this catapulted sasha into superstar territory and that's where he will stay
like pvd with for an angel
I disagree. Xpander is a great song with Charlie May that is much better than for an angel in terms of production value and Sasha has some great tracks on Airdrawndagger with May/Junkie XL as co-producers but overall I do not think Sasha is known for his productions but his DJing. He is first and foremost a DJ in my mind and not a producer and his DJing made him a superstar. Paul Van Dyk could be argued both ways, that his productions made him popular or his DJing(what i think), but if I took it soley based on his efforts with For an Angel I would say it was his DJing without a doubt.
To me DJs didn't really get popular for their productions until the turn of the century. The first man that comes to mind is Tiesto. Before his remix of Silence he was just another Dutch DJ but after that people thought he was great. In fact I am hard pressed to think of an epic trance DJ(there are other genre djs that do not follow this) that rose to popularity after 2000 without first having him be known as an established producer first. So I guess what I'm saying is that before 2000 the focus was on the DJing and the overall set and after 2000 it became individual tracks.
Aug-02-2006 23:22
pvdclubber
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Sheffield
guess one could also mention the early isos series for tiesto
Aug-02-2006 23:24
luisjb82
Real Madrid Addict
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: home...
Well to be honest, I think this is just a matter of tastes... those who enjoy and listen to trance the most will definitely not say many good things about Sasha. In my opinion his latest sets have been way too sick... I received today my Avalon CD's at work and I loved them, the flow, the tracks, the whole mood of both cds are great.
Of course, there are other sets that lacked perhaps some kind of flow and got lost in the middle of them... Which is why I wouldn't rate him as the best so far this year but I'd definitely put him somewhere around top 5, but this is just my opinion.
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Aug-02-2006 23:31
Danny Ocean
Throwin' Shapes
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse
I think Sasha was always tight up until maybe mid 2005, then his tracklists became bland and repetitive due to all that electro house bandwagon.
I love his stuff from 2002-2004 where he spun progressive house. Of course we can't forget his Twilo times either which were some of his best.
I haven't listened too him lately but i still hold respect for what i have listened before.
Aug-02-2006 23:58
Az
took me all the way back
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Walking to John O'Groats for some spastics
quote:
Originally posted by pvdclubber
one word: xpander
this catapulted sasha into superstar territory and that's where he will stay
no it didn't
he'd been a superstar DJ for years before that, xpander is just sasha taking advantage of a trend
Aug-03-2006 00:29
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
quote:
Originally posted by pvdclubber
one word: xpander
this catapulted sasha into superstar territory
Aug-03-2006 00:41
teknomonki
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Treehouse Paradiso
It made me laugh when Airdrawndagger got slated in a lot of music reviews as "never being good enough to live up to the hype surrounding it". That album transcends what most DJs have released as artiste albums (exceptions occur, BT et al). WTF did they want, exactly?
I posted in the thread Purple linked to earlier about seeing him and finding his set very boring, but then not everyone hits the groove 100% of the time I guess.
Overall, he aint one of my favs, but still pwns a place in the hall of fame for services rendered for Airdrawndagger alone.
Aug-03-2006 00:57
lim f(x) = f(a)
x ---> a
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: edge city
quote:
Originally posted by GUBostonDubs
Those are amazing sets and I agree with your point. Alot of the people around this board that say Sasha plays boring music expect him to play music like Gu 13 ibiza or the circa 1999 style trance that he used to play. The only criticism of sasha these days that I will agree with is the fact that he hasnt been playing as cutting edge sets lately ie. same old tracks he been playing for awhile and I dont care for the avalon live cd. The criticism that "Sasha only plays music for people whacked out on drugs" is clearly a stupid comment. He is not the best dj right now but he is still very close to the top. Top dj right now imo is definitely Danny Howells.
agreed!! also listen to his new set: Sasha b2b Digweed, Budapest Hungary 07-07-2006
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Aug-03-2006 02:59
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Originally posted by weymouth
I disagree. Xpander is a great song with Charlie May that is much better than for an angel
lol
xpander is just a remix
& sasha's part of hungry is quire boring.
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Aug-03-2006 03:02
Clovis
techno jungle shit
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Los Angeles
He is definatley the most pimp of the top 10 DJ's. You just can't take that away from him.
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Aug-03-2006 03:04
DOOMBOT
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2004
Location:
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Originally posted by lim f(x) = f(a)
Sasha_Live_@_Pure_Future_Festival_(ICE_AREA_-_Lithuania_-_Vilnius)_[09.09.2005]
sasha_-_essential_mix-sat-05-22-2005
Sasha & Hernan Cattaneo live @ Moonpark, Buenos Aires may 4 2003
I disagree w/ all of you since it seems your perpective of good music derives from "vocal fluffy trance", but the sets i've posted proves Sasha is far from overrated.
Unfortunitely, for you, the only thing proven is what your taste in music is.
Aug-03-2006 03:04
weymouth
aka Poe
Registered: May 2003
Location: Delaware
quote:
Originally posted by sandstorm03
lol
xpander is just a remix
& sasha's part of hungry is quire boring.
A remix of what? I must of missed something because every source I have seen says: Sasha - Xpander co-producer: Charlie May.
