I started listening to trance in 2007 or 2008, and quickly discovered you guys. Alone Tonight and Satellite were the first two songs I bought that I really enjoyed, and without finding them, I doubt I would be as much of a trance fan as I am today. Songs like Air For Life and On A Good Day are some of my all-time favorites. (And I was pretty surprised to find one of them sampled in a hip-hop song) Anjunabeats 4-6 were the first compilation albums I bought, and I loved them. The point is that your productions have had a large impact on my musical taste over the last several years.
In 2011, you guys released Group Therapy, which was a pretty big change in your style. I really, really wanted to like it, but it was so different than your previous releases. I enjoyed Prelude and Sun In Your Eyes, but the latter is more ambient than the uplifting style I was used to. However, although you guys were popular in the trance music scene before, Group Therapy caused you to become a household name. Everyone knows the lyrics to Sun & Moon. Your label Anjunabeats quickly adapted to this new progressive trance/big room trance/trance 2.0/trouse/whatever style, and it has been harder to find releases that remind of the songs that got me into trance in the first place.
You have more fans today than ever and you’re headlining international festivals. However, I never got a chance to attend a concert of yours before 2011, and I feel like I won’t get a chance now to hear you play the music I love.
Sorry for all of this background, but I feel that it’s significant for the questions I have.
How do you feel about the way your style has changed over the past few years, both in terms of personal satisfaction with your productions, as well as their public popularity?
Criticism over “trance 2.0” is very similar to how “progressive” trance was regarded by purists in the late 90s. It changed how trance music was generally perceived from flowing, looping songs to buildup-breakdown-main leads-outro. Do you feel that “trance 2.0” is going to become the predominant style of trance in the future? Do you ever think about returning to an uplifting style in future productions, or would it just be a few older-style tracks mixed along with trouse songs (like L.A. in Anjunabeats Vol. 10)?
What is your most underrated track? (My vote is Indonesia)
What is your favorite Anjunabeats album?
How has the audience and atmosphere of your concerts changed over the years?
If you could find the time to answer any of these, I would be so appreciative. Thank you so much for making music and being one of the reasons I love trance.
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I started listening to trance in 2007 or 2008, and quickly discovered you guys. Alone Tonight and Satellite were the first two songs I bought that I really enjoyed, and without finding them, I doubt I would be as much of a trance fan as I am today. Songs like Air For Life and On A Good Day are some of my all-time favorites. (And I was pretty surprised to find one of them sampled in a hip-hop song) Anjunabeats 4-6 were the first compilation albums I bought, and I loved them. The point is that your productions have had a large impact on my musical taste over the last several years.
In 2011, you guys released Group Therapy, which was a pretty big change in your style. I really, really wanted to like it, but it was so different than your previous releases. I enjoyed Prelude and Sun In Your Eyes, but the latter is more ambient than the uplifting style I was used to. However, although you guys were popular in the trance music scene before, Group Therapy caused you to become a household name. Everyone knows the lyrics to Sun & Moon. Your label Anjunabeats quickly adapted to this new progressive trance/big room trance/trance 2.0/trouse/whatever style, and it has been harder to find releases that remind of the songs that got me into trance in the first place.
You have more fans today than ever and you’re headlining international festivals. However, I never got a chance to attend a concert of yours before 2011, and I feel like I won’t get a chance now to hear you play the music I love.
Sorry for all of this background, but I feel that it’s significant for the questions I have.
How do you feel about the way your style has changed over the past few years, both in terms of personal satisfaction with your productions, as well as their public popularity?
Criticism over “trance 2.0” is very similar to how “progressive” trance was regarded by purists in the late 90s. It changed how trance music was generally perceived from flowing, looping songs to buildup-breakdown-main leads-outro. Do you feel that “trance 2.0” is going to become the predominant style of trance in the future? Do you ever think about returning to an uplifting style in future productions, or would it just be a few older-style tracks mixed along with trouse songs (like L.A. in Anjunabeats Vol. 10)?
What is your most underrated track? (My vote is Indonesia)
What is your favorite Anjunabeats album?
How has the audience and atmosphere of your concerts changed over the years?
If you could find the time to answer any of these, I would be so appreciative. Thank you so much for making music and being one of the reasons I love trance.
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