New Mix CD By Sasha

[sammwalk]

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i thoroughly agree with nick sneddon

Sasha IS and ALWAYS will be trance.

i don't mean Trance as in the rubbish that is associated with the genre recently and like the stuff tiesto plays.

i mean Trance as in the original definition -- emotional, melodic and often uplifting music.

this is the definition of trance that people like me and nick grew up with......the shizzle that sasha generally plays.

You are right.

[asdf_admin]

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[peloquin]

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Well I'll try - I guess it has a constant melody or hookline going through it, gradually dropping in with different layers ( sorry I'm not very good at describing it ). Come to think of it in some ways you could call a lot of acid house records trance...

thanks.

see when i think of trance i think of epictiestoavbpvd type shit. and as far as i've known, sasha's never really played it... i am not going to say you are wrong, i don't think all that what genre is this, what subgenre of what genre of what style is this shite is much to go by anyway.

[asdf_admin]

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IT'S ALL FUCT UP HOUSE ! ! !

[Nick Sneddon]

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Well yeah unfortunately trance nowadays has a pretty horrible stigma attached to it, but back in the late 90's it was great. Records like 1998 still sound awesome now......

[sammwalk]

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Everybody's getting mixed up on the word "trance". Trance is too general a term, one which in my book would cover just about anything with a 4/4 beat between 120 and 145 bpm. WHat we would probably call "good" trance is what Sasha has been playing for the past 10 years. This does not limit him to this, although it has been a component of his sound. Not to be confused with the Sam Goody definition of trance which is the Tiesto AVB etc. crap that everyone is referring to. Trance music just means, as far as I'm concerned, hypnotic beats in the 120-145bpm range that goes well with X.

[chemicalbeavis]

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Thanks for the history lesson, but I knew all of that already.....

A few points....

you don't need to recommend me those sets from shelleys, its likely I've already heard them.

I didnt say all his roots were in trance, I stated that most of them were as a large portion of his career has been taken up playing it.

Sasha is past his prime unfortunately, although it pains me to say it, and at the height of his fame what genre of music was he playing?

I wouldn't call Sasha an innovative DJ any more ( for innovation check the Scratch Perverts or Richie Hawtin ( As if you would )), but as a producer he's still one of the best.

Yes Sasha is a legend.

If you were at Ruby Skye a few weeks ago then please, PLEASE, comment on what you heard?

I'm 31 years old.

You are one of the most close minded, pretentious people I'ver ever come across. Get your head out of the sand.

...so if you knew all that already, why make such a retarded comment as "Sasha's roots are, and always will be in trance"?

Sasha being past his prime is a matter of opinion, in answer to your question though, At the height of his (is fame the right word?) whatever, i would say he was playing uplifting vocal/piano house, although as i said before i don't like genres and i don't like to pigeonhole things.

I still disagree strongly, Sasha is the most innovative DJ there is and has had more influence on dance music in general over the years than any one individual.

No i wasn't at "Ruby Skye" never heard of it, but i was at Fabric in Dec and he played nothing that sounded remotely trance-like, so unless he has suddenly had a major shift in direction, which i doubt, so..... :wink:

You are 31 years old? nice, i'm 34

Thanks for your opinions of me, lets not get personal eh? but for the record, my head isn't in the sand, i just say it like i see it.

[Nick Sneddon]

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I have said twice now - most of his roots are in trance, not all of them. I know he has influences from elsewhere too, including the piano led anthems that he used to play in the early nineties.

You're right, Sasha being past his prime is a matter of opinion, but I highly doubt he will ever be as big as he once was.

Sasha was innovative at some stage, but the people I've mentioned above put a lot more thought and ideas into their sets nowadays than he would. Yes he has had a massive influence on dance music, but you have to agree it took him a while to catch up with the digital age. How long did it take him to start playing CD's for example?

You weren't at Ruby Skye to see him play so Im afraid you can't really have an opinion on it. Sorry.

Personal? Calling someone a kid because you think they nothing on a certain subject is pretty personal and extremely pretentious.

It may seem that I'm just here to slag off the man like. I'm not. He's still my favourite DJ and no one has influenced me musically over time than he has.

[Steve Graham]

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what a meaningless argument, you birds might as well be arguing who is better digweed or sasha.. neither one of you is going to tell the other they are right, lol.

[peloquin]

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conditioner is betta

[mingus51]

It probably is Involver II, I thought I read some where that he was almost done with Involver II. I aslo heard that it was not going to get released until June. So who knows.

Sounds good to me...though I'd rather he take the time to do some original productions.

[chemicalbeavis]

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what a meaningless argument, you birds might as well be arguing who is better digweed or sasha.

thats easy, Sasha all the way :wink:

[Mariusz]

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Yeah, i hope its true as well. I'd love to hear something new from him,

[frangellico]

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i?d like to listen to semething new too.
I liked involver, but when i saw him alive last year here in Buenos Aires. It wasn?t that good. Maybe cause the set was too short, but he played some awfulls tunes like SOME VELVET MORNING.
I hope he comes with something better this April 9.

Cheers

[YO75]

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Sasha plays and has played loads of different styles from the early piano house days, the epic prog/trance era, deep house movement and now the electro age...

love them all

Change = Good