Beiträge von micha123

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    Original von Firderis


    Muss nicht aktuell sein, aber während der ASOT 400er- oder 450er-Party sagte Fila mal irgendwas von persönlichen finanziellen Problemen. Ist aber eine Ewigkeit her zwischenzeitlich


    War es nicht eher wegen eines Hörsturzes? :gruebel:

    Hab mal einen Bootleg Mix zu einem meiner derzeitigen Lieblingstracks gebastelt...

    Meinungen? :D

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    EDIT:
    Hier noch der Link zu meinem 2012er-Remix von "Fallen Angel", den ich im Rahmen des Contests produziert habe.

    Um ehrlich zu sein: Hätte nicht mein älterer Mix (siehe oben) schon existiert, wäre ich wohl keinenfalls bis zum Einsendedatum damit fertiggeworden... :D

    http://soundcloud.com/auroleos/dennis-sheperd-cold-blue-feat

    TyDi's Debüt-Album ist nun bei Armada erschienen.

    Hörproben

    Die Tracklist ist mit 18 Tracks nicht wirklich kurz. Und ein paar nette Vocalnamen sind auch dabei:

    01 Take a Chance
    02 Greater Heights (feat. Jennifer Rene & Tenishia)
    03 Talking To Myself (feat. DJ Rap)
    04 Out In The Cold
    05 The Moment It Breaks (feat. Tania Zygar)
    06 Sex, Lies & Still Oblivious
    07 Acting Crazy (feat. Sarah Howells)
    08 Half Of Everything
    09 Vanilla (feat. Tania Zygar)
    10 Yes, That Did Just Happen
    11 Her Lullaby
    12 Why Do I Care? (feat. Tania Zygar)
    13 The Camera Doesn’t Lie, But You Do
    14 Long Nights On Fast Planes
    15 World’s Apart (feat. Audrey Gallagher)
    16 Never Go Back (feat. Brianna Holan)
    17 Criminal (feat. Protoculture & Meighan Nealon)
    18 Ariana

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    Original von TranceGay82
    In kürze erscheint ein brandneuer Track von ihr!
    Laut einem Interview ist sogar ein Album in der Pipeline!!! :huebbel:

    Das klingt nicht übel. :yes:

    Zumal man ja von Elles nicht alle Tage einen neuen Track zu hören bekommt. Geschweige denn direkt ein ganzes Album...

    Label: Diverted Music Cat
    Number: DIVM019
    Release Date: 12 August 2011

    1. Double V Remix
    2. Original Mix
    3. Simon O'Shine & TranceEye Remix


    Die Tracks gibt's (erstmal?) nur exclusiv bei Audiojelly. Vielleicht könnte ja jemand zusätzlich noch die Hörproben von AJ verlinken, da der Original Mix nicht bei YT zu finden ist und ich den direkten Link zu dem Release bei AJ aus irgendeinem Grund nicht angezeigt bekomme.

    Interessante Harmoniefolge jedenfalls, die man hier geboten bekommt.

    Der DoubleV Remix flacht gegenüber den anderen Mixen ein wenig ab, holt bei mir aber wegen des netten Klaviers trotzdem noch 4,5/6 Punkte.

    Der Original Mix ist, zumindest der kurzen Hörprobe nach zu urteilen, noch nen Ticken besser, weil melodischer und vor allem im Mainpart schöner umgesetzt. (5/6 Punkte).

    Den Vogel allerdings schießt mal wieder Simon O'Shine mit seinem Kollegen ab. Wundervolles Wegflieg-Break - und ganz fette 5,5/6 Punkte meinerseits! :huebbel:

    Original Mix: ganz nett, aber ich finde, der plätschert ein bisschen zu sehr vor sich hin, ohne dass etwas Nennenswertes passiert. 4,5/6 Punkte

    Oceanic Mix: Break ok, aber das sidegechainte Pad iim Mainpart verdirbt's wieder. 4/6 Punkte

    Moein Mix: Gefällt mir am besten. Break ist cool geworden. Und hier klingt auch endlich der Mainpart etwas besser! 5/6 Punkte

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    Original von Soulcatcher
    Mit Reason 6 wird das Thema VST´s endlich auch dort mit eingebunden.


