brother. What a waste. Lets get real here, he could have played a 2 hour classic set list and the majority of the people listening to the EM now days wouldnt have any idea what those songs were. Never mind all the great new trance he could have played in addition. at the end of the day, he showed no balls.
Subtle
Are you even sure it was he who mixed it? :stongue:
Oakenfold's strength has always been his double-compilations.
SYSTEM-J
This is a very weird mix. It's almost the opposite of classic Oakenfold, who would barely mix tracks at all, and do anything in his power to avoid having to beatmatch. Here he's slamming tunes together as quickly as possible - mixing tracks for a couple of minutes, mixing out of breakdowns, throwing as much stuff in as possible. This is very obviously a studio mix, and there seems to be some concept to it, as though he's trying to blend extremely poppy fluff with harder psy-edged sounds as closely as possible. There are a couple of good tracks to be found, but they're thrown in amongst so much it's not really enjoyable.
He sounds like an absolute ing berk in the intro as well.
Trancelover03591
Couple of observations:
-Isn't the essential mix always a studio mix unless stated otherwise (and one can even hear the crowd in the background often in those cases)?
-The way Pete Tong introduced him made him sound really obscure now. He isn't number 1 anymore but he is definitely still a mainline festival DJ.
-There is still a lot of trance in this. The tracklist makes it look even more trance heavy (no house artists I can recognize) than it is but it is mainly trance. BTW, Perfecto is now a sublabel of Armada. Vandit is too.
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SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by Trancelover03591
-Isn't the essential mix always a studio mix unless stated otherwise (and one can even hear the crowd in the background often in those cases)?
Well, yes, but some are more "studio" than others. Seth Troxler just got some decks out and played for two hours in his mate's living room, for example. This, by contrast, is not the kind of mix Oakenfold would ever pull off live.
FCB_Fanatic
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
This is a very weird mix. It's almost the opposite of classic Oakenfold, who would barely mix tracks at all, and do anything in his power to avoid having to beatmatch. Here he's slamming tunes together as quickly as possible - mixing tracks for a couple of minutes, mixing out of breakdowns, throwing as much stuff in as possible. This is very obviously a studio mix, and there seems to be some concept to it, as though he's trying to blend extremely poppy fluff with harder psy-edged sounds as closely as possible. There are a couple of good tracks to be found, but they're thrown in amongst so much it's not really enjoyable.
He sounds like an absolute ing berk in the intro as well.
last time I heard him was last year at Tomorrowland, while I was relaxing after an amazing set from James Zabiela
the contrast couldn't have been much bigger
Trancelover03591
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Well, yes, but some are more "studio" than others. Seth Troxler just got some decks out and played for two hours in his mate's living room, for example. This, by contrast, is not the kind of mix Oakenfold would ever pull off live.
I agree. I actually have always been a fan of his sudden transition style myself, using transition points in tracks (like the piano sweep on Flaming June from a famous set of his) rather than beat-matching. My guess is that he is using a computer program now.
Why not...
Lunar Phase 7
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Originally posted by Trancelover03591
I agree. I actually have always been a fan of his sudden transition style myself, using transition points in tracks (like the piano sweep on Flaming June from a famous set of his) rather than beat-matching. My guess is that he is using a computer program now.
Why not...
Let's not be romantic about this.
His mixing has always been horrific.
Absolutely awful.
I legitimately think that this was the only way he could have played it, or at least there was no way this guy could win. I'll bet if he played a solid set of modern trance, (whatever the that is btw) there would be a forum somewhere tearing him a new pipe, just as we are here now.
Also System, you'll know more than me on this, is Essential Mix even relevant anymore? I'm actually surprised they have not chucked it or moved it to Radio 2.
Light The Fuse
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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
I legitimately think that this was the only way he could have played it, or at least there was no way this guy could win. I'll bet if he played a solid set of modern trance, (whatever the that is btw) there would be a forum somewhere tearing him a new pipe, just as we are here now.
it worked for joof 2 years ago?
Woony
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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
Is Essential Mix even relevant anymore? I'm actually surprised they have not chucked it or moved it to Radio 2.
Shure, it's not as important as it once was. But even nowadays, name me one EDM mix/show that reaches more people. For someone rather new in the scene getting an essential mix is a big thing, although for Oakie it doesn't really matter probably.
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
Also System, you'll know more than me on this, is Essential Mix even relevant anymore? I'm actually surprised they have not chucked it or moved it to Radio 2.
Aside from a few long-running shows that always have the same host DJs and the same listeners, I think the Essential Mix will still get heard by more people than anywhere else. The fact Oakenfold hasn't done one for half a decade and has such massive historical associations with the show means it should be very relevant to him and his fans.
