Seb Fontaine

[V. Barbarino]

British big name DJ Seb Fontaine launched a ferocious critical assault on progressive house this week, branding the genre he was once associated with ‘dull nonsense’.

“There was a time when all these people would be sending me in progressive CDs and I’d be thinking ‘oh my God, if I hear one more CD like these I’m going to slit my wrists’, they were so fucking dull,” Seb recalled, “They created no atmosphere on the dance floor.”

His comments starkly contradicted those of Way Out West’s Nick Warren who this week told Australian magazine 3D World that he remains fully committed to progressive.

“I think I’ve always been a prog DJ. Progressive house is forward thinking dance music,” Warren suggested, “There’s this whole electro fad at the moment, I’ve never gone down that route. There’s a few interesting tracks but I think a lot of it lacks energy.” (3D World)

Chatting to Skrufff, Seb avoided using the term electro (‘If someone asks me what I play I say ‘electronic house’,”) though admitted his favourite producers of the moment are Tiefschwarz.

“Tiefschwarz are fantastic and there’s loads of great music out there at the moment, that electronic sound, certainly this summer, has got bigger and bigger, though some of it is too minimal for me,” he said.

“I think electronic house has really revived dance floors, people are smiling again and jumping up and down. A bass line is coming in and you get the whole club cheering. You don’t need all that dull nonsense.”

The ex Radio 1DJ has been touring extensively since leaving the station last year, and performs his first gig in Thailand shortly, where he’ll be showcasing his new sound.

“Due to the internet the world is a much smaller place these days and musically it’s no longer the case of seeing somewhere like Thailand as being the other side of the world; clubbers, wherever they are, are listening to the same music online,” said Seb.

“With any new territory I always approach a gig with the knowledge that the set could go in a number of different directions but it’s not like I’m visiting virgin territory. Clubbers are clued up all over the world these days.”

Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)

[web_norah]

haha.

figures.


he's gotta rip on something since he got chopped from Radio 1.

[dirtyhouse777]

i'm tending to side with seb on this one. this year in my opinion was incredibly duller than last year for progressive releases. tracks like Terry Grant's "I'll Kill You" might be great for a listen, but on the dance floor they do nothing.

Hernan @ Moonpark a few weeks ago was possibly the most boring set i've ever heard from a big DJ, and hearing his buddy Martin Garcia play multiple times in the past few months has made me want to fall asleep on the dancefloor.

on the other hand, hearing Polefolder play last month was quite a treat. some consider him progressive, i think it's something with more of an edge.

although i did enjoy nick warren's Shanghai release this year, i really don't think there was anything "forward thinking" about it.

the straight prog just doesn't work these days. it needs a different edge.

[bcnjunkie]

last time I heard him spin it sounded random and he threw in some proggy tunes... go figure

[sross]

Seb plays whatever is big at the moment. 3 or 4 years ago it was progressive; now it is electro; in a couple of years it will be something else.

[jamu]

I am gonna go with Nick on this one. Play what moves you and the crowd. If he was that bored of progressive, his sets were probably pretty boring.

[LeVeL]

I love progressive but I agree that not all that is Progressive House belongs in a Dj's Set especially in a club.

just like when a Deep house Dj plays Deep House all throughout their sets without ever mixing it up.

[durrtylexx]

I love Prog and think Fontaine is just a wanker that follows.

The man has been out of the loop for quite some time.

[LeVeL]

Originally Posted by durrtylexx

I love Prog and think Fontaine is just a wanker that follows.

The man has been out of the loop for quite some time.

yeah I agree the man has been out of it since 2001 in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by LeVeL'

[quote author=durrtylexx link=board=2;threadid=20619;start=0#msg244844 date=1128006384]
I love Prog and think Fontaine is just a wanker that follows.

The man has been out of the loop for quite some time.

yeah I agree the man has been out of it since 2001 in my opinion.
[/quote]

You mean since he stopped dropping Trance anthem's lol.