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Anyone listen to Trance?

used to

I used to, not so much anymore.

Isn't that the kind of music where people in clubs stand around making box shapes with their hands?

Or am I lost?

-AC

That's the one. It's probably the worst genre of electronic music going. It's just the same hook repeated over and over.

i prefer D&B/Jungle

Infact, anyone who claims that bands like Converge, Dillinger etc are just noise...listen to some Drum and Bass, or Jungle.

Quite clearly worse. I'll listen to Jacob Bannon's throat-tearing screams over a man shouting "Dibbidibbidibbibass" over the same hook.

-AC

Whatever floats your boat I guess.

Not in this forum.

It's fun to dance to, not something I normally listen to.

*shrugs*

Exactly, i dont think its supposed to turn you into Einstein. Good point.

Still, it's the hamburger/steak situation again. Why have trance when you have techno? Prodigy and Crystal Method and the like, the stuff which makes you see spots. That's dance music droolio

I faaaaar prefer techno, honestly I love Prodigy.

Trance and Techno to me are to very different things. I used to DJ alot in London and was part of the rave scene for a few years and there are quite a few different categories of dance music. Some are terrible, some are good IMO, but your average raver doesnt really care once they have a couple of disco biscuits inside them.

There are tons

I like going to those kinds of clubs every so often (there are waaaay more in London than there were back home), but even then I'm a real musical snob. I spend most of the time by the DJ booth/platform trying to force him to play back-to-back Fluke albums.

I've never been to a rave nor do I plan to, just been clubbing a couple times. Most of the music they play is awful, I prefer when my friends and I get bored and dance in one of our basements

Originally posted by Deathblow
There are tons

I like going to those kinds of clubs every so often (there are waaaay more in London than there were back home), but even then I'm a real musical snob. I spend most of the time by the DJ booth/platform trying to force him to play back-to-back Fluke albums.

Have you had any success?

Originally posted by Deathblow
There are tons

I like going to those kinds of clubs every so often (there are waaaay more in London than there were back home), but even then I'm a real musical snob. I spend most of the time by the DJ booth/platform trying to force him to play back-to-back Fluke albums.

That reminds me of my friends and I trying to get them to play Closer at a school dance in high school they wouldn't do it.

Omg that woulda been awesome droolio
I'm sure law-suits would've been filed though, underage sex is one thing, but underage animal degradation is a real no no.





Originally posted by koolruningz
Have you had any success?

Nah, they usually just smile, nod at me and then play Daft Punk disgust

Although I did manage to convince this bald guy to play the remix of Another Kind of Blues (the song from the Zion cave scene in Matrix Reloaded), that was sweaty as hell

Good work making yourself heard.

i'm interested in maybe becoming a dj.

what's the learning curve? 1 week?

If you are playing dance music the main thing to master is beat matching. If you dont know what that is, its basically taking two records and making the beats the same speed. You do this by adjusting the pitch speed on the turntables until they match, you have one record playing through the speakers and the other one playing in your headphones. Once the beat in your headphones matches the one that is playing through the speakers (you can hear them both by only wearing one headphone) then you can mix the two records together by using the cross fader. After that its just a matter of learning your records and deciding what part of the records you want to mix together. When you have got it down you should be able to take two beats off different records of different speeds and adjust them into one smooth mix. The learning curve depends on how much you practice like anything really, i would say 1 week is extremely optimistic though.
dj

Cool.

Thanks for the tip(s), KR.

Sounds like fun.

Your welcome. It is alot of fun especially when it all starts to come together, but it can also be incredibly frustrating. There were numerous times when i almost threw my turntables out the window. Good luck.

I'm gonna be mixing with Tiesto in no time.

A positive attitude certainly helps.

DaRude is my most favorite Trance person

haven't heard of him. is he any good?

Originally posted by koolruningz
Your welcome. It is alot of fun especially when it all starts to come together, but it can also be incredibly frustrating. There were numerous times when i almost threw my turntables out the window. Good luck.


Yeah exactly that. I tried learning a few years back, and I just couldn't do it. I was almost as bad with the turntables as I was with drums, I just can't do two complicated things at once. DJing takes a hell of a lot more patience and skill than people give it credit for.

Okay, getting discouraged now.

Dont be. But Deathblow's right it does take alot of patience and practice. It makes it more of an achievement when you get it right, nothing wrong with a challenge.

thanks. but i have no musical experience whatsoever.

my dad has always insisted that I learn guitar, piano, anything. but i never did.

Dude i can play 0 instruments. If you get the basics right and practice there is no reason why you cant do it.

oh, coolness.

should i like hang out in the clubs and ask the dj's for tips?

If you want to, but make sure they are not mixing when you're talking to them. There is nothing worse than somebody shouting in your ear when you're trying to concentrate.
If you need any help with learning the ropes just PM me, i'd be happy to talk you through it when i have time.

thanks, man.

But since school's starting on Monday I might be busy.

but i;m really interested so i'll pm you ASAP.

No problem. When ever you're ready PM me.

Originally posted by Neo_Version 7
haven't heard of him. is he any good?



Yeah he's pretty famous he wrote SandStorm

Oh, I know SandStorm.

That's pretty good.

Yeah not the best he's ever done

got any titles?

Originally posted by Deathblow


Nah, they usually just smile, nod at me and then play Daft Punk disgust

Although I did manage to convince this bald guy to play the remix of Another Kind of Blues (the song from the Zion cave scene in Matrix Reloaded), that was sweaty as hell

I'd kill for some Daft Punk or any decent techno to be played at the clubs I've been to. It's always mainstream hip hop and pop trash.

Daft Punk, Tiesto, Crystal Method and Prodigy are all great I'm listening to Robot Rock right now.