Was 91-92 the Optimum for our 'era'?
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92 was a massive year for me anthem wise, and some of the tunes early 93 were also amazing but you're right where others may say it was progression to me it did go downhill badly! On the plus side the amount of stuff churned out in 91-92 was vast and i'm still finding really nice noldskool stuff every day.
One thing I have learnt is that OSA is a broad church with people loving their early beats and disco through to todays music (pitty them!!)
I broadly agree with your statement as I started out in 89 and finished say 96ish with only occasional nights out 96 onwards.
The music has changed massivly as the technology changed, me I love the analogue sounds, early digital TB303, TR 909's etc etc. I did live the scene from 91 to 94 and did fall deeply into the hardcore and early progressive scene. However the take over by the pop culture killed it for me.
I would also say that the people changed as did the atmousphere in 93 ish with more money, mags like mixmag and high level artists wanting a bit...U2 etc dragging the scene from underground to mainstream. I used to love not being the normal and being underground.
I realy respect views like Julians
.....I think everything after 93 is overated crap and get more pleasure masturbating with sandpaper.....
We all look back with a smile on our faces.
S
I broadly agree with your statement as I started out in 89 and finished say 96ish with only occasional nights out 96 onwards.
The music has changed massivly as the technology changed, me I love the analogue sounds, early digital TB303, TR 909's etc etc. I did live the scene from 91 to 94 and did fall deeply into the hardcore and early progressive scene. However the take over by the pop culture killed it for me.
I would also say that the people changed as did the atmousphere in 93 ish with more money, mags like mixmag and high level artists wanting a bit...U2 etc dragging the scene from underground to mainstream. I used to love not being the normal and being underground.
I realy respect views like Julians
.....I think everything after 93 is overated crap and get more pleasure masturbating with sandpaper.....
We all look back with a smile on our faces.
S
id go for more 89-92. I think 89 is where things really took off in the UK and the tunes being produced were quality. The true ethos of 'raving' was alive and well into early '93 before things started to change.
Noldskool as in new oldskool.. You need to get down with the kids Harri mate
lol Benny.. i thought i was correcting your grammar..
I love 88 to 94 however i have a lot of records close to my heart from around 2000 also there was some good stuff around 2008 and 2009 i was out last night and there was some good stuff played and some shite also it was interesting to see the crowd enjoying piano samples then losing interest when the same deep garagey bass line was in nearly every song !
no, the optimum for our era was not 91 - 92, the ecstacy in previous years was far superior.
I agree wholeheartedly with the OP's sense of music going rapidly downhil after 93.
Hmmmmm, maybe my first comment has something to do with the second?
peace
I agree wholeheartedly with the OP's sense of music going rapidly downhil after 93.
Hmmmmm, maybe my first comment has something to do with the second?
peace
89- 92 were the best days music wise for me 
i never stopped going out tho but they were by far the most memorable
i never stopped going out tho but they were by far the most memorable
They were the best years for me as even the substances were better then and that made a big difference
I was buying house music in 86/87, but I was a late starter going to the nights and i'm sure i'd have loved the earlier years just as much too :$
I was buying house music in 86/87, but I was a late starter going to the nights and i'm sure i'd have loved the earlier years just as much too :$
Reet, some of these tracks are from what some of you reckon to be the optimum era, some of em, well, ..... aint.
No cheatin, no googling, no dialing in to them automated choon id doofers ..
Tell us which are which.
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No cheatin, no googling, no dialing in to them automated choon id doofers ..
Tell us which are which.
Generations by U31 on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
Hmm kind of agree yeah
When I properly starting raving early 1990 a lot of tunes out at that time blew me away, and really opened my eyes to the tunes. Went out to a couple of raves in 89 as I was just old enough but 1990 kicked it all off for me. I couldnt believe some of the tunes I was hearing. Sub Sub - Space Face, Mental Cube, Frank De Wulf, loads of belgian pumpin house madness, all them dead good piano tunes, JJ Tribute, SLD, DJ Herbie etc etc
Same in 91 as well, 92 was more into breakbeat hardcore, then when it split into drum and bass or happy hardcore fooked that off and got back into house, 93'ish, think house had moved on then, into more modern sounding if you know what I mean. There are some brilliant tunes that fall after 92, loads of them. But I categorise those tunes differently in my head!
Im gonna go for 88-92 as the ultimate era, cos obviously Ive picked up loads of tunes from those years that I missed at the time and it makes you realise how much quality stuff came out. Yep 88-92 is the golden era for me in old skool
When I properly starting raving early 1990 a lot of tunes out at that time blew me away, and really opened my eyes to the tunes. Went out to a couple of raves in 89 as I was just old enough but 1990 kicked it all off for me. I couldnt believe some of the tunes I was hearing. Sub Sub - Space Face, Mental Cube, Frank De Wulf, loads of belgian pumpin house madness, all them dead good piano tunes, JJ Tribute, SLD, DJ Herbie etc etc
Same in 91 as well, 92 was more into breakbeat hardcore, then when it split into drum and bass or happy hardcore fooked that off and got back into house, 93'ish, think house had moved on then, into more modern sounding if you know what I mean. There are some brilliant tunes that fall after 92, loads of them. But I categorise those tunes differently in my head!
Im gonna go for 88-92 as the ultimate era, cos obviously Ive picked up loads of tunes from those years that I missed at the time and it makes you realise how much quality stuff came out. Yep 88-92 is the golden era for me in old skool
And to be fair, it only lost its sizzle once radio one got on to the genre, doing ibiza, giving the big dj's at the time regular evening slots.
I knew that was the death knell, but by 98 was well in to head kandi anyhow. Another underground scene where you had to search out choona and the clubs playing it.
Think of 89 90, the reason we got in to the scene was because Radio 1 TOTP didnt have a fucking clue, we were getting away from that shit they played and the suited booted shirt and tie clubs repeated ad infinum.
Its exactly the same now, theres some fucking blinding choona out there, just dont expect to find it on radio 1, to be spoon fed by the media agenda, just like back then
I knew that was the death knell, but by 98 was well in to head kandi anyhow. Another underground scene where you had to search out choona and the clubs playing it.
Think of 89 90, the reason we got in to the scene was because Radio 1 TOTP didnt have a fucking clue, we were getting away from that shit they played and the suited booted shirt and tie clubs repeated ad infinum.
Its exactly the same now, theres some fucking blinding choona out there, just dont expect to find it on radio 1, to be spoon fed by the media agenda, just like back then
