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thiagosilva

12-06-2009, 08:51 AM

Showtek - Down With This(BASS.t.o.r.m. Mix) - very awesome hardstyle
The Thirllseekers - Last Time - 1 of the best trance ever

djmag.com is the best site for electronic music(fact)

LimitTheWords

12-06-2009, 01:29 PM

Hey guys. I've been making electronic music for a short while now, and I was just wondering if you guys could listen to the few songs I've finished and let me know what you think?

myspace.com/loganpierceall

Any input at all would be stellar.

SteveHouse

12-07-2009, 01:05 PM

Good Gawd.

Alek Szahala - Iron Squid (http://soundcloud.com/finrg-recordings/alek-szahala-iron-squid-mastered-320k-44k-mp3)

Anybody else loving this?

Ramblin'_Man

12-07-2009, 11:36 PM

So what is everyone diggin' lately? This is what I've been listening to for the past 2 months or so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_RupMQl-2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10asmVjQGGs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj83QUI2AnY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPzSo_jGfzk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9uTQawLvwQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALiABIQ4sFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lafi3ccAaqY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIcpNls568
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxov0BQ2fpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb4IwVvHLDo

Cianyx

12-07-2009, 11:48 PM

I've been enjoying BT's ambient stuff

SteveHouse

12-07-2009, 11:49 PM

I've been enjoying psytrance and DnB. And J-Tek a little bit, who knew?

mastergrunt44

12-08-2009, 12:01 PM

I've been listening to a lot more house lately. (I think I'm the only one in this thread that does!)

duggyrocks

12-08-2009, 12:04 PM

mastergrunt44

12-08-2009, 12:20 PM

The usual, dnb and dubstep. House continues to bore me and trance for the most part continues to make me cringe. That can be rectified though if someone hooks me up with some decent trance that doesnt include female vocals singing about how she loved someone or something cliche like that
My tastes might be different than yours but here's some recent tracks that I find to be good:
Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - To The Six (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cImla1bGeTw)
Super 8 & Tab - Irufushi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9qgFMyNVY)
Mr Pit & Jochen Miller - Melodee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZragQzgIpM) (Not as great as the other tracks
Ali Wilson - Boombox (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe7MCOH4diw)
M.I.K.E. pres. Plastic Boy - Chocolate Infusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIe2EGw-ZHY) (It's just very catchy)

SteveHouse

12-08-2009, 03:40 PM

That can be rectified though if someone hooks me up with some decent trance that doesnt include female vocals singing about how she loved someone or something cliche like that
Try to catch one of Fez's mixes on krankydigital. I've moved away from trance for the same reason, and he (and Filo and Peri's podcasts) are still good to me. Also, psytrance > commercial trance.

icaneatcatfood

12-08-2009, 03:43 PM

I've been enjoying some triphop lately. don't know if that counts as techno/dance but i still like it.

michal23

12-08-2009, 03:51 PM

Psytrance is awesome.

thiagosilva

12-08-2009, 08:25 PM

divid3d

12-08-2009, 11:51 PM

Good Gawd.

Alek Szahala - Iron Squid (http://soundcloud.com/finrg-recordings/alek-szahala-iron-squid-mastered-320k-44k-mp3)

Anybody else loving this?
yeah alek is a gun. i take it you've heard that finrg are giving away all of their mp3 releases for free in the new year? so epic.

I'm interested in honorable mentions, O Raving Deity of UG. I don't know many of those by name though :p: Just 4 and 8, both of which I :heart:, the former of which doubly so.
most should be on youtube, if they aren't let me know and i'll probably be able to upload them for listening purposes :)

i'll post some honourable mentions for you when i have more time hehe.

So what is everyone diggin' lately?
hardstyle of course :) also i've just listened to the samples from my friend stana's upcoming release on therabyte, and am quite impressed with them. the genre is techstyle, check it out if ya want:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmeNSp1CEzs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeH61zEySZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xri5jHbRac

SteveHouse

12-08-2009, 11:59 PM

yeah alek is a gun. i take it you've heard that finrg are giving away all of their mp3 releases for free in the new year? so epic.
Yep, love those guys :p: Too bad their store's closing though. Some of that stuff's really cool, but I never had a chance to buy anything.....

HelpTravesty

12-09-2009, 03:57 AM

Jack Beats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw_rLFGh-XM

divid3d

12-09-2009, 05:26 AM

Yep, love those guys :p: Too bad their store's closing though. Some of that stuff's really cool, but I never had a chance to buy anything.....
i have the original design finrg hoodie which hasn't been available for a while since they made a new design, and the dj rx hoodie, both black :)

everythingdies

12-09-2009, 07:09 AM

Ok I'm going to admit that I know basically nothing about these genres, but I've been trying to find some to listen to. I wanna find something with a super intense beat and sound, not like the happy kind of stuff. I've tried daft punk and some of the bands listed on here, but haven't really found anything I like too much. Any suggestons?

Sorry I know this is really vague and all, but I'll give a big hug to anyone who helps me find something :D .

EDIT: After looking at some more stuff on here, finrg and Alek Szahala are the closest I've found to what I'm looking for. So if you guys could tell me what some of the most intense bands along those lines are, that would be great.

SteveHouse

12-09-2009, 02:48 PM

EDIT: After looking at some more stuff on here, finrg and Alek Szahala are the closest I've found to what I'm looking for. So if you guys could tell me what some of the most intense bands along those lines are, that would be great.
If you're looking for freeform (that's the genre here), I'll go ahead and leave this here.

DJ RX - Codex 4 (http://media.finrg.com/music/DJ_Rx_-_Codex_4.mp3)

Really, really good freeform mix. You might look into hardcore as well, though a lot of what you'll find is happy hardcore, which is NOT what you're looking for. Cheese everywhere. Might have a look at Euro hard trance and hard house/NRG, maybe hardstyle (ahem, divid3d) as well.

dethofmoo

12-09-2009, 06:25 PM

btw, in case anyone is interested, my top 10 hardstyle tracks of 2009 is as follows (in no particular order):

01. Geck-o & Sinith - Full Force (Full Mix)
02. Tatact - Taaac! (Renato Mix)
03. Brainkicker - That's My Name
04. Cally & Juice - You Don't Know Me (DJ Activator Remix)
05. Alphaverb - Got It! (Unoriginal Mix)
06. Hardstyle Mafia - Boom & Blast
07. Likquid - C'mon 2009 (Brainkicker Remix)
08. Tat & Zat - Skeleton
09. Carnifex meets Rephex - The Sound of 2004
10. Geck-o - Next (Prullenbak Mix)

i had about 50 tracks on my shortlist so it was pretty hard to narrow it down, but i think these tracks have floated my boat the most :p: i might post some honourable mentions later if anyone is keen for more.

This is awesome! I've been browsing the thread for some new hardstyle to listen to and I hadn't heard most of the tracks on this list (my knowledge of hardstyle is pretty limited) so thank you very much for posting these :) I'd be keen to hear some of the honorable mentions as well :D

divid3d

12-09-2009, 10:23 PM

This is awesome! I've been browsing the thread for some new hardstyle to listen to and I hadn't heard most of the tracks on this list (my knowledge of hardstyle is pretty limited) so thank you very much for posting these :) I'd be keen to hear some of the honorable mentions as well :D
no worries, glad you found it useful! :)

here are some honourable mentions then:

Activator - Activator
Activator - Authentic Style
Activator - Back In The Days
Activator - Lullaby
Alpha² - Fragile
Alpha² - Unleashed
Carnifex meets Rephex - Tyrano
DJ Nightkiller - Skwert (Original Late Night Mix)
DJ Tom-x Vs Warmduscher - Cocaine 2K9 (Dizmaster Remix)
Brainkicker - Mash-Hairy (Weasel Must Go Down On Microwaves)
DestroyER - Radioactiv (Hardstyle Remix)
Geck-o - Deckstar
Geck-o - Smasher
Geck-o - Torture
Joe-E Vs Busho - Music Matters (DJ Thera Remix)
Matt Restless - And It Goes
Showtek - Dominate (Melbourne Mix)
Southstylers - Jazeker! (Johnny Quail Mix)
Squarehead - The Gathering (DJ Thera & Wavolizer Remix)
Tat & Zat - Proud To Be Loud
The Beholder & Max Enforcer - Be Amazed
Thera - Again And Again
Thera - In Between
Thera & Wavolizer - Sexobear
Vazard - Odd Socks
Zappaman - Sexual Healing
Zatox meets The R3bels - Choirs

if there are any that you can't find on youtube let me know because i can probably upload them for you.

SteveHouse

12-09-2009, 10:25 PM

^My God, yes! to Tyrano, Choirs, and Be Amazed.

everythingdies

12-10-2009, 01:15 AM

If you're looking for freeform (that's the genre here), I'll go ahead and leave this here.

DJ RX - Codex 4 (http://media.finrg.com/music/DJ_Rx_-_Codex_4.mp3)

Really, really good freeform mix. You might look into hardcore as well, though a lot of what you'll find is happy hardcore, which is NOT what you're looking for. Cheese everywhere. Might have a look at Euro hard trance and hard house/NRG, maybe hardstyle (ahem, divid3d) as well.
Thanks, that track is pretty awsome. And I'll be sure to check out the other stuff you mentioned.

metalhead39

12-10-2009, 04:46 PM

What are some of your all time favorite techno songs? I wanna get into alot more of it.

dethofmoo

12-10-2009, 04:59 PM

duggyrocks

12-10-2009, 05:41 PM

My tastes might be different than yours but here's some recent tracks that I find to be good:
Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - To The Six (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cImla1bGeTw)
Super 8 & Tab - Irufushi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9qgFMyNVY)
Mr Pit & Jochen Miller - Melodee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZragQzgIpM) (Not as great as the other tracks
Ali Wilson - Boombox (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe7MCOH4diw)
M.I.K.E. pres. Plastic Boy - Chocolate Infusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIe2EGw-ZHY) (It's just very catchy)

:cheers: Working my way through these now. Enjoying it so far

mastergrunt44

12-10-2009, 08:21 PM

Good to hear. I try to give people faith in trance again.

rcbass

12-10-2009, 08:35 PM

Countdown's in 21 days !!! HELL YEAH! cant wait new years eve massive w/ Paul Anthony headlining. Gonna be insane.
Anyone got some dirty house artists they could req?

mastergrunt44

12-10-2009, 09:49 PM

Countdown's in 21 days !!! HELL YEAH! cant wait new years eve massive w/ Paul Anthony headlining. Gonna be insane.
Anyone got some dirty house artists they could req?
Dirty Dutch? Try Afrojack and Chuckie, those guys are the big names in that scene right now. Rolvario is pretty good too though.

rcbass

12-11-2009, 12:31 AM

No not dirty dutch, he's really classified as Electro House. But he has a way more dirtier sound to it. just take a listen and if you can req let me know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb03adyUk1E

so similar to that ^^

mastergrunt44

12-11-2009, 12:06 PM

xaviergray

12-12-2009, 01:50 PM

http://futuremusic.com/blog/2008/10/08/download-every-single-bbc-radio1-essential-mix-from-1993-to-2007/

GOLDMINE.

thiagosilva

12-12-2009, 08:49 PM

very ****ing good this link

mastergrunt44

12-14-2009, 08:31 PM

Jochen Miller with another choon. Red One (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYE2_EOE2Vw)

jambi_mantra

12-15-2009, 08:10 AM

I'm looking to find some more house artists in the vein of Deadmau5. I pray you will have some suggestions :cheers:

SteveHouse

12-15-2009, 01:39 PM

I'm looking to find some more house artists in the vein of Deadmau5. I pray you will have some suggestions :cheers:
Hm... If you like Deadmau5's take on house, you might like tech trance. (Deadmau5 is the only house that doesn't bore me.) You might look at Wippenberg, W&W, and Sander von Doorn.

