Oakenfold did not invent Ibiza culture at all, he merely exported it back to the UK. Like everything he was ever associated with it, he didn't do it first or even did it best, he merely did it more famously.
And this thread is still a joke, two years on.
saluyamo
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Originally posted by Vector A
No, Oakenfold did not start Ibiza dance culture, and he would be the first to admit that. Read:
That article makes me want to track down some Alfredo Fiorito mixes
SYSTEM-J
Make sure you have some damn good ecstasy to hand, otherwise you'll be trying to convince yourself that Chris Rea is actually good.
saluyamo
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Make sure you have some damn good ecstasy to hand, otherwise you'll be trying to convince yourself that Chris Rea is actually good.
He uses a lot of Chris Rea songs?
SYSTEM-J
The extended mix of Josephine is a Balearic classic.
dj christian
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Originally posted by rem11
no one comes close to Oakey. the balaeric godfather.
Oakenfold, then unfortunately tijs.
I gotta agree! It was Oakie who got me into trance. Thanks to his Tranceport compilation.
rem11
whether by accident or marketing oakey put ibiza in the spotlight, and most people would agree, this is all that matters.
system-j , ur more bitter than wayne bridge after terry shagged his ms.
Mattinsanity
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Originally posted by Trance-MB
Jezus, you must have a bad hair day.... N-TRANCE has nothing to do with Acosta.
I was referring to the track title:"SET YOU FREE"
4:10-4:45 >>>>> N-Trance - Set You Free
Mr Game+Watch
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Originally posted by Mattinsanity
4:10-4:45 >>>>> N-Trance - Set You Free
Never knew George Acosta was behind this, I guess that makes sense considering Miami was a hotbed of freestyle at one time.
lacedpills
I guess peak can describe a year when the artist was at his apex in producing, djing, success etc. Was it Tiesto in 2003 when he held the first dj concert? I'm not sure.
Zombie0915
If great means a large impact on the populous then it'd have to be Tiesto or Oakenfold. If we're talking historical significance you'd have to go back to your Detroit figures I suppose. I'd cite Rhythm is Rhythm - strings of life as a particularly influential track but there is far more to google there.
If it was just a question of what was the most visceral moment in your musical fandom life that you get nostalgic about, then mine was 2003 Armin dropping his remix of motorcycle - as the rush comes. Yes I know that sounds stupid, it I was high and in love and on top of the world.
The greatest peak of all peaks might be occurring currently: EDM popularity at an all time high, ASOT in Madison square garden, Reality TV shows about dance music, megacorp ticketmaster throwing giant festivals under their livenation guise as if we don't ing know that it's still ticketmaster. As for whose peak it is, I'm not quite sure. Did Levels cause the EDM craze or did the EDM craze cause levels, I noticed the events occurred at roughly the same time. Or maybe LMFAO did it, it is hard to say. Whoever rides this raging dance music fad boner the hardest, that 'peak' might very well overshadow the ones we get all nostalgic about, assuming "greatest" is a measure of popularity and influence.
paulversuspaul
System is right on oakie, he merely popularized stuff through self promotion. His tranceport cd is a must have imo bc of the historical significance but quite frankly Oakie was always more glam than substance.
Ok back to topic, when i think of peak and greatest some names come to mind: the klf, the klf, and the klf.
