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I was looking through my cd's(Paul Oakenfold)
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| fr0st |
I have a load of oakenfold cd's. The man has some brilliant mix cd's.
Tranceport
Another World
Travelling
Global underground NYC
These cd's bring back a lot of memories....... Im sorry to say this but thinking back makes me remember how good the scene was and how crap it is now... Before mp3 was wide spread some of the tunes could only be heard from the big djs. And now with the advent of mp3. We all hord our precious tunes and play them repeatly on our ipod while going to work or on our computers while we study. Sometimes i think we get so hung up on tunes we forget to have a good time. I miss the days of stepping into a dark warehouse to hear a dj ive never heard before or one i do know but have no idea what tunes he is gonna play. Then be completely blown away by the music ive never heard or having that special moment during the night where he plays the tune ive been dying to hear since my last night out... |
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| sandstorm03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
I have a load of oakenfold cd's. The man has some brilliant mix cd's.
Tranceport
Another World
Travelling
Global underground NYC
These cd's bring back a lot of memories....... Im sorry to say this but thinking back makes me remember how good the scene was and how crap it is now... Before mp3 was wide spread some of the tunes could only be heard from the big djs. And now with the advent of mp3. We all hord our precious tunes and play them repeatly on our ipod while going to work or on our computers while we study. Sometimes i think we get so hung up on tunes we forget to have a good time. I miss the days of stepping into a dark warehouse to hear a dj ive never heard before or one i do know but have no idea what tunes he is gonna play. Then be complete blown away by the music ive never heard or having that special moment during the night where he plays the tune ive been dying to hear since my last night out... |
the cds were verry good(tracklisting wise), but the mixing wasnt to great...just listen to tranceport, even if its in my top 5 of all time...
but i know what your saying about the music, maby made @ spirit will change some of this... |
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| keithos27 |
Yup Oakey has had some awesome compilations in his day...
-Keith |
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| trunks1022 |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
I have a load of oakenfold cd's. The man has some brilliant mix cd's.
Tranceport
Another World
Travelling
Global underground NYC
These cd's bring back a lot of memories....... Im sorry to say this but thinking back makes me remember how good the scene was and how crap it is now... Before mp3 was wide spread some of the tunes could only be heard from the big djs. And now with the advent of mp3. We all hord our precious tunes and play them repeatly on our ipod while going to work or on our computers while we study. Sometimes i think we get so hung up on tunes we forget to have a good time. I miss the days of stepping into a dark warehouse to hear a dj ive never heard before or one i do know but have no idea what tunes he is gonna play. Then be complete blown away by the music ive never heard or having that special moment during the night where he plays the tune ive been dying to hear since my last night out... |
yeah true.. i think he got a little lost with ibiza (i thought that cd was arse), but great wall was ok, and creamfields this year kinda put him back :p |
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| Member of X |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
yeah true.. i think he got a little lost with ibiza (i thought that cd was arse), but great wall was ok, and creamfields this year kinda put him back :p |
Ditto. Exactly my feeling. |
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| fr0st |
| I like the first disk of the ibiza disk with radiohead and that plump dj's remix.... |
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| X RichieRich X |
| quote: | Originally posted by fr0st
I have a load of oakenfold cd's. The man has some brilliant mix cd's.
Tranceport
Another World
Travelling
Global underground NYC
These cd's bring back a lot of memories....... Im sorry to say this but thinking back makes me remember how good the scene was and how crap it is now... Before mp3 was wide spread some of the tunes could only be heard from the big djs. And now with the advent of mp3. We all hord our precious tunes and play them repeatly on our ipod while going to work or on our computers while we study. Sometimes i think we get so hung up on tunes we forget to have a good time. I miss the days of stepping into a dark warehouse to hear a dj ive never heard before or one i do know but have no idea what tunes he is gonna play. Then be completely blown away by the music ive never heard or having that special moment during the night where he plays the tune ive been dying to hear since my last night out... |
sorry to hear you think "the scene" has gone to crap. Being a EDM junkie for over a decade, i think its still getting better and better.
