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Hey, they made the TL fit on Balance 14, I'm sure they'll work something out here.
Anyway, another big step in the right direction. At this rate I imagine GU will eventually find itself somewhere between Balance and Fabric, though I wouldn't be surprised if it just becomes another Balance with a different titling system.
Speaking of titles, I was reflecting on how Voorn was planning to use one another one of his technical megamixes to reflect the flavor of Rotterdam, when I found myself asking: how much have these cities really factored into the mix in the first place? I mean, there's nothing distinctly 'Taipei' about GU: 31, or 'San Francisco' about GU: 09 (yes, except for the Haight Street-sounds intro that preceded the first disc- one of the few times I can actually recall GU doing anything to add the city's flavor into the music itself). The only mix that actually 'felt' like its respective city was GU: Reykjavik.
Or maybe that was never the point, but GU has always pushed this angle of being 'transported' to the respective city such that I suspect it's intended to be a bit more than merely a retrospective mix of a recent set that was played there. This whole 'city series' gimmick may have been an effective marketing tool, but I wonder if it's ultimately little more than that.
Those booklets sure are nice though, and make for great collector pieces. Glad I still have all of mine.
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Last edited by Paradox Lost on Aug-07-2020 at 00:08
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