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| djthumpalot |
| I think this is the sickist of all old school trance. Paul Oakenfolds album. Tranceport. Illist. much luv |
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| StanVoid |
| my first taste of trance |
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| RapidFire |
| its a class record but his Resident Creamfields cd is much better |
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| UWM |
| That CD is not at all representative of "old school trance". |
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| spc |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
its a class record but his Resident Creamfields cd is much better |
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or whatever they say
actually maybe not.. i do love the 94 goa essential mix and fluoro <3333 |
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| Demoted |
I really don't understand why people think it's such complete mastery. It is just a compilation of all the biggest tracks from 1998; they seem to have that for each and every year. Given that most of the tracks featured on Oakey's Tranceport were good, it doesn't mean that the compilation was in any way innovative. Aren't actual incredible dj mix compilations supposed to be the ones where the dj went crate diving to bring out tracks almost no one knows of and mix them well? Isn't that what being a dj is all about in the traditional sense of the word?
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| TranceArmstrong |
| quote: | Originally posted by Demoted
I really don't understand why people think it's such complete mastery. It is just a compilation of all the biggest tracks from 1998; they seem to have that for each and every year. Given that most of the tracks featured on Oakey's Tranceport were good, it doesn't mean that the compilation was in any way innovative. Aren't actual incredible dj mix compilations supposed to be the ones where the dj went crate diving to bring out tracks almost no one knows of and mix them well? Isn't that what being a dj is all about in the traditional sense of the word?
Meh. |
hahaha yea that is true but I love it because it was one of the first CDs that got me into trance. That and Oakenfold's A Voyage Into Trance. |
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| StanVoid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Demoted
Aren't actual incredible dj mix compilations supposed to be the ones where the dj went crate diving to bring out tracks almost no one knows of and mix them well? Isn't that what being a dj is all about in the traditional sense of the word?
Meh. |
No, why is that the traditional definition of DJ'ing? It's not a dj's job to play tracks no one knows - although it can work very well if done properly. A dj can use known tracks, as long as he's simply successful at getting people into the set and vibing along with it. That's it. He can use old Rock classics or pop tracks for all I care, as long as I'm eating it up because the flow is great and the track selection creates a journey for me - the listener. |
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| Spartan |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
its a class record but his Resident Creamfields cd is much better |
YES! Except for the fake crowd noise that he put in, and that it should be LONGER b/c its so good! |
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| Sykonee |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceArmstrong
hahaha yea that is true but I love it because it was one of the first CDs that got me into trance. That and Oakenfold's A Voyage Into Trance. |
Yeah, that's about it right there. Many folks regard Tranceport a classic because it was their first exposure to trance. Those who were into it before more or less went "Eh, what's the big deal? Northern Exposure/Global Underground s all over this."
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| Prototrance |
| quote: | Originally posted by Demoted
I really don't understand why people think it's such complete mastery. It is just a compilation of all the biggest tracks from 1998; they seem to have that for each and every year. Given that most of the tracks featured on Oakey's Tranceport were good, it doesn't mean that the compilation was in any way innovative. Aren't actual incredible dj mix compilations supposed to be the ones where the dj went crate diving to bring out tracks almost no one knows of and mix them well? Isn't that what being a dj is all about in the traditional sense of the word?
Meh. |
Both good points. I've got CD's that do both. Innovation is good and is what drives the scene / bring new artists or underexposed artists along. But sometimes I like to get a CD of the big tunes from a particular year and just play it loud. |
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| tranceDJ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sykonee
Yeah, that's about it right there. Many folks regard Tranceport a classic because it was their first exposure to trance. Those who were into it before more or less went "Eh, what's the big deal? Northern Exposure/Global Underground s all over this."
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I liked tranceport mainly out of nostalgia but you're right about the 'northern exposure' series. I think Sasha & Digweed went for the more obscure tracks that other DJs weren't playing for the NE series. Oakenfold on the other hand threw together a compilation with tracks that you'll find on many other compilations from that year. Its just that we all remember Oakenfold's compilation because he was one of the most popular DJs at the time.
Not to bad-mouth Oakenfold. A lot of his livesets from that time period were innovative and contained a lot of tracks no one else was playing. It just seems like on his compilations he always went the safe root and used the most popular tracks. This was of course 7/8 years ago, nowadays really can't say the same for the guy. |
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