Best Sounding Albums-Tracks in Dance Music History
Best Sounding Albums-Tracks in Dance Music History
Hi there.
I am trying to get behind-study the Eq balance, Mixing etc , and the reason why i like some music more than other music
I would like to know which albums or tracks you consider to be Reference Quality mixed-mastered.
Anything goes but please not "these are the 30 best i know" .
More like Top 2-3 would be sufficient-give me a chance to listen to all of them
Main interest would be Dance music. Especially if you have experienced any songs that sounded extraordinary good in a club or big system. But of course i am open to anything. It can be Pink Floyd , Janet Jackson, Pop, Rock everything goes, am open.
Caution! Please Please Please, don`t suggest any modern DnB with 2 Db Rms and a lifeless flat sounding ridiculous snare as Reference.
It has to have (some) Dynamics (and also NOT have these funny "distorted+layered tom+snare+ street performer plastic bucket" sound and harsch ,
too loud HiHats that hurt your ear drums when listened a bit louder..
Don`t get me wrong. Nothing against DnB but the last things i see-hear simply are too loud to enjoy.
Apart from that it can be basically anything.
Let`s musical-artist taste not be a concern here. Only mixing-mastering quality that does not cause fatigue at loud levels
I will start with three :
Fun Lovin Criminals- 100% Colombian
Juan Atkins+ Moritz Von Oswald - Borderland:Transport
Jamiroquai-Summer Girl
Ok and if i would "have to choose!" one random DnB track i like the mixing-mastering of: Aquasky-"Moondance" and basically all "Lost In Space" compilations (Lacerda Records)
I am trying to get behind-study the Eq balance, Mixing etc , and the reason why i like some music more than other music
I would like to know which albums or tracks you consider to be Reference Quality mixed-mastered.
Anything goes but please not "these are the 30 best i know" .
More like Top 2-3 would be sufficient-give me a chance to listen to all of them
Main interest would be Dance music. Especially if you have experienced any songs that sounded extraordinary good in a club or big system. But of course i am open to anything. It can be Pink Floyd , Janet Jackson, Pop, Rock everything goes, am open.
Caution! Please Please Please, don`t suggest any modern DnB with 2 Db Rms and a lifeless flat sounding ridiculous snare as Reference.
It has to have (some) Dynamics (and also NOT have these funny "distorted+layered tom+snare+ street performer plastic bucket" sound and harsch ,
too loud HiHats that hurt your ear drums when listened a bit louder..
Don`t get me wrong. Nothing against DnB but the last things i see-hear simply are too loud to enjoy.
Apart from that it can be basically anything.
Let`s musical-artist taste not be a concern here. Only mixing-mastering quality that does not cause fatigue at loud levels
I will start with three :
Fun Lovin Criminals- 100% Colombian
Juan Atkins+ Moritz Von Oswald - Borderland:Transport
Jamiroquai-Summer Girl
Ok and if i would "have to choose!" one random DnB track i like the mixing-mastering of: Aquasky-"Moondance" and basically all "Lost In Space" compilations (Lacerda Records)
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Re: Best Sounding Albums-Tracks in Dance Music History
These tracks sound right according to me. I use them as reference tracks (obviously in lossless format), though I'm not claiming these are objectively the best per se. I feel they are mixed and mastered in harmony to the music itself, which is what I strive for.spanktron wrote: Anything goes but please not "these are the 30 best i know" .
More like Top 2-3 would be sufficient-give me a chance to listen to all of them
Main interest would be Dance music. Especially if you have experienced any songs that sounded extraordinary good in a club or big system. But of course i am open to anything. It can be Pink Floyd , Janet Jackson, Pop, Rock everything goes, am open.
- Rodriguez Jr. "Los Matadores (Feat. And.Id)"
- CV313 "Subtraktive (Deepchord Presents Echospace Live Mix)"
- Moonbeam "Tiger (Roland M. Dill "Got Him By The Tail" Remix)"
Make some music!
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* Deadmau5/Haley Gibby - "I remember"
* ICT - "Lasciati Tentare"
* BBE - "Seven days and one week"
In no particular order, but these three have something about them......
