Funniest part is they tried to sue Sash! for supposedly ripping off Insomnia with Encore Un Fois.

And just in case you thought they came up with that octave switching pizzicato keyboard sound...

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the point is they never came up with much by themselves.

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Going back in the discussion a little, this was the first mix compilation I ever bought, before I even knew that dance music comps were mixed (I was 13), and I remember skipping straight through to hear We Come 1 and having my mind blown when the music didn't stop and it went straight into the next track (Stimulated by Marco V). It cuts off in this Youtube clip but it's actually a seriously smooth transition by Dave Pearce. Quite an introduction to the concept of DJing.

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Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay the point is they never came up with much by themselves.

But who actually cares about that, even knowing it wouldn't change a bit. Everybody liked the O Fortuna remixes (1991) by Apotheosis and Fortuna and everybody knew it was ripped from Carl Orff's. Both versions even got prohibited by law in the Netherlands, but we danced our ass off anyways

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We come 1 will always be my favorite.

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Originally posted by Evol` Little bit from last night in Belgrade... Insane night...insane... More vids in a bit...

it was an awesome show! but even more awesome was the one in 2004 in Belgrade when the crowd made them have 3 encores and the concert lasted for like 3h ... Awesome act for sure, great albums, really gonna miss stuff like No roots.

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Originally posted by Trance-MB But who actually cares about that, even knowing it wouldn't change a bit. Everybody liked the O Fortuna remixes (1991) by Apotheosis and Fortuna and everybody knew it was ripped from Carl Orff's. Both versions even got prohibited by law in the Netherlands, but we danced our ass off anyways

i don't, because even when i was monged off my tits on pills for a significant part of the 90's, their music always stood out as mediocre. Sampling is an essential part of dance music, but Faithless always did it in the most lazy of ways.

Did they make some music that I enjoyed?

absolutely.

That being said, their popularity was not because they were the best. In fact, in my eyes when it comes to quality musical output, I just can't see why so many people hold them in such high regard. Maybe it is just me, probably is, but faithless has always been the definition of mediocre.

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Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay i don't, because even when i was monged off my tits on pills for a significant part of the 90's, their music always stood out as mediocre. Sampling is an essential part of dance music, but Faithless always did it in the most lazy of ways. Did they make some music that I enjoyed? absolutely. That being said, their popularity was not because they were the best. In fact, in my eyes when it comes to quality musical output, I just can't see why so many people hold them in such high regard. Maybe it is just me, probably is, but faithless has always been the definition of mediocre.

Maybe many people like them that much just because of the amount of joy they get from them, and don't give a fuck about quality, which is something vague anyways.

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Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay here is your original insomnia

practically a carbon copy

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Originally posted by enydo Someone educate me about their history! I'm assuming they were important?

They been around for a pretty long time, since 95. Faithless sold over 12 million records worldwide and as you can tell from watching the video posted here, they had a huge fan base. They will be missed!

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