Originally posted by TranceCluber
this year was the year of the scene falling further down to pits of shit... how can it be a year for a genre when globaly the scene is dieing or geting worse year by year... labels closing, over done mp3 downloading,no funding behind the scene, not a trend in some places as it used to be, etc all factors and its just getting worse so its a year of shit IMO and not gonna get any better any time soon
O.K first of all considering labels are closing I'd still say there are enough good tunez out there still so it doesn't matter. Also most DJ's support MP3's so why is that a bad thing? It isn't dying because I could list all the tunez I have from 2003 that are amazing and theres quite a few and I'm sure that others could do the same, it's the same as any other year, maybe even better than last year.
Oct-17-2003 18:38
Kurve
Sentient Audio Collective
Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Las Vegas but from Germany
quote:
Originally posted by trance_n_dance
O.K first of all considering labels are closing I'd still say there are enough good tunez out there still so it doesn't matter. Also most DJ's support MP3's so why is that a bad thing? It isn't dying because I could list all the tunez I have from 2003 that are amazing and theres quite a few and I'm sure that others could do the same, it's the same as any other year, maybe even better than last year.
ehhh first of all not gonna get to into it but ill say a few things..... most djs do support mp3 but not the mp3 downloading community... because 90% of people who download mp3s dont go buy records so whats good for them if they dont put money back in the scene ...second the scene has gone down hill big time i have worked in a record store seeing labels going broke because there isnt much money going around anymore... and second i promote for spundae here in las vegas and many of the djs i spoken to big names all say the scene isnt what it used to be going downhill. Very few big names are still playing ton of gigs but in majority its not like it was few years back... just because the scene is going to shits doesnt mean there isnt good music being put out ....and trancedance i dont know how long yuou been into the scene but i been listening to this music for 10 years now and been into the scene many years and the scene has definatlly droped globally its not like it was where money was plentiful ton of parties all the time ..now the only parties around are the ones with huge names like tiesto,etc because no one will go to the other parties. Youll see it going worse..... more and more i get into the the other side of things i see how damaging the mp3 scene is i just htink if your not a dj many people shouldnt have tracks until they come out whats the point for someone that isnt a dj to know promos they cant wait till its on cd or what... just my 2 cents and many of you will talk shit probably because many download mp3s ...which i do as well but i spend 100 - 200 $ on vinyl a week so i contribute which i cant say for many. most of you wont admit that its hurting the small labels because its you guys only source for free music so your gaining from it so people make any excuse to justify the positives and neglect the fact there so much negative reprocussions that are far worse
Last edited by Kurve on Oct-17-2003 at 19:08
Oct-17-2003 18:56
SYSTEM-J
IDKFA.
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
Better than last year, but there have been too many vocal tunes about I think, and not enough quality instrumentals. I bought about ten singles last year, all instrumental. This year I've only bought about four, and they're all vocal.
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I'm going to base my vote depending on who is voted DJ of the Year by MixMag.
If PvD is voted #1 then I'm going to call it "The Year that Nobody Realized How Piss Poor PvD's Productions Are"
I know I'm going to get that one person going "DJ of the Year doesn't have anything to do with his productions..." but allow me to explain. Every PvD set I have listened to contains a large quantity of his material, whether it be his own productions or remixes/re-edits/reworks (whatever the fuck he calls them) and the majority of us know that his productions blow. IMO, a DJs mixing skills are not all that they should be based on when voting on the MixMag poll but the music they play as well.
If he's not voted #1 then "The Year of Gabriel & Dresden" for sure.
Gabriel & Dresden have been innovative as hell this year with productions and their livesets. They will rip vocals from other tunes and play them on top of other tracks, something that you rarely see any of the other DJs doing. G&D have played such a variety of music in their sets from house to trance and even R&B/Hip-Hop (Acid Elliot) and for this I feel they should be reconized.
Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025
I'm going to base my vote depending on who is voted DJ of the Year by MixMag.
If PvD is voted #1 then I'm going to call it "The Year that Nobody Realized How Piss Poor PvD's Productions Are"
I know I'm going to get that one person going "DJ of the Year doesn't have anything to do with his productions..." but allow me to explain. Every PvD set I have listened to contains a large quantity of his material, whether it be his own productions or remixes/re-edits/reworks (whatever the fuck he calls them) and the majority of us know that his productions blow. IMO, a DJs mixing skills are not all that they should be based on when voting on the MixMag poll but the music they play as well.
Actually I find if you look at the big names and what they did in 2003, most have fallen below expectations, which is very sad. Most will come back and hopefully tear 2004 up.
