I'm finding trance music very boring these days....

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Originally Posted by hardmandez

I agree with you slightly DS. A lot of trance these days is pretty stale as you say and like you I'm getting totally into a lot of the 80's electronic. But I'm a techno/trance head at heart hell I still listen to the odd bit of hardcore and gabba when I'm in the mood, anyway there is still some good trancey stuff out there. You should check some of the stuff coming from Electric Kingdom, a lot of it is a kind of techno/trance on an 80's synth vibe. I'm a particular fan of Lexy and K-Paul these days.

While we are on the subject, any recommendations on 80's synth bands to check out other than the usual depeche mode, new order stuff.

80's bands to check out

808State
Flock of Seagulls
Duran Duran
Visage
SoftCell
Desireless
Madonna
Cyndi Lauper
BreakDance (electric boogaloo)
A-Ha
Tears For Fears
Simple Minds
Yazoo
Kraftwerk (pioneers of electropop)
Bronski Beat
PetShopBoys (particularly B-sides)
John Foxx
Howard Jones
Ultravox
Eurythmics
Gary Numan

There are of course loads of others....but once you start searching these...other names/bands will crop up.

DS

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Check out Adamski

He was one of the pioneers of house music...back in like 1986. Way ahead of his time.

In fact....look into any hiphop, breakdance etc....and its all there.

DS

[XLR8A]

Check out Stakka&Skynet - Clockwork album, it's not exactly trance, but a sort of...

[TommyS]

Theres plenty of good music about. But if your stuck in the 80`s then it wont appeal much to you

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

^ What da hell

Muhahahhaah.....

DS

[saba]

Maybe he is talking about Autechre or something *shrug*.

[Timo]

Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

No Timo...ive not heard of them before. So you recommend them then?

Absolutely!

The ASOT radio show is effectively the window to the world for hearing unreleased and newly-released trance tunes. Here's the details:-

http://www.sunesha.nu/virusforum/vie...?p=36494#36494

[techno_7]

Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

80's bands to check out

808State
Flock of Seagulls
Duran Duran
Visage
SoftCell
Desireless
Madonna
Cyndi Lauper
BreakDance (electric boogaloo)
A-Ha
Tears For Fears
Simple Minds
Yazoo
Kraftwerk (pioneers of electropop)
Bronski Beat
PetShopBoys (particularly B-sides)
John Foxx
Howard Jones
Ultravox
Eurythmics
Gary Numan

There are of course loads of others....but once you start searching these...other names/bands will crop up.

DS

You forgot Jarre!

[Doc Jones]

they're a bit dated, but I am still digging the Higher Intelligence Agency.

[saba]

Originally Posted by Doc Jones

they're a bit dated, but I am still digging the Higher Intelligence Agency.

HIA is nice on the head, mmm. I like freefloater.