http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:32:24 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/01/160251.php#comment-121223 You must be kidding! That Gabriel and Dresden remix stripped away the vibrancy of that track and made it monotonous prog fodder. Original WOW works like "Stealth" and countless remixes they've done are miles above that Gabriel & Dresden Remix. DLN is a tad clinical but you can't fault it on variety. 121223@blogcritics.org Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:32:24 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/01/160251.php#comment-101385 Nice job, Bill. Keep reviewing the EDM releases -- it's the future of music. I too think Way Out West's more recent stuff has veered too far toward the ambient/downtempo end of things. They were always sort of in that direction, but the newer songs I've heard are more boring than some of the progressive trance they've done before. They also feel far less dancier and more like traditional pop/rock music almost in their sonic texture and arrangements. They haven't erred as much as Oakenfold in going into that area (Bunkka ... oy), but I think they need to stick with their genre. Interestingly, Nick Warren plays stuff at a slightly higher BPM as a DJ. In my eyes, however, Way Out West can do no wrong after "Mindcircus." One of the most beautiful pieces of melancholy trance ever written, especially the Gabriel and Dresden remix. I heard it in a club this past weekend and it still causes a mass religious experience every time it's dropped. That is all. 101385@blogcritics.org Thu, 2 Dec 2004 02:34:03 EST