"the scene" or life for that matter is what you make of it i guess.
P.S. i agree that those cd's are brilliant. |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by sandstorm03
the cds were verry good(tracklisting wise), but the mixing wasnt to great...just listen to tranceport, even if its in my top 5 of all time...
but i know what your saying about the music, maby made @ spirit will change some of this... |
Ive never been to critical of a dj's mixing IMO long as the flow keeps going i have no gripes... Besides the only person who impresses me mix wise is Sasha the man is a mixing genious if any of you can listen to these sets...
sasha - live @ intenz den haag 1999
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Sasha - Live at Zen Afterparty |
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| fr0st |
| quote: | Originally posted by X RichieRich X
sorry to hear you think "the scene" has gone to crap. Being a EDM junkie for over a decade, i think its still getting better and better.
"the scene" or life for that matter is what you make of it i guess.
P.S. i agree that those cd's are brilliant. |
I used to go out, just to go out to hear electronic music. I didnt matter what variety Breaks/DnB/trance/house anything long as it was electronic and for the most part i had a awesome time.. Now adays the scene is soo clicky and imo no better than any other music scene. You have your people who think prog(i hate the ing word prog, i mean say it outloud it sounds ing ridiculus, say progressive house) is better then any other form of music or more intelligent. I mean wtf does style of music have to do with inteligence? People ing argue whose the better the better dj or why "This dj has sold out". I just dont get it anymore. I go out to clubs now(Crobar, ikon, spirit) I get stepped on by drunks or i have to witness greased up guidos do the punch without their shirt on. Or then we have the asian circles of people ages 30+ doing these wierd things cuzz their all ed up. I mean have you seen them when they shake each other thats ing hilarious(i know all you NYCer's know what im talking about)...... Maybe im just jaded, i dont know... |
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| fr0st |
| Im not saying i have a problem with the evolution of the music just the evolution of the scene... |
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| dj tek |
yeah.. i hear ya.. its never gonna be the same.. thats how it was, and this is what has become.. i personally dont mind an mp3-less world... yes it does help an unknown artist and what not but its the ing quantity of it....-there are so many tracks outhere, and almost all of them can be found on mp3.. if you have too much of anything, you lose the appreciation of the product... let alone mp3s are FREE. and as for djs, because you dont have to pay to download your 'sought out choon' theres no need to dig for vinyl, so all these djs are buying cdjs and final scratch and playing a dominent mp3 sets if not 100% mp3 sets.:rolleyes: i believe that ; yeah playing a few mp3s in your sets are cool but when it gets comlpetely mp3 driven, its ing lame.. u can do that at home, house parties, spinning to your friends or whatever but at gigs i think you should represent properly... the formats : vinyl, LEGAL purchased mp3s, CD singles, unsigned promo cd-r, and maye couple or even a few 'downloaded mp3s' should be used IMHO.
now the djing world has become somewhat like, 'who can hunt down the latest "hot" new choon':o its so ing repetetive its no longer intriguing. i think that ppl should stop sweatin' the cliche and come from your own indivdual hearts. this might sound like babblin to some of you but hopefully to others it might make sense..
my bad fr0st for slightly* going off topic but wanted to share my thoughts... as for the scene being not what it used to be, we have to face it and deal with it we're still in the scene now so as long as were involved, we are the ones who should strive to make at least a little bit of a difference. i sure contribute to edm scene in nyc and will continue to do so as long as my heart is there.
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| Member of X |
I think Digweed's mixing is flawless but his style doesn't interest me. In my opinion, it's hard to compare to trance guys because it's more of a quick transition with them. I think Cokenfold himself would tell you that isn't his strong point (and I think it's worse now).
GU NY is my fav Oaky CD. First trance CD I ever bought actually. I called him Paul Oakenfield for like 2 weeks. I guess I was a moron. |
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