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Remakes of classics - Fan or not?
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| IpLaYWiTLiGhTs |
It's nothing new, producers have been doing it for ages. But the recent abundant amount of classics being redone by producers is really getting ridiculous. They're not even "remixing" anything, just adding new, very small, elements.
Sebastien Leger - Jaguar
Lil' Mo' Yin Yang - Reach (Mark Knight Remix)
Plastikman – Spastik (Dubfire Rework)
Hybrid - Finished Symphony (Deadmau5 Remix)
Countless Sean Tyas productions...
"Way to expose the new generations to classics." off, really. Tell them to do some digging.
Stop trying to make your name more popular by having it associated with the classics, and actually start getting creative. |
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| IpLaYWiTLiGhTs |
| The rare remix does come out every now and then that blows me away, maybe introducing me to a classic, but the amount of tracks that show no innovation surpasses that by FAR. |
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| Neon Sky |
| there are a few that I like such as Cosmic Gate's remix of Fly Away, but most of them suck. |
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| Clovis |
| When tastefully and interestingly done, they can be awesome. Sadly, 99.2% of the time this is far from the case. |
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| Gen3r4l1ty |
Yes and no. I view it kind of like movies these days... so many pointless remakes just to throw in some new CGI effects over a played out storyline. (I'm looking at you 'Short Circuit' remakers!)
On the other hand, by saying no outright, you leave out all the remakes that took a sub-par original product and turned it into something genuinely more enjoyable.
There can be a piece, be it of film or music, that was amatuerly written and executed but had some good core elements worth exploring with more talent.
Still, as a generality I'd so no to the remakes, as usually they try to take an already good piece and turn it into a commercial vehicle for the flavor of the month rather than taking a poorly executed piece and giving it the care it deserves. |
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| hkaliher |
| the vast majority is no, can't really think of any of the top of my head that are great but i am sure there are some |
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| Ben Brown |
| some are good, some are bad... same as everything. |
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| bas |
Every now and then one good one comes out, but for the most part everyone is just adding that typical 2007 kick or their own signature kick to classic tracks and calling it a remix. Please stop.
edit // Check out Vendetta Records on Beatport. Their entire catalogue as of late is remakes of classic tracks. Most notably Eddie Thonieck - I wanna Freak U. G r o s s |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
When tastefully and interestingly done, they can be awesome. Sadly, 99.2% of the time this is far from the case. |
indeed. It's also done way too often nowadays to be something fresh.
notable exceptions imo though are
three drives - greece 2000 (Muskat Nuss Remix)
DuMondes remake of Singularity in 2005 (which i know sand leaper hates as we've discussed it lots but it works for me)
Age of Love - Age of Love (Wrecked Angle Remix) |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
Age of Love - Age of Love (Wrecked Angle Remix) |
That in itself is kind of an old track, I don't think that counts :p |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
That in itself is kind of an old track, I don't think that counts :p |
yeah, but a long time after the original & it was hard to think of good remakes :toothless |
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