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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 18:33

Shivaxi wrote:I'm just saying that psytrance doesn't HAVE to be a repetive simple beat with nothing else


Apart from oversimplifying my description of the type of percussion sections used in most psytrance songs, that's a bit like saying Heavy Metal doesn't HAVE to use guitars. Maybe it doesn't have to indeed, but then what is the point of classifying and differentiating between genres to begin with? Each genre of music has a couple of defining elements that are shared by all the songs that are classified as being of that genre. In some cases music will contain elements of various different genres, in other cases they will be picture perfect example of a specific genre. Calling Mercurio is terrible example of 'Cybernetika's psytrance', because out of the 7 songs on an album full of 'Cybernetika's psytrance' it's the odd one out and therefore doesn't really support your point.

Anyway, I was just saying your second song (unlike the first, mind you), doesn't really sound like psytrance because it's missing some of the elements that define the Psytrance genre. Again, there is nothing wrong with that, it was merely an observation.

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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 19:19

Dubstep is derived from the Genre Dub anyway, which is influenced by Reggae music :D
So that sort of beat has been around longer.
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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 21:24

SteadZ wrote:Dubstep is derived from the Genre Dub anyway, which is influenced by Reggae music :D
So that sort of beat has been around longer.
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Frieza wrote:
Shivaxi wrote:I'm just saying that psytrance doesn't HAVE to be a repetive simple beat with nothing else


Apart from oversimplifying my description of the type of percussion sections used in most psytrance songs, that's a bit like saying Heavy Metal doesn't HAVE to use guitars. Maybe it doesn't have to indeed, but then what is the point of classifying and differentiating between genres to begin with? Each genre of music has a couple of defining elements that are shared by all the songs that are classified as being of that genre. In some cases music will contain elements of various different genres, in other cases they will be picture perfect example of a specific genre. Calling Mercurio is terrible example of 'Cybernetika's psytrance', because out of the 7 songs on an album full of 'Cybernetika's psytrance' it's the odd one out and therefore doesn't really support your point.

Anyway, I was just saying your second song (unlike the first, mind you), doesn't really sound like psytrance because it's missing some of the elements that define the Psytrance genre. Again, there is nothing wrong with that, it was merely an observation.


I didn't over simplify anything, I just didn't feel like typing out exactly what you said word for word. You know what I meant anyway. And yes, I'm well aware of what a genre actually is and how we classify music. The point I was making however, is that even if some of those genre elements are missing from a certain song, does not make it "not that genre", and Calling Mercurio is a perfect example. Calling Mercurio may not have the typical genre-driven beat of psytrance, but almost every single other instrument, sound, and sample, clearly belongs in the Psytrance genre. Therefore what other genre could you put Calling Mercurio in when MOST of its sound is Psytrance?

I mean, many songs can be mixes of genre's, all using different types of drum beats/patterns or have a bit of jazz or maybe some heavy metal guitar...or hell maybe all 3! =P But whatever is most prominent in the song defines its genre in the end, no? Hence I still believe my second track is correctly placed under Psytrance, while not having every single psytrance element, most of the song is.

This is pretty common in Drum & Bass too, as DnB takes elements from a thousand different genres, jazz, orchestral, rock, metal, even Opera and Classical. Yet, it's still defined as DnB, because that's the main element that stands out prominently

Example of a very Jazzy DnB track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRa5ymVrqk4
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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 22:31

Genre talkin'

Unreal music is mainly orchestral
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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 22:35

UBerserker wrote:Genre talkin'

Unreal music is mainly orchestral


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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 23:17

Hey man, whatever. Call it psytrance if it makes you happy. I should know better by now than to get into an argument with you about anything. I could go on making my point but I think I'll just leave it at this.

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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 23:35

lol? alright then =P

Speakin' of Psy-influenced music, did a Cybernetika mix today live on DnBRadio, featuring a couple new songs from him and some collabs he did with others, if anyone is interested:

http://dnbradio.com/podcast/livesets/view/24909

Tracklist:
01 - Cybernetika - Calling Mercurio (mashup w/ BSE - Winter War)
02 - Cybernetika - Neuronal Interface
03 - Cybernetika - Forged For Battle
04 - Cybernetika & Mellow Sonic - Thermal Overload
05 - Cybernetika - Close Your Eyes
06 - Mellow Sonic - Teleportation
07 - Vector Burn - Plummet
08 - Mellow Sonic - Velocity
09 - Cybernetika - Atropos
10 - Cybernetika - Hayashis Journey
11 - Cybernetika - Distant Singularity
12 - Mellow Sonic - Dimensional Encounters
13 - Exocet - Demon Seed (Bungle Remix)
14 - Cybernetika - Avenger
15 - Cybernetika - Black Hole Evolution
16 - Cybernetika - Starchild
17 - Cybernetika - Towards The End Of Time
18 - Rammstein - Du Hast (Cybernetika & Xenofish Remix)
19 - Cybernetika - Devoid Of Gravity
20 - Vortech - Humanity: Static (Cybernetika Remix)
21 - Cyanotic - Fashion Victim (Cybernetika Remix)
22 - Sybreed - Doomsday Party (Dragon Eyes Mix by Cybernetika)
23 - Cybernetika - Pharaoh's Kingdom
24 - Cybernetika - Human Error
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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 23:40

I've just checkedd your tune. It's pretty good I guess. You should try tinkering with chill/ambient stuff.
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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 01:07

makemeunreal wrote:I've just checkedd your tune. It's pretty good I guess. You should try tinkering with chill/ambient stuff.
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Thankyou. And yes I have before actually...did an ambient tune for WhirlWindWabbit actually a while ago for a level he was making:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sn1hqhhwmro2u ... t%20v3.mp3 - removed it from soundcloud ages ago, so this is the only viable link =P

And this one just messing around:

http://soundcloud.com/shivaxi/arp-mello ... ntal-intro
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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 10:47

I think I've asked this before, but do you have a portfolio site somewhere? (Soundcloud doesn't count :P) When I discover people who make music which sounds pleasant I like to download everything they've got and study the progression/history and the diversity in what they produce.
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Subject: Re: First Psytrance Tune

Post Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 17:18

TheIronKnuckle wrote:I think I've asked this before, but do you have a portfolio site somewhere? (Soundcloud doesn't count :P) When I discover people who make music which sounds pleasant I like to download everything they've got and study the progression/history and the diversity in what they produce.


I do not, sorry. Soundcloud is the best place right now to find most of my music. What I can do though is give you access to my private DropBox folder of dubs of mine, which include everything I've done since about 2007 if you're really that interested ;) I'll PM you about it.
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