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What's the problem with Oakie ? (pg. 2)
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Goonerine
Not really, Oakie has been also good lately for those who listened to Global Gathering, I remember I was in the thread of tracklisting that day and many agreed he was good and some said : Is he coming back or what? |
... Are you serious? I've tried listening to that set twice and can't get through it. Horrible mixing. Two examples off the top of my head:
- The World Doesn't Know in into Traffic. He mixed right over the melody, and it sounded absolutely horrible.
- Towards the end, when he queued up a track and started fading in, it was quite off-beat. He had to re-queue it.
His track selection for a recent Radio 1 set was almost exactly like his GKGG set. Granted, it was only about a week apart, but DJs still change-up the order of their sets.
| quote: | | meanwhile, Oakie is Oakie, he's much greater than any bunch of people saying he's not good, he doesn't need it as much as he doesn't care. |
You're right. He doesn't care, which ends up leading to either half-assed or no-assed sets. I don't care how much you've done for dance music, if you're still going to DJ and produce, at least put some Goddamned effort into it. |
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| torontotrance |
| Oakenfold will always be a legend in my mind, 1999 EM World Tour = UNSTOPPABLE. He's gone crap now but always a legend |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by torontotrance
Oakenfold will always be a legend in my mind, 1999 EM World Tour = UNSTOPPABLE. He's gone crap now but always a legend |
I agree. I'll always love the earlier years. |
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| aspergian |
| Yeah, when people have that admiration for the past Paul, that's definitely the Oakenfold of Old. Oakenf-OLD? |
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| Floorfiller |
| people just don't like oak because its become trendy not to like him... |
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| th0m |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
people just don't like oak because its become trendy not to like him... |
Its only a matter of days before its trendy again to not not like him. :nervous: |
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| Tranquil010 |
| I got in to EDM becuase of him... |
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| TJM |
| quote: | Originally posted by torontotrance
Oakenfold will always be a legend in my mind, 1999 EM World Tour = UNSTOPPABLE. He's gone crap now but always a legend |
Spot on, its irrelevant for me what he's like now, he's already done his bit. He was top of the pile when trance peaked and he really was brilliant. |
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| torontotrance |
| He found some hip hop artists, led acid house, led goa trance, got a big ego and was why superstar deejays were hated. I mean he's done his bit, let him die of coke addiction. |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by D.Edge
more specifically, Jazzy Jeff the Fresh Prince :haha: |
and i believe salt n pepper.. |
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| spec |
| Can I buck the trend of this forum, and everybody seems to be sheep, and say that I like Zoo York? |
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| aspergian |
| quote: | Originally posted by spec
Can I buck the trend of this forum, and everybody seems to be sheep, and say that I like Zoo York? |
SURE.
I like to tell imaginary pets, just say what you really believe. And that's the best you can do. Hee hee. :D
I like Zoo York too. That three-note melody from "Requiem For A Dream" never sounded so... dreamy! Really, I like the way the beat lumbers and clunks underneath it like a pissed-off Ankylosaurus.
I liked most of Bunkka. Good pop songs. The meaning behind the video for "Ready Steady Go" still eludes me, however. |
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