Predictions that come true...

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

As you know, I enjoy everything 80's, the music, the synths etc etc. Back in 2000 I went out for a pint with a DJ friend and we were talking about music. He asked me what I reckon the next big thing will be in dance music over the next 5 years......as you might have guessed....i said there will be a strong 80's influence. Bear in mind, music at this time was still very late 90's in its 'sound'. I kinda feel chuffed at the fact I made quite an acurate prediction on the direction dance music might take....

Some of you will contest whether there really have been an 80's influence at all. Personally I think there has....and a big one at that. What do you guys reckon? Can you feel the 80's vibe at the moment?

DS

[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

Can you feel the 80's vibe at the moment?

Na not really mate. Unless you count the number of 808/909 kicks you hear, or the endless TB squeels and squelches.
Pretty sure that's not what you mean though right?

[Threlly]

Dunno about 'influence', but I am hearing a million arseholes just sampling old tracks, which IMHO is a different thing.

I mean, if you make a piece of music, and somebody says to you "that sounds really 80's", what do they mean exactly ?

Is it better or worse for sounding eighties ?

Look at Boards of Canada, they sound like the soundtrack to wildlife films made by the Canadian National Film Board in the 70's, does anybody say to them, that sounds really 70's...

[Hollowcell]

Hey just reminded myself!! I heard a tainted love remix here on the radio - although it wasn't so much a remix as much as just ripping small chunks out of the track and using them - I guess similar to what you're talking about there Threlly.

Hate to say it, but maybe you're right DS!

[Merlot]

Madonna's latest album (mostly 70's influences though), but that is it.

[The girl next door]

Just people covering 80 lyrics...But not much else,just listen to Trance these days its just gets better and better..
I've cracked nearly all modern trance basslines on one soundset

[Merlot]

Originally Posted by The girl next door

I've cracked nearly all modern trance basslines on one soundset

Ummmmmmmm. . . . . saw waves filtered = typical trance bass

[The girl next door]

Originally Posted by Merlot

Ummmmmmmm. . . . . saw waves filtered = typical trance bass

No... Took ages to figure it out..

[matsa]

matsa's 2004 12" single on S?hk? records "Liberation Sugar" was picked up on by the record label for its "80's feel."

Cunts! I was trying to make it as 2000-ish as possible!

So lads, if you're after an 80's feel get yerselves a Yamaha CS1x and an ISIS soundcard in a 667MHz PC and submit it to Tommy G at S?hko.

THE 80'S WERE SHITE. I WAS THERE.

[Tomer=Trance]

i accualy prefer the early 90s wallstreet era... (with funny looking buisness men using big ass cellular phones)