HelpTravesty

12-15-2009, 03:14 PM

Here are some tracks that I've been listening to lately.

Kissy Sell Out - This Kiss (Jack Beats Remix) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw_rLFGh-XM

Tommie Sunshine - Limit Of Your Mind (Nic Sarno's Remake) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sepvgDBrOTQ

The Streets - Blinded by the light (Nero dubstep remix) (HQ) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC5Zl_TqvW0

Deadmau5 - Mr G - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44CZnPY5BVw

Dan le sac vs. Scroobius Pip - Look For The Woman (Fake Blood remix) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ugwlO83Zo

Fake Blood - MArs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc3QNcec5RE

MSTRKRFT - Easy Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tPDIiJWVwA

icaneatcatfood

12-15-2009, 03:40 PM

I'm looking to find some more house artists in the vein of Deadmau5. I pray you will have some suggestions :cheers:
I downloaded something called Electro-House BOOM BOX. It's pretty good.

In other news, I got mix by DJ Propulsion. Its like a week or 2 old but man its amazing. On my 4th listen of it now.

mastergrunt44

12-15-2009, 09:31 PM

Here are some tracks that I've been listening to lately.

You might like this ridiculous mash-up Laidback Luke did. Heads Will Roll vs. Look For The Woman (Fake Blood Remix) vs. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At (Acapella)
Or it's formal name Where's Your Head Roll At (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBlQmZwMgfY) (Dead crowd btw)

HelpTravesty

12-16-2009, 05:36 AM

You might like this ridiculous mash-up Laidback Luke did. Heads Will Roll vs. Look For The Woman (Fake Blood Remix) vs. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At (Acapella)
Or it's formal name Where's Your Head Roll At (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBlQmZwMgfY) (Dead crowd btw)
That crowd sucked, but the tracks were sick as hell.

Just getting heavily into Boys Noize. Kinda fell in love overnight with this stuff man, ts the grooviest tracks I've heard in awhile. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4ccnj41lk

divid3d

12-16-2009, 09:57 AM

I've been working my way through your list all evening divid3d, and I have to say I'm loving all the songs! Cheers :)

On a similar topic, does anyone, who produces electronic music (more specifically hardstyle), know how to get that massive kick sound?
excellent, i'm glad you're enjoying them :)

for advice producing hardstyle i suggest checking this forum:
http://www.globalhardstyle.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

there are lots of threads about hardstyle (and nustyle) kicks in the sound design subforum :)

SteveHouse

12-16-2009, 02:36 PM

excellent, i'm glad you're enjoying them :)

for advice producing hardstyle i suggest checking this forum:
http://www.globalhardstyle.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

there are lots of threads about hardstyle (and nustyle) kicks in the sound design subforum :)
You know, I registered for those Global forums months ago, but my account was never activated. I got an e-mail saying "hang on, wait for the administrator," but nothing happened...

divid3d

12-16-2009, 10:55 PM

have you tried to log in? there was a problem with emails not being sent to people when their accounts were validated. if you can't log in, tell me your username and i'll ask the admin about it.

btw all of the forums (global hardstyle, hardcore, hard trance and hard techno) were partially merged recently, so some forums (country forums, off topic areas) are shared between all four sites, and the genre-specific subforums are unique to each portal (so if you use globalhardstyle.com the new releases section and common chat etc that you see are just hardstyle related).

SteveHouse

12-17-2009, 01:22 AM

No, but my problem is weirder than that. I can lurk Hard Trance and Hardcore, but not Hardstyle (haven't tried Hard Techno, don't really care). :wtf:

divid3d

12-17-2009, 08:59 AM

i don't understand what you mean, but tell me what your username is and i'll see if the admin can sort it out for you.

SteveHouse

12-17-2009, 12:51 PM

<_<

Problem apparently solved. :shrug: I guess I got activated without getting an email? Oh well, thanks for mentioning the place anyway. I'd forgotten all about it.

SteveHouse

12-18-2009, 04:51 AM

FiNRG seem to have gone mad with releasing tracks on SoundCloud. I wouldn't complain, but I want to go to bed and this is keeping me up :haha

due 07

12-20-2009, 04:10 AM

I've been listening to some remixes of Late of the Pier. Tronik Youth's mix of Bathroom Gurgle is very good.

sxymnky777

12-20-2009, 03:45 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPbNHimE6Tg

Tiesto: louder than boom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMT0P_sxBI0

Saltwater: The Legacy

Both awesome LISTEN

Mitchalanjones

12-20-2009, 07:12 PM

Baby D
Prodigy
Portishead (sort of techno but relaxed shit)
Flykkiller

its sort of hard to do techno on acuostic guitar rele:\
yhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:D

mastergrunt44

12-21-2009, 01:17 AM

Tiesto: louder than boom

Both awesome LISTEN

Not a big fan of Tiesto's latest productions. I mean they're alright for the dancefloor but nothing compared to Tiesto in his prime. But then again, not much can!

thiagosilva

12-21-2009, 11:25 AM

Deadmau5's productions r the best

mastergrunt44

12-21-2009, 12:02 PM

Listened to A State of Trance 2009 Yearmix. It was ok but last years I felt was much better. Hopefully 2010 will be a great year for trance!

thiagosilva

12-22-2009, 08:59 AM

i really like so much Tiëstos' club life, ASOT by Amin Van Buuren and Trance Around The World by Above & Beyond

if you like trance you should listen to

xaviergray

12-22-2009, 01:12 PM

Baby D
Prodigy
Portishead (sort of techno but relaxed shit)
Flykkiller

its sort of hard to do techno on acuostic guitar rele:\
yhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:D

Portishead is actually trip hop but :cheers: anyway they're very good.

icaneatcatfood

12-24-2009, 12:54 AM

Been listenin to a lot of DJ Sharpnel lately. Really cool stuff. That and Junkie Kut

Ramblin'_Man

12-26-2009, 03:34 AM

What do you guys think of Eliot Lipp? I like him a lot, he's certainly not my favorite or anything, but I dig his sound.

HelpTravesty

12-26-2009, 11:40 AM

Deadmau5's productions r the best
This man speaks the truth.

Just got his Full Circle EP, some excellent progressive house tracks on there.

icaneatcatfood

12-27-2009, 01:16 AM

I lost my Deadmau5 albumz ;_;

dethofmoo

12-27-2009, 09:20 PM

excellent, i'm glad you're enjoying them :)

for advice producing hardstyle i suggest checking this forum:
http://www.globalhardstyle.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

there are lots of threads about hardstyle (and nustyle) kicks in the sound design subforum :)

Thanks for that :) I actually signed up a while ago and but never got round to looking through the forums and forgot all about it.

There's so much to learn about producing electronic music...I think a lot of people don't appreciate the skill and talent required (guitarists :rolleyes: )

icaneatcatfood

12-28-2009, 11:59 PM

divid3d

12-29-2009, 10:39 AM

no worries at all. i find ghf very useful myself :)

icaneatcatfood

12-30-2009, 02:19 PM

so forgive my noobness, but what exactly is the difference in "nu-hardstyle" and the older hardstyle?

SteveHouse

12-30-2009, 05:55 PM

so forgive my noobness, but what exactly is the difference in "nu-hardstyle" and the older hardstyle?
Nustyle is bland, repetitive, and boring :p:

funkmasterswede

12-30-2009, 07:26 PM

Nustyle is bland, repetitive, and boring :p:

He asked how it was different from regular hardstyle, not for an accurate description of hardstyle generally.

icaneatcatfood

12-30-2009, 09:21 PM

Rofl. Well I mean, if you could pick 1 song to accurately describe nu hardstyle and one to describe the regular kind lol. I mean I like both, I just would like to know the difference : )

SteveHouse

12-31-2009, 06:45 PM

Nope. I know nustyle when I hear it, but that's all I can do for you. Wait for divid3d, she's the hardstyle queen around these parts.

icaneatcatfood

01-01-2010, 02:29 PM

Alright ^_^ so happy new years everyone. did everyone have a super party

divid3d

01-02-2010, 01:02 PM

ok here are some general properties that should help you distinguish hardstyle from nustyle (although hardstyle tracks will often use a couple of nu elements these days and vice versa, which make things harder to categorise, but this should give you an overview):

hardstyle:
- hard kicks (they have depth to them, a nice proper 'thud').
- reverse bass is common (a type of bassline used offbeat to the kicks that makes a nice 'vwoom' sound - well that's how i describe it anyway lol).
- screeches are common (high pitched 'screeching' sounds that are used as a lead), particularly in italian hardstyle.
- many tracks do not have a melody (they could have other lead noises instead such as screeches, beeps, whatever other noises instead of a proper synthy melody), and when a melody is used it's often quite simple in structure and not particularly uplifting.
- often tracks have dark themes/atmosphere.

nustyle:
- hollow/flat, metallic sounding kicks (commonly referred to as 'toks' because that's what they sound like).
- much less usage of reverse bass, it's sometimes in the intro/outro but very rarely in a climax.
- pitched bass (the basslines change in pitch, so it can sort of sound like "BUNG BUNG BUNG BUNG, BONG BONG BONG BONG" if that makes any sense at all lol)
- less screech.
- more melodies, happier/cheesier melodies, more complex melodies (often using triplets of notes).
- often use very long or frequent breaks, often with a spoken vocal or piano melody (hardstyle does use breaks too, but not to the same extent as nu).
- tracks often have a happy vibe about them.
- often less percussion is used (hi hats etc).

now some explanations of some the above...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2DEu3PFTI (hardstyle)
the first things you hear are a hardstyle kick and a typical reverse bassline. the vocal later on even describes them for you :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWqxVWSodZk (hardstyle)
more nice reverse bass from 0:41. screeches start at 1:07 and are prominently used throughout the track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIEEY1cWWq8 (hardstyle)
another example of screech (the screeches start at about 0:27 and are used prominently throughout the track, more obviously from 1:00 onwards).

those tracks above depict the general sound of hardstyle from 2003-2007 (there is earlier stuff but those years were when hardstyle really came into it's own as a genre). a lot of it is quite simple, especially the italian stuff as shown above.

modern hardstyle from around 2006 onwards is often more complex and detailed, it does contain more melodies than tracks from the past and less screeches, it sometimes uses pitched bass in small amounts, etc, but you will find that most of the kicks used are nice and hard, reverse bass is still used pretty often, and most tracks definitely don't have a happy la-la hands in the air sort of vibe about them haha :p:

some examples of modern hardstyle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYz6HzTRZEY (2006)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T_jVjhk5Ss (2009)

around this period, nustyle started to emerge though. at first tracks just started to have more hollow kicks for example, but eventually it developed into an entirely new style, far removed from the hardstyle it came from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7UGfk1B1sE (nustyle)
the difference in the way the kicks sound should be obvious throughout the sample. the cheesy melody speaks for itself also. honestly this crap makes me feel like i'm in a circus or an ice cream van or something, i can't stand it :haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MZhf-3h8_c (nustyle)
long boring break with lame spoken vocals and piano. at around 2:52 onwards you hear pitched bass and hollow kicks. then another damn break. the only redeeming feature of this rubbish for me is the reverse bass in the intro and outro.

