Well I guess I better reply to this one...as I have been prompted somewhat!
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>I think half the problem is than Sunscreem - just seemed to disappear =
>from among us. They stopped releasing stuff, the web-site seems to be =
>more about other countries than UK, and the releases were all on =
>different labels - all lacking that Sunscreem energy which we all love.
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This is for a lot of reasons, first off they are getting a lot more
bookings for live stuff from non-UK sources. Also, records are selling very
well in Europe in particular. There is also the fact that bacause in the
past most releases have been in the UK first (or only) there is a lot of
back catalogue which can be remixed and rereleased abroad, this is
important because of all the legal rubbish floating around still.
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>What I think Sunscreem missed was the oportunity to lead the way on the =
>current "Trance" sound that is very much in dominance. Some songs spring =
>to mind...
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>System F - Out of the blue (probably the leader of the pack)
>PVD - For an angel
>Chicane - Saltwater
>Art of trance - Madagaska
>(Anything on a gatecrasher CD)
NOT anything on a gatecrasher cd. Fat Boy Slim = Trance?? I think not.
Gatecrasher albums have always disappointed me compared to the club nights
themselves - they seem to pack the first half of each disc with "big names"
regardless of the tunes. IMHO nothing beats the likes of Global Underground
or Additive. But that's not really important....
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>You get the idea - the "epic" trancey euro banging stuff. This is what I =
>call "large" stuff. I think that if the band had not been busy in other =
>countries they would have realised that a great deal of what they have =
>done in the past would easily be remixed by the big names now - and =
>Sunscreem would be a household name again.
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I have to say I disagree with this as well. You can't "make" good music in
one style simply by taking something else and remixing it. I wasn't a big
fan of the Exodus mix, and there's also a Trance mix of Secrets coming out
soon which I have heard. It's OK, but in my mind it's not Secrets. I love
trance and house music, probably more than anything else, but Sunscreem is
different, you can't just add a new bassline and some breakdowns and call
it trance.
And there's certainly no way that SS have "missed" the whole Trance thing.
With John C running the UK arm of one of the biggest labels in that genre
he knows a thing or two about it, and there are some more new remixes in
the pipeline. But I would prefer to hear new things with the same freshness
as the originals....not more euromixes.
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>I dont know about you lot, but I always thought that Suscreem greatest =
>records were the most commercial Pressure Us, Perfect Motion, When - so =
>why are they still pushing the more "diverse" remix and the like. I felt =
>a moment of excitment today when I saw the cover for Exodus 99, but a =
>great disappointment when hearing it.=20
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I always thought Sunscreems best stuff was often their own, untouched by
others. Yes the commercial releases were great, but also their own remixes
like the Heaven mixes and the Damn Disco/LAY mix. With the notable
exception of TE and Gomez, I think I prefer their's to anyone else's.
>Yes - it's a large tune - but I doubt I will ever hear it in any of the =
>clubs I work in - and we had Judge jules 4 weeks ago, Dave pearce 3 =
>weeks ago, Scott Bond last week, Danny Rampling last wednesday, Tall =
>Paul in 3 weeks and Boy George on Sunday.
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>Sorry - if it sounds like I'm showing off here -
Hmm of course not Rob....
>but my point is that =
>non of the big big name DJ's are going to play this track. And that can =
>only mean low sales for Sunscreem - further de-moralisation for the =
>band, and even less consistency of material released.
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A few things to be said here. First off - the DJs you mentioned are not the
be all and end all of dance music. There are plenty of records out there
which do well without those guys playing them, not _only_ trance music
sells well !!! Shanks & Bigfoot anyone?? Biggest selling dance record of
the year so far I would think, and I can bet you Oakey wouldn't touch it.
Second - the band (by which I mean P&L) are certainly not demoralised. Not
by any stretch of the imagination....
>I just wish the whole thing could start over again. All the crap about =
>copyright could go - and the older classics - get the update and =
>mainstream treatment that they deserve.
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Well it would be nice of the legal stuff would go away. But that's not
going to happen by itself. For the meantime we have to make do with things
which fall outside the remit of the "trouble".
Anyway, enough for now. This will probably bounce due to size, but if
anyone does ever read it, fell free to comment. This is only my opinion of
course!
Adam.
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