astralprojection Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 its interesting you guys mention "live" drums as someone is actually playing a drumset or a drum machine. but i reeally cant place a third guy there at all, but ofc memory is very much falliable. either way it didnt sound like "live" drums per se, just like if it was one more layer in their projects - with extra percussion - on top of the others; not mixed in the same manner, and even ontop of the mastered tracks already. i wasnt technically savvy of music back then, but using what i know now, and applying to my memory. it sounded like they just hooked up a drum machine or something like that, and had pre-made patterns ready for every track. it did not look like it was "live" nor did it sound that way. maybe they got lazy for that one event at amager or i just mis-remember. anyway, its very interesting to read that they had a third guy there playing drums for some of their sets! even though i dont fully understand why even do that - it doesnt fit with their music (imo) their music is generally carefully engineered, and just putting a new layer ontop with drums whether live, or premade just made no sense to me personally. and another sad thing was that every "classic" track they played it was the "In the mix" versions of them. Although I love those versions too especially dancing galaxy and i think flying into a star - it was also a a bit disappointing not to hear the originals. ofc this is very much subjective, and only my opinion ofc. anyone else might have loved it! what would be even better is if they had specific live versions of their tracks just like Simon (or even Infected - and probably many more), but I suppose thats too much work for them they seem to not like much work otherwise their album would be ready already /end rant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 i wish i had my flyer. i used to look at that thing like twice a week. not sure what happened to it. but no it did not specify live drums or live performance. edit: and the ticket (rip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffan Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I did some research on the internetz and found the name of the drummer who played with AP, Danni Makov, I didn't remember that. This is from 2000 when I saw them, no idea how long they did that. It wasn't until 2016 I experienced them live again. =)) So a video of God is a DJ remix. And the whole show, I think it was aired on Swedish public radio. Not the best quality, probably the 192 kbps that floated around after. I like when artists do something with their live sets. Sure it doesn't always work, but here I have no problem with it. =)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 14 hours ago, staffan said: I like when artists do something with their live sets. Sure it doesn't always work, but here I have no problem with it. =)) thats what i remember it sounding like. but i remember them being in a small booth, and really have no recollection of a third guy. but it sounded like that! tbh i dont think it sounds or fits very nicely. especially on let there be light ; its not even specifically on beat. and while i love a little shuffle and humanized patterns, it certainly dont work with a solid 4/4 trance beat, IMHO. but thats whats great we all have different taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trunksan Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 10 years later.... Some of the best acts of the decade: BotFB BotFB vs KaSol Moonstone Project (Spectral and Spies) Infinity project by Graham Wood (probably the only one on the same level as Simon P IMHO) Ubar Tmar Ott DJs Masa Ray Castle Ree K. Jean Borelli (Orion) On 7/3/2021 at 11:29 PM, staffan said: Prana at SUN festival 2014. First time I experienced Prana, before I've herd Tsuyoshi dj set and Joujouka live. This time Tsuyoshi blasted the dance floor with a perfect Prana set. Alien Pets, Taiyo (Chakra Remix), yeah you know. Also the whole evening/night was great, Benji Vaughan, Younger Brother, Shpongle, Jan from X-Dream dj, Children of Paradise all playing before Prana. It was also my first time with Prana that night, didn't particularly like. Tsuyoshi played too much modern stuff in between the classics. The rest of the night was wicked though and I think Etnica was afterwards??? I went to sleep though, was too tired. X-dream/COP was perfect for that time of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffan Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 23 hours ago, Trunksan said: It was also my first time with Prana that night, didn't particularly like. Tsuyoshi played too much modern stuff in between the classics. The rest of the night was wicked though and I think Etnica was afterwards??? I went to sleep though, was too tired. X-dream/COP was perfect for that time of the night. Yep, Etnica played after Prana. But I could hardly stand up at the time, 6 am-ish, so I stumbled to my tent. Jan from X-dream played some really old school stuff if I remember correctly, like Age of Love. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolsk Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 2016 was an amazing year for retro live acts in Stockholm: X-dream live at Kraken. Small venue. Mostly die hard old school fans. Great vibe. Mind blown. (Etnica/Pleiadians played the same night but their "retro set" was all over the place, and they failed to create a psychedelic flow). Hallucinogen live at Annexet in Stockholm 2016. Amazing sound system. Excellent floor to dance on. Mind blown. Best live experience of all time. Shpongle played the same night, but something was wrong with the sound setup, it sounded very muffled. When Hallucinogen started playing the sound was incredibly crisp and detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Eye Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Trolsk said: (Etnica/Pleiadians played the same night but their "retro set" was all over the place, and they failed to create a psychedelic flow). It's not like this comes as any kind of a surprise to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trunksan Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Ooohhh and another that was fantastic: Alwoods @ IT Athens I've heard Giannis play 4-5 times already but that one was magical and not just for me, a lot of people were blown away, literally as soon as he came down from the booth there were people taling about booking him for private events, fests etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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