----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephan Schumacher" <SSchumacher@gmx.de>
I don't think there's anything inherently "silly" about the 4/4 beat. I mean, it's been proven to work for over 20 years (or if you want to split hairs, you could argue it goes further back to Motown etc) and it still works like nothing else when it comes to providing energy for a dancefloor.
yeah, you´re right, sorry for haven´t make that clear enough. i meant that when i first listened to the mix album i thought ´oh well, nice done guys. there are some interesting new technical tricks, you put the analog songs well to a digital platform. but why a 4 to the floor beat in nearly every song? just to serve the dancefloors?´i´m sorry but i had the feeling, that they served the dancefloor aspect a bit to much and by that killed a lot of the old song´s atmosphere.
OK, I see your point and I think you're probably right. They definitely killed a lot of atmosphere on that album. Whether the 4/4 beat is entirely to blame though I'm not sure. Erik