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Review: John '00' Fleming @ Vola (18.06.2010) (pg. 3)
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| KStuff |
My first time at Vola! Unfortunately, had to leave at 3 AM since my gf had a li'l too much to drink, lol.
About Vola: Really liked the place. The temperature was perfect (ie sometimes Guv gets unbearably hot...).
About the music: My experience with trance is very limited, so I'm having trouble with this. I realllly liked the limited amount I heard j00f, and Aerodromme, but was that actually TRANCE they were playing? My experience (at ASOT 450, PVD at Space Miami, other random shows at guv, gf playing Armin, Corsten, etc) is that there's almost ALWAYS a dominant kickdrum every beat and dominant snare every second beat. A melody builds up, a snare roll ensues, then that same melody plays with the said kick drum and snare, then breakdown. I never really liked any of those shows (it's like dancing to a ticking clock, tick-tock, tick-tock, drum-snare), save for a few good breakdowns. And vocals, eww :P
But this had basslines, repetitive elements that build and fade, rhythms, music I was able to get into! It lived up to his essential mix! Maybe it's because it's "psytrance"? I don't know too much about the genre. I'll have to download the whole set and give it a listen. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by KStuff
(at ASOT 450, PVD at Space Miami, other random shows at guv, gf playing Armin, Corsten, etc) |
I think this explains a lot. |
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| Takayuki |
| quote: | Originally posted by KStuff
Maybe it's because it's "psytrance"? |
You are correct. J00F specializes in this genre as well as Progressive Psytrance.
He usually starts off slower with prog-psy and builds into full-on psytrance which can be quite monotonous with rolling thick basslines which is why you don't hear your 2 minute breakdowns. He's never been one to be a part of the usual in-crowd when it comes to trance. |
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| Yohan |
j00f is in a league of his own.
actually, i think j00f and chris lawrence are two DJs who play trance closest to its original form (like, early 90s trance) |
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