Registered: Mar 2003
Location: On a spit of sand we call Earth
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Originally posted by Woony
This one? Yeah, It's great. So playful. It doesn't really sound like a trance track, more like an early IDM track.
Very interesting. If the producers of today used more out of the box sounds and chimes like in this track, I'd prob would have continued following trance. Shame.
find it all culminated to this and then fizzled. The most memorable, the best produced, and the track that will be remembered. It pretty much encapsulates his growth as a producer. And i can't think of anything he did afterwords that comes close.
Originally posted by paulversuspaul
to keep this threading going in a positive direction here are two great pvd tracks which were never officially released
autumn off politics was a nice track that was never released, nice and classy. very understated.
and the club mixes of forbidden fruit were never in the same league as the album one from seven ways.
the picture painted of biting cold from the gasping breath and the icy notes is sublime. it then goes on to introduce warmth against this cold backdrop... got to be one of the best electronic tunes ever. the old school bass is
think someone else tried to post it, but it failed for some reason... to say for an angel is better produced than this is plain silly and that nothing that came afterwards topped it, what?!
you could say for an angel is "too mainstream", but in reality, it's just been hammered to death. most people are sick of it.
also, i just don't think it's one of his best tunes, it's all rather uninspired. that's not to say i don't like it, it's just not in the same class of some of his other, more album-orientated stuff. it's overtly cheesy, and those type of tracks tend to grind you after a while.
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Feb-11-2013 16:42
paulversuspaul
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Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Zabriskie Point CA
For me, I love for an angel, but not the damn e werk club mix that gets pumped but the original 45rpm mix.
that is real trance to me: melodic but weird and not natural in a way that actually puts you in a state of trance. it literally sounds like someone playing with an out of tune guitar string. and suddenly those familiar synth melodies come to fruition. that original mix will forever be the un official song of the love parade as far as im concerned.
i found the resonance on the bass just sounded weird loud. I do prefer dryer productions but the bass and kick in the other version just carry the tune.
For those interested, here is PVDs EM from Home in London 4-23-2000. This isnt his best set IMO but its a live set that has serious firepower and the energy of the crowd is insane. You can hear them going nuts multiple times during the set actually. The mixing is also phenomenal for being done on vinyl live.
Here is the gallery turnmills one he did with pete tong.
Its also a stormer and has some pretty famous tracks on it. I prefer the home at london one bc the gallery ones he plays some tracks ive heard so many times that I think even i am sick of hearing them.
