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the first time you heard dance music
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| OrangestO |
Although my mom used to jam out to Euro dance back in the early 90s, it never struck a chord with me. Fast forward to about 2000. I was working at a donut shop in Toronto (Tim Horton's) and this chick I worked with was a die-hard raver. I had no clue about the scene or anything involving the music. I was a pure hip hop head at the time. Anyways, she recommended I check out a mix and handed me a cassette. At the time, I had no clue who the DJ was that mixed it. I was sort of interested and intrigued, but I was too wrapped up in the rap scene to even consider straying off that path into dance music. Played the cassette a few times and lost it in between moves back then. I stuck with hip hop for almost a decade after hearing that tape but I finally started exploring other avenues to satisfy my yearning for good music (I think the 00s rap sound had something to do with it - garbage). I thought about one particular track that always stuck with me from that old cassette I had heard back in Canada. I had no clue who produced the track, but I remember loving it and slowly started exploring and falling in love with dance music in 2008/2009. It took a few years of listening to mixes and catalogs of music, but I accidentally ran into the mix and track from years ago. It was Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport. This was the track:
I was talking with a coworker of mine the other day and we discussed the various types of music fans. The people who just know music for whatever mass media pushes out to them, the people who dig a bit deeper and explore a bit further, and those who are completely obsessed and infatuated with it. It's in their blood. He's a metal fan, but we totally connected as pure fans of our respective genres of choice. I'm as much of a fan of dance as I was hip hop. Completely engulfed in it. I also wonder if that natural evolution in musical tastes will lead me to something different next. Classical? Jazz? I dabble in both, but not anywhere close to the degree I do with dance music.
Anyways, I'm always curious about how people got started listening to dance music. Some DJs started out listening to hip hop; others were born into it because it's a big part of their culture.
What's your story? How did you get into it?
Any tracks that lured you in? |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
First time I heard this track in the skating rink back in the day...I was done for lol. After this it was freestyle, and a lot of the Miami bass tracks from the late 80's. Been into electronic ever since :D
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| Faceplant |
My mom was a freestyle head. I grew up in ny in the 80s so I heard tons of freestyle all through my youth. When I got to middle school I found this crazy good freestyle type music that had a dash if hip hop influence (I was a huge underground hip hop head) called breaks. I didn't even know at the time that I was living in probably the break capital of the world. When I talk to the older crowd from Miami and tell them I'm from Orlando I hear all the crazy Orlando breaks story's. Lots of crazy rave clubs here. Eventually they all got shut down but being 16/17 I didn't get to experience the Orlando break movement from anywhere besides my car and bedroom.
First "concert" I went to was tiesto years and years ago at UFC area. Changed my life. After listening to trance for years I finically saw the light thanks to a good friend whose cousin used to work with cocoon in Germany. Been stuck on deep house and deep tech since
Orangesto, funny u talk about moving from genres, I met a cool guy in Miami a few months ago who spun tech/house in Miami for years, he was nice enough to take us to an after party, get in his car and dude has some jazz playing. I was confused as , he said ya man this is the I'm on now. Other stuff sounds like too much noise to me now. I'm sure that will be me in a few years
I still listen to hip hop, some new but most of it from the golden era (mid 90s) |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | | Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
Haaaa. Dope . I think if I lived down here in the 90s I would've been full force with the Miami bass movement. Never got the chance to hear it up top, though.
| quote: | | Originally posted by Faceplant |
Although I did see Benny Benassi in Seoul on NYE in Korea when I was in the Army, that first Tiesto concert at the arena was my first experience in the scene too. And I agree, it literally changed my life.
For real, though, man. It's just naturally, isn't it?
I'm already down with some Jazzy elements in House music. I expect to eventually go all in. #CigarsAndCognac :D |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | Originally posted by Faceplant
Other stuff sounds like too much noise to me now. |
I had to quote this.
What is noise? Seriously.
All this dance was once noise to me. So why is it that I can fully understand it now?
What differentiates those who can understand it from those who can't? Is it a science?
Pop songs with lyrics are one thing. But once you start talking about classical, jazz, dance - stuff that involves instrumentation - where does 'it' start and end?
I find it absolutely fascinating that I can listen to a record and fully grasp and most others can't. Never look down upon those who can't; I just wonder about that separation. What is it?
Then again, maybe it goes back to what me and my coworker were talking about. The different types of fans. But, what makes us that?
Ahhhh, lol. |
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| Faceplant |
| quote: | Originally posted by OrangestO
I had to quote this.
What is noise? Seriously.
All this dance was once noise to me. So why is it that I can fully understand it now?
What differentiates those who can understand it from those who can't? Is it a science?
