And pretty much anything from LSG - Into Deep. Even though I don't really do the "driving" downtempo thing in my own productions, the sounds and overall atmosphere of the whole album are amazing. Nothing else quite like it IMO.
Raphie
for sheer sound quality i really like the Buddha Bar albums, or basically everything from George V label http://www.buddha-bar.com/
Storyteller
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Originally posted by Raphie
Wow, hearing a lot of different things here, from "flat" "no dimension" ASOT / Anjuna style overcompressed crap to minimal electro type grooves in "not so good" mix quality.
I would have assumed a lot more high quality productions, engineering wise, but most seem to prever bombastic over quality.
I'd say a combination of several factors would make a quality production. A bit less engineering imo can still be made up by having a track that's messes you up in so many good ways (making you move, smile, cry, goosebumps, etc).
Engineering has a far too important role in music anyways. Yours and my music both are examples of just that. Focusing on engineering and hardly any interesting/intricate musical content.
trancedanne
Anything from David West, never heard anything as well produced as his stuff.
Andy28
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Originally posted by Raphie
Wow, hearing a lot of different things here, from "flat" "no dimension" ASOT / Anjuna style overcompressed crap to minimal electro type grooves in "not so good" mix quality.
I would have assumed a lot more high quality productions, engineering wise, but most seem to prever bombastic over quality.
Well you know what they say about assumption..?
These are high quality productions to us all for what ever reason, they sound good and we love them.
Storytellers first sentence in response to your comments pretty much sums it up.
Mise
One of the best vocal EDM, imo.
theterran
lol awesome vid.
Not sure what's wrong with people...oh yeah, jealousy.
Didn't imagine skrillex to look quite like that either lol. (Heard another DJ play his stuff)
Oh...and judging music quality off of youtube and soundcloud is the best way to do it amirite? amirite? :rolls eyes:
Prototrance
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Also, for downtempo:
And pretty much anything from LSG - Into Deep. Even though I don't really do the "driving" downtempo thing in my own productions, the sounds and overall atmosphere of the whole album are amazing. Nothing else quite like it IMO.
Forgot about this album, one of my all time favourites. Did you get the 'unreleased album'. It was one unmixed mp3 file released by Oliver on the net due to label issues. It was meant to be the follow up to 'Into the deep'. Very good.
FSOL, scary geniuses. The level of detail, both the sheer number of samples and the weird synths still astounds me
LoveHate
i dont have a personal idea..i like tracks that catch me by a suprise..theres no formula to my taste..
theterran
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Originally posted by LoveHate
i dont have a personal idea..i like tracks that catch me by a suprise..theres no formula to my taste..
So post the track that perfectly fulfilled this desire of aural buttsechs by suprise? :)
DJ RANN
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Originally posted by Scrittah
ing Choon. I love what Pryda did over the last year and this was one of his finest ever.
In terms of a production aesthetic, he is about as close to perfection as I possibly think of. So simple, yet so damn good.
Props to floyd for astral projection but the one that gets me more from that style is...
Takes me right back to Danny Rampling old sets.
That skrillex is pretty damn tight but dubstep is still crap. And that ing club. Christ, is that what the kids do these days? Need a damn good wash and some proper clothes. Where's my smoking jacket?
Oh, and anything by that cvnt Chris Reece, especially his Dinka monika is flawless.
sako487
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Originally posted by Eric J
Actually one of the few tracks from him that REALLY did something for me. I really love what he did with it, but the only thing that bugs me is the kick is so weak (as it is in a lot of his stuff). I always find myself having to reinforce it with a loop when I play it.
Now THIS. Yeah, THIS was when things were really good in the trance world. I used to play a remix of this, it wasn't the original, but it was the inside track on the word side I think.
(See that what was awesome about vinyl, you knew what track it was with subtle clues like that. "It's the inside track on the word side of the record with the black label with red lettering that has this picture of a strange insect on the cover." You just can't reproduce that with a digital file. I really miss that.)
Takes me back to the days of Lost Tribe & Red jerry and when Hooj Choons ruled the world of trance.
Yeah, i kind of thought the same things when i saw that video. I was like "man, I'm too old for that kind of party! has changed." :)
Man, for my money, this guy can do no wrong. I can't think of a single Dinka release that I haven't bought. It's gotten to the point where I trust it so implicitly that I listen to it for about 2 seconds on Beatport and just hit Buy.
Oh and really, he needs to just drop the whole "Dinka is a different artist" facade. I think everyone has figured out that Dinka IS Chris Reece and not the chick in the photos. The Dinka fan page on Facebook posted a message earlier today saying "Hey, I'm working on a new album of beach house tunes." I wanted to reply and go "No, CHRIS is working on a new album of beach house tunes." But I thought better of it.
