Paul van Dyk's Ansichten über "trance"

[MisterTiddles]

Paul Van Dyk- What he has to say about TRANCE in the new MixMag...

In the October 2003 MixMag, Paul Van Dyk says the following about trance:

"Trance had become a dirty word. Thanks to Ian Van Dahl, Lasgo, Flip 'N' Fill and DJ Sammy, a generation of kids has grown up thinking trance is the shittiest music since country and western.

Along with Armin Van Buurren, Tiesto, and Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk and tracks like 'Connected' have saved trance, steering it away from the bird-sings-over-80s-remake formula that was making trance a laughing stock, bringing it back to what it was always meant to be - fucking good dancefloor music that messes with your head.

He doesn't want to piss anyone off, so he doesn't like to talk about other DJs. With one exception: Ian Van Dahl gets a kicking for being completely 'cheesy'.

Cheesy records make proper trance look bad. Of course there are people who buy DJ Sammy records. They're not the same people that buy mine."


Ich sage: Jeder soll hören, was er will. Sich aber mit falschen Ettiketen zu rühmen ist in der tat verwerflich.