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Was Oakenfold the best ever? (pg. 4)
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| Beemer |
I think the title of this thread says it all.....was oakenfold the best ever, as opposed to is he the best ever... Yes, I think he was the best, in the late 90s...he was the best then, but imo he isn't the best now....i respect him greatly for what he did in the past, for sure :) so yes, in 1999 he was the best ever - he was the best of everyone who'd come along up to that point in time....but now, in 2004, i don't think he's the best ever - there are others who've done things after what he did back then who are, quite simply, better...
so basically....was he the best ever?? YES!!! is he the best ever?? NO!!!
(and just to add...Oakenfold was who got me into this scene...I hated the EDM I'd heard with a passion...but one day I was in sanity, and saw Oakenfold's Travelling - i had no clue who he was, and no interest in the genre, but a lil voice in my head told me i needed to get that cd...so i did, and it started me on the path i'm still on now :) but, i most definitely wouldn't buy the stuff he produces now....for me, he's had his day...but he deserves much respect for how he was in his day!!) |
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| 00soups00 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beemer
so basically....was he the best ever?? YES!!! is he the best ever?? NO!!!
(and just to add...Oakenfold was who got me into this scene...I hated the EDM I'd heard with a passion...but one day I was in sanity, and saw Oakenfold's Travelling - i had no clue who he was, and no interest in the genre, but a lil voice in my head told me i needed to get that cd...so i did, and it started me on the path i'm still on now :) but, i most definitely wouldn't buy the stuff he produces now....for me, he's had his day...but he deserves much respect for how he was in his day!!) |
well said beemer..
btw - why "dont you wanna go overseas" ??? (referring to your avatar description) |
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| gumble |
| quote: | Originally posted by 00soups00
(in my opinion)
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yes, very much so. |
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| Beemer |
| quote: | Originally posted by 00soups00
well said beemer..
btw - why "dont you wanna go overseas" ??? (referring to your avatar description) |
because the time to leave is really just around the corner now....it's a whole different ball-game to sitting here in my comfort zone planning the trip - now i actually have to DO it.... i'm going for a year - that's not a small thing...it's a strange feeling leaving all that's familiar and not knowing what awaits me for the next 365 days....it's something i need to do, but it's a tad scarey... it's not that i have a perfect life here and don't wanna leave it (my life here is def not perfect)....it's the whole "better the devil u know" thing....my comfort zone isn't anything amazing...but regardless, it's comforting.....leaving that and going out into the great unknown isn't easy.....doesn't mean i'm not excited tho :) |
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| gumble |
ive got gatecrasher one on atm :D
yer, rockin! |
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| 00soups00 |
gotcha now Beemer..
will be going on my overseas trip for an undisclosed amount of time when i get the cash to spend over there...
good luck....
:rolleyes:
i cant find my Oakey - Gatecrasher Set :(
who can donate me the mp3? |
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| Philby |
| surely it would be pretty popular on soulseek or something? i got mine from audio galaxy, those were the days :) |
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| gumble |
haha
big ups the audiogalaxy days! |
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| /me plays Virus - Sun *cawwwf* |
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| Romp |
| quote: | Originally posted by Paulie
20-06-1999 / Gatecrasher, Lotherton Hall, Leeds:
00:00 01. Planet Perfecto feat. Grace - "It's Not Over Yet '99 [Breeder's It Is Now Remix]"
10:57 02. Space Manoeuvres - "Stage One [Tilt's Apollo 11 Mix]"
17:34 03. AMbassador - "The Fade [Fade Mix]"
21:55 04. Mara - "One [Hamel's Implant Remix]"
29:01 05. Space Brothers - "Forgiven [Origin Mix]"
28:24 06. Mauro Picotto - "Lizard"
46:04 07. Jon Vesta - "Gull"
52:36 08. Tekknova - "Last Trip To Paradise"
57:59 09. Art of Trance - "Madagascar [Ferry Corsten Remix]"
61:56 10. Push - "Universal Nation [Ferry Corsten Remix]"
66:10 11. Olmec Heads - "Spritualized [Astral Mix]"
71:51 12. Space Brothers - "Heaven Will Come [Olmec Heads Vocal Dub]"
78:50 13. CJ Bolland - "The Prophet"
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86:08
Thats the Gatecrasher set, imo THE best 86 mins of driving euphoric trance in 1 single hit i have ever heard.
AND PETE TONG in the middle of it:
"I said nice one bruvva"
"I SAID NICE ONEEEEEEEEE"
hahah id give away a lot to be there that nite.
Like Matt_A said Oakie @ china was playing breaks, but was still able to capture this underlying beat, drivy beat throughout the whole set, that towards the end just explodes with skip raiders.
I have respect for Oakenfold, he moved on, he got the best he thought he could get out of the sound so he moved on. Sure he hasnt found the same success, but only time will tell, but i have a feeling a true artist like oakenfold will only be kept down for so long. |
yep this was the set that got me into trance too... best set ever. Unfortunately it has gotten a little stale since those days, its just not the same is it :( |
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| webmeister |
| quote: | Originally posted by 00soups00
i think armin is better, and i enjoy his stuff more, and i agree he has done alot, and his radio shows kickass and are still going strong after 152 weeks in a row and still not stale at all, which shows just as much about the trance producers there are out there, as it does about armins delivery. |
I disagree .. I think ASOT is killing trance by doing the same thing week in and week out.
Hearing tunes over and over again for months before they're properly released turns most of us into jaded elitists who are sick of this track because it's so overplayed (even though it's only been out for a week).
Also there is very little originality or variation on ASOT, it's all the same limp prog trance and stale uplifting that we've heard for years. Methinks time to move on and do something different for ASOT... |
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| Vigilante |
Word.
However, you could just use my method and never listen to ASOT. That way, every new tune you finally hear is usually gold. |
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