haha what?

anjuna deep? laughing mty fucking ass off

Attention RA: you've been hacked!
Someone is posting press sheets directly into your Reviews section. Time to upgrade your CMS.

feel like I've stumbled onto some lame American candy kid trance blog

Whilst the review is hyperbolic, it at least balances out the blind snobbery of the RA forum.

quite happy to see a record here at RA that isnt 100% cool from a hype point of view to be honest,,,

Solid.

Agreed but if they are to devote the space to these types of reviews, there are much more worthy labels IMO

There are plenty of places where Anjunadeep releases get attention. While it is definitely good to encourage variety, it seems a bit of a misstep to introduce variety of a sort that won't be enjoyed by the majority of RA users. Above And Beyond et al are hardly niche, people that enjoy Anjunadeep releases aren't generally speaking going to be RA readers because they have other sites that pay more attention to prog house/trance/trouse. Unless intentioned purely to spark debate, seems quite an inexplicable review choice to me is all.

I read this, went to YouTube to listen to track, and actually enjoyed it, I think it´s a decent track and probably deserving of attention that AnjunaDeep releases wouldn´t normally garner around here. I probably would´ve never had paid attention if it weren´t for the review, in fact.

That´s justification enough for me.

The dusky boys have been doing great things recently with their productions - reckon props to RA for this review.

Supermez, i reckon if you listen to the release, you'll agree its in-line with a lot of the deep house which RA users dig. I think they had a track on the Lee Foss podcast, and apparently he's pretty popular at the moment...

quality release

Glad to see this has opened up a bit of debate - although no surprise to see Proangelwings laughing his ass off, as that is all he seems to do.

Good music is good music, whatever label it's on. There's no hyperbole here, it's a really lush, lovingly-crafted, well-rounded package. Most people would flick through this in their local music emporium; if it gets at least one new listener heading its way then, hey, I think we've done our job.

someone like you FTW

nice

always funny to see who judge music based on the label that releases it. so pretentious.

Agreed, this just brings new meaning to the phrase 'dont judge a book by its cover'!!

If you're going to hate on a track or a review purely because you associate with a certain scene that you dislike without even listening first then you are just being a pilock. Miles Davis released some of his best stuff on CBS, Columbia and Sony, all major labels that also released absolute popular garbage at the same time. Does that mean that I would call a Miles Davis release on these labels rubbish just by association? How blind sighted...

Heard it on youtube now, to see what's the fuss about.

it's a solid track, it's not cheesy, just to point it out. word anjuna can point to that though
It's not a 4 either, at least in my eyes.

As for the label fuss, I see they do only mp3 releases, and bunch of them... not my cup of tea.

As for the review, it does look like a press release.

Dear def, when you write positive reviews – of which this is one – it's rather difficult to shake off the tag of sounding like a press release, sadly. If I hated it and gave it an almighty shoeing, no one would accuse it of that. Not sure I can get round that one, really.

Watch out for these guys, they have some deadly beats up and coming.

People naturally form preconceptions about specific labels, but more often than not those are based on experience. For instance, I really enjoyed almost everything Swamp81 released last year so tend to look forward to their stuff and go in with high expectations. Similarly, I have listened to Anjunadeep releases before and haven't enjoyed them, so therefore have different expectations. I fully accept that this particular release may buck the trend and be something that I enjoy, but I stand by my right to have an opinion on a label.

People are very quick to jump on any criticism of music based on label or lack of hype as 'pretentious', but in reality it's just a question of taste. I wasn't just ignorantly bashing Anjunadeep, I have listened to their releases in the past and not enjoyed them. If I were to not pre-judge any music at all, I would have to listen to every single release by every single artist and form my own completely objective opinions of each in turn. For the sake of convenience, forming mental lists of labels/artists to pay attention to and those to avoid based on previous experience is entirely sensible.

This thread is funny and the level of pretentiousness cracks me up.... Dusky's Tyto Alba release was supported by Jamie Jones and Lee Foss, as well as Pete Tong (who played four of their tracks on Radio 1 in four weeks last year). Here's a video of JJ opening his DC10 closing party set with it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZLKoWR1_M From what I know from the guys, this EP itself has been getting plays from MANIK, Rodriguez Jr, (:terry, Terry Francis (who loves Someone Like You). dOP etc.

Their Anjunadeep album Stick By This is more of a home listening vibe, but well worth checking out.... Toddla T dropped the first track Lost In You on Radio 1 and the title track has been picked up by Rob Da Bank and Zane Lowe, who both played in their shows also. DJ Mag were big on it and Pete Tong mentioned it as one of his albums of the year (sandwiched between Maceo Plex and Azari & III).

T. Williams is also a big fan of theirs and had them guest on his show.

So really reckon peeps should do a bit of digging around/get schooled up on some info before they start wading with comments that kinda make the forum look like a teenage school playground.

