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Spirit Of '95 [Vintage Epic/Progressive House] (pg. 4)
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| Cobalt |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Perhaps the best sets by proper DJs are the ones that encapsulate this "labour of love" feel with new music. You have to find a sound you really love, where you can make the set purely for yourself out of tracks you just want to hear in a set. And to do that, you've gotta dig. |
And it's obvious whether this is the case or not with a big-profile DJ who made his name through an earlier style. Digweed seems invested in his current sound, even if it's not my favorite. Sasha has been lackluster in recent memory because he just doesn't seem very interested in what he's been playing. |
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| djdk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
Privately, I've been rummaging through old 95-02 sets, such as those recently posted in the Sasha Archive thread, recapturing all that used to inspire me. Sure, there are tracks familiar to me, but it's the ones I don't know that really make me stop and wonder if I should just mine the past rather than forcing myself into the present. Could I make old records pass in public, without admitting a retro tendancy? Would people notice or care? Maybe not, so long as I love what I'm playing. There's plenty to be uncovered from that era, records as new to me as the freshest cut from Beatport. The hard part is that they're difficult to find. Could the scheme work? |
Play the old records man, no-one will notice apart from the trainspotters who will probably love it anyway. I remember playing the PvD mix of BT - Remember a couple of years back and this dude begging me to tell him what remix of white room it was! I put him straight and he almost didnt believe it was 6-7 years old.
People appreciate good music and they also appreciate music that is new to their ears, it doesnt matter really how old the record is. Ive found now with mp3s that ill be browsing and buying tracks then discover ive just bought loads of stuff thats 5-6 years old. Also in my sets at least 50% of the stuff Im playing isnt brand new. There was a time that when i put a demo together all of the music on it would be hot off the presses, but on my latest one i think maybe 3 tracks were new releases with some of the tracks dating back to 96!
Sorry if thats a bit rambling, im quite pissed, but i guess my point is good music is good music, dont be afraid to play things because they arent new.
BTW System-J the mix is ing class, seriously enjoyed it man. more, please :) |
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| RJT |
| Back to the first page with you :) |
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| sandsideapache |
Now THAT is what I would call h o u s e music...not all this 'plink ,plonk screech' nonsense that is going around.Thanks for the sanity break , my friend.
" Madness... Power... Domination " |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Bumped. I've been working on the classic prog house set I mentioned in this thread. I should have that up sometime this week, so I've bumped this to create a bit of interest, since a lot of people requested a follow-up to this set. |
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| spc |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Bumped. I've been working on the classic prog house set I mentioned in this thread. I should have that up sometime this week, so I've bumped this to create a bit of interest, since a lot of people requested a follow-up to this set. |
fantastic news, can't wait for it |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Bumped. I've been working on the classic prog house set I mentioned in this thread. I should have that up sometime this week, so I've bumped this to create a bit of interest, since a lot of people requested a follow-up to this set. |
Didn't see this before, but I am all for it. Looking forward to it. :) |
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| camshaft |
Coming on late to this one - I just found the progressive '93 classics thread (loving that set to bits btw) and found my way over here. Spot on about the Sasha/Digweed mid-90s progressive sound...there's nothing out there right that sounds remotely like it or gets in my head the same way as that stuff. Any other recommendations besides the EMs and Renaissance: The Mix Collection ? I'm always looking for more of this...great to find other people with the same tastes.
RJT, System-J, Cobalt - couldn't agree with you more about DJing being a "labor of love" and all about sharing the music you enjoy with others. The potential to do that is what sucked me into DJing in the first place and is what keeps me going when I feel like giving up and selling my stuff. Has anyone read "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life?" Great freakin book with some solid thoughts about all that.
Now I feel all inspired by this thread - off to do some digging. Thanks for sharing, please keep doing so. :) |
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| Sushipunk |
| I missed this one. On the DL now :) |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by camshaft
Coming on late to this one - I just found the progressive '93 classics thread (loving that set to bits btw) and found my way over here. Spot on about the Sasha/Digweed mid-90s progressive sound...there's nothing out there right that sounds remotely like it or gets in my head the same way as that stuff. Any other recommendations besides the EMs and Renaissance: The Mix Collection ? I'm always looking for more of this...great to find other people with the same tastes.
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Have a look for old Jackpot compilations from the era. I got the Tenth Chapter track from a Jackpot compilation, and they were one of the main labels producing this sound. Digweed mixed a couple for them, and they had some unmixed collections too. |
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| system9 |
| downloading now tracklisting is the |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by spc
Nice, I had Sasha & Digweed's 1st Renaissance Mix Collection which I loved. I didn't know that Digweed actually made the 2nd Mix Collection so I'll definitely try to check that one out. |
I didn't know that either. Awesome. |
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