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What "trance nation" ???!!
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| Eugene |
I just got back from Holland and I can tell you Trance is not really popular there! I was very surprised. In every single music store you could at most find a dozen Trance CDs, maybe Tiesto's ISOS and Nyana, maybe one AvB album, that's it. Forget about anything more, let alone imports. Tiesto, for instance, is not really popular there. When I asked every shop owner if they had any Trance they'd shake their head and say, "Nope - not my style." I went to a record store called "Strictly Dance Records", thinking I could get some Trance there, but the owner was enfuriated when I mentioned Tiesto, AvB, and Ferry to him: "They're awful! Trance is terrible. Why does everyone think Holland = Trance?" So I asked him, "This is called 'Dance Records'... what kind of music do you sell here, and listen to?" He said, "Soul. You should too."
Hell, even here in the States I can find a MUCH better selection of Trance, all styles. DAMN! Big surprise, and disappointment.
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| Dom |
the UK is the real trance nation of europe in terms of popularity.
and it ain't THAT popular here. :eyes: |
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| Orko |
Very surprising.
As somebody from outside Holland (canada) i got the impression that they were big into trance. Any chance it was just that area?:conf: |
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| Hequn |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dom
the UK is the real trance nation of europe in terms of popularity.
and it ain't THAT popular here. :eyes: |
well yes because the popular thing ATM is of course pop trance (ugh) :( |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dom
the UK is the real trance nation of europe in terms of popularity.
and it ain't THAT popular here. :eyes: |
it seems as if Trance gets ridiculed by other genres of music |
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| Dom |
| quote: | Originally posted by Hequn
well yes because the popular thing ATM is of course pop trance (ugh) :( |
no the popular thing just now is 'urban' LOL music.
which is so much commercial .
and yeh, like u said, all the little kids love what they think is trance cos they don't know better.
In germany i think they prefer techno. In holland they prefer hardstyle, which is terrible.
But it doesn't matter as long as there are enough people who still love trance, which there are. :) |
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| Eugene |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
Very surprising.
As somebody from outside Holland (canada) i got the impression that they were big into trance. Any chance it was just that area?:conf: |
I was in Amsterdam, and visited maybe 8 music stores in the center of the city (including a 'mega-store' called "Fame"), including a couple of smaller vinyl stores.
It wasn't any better in Schiphol-Rijk, where there is a mall inside the airport and a music store there.
Very surprising!
Get this people, -- I didn't even see a single Ferry Corsten CD! Serious! |
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| caroline |
| they probably knew you were a tourist and wanted to mess around with you!:stongue: |
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| Dom |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
it seems as if Trance gets ridiculed by other genres of music |
but we know better right ;) |
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| Dumonde Trancer |
in the uk we have many stores which have the genres house/prog/trance/hardhouse. then usually other genres like techno or garage depending on the tastes of the stores owners.
but you are almost garauntee dto find trance in any "dance" record store :)
altho you may find you have to look in the smallee sotres to find the decent tunes, most places like hmv have ty commercilised tunes. |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by caroline
they probably knew you were a tourist and wanted to mess around with you!:stongue: |
:p |
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| Hequn |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dumonde Trancer
hmv have ty commercilised tunes. |
hey you've never been to the two near me then, one in manchester where you can pick up old gems like Lange - Follow Me and Veracocha - Carte Blanche and one in oldham that has the odd gem also :D |
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