And they play a mean garage set.... and are playing at the next Days Like That/Heritage if you wanna check them out properly ;-) http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?331911

Also interesting that Supermez refers to Swamp81, as Loefah has been a big fan of some of Dusky's duttier releases, supporting them on his Swamp81.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6docI0uPFkw

Seriously, anyone that says they don't have some labels they generally prefer over others is deluding themselves. My big mistake here was posting my opinion in this thread, but I totally stand by my right to form opinions on labels and artists based on previous experience. That's like, the whole point of following a music scene, learning where to search to find the stuff that you enjoy.

Maybe this release is different, for whatever reasons, but it's a fact that the next time RA reviews an Anjunadeep release I'm going to have the same reservations because I've listened to a lot of the stuff they release and not enjoyed it. How exactly is that being pretentious? People need to stop throwing that word around whenever someone has an opinion.

I just thought it was a strange stance to say that you thought that an upcoming, obviously talented artist with plenty of heat in different (often RA-relevant) areas shouldnt get reviewed....

after all, what is the point of a review/music press if not to bring good relevant music that we wouldnt otherwise hear to our attention?

You're right, I should never have said RA shouldn't review it. I guess my issue is that II don't generally get fired up for Anjunadeep releases, and seeing as RA has very limited space for reviews I was initially annoyed that I perceived some of this space wasted. Obviously this particular release has more going for it than I thought.

I think another factor was that I am very much aware of the growing mainstream EDM scene in the US, of which Anjunadeep and general trance affiliated music is a significant part. As someone who has limited interest in trance music, seeing Anjunadeep pop up on a website I normally associate with a totally different music sphere was a bit of a shock. Maybe this is the wrong stance and I should be more open-minded, but as I have previously stated my opinions aren't based on ignorant snobbiness, they are based on my personal experience and subjective analysis.

Fair enuff and reasoned explanation. The label deffo seems far broader than the public perception, though. Speaking to the Dusky boys, apparently Vincenzo (Dessous etc) is also working on an album for the label (his track Get To Know You on there is worth checking n'all IMO).

hilarious forum - sure, we all have labels we do and dont favour, but if you're closed off to the possibility of changing your position (if only for one release) you are basically your mum/dad

i actually pitched this to review but was beaten to it by stephen.. one of the main reasons i did so was because i knew it would shock people something of this style was on anjunadeep... it was therefore more worthy of review, you could argue, than the same old cool shit on smallville, ostgut etc which are largely predictable things

what a bunch of total tits. the joke's on whoever dismissed anjuna stuff before hearing it, as they'd have also missed out on youandewan's remix of dusky back in september, which is a straight up JAM: I don't remember any ostgut DJs being so dismissive when it was dropped in panoramabar a bunch of times around its release.

(that same ep also featured t.williams and vincenzo remixes but yeah whatever it's not on a cool label so fuck it blah blah)

i remember when it was fucking brilliant to be suprised by a label/artist combination that seemed odd at first.

i also remember when decent music was just decent music, and didn't have to have it's credentials looked over via internet officials looking for hand stamped 'you're cool' pointers.

Actually, some good has come out of what I thought was going to turn into – at first – a rather negative thread. And that's what I like about RA contributors. Whether I agree with them or not, they (almost) all have some valid, cogent points to make.

sup mez

the comments are better then the record itself. it has been a fun read. g, do we take music seriously? yes, a bit too serious. Ra is always very very serious and "right", always the right labels and artists. liberating. more pls

All politics about the label aside, that this kind of music gets a 4 from an RA reviewer is hilarious. A couple of fluffy house tracks with annoying vocal loops and one token "slow jam".



Actually it's not shocking in the slightest that this is on Anjunadeep and illustrates the difference between a label like that and the other two you mention perfectly.

It's been many, many years since I looked at anything Anjuna and I'm pleasantly surprised to see a change of tack in A&R. Whilst this release isn't mind-blowing, it has character. If we want to play the name game, Dusky have popped up on releases with Mark E, Youandewan and Pezzner attached; this is hardly bad company to find oneself in.

My money is on T.Williams' rerub of 'Lost In You' but that's just more my speed. Totally subjective perspective.

ratings are done by the editorial team, not the reviewers (not that it changes your point, just a heads up)

I cried when it stopped. Then I hit the replay button and? I was happy again. True story.



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All this aside,
Does anyone here know a at tune by the name of "no more" by Dusky? It was on Will Saul's february mix for XOYO and is a real banger. Been looking for a release date or a cat number everywhere, but it's nowhere to be found. Perhaps someone here could help me solve this mistery? That would be very much appreciated!

Ceda......It's a beauty! amazing record....i think it's due to be released on anjunadeep. the release date hasnt been confirmed yet though.