any ressurection.

We need Oliver Lieb, Andy Gray, Steve Osbourne, Matt Darey (in his old form), Nat Monday, John Graham, Orkidea, etc. to do more. The main problem I have found when trying to work with them is they are so used to $ being involved in the process (and not small amounts) - Some of these guys used to make piles of cash just making tracks in their basement and that just isn't possible anymore with the death of vinyl and the fad of mp3's and laptop dj'ing. I can tell you I personally spent around $12,000 on vinyl alone. That doesn't include the turn tables, needles, etc. I'll never even come close to spending that much on music till the day I die.

I don't care though. The odds have been stacked against Olympik since day 1. Started the label at probably the worst time in history to ever start a label. Music sales have never been worse. Everything is stale for the most part in music genres. Beatport locked itself down shortly after Olympik launched, effectively ruining the chance for an easy distributorship with the company which is and continues to be a huge problem because every artist thinks Beatport is the holy grail despite the factual numbers I feed them proving Beatport is no longer the #1 download site. (It is Juno) - But perception is reality, so it is what it is.

Sorry for the rant.

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Originally posted by palm so... is this the same TasteExperience that made Summersault in 98 or not? That track was soooo great btw. Miss those times

I still listen to that track all the time. Nothing like those late '90s prog trance tunes anymore. TasteXperience, Albion, Breeder, Quivver, Tilt, L.S.G.

Quivver is still producing, but he picks his spots and doesn't do much. I talked with Lieb about a month ago and he was debating on buying a new PC and getting back into production. Not sure what he chose....hopefully a new computer!

One thing to keep in mind about old artist names is there were tons of aliases uses. Look no farther than TA's very own Airwave. He and Ferry Corsten are probably the most notable alias'd producers in Trance history (which is a good thing in my opinion, it shows they're not so concerned about writing their name on everything and being looked upon like a god)

I mean for heavens sake pull up Ferry Corsten's discogs and look how many tracks that guy is responsible for. It is absolutely mind blowing.

Yeah, here are Lieb's pulled from Discogs:

Alpha Omega (4), Ambush, The, Archon, Ecano, Every, Genetix (2), Gobiman, Ivan, L.S.G., Mark III, Mindspace, Multiplicity, O.L., Paragliders, Phools Inc, Radical Impression, S.O.L., Smoked, Snakemen, Solieb, Spicelab, Strike (3), Superspy

And Ferry's:

4x4, A Jolly Good Fellow, Albion, Bypass (4), Cyber F, Dance Therapy, Delaquente, Digital Control, DJ Sno-White, East West (2), Eon (2), Exiter, Farinha, Ferr, Firmly Undaground, Free Inside, Funk Einsatz, Kinky Toys, Lunalife, Moonman, Nutter, The, Party Cruiser, Pulp Victim, Raya Shaku, Sidewinder (2), Skywalker (4), System F, Zenithal

Amazing how much these guys have done.

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Originally posted by DjStephenWiley I mean for heavens sake pull up Ferry Corsten's discogs and look how many tracks that guy is responsible for. It is absolutely mind blowing.

Yeah, it's pretty amazing. I was looking at it yesterday:

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ferry+Corsten

sorry i havent really looked for new music in a few years really (since i sold my mixer and decks), im only listening to promos i get (not much lol), and livesets/djmixes i download. in general one track cant really do it for me anymore, i need a whole hour djmix atleast. the djs capable of sticking to one genre/style for more than one hour is what im looking for really monoton shit, whether it be uplifting, progressive or techno, just stick to one of them lol. i might get traktor duo and a midicontroller soon though, and then i might get into buying mp3s again, but seriously i dont wanna bring laptop to djeing. i just wanna bring a usb-pen and put it into a midicontroller/djmixer, and thats all. to bad thats not on the market yet. all the stuff i want doesnt exists! damn industri not changing in 30 years, nothing has been invented since the 80s. and by the time things are the way i want, im probably so old i cant use it due to deafness and musclecramps.