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| quote: | Originally posted by torontotrance
no, it's the downright truth. If you look at 1998,1999 and 2000, his mixing was better, he did not trainwreck as often and his track selection was much better and now his mixing is worse than before. I see a progression. |
NO,NO, and NO. Tiesto was broadcasted more than those three years combined last year alone,and of course his vulnerability is gonna be exposed more oftenly. I've seen him spin about 7 times in the last 3 years and I think that his style has been progressively getting better and more sophisticated over the years. OK we all know that you didn't like his set in Toronto and that his Innercity set was not the finest.
But the mixing in Impulz 2002 is not any worse than his mixing in Energy2000.
The mixing in Dutch Dimension 02-02-02 is even better than his Sensation 2000 set.
Not to talk about the genius track selections in both of those sets. And the track placement, the contrasts he does, and all the nuances in those two sets are that of a much more mature dj than the early Tiesto. He took risks, and they worked and influenced the discourse that trance is taking right now. As much as you all love Armin, he doesn't come even close in having the artistic depht that Tiesto has today, because Armin stuck with the formula that has proven to work quite well, while Tiesto continuously challenges the concept of what his sound should be over the years. Those, my friend, are the signs of a true artist who naturally evolves not with what the people want, but with what he thinks as relevant.
YES, there are horrible mixing flaws in some of his recent sets but those are the exception rather than the rule. Listen to the set he did tonight in Dance Department, quite impressive if you ask me.
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