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4th of July Bash 3.0 - Review + Pics!!! (pg. 9)
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| Cobalt |
I have a classic CD mixed by Acosta around 1999 called Members of X. It's all low-profile domestic US artists, but one of the slickest club-trance compilations I own. I'd never heard of Acosta before, and liked his sound:
Members of X
01. George Acosta - Intro
02. T.O.T. - Sweet Angel
03. Plus 3 - Voice
04. George Acosta and Friends - DJ's on X
05. Undertaker - Members of X
06. George Acosta pres. Lara B. - I Wanna Fly
07. Fever Express - Fever '99
08. Newcleus - Jam on It '99
09. George Acosta pres. Lara B. - I Wanna Fly [Remix]
10. Liquid Zone feat. Cee-vox - Reach up High
Naturally, I was interested when I heard he was releasing another compilation in 2000. Unfortunately, Awake was a huge departure from his previous style of American club/trance, opting instead for an aimless blend of tired, old eurotrance cuts:
01 Ayla - Angelfalls (Elemental Force)
02 Stray Dog - Mirror (Signum Mix)
03 DJ Ufuk - R2D2 (DJ Ufuk Remix)
04 Absolom - The Air (Prophecy Mix)
05 Airscape - L'Esperanza (Svenson Goes to the Loveparade Mix)
06 Gouryella - Gouryella
07 Solar Impact - Der Schwarze Monolith
08 Green Court - Follow Me (Cosmic Gate Mix)
09 Fragma - Toca Me (Inpetto Remix)
10 Lange - I Believe (Lange Mix)
11 DJ Taucher - Child of the Universe
12 ATB - Don't Stop
13 Liquid Child - Diving Faces (Club Mix)
14 Nova - Welcome to the Future
Given Members of X, I decided that it must have been a career misstep. After all, it was right around 2000 that all the cheesier elements of the 98-99 trance boom began to filter into America. Perhaps Acosta had simply gotten caught in the momentum of substandard European exports, at a time when even mainstream radio was playing Better Off Alone.
Alas, Acosta did it again with Next Level. And again with Touched. And again with Miami. I finally condeded that the guy must be churning out compilations of no artistic integrity for profit alone.
What I've heard about his personality seems to corroborate this image, chronic rumors of his arrogance and desire for fame. This thread has a good collection of posts. Here are two devastating quotes:
| quote: | Originally posted by Redeye
Acosta is total crap. I don't understand what people see in him other than the fact that most of his traclists are 3-4 years old which I wouldn't have a problem with if they were actually good tracks but they are usually . His mixng is far from good, in fact I have seen him just trainwreck and cut the bass so no one knows he is wrecking. He is also known as being a complete and egomaniac. He has been a no-show to several events because his name wasn't big enough or high enough up on the flyer and he always has the club rope him off from the people so that they dont annoy him. He had a bad gig at Glow once so he decided to pour a glass of champagne on the cd decks. The guy is a total classless POS and a horrible dj to match. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Dizzy
i like his style and cd's, but i dont like the man himself, he's a stuck up piece of in my opinion. i dont know him personally but judging from his behavior ducking out at shows when i was in miami for ultra just because he didnt feel like doing the gig. thats some wonderful dedication to his fans, one of my friends is a huge fan of his and went to ultra with him in mind and even went to another venue down there because he was headlining, guess what.. he ducked out on em both.
then i saw him when he came to atlanta and he had an arrogant pissy attitude about him. one of the local trance dj's that opened for him that night said he was stuck up as hell too.
i own one of his cd's but i bought it back before all this happened when i used to like him, now i have no respect for him whatsoever.
so even though i do like his stuff, i voted that i dont like him |
Just look at his body language when he DJs. You can tell it's not about the music or the atmosphere for him. Too many god poses for me. I simply can't appreciate someone who doesn't carry integrity in the music he plays and who doesn't seem to put the music first.
