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Originally posted by Clovis But these tracks are often a question of context. I think its more of an issue of people who spend time finding those tracks and weaving them into a set in an interesting way being kind of appalled when something like Aftermath is used as an opening track, followed by fluff. The noobs on the dance floor used to the ASOT norm might by like "OMG wow armin is so diverse" but the guys who have been already hammering these tunes for the last year just shake their head. It's making good tracks sound bad.

Exactly. I'm all for diversifying your record box. The only thing is that it all boils down to how good of a job you do. Armin opened a set with Aftermath months after it was huge and then died down, and Tiesto did the same thing with Gebrunn Gebruun months after it was hammered and then died off. They're both great tracks (well, for the dancefloor. I don't like Aftermath.) but they were used poorly in each DJ's attempt to expand their box.

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Originally posted by isoterra you know, i automatically expected to disagree with anything you said regarding this subject... but this is rather true. the amount of househeads who seem to want to burn the likes likes of armin/tiesto at the stake whenever they *gasp* play a tune that originated in the house/minimal/whatever scene as opposed to the trance scene... one would think they're diversifying but no, apparently they're just 'trying to be cool' (this doesn't mean i'm defending armin in the slightest)

you hit the nail.

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Originally posted by idoru Exactly. I'm all for diversifying your record box

Playing an epic trance track after a vocal trance track is NOT diversification.

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Originally posted by Ishkur Playing an epic trance track after a vocal trance track is NOT diversification.

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Originally posted by idoru Exactly. I'm all for diversifying your record box. The only thing is that it all boils down to how good of a job you do.

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Originally posted by Ishkur Playing an epic trance track after a vocal trance track is NOT diversification.

Did you read any of what he wrote, or is your monitor not plugged in?

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Originally posted by Clovis But these tracks are often a question of context. I think its more of an issue of people who spend time finding those tracks and weaving them into a set in an interesting way being kind of appalled when something like Aftermath is used as an opening track, followed by fluff. The noobs on the dance floor used to the ASOT norm might by like "OMG wow armin is so diverse" but the guys who have been already hammering these tunes for the last year just shake their head. It's making good tracks sound bad.

Indeed. I don´t feel any need for praising Armin for starting a set with 1983 and making it even worse by laying awful Overton accapella over the top.

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Originally posted by idoru Exactly. I'm all for diversifying your record box. The only thing is that it all boils down to how good of a job you do.

We're talking about Armin, right?

*chortle*

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Originally posted by Ishkur We're talking about Armin, right? *chortle*

Did I say he does a good job? Seriously, I think Clovis might be right; did you actually read my entire post?

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Originally posted by idoru Did I say he does a good job? Seriously, I think Clovis might be right; did you actually read my entire post?

Does he ever?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Does he ever?

Touche.

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Originally posted by idoru Did I say he does a good job?

has he ever?

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Originally posted by Ishkur Does he ever?

fixed, purely for posterity's sake.