there are some hardstyle tracks which do use quite a few nustyle elements yet still retain their hardness. here's an example from 2008 which has hardstyle kicks and reverse bass, yet a break with piano and a fairly cheesy vocal part, a bit of pitched bass, and an uplifting melody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipY14NfcC8
personally i love this track. it shows that you can be happy without sounding like a bunch of clowns dancing in a circus, simply by retaining harder kicks and basslines.

here's a hardstyle track from 2009 with slightly more hollow kicks than usual in some parts, and a very complex melody with triplets of notes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6kEerN7hjM
epic choon imo because despite the less than ideal kicks, it's still hard and not lame.

and a banging hardstyle track with a piano break and some hollow kicks (which actually sound pretty good when coupled with distorted bass in this case imo):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVEV57R-zCM

and here's an example of a nustyle track from 2009 which uses hardstyle elements (reverse bass, hard kicks in the intro/outro, and screeches), but has a ridiculous amount of breaks with spoken vocals and a really long break in the middle, and a climax full of tokky kicks (4:10 onwards):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2I1_SlXXAA
i like the reverse bass, and the screeches are ok, but overall i think this track sucks as all the breaks kill the energy, the vocal is lame and annoying, and i can't stand all the toks.

now it probably sounds like i hate all nustyle, but actually i don't. here's some good nu stuff according to me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvk_8_OFz7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_L-j5653p4

... but i'll never like nu more than my precious hardstyle so i'll end on some more examples of the evolution of hardstyle using tracks i love ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_ljyINYpik (2000, when it was just starting to emerge from hard trance and whether or not particular tracks are hard trance or hardstyle could be debated for years...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_7LccVofE (2002)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbjsQ7S7SCo (2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX6wbkvpysI (2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qJUpP6RSI (2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkyTCreGr4M (2004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ykJd7hn2I (2004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POsxuFIm5As (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJuzt1GfGxA (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoM9zkrnj0U (2006)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAjpccu8hn0 (2006)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pknCF7hseY (2006)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqind7RKVJA (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCz_hJGR-78 (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkJ-LzZP7wI (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_vx8RkoTEs (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y80opX61A9E (2009)

compare any of that stuff to just about anything by nustyle artists such as headhunterz, frontliner, scope dj, etc and you should hear the differences i described above.

i've probably just confused you further tbh :haha: sorry for rambling and not really having any structure to this post :p: feel free to ask for clarification or more examples. clearly i don't mind taking the time to try to explain this stuff to people hahaha.

funkmasterswede

01-02-2010, 02:12 PM

Any other fans of minimal techno, or detroit techno, or just the banging, funky and tribal varieties of techno?

icaneatcatfood

01-03-2010, 01:19 AM

wow, that's a lot of helpful info divded, thanks a million. you really didn't have to go through all that though, but i certainly appreciate it.

SteveHouse

01-03-2010, 01:41 AM

I just recorded a freeform mix. If anybody's interested in checking it out and maybe giving me a pointer or two, I'll upload it to Soundcloud for your listening "pleasure".

divid3d

01-03-2010, 01:56 AM

wow, that's a lot of helpful info divded, thanks a million. you really didn't have to go through all that though, but i certainly appreciate it.
once i get started talking about this stuff it's hard to shut me up :haha:

I just recorded a freeform mix. If anybody's interested in checking it out and maybe giving me a pointer or two, I'll upload it to Soundcloud for your listening "pleasure".
what did you use to mix it? software?

SteveHouse

01-03-2010, 02:02 AM

what did you use to mix it? software?
Yeah, the free UltraMixer because that's the best I can do. I'm listening to it myself now, and it's painfully apparent how limiting it is to not be able to fiddle with the EQ with two hands rather than one cursor. Every time a song ends the bass just flattens until I can get to boosting the new one. :(

SHEdit unrelated.

The second UG Electronic Album will be released very, very soon, everybody! Be on the lookout for it in the Pit. I'll post a link here when captaincrunk makes the thread.

mastergrunt44

01-03-2010, 02:23 AM

Yeah, the free UltraMixer because that's the best I can do. I'm listening to it myself now, and it's painfully apparent how limiting it is to not be able to fiddle with the EQ with two hands rather than one cursor. Every time a song ends the bass just flattens until I can get to boosting the new one. :(
Trust me, I definitely get you. It's SO much easier and fluid to mix with some CDJ's or turntables, heck even a midi controller, than through software and mouse alone.

icaneatcatfood

01-03-2010, 02:30 AM

i'd like to hear it, stevehouse

divid3d

01-03-2010, 03:12 AM

Yeah, the free UltraMixer because that's the best I can do. I'm listening to it myself now, and it's painfully apparent how limiting it is to not be able to fiddle with the EQ with two hands rather than one cursor. Every time a song ends the bass just flattens until I can get to boosting the new one. :(
yeah i can see how that would be very limiting. if you're serious about it then it would be worthwhile to save your pennies and get some proper gear at some point.

icaneatcatfood

01-03-2010, 04:06 AM

i finally almost have enough for some cdj/turntables. pretty stoked, just a few more months lol

divid3d

01-03-2010, 05:13 AM

do you know what you want to buy or are you deciding later once you have more money?

mastergrunt44

01-03-2010, 12:10 PM

i finally almost have enough for some cdj/turntables. pretty stoked, just a few more months lol
What do you plan on buying? And used or new?

icaneatcatfood

01-03-2010, 01:25 PM

im probably gonna decide once i get some more money. i'd like to buy some used turntables, but i wouldn't mind CDJ's either. i'll have to see when i get the money lol

SteveHouse

01-03-2010, 04:15 PM

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=22809838

Electronic Album II.

Catfood: I'ma rerecord it (again. The first go ended up with my mouse clicking itself and stopping the music, who knew?) and try to not have dead bass when new tracks take over. Here's the tracklisting I have now though. Starts more hardcore-ish, goes freeform, about 45 minutes. Not too long. It might change a bit but not much.
Carbon Based - Tuonela
Substanced - Freeform Mercury
DJ RX - Frozen Flame (:heart:)
Horzi - The Elegy
Alek Szahala - Iron Squid
Pain on Creation - Lush
DJ RX - Lacrima

[b]divid3d: Yeah, I plan to buy some CDJs one of these days. I'd go turntables but the prospects of me having vinyls ever are kinda dim. It's a long way off in the future though. I'm not serious about DJing as in making my living from it, but I do enjoy the hell out of it, and would like to do it properly. The problem is I'm gonna be at uni for the next 3-4 years yet, and money's a bitch. I am hoping to get a MIDI controller for my birthday this March, though, for what it's worth.

mastergrunt44

01-03-2010, 05:21 PM

SteveHouse: A midi controller is pretty good if you're short on space as well as cash, also if it's more of a hobby thing. Just make sure you research and get a good one as many of them can be sh** if you catch my drift.

icaneatcatfood: Remember that if you plan on buying equipment like that you're going to need everything including a mixer and speakers (just reminding you, pretty sure you know). You're going to want something that is in your price range but quality. Space is also a big deal when you have equipment. And with a pair of CD players you're going to need lots of cd's (duh) unless you get an interface like Serato Scratch live(Which I highly recommend) or Traktor Skratch Pro (I'm sure it's ok but I find Traktor very meh compared to Scratch live).

If either of you need more info or advice or recommendations please do ask!

SteveHouse

01-03-2010, 05:27 PM

*MIDI controller asks*

What should I look for? I know fuckall about them.

Cade_nickels

01-03-2010, 05:48 PM

http://www.playlist.com/playlist/18812673803 - check these beats

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mastergrunt44

01-03-2010, 11:18 PM

*MIDI controller asks*

What should I look for? I know fuckall about them.
What price range are you looking at? One of the more affordable ones that is pretty good is the Hercules DJ Console RMX. Once you give me a price range I can help you a bit more. :D

SteveHouse

01-03-2010, 11:25 PM

What price range are you looking at? One of the more affordable ones that is pretty good is the Hercules DJ Console RMX. Once you give me a price range I can help you a bit more. :D
That dude actually looks pretty much perfect for what I do :eek: It's right up at the tip-top of what my possible budget might be, though. I'm hoping I can convince my parents to buy it for me for my birthday, though I'd be willing to put birthday money toward it to help if I needed to. I'd have to actually talk to them about it first I suppose. We should probably go for "about as affordable as possible," at any rate. I don't need high-end stuff, just something that works, you know? Around $300 is probably as high as I can (comfortably) go.

icaneatcatfood

01-03-2010, 11:58 PM

That's a pretty cool DJ thing lol. Does that just run off of the computer?

mastergrunt44

01-04-2010, 12:01 AM

The RMX is good since it has a built in soundcard so you don't have to buy another interface like a Numark I/O or something like that. Craigslist can be handy. If you can find a Vestax VCI-100 Tabletop Controller for cheap, that would be alot better because the platters are touch sensitive.

SteveHouse

01-04-2010, 12:30 AM

Touch sensitive platters are Something To Look For, I guess?

:cheers: I need all the help I can get with this.

icaneatcatfood

01-04-2010, 01:36 PM

So does anyone know some websites that have current hardstyle/hardcore/gabber tracks that you can mix with? I'm just trying to find a place that will keep me up to date with new releases, it's hard to find anyhting electronic related in my town/state.

Cade_nickels

01-04-2010, 05:42 PM

Hey guys. I NEED A LITTLE HELP!

I've been tying to figure out the name of this song for months now.

Here is a link to the sound clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_w98zppa6E

The DJ's name is Jonh B.

Thanks guys.

mastergrunt44

01-04-2010, 08:10 PM

Touch sensitive platters are Something To Look For, I guess?

:cheers: I need all the help I can get with this.
Although they're not essential per se, they help and give a better feel. Those type of platters are like real CDJ's or turntables which is why I personally find it to be a plus.

divid3d

01-05-2010, 02:15 AM

icaneatcatfood: Remember that if you plan on buying equipment like that you're going to need everything including a mixer and speakers (just reminding you, pretty sure you know). You're going to want something that is in your price range but quality. Space is also a big deal when you have equipment. And with a pair of CD players you're going to need lots of cd's (duh) unless you get an interface like Serato Scratch live(Which I highly recommend) or Traktor Skratch Pro (I'm sure it's ok but I find Traktor very meh compared to Scratch live).

If either of you need more info or advice or recommendations please do ask!
if you don't want to use lots of cds, get pioneer cdj400s and use a usb stick with them instead. i wouldn't recommend using serato or traktor unless you don't plan on playing in clubs in the future (i've seen a few djs setting up their gear in the dark, fumbling around trying to position their laptops and crap around the club's gear, whilst everyone stood around in silence waiting for them), they are fine for bedroom djs though.

also it's important to get a good set of headphones that are designed for DJs. a pair of sennheiser hd25s will sound crystal clear and last you for years.

