You're talking about Europe. The article talks about USA. USA is shit for EDM. So a lot of trance gets playedq
Jan-04-2008 18:26
XaNaX
I <3 global warming
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: 1000 Miles too far North
quote:
Originally posted by Tom Scott
what I am doing is pointing out what I think is doing the most damage to trance. Not people like Tiesto or Armin Van Buuren, but people like Dennis Romero.
well Tiesto and Armin are certainly not doing anything to help it. because of them most people think trance is the watered down commercial electronic pop music they play
Jan-04-2008 18:29
julien2
HTML is not allowed
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Montreal
White Lies - PVD anyone ?
laule
Jan-04-2008 18:31
[mart]
PSN: mart_likes_fluke
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: England
Hasn't trance died already? Several years ago, in fact.
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Far from the maddening Crowds
quote:
Originally posted by Jono404
The arcticle claims trance is trendy... what is this 1998? All the big ibiza clubs are doing electro/minimal/tech whatever now. Also I haven't seen a commercial trance track in the charts (uk charts this is) since about 2003, it's all big room electro house and house, same thing all over the ministry annuals and clubbers guide cds etc. I don't really see how people can be labelling trance as super commercial when you look at any digital download site chart and it will be devoid of trance.
spot on.
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Jan-04-2008 18:46
thoughtlessjex
Yakkity Yak
Registered: May 2004
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Trance is dead. Long live Trance.
I wish people would stop saying trance is dead. The fact is that it really still is commercially viable and anyone who thinks otherwise is seriously deluded. Dead doesn't mean the genre is devoid of creativity, it just means the genre has a distinct dearth of artists contributing to the creative well, and a dearth of committed consumers. Trance has both, even if the most commercially viable stuff really is devoid of creative drive.
Directionless and cheesy? Yes. Dead? No.
But whatever, people have been tooting this horn for a while, and just because it sounds dumb doesn't mean people won't keep tooting it in the future.
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: On a spit of sand we call Earth
As much as I'll agree with the author on certain parts of the article, the fact that Kanye West is even mentioned in this article stifles my ability to take him/her seriously.
Either way, I still enjoy trance and find myself finding a good new release here and there, but progressive and deep house have become the new staple of my music diet.
Jan-05-2008 06:11
Beatflux
Rising Star in training
Registered: Mar 2006
Location: Planet Alf
quote:
Originally posted by Ishkur
This is the greatest advice in the whole god damn universe. Always keep a tab of what's hot on the charts, and then don't get that music.
This sort of "don't get what's popular" attitude is just as shallow as the "I only listen to the popular stuff" attitude.
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change your avatar for fucks sake.
Jan-05-2008 07:52
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
quote:
Originally posted by Clovis
Also, I laugh at people who keep saying trance is gonna die every year.
It isn't. Plain and simple. Theres enough kids and enough new markets for it to keep going for another 5-10 years even with the lowest possible quality standards imaginable. Yeah it will get worse and worse, tired ideas will continue to be recycled, but so long as Armin, PVD, Tiesto etc keep marketing themselves as SUPER MEGA DJs and play in 5-10-15 thousand capacity stadium events to thousands of clueless kids, trance will always have an audience, always sell enough CDs and always get the most votes in DJ Mag.
The rest of us who like good music can go see excellent DJs at small intimate venues and have the time of our lives...I don't see trance getting in the way...
This thread should really have ended here.
Jan-05-2008 09:55
nefardec
Tranceaddict in tranning
Registered: Oct 2004
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by Beatflux
This sort of "don't get what's popular" attitude is just as shallow as the "I only listen to the popular stuff" attitude.
that's not at all what I said.
I still keep up with what everyone else is playing, but I make a point of exposing myself to completely new things as much as I can.
In any case, playing tracks that everyone knows is going to make you a pretty boring dj. I suppose since I try not to be a boring DJ, I have this tendency to always dig deeper for my music. If I was just a nostalgic club kid I'd probably be different.
Jan-05-2008 10:10
RebeL9
The Digital Blonde addict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
quote:
Originally posted by Tom Scott
because im fed up of all these 'trance is dead' articles so i wrote out my own post. the difference between mine and the other guys is that mine is original and not just jumping on, like i said, the trance slating bandwagon
Originally posted by idoru
This thread should really have ended here.
Was just about to say the same thing. Quoting the "I don't see Trance getting in the way" is the best response I've ever read in these back and forth 'Trance is dead' debates.
