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| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
Allow me to retort...
1.) It's good for the scene. How, I'll get to that later.
2.) Labels will sign stuff. Labels have connections with DJs, and can send promos out and base releases off of crowd reaction, not just to a radio show that has every listener and her/his second-cousin drooling over every single tune on the "essentials" as if it's the biggest thing since sliced bread.
3.) There are other shows that you can tune into. For starters, Global DJ Broadcast (though, it's just as bad as ASOT).
4.) Armin is far from the only person who gets new music. Every DJ on the DJ Mag list, and even those who aren't, get promos, whether you like it or not. Tiësto and Paul Oakenfold, based off of popularity, most likely get the most new music sent to them.
5.) Now, how does this benefit the scene? For starters, did you know that Armin has said that even he isn't fond of some of the tunes he played on ASOT? Yeah, that's right. And you know what that means? The show was run by major labels in it for a quick buck.
In addition, as many of us have been saying all along, the fall of ASOT will help bring rise to more original Trance. I don't know if you actually paid attention or not, but everything from last year's ASOT and somewhat into late-2003 sounded exactly the same. The same synths, the same build-ups, and the same breakdowns. The tunes that were aired on that program began to lack originality. Artists were getting hired by labels to do remixes not because they wanted to for the sheer pleasure, but because they wanted money. The clusterfuck of 2003-2005 remixes of timeless classics is one example that can back that up.
The fact is, ASOT became too popular. It was good for a time, then people behind the scenes realized that it could be used as a money machine. This, in turn, caused a lack in originality. Now that ASOT is out of the picture, Trance has the chance to turn itself around, to become original and to gain a fresh, new sound once again. This is very positive for the scene. |
In response to #2: ASOT didnt just play stuff from labels. Producers who werent signed yet would send Armin tracks and he would help get them singed. Once the tracks got signed to a label, they were pretty much all over DCC and every other file sharing service.
In Response to #3: GDJB focuses more on the more prog trance tunes with guest trance DJs, you will not hear the latest Filo & Peri, Kyau Vs Albert, Solid Globe, etc release on GDJB unless they are played by a guest.
In Response to #4: No Armin isnt the only one who gets new music, but he was a platform for the new music to be heard in a timely manner. Most of the DJs dont play all new music back to back, because that would not work in a club.
In Response to #5: You do not know the econimics of the trance music industry, most of the guys are doing remixes for trade. You remix my tune I remix yours. There is no golden goose, it is all done for the love of music. Armins passion always comes through. And Waht major labels are you speaking of? Armada? Anjuna? Blackhole? Common, these labels only sell a few thousand copies of a single. Thats a far cry from the days of selling 10,000.
You want to know why the trance scene is in the shits, its because of the internet. There is no money to be made by selling 1000 copies of something, so all the talented artists have left the genre and gone on to produce music that is more profitable. Look at BT as a perfect example. He wants to be Moby so bad. Imagine if we still had someone like him making trance. How inspiring would that be for the bedroom producers? Bottom line is people need to survive and make a living. All of the talented REAL musicians have left. Plain and simple. Keep dreaming that trance is going to go back to the sounds the early days. Those artists have moved on with their lives.
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