So does anyone know some websites that have current hardstyle/hardcore/gabber tracks that you can mix with? I'm just trying to find a place that will keep me up to date with new releases, it's hard to find anyhting electronic related in my town/state.
to keep up to date with new tracks, check the new releases/unreleased tracks sections on globalhardstyle.com and globalhardcore.net, and to download tracks check junodownload, dance-tunes, trackitdown, beatport and hardstyle.com for a start.

icaneatcatfood

01-05-2010, 03:28 AM

Ah! You guys are so helpful! Haha. Yeah, I'm looking into buying some used CDJ 400's. They sound pretty sweet, and that light.. well.. that light is just sexy.

Edit: Either those or Numark Axis 9's, which I've heard are good for starting. Who knows *shrug*

divid3d

01-05-2010, 04:42 AM

i have a cdj400 that i bought used from my boyfriend, they are quite excellent (significantly better than cdj100/200s and obviously cheaper than 800/1000s). definitely a good unit to start with that you could keep for years, and if you get the opportunity to use the better pioneer models you wont find a huge difference in the way the jogwheel operates.

Dark_Knight94

01-05-2010, 04:52 AM

cdj400? Never heard of it before. I only use Korg and Yamaha products, though... To record, i use D3200 Korg track recorder, that one's really neat. you can use USB stick on it too. Korg have some awsome effect samplers like KP3(which i use now, it's amazing!), but if you'd want something cheaper I'd say try with Yamaha. But Korg really gives you for the money.

divid3d

01-05-2010, 06:16 AM

we're talking about cd turntables. pioneer are the best in the business as far as cdjs are concerned.

icaneatcatfood

01-05-2010, 12:24 PM

I'm looking at these CDJ 200's on ebay at the moment. They don't have the USB function but that's not really a deal breaker for me. They seem like good units.

divid3d

01-05-2010, 01:41 PM

the main reasons why i wouldn't get cdj200s are:

1. because they don't have 'vinyl mode' (which determines how the cd slows down or speeds up when the jog dial is touched or moved). i've been told by many experienced djs that the way it skips frames on the cd makes it much harder to mix with compared to something like the cdj400 or above which have both cd mode and vinyl mode. this might be fine if you learn on it and get used to it, but i'd much rather use a cdj that can act like vinyl personally, as it makes more sense. i tried using the cd mode on a cdj400 and had no ****ing idea what was going on :haha

2. because the very small jog dial size, design and lack of height makes it harder to make adjustments.

3. because i've been told the pitch control is inaccurate, making it hard to judge how much you're pitching a track up/down (which is a vital part of mixing).

4. because they don't have the USB function - makes things much easier for home usage. the idea of having to burn a new cd just to play a new track i got would be rather annoying.

i've never heard anyone say a bad word about cdj400s (in fact everyone tends to sing their praises haha) but i have heard many people complaining about 200s or telling people not to bother getting them but to spend a bit more on something else.

if i wanted to spend less than the cost of cdj400s i'd look at another brand such as denon or reloop.

oh also, be very careful buying off ebay. make sure you will still be covered by warranty etc if something goes wrong! you may have to send the units overseas to get them repaired, etc.

icaneatcatfood

01-05-2010, 02:42 PM

Oh yeah true about the warranty. Haha, you saved me from that purchase, I'll check into Denon and Reloop. I still have a couple more months til I can buy some anyway XD

eggybread87

01-06-2010, 01:15 PM

* #242

http://soundcloud.com/prime-daggers/weetamix-vol-2

Subscape - Nothing's Wrong
>>>Emalkay - Explicit;
Trolley Snatcher - The Future;
Marlow - Bandwagon Junglist;
Trolley Snatcher - Scattah;
Example - Watch The Sun Come Up (Joker & Ginz Remix);
Subscape - Wrong Number;
Emalkay - When I Look At You;
MRK1 - Tunnel Form;
Nero - This Way;
Caspa - My Pet Monster;
Giant - Drumstick;
Barbarix - Low Freqz;
Unknown - Zion Road;
Taz Buckfaster - Half Man Half Trout;
Emalkay - Angie Got Stoned

icaneatcatfood

01-06-2010, 01:36 PM

Is this the dubstep mix? I mite just listen to it!

jambi_mantra

01-06-2010, 06:17 PM

I don't really know if this is the best place to ask, but I didn't know where else to put it. How would one go about performing home made house music live? I'm kinda confused about it.

SteveHouse

01-06-2010, 06:43 PM

I don't really know if this is the best place to ask, but I didn't know where else to put it. How would one go about performing home made house music live? I'm kinda confused about it.
Well, you can do it through mostly synthesizers ala The Crystal Method, or you can do a DJ mix.

mastergrunt44

01-06-2010, 07:15 PM

Haven't been here in a while, but Divided hit it right on the head with the CDJ 400's. Great for home use or any use really. But I have a love for Serato <3 (lol). And really I'm rather biased but Denon's (at least the lower level ones) are ok but there's a reason pretty much all professionals use CDJ's.

jambi_mantra

01-06-2010, 07:47 PM

Well, you can do it through mostly synthesizers ala The Crystal Method, or you can do a DJ mix.

Doubt I'd do the synthesizer method, assuming that actually requires playing stuff :haha I found this (http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/deadmau5-technical-rider/) which has Deadmau5's setup, which is obviously going to be really expensive and everything, but it was just to give me an idea. There's a video of him performing at the bottom, from like his point of view, and I'm just curious as to how he's doing what he does.

SteveHouse

01-06-2010, 09:09 PM

Apparently I'm more of a house noob than even I surmised :haha That was a cool video though. I'd like to watch some more like it.

icaneatcatfood

01-06-2010, 10:35 PM

m1dy just plays his stuff through a laptop and moves around. He rly doesn't do much. But he doesn't do house music. He's pretty bad ass though.

mastergrunt44

01-07-2010, 05:11 PM

From what I can tell in that video, he's "mixing" with Ableton Live. That's what the big controller you see on the picture is for. Then the Lemur and EFX-1000 are for samples and effects. That goes to the DJM 800 to adjust levels and go out to speakers. At least that's what I think. Don't take my word for it as alot of that technology is quite foreign to me lol.

SteveHouse

01-07-2010, 06:11 PM

Check it out, trance fans. I'm halfway through it, and, as someone who's been steadily moving away from trance lately, I even quite enjoy this mix. Long set is long though.

Tesslatronic - 2009 in Review (http://mixes.djfez.com/mixes/2858/)

Tracklisting:
01) Marco V feat. Khashassi - Scenario (Extended Mix)
02) Dirty Vegas - Tonight (Above & Beyond Remix)
03) Nic Chagall feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn - This Moment (Progressive Mix)
04) Cosmic Gate feat. Kyler England - Flatline (Kyau vs. Albert Remix)
05) Super8 & Tab - Irufushi (Ashley Wallbridge Remix)
06) Kyau & Albert - Be There 4 U (Hard Rock Sofa Remix)
07) Firestorm pres. Coll & Tolland - Redemption (Cressida Remix)
08) Store N' Forward - Computer Music (Original Mix)
09) Nadia Ali - Love Story (Andy Moor Vocal Mix)
10) First State feat. Sarah Howells - Brave (Myon & Shane 54 Monster Mix)
11) Cerf, Mitiska, & Jaren - Begging You (Armin van Buuren Remix)
12) Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue - Freefalling (Dennis Sheperd Mix)
13) Ben Gold feat. Senadee - Today (Filo & Peri Remix)
14) John O'Callaghan feat. Sarah Howells - Find Yourself (Original Mix)
15) Andy Moor & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Meighan Nealon - Faces (Ben Gold Remix)
16) Tritonal feat. Christine Soto - Let Solitude (Air Up There Mix)
17) Mr. Pit & Jochen Miller - Melodee
18) Lange feat. Sarah Howells - Let It All Out (Original Mix)
19) Jason van Wyk & Vast Vision feat. Johanna - Oceanblue (David & Carr Remix)
20) Ferry Corsten - We Belong (Tritonal's Air Up There Remix)
21) Filo & Perry feat. Aruna - Ashley (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) [TRACK OF THE YEAR]
22) Mark Eteson feat. Zirenz - The Hymn (Original Mix)
23) Sean Tyas & Simon Patterson - For the Most Part (Original Mix)
24) OceanLab - On A Good Day (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
25) Walsh & McAuley feat. Antonia Lucas - Sea of Lights (Ben Nickey & James Kitcher Remix)
26) Andy Blueman - Neverland (Energetic Mix)
27) Tiddey - Forgiven Lies (Original Mix)
28) RAM - RAMsterdam (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
29) Andy Tau - Leap of Faith (Experiential Mix)
30) Ummet Ozcan - Time Wave Zero
31) Eddie Sender - Big Mistake [MOST TECHNICAL TRACK OF THE YEAR]
32) Bobina feat. Elles de Graaf - Lighthouse (Sean Tyas Remix)
33) Sly One - This Late Stage (Aly & Fila Remix)
34) Re:Locate & Mark Sixma - Piranha (Heatbeat Remix) [MOST INFECTIOUS TRACK OF THE YEAR]

SHEdit: Really, really disagree with Ashley as track of the year. It's just so... plain...

jambi_mantra

01-07-2010, 07:59 PM

Apparently I'm more of a house noob than even I surmised :haha That was a cool video though. I'd like to watch some more like it.

Yea, considering you can make it with just a computer and a mouse, performing it live is far more confusing.

From what I can tell in that video, he's "mixing" with Ableton Live. That's what the big controller you see on the picture is for. Then the Lemur and EFX-1000 are for samples and effects. That goes to the DJM 800 to adjust levels and go out to speakers. At least that's what I think. Don't take my word for it as alot of that technology is quite foreign to me lol.

Yea, to me it looks like he's basically just playing the songs of his laptop, with the controllers controlling when the tracks come in, and then he's using the EFX-1000 to add effects to the tracks, so he can liven it up and alter it live, to make it more interesting, and then using the DJM800 as you said, to mix it and send it to the speakers and his headphones.

Thanks for the help those guys. I'm in no position to start really thinking about it as I haven't even made yet, I was just hypothetically thinking and realise I had no clue :haha

icaneatcatfood

01-08-2010, 01:57 AM

SteveHouse

01-08-2010, 02:09 AM

Stevehouse: I don't really know any trance but I've been wanting to get into it. I'll listen to this as a start, thanks.

Also, I'm not really a genre nazi, but what would this be considered?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIjeqMPwT3A
The beginning is more progressive, which can be rather boring. If you don't like the first couple, just skip ahead like 30 minutes until it gets more solid.

That track was tech trance IMO, quite heavy on the techno side. I really like it actually, except for the bit from like 2.25-2.50 (which seems out of place to me), so thanks for the link :cheers: Any remixes of this out there?

icaneatcatfood

01-08-2010, 02:36 AM

I'm not too sure, I haven't heard any, but I'll check into Tech Trance because I think I'd like it!

Also, did you make a mix yet? ^_^ or is that one yours?

SteveHouse

01-08-2010, 02:38 AM

Lol. Hell no, that's Tesslatronic, and I am SteveHouse. I've been busy. Maybe I'll do something in the next couple days... after I do my MS Paint entry :eek:

icaneatcatfood

01-08-2010, 03:03 AM

Lol I wasn't sure. I looked at your profile picture and was like Hrm... could it be? But you didn't match up with Tesslatronic lolol.

mastergrunt44

01-10-2010, 12:34 PM

Did someone say tranceeeeeeeee? :D Are you looking for just general suggestions or specific areas to listen to?

xaviergray

01-10-2010, 01:00 PM

Doubt I'd do the synthesizer method, assuming that actually requires playing stuff :haha I found this (http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/deadmau5-technical-rider/) which has Deadmau5's setup, which is obviously going to be really expensive and everything, but it was just to give me an idea. There's a video of him performing at the bottom, from like his point of view, and I'm just curious as to how he's doing what he does.

