Well I'm born in Europe and dance music is pretty big there. I remember my mother holding me in her hands while we were listening to her cassettes of atb who is to this day my favorite DJ/producer and he came out w/ a new album last month
. So that's when the love for dance music just went into my genes. Ever since about three years of age, Trance has been my favorite I guess it's my favorite because I like the feeling that some songs give me. My head gets the feeling as if you feet fell asleep, I get butterflies in my stomach, and start to tear up, but the tears are of happiness and I just want to dance - I simply can't explain, it's just that amazing. Though I am not big fan of what is called "Trance" because it been influenced by Electro House way too much. The overpowered bass lines and lack of synth and originality just makes me a bit sad sometimes.. I also love Electro House (especially Benny Benassi's works like Hit My Heart, and Love is Gonna Save Us. But the early 2000 trance IMO was the best.
Lately when moved to the US I fell in love with rap especially 2Chainz - that man has the voice if a God it's simply perfect. The song Beautiful Pain <3 is my most played song on my phone. So basically I'm a European kid who for the most part likes electronic dance music.
Trance because well it's like a medicine
Electro house because of Benny Benassi
And rap/hip-hop because of 2Chainz.
P.S. I don't like "EDM" which actually in the beginning just stood for Electronic Dance Music in which there were a lot of genres like progressive house, progressive trance, acid, drum n bass, techno etc. But now if I ask someone what their favorite genre is they'll say "EDM" and I'm like
which genre there's like hundreds and their like "EDM" and then I'm like -- "alright, can you tell me the difference between trance and others?" And they look at me like I asked them what is calculus
I'm just gonna throw this out, but I cannot wait to go visit Latvia and wet my buddies take some E and go to Club Essential which is a nightclub on Riga.
Pretty pumped.
I don't however want to go to large raves like Ultra, Tomorrow land, EDC, Armada etc. -- way too many people and way too many opportunities to get AIDS
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And lately dance beats have been present in POP music which has overtaken great artist like Armin, Tiêsto, Guetta, Oaki etc. have been making shit (excuse the expression) just because of money. let's not talk about Zedd. Avicci, and that Marrin Garrix dude as well as others that I can't name. They're just a plain disappointment to the industry creating as I said Shit POP. I'll admit song like Clarity have been stuck in my head, and I mean what pop song hasn't gotten stuck in someone's head
Avicci is trying too hard - making Country meets POP and that breed meeting Dance
- if that's originality then well I have nothing to say
And when people hear their "songs" that they spent 20 minutes in making on FLatudio people say that it's the best thing ever and that they'll die to hear it once more. Like are you fucking me. When has an "artist" like Zedd actually used a legit synthesizer? I bet there are still many DJ's that do use such devices for a more authentic sound experience, but of course their not popular
Calvin Harris has released only 3 songs that are actually worth listening to and those were released in 09.
Anyway I'm happy for these great producers because they finally can show their shine and make a lot of moola, but I bet that some of the older ones in the industry knowdeep inside that what their doing is wrong (making that kind of music to please the heroin babies), but their doing it against their will because they want to be in the spotlight not in the basements of Detroit or go back to Amsterdam where most came from.
Anyway I believe in if you like something you gotta research it. I love architecture and cars - I have researched both. I love Trance - I grew up with it and it can bring back memories that can't be borough back with anything else.
Anyway sorry to make this more of a rant, but it had to be released and the load is off