Matty i really tried to qualify that i wasn’t implying that in my original post. maybe he could mix, but he was just too lazy? i’m not sure. only saw him live once and after 5 hours in line due to a horrific promoter, i was a bit of a gong show by the time he went on and he could’ve played pretty much anything. 
Most Enduring Commercial Mix Comps
- Edited
Jacques Lu Cont’s Fabric is one that has a certain timeless quality. Track selection and flow superb He had the midas touch before he turned his back on dj’ing.
Diggers will be reading this thread and gnashing his teeth. Wait ’til he’s gigging again and plays in Zack’s home town…
Oakenfold was never a great mixer, the Oakenfold power move around 1996-98 was he had loads of great records, before anyone else.
this is still great to listen to, but then it’s full classic tracks, so dates well. Shame he didn’t make more of these and less prodigy garbage we’ve seen these last few years
zackster i’m going to preface this comment with i really like this mix and i’d love to experience it on the dancefloor.
my main take away from this in the context of this thread is that prog moved on and evolved into other sounds (for better or worse) and that’s why you think it all sounds dated. techno (proper techno, not the commercial/big room nonsense) remains basically unchanged over the last 25 years. i assume that’s a good thing if you like the sound (and i do).
- Edited
303abuser nail on the head. The style I would call second generation Detroit or Tresor techno has really remained unchanged throughout the years. You can’t really improve upon what is already perfect. It makes perfect sense to me that this sound was dominating clubs up until lock down, while the sounds like Lost Tribe; Angel are now completely irrelevant. Survival of the fittest.
Also not only is the style still relevant, but the specific tunes on that mix are still relevant. G-Man: Quovardis just got a repress during COVID. Talk about proving my point. Call me when Hybrid: Finished Symphony gets a new pressing.
zackster no argument there. i love the detroit sound, i’m still trying to figure out how to incorporate it into what i do and have only managed it a couple of times. the closing track on that hawtin mix is so good and if i wrote anything close to it tomorrow, i’d probably just quit right after.
with all this in mind, i think you need to just rename this thread: why techno is better than prog. that should help smooth things out.
Thought of that as well but I remembered not really liking it at the time, even if it has grown on me. Totally lost in the ether as well.
zackster that’s good to know and you’re probably right. it’s such a learning curve and i really don’t know what my music sounds like to others. on a side note, i really want the new rytm, the prices have just gone up an insane amount this year. hoping to find someone desperate to unload a used one.
zackster yeah i totally agree. bought a drumbrute a couple of weeks back because there was a great sale and i can probably re-sell it for what i paid and i wanted a dedicated drum machine, but they’re just not even close to the same class. my problem is the mki was $1600 and the new black mkii is now $2250. if i could find a good price on a used octatrack, i’d pick that up too, even though i own the digitakt already. their gear is just so good.