The synth method works really well with a master sequencer that has a lot of MIDI outputs (or just a MIDI interface with a loada outs synced to the DAW on your computer which has the master sequences) so it's kinda like conducting a big orchestra of synthesizers :D That leaves you free to twiddle cutoff and decay knobs, and the like. If you use soft synths, it won't be as physical and people will assume you're just playing your laptop, but you can map midi controls to different aspects of the software synths to manipulate it live, so the people that know the song will hear and appreciate the live manipulations.

I've yet to perform any electronic music live, though, but I know how it works more or less.

pantera456

01-10-2010, 02:09 PM

So.... I'm looking for some drum 'n bass. Anyone care to recommend any artists?

jambi_mantra

01-11-2010, 11:10 AM

The synth method works really well with a master sequencer that has a lot of MIDI outputs (or just a MIDI interface with a loada outs synced to the DAW on your computer which has the master sequences) so it's kinda like conducting a big orchestra of synthesizers :D That leaves you free to twiddle cutoff and decay knobs, and the like. If you use soft synths, it won't be as physical and people will assume you're just playing your laptop, but you can map midi controls to different aspects of the software synths to manipulate it live, so the people that know the song will hear and appreciate the live manipulations.

I've yet to perform any electronic music live, though, but I know how it works more or less.

Yea, from what I've read, a lot of the artists I listen to and are influenced by use the second method. Like, they do essentially just play the song off their laptop, but they run it through an effects box (for example Deadmou5 puts it through the Pioneer EFX-1000) and use midi controllers so they can edit the song live to make it less like listening to the cd.

HelpTravesty

01-12-2010, 04:06 PM

Who loves electro?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0X-muaKaU4

icaneatcatfood

01-13-2010, 04:39 PM

I haven't listened to much of it, but I do love Happy Hardcore.

Unrelated, but true.

SteveHouse

01-13-2010, 04:43 PM

I really, really go for happy hardcore, on rare, sudden, and unexpected occasions. If I'm not having a random cheese craving, though, it pisses me off.

mastergrunt44

01-13-2010, 07:14 PM

Now that the line-ups out, looks like more than likely I'm going to Ultra Music Festival (http://ultramusicfestival.com).

SteveHouse

01-14-2010, 12:37 AM

One of my friends is always trying to get me to go with him to UMF. The problem is how unrealistic that goal is (we live in Oklahoma and aren't too rich).

Plus, I'm just not that fond of most of those guys anymore... but The Crystal Method live is a great show that you shouldn't miss if you go. Have fun dude :cheers:

mastergrunt44

01-14-2010, 11:50 AM

In a way it's better you didn't go. $7 dollar water is not too fun.

HelpTravesty

01-14-2010, 04:26 PM

7 dollar water? Jesus, you'll match the ticket price in water after a few hours :rolleyes:

SteveHouse

01-14-2010, 04:44 PM

Do they let you bring in your own bottle and fill it from fountains? Because $7 water is extortion.

HelpTravesty

01-14-2010, 05:14 PM

Not usually. Especially at raves, you can't bring anything like that inside. Food and drink will be barred. The only thing you could bring in would be a pack of unopened cigarettes.

icaneatcatfood

01-15-2010, 02:04 AM

What are some of the best House artists around atM?

mastergrunt44

01-15-2010, 02:10 PM

What are some of the best House artists around atM?
Some personal favorites: Laidback Luke, Bingo Players, Swedish House Mafia(Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, Steve Angello), Afrojack, Eric Prydz, Rolvario, Alvaro, Dirty South are some favorites.

@SteveHouse: I wish I could do that but there really isn't any water fountains.(Crazy right?)

HelpTravesty

01-15-2010, 04:17 PM

Some personal favorites: Laidback Luke, Bingo Players, Swedish House Mafia(Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, Steve Angello), Afrojack, Eric Prydz, Rolvario, Alvaro, Dirty South are some favorites.

@SteveHouse: I wish I could do that but there really isn't any water fountains.(Crazy right?)
You forget Fake Blood, although he's quite fidgety.

mastergrunt44

01-16-2010, 08:53 PM

I'm pretty meh on Fake Blood. Mars was alright.

divid3d

01-18-2010, 06:39 AM

Do they let you bring in your own bottle and fill it from fountains? Because $7 water is extortion.
you generally cant take stuff in, but most places will let you refill a bottle from a tap if you buy one inside and need to refill it.

icaneatcatfood

01-18-2010, 10:10 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Qz87FLZFU&feature=player_embedded

Hey guys, I'm looking for some more stuff similar this kind of music, any suggestions?

CoreysMonster

01-19-2010, 12:11 AM

whoa, I totally forgot this thread existed.

hey peeps, I've decided to get more into electronic music, alongside my rock/prog project.
Anybody have any ideas? Would it be wiser to just get a simple MIDI-controller for the computer, or get a real synthesizer?
One thing I'm really interested in doing is live playing, one-man performances and stuff.

Yay/Ghey?

SteveHouse

01-19-2010, 12:12 AM

CoreysMonster

01-19-2010, 12:35 AM

Depends on what you want to make, really.
Daft Punk-ish.

Trance/House stuff.

icaneatcatfood

01-19-2010, 01:44 AM

I'm not sure, but this song sure is cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5QAVt_Uf3o

Butt Rayge

01-22-2010, 12:15 PM

Some of you have probably noticed me post in here on the odd occasion. But I've never really said anything.

Electronic music opens up a whole new world for me. I still don't know what I like, and what I don't like. It's all very interesting. Just from following links in this thread I've entertained myself for quite sometime. Admittedly, it's mostly been while I've been drinking and my computer is going to die right now... post post post quick

Phill-Rock

01-22-2010, 01:03 PM

Butt Rayge

01-22-2010, 09:42 PM

Dregen

01-22-2010, 09:49 PM

Can anyone here recommend me some breakbeat or breakcore type stuff? I just got Venetian Snare's album Detrimentalist, and I'm really digging it, especially how fast-paced it is. Would like to get more into that particular style.

icaneatcatfood

01-25-2010, 10:27 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAuqowo5vA4

Best remix ever.
Super Mario Koopa Castle. Totally kick ass.

SteveHouse

01-27-2010, 12:19 PM

I put together a totally passable trance mix last night! Damn my laptop for not quite keeping up a couple of times, but it didn't crash altogether, and I think it went well enough in general to share with you guys. Nothing new here except my own stuff ;)

Steve House - Wet Dream 2010 (http://soundcloud.com/stevehouse11/wet-dream-2010)

Small technical failure at 4:13, and a big one at 20:15. Anything else is my own doing.

1. iiO vs Randy Katana - Play it Smooth [Steve House Mashup]
2. Leon Bolier - Ocean Drive Boulevard
3. Sid van Riel - Riel People Know [W&W Remix]
4. Steve House - Asylum
5. Jesselyn - Iron
6. Cressida vs. Marco V - Onyric Unprepared [Cosmos Mashup]
7. Robbie Buri - Casino [Re Ward Re Press]
8. Tiesto - Traffic [DJ Montana 12" Edit]
9. Galen Behr & Leon Bolier - Wet Dream

There's a volume problem between Riel People and mine, and then Iron into Unprepared kicked my ass. Other than that I felt like this went pretty well.

mastergrunt44

01-27-2010, 02:46 PM

There's a volume problem between Riel People and mine, and then Iron into Unprepared kicked my ass. Other than that I felt like this went pretty well.
Haven't listened to it yet but as for that problem did you try equalizing in something in audacity before hand?

SteveHouse

01-27-2010, 03:58 PM

Haven't listened to it yet but as for that problem did you try equalizing in something in audacity before hand?
It's because I did mine in GarageBand, which outputs very quietly. I tried to boost the volume in Audacity, yes, which should give you an idea of how quiet it would have been had I done nothing at all :haha

mastergrunt44

01-28-2010, 02:47 PM

It's because I did mine in GarageBand, which outputs very quietly. I tried to boost the volume in Audacity, yes, which should give you an idea of how quiet it would have been had I done nothing at all :haha
Also, just a tip(not sure if this applies to you or not) but the quality between tracks is really important. If you go from one track that's 320 to 256 or vice versa and so on there will be a definite volume difference that you'll notice. So that's another thing to keep in mind when you're mixing.

Oni-91

01-29-2010, 08:10 PM

What's the best, easiest and cheapest ways any of you guys make your own music, or make remixes and mashups? I only have basic software like audacity but I've recorded a tiny bit of guitar with that, never tried electronic. Any good? Or is there othere software out there I should try?FL Studio's Trial Version is VERY good for a free program. The only problem is that you can't save, but you can export to mp3, and import it later.

Butt Rayge

01-30-2010, 08:13 AM

I need something like Juno Reactor and Infected Mushroom.

This song is fucking amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s91mcFVYeso

Ramblin'_Man

01-30-2010, 05:44 PM

Check out this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3V15wnNFlc -Infected Mushroom - Muse Breaks (RMX)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVWW6wVEmJA -Infected Mushroom - The Missed Symphony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnXVIsMimHY -Infected Mushroom - Dancing With Kadafi

Also,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9_6wF9Cfs - 1200 Micrograms - Mescaline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2fj3FOsg0Q - 1200 Micrograms - Acid For Nothing
and a lot more by 1200 Micrograms

Shpongle, Alien Project, and Astrix are all great artists too.

Butt Rayge

02-01-2010, 01:15 AM

Thanks, that was some pretty good stuff.

GraveSs

02-06-2010, 11:06 PM

Louis La Roche

bajeda

02-11-2010, 04:35 AM

I'm still listening to alot of psy these days. Was going more into the ambient / psybient direction, but just discovered 'Imaginary Sight', who make trippy-ass bangin' tunes. Need more!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltiLnUV8D2Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7xdZ4lg-oU

Edit: If anyone knows stuff comparable to this, let me know. I have plenty of old-school psy (all the classics) and a fair bit of melodic (love Suntrip records), don't care for most dark / prog, but this stuff is awesome. Going to get the other Glowing Flame Records to hopefully find more, but suggestions are very welcome.

TheReverend724

02-11-2010, 08:37 PM

I've been listening to a lot of EDM lately (it's become my favorite genre)

Lately it's been BT (Mainly This Binary Universe), Shpongle, Boards of Canada, DatsiK, Emancipator, Nosaj Thing, and Venetian Snares

Got any good trance / hardstyle / breakbeat suggestions?

