Balance 020 - Deetron

[GregWhelan]

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Well 2012 may be the year I finally stop buying mix cd's. Let down by so many in 2011 and this is the latest one!

Well, actually a bit harsh to say 'let down' as I had never heard a Deetron set or mix before and so didnt really have any expectations.

Barring a couple of good moments (brief ones at that) this is just all over the place. Random mixing, programming and flow. There were times I was genuinely thinking 'Is this EDM?'. First 20 minutes of CD1 are ok, then it plummets a lot, before picking up a little bit.

Balance have been more miss than hit for me. I have tried Voorn, Saul, SOS, Luke Fair, Fortier and Saiz and disliked all of them. Probably won't bother with Funk D'Void Balance 21 unless I'm really blown away by the sampler!

[mnbvcxz]

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^^^ Dude, if you disliked Luke Fair (specifically CD1) and Fortier then you should definitely change the mixed CDs you listen to.

Fortier's CD is ridiculously good.

[clintlove]

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Ummmmm....... Voorn's disc 1 is one of my favorites of all time. Not sure how anyone can keep from smiling from ear to ear when that bassline drops in around 15 mins in. Brilliant. Fortier's disc 2 is another classic I'll always have in rotation.

[jay813]

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im not sure how you can NOT like fortiers or saiz balance. the other ones i can kinda understand. when was the last time you liked a mix/comp?

[Kinetic]

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I saw Deetron DJ last week. Solid, no-nonsense house and techno set, extremely well paced, with punch and groove. Also, he played on 3 decks, I didnīt hear one single beat fall out of place the whole night, and there were times when he pulled off mixes that made the 3 trcaks going on at the same time, seem as they had always been supposed to be together.

All in all, at least in technical terms, one of the most brilliant DJīs Iīve ever seen.

[Kinetic]

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im not sure how you can NOT like fortiers or saiz balance. the other ones i can kinda understand. when was the last time you liked a mix/comp?

TBH, Saizīs mix did nothing for me either, itīs not to say that itīs bad, itīs just me, Iīve become pretty tired with the melodic/chunky/tech/prog thing. Fortierīs though, was a real eye-opener for me, at the time.

[dusk]

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never heard this....is it worth buying?

For sure mate, if you haven't already... its just one of those comps that will always always be in rotation and never get old

[GregWhelan]

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im not sure how you can NOT like fortiers or saiz balance. the other ones i can kinda understand. when was the last time you liked a mix/comp?

It's quite simple really - if I listen to Fortier's first ever Kiss FM mix for the Digweed show in 2000, and then I listen to his Balance CD, I like the Kiss mix better than the Balance CD. It is infinitely more memorable, enjoyable and consistent. His Balance CD just had too many quirky tracks on it; music that you have forgotten about as soon as it stops.

The Saiz CD had some good tracks on it, but it was more of an exercise in him showing us all how many tracks and remixes he has made, instead of him playing a selection of the best tracks of the moment.

The last CD's I enjoyed:

James Zabiela Renaissance Life
Nick Warren Balance 18
Hernan Cattaneo Renaissance Parallel

Warren is the most consistent dj out there - more often than not he plays decent track after decent track with no mucking about in between.

[unrecogniseduser]

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that Zabiela "life" cd is one of my favorites from recent years too. I still listen to it all the time

[feather]

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EDM on the whole is headed that way for me. Dunno if it's too much music or not enough stand-out tracks or just boringly put together sets. Or I'm just getting way too old for this and am nostalgic for the good old sounds.

[mnbvcxz]

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Ummmmm....... Voorn's disc 1 is one of my favorites of all time. Not sure how anyone can keep from smiling from ear to ear when that bassline drops in around 15 mins in. Brilliant. Fortier's disc 2 is another classic I'll always have in rotation.

Yep, disc 2 is definitely the best! Ahead of it's time imo

[unrecogniseduser]

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oh man, you guys keep making me want to try out Fortiers balance again. I just cant seem to like it thought no matter how much I try. It's a shame as i generally like his stuff

[Troklo]

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^^^ Same here man i just canīt stand that balance CD

[Kinetic]

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EDM on the whole is headed that way for me. Dunno if it's too much music or not enough stand-out tracks or just boringly put together sets. Or I'm just getting way too old for this and am nostalgic for the good old sounds.

Maybe you guys arenīt looking in the right places. I havenīt been this excited about EDM in years as I am right now. But it sure as hell insīt due to the VisionQuest/Hot Creations/Croostown Rebels stadium-handbag-house trinity.

[go0gle]

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I will give it a try

Nick Warren Balance 18
Hernan Cattaneo Renaissance Parallel

Amazing music! I also loved Fair's balance a lot.. and for some reason Holden's 005 had an impact as well.
But overall, Balance 18 is my favorite

It's quite simple really - if I listen to Fortier's first ever Kiss FM mix for the Digweed show in 2000, and then I listen to his Balance CD, I like the Kiss mix better than the Balance CD.

I would love to hear it, but i can't find a link anywhere..