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Originally posted by DJ Eco Even some of the sounds Tiesto (and his producers) were coming up with at the time were just so much more involved. You can tell hours were spent on sound design and developing new synths and sounds that were never heard before. And that was Tiesto, the most famous and most successful DJ then at the time, it wasn't an underground guy. That was a case of the most popular guy in the scene also being one of the guys innovating it the most (in my opinion). Just listen to Tiesto's remix of "Southern Sun" again and I don't think a producer would be able to recreate some of the sounds used in there. Now, it's the opposite. It's not even a matter of taste or personal preferences in music. Any seasoned producer will tell you the complete lack of effort that marks this era (the last 3-5 years) apart from the one before it. Even the cheesiest songs from 2000-2005 era had more attention to detail than the ones now, from a production perspective. [/rant]

i think a lot of this issue is caused by the accessibility to music production applications in comparison to 2000-05/06. after that there was a massive influx of 'new' talent being picked up by mid-tier labels that were getting playlisted. after all, more availability = more participants = more content = more digital labels picking up the music. not to say that this is a bad thing - i'm one of the newborn software babies when it comes to trance production lol.

some of the guys in the 2000-05/06 era had already been making music for 10 years and in that time period it was not nearly half as easy to make electronic music as it is now. and now we're seeing artists who have been at it for only a handful of years total.

the good news is, there ARE a lot of artists pushing boundaries as there always will be, and they are seeing support from major artists etc. for instance, the NYTA/east coast army of producers are always putting out unique stuff (eco, breakfast, mike saint jules, zack roth). not to mention a ton across the world in the same category making unique tunes. i think it's ultimately just a matter of everybody keeping it up and eventually I think the quality control of music will eventually come back into play for trance (i actually don't feel this way for other subgenres at the moment).

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Originally posted by BradMiller I always thought Hybrid was way ahead of their time back in the early 2000's. Hell they even had a full orchestra perform Wide Angle for a radio special one time

Well I guess I wont like their current stuff until 10 years from now hahaha (I really like their older stuff, and did back then too)

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wow listening to ASOT 104 - Lemon8 Non stop in the mix!!

Dammmm! what happen to this music. amazing!

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Originally posted by Sedna ASOT is still not TERRIBLE, but it's nowhere near the better podcasts these days. The ASOT parties are usually great, though.

can you recommend some podcasts? Im loving John 00's but its only every month, too little

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Originally posted by DJ Eco Even some of the sounds Tiesto (and his producers) were coming up with at the time were just so much more involved. You can tell hours were spent on sound design and developing new synths and sounds that were never heard before. And that was Tiesto, the most famous and most successful DJ then at the time, it wasn't an underground guy. That was a case of the most popular guy in the scene also being one of the guys innovating it the most (in my opinion). Just listen to Tiesto's remix of "Southern Sun" again and I don't think a producer would be able to recreate some of the sounds used in there. Now, it's the opposite. It's not even a matter of taste or personal preferences in music. Any seasoned producer will tell you the complete lack of effort that marks this era (the last 3-5 years) apart from the one before it. Even the cheesiest songs from 2000-2005 era had more attention to detail than the ones now, from a production perspective. [/rant]

Amen to this.

Some nice old skool episodes here:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...1940&forumid=12

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Just dl'd about 3GB worth of Oslo Nights sets. Can't fucking stop listening. Shit's amazing. Also, I used to religiously follow ASOT up through say... ASOT 250. Thereafter, it was a sad slide down. Excellent sets became an exception, rather than norm.

Seeing Armin @ DC Armory was very sad. my first immersion into trance, X, and the sin that sucked me into warp that was the last 12+ years happened there. But like the saying goes, you can never go home again.

Watching Armin doing Jesus poses up on stage with the set and music focused on the cult of DJ saddened me the fuck out. No longer peeps were gathering to just enjoy the vibe, music, and a little mischief. They were there to fist pump to their idol. They were there to be Jesus'd. They were there to see Armin go through his trade mark motion. Predictable. Commercial. Much like a fat Elvis in his jump suit.

I realized that at one point I envied the guy. Now, I felt bad for him. He started with pure intentions but ended up being sucked in by "the precious". He became....


(drumrolll please)



THE TRANCE GOLEM!



(que suspicious hamster clip)

srsly. I know that in between counting his millions, he probably remembers the first time getting in front of a big crowd and getting butterflies. He must remember when his love of music was more visible than his love of money and being a brand.

Aw, who the fuck am i kidding.


/drunken rant.

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Originally posted by DJ Eco Even some of the sounds Tiesto (and his producers) were coming up with at the time were just so much more involved. You can tell hours were spent on sound design and developing new synths and sounds that were never heard before. And that was Tiesto, the most famous and most successful DJ then at the time, it wasn't an underground guy. That was a case of the most popular guy in the scene also being one of the guys innovating it the most (in my opinion). Just listen to Tiesto's remix of "Southern Sun" again and I don't think a producer would be able to recreate some of the sounds used in there. Now, it's the opposite. It's not even a matter of taste or personal preferences in music. Any seasoned producer will tell you the complete lack of effort that marks this era (the last 3-5 years) apart from the one before it. Even the cheesiest songs from 2000-2005 era had more attention to detail than the ones now, from a production perspective. [/rant]

suddenly:ARTIE


suddenly:Afrogag

should I keep going through "Z"s? meh.

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