SteveHouse

02-12-2010, 01:57 AM

Give me trance recommendations too. I'm working a mix up and I've noticed that most of it is from 2009, so tell me, what were some you guys' favorite trance choons last year? Right now the 09 releases I'm using are Faces, On a Good Day, Universal Universe, and Vergatron. I had Sometimes in there too, but it didn't fit in :( Suggestions?

mastergrunt44

02-12-2010, 12:43 PM

Ramblin'_Man

02-12-2010, 04:06 PM

Thump - Simon Patterson
On a Metropolis Day - Above & Beyond vs. Gareth Emery
I Am What I Am (Lange Remix) - Above & Beyond
Every Other Way (Armin van Buuren Remix)
Perfect (Agnelli & Nelson Remix) - Markus Schulz
The World Is Watching Me (Cosmic Gate Remix) - Armin van Buuren vs. Rank 1
In and Out of Love (Richard Durand Remix) - Armin van Buuren
For An Angel (Spencer & Hill Radio Edit) - Paul van Dyk
Nothing But You (Super8 & Tab Remix) - Paul van Dyk
Synapse Dynamics - Mat Zo
Take It All Away (Marcus Schössow Remix) - John O'Callaghan
We Belong - Ferry Corsten

SteveHouse

02-12-2010, 11:43 PM

Not so much uplifting, but I suppose some of it is. Vocal is good, as is a bit of tech though I've already done a tech mix recently (I'm probly gonna reuse a bit from that though). This is what I have right now, starting techy and growing cheese.

Heatbeat - Vergatron :dance:
Lange feat. Sarah Howells - Let it All Out :dance:
Robbie Buri - Casino [Re Ward Re Press] :headbang:
Andy Moor and Ashley Wallbridge feat. Meaghan Nealon - Faces [Ben Gold Vocal Mix] :heart:
Ilya Soloviev - Universal Universe :heart:
Cressida vs. Marco V - Onyric Unprepared [Cosmos Mashup] :heart:
Oceanlab - On a Good Day [Above & Beyond Club Mix] :heart: :heart:

In such a tight mix I'd like to keep artist repetition out. That means no more A&B, srsly. Ramblin, is that all from this year? I know a good bit of it is, but I think the Cosmic Gate remix of This World... is old. Unless its a new mix of an old choon, like the Super8 & Tab remix is. I wasn't too impressed with that one though, sadly.

I lack a strong closer, too, so keep that in mind.

SHEdit: Found a banger I'd forgotten about. Stoneface & Terminal - Santiago [2 AM Mix] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rb6wfp5Pu0) :dance: :headbang:

mastergrunt44

02-13-2010, 04:31 PM

Santiago is also '09 sorry to say (lol).
Hmmm. Well so far in 2010 one of my favorite tracks has been
Bart Claessen - Elf [but I'm not sure if that's even out.]
Kinda techy but Stoneface & Terminal - Don't Give a ****.
M6 & Klaus Goulart - Hidden Light (Original Mix) [Pretty bangin']
Nitrous Oxide & Adam Nickey - Moon Dust (Dave Schiemann Remix) [OK]
Ali Wilson - Boombox (Jochen Miller Rework) [LATE 2009, idk if that bothers you]
Cressida - Two-O-Ten (Ronski Speed Uplifting Remix) [Uplifting yet banging]

SteveHouse

02-13-2010, 05:05 PM

09 is what I'm looking for, I didn't mean 10 by "this year." Stupid new years...

divid3d

02-14-2010, 12:30 PM

Got any good trance / hardstyle / breakbeat suggestions?
http://mixes.djfez.com/mixes/1563/

download that mix for some hardstyle :)

OurRequiem

02-15-2010, 11:23 AM

Im all about the trance man. Ill go hit up a Suicide Silence show mosh the **** outta everything there then head to the rave and glow string my ass off. Lol. I am x-ray, DJ Teisto, Benny Benassi, Maor Levi, Peter Lutz, Daft Punk, Infected Mushroom, Basshunter, and that song Dreamscape im really hooked on right now, I always blast it when im drunk and high and geek out to it, or when im rolling or tripping on something. We all know why trance was made, for stoners and nerds, because anyone whose never done drugs will listen to it and be like this shit is soooo gay. But your rolling its the best shit ever.

Stay high.

Phill-Rock

02-15-2010, 12:07 PM

Right...

Here's me thinking you could enjoy it while sober. I feel so stupid.

mastergrunt44

02-15-2010, 03:47 PM

09 is what I'm looking for, I didn't mean 10 by "this year." Stupid new years...
DJ Ton T.B. - Dream Machine (First State Mix)
Matt Cerf - Let Me Breathe (Ronski Speed Remix) or (Bissen Remix) [Both are good, Ronski is more bangin', Bissen is higher BPM]
Ummet Ozcan - Time Wave Zero [Have a feeling you'd really like this track]
Rapha - Pandora (Daniel Kandi's Emotional Mix) [Uplifting]
Art of Trance - Madagascar (Richard Durand Remix) [Nice remix of a classic]
Mark Sherry & James Allen v. Stuart Trainer - Starglow [Great track]
Ohmna - Key of Life (MarLo Remix) [Another great track]
Carl B v. JPL - Orchid Blossom (This Mix) [Great tune]
Aly & Fila - Thebes (Mark Eteson Remix) [Any of the remixes are good though]
W & W - Arena
Dennis Shepard - Black Sun (Ronski Speed Remix)
Ashley Wallbridge - My Blood (TyDi Remix)
Nitrous Oxide - Magenta
W & W - Mainstage
Gaia - Tuvan (Original Mix) [Make your own decision on this track]
Markus Schulz pres. Dakota - Koolhaus (Skytech Progressive Mix)

That's it for now, more to be added later (unless you don't want anymore, then I'll stop)

SteveHouse

02-15-2010, 04:14 PM

divid3d

02-16-2010, 12:12 PM

CrackAddict2000

02-16-2010, 02:30 PM

Holy shit I just read the first page and I end up at beatfreakers.com and man, it's ****ing awesome! I'm loving their mixes :D Thanks for this :cheers:

Pinky19

02-17-2010, 05:18 PM

http://soundcloud.com/groups/worldwide-dubstep/tracks?page=3

I love this site. I just go through and listen to anything that says "Download" as well, and download it. they have many genres and its pretty much WIN.

Oh. I guess you guys have already found this place =P

I still love it. God bless stumble upon!

Oni-91

02-22-2010, 08:27 AM

Infected Mushroom
Oforia. NOW.

icaneatcatfood

02-23-2010, 12:32 PM

Oh my god, before I thought Dubstep was alright, but now.. I'm friggen binging on it haha.

Wobblewobwobwobwobblewoooooooobwoooooooooooobwoooooooooooob

MH400

02-24-2010, 05:11 AM

Currently addicted to Mt Eden. Sooo good.

and Ian van Dahl.

And Roger Sanchez.

:D

duggyrocks

02-24-2010, 03:34 PM

Can anyone recommend of some tech house ( i think thats what its called) along the lines of Deadmau5? Drum n bass and dubstep has not been doing it for me recently, and probably won't until Noisia release the album in april

divid3d

02-25-2010, 12:00 AM

DJ Boxhead v DJ Thera LIVE on KrankyDigital Feb 2010

http://mixes.djfez.com/mixes/3054/

1. Gatty - As It Appeared
2. Busho - Crank
3. Louk - Evil Intent
4. DHHD - Funky Shit
5. Machinehead - Chaos Legion (Zatox Remix)
6. DJ Stefano Bonato - Magik Vision (DJ Activator Remix)
7. Deepack v Luna - Stomper
8. Brennan v Heart - Innercore
9. Builder - Bad Manners (Hardstyle Masterz Remix)
10. Tatanka - GTP (Technoboy Remix)
11. TNT - Tritolo (Cristaline Mix)
12. Wavolizer - Activator Mash Up
13. DJ Thera - A Little Touch (Geck-o Oldschool Remix)
14. Nomad - Acid Dream (Thera Remix)
15. DJ Thera - Gang!
16. Geck-o v Sinith - Full Force (Full Mix)
17. The Beholder meets The Prophet - Mani.X
18. Geck-o v DJ Thera - Trespassing
19. DJ Thera - No More Misunderstanding

italic = tracks thera played, normal = tracks boxy played.

the set starts with techstyle and then goes into hardstyle. many of the tracks thera played are promos (unreleased, coming out soon), and are pretty damn awesome!

SteveHouse

02-25-2010, 12:21 AM

Hm... Thera sure played a lot of Thera :p:

I'll check it out sometime. If you're still around, perhaps you could give us some aid on how to pronounce Szahala? It's driving me bonkers.

SteveHouse

02-25-2010, 05:10 PM

Guys... Where has Sander von Doorn's Identity podcast been all my life?

mastergrunt44

02-27-2010, 03:37 PM

Guys... Where has Sander von Doorn's Identity podcast been all my life?
On the internet?

divid3d

03-01-2010, 06:10 AM

Hm... Thera sure played a lot of Thera :p:

I'll check it out sometime. If you're still around, perhaps you could give us some aid on how to pronounce Szahala? It's driving me bonkers.
most of thera's tracks in that mix are unreleased promos that will come out in the next few months, and since he either made them or they are coming out on his record label he was pretty keen to get em out there. if he didn't play them boxy would have :p:

everyone i've ever heard say szahala just says "zah-ha-la" *shrugs*... ask a finnish person :p:

Butt Rayge

03-03-2010, 09:55 AM

most of the artists you're listening to are crap, and most aren't even trance. if you found some decent electronic music you wouldn't need to be inebriated to enjoy it. get a clue please :p:
I do hope you aren't referring to Infected Mushroom.

Although for the bit I have underlined, I wouldn't be surprised if I was wrong. But they are psy-trance, are they not?

SteveHouse

03-03-2010, 04:32 PM

I do hope you aren't referring to Infected Mushroom.

Although for the bit I have underlined, I wouldn't be surprised if I was wrong. But they are psy-trance, are they not?
They've done a few different subgenres, all of which I'd throw under the Trance bus (Goa, psy, full-on). Well, and a bit o' trip-hop.

Ramblin'_Man

03-04-2010, 04:04 AM

Hello dance thread, I will be seeing Above & Beyond on March 20th and I can't wait! They are headlining "Spring Awakening" in Chicago, with Benny Benassi and Second Sun as the openers. I'm not a big Benassi fan(I got electro-housed out after too many trips to the clubs, and his stuff is not even that good of electro-house), and I don't really know about Second Sun. Above & Beyond is my favorite trance act and it will be the first time rolling in over a year and a half! We have a hotel room for after too. If any of you live in the midwest, you should definitly go.

mastergrunt44

03-04-2010, 11:17 PM

I'm going to see Above & Beyond as well as Armin and many others at Ultra Music Festival (http://www.ultramusicfestival.com). I'm pretty excited too! Let me know how the show went, I'm interested.

Ramblin'_Man

03-05-2010, 01:06 AM

Ultra has a crazy line-up this year. I'm going to EDC(Electric Daisy Carnival) this summer, which is similar but in LA at the coliseum where USC plays. The only problem with Ultra is they have Carl Cox who blows cox(I know I'm not funny)..

SteveHouse

03-05-2010, 01:09 AM

Ramblin'_Man

03-05-2010, 03:07 AM

^ Yeah, though there are a lot of acts I like on the bill this year. Infected Mushroom, Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, The Crystal Method, Damian Marley & Nas, and Groove Armada are awesome, and Deadmau5 and Tiesto are alright. David Guetta is pretty good too, he has a lot of radio b.s., but I've heard some pretty good mixes by him. I also heard Orbital, Swedish House Mafia, and Sasha & John Digweed are good, but I don't personally know their music.

