Balance 020 - Deetron

[Homegrove]

Re: Balance 020 - Deetron

I'm making a guess here but seems to me that Greg doesn't like mixes that start and stop a lot of times? And he likes ones that are more like a DJ-set at a club?

Me, I like mix cds that are NOT like live sets, there's plenty of those for free. Balance 14 is my favorite mix cd on this century.

[evo7]

Re: Balance 020 - Deetron

The last good Balance mix was James Holden 005

[coleby761]

Re: Balance 020 - Deetron

[QUOTE=Homegrove;1016571}. Balance 14 is my favorite mix cd on this century.[/QUOTE]

agree 100%. set me up for BIG let down hearing that then his live sets.

[klangfabrik]

Re: Balance 020 - Deetron

so is fanciulli or funk dvoid doing vol 21?!

[jay813]

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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.

thats because it wasnt just a comp of good tracks mixed from end to end, Everyone is already doing that. it was more a concept. a story told by a storyteller. there was more to the programming than just mixing tracks, we get all of that for free nowadays, kudos for him on trying something that he though would be a cohesive album by posting songs that he had a hand in. and it sounded absolutely deep and very emotional.

i think its a balance that you cant soon forget about and ranks it up there with the other memorable balances.

also if you take ANY dj set from 2000 and compare it to an album from 2005/2006, you better expect that it will be different. wouldve been a shame had Chris Fortier's balance sounded like his sets from 2000. and yes different does not always mean better, but its a different sound that shouldnt be compaired fairly. keep in mind everyone was pushing the tech sound during that time and getting away from that melodic prog.

Obviously you're going to have a preference. This isnt a science and is completely subjective, nor am i trying to change your mind.

[klangfabrik]

Re: Balance 020 - Deetron

such a good mix from deetron, much better than his fuse or fabric mix imho !
at first i liked cd1 more, but these days i prefer cd2. both have their moments