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Kundalini
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K-BAN
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Posted : Feb 3, 2004 23:00
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hes not 25 considering hes been around since 1969. his website tells a good biography of him and i read a different one of him one day. hes a big contributor to what the music is today. i just wanted to know his exact age. |
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XrTC
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ohmy
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I have seen him play around 20 times or so, so almost a month of my life on his dancefloor.
he has the best vibes of any party I have been too. as for his age, I am pretty sure that his is an immortal, and plays 24 hours at a time, just to challenge our sense of reality. what is a day set to an immortal. Most dj's don't like him becuase he really challenges what dj'ing is, by taking it to this whole other level. its much easier to deject the experience, than try to incorporate what it is into your reality frame. Think about it, you complain about things, because they are threatening. there is always "he doesn't mix" blah blah blah. This is intentional. because when he does mix, it is really quite good. dj'ing is definately more than mixing, no? ? ? if not, lets just have robot parties.
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mubali
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Posted : Feb 21, 2004 01:20
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On 2004-01-28 01:18, K-BAN wrote:
anyone know how old Goa Gil is? hes not young for sure.
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Gil is about 52 I think... He plays music totally appropriate to the time of day/night it is... Despite popular belief, he is not changing pre mixed DATs. He has all of his music on DAT and plays them like a cd dj would, except that he really doesn't mix. I have caught him playing on cdjs once... interesting to say the least. He has some of the darkest, craziest, most psychedelic tracks that most people will ever hear. Some of the tracks are so RAW that you wonder how fresh off the computer they are... That man has beaten me to a pulp during a night to where all I could do is go lay down, and then a few hours later he wakes me up to one of my favorite morning Neuromotor tracks... He can connect to the dancefloor better than anyone else I have seen to date and sometimes you feel like he's playing songs just for you. It's like he looks into your soul and plays your top ten list... At least that what it was for me. He was one of the inspirations that convinced me to start making music... And he is quite alive and well. I wouldn't be surprised if he's still spinnin parties long into the next decade or two.
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XrTC
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Posted : Feb 25, 2004 21:44
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well i have seen him and i can tell for sure he is not changing DAT tapes like cd's... what i saw was him changing pre-mixed tapes... and i saw that...
i personally am not talking about the vibes, his beliefs, his rituals or whatever. he might be a nice old man, still the music he plays lately is not my cup of tea. it didn't work for me in new years party (not being on drugs), it didn't work for some of my friends (being on xtc) and it also didn't work for some other friends (being on acid). make your own conclusions!
about playing 24 hours and being the only one doing it..... i personally don't think it's too hard to do it. and last but not least, try asking him how much money he wants for one of these 24h sets...
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ohmy
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Posted : Feb 27, 2004 00:00
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well, I have helped throw 7 goa gil parties, and for sure, he asks very little for playing his parties, he has played several for free. AS for it being easy to play for 24 hours, great, do it. Longer sets are better. Most people are so threatened by what he does, that it is easy to dis, than try to incorporate it into your being. especially as a dj. it is so much easier to point out flaws, than incorporate the information, and make changes for yourself
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spliffnik
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Posted : Feb 27, 2004 10:56
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So many insecure Djs that are threatened by his Concept...hahaha!
And on another note:this guy-
''personally I dont think its too hard to do a 24 hour set!? Do you know what you sound like? What do you mean by 'personally'? Have you ''personally'' tried this? LOL, you are too hilarious.
And my conclusion about you and your friends who didnt like his music - I just dont think you guys get it. It shows when you say in a cursory manner by dismissing his ''Vibes, rituals, or whatever''. Sounds like those things those mean much to you my friend. But it is ok, please choose to believe whatever you like, you are the one missing out on the greatest trance experience, not me...
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Ulf:G
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Posted : Feb 27, 2004 11:06
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I like his style, not being a 'must-beatmix-freak'.
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XrTC
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Posted : Feb 28, 2004 14:00
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Nik...
"''personally I dont think its too hard to do a 24 hour set!? Do you know what you sound like? What do you mean by 'personally'? Have you ''personally'' tried this? LOL, you are too hilarious."
first of all, i meant it's not hard to do a GoaGil-ish set for 24h. for sure you can't mix properly for 24h, but when it comes to switching DAT tapes, yeah i bet you it can be done.
second, have i tried it..? try what..??? change DAT tapes for 24 hours? do you find it THAT difficult..? LOL (if you still don't get it i can tell you a little secret, even you can do it..)
"Sounds like those things those mean much to you my friend.
can u please rephrase that? it doesn't make any sense...
"But it is ok, please choose to believe whatever you like, you are the one missing out on the greatest trance experience, not me..."
so your conclusion, basically, is this... hmmm...... great post nik, right on spot. wow, people are free to believe what they like.. wowow!!!
last but not least, i certainly don't dismiss his vibes, rituals (after all i didn't say that, all i said was i am not talking about them) BUT most of all i take into account the MUSIC. if i don't like the music i can't have a good time. maybe you want to argue with my personal taste again?
the way i see it, you are the only hilarious in this case. and in case you don't like the way i replied to your post, read my sig... then read your post above again...
p.s. ohmy, a friend of mine had told me a couple of years ago that gil was asking for lots of money. i believe you have a point though and you know better, no argues about that. also, about long "sets", respect to the old man but i don't think anyone feels threatened by him. again a personal opinion.
p.s.2 i have experienced a really good "trance experience" (as nik says) in the first goa gil party i have been (since then i only get dissapointed), but i was younger then and i was also on acid. plus, i have experienced better things in other parties. (again personal view)
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spliffnik
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Posted : Feb 28, 2004 16:32
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You said-
well i have seen him and i can tell for sure he is not changing DAT tapes like cd's... what i saw was him changing pre-mixed tapes... and i saw that...
