How long do you think it'll be before Oldskool dies?
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oldskool will never die. in the year 3078, there will be silver 3 headed robots called bleep bleep 20's with large red buttons and supersonic vision getting on down to Be Noir Give me your love, Cynthia M's Love Storm and what have you. The robots will also discuss what was that track that Park played next to last in his set in March of 92.
"Biddy Biddy I think it was def mix" says bleep bleep 20 dave
"Beep beep your wrong it was a maw dub." replies bleep bleep 20 stu
sasha will still have a big coke problem
Thats my take on it anyway.
"Biddy Biddy I think it was def mix" says bleep bleep 20 dave
"Beep beep your wrong it was a maw dub." replies bleep bleep 20 stu
sasha will still have a big coke problem
Thats my take on it anyway.
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Guess it will be interesting to see how the new 'oldskool' compilations that ministry have just put out do as an indicator if there is a market still or not - i think they are previous releases repackaged imo - wish they would vary the tunes as my kids are getting into them!!
by the way... has anyone got that Park mix where he ended with inner city 'let it reign' cant recall the track he played before but it was a blinding night, probably the first night he played Sounds of Blackness 'The Pressure'!!! bizarrely enough I think it was around March 92!!!
by the way... has anyone got that Park mix where he ended with inner city 'let it reign' cant recall the track he played before but it was a blinding night, probably the first night he played Sounds of Blackness 'The Pressure'!!!
bizarrely enough I think it was around March 92!!!Shooms
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oldskool will never die. in the year 3078, there will be silver 3 headed robots called bleep bleep 20's with large red buttons and supersonic vision getting on down to Be Noir Give me your love, Cynthia M's Love Storm and what have you. The robots will also discuss what was that track that Park played next to last in his set in March of 92.
"Biddy Biddy I think it was def mix" says bleep bleep 20 dave
"Beep beep your wrong it was a maw dub." replies bleep bleep 20 stu
sasha will still have a big coke problem
Thats my take on it anyway.
LOL
My take on it is that quality, classy music never dies... we're still playing Mozart now over 300 years later.
Trends & genres come & go, class remains forever.
You know, I was thinking that exact same thing yesterday. I was sat playing his sonata in C major and I thought... I wonder when he wrote this did he have any idea that people would still be playing it now? And I wonder how much time and effort he spent writing it, or was he just churning them out as quick as he could coz it made him a few quid and he found it easy?
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You seen Amadeus Tim ? One of my favourite fillums that... I know it's cinema so a large amount of artistic license is taken but contemporary reports seem to back it up... the bloke wrote down what was already created in his head... pure genius.
Oldskool IS dead
Fortunately I think our music scene is prety much dead to the commercial market.
Firstly I hate the phrase 'Oldskool' created by money men and the large labels so it is salable to the kids. So far as I see it, most of the majors have walked away from the house scene (house being the genre as a whole inc jungle/hardcore/techno etc because that is where it started) as the money is no longer there.
The music scene is alive and well with tracks being produced all over the place but not with formal releases therefore meaning there is no money in it. The only money at the moment seems to be for remixes of main stream artists work.
The main difference is that the vibe has gone. In late 80's I used to get realy excited about going out, being underground, different and a bit naughty. This continued until about late 93 when money took over and things like glam house and super clubs started up. I would go out due to a love for the music, people and atmosphere, that died in 93!
I have accepted that my continued love for early house music makes me a slightly strange character to the main stream. I still buy records, use record decks, listen and love music produced on Atari ST's and very early production equipment 303's, 808's etc. I find depth and feeling in beeps and acid and realy cant stand current music or much after 93 realy. Technology and money killed my scene and created a monster for the kids and large labels.
Yep nearly all parties are now retro nights (or have a retro room at least) meaning most promoters are looking back rather than forwards. The first party I went to with a retro room was an amazing big top at World Dance August 1992 with Trevor Fung etc....even then people were looking back thinking things were better then and trying to relive yesteryear.
