Hey all would like to know what people's opion's are bout mr fortier. i love his mixes at the moment. his balance cd was :digweed: to this guy. His recent podcast is awesome really is (by the way has anyone got the tracklist to this please). And his website has alot of streaming action for people to listen to. So what are peoples verdict on him. i have never see him play yet but next time he is in oz i will check it out for sure ;)

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He is my hero since his Bedrock003-album. Balance007 was the cherry on the top :)

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saw him for the first time last weekend. had high high hopes for a night of serious prog action building from the slowest deepest filth but sadly this didnt materialise. he was playing back to back with anthony pappa and was billed for playing an hr on then an hr off, but they ended up tag teaming it and for some reason found the need for banging it out from the start (like peak time...wtf?!?!). Needless to say i didnt hang about much, but yes, the boys compilations and remixes/productions are top notch

One of my favourite tunes to this day is Fade - No Resolve

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Fortier and papp back to back that had :shock: written all over it. too bad they hit it hard from the start. recok if thy started off groovey would have been sweet.

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I don't know - he used to be such an inspiration to me when he was playing some seriously cool prog. Now I find him a little too electro influenced and I'm just not enjoying his selection that much these days.......

Maybe it's just me :D :D

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Maybe bro. but i guess u gotta move with the times. i am not saying that play whats popular but try check out different styles of music with staying with a unique sound of your own. when i listen to prog these days i am not feeling it as much as i used to. maybe my brain has been infected with this minimal techno/electro sound that has been going on for a while now. i still have my own style though. what i normal do is download sets and listen to them and pick a few tracks that i like. it is very rare that i will like the whole set or should i say 1 out of 3 which i guess is not bad but that leads me to another question. how do u guy's and gals find out bout tracks? do u go by lables, sets, buzz word etc. usually like i mentioned before i will listen to sets and try hut down the tracks. also is there a good site for finding tracklists besides ms??

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He's very minimal and techy these days ... not really electro.

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he's pretty solid.

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[quote=rhipkin]I don't know - he used to be such an inspiration to me when he was playing some seriously cool prog. Now I find him a little too electro influenced and I'm just not enjoying his selection that much these days.......

Maybe it's just me :D :D[/quote] It's not just you my friend :) He did move into other styles! I'm not enjoying his music either nowadays!

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Yup, tore the place up the last time I caught him. Played some evil shit. There's a set of his floating around in Promos, check it out.

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i think chris fortier is pretty awesome, defanitely one of the better djs

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Got to give him credit for changing his style so much. Compare his first Kiss mix from 2000 with his recent one from 3 weeks ago. I know there is a 6 year gap, but the style of the tracks is so different, yet both sets are top notch.

He really knows how to program a set - his recent Kiss mix is a great example, I am really digging it.

Surprisingly his Balance CD was a little too eclectic for my tastes and I was bored in places, but he's still a top draw DJ.

BTW other sites for tracklists - try [url]www.arts.ualberta.ca/kiss[/url] for all Digweed kiss 100 tracklists

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i havent heard him in ages, but he always seemed pretty good. i liked (a few years ago mind) his unfortunately titled mix cd "tranceamerica" (its not a trance cd, its prog)

he is playing here on saturday, my buddy is opening. i, however, will be up by canada and therefore not in attendance. oh well.

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[QUOTE=johns]Hey all would like to know what people's opion's are bout mr fortier. i love his mixes at the moment. his balance cd was :digweed: to this guy. His recent podcast is awesome really is (by the way has anyone got the tracklist to this please). And his website has alot of streaming action for people to listen to. So what are peoples verdict on him. i have never see him play yet but next time he is in oz i will check it out for sure ;)[/QUOTE]

what podcast are you talking about? I can't find one for him in itunes?

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Ace DJ, love his style. His balance CDs were the best mixes i purchased last year.

Plus he hits Twisted Melon in London start of June, ace

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bedrock 3 is seriously cool. if i were to dust off anything in my prog collection, thats probobly the first choice. he's also a really nice guy and is really passionate about the music. he still works to try and help promote EDM (of all kinds) into movie soundtracks, advertisting, etc.although i wouldn't say hes playing minimal now. tech house? yes absolutely.

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[QUOTE=viceroy]what podcast are you talking about? I can't find one for him in itunes?[/QUOTE] He may be talking about the podcast Chris did for ILR.

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He definitely changed the style of music he's been playing but it's still good nonetheless.

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him & Cusick = my favorite 2 DJs ever.

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[quote=GregWhelan]Got to give him credit for changing his style so much. Compare his first Kiss mix from 2000 with his recent one from 3 weeks ago. I know there is a 6 year gap, but the style of the tracks is so different, yet both sets are top notch.

He really knows how to program a set - his recent Kiss mix is a great example, I am really digging it.

Surprisingly his Balance CD was a little too eclectic for my tastes and I was bored in places, but he's still a top draw DJ[/quote] couldn't of said it any better. the balance cds didn't do much for me but his kiss mix was mint.

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I don't know, but I love it when he gets drunk and flirts with me ;) he grabs ass like a pro!

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[QUOTE=mmglobal]I don't know, but I love it when he gets drunk and flirts with me ;) he grabs ass like a pro![/QUOTE]

Pro-level ass grabbing...

it's a lot tougher than stupid curling...

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^^hell's to the yeah bobby! We goin' platinum!

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Give it up for bobby... my bobby, bobby brown

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[quote=viceroy]what podcast are you talking about? I can't find one for him in itunes?[/quote

This years digweed transitions podcast 3. I really love track 2 anyone heard this and know the tune?

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Just got a reply from chris himself on the podcast mix on transitions.

[FONT=Arial][U]Chris Fortier - Transitions Podcast 3 [/U]Tonepushers - Daydreamer (Chris Fortier Remix) Royal Sapien - Oh No (Dub) <<<<<:RightOn: 40oz - B Dub 40oz - Downlow'd 40oz - Deviated Septum [/FONT] Cheers

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fortier is the name of the moment, pushing the old, progressive vibe with new, innovative sounds. enough said.

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from what I've herd CF isn't that impressive. Not sure if he's my cup of tea or not. I'm willing to listen to more of his work given his popularity. Usually I know right away.

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[QUOTE=SupaLindo] Usually I know right away.[/QUOTE]

with fortier you will know right away! :lol:

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He's playing in town in about a month or so.

Debating if I should go. Never experienced him live.

:|

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saw him last july in tampa, i had just picked up balance 007 a few weeks earlier, so i had to go see him live, since i thought the mix was awesome...he totally blew me away! i expected more of the vibe from the cd, but even with friends who dont really listen to this music couldnt help dance their ass off. i even got to speak with him after the set for a little bit. definitely wont forget.

oh shit didnt realize the poster above me said he will be in town in a month. as i live in san diego now! have to catch that fo sho! where will he be playing at?

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[quote=jay813] oh shit didnt realize the poster above me said he will be in town in a month. as i live in san diego now! have to catch that fo sho! where will he be playing at?[/quote]

Belo, Saturday April 29th.

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My view is that Chris is that still excellent DJ/Producer with a cracking record label .. its just a pity that the Fortier of 2005/2006 perhaps suffers from the same change of direction during recent times that Digweed and Sasha have fallen prey to. His Bedrock comp. and 2002-2004 sets are excellent and still get heavy rotation. While his currently style doesn't appeal as much these days he still gets my full support - musically everything comes back around at some stage anyway. I'll have to make it to Turnmills in London during April for his one-date Uk appearance.