Finally, the track quite a few of us have been waiting for. Tune of the year contender for me.
Vocalist is Zoë Low.Who is the singer?? :-O
Very beautyful tune from Ben Gold!
But a very nice vocal
No, I just said it will proably win ASOT voting. Its not my personal Tune Of The Year. Definitely one of the best vocal track tho. I just speak for what I see around me, I see the hype, everywhere (of course except here, but well...everywhere else...)insert generic pluck, and freezer will give it tune, of the year
Another Novelli Emma Hewitt female over-emotional pop voice. So boring. We have heard this track dozens of times now.
These type of tracks are way too much centered around the vocal. The vocal should be just a layer in a composition. Not… the only layer.
i mean, just because it has steroid beats under it, you call this vocal trance? Its simply pop with loud drum-samples. Not vocal trance.
ah of course, the breakdown, with a piano. And cringy even more extremely “emotional” omg I have to cry, vocals.
insert generic pluck, and freezer will give it tune, of the year.
This is exactly why I rather listen to Spain’s Eurovision entry than to current trance. That song doesn’t take itself seriously. just fun. But all these 138-emotional-pluck tracks take themselves wayyyyy toooo seriously. Cringe.
stop listening to music as a whole.....
you literally have the most liked comment in this entire thread m8I am the bad guy.
The crap that is on the radio nowadays has been done millions of times before!
These type of tracks are way too much centered around the vocal. The vocal should be just a layer in a composition. Not… the only layer.
This morning I listen to Solarstone - Like A Waterfall it was great.
agreedThis style of Trance is like that same equivalent of radio music I think, at least to the ears of many. It. It shares the same commercial and preciatable nature and is the most samey in the entire genre pretty much. I think people can feel the same things you mentioned about radio music if they have a more serious angle to their taste. Personally that is not me, but I do understand. I like this track! Though I recognize there is nothing advanced or special about it, its cliche and predictable but I enjoy it. Its not as bad as its being made out to be. I dont care though, I am like Freezer I have a mixed taste.
disagree in the sense that comparing Rest of our lives with Like a Waterfall is a bit like comparing Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody with Nickelbacks - photographThere are so many classic vocal Trance tracks that are centered around the vocals, with no clever layering. This morning I listen to Solarstone - Like A Waterfall it was great.
Not sure why you did not conclude "stop listening to trance". That would make sense. Why as a whole? There's a lot of music that I enjoy.
I disagree with you that pop does the same thing for decades. I think sometimes there are fresh things in pop. For example Justin Bieber's "Purpose" album, the one with lots of Skrillex-productions. That's a great piece, fresh, unique sounding productions, eventhough it's still pop.
I also really like new album from The Weeknd. The commercial hit "Take My Breath". With a bit of disco / synthwave in there. Love it. There's unusual parts in (some) of these productions. Like "How Do I Make You Love Me". Besides the smooth vocal, those little synth lines and stuttery sounds make it really fresh.
Discovered on Eurovision, the Ukraninan band Go_A, is also interesting. More interesting than current trance. "Shum" was their Eurovision song, which is really cool as well. A strange blend of Ukranian folk, with electronic dance. Can't get fresher than that? Try "Kalyna" too.
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Back to trance then. Fortunately, my knowledge of trance history is quite big, but not as big of some of the hardcore fans on the forum. For me, there is still lot's of unknown old tracks to discover. Slusnik Luna "Sun" is a recent one. Many Fire & Ice tracks I only discovered last year. Active Sight. Yeah, there's great music still to be found (for me).
But you are close to the truth my Zandvoordian friend. This weekend I wrote in our little admin-chat that I will fade away into the background here. For many months I only get little joy out of this forum. Not a good balance with the frustrations I get when confronted with endless bad music (objectively bad, in my opinion). Frustrations that many of those tracks gets praise. And when I try to explain why tracks are objectively not very good, I am the bad guy. The old whiner. People just don't agree with what I think are facts.
So my conclusion for a while now is: I should just let you guys enjoy your MacDonalds burgers. And I can invest that time in friends, family and offline hobbies. Maybe it's just an age thing. At the end of the day, it's all about the simple question: what makes you happy?