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a state of trance 2006 yearmix (pg. 7)
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| TOR |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stino
I have been listening trance since the very beginning, and i like todays trance a lot more than trance from like 7, 8 years ago. Productions are way more sophisticated and have a lot more details in them, which is always a pleasure to listen to. |
At home, yes.
In a club they sound like a mess. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stino
I have been listening trance since the very beginning, and i like todays trance a lot more than trance from like 7, 8 years ago. Productions are way more sophisticated and have a lot more details in them, which is always a pleasure to listen to.
I cannot stand such stupid replies as stated above |
I'd like to know why it's stupid? It's one thing saying trance sucks, it's another adding a reason & therefore rendering it a useful criticism.
Lets look at trance in the "uplifting/epic" style. You mention how you like todays more than what was about in 1998/9. Well that's fine, that's your personal preference, but what I (and many other veterans) feel is that trance has lost a lot, and here's why.
Melody. Nowadays you can add whatever the hell you want to trance, it's basic success relies on a good melody. If the trance of today is so good, why is every other song a remake of one of the ones from the era you didn't like so much? The success back then simply relied on a good melody because there weren't 2000 effects you could add to try & make it sound better, if the melody sucked, the track wouldn't succeed because no amount of clever tricks would make it up. Trance was successful going back to the early 90s on just a few things. good melody, good bassline, basic percussion.
Let's look at Armin since it's the asot yearmix now.
under all guises.
old:
Blue fear
Clear Blue Moon
communication
eternity (alibi)
wonder?
and the remixes
Rapture
Dido
Gaia
c'est musique
devotion
Janeiro
new
serenity
shivers
love you more
burned with desire
sail
There is not a single one of those new which is better than any of those "old" tunes. He misses his old engineer who helped him put together good songs with real progression and feeling to them. No amount of fancy stuff will make them even on a par.
Then again, to some people no amount of good discussion will suffice. If you don't agree with their tastes you're simply not right. |
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| DJ Mikey Mike |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stino
I have been listening trance since the very beginning |
Yea me too - Ever since Ferry Corsten made the first EVER trance record, 7 or 8 years ago.  |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stino
I have been listening trance since the very beginning, and i like todays trance a lot more than trance from like 7, 8 years ago. Productions are way more sophisticated and have a lot more details in them, which is always a pleasure to listen to.
I cannot stand such stupid replies as stated above |
If you think the "trance" you produce is "sophisticated" then I'm afraid your understanding of the word couldn't be more wrong.
But keep up the utterly pointless attempts to defend your position - I do love watching people dig their own graves.
Also...
| quote: | Originally posted by Stino
I think people should show a little more respect, how difficult it is to mix so many different styled tracks in one harmonic sounding mix album
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I think you should stop telling people who to respect - And that you would perhaps do well to learn just how "difficult" (or not) it is to put this kind of rubbish together. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stino
on topic |
My post was ;)
It just wasn't what you wanted to hear. |
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| Demoted |
| I'm glad that every year we will be able to sit down in December and read a nice quality flame thread in the cd review boards. It's almost as slippery as eggnog and as wond'rous as menorah battles. |
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| TOR |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stino
on topic |
Keep digging, mate.. |
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| Erotic Buddha |
| whoopdey ing doo |
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| RaPiD____EyE_k |
all you in' losers who think a state of trance sucks...listen to this mix.. this is excellence in sound.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS YOU DON'T LIKE TRANCE |
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| RaPiD____EyE_k |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
wow. 4 tracks worth listening to on an entire album, and the final one in the list is just a remake of what was a good track anyway. ouch for trance. |
good call son |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by RaPiD____EyE_k
all you in' losers who think a state of trance sucks...listen to this mix.. this is excellence in sound.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS YOU DON'T LIKE TRANCE |
Well then I guess...I DONT LIKE TRANCE :stongue:
Do you even for a second realise how your argument is? If you can even call it an argument.
"IF YOU DONT LEIK TEH SAME THING AS ME YOU ARE A RETARD"
You sound like ing borat. |
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