Pop songs with lyrics are one thing. But once you start talking about classical, jazz, dance - stuff that involves instrumentation - where does 'it' start and end?
I find it absolutely fascinating that I can listen to a record and fully grasp and most others can't. Never look down upon those who can't; I just wonder about that separation. What is it?
Then again, maybe it goes back to what me and my coworker were talking about. The different types of fans. But, what makes us that?
Ahhhh, lol. |
thats deep man. Modern hip hop mostly sounds like rawkus to me. Now I know how my parents felt when I was bumping mobb feel hell on earth |
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| OrangestO |
hell on earth? damn.
that was their last dope album from front to back in my opinion.
totally get your point, though.
sooo.... is it all about about age and as 2pac once said "changes"?
i like to think we're intellectual in some capacity because of our tastes, lol. |
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| Mcnasty8676 |
Very cool topic. Got me thinking...
Jam and Spoon - Stella
A DJ friend of mine played a party in orlando. He played this track, drugs were involved. Great moment. First time i started to UNDERSTAND electronic music.
Tiesto - Parade of athletes was a huge album for me. I can still put that on. I haven't listened to trance in like 5 years though....it went downhill fast.
Still my alltime favorite album (at least top 3 of all music) is Sasha and Digweed Northern Exposure 2 Eastcoast edition. Honestly I cant think of much better.
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K12WHGlVn9A |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | | Jam and Spoon - Stella |
^ Very dope jam 
Ah, Northern Exposure. My favorite is this one:
How can you dislike any of them, though.
Soooooo..... Tiesto seems to be a common theme here.
I'm glad you guys can open up and admit he had an influence in your transition. I think he did that for a lot of people but many hate to admit it (well, on other parts of this forum at least) because of where he's gone in his own career. No shame in it. That's his biggest contribution to the scene, imo. |
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| Mcnasty8676 |
The tiesto most of us started with is dead. Bottom line.
One of the best shows of my life (out of many!) was David Guetta (I you not) Space Terrace maybe 2007 or somthing? Cant remember the exact date, but he ripped it for like 8 hours nonstop. I am embarrassed to admit that as well, but its true.
I think that was the same WMC where i saw Sasha and Digweed destroy Ultra in the pouring rain. Opened with Eric Prydz - Armed...it started to sprinkle, then it started to rain...then it started to POUR. They got deeper and nastier as the storm got worse and worse. Then the sky cleared, they brought the level back down, and ended the set to the sun coming out...perfect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw_cmSr4k_s
Oh, and that mix by sasha and digweed...Insane...true legends...first time I heard out of body experience. Mind blown. |
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| ucforange |
My first time: went with a friend to check out Ultra in 2010. He's from Miami and he kept hyping up the sick time to be had by attending Ultra. I was going to buy tickets online but he told me to not worry about it, that it had never actually sold out before. We get to Bicentennial Park and it was sold out. Scalpers were getting upwards of $350 for tickets that were priced at $150. We said that, and so we started researching good afterparties. I found a Paul Van Dyk/Toolroom party at Space on the internet (I had no idea what those names were and what Space was, and he actually had never been to Space either but heard good things).
So we went to Space that night and that was that. Fell in love right then and there. It was also the first time I ever had tried any sort of party favors (Paul Franks!). To top it off, these two absolutely stunning Armenian girls flocked to us as the night was just starting to warm up. In my head I was saying to myself "what hte took me so long to discover this type of music and the parties that go along with it", lol. Was truly an unforgettable experience. Get goose bumps thinking of that night :toothless
I think what I love the most is the dark atmosphere, the seriousness of the music (but not too much seriousness), the feeling you get from being at the kind of party that mainstream society rejects. The non-amateur crowd. The sick bass lines and crisp high hats. The environment where you can dance however you want whenever you want. I always prefer the places with a lively up-for-it crowd (like Space). The chin-stroking events just don't do it. For me it's definitely the entire package. Not just the music but the entire scene that goes along with it. Of course I love the music by itself but I definitely get the "bug" to attend a show if I go a couple weeks abstaining from it. One caveat I have is that I've become increasingly hard to impress when it comes to events and parties. I don't care who I'm going to see spin if the party isn't up to par. Bad sound, bad vibe, sardine can conditions, etc, can really ruin my night nowadays whereas the first couple years, I was pretty much in awe still. |
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| Donnie Gryphon |
Man, my mom stayed bumping Debbie Deb when I was a youngster. I used to kick it at the skating rink regular and always had the freestyle playing. Transitioned into miami bass and breaks through my uncle, was hooked from a young age. My mom gets all excited when she comes out and I drop this one for her lol. Hell I actual dropped this about 5am on the Terrace, absolutely went off.
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