Nah, mate I found them all 
But you knowā¦ a meal that tastes meh wonāt become a four star meal because you put lots of tabasco on top 
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Wasnāt my intention, but fair enough for pointing it out, Iāll delete it.
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I took it as humour, not bullying FWIW.
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For me, four on the floor techno (done well, as I believe the video above to be representative of) is as psychedelic an experience as I can get.
In the right room, with the right drugs, I can go to fucking wonderful places on the most repetitive 4/4 rhythms.
Iāll admit that itās not for everyone, but it really works for me.
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Nobody is pretending anything.
Most of rock, funk and house/techno music is based on rhythm.
If anything, I say, ditch all chord āprogressionsā, cadences, everything has been heard before! Good riddance!
P.S. in the end it comes down to this: do you want listeners to intellectualize/calculate to your music, or simply feel it?
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Iām not saying otherwise ā¦ Iām with you 100%. It just mehs me out nowadays. Maybe Iām too old for this or rather I have evolved ā¦ so many great genres for tuning out.
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Mate, I was in the room when a couple of thousand adults lost their collective shit to the Vengaboys a few years ago.
There was a lot of Tabasco sauce on that dinner, and it tasted gooooooooood.
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Tabasco is always good.
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I agree, some people love music theory and structured education, some donāt.
There are a few youtube synth guys who always bang on about theory, but when I listen to their music it bores the actual fuck out of me. Too conservative, sticking to āthe rulesā and trying desperately to be clever but lacking any substance.
Horses for courses innit.
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thatās the thing isnāt itā¦ its meant to be repetitive so that the listener gets in a state of tranceā¦ this concept is applicable on a lot of things thoughā¦ one example was when i rode 5 (Swedish) miles on bike and about 3 miles in i was riding behind my buddy and while i was looking at the road marks swooshing by, everything started to get blurry and i got in a trance like state, it was incredible really.
My point is that this experience isnāt really that well translated onto things like Youtube and Spotify. to me this is repetitive and boring because almost everything in that set is basically 4 on the floor and a 4 note arpeggio.
Funnily enough the first 30 minutes were the most interesting to meā¦
Donāt get me wrong it was very cool seeing Pulsar 23 in action and OT and MD as well. but this just isnāt something i fancy.
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Thatās why I love riding bikes, gets me into a flow state quicker than anything else.
Also, I look wonderful in lycra.
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Absolutely, every technique has a justification, so does music theory.
One simply chooses the right technique to realize oneās artistic intent, no need to dogmatize anything.
If the intention is to make people dance, a 4/4 kick will help. Classical cadences on the other hand might add atmosphere, but they likely wonāt add to the groove.
And if someone sees a genre of music lacking something, itās probably time for that person to found a new genre!
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coming from the early 1988 acid house through the dance wave and techno/hardcore/jungle etc , looking at these videos of āpartiesā look like an average pissed up tuesday night down the boozer.
no energy, no life, just drones playing repetitive clunks and bleep sounds with no soul.
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uhā¦ 1989 probablyā¦?
already fixed the typo, but thanks
Youāre welcome.
that sounds great! whereās the party?
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Precisely, without people going against the grain music would be less diverse.
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this is the club I used to attendā¦ notice the difference?
I must admit, I do LMAO at some of the Boiler Room and similar sets, in well lit places with a small crowd gathered around the performer shimmying politely in an orderly fashion, taking selfies etc. .
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I know what youāre saying but ā¦ I would get PTSD when everybody is yelling / screaming all the timeā¦ how can anyone enjoy their pills? I would get angry and aggressive and donāt do the pill but snow and fuck up the bouncer or something ā¦ seriously this is pure pain to watch for me
Mehs me out even more!
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