-You saw it??? so what? like previously mentioned, it is not important here.
i personally am not talking about the vibes, his beliefs, his rituals or whatever.
-so you don't mention it when you make your case... like I said you are not giving these things much importance, =dismissing, and this is why I wrote, because the style of trance is not the only thing that matters.
he might be a nice old man, still the music he plays lately is not my cup of tea.
OK. You dont have to like it.
it didn't work for me in new years party (not being on drugs), it didn't work for some of my friends (being on xtc) and it also didn't work for some other friends (being on acid). make your own conclusions!
So I am supposed to make my conclusion of Goa Gil based on this information? The only conclusion I make is you didnt like his music, and you dont care about any of the other elements. Again this is fine, your loss if you went to a new years party and didnt enjoy it. That is too bad you didnt have a good time. And I don't say this sarcastically!
about playing 24 hours and being the only one doing it..... i personally don't think it's too hard to do it.
-So ALL he does is pop in a DAT tape every once in a while, and stand in place for 24 hours? You are right. That would not be too difficult, if I had some nice drops and a few spliffs But try telling a 24 hour story!
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I would be wasting my time if I was writing this to defend Goa Gil. He needs no defending.
I write this because when you were talking about Gil, you did not talk about the other elements besides style of music and beatmatching. It has nothing to do with you disliking his style, or his ability as a DJ. Even if you said he was great for his style, I would ask you what you thought about the other elements.
It is too bad you didnt have fun on a great night like new years eve. Did you go to the party in a great mood, ready to have the best time and then it was ruined becuase of the style of music he played was not of your preference and that it dissappointed you because he did not beatmatch? Maybe you had other worries on your mind that prevented you from having fun? With all your friends, on new years eve, at a party with fun loving people and a nice vibe, did the difference in preference in style of trance really stop you from having fun?
It sounds like I offended you in my post. Offending you is not what I am trying to do- instead I want to suggest you should consider other things at a party besides your own taste, so that you can have more fun. Open up to it more! Don't you want to have fun all the time, no matter what??
Cheers,
Nik
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XrTC
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man, music really really means a lot to me. i can't have a good time if i don't like the music. i even prefer no music at all than music that i dislike. i can't change it, i know it's not good for me (cos it prevents me from having fun no matteer what) but that's me!
so, if i choose to go somewhere to listen to music (cos that's the main reason why i go to parties) and the music is not good (for me), you can't expect me to say: "oh the music is crap, but it's ok"! cos with the money i payed for the ticket, i could easily buy 2 cds and listen to music i like, or go to a fun park or somewhere else where i can still have (more) fun with my friends.
and in the end, between you and me, parties here are not THAT well organised, so the other things that (for you) might be taken for granted, simply do not exist for me. so i really do not have the option to turn to other things if music is not good (unless i get wasted on drugs, which i find stupid).
it didn't work for me in new years party (not being on drugs), it didn't work for some of my friends (being on xtc) and it also didn't work for some other friends (being on acid). make your own conclusions!
the conclusions i made (and expected most people to also reach to the same ones) is simply that the music he played that night was not enjoyable, neither by a "clean-head", nor by "drug-heads" (be it extacy or psychedelics). i felt like writing it cos we all know that drugs (even a good spliff) can alter severely the perception of music. so, if that music didn't work for minds on different (or none) drugs, then i have an objective opinion of the music being really bad.
the way i see it, we have a big difference in the way we "see" parties and mostly the importance we give to good music. i care for the music mostly (if not only), whereas you care about other things. so, there's nothing to argue about.
p.s. (after re-reading your post and mine): it's not about style of trance as you say, and i agree. it's about MUSIC...
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aje
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spliffnik
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yes I am insane Thaat is why I love it!! |
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Evil Doctor Inc
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Posted : Mar 7, 2004 13:39
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Goa gill is alive and well playing his tablas for sunset with wife Ariane and friend
Collecting some killer new music as usual since he is in Goa right now and is visited by superstar musicians kindzadza and Mussymoody just 2 days ago
there was a rumour he d play the full moon party there
but in another govt party leadership was changing so all parties were cancelled to some other time.
and a lot of freaks saw him at the psychotic Micros smashdown in goa for Maha Shivratri
as for all you buggers who dont like the music he plays its called psychedelic
this is what goa used to be until pansies and losers came down with their crappy progressive trance mp3s
until the spun crew had their spun party warning all freaks not to come since the music was not going to be psychedelic. So it said on the shite black and white photocopied flyer they put everywhere. People that went hated it.
Gil s got taste he plays his music tastefully
ya there is no mixing
but no one rocks it like he does
no one nowhere will go on for 18hrs
no one will give you that trip he will
sure there are other good djs too
Teo - disco valley no mixing yet towards the end of his set its total insanity
Julian - relentless pursuit for perfection
Jaffa - mind boggling
and some others
Parties used to be about new music and different storries
now everybody wants to hear what they have in their files anyway
all you guys who dont like this music
are either probably tooo young, just in the scene, or not mature enough to understand
your minds need to wake up to psychedelics
and all you shite djs in goa playing morning music at night
get the hell out of goa head back to ibiza you are all killing the vibe
Get Gil to play more parties
wow its going to be huge he is booked up allyear round in different venues so all will get to see him soon if your lucky enough.
Boom
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