* ICT - "Lasciati Tentare"
* BBE - "Seven days and one week"
In no particular order, but these three have something about them......
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BT - This Binary Universe
Tipper - Broken Soul Jamboree (or The Seamless Unspeakable...)
Tipper - Broken Soul Jamboree (or The Seamless Unspeakable...)
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Re: Best Sounding Albums-Tracks in Dance Music History
Amon Tobin Isam is one of the most incredible sonic experience of the last decade imho. Amazing tunes, amazing sounds, amazing mix.
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Cv313 and Rodriguez sound spot on. Even though i am biased when it comes to dubtechno so 313 has an easier job being liked by me and also hard to judge mixing wise cause i thinkStromkraft wrote:These tracks sound right according to me. I use them as reference tracks (obviously in lossless format), though I'm not claiming these are objectively the best per se. I feel they are mixed and mastered in harmony to the music itself, which is what I strive for.spanktron wrote: Anything goes but please not "these are the 30 best i know" .
More like Top 2-3 would be sufficient-give me a chance to listen to all of them
Main interest would be Dance music. Especially if you have experienced any songs that sounded extraordinary good in a club or big system. But of course i am open to anything. It can be Pink Floyd , Janet Jackson, Pop, Rock everything goes, am open.
- Rodriguez Jr. "Los Matadores (Feat. And.Id)"
- CV313 "Subtraktive (Deepchord Presents Echospace Live Mix)"
- Moonbeam "Tiger (Roland M. Dill "Got Him By The Tail" Remix)"
the genre structure helps a lot sounding smooth
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Thank you.[jur] wrote:Amon Tobin Isam is one of the most incredible sonic experience of the last decade imho. Amazing tunes, amazing sounds, amazing mix.
Yes we know Tobin and respect him
I have most of his stuff.
What i am looking here though is less how much someone likes a specific music and more music that has left an impression Mixdown-Mastering wise
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Tarekith wrote:BT - This Binary Universe
Tipper - Broken Soul Jamboree (or The Seamless Unspeakable...)
Tipper tipper tipper..... Hmmm i knew him from somewhere. Sounds good.
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There's a reason I picked that track. It's not "the genre", it's Deepchord. Everything he does sounds simple and isn't. Great always sounds this way, deceivingly simple. Play this one on a club system and it will stand out compared to other tracks. Which is another reason I picked it.spanktron wrote: Cv313 and Rodriguez sound spot on. Even though i am biased when it comes to dubtechno so 313 has an easier job being liked by me and also hard to judge mixing wise cause i think
the genre structure helps a lot sounding smooth
Make some music!
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he also released 2 albums as Crunch (titled 1 and 2). amazing sound designspanktron wrote: Tipper tipper tipper..... Hmmm i knew him from somewhere.
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Deadmau5 "I remember" has 2db rms dynamics and peaks at +1db over zero. Not exactly reference material. Thats exactly what i DON`T want to domiyaru wrote:* Deadmau5/Haley Gibby - "I remember"
* ICT - "Lasciati Tentare"
* BBE - "Seven days and one week"
In no particular order, but these three have something about them......
completely flat and lifeless (the production-mastering) the song is nice as a song
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Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack - duh.
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I've recently become a fan of Dieter Meier from Yello. Huge body of work, and highly skilled.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/5873-Yello
https://www.discogs.com/artist/5873-Yello
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While I'm not using it for reference I should mention Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall", the first album where Quincy Jones worked with him. Soundwise this is stellar and the album is very much a part of dance music history. It's available on Spotify, but as before I suggest lossless sources.
I don't know the different releases well enough to tell them apart, but my opinion is based on the original CD. At some point I heard it on vinyl, but I wasn't making music at the time.
I don't know the different releases well enough to tell them apart, but my opinion is based on the original CD. At some point I heard it on vinyl, but I wasn't making music at the time.
Make some music!
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uh oh almost forgot,
the best sounding track to me is Terminal Sound System - Ghost Summer. all credits to that guy Skye Klein
not sure it's "Dance" enough tho
the best sounding track to me is Terminal Sound System - Ghost Summer. all credits to that guy Skye Klein
not sure it's "Dance" enough tho