The music always comes first. I sort of cringed when people with mics started chanting "Paul van Dyk" at the end of Paul's set. That's just totally against the spirit of this culture. It's about the experience, not the person at the decks. I appreciate Paul van Dyk as a DJ because he mixes beautifully, focuses on his set, and is modest in doing so. Not because I want to blindly worship a media idol. In this context, George Acosta represents what I don't like about the commercialization of DJ culture. Instead of taking the attention with quiet gratitude, he seems to revel in it and grasp for more. |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
The music always comes first. I sort of cringed when people with mics started chanting "Paul van Dyk" at the end of Paul's set. That's just totally against the spirit of this culture. It's about the experience, not the person at the decks. I appreciate Paul van Dyk as a DJ because he mixes beautifully, focuses on his set, and is modest in doing so. Not because I want to blindly worship a media idol. In this context, George Acosta represents what I don't like about the commercialization of DJ culture. Instead of taking the attention with quiet gratitude, he seems to revel in it and grasp for more. |
And THAT, among many other reasons, is why Paul van Dyk is my #1 Favorite DJ in the world. Well said, Cobalt. |
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| Mattivi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
I have a classic CD mixed by Acosta around 1999 called Members of X. It's all low-profile domestic US artists, but one of the slickest club-trance compilations I own. I'd never heard of Acosta before, and liked his sound:
Members of X
01. George Acosta - Intro
02. T.O.T. - Sweet Angel
03. Plus 3 - Voice
04. George Acosta and Friends - DJ's on X
05. Undertaker - Members of X
06. George Acosta pres. Lara B. - I Wanna Fly
07. Fever Express - Fever '99
08. Newcleus - Jam on It '99
09. George Acosta pres. Lara B. - I Wanna Fly [Remix]
10. Liquid Zone feat. Cee-vox - Reach up High
Naturally, I was interested when I heard he was releasing another compilation in 2000. Unfortunately, Awake was a huge departure from his previous style of American club/trance, opting instead for an aimless blend of tired, old eurotrance cuts:
01 Ayla - Angelfalls (Elemental Force)
02 Stray Dog - Mirror (Signum Mix)
03 DJ Ufuk - R2D2 (DJ Ufuk Remix)
04 Absolom - The Air (Prophecy Mix)
05 Airscape - L'Esperanza (Svenson Goes to the Loveparade Mix)
06 Gouryella - Gouryella
07 Solar Impact - Der Schwarze Monolith
08 Green Court - Follow Me (Cosmic Gate Mix)
09 Fragma - Toca Me (Inpetto Remix)
10 Lange - I Believe (Lange Mix)
11 DJ Taucher - Child of the Universe
12 ATB - Don't Stop
13 Liquid Child - Diving Faces (Club Mix)
14 Nova - Welcome to the Future
Given Members of X, I decided that it must have been a career misstep. After all, it was right around 2000 that all the cheesier elements of the 98-99 trance boom began to filter into America. Perhaps Acosta had simply gotten caught in the momentum of substandard European exports, at a time when even mainstream radio was playing Better Off Alone.
Alas, Acosta did it again with Next Level. And again with Touched. And again with Miami. I finally condeded that the guy must be churning out compilations of no artistic integrity for profit alone.
What I've heard about his personality seems to corroborate this image, chronic rumors of his arrogance and desire for fame. This thread has a good collection of posts. Here are two devastating quotes:
Just look at his body language when he DJs. You can tell it's not about the music or the atmosphere for him. Too many god poses for me. I simply can't appreciate someone who doesn't carry integrity in the music he plays and who doesn't seem to put the music first.
