trancedigital Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Robert Miles passed away today at the age of 47. This is primarily a Psytrance forum, but the song "Children" is a big and iconic classic of trance music and electronic music in general. This tune was the first one which introduced me to trance. Rest in Peace Robert Miles. Your music shall live forever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic604 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Oh, wow! RIP So many of my teenage memories are connected to the times he was at the top of the charts! I remember re-doing "Children" in ProTracker on Amiga at some point. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if that song's name wasn't an inspiration for the nick / handle of the founder of this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juril Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Rest In Peace man. The founder of psynews's nickname was taken after the "Children" song... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technosomy Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 holy crap! had no idea about 15 years ago, i went to a hard dance/trance festival in brisbane australia he was on the bill everyone for some reason was expecting ping... ping ping ping stuff of his.. instead was this type of dirty breaks off beat stuff, which at first was very hard to dance to, but after a while i really got into it, was very unique at the time, and thought was a great "ballsy" move to play stuff like that at a festival of it's kind others on there were binary finary, and some platipus artists i think r.i.p robert you made your mark in dance culture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolmot Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Hey, even his mix CD had Prana on it. Cool guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technosomy Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hey, even his mix CD had Prana on it. Cool guy. and it's a great mix to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuser Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goa constrictor Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 He was a God I try to play Children every New Years Eve. It's my Auld Lang Syne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technosomy Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 He was a God I try to play Children every New Years Ever. It's my Auld Lang Syne. nice! us oldies know the impact that track had when it hit the clubs, then overnight.... your local supermarket! i remember baking away at a supermarket one morning and heard it on the store radio! killed it quickly for me, but i still have alot of respect for his arrangement in this track, the piano and strings especially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Fractal Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Children and Fable are my all time favourite tracks, this songs had a huge impact on me, tracks you could listen to over and over again and never get bored... Rest in peace Robert Miles and thank you... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJHpK0EQ93A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goa constrictor Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Right... Like, while Children isn't the slickest track, nor the more creative, it has an immediately recognizable melody and hit the world in the same era as The Prodigy 'Firestarter' and Orbital 'Insides' (as well as the entire dance music scene in general) was getting a touch of traction over here in the USA. I had already found labels like Matsuri, Dragonfly, Blue Room, and Flying Rhino, but Robert Miles really showcased how large of a net the trance audience could be. I got, and still get, near endless flack thrown my way due to the unabashed love I have for this track, but it's special (and terrible) and I honor it for these reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancedigital Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Would like to share this orchestra version... epic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOnAcid Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Children brings me to electronic music. :-) Dreamland is the album of my childhood. Anyone knows the other albums of him? 23am (Breakbeat, Dreamhouse), Organik (Breakbeat, Experimental), Miles&Gurtu (Electronic Jazz) and Thirteen (Rock with electronica)? I love Children and his other stuff in style of Dreamhouse, but he produce alot more stuff in other genres... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspartic Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Timeless, classic and cult. RIP Robert Miles. To eternity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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