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Sweet As
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 Posted - 2009/05/01 : 07:06:38
Although I'm not a huge fan of Hixxy's new work. I would'nt say the quality of Hixxy's productions have gone down hill. They are usually very well mastered and produced tracks. His productions just are'nt breaking many boundaries is what has happened. Unlike a lot of the up and commers who are fresh to the scene. In other words, he goes with what is safe and will sell to the masses. But at the same time, I still have a lot of respect for Hixxy. He's stuck with Hardcore through thick and thin. When many producers turned their back on the rave scene.... He stuck with it. And now he's simply reaping the rewards of all his hardwork and dedication over the years.
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DJ-Hutchy
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Posted - 2009/05/01 : 08:56:01
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Originally posted by Sweet As:
Although I'm not a huge fan of Hixxy's new work. I would'nt say the quality of Hixxy's productions have gone down hill. They are usually very well mastered and produced tracks. His productions just are'nt breaking many boundaries is what has happened. Unlike a lot of the up and commers who are fresh to the scene. In other words, he goes with what is safe and will sell to the masses. But at the same time, I still have a lot of respect for Hixxy. He's stuck with Hardcore through thick and thin. When many producers turned their back on the rave scene.... He stuck with it. And now he's simply reaping the rewards of all his hardwork and dedication over the years.
SPOT ON M8!!!!
COULDNT SAY IT BETTER MYSELF
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Luna-C
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Posted - 2009/05/02 : 21:59:54
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Originally posted by acidfluxxbass:
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Originally posted by Brian K:
luna c is like fine wine, the older the better 
thats true, actually...
but more and more it sounds like bexxie contributes to his songs :P
Ha ha...Bexxie DOES help with mastering, and sometimes when I need technical advice (because she has been to school for studio engineering and I am self taught - she knows a lot that I dont know lol) but rarely with the actual making or producing of my tracks, or I with hers. We both work on things individually usually. Its a bit weird in fact - we have made about..err...3 tracks together in five years. Her help has been invaluable with my releases though. Listen to Supaset 4, then Supaset 8. A lot of growth production wise because Bexxie has shown me ways to compress etc etc that I never used to use. Not so much musically, but then, they are both mash up sets.
As for the rest, I think all hardcore producers go downhill after a few years...some last for only a few tracks, others for maybe 10 years. The problem is one I have thought about a lot. I think that it comes from the fact that its sort of easy to make a good hardcore tune. But its quite hard to make 2 good hardcore tunes, and each one after that is tougher. Hardcore, by its very nature, is restrictive. It has to be a certain speed, the current kick drum / stab pattern / vocal combination. So once you have got the kick exactly right, and the pattern is the best you can do, and the vocalist is amazing, all you can do is remix the sound you like lots of times.
My response has been to go in all different directions to keep myself fresh and, more importantly, to keep myself interested. And its also why my music is a little more obscure as time goes on. I find it very easy to make an old skool hardcore piano breakbeat tune. But also very boring. I could easily have made myself into a Ratpack type act, plaing the same records for years and years. Its an obvious path, and one that would have made me good money. But no way, I would hate it.
I imagine Hixxy (and all who have been in the scene for a while) sit in the studio and think "jeez, I am tired of that" so even if its a good track being made, it will lose some of its spiritual input as the original enthusiasm is hard to sustain.
In the perfect world, the majority of hardcore djs over 30 (and I include myself) would simply stop and let the scene rebirth. The problem is we either love it, or more often, dont know how to stop lol...
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acidfluxxbass
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Posted - 2009/05/02 : 22:19:39
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Originally posted by Luna-C:
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Originally posted by acidfluxxbass:
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Originally posted by Brian K:
luna c is like fine wine, the older the better
thats true, actually...
but more and more it sounds like bexxie contributes to his songs :P
Ha ha...Bexxie DOES help with mastering, and sometimes when I need technical advice (because she has been to school for studio engineering and I am self taught - she knows a lot that I dont know lol) but rarely with the actual making or producing of my tracks, or I with hers. We both work on things individually usually. Its a bit weird in fact - we have made about..err...3 tracks together in five years. Her help has been invaluable with my releases though. Listen to Supaset 4, then Supaset 8. A lot of growth production wise because Bexxie has shown me ways to compress etc etc that I never used to use. Not so much musically, but then, they are both mash up sets.
As for the rest, I think all hardcore producers go downhill after a few years...some last for only a few tracks, others for maybe 10 years. The problem is one I have thought about a lot. I think that it comes from the fact that its sort of easy to make a good hardcore tune. But its quite hard to make 2 good hardcore tunes, and each one after that is tougher. Hardcore, by its very nature, is restrictive. It has to be a certain speed, the current kick drum / stab pattern / vocal combination. So once you have got the kick exactly right, and the pattern is the best you can do, and the vocalist is amazing, all you can do is remix the sound you like lots of times.
My response has been to go in all different directions to keep myself fresh and, more importantly, to keep myself interested. And its also why my music is a little more obscure as time goes on. I find it very easy to make an old skool hardcore piano breakbeat tune. But also very boring. I could easily have made myself into a Ratpack type act, plaing the same records for years and years. Its an obvious path, and one that would have made me good money. But no way, I would hate it.
I imagine Hixxy (and all who have been in the scene for a while) sit in the studio and think "jeez, I am tired of that" so even if its a good track being made, it will lose some of its spiritual input as the original enthusiasm is hard to sustain.
In the perfect world, the majority of hardcore djs over 30 (and I include myself) would simply stop and let the scene rebirth. The problem is we either love it, or more often, dont know how to stop lol...
i was scared you were going to read that haha! Though I'd give anything for a girlfriend who shared my taste in music. Essex nowaday's seems to be all about indy-cindy and scene kids following the closed indie performance going.. The only person I shared tastes with was my uncle now in Poland!
That's an interesting insight, all of it very true. Hardcore is restrictive, and thats what makes so much of it comercial. In marketised hardcore, theres little variation. Be it freeform tunes or you conventional hardcore,t heres not allot of difference. I guess it's the unconventionals who make something a bit different but still hardcore that have the fun and keep themselves fresh. If we kept to the rock solid line and development of hardcore, we wouldnt have much variation. And in all honesty, theres very little variation..
The only unconventional hardcore I tend to hear is stuff coming from holland with gabber, KF, or the older stuff like Hyer-On Experiance (who was actually introduced to me by luna-c throught the casts).
I've read the history of KF, and yourself, Chris, despite trying to stay seperate from the 'conventional' hardcore that people like Hixxy or dougal were making, was running out of idea's.
I don't know where to take this point...
I can understand if hixxy does get a bit tired of what he does. Your interview with himlast year kinda hinted that his newer stuff wasn't up to the standard of his 'proudest' release 'Sacrifice'. Though, I guess it'd be a bit strange for hixxy, who's built up a reputation in one area of music to sudenly change to gabber!
No idea how to link this chat with age..
heh.
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