On 2/17/06, Sakari Karipuro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well. i admit being a bit troll-y in my previous post, but i was, and > still am, really let down by this track. The "melody", "the bassline" > are both really horrible sound-wise, really cheap and cheesy. the > "organ" -like jamming somewhere there is quite nice but it's the only > decent stuff in this track.
have you heard the original track? i mean, carl may have chosen the sounds but he's just replaying theo's parts. > The kickdrum has no bottoms it doesnt need it. i mean we can get into a discussion about mixdowns, but if you have a bassy kick and a bassline at the same time, they clash frequencies and you get lots of farting. the track has plenty of bass so its a tradeoff. > it's too > uptight, the build-up is really cheesy and quite un-eventful and doesn't > really go anywhere. And the main synth really reminds me more of > euro-house/trance.. i guess the buildup might be cheesy. its not like a snare roll buildup with epic trance synths or anything though. > But the overall feeling i get this from track is very > progressive-housey. Then again i'm not feeling a lot of this > "tech-house" or whatever it's called nowadays. Most of the stuff sounds > so weak and emotionless, lacking groove and funk (which has plagued > "techno" overall for the whole 00's i think). i feel you on that, but not on this track. or anything carl has done recently. even after the sh*t i talked on "sandstorms" when he released it, after hearing it on a loud system i understood what he was doing. and really, this remix is in that same vein as that track, and the angel/darkness 12". he definitely seems to have a new production style, its very sleek and dark and really is meant to be experienced on a dancefloor with a good sound system. i dont think that detracts from the quality of music he's doing. > I didn't like "Angola" either, nor "Jaguar" (the blueprint for this > sort of stuff). i dont know what to tell you about not liking angola. thats as hands down a classic track as has come out in the past 5 years. i dont necessarily see any connection to jaguar other than the fact that jaguar peaks late in the track. its pretty high energy the whole way before that though. tom
