meh. gimme 135-140BPM with a heavy drum
meh. gimme 135-140BPM with a heavy drum
Originally Posted by EarnYourKeep
Maybe you picked me up wrong??? I said that I didnt have a problem with the new style of Trance & that Im a big Fan of A&B & Armin etc and I support what they are doing, the question from the OP was about the changing face of the genre, my point was that I feel its changing due to artists using commercialised tracks & in this instance yes I think that commercialism is a bad thing as its watering down & taking away the true sound of the genre, how is this supporting it??? I agree with you that its great that more people are following it but are they really following Trance music? I suppose thats all down to a matter of opinion????
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This genre fusion with Progressive/Breaks/Dubstep began in 2004-2007 and its not taken hold yet. What makes you think it's going to take hold now? Because Skrillex won a few Grammy's - laughable at best? I've been going to shows and mixing at venues since the early 90's and no such massive movement has changed anything for the genres on a whole. Just Dubstep artists trying to make a Trance tune since its 140BPM or a Trance artist making Dubstep because its 140BPM. It's a simple double time or half tempo bastardization of genre lines. It still does not 100% cross the barrier of a major breakthrough though. More than anything it's just an annoying attempt to be somewhat different. Which is like a skydive belly-flop!!!!
And on another level; mixing 2 genres means mixing 2 distinct genres, not hey this easy transition trance tune has a Dubstep breakdown in the middle. Look at me I'm soo cutting edge . Spare me that newbie approach ! Mix actual Dubstep with Trance and let's have this conversation over . You are not doing anything other than playing tunes instead of actually mixing new elements together as a DJ. What you are suggesting with this genre bending is a jukebox approach with odd musical arrangements within the track. Hardly new, and hardly ground breaking...
All I have to say is this thread is.... STUPID!
Last edited by Ohmega; 04-05-2012 at 04:21 PM.
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Im not trying to mix the two genre's? Where did you get that idea from? I am here to discuss the evolution of a genre of music via means taking sounds found commonly in other genres. Okay, they title of this thread is slightly misleading as it means to include more than just "Dubstep", but I am making a point, and one that is back up via many successful releases over the last few months.
Also this has nothing to do with any Dubstep artist winning awards or anyone jumping on any band wagons. As I have explained already this is all simply the development of a genre, which must happen in order for it to survive. Afterall no one makes a living by producing the same music year in and out.
You can ignore the clear changes taking place right in front of you or you can keep up with them. But at the end of the day, Haters are gonna hate. And all I know is that I will be enjoying the latest released in years to come and not getting all nostalgic about days gone by.
General opinions on the tracks aside, I think calling them dubstep is pretty tenuous/far fetched. A "dirty synth" with a bit of pitch bending and LFO does not = dubstep. Elements of electro house would be a better description really, I mean I'm barely hearing any half-step rhythms, dub-wise use of space, or whatever else defines dubstep.
I see people talking about trance returning to form these days but I'm still waiting to hear it; generic 2004-style wishy-washy Armada melodic trance with some chainsaw synths thrown in for a bit of contrast isn't quite it.
Electro-trance bullshit needs to die. It's promoting trance as something it's not. There is nothing left of the trance genre within this new electro trouse stuff. It's all just gritty saw bass, catchy hooks, and overused vocals. NONE of that is trance.
There is a massive, MASSIVE difference between euphoria and a hook. Arty & Mat Zo's "Mozart" is a hook. There is no euphoria. No blending of different instruments and percussions to make one beautiful seemless break. It's just a catchy melody, like every other radio song. Man With No Name - Floor Essence (Apogee Remix) is euphoria at its finest. That is how trance was meant to be.
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Alright you're the boss... I'm done with this. We agree to disagree, but that's what makes DJ'ing so individual.
Just for arguments sake maybe you could do a 30 minute mix and give us a sample of this Trance revolution!?! I'm kind of interested to hear your take on things.
Last edited by Ohmega; 04-13-2012 at 10:13 PM.
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Tbh, we're both right. What im talking about will probably end up been classed as something else in the end and the producers of it will move on to those scenes respectively. I dont count my self as a big fan of all the current stuff, but I do like it. My real loyalties are at 140bpm and stuff that really just oozes energy.
I'd be up for it. But I am gonna wait till the Trance Tourney when I will get more chance to hammer the new stuff. If I get though enough rounds, then I will get a chance to try everything.
If your interested in the mean time I want to get another trance battle going as soon as the current one is over. But make this one more interesting. Put a time limit on it and a minimum track count, see if things could be spiced up. Are you game for that as well Sedna?
Last edited by Dave Porter; 04-14-2012 at 07:21 AM.
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