I just can't wait to find out EDC's lineup! Beyond Wonderland looks awesome too, it's the first year and the same people who do EDC, Together As One, and Nocturnal are the ones doing it. It is the same day as the Above & Beyond show I'm going to though. Paul Van Dyk and Sander Van Doorn are spinning for it.

SteveHouse

03-05-2010, 05:09 PM

Beyond Wonderland looks awesome too, it's the first year and the same people who do EDC, Together As One, and Nocturnal are the ones doing it. It is the same day as the Above & Beyond show I'm going to though. Paul Van Dyk and Sander Van Doorn are spinning for it.
I'd take Sander over A&B any day :p: Curse you, Oklahoma, and your lack of any shows worth going to except The Crystal Method three hours away on a Thursday night :grrr:

mastergrunt44

03-06-2010, 05:50 PM

Fix'd :p:
LOL, I see what you did there. And hell yeah I wish Sander was there. His sets are usually pretty great. I also wish Bart Claessen was there, but one can only wish....

JDizzle787

03-07-2010, 01:15 AM

Would this be a thread where I could ask for some recommendations on Trip Hop? I already know of staples as Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, Morcheeba, RJD2... But I want more and I want some good shit.

xaviergray

03-07-2010, 02:04 PM

I've gotten some good rec's in here, but most of the electronic music I love is stuff I stumble across randomly, or when I remember songs that were popular when I was a kid and use them as a starting point on wikipedia articles to find similar songs and artists.

I've gotten back into the Bomfunk MC hits lately - I haven't really heard any of their songs (except Freestyler in clips on tv) for years, since my early teens.

What's the best, easiest and cheapest ways any of you guys make your own music, or make remixes and mashups? I only have basic software like audacity but I've recorded a tiny bit of guitar with that, never tried electronic. Any good? Or is there othere software out there I should try?

None is best. Any software you choose + shit tons of practice = decent music.

That being said, certain DAWs are tailored for certain styles/applications. What are you trying to do, genre-wise?

Ultra has a crazy line-up this year. I'm going to EDC(Electric Daisy Carnival) this summer, which is similar but in LA at the coliseum where USC plays. The only problem with Ultra is they have Carl Cox who blows cox(I know I'm not funny)..

At first I read that as "they have Carl Craig" which immediately filled me with envy. :D

DanRev

03-07-2010, 03:46 PM

http://swamp81.tumblr.com/post/423406379/the-big-bailey-fail

Pretty sure this is gonna be the next sample to get absolutely ****ing rinsed on every tune from here to eternity.

mastergrunt44

03-07-2010, 11:58 PM

So I did my research and actually Sander Van Doorn WILL be there at Ultra Music Festival! (+Markus Schulz who always has great livesets)

SteveHouse

03-07-2010, 11:59 PM

I take back my UMF hate. I'd go for Sander and treat everyone else as an opener.

Raging Bull

03-08-2010, 04:39 AM

Hi, im been trying to come up with a good electro house/house/fidget house dj setlist and was wondering if i could get some good reconmendations. so far i have 2 hours of material including artists such as Danger, The Bloody Beetroots, Digital Freq, The Toxic Avenger, Wolfgang Gartner, Fckn Crew, Eclier, We Are Terrorists, Le Castle Vania ,and some others.

Ramblin'_Man

03-08-2010, 11:35 AM

None is best. Any software you choose + shit tons of practice = decent music.

That being said, certain DAWs are tailored for certain styles/applications. What are you trying to do, genre-wise?

I didn't ask the first question, but what program would you reccomend to a producer who primarily likes progressive trance and psytrance?

SteveHouse

03-08-2010, 05:44 PM

Who can give me an ID on these?
http://www.sandervandoorn.com/#podcast

Identity 17 at 16:00, that track and the one after it. I'd :heart: you forever.

mastergrunt44

03-08-2010, 07:29 PM

Who can give me an ID on these?
http://www.sandervandoorn.com/#podcast

Identity 17 at 16:00, that track and the one after it. I'd :heart: you forever.
Tracklist for that episode:

01. Sander van Doorn pres. Purple Haze – Bliksem
02. Rozza – The Ones We Love (MaRLo Remix)
03. W&W – Mainstage (Original Mix)
04. Tiesto – Louder Than Boom (Original Mix)
05. Monolythe – Siberia (JELO Remix)
06. Audible – ID
07. The Killers – Spaceman (Sander van Doorn Remix Part 2)
08. Carlo Resoort – Blinded (Original Mix)
09. Garry Heaney – Citation
10. Sander van Doorn – Bastillon
11. J.O.C. – Marshmallow
12. Wamdue Project – King Of My Castle (Sander van Doorn Remix)
13. Timbaland feat. One Republic – Apologize (Sander van Doorn Remix)

SteveHouse

03-08-2010, 08:48 PM

^:heart:

I bet you Googled that didn't you... :facepalm:@SteveHouse.

divid3d

03-10-2010, 09:36 AM

I do hope you aren't referring to Infected Mushroom.

Although for the bit I have underlined, I wouldn't be surprised if I was wrong. But they are psy-trance, are they not?

nah i don't think infected mushroom are crap... daft punk, basshunter, tiesto etc on the other hand :/

what i've heard of them has been psytrance yeah. the word 'trance' generally refers to an entirely different genre though obviously :p:

BluegrassBanjo

03-10-2010, 12:50 PM

Rave and Techno are the biggest load of dung
Anything that is purely using computer to produce a bit of bass and an annoying 'Beat' are really crap
Basically no effort or passion involved
NOISE

SteveHouse

03-10-2010, 05:12 PM

^coo

What's everybody listening to lately? I've gotten into a UK hard trance mood.

Ramblin'_Man

03-11-2010, 02:27 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9_6wF9Cfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2fj3FOsg0Q

mastergrunt44

03-12-2010, 09:33 PM

^coo

What's everybody listening to lately? I've gotten into a UK hard trance mood.
Alot more house now. I think it's taking over my mind...

SteveHouse

03-14-2010, 06:18 PM

http://fla.vor.us/167932-FUTURE-FEST-2010-tickets/FUTURE-FEST-2010-Rockdale-Apache-Pass-Event-Center-June-19-2010.html

Andy Moor, George Acosta, Rusko, Showtek, and more. Do want.

mastergrunt44

03-15-2010, 09:47 PM

http://fla.vor.us/167932-FUTURE-FEST-2010-tickets/FUTURE-FEST-2010-Rockdale-Apache-Pass-Event-Center-June-19-2010.html

Andy Moor, George Acosta, Rusko, Showtek, and more. Do want.
Looks pretty good.

divid3d

03-16-2010, 05:19 AM

showtek used to make rad tunes but they've gone crap and have decide to produce commercial rubbish instead of hardstyle. oh well :p:

DigUpHerBones

03-16-2010, 11:28 AM

Sorry, this is a bit close to spammy advertising, but thought some of you guys might be interested!

U.K. people: the dance events organisation I work for have an event in Leeds this Friday, along with another group called Planet Zogg. There are three rooms in the place, we have two and Planet Zogg have one. Lovely smoking area. Psytrance, Breaks, Techno, Electro and some chill stuff too. Would be awesome if some UG folk could come along! 10pm-7am, tickets are £8 advance! Our site's www.illuminaughty.co.uk.

SteveHouse

03-17-2010, 02:16 AM

Illuminaughty :haha That's brilliant, too bad I'm American :(

divid3d

03-17-2010, 05:03 AM

i have no problem with people advertising dance events in here.

Gene Shea

03-18-2010, 02:56 AM

Daft Punk!

Ramblin'_Man

03-20-2010, 01:23 PM

Above & Beyond tonight!!! Everyone in the midwest get out to Chicago at the Congress Theater. Spring Awakening is tonight with Above & Beyond! Benny Bennasi and Second Sun are opening.

SteveHouse

03-20-2010, 02:15 PM

Sounds pretty sweet, man, have fun :dance:

Ramblin'_Man

03-22-2010, 02:14 PM

Well, Spring Awakening was amazing! Haven't rolled in a year and a half, and I was faced. Above & Beyond blew my mind, I can't even describe it. Second Sun was awesome too, they had a great live show. Benny was weak, but I was expecting that. I chilled out on the balcony for like half his set.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-GUryPu3s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhGkUFAuIN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r59seJehlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6K-pWQlOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoQorNBJ2hU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlp6Do8GGX0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqpz8561cBM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnVdKBPfX1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXfT7UBwC9w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m52iCEpbKxs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4tSCUJAusw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GjtUnQ7pFk

Sammythedruggie

03-22-2010, 10:40 PM

Anyone know any good programs for making some beats. I'm trying to get into this and the more simple the program is the better.

TheQuailman

03-24-2010, 02:19 PM

Maybe it's already been mentioned (I need to read the thread more), but has anyone had a listen to the last Fuck Buttons album? "The Lisbon Maru" is such a great track:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuX_hwyqDbE

Last Royksopp album is also incredible. I thought the poppiness was gonna ruin it for me first, but it's so awesome in it's goofy, poppy ways that I can't stop listening.

Last Yeah Yeah Yeahs is also fun. It's got some weak spots, but all in all it's a lot of fun.

SteveHouse

03-25-2010, 02:17 PM

Vangelis - Rachel's Song [Grimsoul Bootleg] (http://soundcloud.com/finrg-recordings/vangelis-rachels-song-grimsoul-bootleg-remix)

Not sure if want. I think it's kinda neat, but I don't know how anyone else feels about it, opinions?

captaincrunk

03-26-2010, 09:24 PM

I want more of this. Not necessarily the same group. I didn't even know who they were until I found this track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXjNB43WRBk

Halp?

Ramblin'_Man

03-27-2010, 03:18 AM

It's Infected Mushroom, that's from their cd Vicious Delicious. Check out all of their other albums, 1200 Micrograms, Shpongle, G.M.S. (aka Growling Mad Scientists), Astrix, Astral Projection (SFX), Alien Project, ESP, Space Tribe, Gataplex, Hallucinogen, Ananda Shake, and OTT.

mastergrunt44

03-28-2010, 12:15 AM

Just got back from Ultra Music Festival, and it was great! Everyone had great sets and was awesome. Armin even played my request as a closer to his set! Perfect experience!

SteveHouse

03-28-2010, 12:23 AM

^Awesome :five: Who'd you catch?

I come to you, T&D, with a dilemma. I need electro house with a double portion of bass. The newer, the better. Two tracks are up for your suggestion, and at least one of them should really be a bass monster. Tech house is cool too I suppose.

Other tracks in the mix right now include Monolythe - Siberia [JELO remix] and Joey Modus and Kazell - Slack Jaw (mashed up with Move Your Body ;)), so if that's any indication of the bass and dirt I'm after, coo. (There's also a couple of deadmau5 and some Wippenberg, so it's not all intense shit.)

mastergrunt44

03-28-2010, 12:35 AM

^Awesome :five: Who'd you catch?

Armin, Swedish House Mafia, Sander Van Doorn, Laidback Luke, Kaskade, Chuckie, Gareth Emery, Carl Cox, Erik Morillo, Dirty South, Timo Maas, Afrojack, Jerome Ismae. Not much trance but still lots of fun.

As for this electro-house tune, what bpm area are we talking and does it have to be that genre or can it be something else?