    Oh cool, das wusste ich noch gar nicht. Dann kann ich ja jetzt mein Cubase (in das ich mich immer noch nicht eingearbeitet habe) wieder verkaufen und stattdessen auf Reason 6 upgraden. :D

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    Original von Jose van Mercey
    Was ich damit sagen will. Bei Reason ist man drauf angewiesen, das zu nehmen was man hat.

    Ja, schon. Zugegebenermaßen habe ich auch oft geflucht, weil ich schon mitbekommen habe, dass man mit anderer Software manches einfacher hat (z.B. wg. VSTs).

    Aber: Gerade dadurch habe ich als Einsteiger eine Menge mehr gelernt. Weil mir eben nicht alles "zugeflogen" ist und man sich so richtig da reindenken musste. :yes:

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    Original von Jose van Mercey
    Ich habe Reason hier. aber Reason ist mir ein bisschen zu lasch.


    Inwiefern denn?

    Ich arbeite auch mit Reason - und habe auch damit angefangen. Also, ich fands weder zu "lasch", noch zu kompliziert. Sondern eigentlich gerade richtig, um den ersten Weg ins Producing zu finden. :yes:

    So!

    Ich habe nun auch die Zeit gefunden, diesen Track nochmal ein wenig zu überarbeiten. Größtenteils habe ich dabei das umgesetzt, was die beiden Kollege mir oben als Anregungen mit auf den Weg gegeben haben.

    Nochmals danke für die Tips. Wenn man das jetzige Stück mit dem alten Track vergleicht, klingt es jetzt doch...hmja...definitiv abwechslungsreicher. :yes: :D

    KLICK!

    Ja mei. Klar war das Line-Up der ersten Soundtropolis für Trancer besser - was aber dennoch kein Grund für mich ist, dieses Jahr nicht zu erscheinen.

    Es gibt noch genug, das mich anspricht. Und Len Faki und Konsorten muss man sich ja nicht geben, wenn man nicht will... Was ich für meinen Teil auch nicht tun werde. :D

    Label: Armada Digital
    Catalog#: ARDI2204
    Country: Netherlands
    Released: 22 Jul 2011


    Tracklist:

    CD1
    1 Roger Shah – Openminded!? (Album Club Mix) 4:55
    2 Roger Shah feat. Moya Brennan – Morning Star (Album Club Mix) 6:00
    3 Roger Shah feat. Sian Kosheen – Hide U (Album Club Mix) 4:50
    4 Roger Shah feat. Chris Jones – Obsession (Album Club Mix) 5:33
    5 Roger Shah feat. Carla Werner – One Love (Album Club Mix) 5:40
    6 Roger Shah feat. Salma Ros – Porque (Album Club Mix) 6:07
    7 Roger Shah feat. Nuera – Guess (Album Club Mix) 5:00
    8 Roger Shah feat. Sian Kosheen – In The Light (Album Club Mix) 7:17
    9 Roger Shah feat. Inger Hansen – Dance With Me (Album Club Mix) 4:50
    10 Roger Shah feat. Lorilee – When The World's Asleep (Album Club Mix) 5:46
    11 Roger Shah feat. Ira Losco – Save It All Today (Album Club Mix) 6:08
    12 Roger Shah feat. Sian Kosheen – Shine (Album Club Mix) 5:46
    13 Roger Shah feat. Adrina Thorpe – Island (Album Club Mix) 5:28
    14 Roger Shah feat. Kim Svard – Symbiosis (Album Club Mix) 4:54
    15 Roger Shah feat. Chris Jones – Summer Days [Digital Bonus Track] (Album Club Mix) 5:05

