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The Next Big Thing - Trance Evolves (pg. 3)
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| JakeC |
| if every track sounds like the 'fred baker - total blackout' and frank biazzi - friction' sound then that is more formulaic than any genre. |
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| Solarisse Rhay |
In my personal opinion the thing goes like in every other music genere. Lately there's a tendency to combine all generes: rock, jazz, latin, what ever... So trance music is not the exception.
Definitively in trance history there would be only a 'Summer of love' era, when all the creativity was put on the melody. All this last year attemps to revive old melodies (twixt 2004, -unfortunately- fancy fair 2004, dreamland 2005, and so on...) are the probe, I like them, but the producers has no longer the fresh ideas on the melody.
So, not forgeting about producers who puts major efforts on making a nice new melody (Above & Beyond, Marc van Linden, Armin, Whiteroom, John Askew...) I'll put my two cents on people like Sam Sharp (even Error is an evolution for his style), Sander van Doorn, E-Craig, and I hope still does Randy Katana too :crazy:; and talking about trance by itself, I think people like John O'Callaghan, Tektonik and even Fred Baker (who has a very gooooood electro-techy sound) are re-freshening the style.
Besides, progressive sound is continously getting more 'intelligent' in the way it's done. I have always tought that Sasha:eyes: and Digweed (just look at Fabric 20:conf:) are in another sound level, higher than Tiësto or Armin, or Ferry or anybody; and Markus Schulz, Andy Moor, Mike Foyle, and more, are doing the proper thing to mantain the genere alive.
At the end, there's a flavor for every taste, lets just avoid to be stucked in any sound.
I hope I could contributte in more than a way....cheers.
| quote: | Originally posted by Sykonee
Considering its age, we might see a 'retro' return to the old Suck Me Plasma label sound. |
I loved that sound....;) :crazy: |
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| Hydarnes |
| I just hope the "tougher" predictions don't come true. |
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| bass.exe |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
I agree with the "tougher" prediction, or at least "harsher". Paul van Dyk is playing nearly half his sets as tech-trance. Ferry is putting eccentric, off-harmony electro bleeps with a more percussive style, even pulling in some techno. JOOF is handily plowing forward with the sound he has been pushing for some years now. Lawrence shot up in the global rankings, and pulled a tough Essential Mix.
Armin is left squarely on the other side, which might be the point. Tiesto is trying to straddle the tough and fluff, and if his Ultra performance is any indicator, failing to do so.
The tech-trance preachers from two years back (of which I was/am one) were mainly thinking of Marco V's sound. But the new style is closer to Sander Van Doorn/Sam Sharp, sort of a hard trance/tech-trance fusion. |
Sander Van Doorn's productions rock! what is he like as a DJ? same sound as his productions? |
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| sandstorm03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by bass.exe
Sander Van Doorn's productions rock! what is he like as a DJ? same sound as his productions? |
http://www.samsharp.nl/
there is a Tracklist there if u click on the left
looks Bangn'! verry "pvd" like, just kick, murder was the bass, gielen, his own stuff. |
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| FirstBorn |
This thread = good question. :)
I've been thinking about this a lot lately because, to me, there has been a definable shift in the sort of trance music being released, although I'm not sure I can put my finger on excatly what it is. The most obvious thing I can think of is that I'm hearing less and less big riff-laden stuff and maybe this represents a move away from obvious melodic trance and a morph into something deeper, more techy and driving.
In thinking about producers who seem to bringing a new sort of sound to the scene, the most immediate that springs to mind is John O'Callaghan. I'm hoping that his sort of trance will be more widely adopted in the future: tough, pumping music which seems to have elements of trance, tech and psy, while not necessarily resorting to big obvious melodies (although he certainly includes these on occasion).
This isn't a prediction though: more a hope really. I like JO'C's musical style and hope this rubs off on other producers.
Just my 2p worth. |
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| Dj_Irish |
Well my prediction has never held any water so I'll just say what I hope will happen.
More tech trance please. However, not only Sam Sharp & Sander van doorn stuff. I would like, and will pursue styles that are similar to Marco V's older stuff from 2 years back and the stuff churned out by the likes of Oliver Klitzing (and his 1000 aliases). Tracks whre the percussion and hi hats are more of pumping techno nature. The melodies should become less obvious and I would welcome more strings instead of synt leads and super saws.