Admit it everybody, the scene as we knew it IS dead however we all live in hope that our love for the music keeps an underground scene alive and well.
Not a bad thing realy
S
ps just look how good the World Dance night was.......great memories. Also not 1 of the Kent ticket outlets (record shops) are still going!!
Fortunately I think our music scene is prety much dead to the commercial market.
Firstly I hate the phrase 'Oldskool' created by money men and the large labels so it is salable to the kids. So far as I see it, most of the majors have walked away from the house scene (house being the genre as a whole inc jungle/hardcore/techno etc because that is where it started) as the money is no longer there.
The music scene is alive and well with tracks being produced all over the place but not with formal releases therefore meaning there is no money in it. The only money at the moment seems to be for remixes of main stream artists work.
The main difference is that the vibe has gone. In late 80's I used to get realy excited about going out, being underground, different and a bit naughty. This continued until about late 93 when money took over and things like glam house and super clubs started up. I would go out due to a love for the music, people and atmosphere, that died in 93!
I have accepted that my continued love for early house music makes me a slightly strange character to the main stream. I still buy records, use record decks, listen and love music produced on Atari ST's and very early production equipment 303's, 808's etc. I find depth and feeling in beeps and acid and realy cant stand current music or much after 93 realy. Technology and money killed my scene and created a monster for the kids and large labels.
Yep nearly all parties are now retro nights (or have a retro room at least) meaning most promoters are looking back rather than forwards. The first party I went to with a retro room was an amazing big top at World Dance August 1992 with Trevor Fung etc....even then people were looking back thinking things were better then and trying to relive yesteryear.
Admit it everybody, the scene as we knew it IS dead however we all live in hope that our love for the music keeps an underground scene alive and well.
Not a bad thing realy
S
ps just look how good the World Dance night was.......great memories. Also not 1 of the Kent ticket outlets (record shops) are still going!!
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If you think its dead and nothing worthwhile was produced after 93 you're going to the wrong club/ nights.
Simple as.
Simple as.
Read my post....Dead to the commercial market, not to us who love the music!!
U31, im not sure when you first went out but hand on heart, 89 vs 93, there is only one winner. Even by 92 much of the scene was becoming main stream but 93 is when the money took over and the scene fell off a cliff face.
I continued going out and found deep progressive house in 93/94 onwards and had some great nights but the excitement and vibe was simply not the same!
Commercially house IS dead however lives on with those who love the music and not the just the hype. Compilations will die off and yes vinyl will continue to be popular but prices have dropped significantly recently (other than for rare bits)
S
U31, im not sure when you first went out but hand on heart, 89 vs 93, there is only one winner. Even by 92 much of the scene was becoming main stream but 93 is when the money took over and the scene fell off a cliff face.
I continued going out and found deep progressive house in 93/94 onwards and had some great nights but the excitement and vibe was simply not the same!
Commercially house IS dead however lives on with those who love the music and not the just the hype. Compilations will die off and yes vinyl will continue to be popular but prices have dropped significantly recently (other than for rare bits)
S
I dont thik oldskool will die but feelings towards will.Already i can take it or leave it were as b4 it was a major part of my life.Im getting older and theres other things going on in my life that take more of a importance.Also havin too many oldskool internet websites is making oldskool predictable.Everybody is downloading the same stuff and playing the same tunes day in and day out.I just wish it was more underground like it used to be,but them good old days are well and truley gone.
The amount of times i consider in selling my records is unreal,i suppose if i was guaranteed a quick profitable sale with hardly any advertising it would be a done deal so there is proof in my heart that oldskool isnt havin the same effect on me.My son is 18 and he loves oldskool,so oldskool will live on through him which makes me smile.
The amount of times i consider in selling my records is unreal,i suppose if i was guaranteed a quick profitable sale with hardly any advertising it would be a done deal so there is proof in my heart that oldskool isnt havin the same effect on me.My son is 18 and he loves oldskool,so oldskool will live on through him which makes me smile.