    CD2
    16 Roger Shah – Openminded!? (Album Mix) 4:54
    17 Roger Shah feat. Moya Brennan – Morning Star (Album Mix) 5:46
    18 Roger Shah feat. Sian Kosheen – In The Light (Album Mix) 5:52
    19 Roger Shah feat. Chris Jones – Obsession (Album Mix) 5:19
    20 Roger Shah feat. Carla Werner – One Love (Album Mix) 5:17
    21 Roger Shah feat. Salma Ros – Porque (Album Mix) 5:05
    22 Roger Shah feat. Nuera – Guess (Album Mix) 5:15
    23 Roger Shah feat. Inger Hansen – Dance With Me (Album Mix) 5:18
    24 Roger Shah feat. Lorilee – When The World's Asleep (Album Mix) 4:57
    25 Roger Shah feat. Ira Losco – Save It All Today (Album Mix) 6:09
    26 Roger Shah feat. Sian Kosheen – Shine (Album Mix) 6:37
    27 Roger Shah feat. Adrina Thorpe – Island (Album Mix) 4:57
    28 Roger Shah feat. Chris Jones – Summer Days (Album Mix) 5:05
    29 Roger Shah feat. Kim Svard – Symbiosis (Album Mix) 4:50

    Hörproben


    Das neue Album vom Roger. Auf der ersten CD gibt's die "Album Club Mixes", auf der zweiten die (meist ruhigeren) "Album Mixe".

    Tjaaaa, was soll ich sagen? Das, was mir nach dem ersten Hören der Samples einfällt, ist:

    1. Richtig geflasht hat mich keiner der Tracks (einzige Ausnahme ist vielleicht "Morning Star").
    2. Vom Stil her ist das ganze tatsächlich seeeehr gemischt (von Trance über Progressive, bis zu Chill oder Pop ist alles dabei). Da muss man tatsächlich schon sehr "openminded" für sein. :D

    Innerhalb des letzten Newsletters von AboraRecordings gab es ein interessantes Interview mit SoundLift. Weil das Interview anscheinend nirgendwo im Netz steht (und ich somit nicht darauf verlinken kann), poste ich das jetzt einfach mal hier.

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    1.Not only limited to electronic music, you are clearly experienced with traditional instruments also! There are so many classical instruments in your tracks and it adds a beautiful atmosphere. How many instruments do you play?

    I always loved to play the flute. I think it was the first instrument I ever played, but I love rock too so I decided to play electric and acoustic guitar. It is a very good instrument to start composing and sounds awesome in trance! Last year I bought the duduk and it was the inspiration to start making this album because its a traditional Armenian instrument. It's probably the most emotional woodwind I have ever heard!

    2.You are also known for being a great sound designer. Do you create most of your synths from scratch?

    Yes, I like to create most of the sounds in my tracks, especially the leads, because the main lead of the song is, in my opinion, what gives the song its trademark. Trance is known for the traditional supersaw lead and I decided to create a very unique supersaw with a summer feeling to it like in my track “Horizonte”. But I also love the classic sound and I use it in my songs as well. For example, you hear this in my remix of “Icone – Sorrow”.

    3.Besides the production, people wonder who does your mixing and mastering. Is this all done yourself also? If so, why?

    Nowadays, the industry of electronic music is known for the loudness war. Its a fact that my tracks are not the most compressed tracks out there and I care a lot about all the instruments playing. I like to keep a balance between the instruments. This is not like the others do with compressing too much just to get a punchy kick and very loud bassline. Every song has a personal feeling and a different kind of mastering. That's why I like to do it myself.

    4.Many people wonder how you keep having so much exposure with your releases. What motivates you to create so many massive tracks without losing any inspiration?

    All of my songs have different stories. Normally I do them in less than 3 days but I like to spend a little time after I have finish them, to listen them carefully and see if its really what I had in mind. Complex melodies with great atmosphere are what I like most. But the essential part is that the song tells a story from the starts until it ends. I choose my track names very carefully. It's like when I hear them I can imagine a place and it really sounds like that place even if I never have been there before. That's probably why the tracks got the attention of the listeners. We share the same feeling!