The energylevel need to get way up again. I like progg and house as much as the next guy but on the dancefloor I want energizing, adrenaline music :p
Also, I'd would like very much if the more experimental structures of tracks, that was so common in the early to mid-90s, came back. I don't need all those breaks and buildups. All those time you build up a good energy on the dancefloor just to see it being wiped out by a 3 minute break :p I'm through with those (even if the rest of the track is good).
If some tracks would be completly void of any proper breakd down or significant build ups, no problem. I'll handle that with the mixer and some basic mixing techniques, just like techno Djs have been doing since day one.
If I ever get my together, and enough free time, I'll start producing with these concepts in mind. But until then, anyone care to help out? :toothless |
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| ZeroVII |
| quote: | Originally posted by FirstBorn
This thread = good question. :)
I've been thinking about this a lot lately because, to me, there has been a definable shift in the sort of trance music being released, although I'm not sure I can put my finger on excatly what it is. The most obvious thing I can think of is that I'm hearing less and less big riff-laden stuff and maybe this represents a move away from obvious melodic trance and a morph into something deeper, more techy and driving.
In thinking about producers who seem to bringing a new sort of sound to the scene, the most immediate that springs to mind is John O'Callaghan. I'm hoping that his sort of trance will be more widely adopted in the future: tough, pumping music which seems to have elements of trance, tech and psy, while not necessarily resorting to big obvious melodies (although he certainly includes these on occasion).
This isn't a prediction though: more a hope really. I like JO'C's musical style and hope this rubs off on other producers.
Just my 2p worth. |
See, I like JoC's stuff, my only issue is that his stuff seems to always sound the same.. No matter who he's remixing, it tends to be cut from the same cloth.
That being said, that cloth is a damned fine one, and his productions are always top-shelf.. But I wouldn't mind seeing some more originality.
I honestly do see Tech-Trance coming up in a VERY big way over the next couple of years, though. |
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| sandstorm03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by FirstBorn
This thread = good question. :)
I've been thinking about this a lot lately because, to me, there has been a definable shift in the sort of trance music being released, although I'm not sure I can put my finger on excatly what it is. The most obvious thing I can think of is that I'm hearing less and less big riff-laden stuff and maybe this represents a move away from obvious melodic trance and a morph into something deeper, more techy and driving.
In thinking about producers who seem to bringing a new sort of sound to the scene, the most immediate that springs to mind is John O'Callaghan. I'm hoping that his sort of trance will be more widely adopted in the future: tough, pumping music which seems to have elements of trance, tech and psy, while not necessarily resorting to big obvious melodies (although he certainly includes these on occasion).
This isn't a prediction though: more a hope really. I like JO'C's musical style and hope this rubs off on other producers.
Just my 2p worth. |
imo JoC & O'bir better get some originality cause they are just gonna be Hardwick pt 2.
Tech trance has been big for ages... so its nothing new. |
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| djdimensions |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
I agree with the "tougher" prediction, or at least "harsher". Paul van Dyk is playing nearly half his sets as tech-trance. Ferry is putting eccentric, off-harmony electro bleeps with a more percussive style, even pulling in some techno. JOOF is handily plowing forward with the sound he has been pushing for some years now. Lawrence shot up in the global rankings, and pulled a tough Essential Mix.
Armin is left squarely on the other side, which might be the point. Tiesto is trying to straddle the tough and fluff, and if his Ultra performance is any indicator, failing to do so.
The tech-trance preachers from two years back (of which I was/am one) were mainly thinking of Marco V's sound. But the new style is closer to Sander Van Doorn/Sam Sharp, sort of a hard trance/tech-trance fusion. |
+1
i think the tech trance and techno sounds will rise up. |
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| sandstorm03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by djdimensions
+1
i think the tech trance and techno sounds will rise up. |
its been up, this is tranceaddict though... |
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| Trance O Matic |
| quote: | Originally posted by djdimensions
+1
i think the tech trance and techno sounds will rise up. |
Me too, I think the current rise in tech trance is reflected in the popularity of DJs like Chris Lawrence who IMO, is one of the best djs out there. You can tell it's an influential sound when others like Ferry pick up on it. I hope we see more discussion on this, as the tech trance sound is one that I really enjoy. |
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