The music always comes first. I sort of cringed when people with mics started chanting "Paul van Dyk" at the end of Paul's set. That's just totally against the spirit of this culture. It's about the experience, not the person at the decks. I appreciate Paul van Dyk as a DJ because he mixes beautifully, focuses on his set, and is modest in doing so. Not because I want to blindly worship a media idol. In this context, George Acosta represents what I don't like about the commercialization of DJ culture. Instead of taking the attention with quiet gratitude, he seems to revel in it and grasp for more. |
good post at least you back up your arguements with solid points and your own point of view. like i said before, im not argueing that he is piece of for a human being and should win the humanitarian of the year award, but i used to like his older dj style, and have seen him a time or two over the past few years and have walked away not impressed but not dissapointed either, he's still better than your regular joe resident . and he does play his fair share of cheese but every dj plays cheese and to brand him like that all the time is simply disingenous. |
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| RachUCF1001 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mattivi
i have to get this off my chest... no offense to you guys who dont like acosta, but why all the hate?! because he's fat? and all this bull about him spinning cheese, define CHEESE. the 93.1 plays on there rotation is CHEESE. but every dj plays songs that might be classified as cheese not just acosta. and most of you that pass judgement on the poor man have never even been to a liveset of his before this sunday. WHAT the hell is that all about? thats like these harvard professors teaching MBA classes but that have never actually worked for a corporation(wheres the EXPERIENCE, in other words?!) it just seems cool to people nowadays to say "GEORGE IS FAT AND SPINS CHEESE" like all you other annoying s who go around parroting chappelles "IM RICK JAMES BITCH", jesus christ, say something original! now im not a huge fan of the man, but ive seen a couple of livesets of his and i tell you what the guy can put on a good set, he may not be a pvd or tiesto, but he knows how to feel a crowd, imho. and back in the late ninties, early millenia, the guy used to spin some of the best hard trance ive ever heard. i think when he changed his style from that thats when he started to slip a bit in my eyes, but thats besides the point. but for real, i love most of you guys in this forum, but sometimes some of the critisisms are totally wanker and brainless, and utterly unstubstantiated. sorry i had to get that off my chest, im not trying to start , take it how you like, i just sick of all the acosta bashing, if your so good why arent you up there? you know what i mean.. peace, sorry to get off topic! |
I f*cking love when you post.
And i Like Acosta and his style:toocool:
But ON topic, im glad you all had fun for the markus and pvd part of the show, wish i could have made it but i had work. Pvd at Summerstage and Spirit owned my ass though, man. Good stuff. |
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| RachUCF1001 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
I have a classic CD mixed by Acosta around 1999 called Members of X. It's all low-profile domestic US artists, but one of the slickest club-trance compilations I own. I'd never heard of Acosta before, and liked his sound:
Members of X
01. George Acosta - Intro
02. T.O.T. - Sweet Angel
03. Plus 3 - Voice
04. George Acosta and Friends - DJ's on X
05. Undertaker - Members of X
06. George Acosta pres. Lara B. - I Wanna Fly
07. Fever Express - Fever '99
08. Newcleus - Jam on It '99
09. George Acosta pres. Lara B. - I Wanna Fly [Remix]
10. Liquid Zone feat. Cee-vox - Reach up High
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I still have that cd. Man, I raped it back in the day.
You gotta REACH UP!
You gotta Reach UP high!
That ladies voice was CRAZY lol., and that song went OFF, !:stongue: |
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| vtec junkie |
| Its hard to have respect for somebody that stops in the middle of his set to sell his ing cd's. Not only that but the man doesn't respect his fans.....always blowing them off and not signing . Fat or not.....Acosta is a ing DICK!!!:whip: No wonder the guy droped off the list this year......hes a ing disgrace. If you want quality hard trance....you will find it in Fleming.;) |
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| Goonerine |
guys, it sounds amazing
can't wait for the pics and vids |
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| Bling |
| omg immmmmmm so sick. i went to sleep at 4 pm and woke up this morning that dirt owned me :( |
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| Mattivi |
| the best hard trance ive ever heard, live that is, is COR FINJEMEN, majik muzik nite, six hours of some of the sickest hard trance ever, dutch style to top it all off, now there is a fat guy that can put it down. |
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| arturob |
| ok. seriously. stfu alredy with magik this magik that. its gettin old and annoyin. :whip: |
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| vtec junkie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mattivi
the best hard trance ive ever heard, live that is, is COR FINJEMEN, majik muzik nite, six hours of some of the sickest hard trance ever, dutch style to top it all off, now there is a fat guy that can put it down. |
Cor Finjemen focking owned me @ Space on Majik Muzik night.:crazy: I thought nobody could keep me dancing after Tiesto's set but I was wrong. |
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| Mattivi |
| quote: | Originally posted by arturob
ok. seriously. stfu alredy with magik this magik that. its gettin old and annoyin. :whip: |
sorry artie! hey man i just call it how i see it. it could have been vandit muzik nite, for all i cared, cor was just completely insane, you must have left, as usual at about five, sucks for you, because sometimes the nite(morning) gets better after you and the rest of you wussies puss out and go home to bed!! |
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