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Who Killed Trance? (pg. 15)
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| Red Tan |
This is my theory on how trance died.
Oakenfold, Diggers, and Sasha had it in their hands at the turn of the century. They where the ones championing the "Progressive Trance" sound.
Meanwhile, artists like Ferry, PvD, and Tiesto had the whole, for a lack of better term, "Euro" trance sound going. While not cheesy or bad, it just seemed to always stay the same. There was some crossovers, and some very good productions between the UK and Euro big names (Tilt - Rendevouz being one).
Sasha and Digweed went off on their own paths, down the lines of progressive house, darker, moodier, stuff that wasn't really trance, and not really house. Oakenfold did too much coke (ok, thats a jab) and fame and success went to his head and he turned towards the Americas, and instead of being the Pioneer he once was, he just adapted and made music that wasn't really good pop and definitly not good EDM.
Ferry, PvD and Tiesto took the limelight for trance... and they killed it. While their sound is decent, it doesn't change much. There is no real innovation in the styles they play... and them being the big names means everyone, bedroom producer to the big-wigs make stuff that sounds like their sound. They fell into a rut, and this is when trance started to die.
In simple terms, people like AvB and the others that follow the "McProg" trance sound just feed off the dying genre and basically cater the to necrophiliacs and posers that are trying to get in on it while it still has some life.
In short, the real innovaters, the ones that made the changes were the UK DJ's and producers, the mainland Europeans could never really live up to their works and just kept doing the same old, same old, and for a lack of better music it became popular.
Thats not to say that there isnt any good trance now, there is some, but its few and far between and none of it lives up to the stuff that came out of the UK during the 90's. |
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| Cobalt |
| quote: | Originally posted by Red Tan
In simple terms, people like AvB and the others that follow the "McProg" trance sound just feed off the dying genre and basically cater the to necrophiliacs and posers that are trying to get in on it while it still has some life. |
Hah!
Pretty good analysis on the whole. I'm hoping the Germans rescue it one day, if they haven't started to already. |
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| sthus |
nah trance was killed ...
by the killers
hahahahahha
oh yeah, if someone already said that im not honestly gonna read htorugh 9 pages of people talking about tiesto |
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| Ishkur |
| quote: | Originally posted by TrancePharoah
you don't see Tiesto's, Armins or PvD albums sitting next to the real commercial 'dance-pop' artists? that are DJ Sammy, Cascada and whoever else.... |
Yeah, like this totally underground, non-commercial record:
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| DJ Legs |
| PVD, his stuff sucks now. |
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| eckmek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ishkur
Yeah, like this totally underground, non-commercial record:
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Yeah but Tiesto is a trance mover. Thats why we love him! :stongue:
Someone please find that quote? :p |
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| paulandrews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beethoven
WRONG.
What do you mean Tiesto can't mix???
Tiesto is a GREAT DJ!!! He played in the Olimpic. Billion of people watch Tiesto!
Tiesto is a Trance Mover. Thats why we LOVE HIM. |
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| Rainborn |
| I felt the urge to puke my guts out after reading that quote. |
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| Atmos |
| I personally don't slobber over Tiesto but I definately respect the man. I guarantee no one in this thread can even come close to accomplishing 5% of what he has. |
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| eckmek |
| quote: | Originally posted by paulandrews
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Thank you! :haha: |
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| eckmek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Atmos
I personally don't slobber over Tiesto but I definately respect the man. I guarantee no one in this thread can even come close to accomplishing 5% of what he has. |
Accomplish...in what sense exactly? It means a whole lot which angle you look at it from. |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| quote: | Originally posted by eckmek
Accomplish...in what sense exactly? It means a whole lot which angle you look at it from. |
 the first EDM concert?
inventing DJ shoes? |
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