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Cobalt
Anyone remember how sleepy Vandit was at the end of 2003? Everyone wondered what the heck was going on.

The label went on a blitz in 2004. Here are all the vinyl releases from the past year:

031 Paul Van Dyk feat. Second Sun - Crush
032 G&M Project - Sunday Afternoon
033 Terry Bones vs Fred Baker pres. Water Planet - Introspection
034 Agnelli & Nelson - Holding Onto Nothing
035 Paul Van Dyk - Reflections: Special Edition 2x12"
036 Castaneda - Floor Control
037 Malte & Marc De Clarq - No More Rain
038 Nick Lunn & YOMC pres. Techno-Punk - Energize / Saturday
040 Jose Amnesia - The Eternal
042 The Infernal Machine - Realistic
043 Robert Gitelman - Children Of The Sun / As You Wish
044 Second Sun - The Spell
045 Marcos - Cosmic String / Just For A Day

Whew! For pokey Vandit it was rather overwhelming. Both No More Rain and Realistic finally saw release, the latter with a surprising Chris Liebing remix.

But there has been some talk that Vandit is turning to quantity over quality. How true is this? I don't know, it's part of why I'm making the thread. There were some solid exclusive releases from 2004 (Crush, Introspection, The Spell), but also many tracks that were released earlier on other labels and arguably do not reach the Vandit standard. What do you think?

Personally, I think Floor Control, Children Of The Sun, and Cosmic String fall below the Vandit par. And of course The Eternal, which I think most of us acknowledge was a totally useless pressing. Energize and Sunday Afternoon got a lot of flak, but I think they pass the test, albeit not by much. Holding Onto Nothing was clearly Vandit material as well.

Where is Vandit going? Josh Gabriel - Alive and Reflekt - Need To Be Loved seem to be up next, which seem more progressive than Vandit is used to. Is this a good thing?

Discuss!
arturob
I read somewhere that they were transitioning offices (closed the one in Hamburg.)

They have also got new staff which help do work faster I guess.

1 release a month is the idea! 2005 should be the same way!
n0bben
The Eternal was awesome, and a really good release.

Holding onto Nothing, on the other hand, was a really weak release, boring McTrance. one of last years most overrated tunes. Crush was also crap.

For me, VANDIT always had its up and downs, and the next "up" seems to be Summer Dream. can't wait.
Cobalt
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Originally posted by n0bben
Holding onto Nothing, on the other hand, was a really weak release, boring McTrance. one of last years most overrated tunes.

Gasp! Blasphemy!
Ory
Holding Onto Nothing was alright actually. Maybe just because it actually means something to me...
serp
:happy2:
n0bben
pretty cheesy vocals, and another standard melodic track. and when PvD remix arrived, people went mad. even though he practically only changed the bassline a little.
_Marco_
quote:
Originally posted by Cobalt
Holding Onto Nothing was clearly Vandit material as well.



definitely not, this isnt vandit style at all just like gabriel's alive, weak trance.
I hope Vandit stay the same with not so much releases a year but still a good amount and quality tracks and first of all keep the vandit "spirit"
arturob
`Alive` is not weak trance! wtf.
Blue.
quote:
Originally posted by Cobalt
032 G&M Project - Sunday Afternoon
033 Terry Bones vs Fred Baker pres. Water Planet - Introspection
034 Agnelli & Nelson - Holding Onto Nothing
037 Malte & Marc De Clarq - No More Rain
043 Robert Gitelman - Children Of The Sun / As You Wish


<3

BrownTA4Life
whats ur fav vandit release?
mine is Out There and Back
VANDIT004
dreamdecks
my fave would probably be ralphie b - massive, or NU NRG - dreamland. the thrillseekers - syneasthesia was amazing too

quote:
Originally posted by Cobalt Personally, I think Floor Control, Children Of The Sun, and Cosmic String fall below the Vandit par.


wow! i think cosmic string is fantastic. its one of my faves of all time, i dont think it lets the vandit label down at all!
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