Jose Amnesia - Anybody Out There [AFTR:HRS]

[Vicmarran]

This melodic house/techno thing is really blowing up huh. Latest release for Tiësto’s new label.

 

[Hensmon]

Haven't seen his name in years. I don't mind it, but just feels very very safe brand of Techno that exists one level up from the commercial scene. I guess it chill in a nice way, but some needs some balls or something interesting.

 

[Julian Del Agranda]

I don't understand this genre.

I hear a kick and a very subtle bass. And a shaker. Yay. Some wind FX. The beat carries on. After two full minutes nothing happend. Some plucks in the background and the cliché "deep brass FX" sound. Some vocal delay FX.

Oh WOW!!! there are some CHORDS here. And then it returns to the absolutely-nothing-happening-part.

The chord-pads return for a second breakdown. And indeed back to nothing yet again for the outtro.

 

[Magdelayna]

Give me 'The Eternal' anyday over this haha.

 

[Hoplite]

It's ok, but there's far better techno out there. If it's slow I want it to be some proper hypnotic stuff, if not then make it fast n crazy hah. Like Hensmon said it feels too safe.

 

[Hensmon]

And then it returns to the absolutely-nothing-happening-part.

Modern electronic has a huge problem with this safety first mindset I think. Prog-House (huge issue), House, Trance and large portions of Techno. I'd say probably DnB and Downtempo music too. Its almost as if doing something hugely expressive or bold is too risky. Producers barely want to make tracks that deviate from the genre script they set out to achieve, and labels will probably reject the ones that do anyway, that don't fit safely within the brand. All tracks must be neatly structured with the same safe rhythms and percussion, so that it all can be mixed into the next identical safe sounding tack without too much fuss or effort, and it allows the club promoters who are booking the DJ's to feel extra safe knowing that the set will deliver exactly what's on the tin, safely satisfying as many people as possible.

I sound like another moaner I realise, but at one point we had acts like Underworld, Orbital, Prodigy, Shpongle, FSOL, Aphex Twin and they were some of biggest influencers out there, on all the radios and hugely respected. Way out West might be the perfect example of music that turned from hugely expressive and mixed genre to completely safe house music that just blends nicely with the rest. I think if they were to make an Ajare today it would never see the light of day, as where exactly would we put it?

 

[Freezer]

Its just average, even for its genre...pretty forgottable. Plus, I hate the pitched down vocals on every deep, melodic techno track. Its soooo fkn creepy...

 

[erickUO]

Sounds like any melodic techno tutorial on YouTube. Sorry Jose, you can do better than this.