+1 on "gull". too bad jon isn't around producing great music anymore. r.i.p.

"resident" is still one of my favorite compilations... such a great tracklisting and even though it's not live (they just produced it to sound live) it makes me feel like it is live and that the energy is pumping. too many classics to point out on that compilation but mansun's "wide open space" always pops out for me.

it's always hard for me to choose just 1 essential mix from the emwt as my "favorite" but i'd probably say that the gatecrasher set is still the one that gets me going the most, even after all these years. the place sounded mad!

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Originally posted by keithos27 it's always hard for me to choose just 1 essential mix from the emwt as my "favorite" but i'd probably say that the gatecrasher set is still the one that gets me going the most, even after all these years. the place sounded mad!

You never hear sets these days like the Gatecrasher set with the crowd going that wild and that into a set. Truly a shame.

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Originally posted by Nostalgic You never hear sets these days like the Gatecrasher set with the crowd going that wild and that into a set. Truly a shame.

Even if the music justified it, going mental to a set is uncool these days. You don't want to sound like some gushy '99 trance kid, do you?

I agree, a shame. We're due for a change.

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Originally posted by Cobalt Even if the music justified it, going mental to a set is uncool these days. You don't want to sound like some gushy '99 trance kid, do you? I agree, a shame. We're due for a change.

Spot on.

In fact, I'd love to see what would happen if all the trendy produces and dj's of the moment started making and playing stuff over 136 bpm

I think the result would be pretty amazing. I don't deny loads of talent in the scene today. I just don't like the stylistic direction most of that effort is being directed.

The whole "make something better yourself" defense is starting to weigh on my mind lately. I've been meaning to produce for years.

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Originally posted by Cobalt Even if the music justified it, going mental to a set is uncool these days.

I blame tech/minimal house.

Has anyone got a link to this set? please

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Originally posted by Nostalgic I blame tech/minimal house.

Well, it's no one's fault, really. The progression of genres makes natural sense. The Great Prog Slowdown occured because of trance fatigue. Electro-toss blew up because people were desperate for something new. Minimal/Tech/Deep/Whatever grew out of that because people realized "electro-house" was wafer-thin crap, and needed a "serious" direction to move. Speed and emotion will come back eventually; it's a matter of how long we wait. I think we're much closer to emotion right now than speed. Slow and emotional might not be such a bad deal, given what the opposite can sound like (ahem, schranz).

These things go in cycles, periodically leaving some tastes out.

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Originally posted by Cobalt The whole "make something better yourself" defense is starting to weigh on my mind lately. I've been meaning to produce for years.

+1 to this as well, with the amount of shit produced thesedays I've been wanting to learn FL for ages and produce what I would consider good music. Havent got round to it tho.

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Originally posted by broiler So. Fucking. Good. I remember listening to Resident: 2 Years of Oakenfold at Cream

My very favorite mix ever.
That double CD is GREAT.

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Originally posted by Cobalt Even if the music justified it, going mental to a set is uncool these days. You don't want to sound like some gushy '99 trance kid, do you?

Ha! So true.

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Originally posted by broiler I remember listening to Resident: 2 Years of Oakenfold at Cream and thinking, "This is the kind of music I've been searching for". It was one of my first edm albums and the time in my life I fell in love with the genre.

cd1 is probably the best studio trance mix i've ever heard (ignoring the inclusion of brainbug - nightmare) ..i could wax lyrical for ages about how awesome the structure, flow & tune choice all are. the atmosphere throughout the latter half is electric (in a sort of 'journey into the unknown' type fashion) & completely unrivalled by any set i've heard since then


also i'm liking the talk of more speed in this thread. i concur, everything's getting too slow