SteveHouse

03-28-2010, 02:24 AM

Well it doesn't have to be any genre. I've got Deadmau5, The Crystal Method, and had Leon Bolier all in here, just to kinda play around. My ideal tempo is 125-130, a bit higher is ok but lower is nothx. Slack Jaw is around 126 I think, it's my slowest. If it's trance it had better fit, though. That's why I tossed out Galen Behr and Leon Bolier - Wet Dream. Didn't work out. (Doesn't help that in my Wet Dream 2010 mix I ended with it, at something like 138+ bpm, and this is 129-131 depending on what tracks I'm using, so it sounded all bland to me.)

SHEdit: Also,
Armin, Swedish House Mafia, Sander Van Doorn, Laidback Luke, Kaskade, Chuckie, Gareth Emery, Carl Cox, Erik Morillo, Dirty South, Timo Maas, Afrojack, Jerome Ismae. Not much trance but still lots of fun. Wat.

And you missed TCM :wtf:

mastergrunt44

03-28-2010, 12:13 PM

Well this song is pretty slow but you can speed it up no problem. And yes, heavy on the bass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY75Ylyu9U

SteveHouse

03-28-2010, 05:13 PM

I think I have a new Track of Right Now.

Adam Foley pres. Advanced - Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinkmdHTv5Y)

SHEdit: The Ronald van Gelderen remix is cool too.

captaincrunk

03-28-2010, 06:21 PM

Ramblin'_Man

03-29-2010, 01:25 AM

All of those names I listed after Vicious Delicious are different artists. I also like progressive trance and stuff like Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Tritonal, Mat Zo, Nitrous Oxide, Simon Patterson, Ashley Wallbridge, and John O'Callaghan among others.

captaincrunk

03-29-2010, 09:01 PM

SteveHouse

03-29-2010, 09:02 PM

SteveHouse

03-30-2010, 03:03 AM

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l384/SteveHouse/Picture2-3.png

:haha

SHEdit cause I don't want to triple post... This week's Trance Around the World is amazing.

SteveHouse

04-04-2010, 09:42 PM

I wouldn't triple post, but it's been five days.

Steve House - Gotta Have House (http://soundcloud.com/stevehouse11/gotta-have-house)

I played around with some slower, bassy trance, led in with TCM, and ended with some bangin house choons. Even mashed up a bit live, with minimal fail. (There's still some fail, don't get me wrong. :() The flow, for being as odd as it is, I think works pretty well. Beatmatching issues I blame on UltraMixer's lack of precision :mad:

1. The Crystal Method - Double Down Under
2. Marcus Schossow & Robert Burian - Kofola
3. Chris Lake & Michael Woods - Dominos
4. Wippenberg - Drumster
5. Joey Modus & Kozel - Slack Jaw
+ Rhythm Republic vs. Chicago Masters - Move Your Body [Soul Avengerz Club Mix]
6. deadmau5 - Slip
7. Cirez D - On Off [Sebastien Leger Remix]*
8. Monolythe - Siberia [JELO Remix]
9. deadmau5 - Ghosts N Stuff

*One of my favorite tracks right now and stuck in my god damn head constantly. :dance:

Butt Rayge

04-06-2010, 09:52 AM

I don't have a clue what this is, but I love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMGkUCdF4uQ

mastergrunt44

04-07-2010, 05:34 PM

I went sort of the opposite end of what SteveHouse did and made very trancey mix. I would upload it to soundcloud but that never seems to work. Maybe uploading it to a download site like zippyshare or rapidshare or whatever?

SteveHouse

04-07-2010, 06:12 PM

Sure, why not? Upload it to the DJ Union as well.

mastergrunt44

04-07-2010, 11:36 PM

What's this DJ Union you speak of?

SteveHouse

04-07-2010, 11:52 PM

What's this DJ Union you speak of?
Clicky the "DJ" in my sig :D

mastergrunt44

04-08-2010, 12:27 AM

Oh yeahhhh. I'm a member of that group too(lol)! I'll put it up soon.
Aaaaaaand, here it is!
http://rapidshare.com/files/373535632/trancemix.mp3.html

tracklist:
Cosmic Gate - Barra (Original Mix)
Super 8 & Tab - Helsinki Scorchin' (Original Mix)
Stoneface & Terminal - Don't Give A **** (Dub Mix)
Rank 1 & Jochen Miller - The Great Escape (Original Mix)
Gaia - Tuvan (Original Mix)
Super 8 & Tab - Irufushi (Original Mix)
Bart Claessen - Elf (2001 Returning Mix)
Cressida - Two-O-Ten (Ronski Speed Uplifting Mix)
Meck feat. Dino - Feels Like A Prayer (Bart Claessen Dub)
Lange pres. Firewall - Wanderlust (Original Mix)
Mike Shiver & Aruna - Everywhere You Are (Mike Shiver's Catching Sun Mix)
System F - Out Of The Blue 2010 (Akira Kayosa Remix)

SteveHouse

04-08-2010, 02:43 PM

mastergrunt44

04-08-2010, 03:44 PM

^Downloading, sweet as. I see we won't catch you listening to TATW :p: Anything other than Barra from this year? (I'm working on a new trance mix myself.)

(Shedit: Looky there, one's flat-out CALLED 2010 :facepalm: Read, Steve, comeon.)

Unrelatedly, I want to kill all trance MCs. SO obnoxious.
Elf, Everywhere You Are, The Great Escape, and Feels Like A Prayer are also 2010 releases. My trance catalog doesn't get updated NEARLY as often as my house one. Working on that though.

And MC's are pretty bad but just ruin trance sets. They really have no place there.

SteveHouse

04-08-2010, 04:21 PM

And MC's are pretty bad but just ruin trance sets. They really have no place there.
I mean, I was trying to listen to Sander's Sensation White set, which isn't that great anyway but has a couple of choonz and may point me to new music, and in comes this guy who thinks it's Sensation Jungle, asking if I can "feel it." Die asshole.

SHEdit: Finally finished listening. I dunno what it is about that System F you closed on, but it makes me want to listen to happy hardcore. And I normally HATE happy hard core.

Ramblin'_Man

04-08-2010, 05:01 PM

Woooo! I'm going to see Paul Van Dyk with Paul Oakenfold May 22nd in Chicago. Also, me and 5-8 friends are flying out to LA this summer for Electric Daisy Carnival!! I just heard that Armin Van Buuren, Infected Mushroom, Gareth Emery, Swedish House Mafia, Laidback Luke, Deadmau5(meh), ATB, and Kaskade are going to be there among others! I hope to see some of you guys and gals there

SteveHouse

04-09-2010, 04:18 PM

Hey guys guess what?

Heatbeat may be my favorite remixers in the world. I've got a new Track of the Moment to go along with Live and On Off:

Matias Faint - Neitherworld [Heatbeat Remix] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NR7h9YZPP0)

mastergrunt44

04-11-2010, 03:40 PM

Decided to make a house mix and record it yesterday just because. Here's the result:
http://rapidshare.com/files/374747239/banging_house_mix.mp3.html

Silvio Economo, Chuckie - Moombah (Afrojack Remix)
Paul Rogers & Pete Tong - Get It (Original Club Mix)
Ellrich & Place - ****ing Society (Olav Basoki Remix)
Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk (Laidback Luke)
Sidney Samson ft. Lady Bee - Shut Up And Let It Go (Chuckie Remix)
Tristan Gartner & Gregori Klosman - ****in' Down (Antoine Claraman Remix)
Afrojack - Bangduck
Abel Ramos v. Rozalla - Everbody's Free In The City Of Love (Dor Dekel Bootleg)
Temper Traps - Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
Dustin Zahn - Stranger To Stability (Len Faki Podium Mix)
Laidback Luke & Gregor Salto ft. Mavis Acquah - Step By Step (Original Mix)
Meck feat. Dino - Feels Like A Prayer (Rene Amesz Dub)

I know house isn't really too popular in this thread but well......oh well?

divid3d

04-12-2010, 11:27 PM

you guys might enjoy this:

Stana's Tech Maniac Show No. 008 (feat DJ Practice)

Intro
1.Dustin Zahn – Stranger To Stability (Len Faki podium mix)

What´s new and what´s what in the hard dance and the tech scene
1. Marcel Woods – The Bottle
2. Jonas Stenberg & Dave Schiemann – The Drop
3. Ali Wilson – Pandora
4. Dean Fichna – Resonate (Stana Remix)
5. Argy – Minimalize

Guest mix by Dj Practice
1. Bissen - Quicksand (Joint Operations Centre remix - intro edit) (A State of Trance)
2. Dimavi - Fear of the Dark (Revertigo) (Therabyte)
3. Audiowarp - Boc Experiment (Fools Forest)
4. DJ Practice - These People Are Trouble (CD-R)
5. Sinith - Last Call (Therabyte)
6. Spacestorm - Space Alarm (DJ Practice 2009 Rework) (DJ Tool)
7. Wavolizer - Saifam Mashup MkII (Wavo v Geck-O Remix) (Web Release)

Tune of the month
1. Organ Donors – New Era

http://www.sendspace.com/file/o3c9lh

all stuff along the lines of tech-trance, techno, techstyle, etc and a tiny bit of hardstyle.

SteveHouse

04-13-2010, 03:56 PM

lllLLLET! me tell ya nowwww, you gotta hooooold that sucka dowwwwn! :dance:

Stuck in my head. Those vocals crack me up every time :haha

DigUpHerBones

04-14-2010, 04:49 PM

More shameless promotion for you UKers...
It's IllumiNaughty's fourth birthday party the Saturday after this (23rd of April) at The Ritz in Manchester. 10pm-6am, £12 adv. Full-on Psytrance! Talamasca's popping over from France and Rinkadink's coming from South Africa to play, plus other great guests and house DJs. We'll have amazing decor and dancers and performance artists just as we're used to with some exciting new twists!

website (www.illuminaughty.co.uk), facebook group (www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=303531067719&ref=ts)

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu304/dancinginrainbows/111iill.jpg?t=1271278135

mastergrunt44

04-17-2010, 02:33 PM

Going again the opposite direction of this thread, it seems I'm really starting to get into slow BPM house. Minimal? Tech House? I don't really know what it is, but it sure is fun to listen and mix!

Butt Rayge

04-18-2010, 09:09 AM

What do you all think of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEaKFGLsPU

A7XFAN1995

04-18-2010, 08:29 PM

Hey guys, I'm looking for some sick dubstep artists/songs/mixes/whatever, can someone help me out?

SteveHouse

04-19-2010, 01:26 AM

Sup guise. New trance mix.

SteveHouse - Faith in Trance (http://soundcloud.com/stevehouse11/faith-in-trance)

1. Ashley Wallbridge - Chimera [Dark Edit]
2. Adam Foley pres. Advanced - Live
3. Rank 1 & Jochen Miller - The Great Escape [Extended Mix]
4. Bart Claessen - Hartseer
5. Skytech - Comet
6. Marcus Schossow & Robert Burian - Kofola [Jochen Miller Remix]
7. Matias Faint - Neitherworld [Heatbeat Remix]
^That's my Track of Right Now. :dance:
8. Gaia - Tuvan [Andy Blueman Remix]
9. Signum - First Strike 2010 [Sebastian Brandt Remix]
10. Arnej - Ping Pong
11. Cosmic Gate - Barra [Extended Mix]

duggyrocks

04-19-2010, 12:24 PM

Listening now. Not bad considering I dislike trance for the most part :p: Good mixing btw