Originally posted by elFreak
let me rephrase...minimalism is not only applicable to music. To me it is still techno and i don't class it as a sub genre, that is solely my opinion.
this is kinda nit-picky but I always differentiated between "minimalism" in music and "minimal" music.
"minimalism" comes out of steve reich/terry riley and refers specifically to repeating an idea and slowly expanding on it.
"minimal" just means slowing it down or taking taking some of the shit out. strangely though, lots of minimal techno is actually super complicated compared to "maximal" stuff like gabber -- a slower tempo gives a lot of room for more complicated rhythms.
Nov-15-2008 02:32
elFreak
Blood Diamonds and Salsa
Registered: Feb 2008
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techno is not relevant to the speed it is played at...not all techno needs to be like schranz.
Originally posted by elFreak
techno is not relevant to the speed it is played at...not all techno needs to be like schranz.
duh ?
p.s. here is another minimal trance track for you to check out
Crowdpleaser and Oliver Mental Groove - Swiss
sorry that I can't be buggered to post audio right now. I'm polishing off my second bottle of wine in a somewhat foreign country.
Nov-15-2008 03:05
jupiterone
housin' guide
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: los angeles
Re: Trance is fading, My take on things
quote:
Originally posted by Riisk
I have found Trance in particular to be very emotional and inspiring, unlike any other form of music I have ever listened to.
you need to listen to more music!
Nov-15-2008 03:23
Darkarbiter
Psysnob
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Melbourne
quote:
Originally posted by elFreak
techno is not relevant to the speed it is played at...not all techno needs to be like schranz.
Schranz isn't that fast. You should hear the 185bpm stuff.
p.s. here is another minimal trance track for you to check out
Crowdpleaser and Oliver Mental Groove - Swiss
sorry that I can't be buggered to post audio right now. I'm polishing off my second bottle of wine in a somewhat foreign country.
i think you're my new favorite person on here. just checked that track out. balls to the wall! i need to experience more.
EDIT: although... honestly... it still feels a bit like tech house (maybe even acid house? and the site i bought it off lists it as detroit techno) with pace. maybe it's the version i'm listening to? this one is called the "real love mixdown"
jay check out this crowdpleaser mix i peeped on his myspace - http://soundcloud.com/crowdpleaser/crowdpleasers-fly-july-mix
i think you will dig this shit.
Last edited by denys envy on Nov-15-2008 at 05:15
Nov-15-2008 04:48
Trancealot
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Binghamton,ny--Roxy NYC!
well the facts are some kid this morning on the #6 line was listening to NU-NRG - Dreamland so trance is def not dying. Just when people are ready to here 2008 stuff it might be 2015 by then . We are just a few steps ahead of the rest
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Nov-15-2008 05:07
pwnage1
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Registered: Apr 2007
Location: United States
both the tracks you listed are great, i don't really care about genres but i would like more of this!
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Nov-15-2008 05:08
mehta
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2008
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by denys envy
i think you're my new favorite person on here. just checked that track out. balls to the wall! i need to experience more.
EDIT: although... honestly... it still feels a bit like tech house (maybe even acid house? and the site i bought it off lists it as detroit techno) with pace. maybe it's the version i'm listening to? this one is called the "real love mixdown"
You got the right version! Yep, it definitely feels like tech house and it's listed as techno.
But just listen to that melody! And epic epic breakdowns! Of course, no "trance" DJ would ever play this, but I honestly think it's fair that we reclaim the term and start using it to describe good shit.
any takers?
Nov-15-2008 05:49
denys envy
no scratch, no snatch...
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: falLAcy, CA
quote:
Originally posted by mehta
You got the right version! Yep, it definitely feels like tech house and it's listed as techno.
But just listen to that melody! And epic epic breakdowns! Of course, no "trance" DJ would ever play this, but I honestly think it's fair that we reclaim the term and start using it to describe good shit.
any takers?
never been one for labeling things in the first place. i think it's good shit
definitely going to check into this crowdpleaser character more.
Nov-15-2008 06:03
TranceOwnsLol
Hi mom!!!
Registered: Nov 2007
Location: Singapore
he has a RA podcast mix.
donato dozzy and prins thomas imo have similar styles.
Nov-15-2008 07:18
GoSpeedGo!
no more Mr. Nice Guy
Registered: May 2006
Location: Eisenstein's laboratory
quote:
Originally posted by mehta
You got the right version! Yep, it definitely feels like tech house and it's listed as techno.
But just listen to that melody! And epic epic breakdowns! Of course, no "trance" DJ would ever play this, but I honestly think it's fair that we reclaim the term and start using it to describe good shit.
any takers?
Here is more, I guess. I wouldn't really associate this with trance though; just techno or melodic techno, if you will. Chymera does lots of similar music, too.
Did you miss the "neo-trance" craziness in 06/07 by any chance? That term faded so quickly, it didn't even have time to establish itself.
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