    5.What do you think of the older trance from names like “Vimana”, “Gouryella”, etc? It seems that you draw more inspiration from the older classics. Is this correct?

    Yes, I like the oldschool trance probably more than what I listen to now on radio shows. There is a fact that the quality of the songs have improved a lot but there is also a lack in inspiration. It seems like the melodies are not important anymore. I like to start with melodies, but in a way to always bring something new to trance.

    6.Do you have faith that there is a good future for trance? Which artists and labels do you think are leading in a good direction?

    I'm honest, trance was strong since the 90’s till 2008, always being more underground than most of the other EDM styles. Nowadays, it seems that most of the labels tend to release more progressive stuff to sell more. I think we have a chance to get trance strong again if we care about the quality of the releases in every aspect, not just the music but the artwork, the physical format, etc. I understand that many people don't feel like buying music because its only available in digital stores and there is so much to buy... I cant tell too much about other labels, because I don't work there to see what they do. What I can say is that labels should maintain their trademarks and styles and not start selling house as trance. When there is passion, things grow up in a sustainable way and people can use the benefits in a very long time. That's how I like to work, and also to respect both the artists and the people who work with me on my projects.

    7.Your tracks have musical influences from many cultures and even ancient instruments. What is it that you love about ancient styles of music, and why did you think to combine the old with the new?

    I like cultures, i like to know more about the world and the people who live on it. That's why i use many traditional instruments. Its also a way to express my ideas trough music and tell a story.

    8.Your album has not even been released yet and people are asking about the possibility of a remixed album! Do you think you would like such a project?

    It's always nice to see people showing their interpretations of my tracks. A remixed album showcases the talent of many producers and I would like to give the opportunity to see what they can do!

    9.Your music is distinctly different from the “club” trance music. Some people even say it has a spiritual feel because it is so uplifting. Why are your goals so different?

    My aim is quality, not necessarily to have to become a club hit to get attention. The art itself is when you can do what you want with the tracks and when you hear them you say: that's me! When the people love your work and you feel good because you did it in your style, that's unbeatable. Nobody can do better in your style, it will always be different.

    10.Many people are asking if you will consider visiting their countries to play DJ gigs. Do you see this happening in your future?

    Right now it is impossible. My country is in a difficult period and that will last a few years. I can't start a career of something that I don't know will succeed. You cant DJ forever and parties and events are always changing. What is good now, won't work tomorrow. So you need a backup. Some people are lucky to live in big countries. I live in a place that you have to pay to play! I remember my last gig here. I travelled 3 hours on bus and a few hours in train to play at a club with my guitar and other DJs. We played since 0.00 till 7am and then I get back without sleeping. I don't see this as life, especially when you don't get money to eat and pay for your things. Do you?

    11.What advice would you give to aspiring trance artists?

    To be yourself, to produce what you like and not to change because of the market. To not expect much from sales also. To be smart and always be one step in front of the labels. Don't get too excited with a few words. Expect nothing from the beginning but keep your head up and analyze all the possibilities. Don't be afraid to talk and to change what you think is not right. A lot of people stumble and start giving up. The others keep changing the world!

    12.How do you feel about this great accomplishment of your first album release, and why did you name it "Yerevan"?

    I think it will be great for me and for the label. Its probably the first album this year selling trance as it is. It's great when you share your ideas and know-how with your partners. In the end, both learn a lot and its always fun! Thanks to all who made it possible. As for the reasons of the album name, you will have to discover that yourself ;)

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    Original von Jose van Mercey
    Ich suche Leute die Trance genauso hören wie ich.
    Schön wäre es wenn ich welche aus
    Köln kennen lernen könnte.

    Da würde ich doch mal sagen: Einfach mal zu ner Tranceparty in Köln kommen, die zwar nicht oft, aber zumindest doch hin und wieder veranstaltet werden. Da wirst du wohl auf genügend Gleichgesinnte treffen... :yes: