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חזון של טראנס, כתבה מאת ג'ורג'יו פונטיצ'לי A Vision Of Trance | Giorgio Ponticelli
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What’s up with trance music?
(Posted on March 19, 2007 at 19:35 by giorgio http://www.giorgioponticelli.com)
-Well well, so trance music is becoming increasingly popular all the time…and that’s good.
-It is not only in undeground clubs/raves that we hear trance. We hear it on radio, in clubs and we even heard it at Athens’ summer games opening…and that’s good.
-More people know this kind of music, even if often only the commercial side of it and can sometimes even distinguish between ‘trance’ and ‘house’ music…and that’s good!
- Because of the internet we can buy trance music easily, legally and conveniently through online stores. People no longer have to travel the world to find a cd or download it illegally even if they wish to purchase it legally because the supply is simply not there…and that’s good!
- Virtual instruments have allowed a whole new generation to get familiar with music production and do it as a hobby…and that’s good!
So, this looks great right? It doesn’t…at least not for everyone!
People who have approached trance during the last few years are very excited about it, they find it a refreshing experience, full of new electronic sounds, catchy enough to listen to at home and really enjoy it. And…you know what? That’s good! In fact, that’s a sign that the ‘trance’ style of music is no longer confined to the underground and some stupid stereotypes such as ‘you gotta be on drugs to listen to techno/trance (or any other dance music)’ are slowly disappearing. People are appreciating the complexity of this style.
What’s bad then? Well…from the point of view of someone who has known electronic music for a long time and has seen trance evoluting into what it is today, a lot of things are…
- Supply has never been so high, that should be good right? It’s not…while technically most of the tracks are superior in sound-quality than, say, 10 years ago - they lack originality. Virtual instruments presets are heard all over new tracks…the average listener may not notice this but he will perceive it. Let’s not complain then, when some person with a different musical background says “electronic music sounds all the same…”
- The concept has changed: as I was mentioning a few articles back, trance has gone from being a club / dance style to a home-listening experience. This is good in that more people are quietly enjoying it and relaxing to it. However, this has implications. Supply always watches demand and follows its taste…more and more tracks nowadays lack the energy that was delivered by old-school trance, the kind of energy that could shake a dancefloor and make people dance. Instead, nowadays trance focuses on harmonies and atmospheres. The big take-offs are rarely heard, floor shaking snare rolls are disappearing and bassdrums are not booming anymore.
Some like it, some hate it…I personally see it as a negative point, but as the Romans used to say ‘de gustibus non disputandum est’, which can be roughly translated to ‘taste is taste and can’t be questioned’. So let’s leave it at personal taste!
- A lot of radio DJs play the same songs over and over, following the trend-setters. This used to be different in the past, when music wasn’t so easily found, DJs used to do more research and tried to differentiate their styles as much as possible. Nowadays, we keep hearing the same hits over and over. The consequence is that, while in the past tracks used to have a longer life, nowadays a track’s old after one week and sometimes people won’t even bother buying it when it gets released because ‘it’s old…’
So while I see trance music evoluting I also see it backfiring, will the excess of supply bore the listeners? Has part of them already got bored? How will the music keep evoluting?
Well…now I’m curious to hear your comments ;) Please keep it nice and objective!
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| romigi |
מה שנקרא:
straight to the point...
מסכים כמעט עם כל מילה שנכתבה כאן. הבחנה די מדוייקת ונכונה..
ככל שמגיעה ההתקדמות כך גם מגיע הגסיסה בעקבותיו.. |
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| Glenn-Holmes |
מאחר ומאוד אהבתי את משקראתי החלטתי להתחיל לכתוב...
ולפעמים כשמתחילים....אף אחד לא יכול לעצור אותנו...
