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Originally posted by biznology your logic is amazing... gone from the planet...yet still here| why are you here then?

lol dude i was just kidding about that. trance is still da shit and will be forever

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Most tunes of this year are awesome! Really good Trance Year like 99!
Trance will never die

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Costa's Traxx to Come

Costa del Sol - Cala Blanca
Mark Otten - Tranquility (Costa del Sol Remix)
OceanLab - Satellite (Costa del Sol Remix)
Fire & Ice - Para Siempre (Costa's goes to Menorca Remix)

good music takes time and cant be churned off like goods off a conveyor belt. the demand for trance has peaked this summer and as a result there has been a lot of watered down stuff put out to cope (and leech off the demand). this watered down stuff is bland and has no lasting appeal. you need to give these producers time to come up with the more original quality tracks.

ive seen the rise and fall of trances popularity so many times now ive learned that all good things come to those who wait...

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Originally posted by Vesa I've been very disappointed this year, and indeed it might get worse next year because then the short trance boom of this year will be over. Well, I specialize in listening to Dutch trance, and the number of releases there has been too small, and the quality is nothing to cheer about. The Dutch vinyl distributor Moxmusic even went bankrupt, so there must be something wrong there. I don't know the exact situation in other countries , so I don't make any comments about them. It would be easy to solve the problem, though, There already exist thousands of trance vinyls, and probably hundreds of them are excellent tracks. Many good ones have been overlooked, so trance DJs could start spinning them alongside the new releases. This would set a higher standard for new releases because they would need to compete with hand-picked old tunes. The producers would be motivated because of the competition, and could also find new unexplored areas from the scope of trance when they would hear old innovative tracks that break out ot the formulaic track structure. Still, I think this is unlikely to happen. In the world of electronica, listeners have a strange obsession about hearing only the newest tunes I understand that the trance style has advanced, so stuff from the 90's might sound outdated, but many tracks from year 2000 are as modern as the current tunes, so they would fit together in the same set with new releases.

I agree as well. I predict a slight trance depression in the coming year. Yet there are so many undiscovered great tracks out there. One reason I respect PvD is that he finds some of these overlooked artists and puts them in the spot they should be -- as well as spins them for the rest of us to enjoy.

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Originally posted by Busy Child I think its time for us to start pumping out songs instead of complaining that trance is dying. If its dying, its because we're letting it.

FO' SURE!!

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Originally posted by Busy Child I think its time for us to start pumping out songs instead of complaining that trance is dying.

Deal. Here you go!

Do you have any?

1999 was a great year for trance music, but I really don't think that, as a whole, the music was significantly better than any other year. It's a bit overrated. There was plenty of bland crap in 99 just as 2000 and 2001. People remember 99 for specific artists: Ferry, Tiesto, Armin, PVD and a few others. Yes their music has changed - they've gained mainstream appeal and their styles follow trends closer than they used to. Like they say, there's other fish in the sea.

Basic rule of thumb... if any artist achieves a level of notoriety where they are able to release a full-length album, there's a good chance it will be commercial. An album needs to sell, get airplay,etc etc etc. It's no longer just about clubgoers, It needs to sell to wider audiences who shop at places like Best Buy. There's plenty of budding new artists releasing great tracks - there's really no need to remain so attached to Ferry and the like. I used to love Rank 1. Thn they changed from their signature symphonic synths to a style which I feel is very generic. Their mixes no longer stand out to me, so I now look for others that do.

I've found this year to have a lot of great artists. Flutlicht has been making a killing lately. That Thrillseekers remix is mindblowing (to me at least). DJ Scot Project as well - Banging Globe remix anyone? SHOKK is awesome. Alphazone - I second that one, great stuff!! Anything on the Bonsai/Lightning label.

I think people need to stop freaking out over Tiesto going progressive and Armin going pop, and start focusing on other stuff out there. Look around enough and I'm sure you'll discover something that will take its place.

Music, like so many things in life, is no better or no worse than what you make of it.

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Originally posted by Vesa I've been very disappointed this year, and indeed it might get worse next year because then the short trance boom of this year will be over. Well, I specialize in listening to Dutch trance, and the number of releases there has been too small, and the quality is nothing to cheer about. The Dutch vinyl distributor Moxmusic even went bankrupt, so there must be something wrong there. I don't know the exact situation in other countries , so I don't make any comments about them. It would be easy to solve the problem, though, There already exist thousands of trance vinyls, and probably hundreds of them are excellent tracks. Many good ones have been overlooked, so trance DJs could start spinning them alongside the new releases. This would set a higher standard for new releases because they would need to compete with hand-picked old tunes. The producers would be motivated because of the competition, and could also find new unexplored areas from the scope of trance when they would hear old innovative tracks that break out ot the formulaic track structure. Still, I think this is unlikely to happen. In the world of electronica, listeners have a strange obsession about hearing only the newest tunes I understand that the trance style has advanced, so stuff from the 90's might sound outdated, but many tracks from year 2000 are as modern as the current tunes, so they would fit together in the same set with new releases.

Very interesting point! Havent thought about that aspect until now but now that u mention it it's totally true. But I also think that the top DJs are working under an extreme pressure...to be the trendiest, the one who delievers the freshest coolest tunes. The fans must therefore change and give the DJS a chance to use older tracks as well.

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Originally posted by Taz Deal. Here you go! Do you have any?

no, thats why im not complaining

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I didnt bother reading much into all the post but if music was to not change we would all be listening to some monkey beating on a tree. Sooo to dwell in just one era of music is retarded. Music evolves almost as though it is alive sooo to say trance or rock or anything is declining....well its not it's evolving.....for better or worse it will change and there is no stoping it. Embrace it and enjoy it.
peace,
John