[08/06/2012] Electric Daisy Carnival (USA)

[The Ascendant]

Just cause american pop music has influence on music around the entire globe doesnt mean hardstyle fans in america have any influence.

Here lies the problem, When people are complaining about the American influence it's this, Not you personally.

I listen to mainly top 100 all day at work and get scared at how similar some of it sounds to current nu-style.

Of course everyone deserves their own opinion to be shared, but this ignorance and xenophobia is ridiculous. Constantly on these forums I see people bashing on the idea of Hardstyle becoming big in America and quite frankly it is insulting to Americans no matter how you look at it. We are all not a bunch of mindless corporate puppets that are going to convert Hardstyle to a tasteless and stale genre, because the genre well do whatever the producers (not Americans) decide to do with it. It's not like as soon as Q-Dance throws it's own event in America that Katy Perry is going to fly over and collab with Headhunterz. And even if she did music is music, and people are always going to like music. Nothing you can do about that and just because your taste and opinion isn't shared and accepted by others doesn't make it wrong for others to like pop music or make it or be influenced by it or have "CHEESYCORNY" singing in there Hardstyle track. If you are so compassionately involved with Hardstyle and maintaining it's glory than make your own productions!

tldr - Some people need to focus on more imporant issues instead of fear-mongering about the day Hardstyle is on Sesame Street.

ontopicthough: Congratulations to Q-Dance for having such a great turnout! And congratulations to all of the performers! For a upcoming American producer like me this event was very inspiring.

[Reverse Ghost]

@AKAHottPink: I fear what you are talking about. The US just knows how to destroy music...I hope you are right that it won't happen to hard dance.

Can people stop fucking blaming America for the shitty music? I don't think America is responsible for Nu-style, shitty new Hardcore, and definitely not Trouce.

[scottyxander]

I've seen mainstream America take genres and completely fuck them in the ass many times so I understand why a lot of people are totally against Hard Dance having anything to do with the US (maybe North America in general).

[Reverse Ghost]

I just hope I stop seeing comments like that.

[twyce]

@AKAHottPink: I fear what you are talking about. The US just knows how to destroy music...I hope you are right that it won't happen to hard dance.

Can people stop fucking blaming America for the shitty music? I don't think America is responsible for Nu-style, shitty new Hardcore, and definitely not Trouce.

i'm not talking about creating shitty stylez...i'm talking about raping awesome styles for the sake of money

[kinekt]

Western Europe is no different than USA in that regard, plenty of music ruined.. But it's unfortunate that is all you see from over here, because america has the biggest and most diverse music scene in the world and only a fraction is pop music.

[DjPractice]

urgh get over it you C***s - NL has certainly done a nice job of ruining hardstyle already and USA probably will contribute to that in time as well - don't like the mainstream shit? FUCKING IGNORE IT! If you talk about shit you don't like, the shit you DO like doesn't get any airtime - why is this such a difficult concept for people to master????

/rant

[Haug219]

I FEEL LIKE IM TAKING CRAZY PILLS - Mugatu (my avatar)

pretty sweet intro though with the always awesome Headhunterz - Psychedelic kick off

[Snugens]

Taken from an article found on Billboard's website named "Electric Daisy Carnival 2012: 18 Things Seen & Heard"

"4. Hardcore might be one of the most maligned genres in EDM: An onslaught of 150+-BPM jackhammers frequently set to voice-of-God apocalyptic narratives, or strangely melodic emo shrieks. Its original U.S. home is the West Coast (the Netherlands and Belgium claim its original birth), and small stages at festivals often reflect local tastes. Hence, the all-hardcore Q Dance Stage, sponsored by Dutch promoter ID&T (which has been booking Q Dance events all over the world - save the U.S. - since 2009). The festival's most ornate structure had an evil warrior head jutting from its top, and mirror ball skulls running down the side, like a techno Temple of Doom. Acts like HeadHunterz blazed through bass bin-pounding sets of the stuff, for kids who had acquired more than a taste, but a hunger. But for all the festival's rave trappings, this was the only space at EDC where you could feel the presence of an actual subculture. One track, Ran-D & B-Front's "Rebirth," had the most resistant lyrics of the day: "It's my rebirth / I feel alive / This is who I am / You can't control me."

I find this section cute really, Though I never thought the word emo would ever be used to describe anything related to the harder styles. At least the feeling of unity came off strong and hey, we made #4 on their list! Most press just shove us under the rug completely to hide their ignorance.

Side note: from the sets I heard, I would give the "Worst American Bootleg" award to Wildstylez for sampling that Rhianna wannabe from Wild Ones. Why the fuck would I ever wanna hear anything that sounds like her when listening to my personal shit?!

[DjVero]

It's not Rihanna though