הנה משיצא בסופו של דבר
***זהירות - ארוך מאוד! ***
hey giorgio
i read your article and i couldn't write it better myself. i agree i think with every single point you mentioned and i also liked how you put it all together to an article.
i as many people in my country israel and in the world had found the electronic music threw trance music back in 1998
since then electronic music is a big part of me, 2.5 years ago i also bought my djing equipment which started my own journey in music which im still experiencing, in search of the specific sounds, styles i believe i want to deliver - it will probably take more time to find it but i won't stop looking for it...i must admit that since 2003 i started listening to more and more electronic music genres and what started back then had moved my big interest in trance music to other genres, mostly progressive house but i also keep an eye for other styles such as tech house deep house etc.
although as a dj im still looking to find my own place in the music industry with my own sound that will be abit different than other djs (different also from those dj i adore myself and see them as big influences on my own taste in music and concept of building a right set) as a listener i must admit my soul kept always seeking for these new trance moments that nothing will replace. so the best i can do is listening every now and then to the one show i believe includes most of the quality trance tunes that are about to come out/came out - im reffering of course to armin's a state of trance. listening to alot of sets these days i almost have no time to listen to other trance djs' sets and due to the fact i always liked armin's own taste in trance music and i come to this journey only as a listener and not as a dj i feel this show gives me practically all im looking for these days in trance music. thats of course whats right for me. i guess what i meant to say is i agree with you but if anyone wants to leave this discussion with a bit of optimism my case might give it to him, cause although i can be reffered as one of the people who during the years left trance music, i still find it even these days very emotional, acknowledging the fact that no other style can replace the special feeling a trance tune can give me...
sorry for the long comment
ilan |
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| uzi |
ג'ורג'יו ענה לאילן
Comment.by giorgio
at 2:56 pm on April 2, 2007.
Ilan, no worries about long posts…they are welcome!
There is nothing bad in listening to ASOT per se in my opinion. As you are saying, what is bad is when DJs just limit themselves to copy another DJ’s style. In that sense, ASOT, being very influential is one of the drivers of the scene and many DJs just passively spin what they hear there contributing to making the scene flat instead of doing their own research.
However, when it comes to pure listening pleasure, I believe ASOT is a great show for homelistening. Other shows, differently, replicate the club experience better. There comes the question again: is trance nowadays a home-listening experience or club experience?
April 2, 2007 @ 2:56 pm |
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| DJMIKE |
יפה שהוא כותב ומרחיב על דעתו
לגבי הדברים הרעים שהוא ציין, הוא מאוד מכליל ובעצם מדבר על המאזין המאוד מאוד "ממוצע" של הטראנס שנמאס לו משירים אחרי שבוע, שלא קונה מוזיקה וכו' וכו' כך שהמאמר הזה לא נכון בכלל בחלק של הדברים טעוני השיפור
מאמר קצת ממורמר מדי ג'יי שלא מצליח לחזור לתקופה שהיו לא גיגים ולא הצליח לפרוץ כיוצר בגלל שירים מאוד בינוניים שהוא עשה והחתים.... |
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| Glenn-Holmes |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJMIKE
יפה שהוא כותב ומרחיב על דעתו
לגבי הדברים הרעים שהוא ציין, הוא מאוד מכליל ובעצם מדבר על המאזין המאוד מאוד "ממוצע" של הטראנס שנמאס לו משירים אחרי שבוע, שלא קונה מוזיקה וכו' וכו' כך שהמאמר הזה לא נכון בכלל בחלק של הדברים טעוני השיפור
מאמר קצת ממורמר מדי ג'יי שלא מצליח לחזור לתקופה שהיו לא גיגים ולא הצליח לפרוץ כיוצר בגלל שירים מאוד בינוניים שהוא עשה והחתים.... |
אני לא יודע לגביו כדי ג'יי אבל יש לי המון ריספקט אליו כיוצר
ני אנ אר ג'י תמיד היו עבורי הרכב מרתק עם לא מעט קטעים שמאוד מאוד אהבתי.
אפילו יצא לי לשמוע אותם לייב באיביזה.
לא מסכים איתך על הבינוניות לפחות בחלק של היצירה... |
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| DJMIKE |
מה הקשר ל Nu-NRG?
נדמה לי שאתה מתבלבל עם Giuseppe Ottaviani...
Ponticelli הוא יוצר מאוד מאוד בינוני, שלא יספר סיפורים על התוכנות החדשות ואיך שהרבה דברים נשמעים אותו דבר ואין מקוריות |
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| Glenn-Holmes |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJMIKE
מה הקשר ל Nu-NRG?
נדמה לי שאתה מתבלבל עם Giuseppe Ottaviani...
Ponticelli הוא יוצר מאוד מאוד בינוני, שלא יספר סיפורים על התוכנות החדשות ואיך שהרבה דברים נשמעים אותו דבר ואין מקוריות |
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