'Point Zero' was several years ahead of the big trance era. And now this 3D sound, also 'too far ahead' of the current market. The man is a true pioneer.
Point zero blew my mind, and 25 years on it still blows my mind. My absolute number one, trance anthem of all time, no other trance tune, sent me into the same kind of euphoric frenzy than point zero, Matt Darey you legend.
By 1999 Matt was producing and remixing at a level above other producers & DJs and he had established a unique sound. And by the time he took a break and disappeared in 2000 or 2001 he had decisively earned the unofficial title as the king of euphoric trance/dance. The number of great records that he was involved with from ~1997-2001 is really astonishing-and to learn that there was a significant amount of stuff that he didn't even release in those days is even more amazing. Matt introduced me to trance and he will always be the kind of trance for me.
Matt is one of my music heroes. When I started finding out all the names of his aliases it was a real eye opener including Tekara, Lost Tribe and Li Kwan obviously. All music that I absolutely adore. Gamemaster is one of my absolute favourite tracks, ever. But I love so much of Matt's stuff. It is truly inspiring to know he was such a part the sound I love so much.
If you want to start producing, you have to look this song. Matt did incredible melodies but why nobody forgets this song, because this song is pure trance, very good work in the studio. Everyone was asking oakenfold to play this track at the beginning of their sets.
I randomly bought MOS Clubbers Guide '04 in an HMV sale. Matt's track Nocturnal Delight was the highlight for me, and is what opened me to the genre to which I've been subsequently addicted.
This is a brilliant interview, Twan hardly has to say anything, Matt's passion comes through so strongly he can't stop talking towards the end! Love it! 🥰
That was a great interview. I've heard Point Zero so many times. It was fascinating to hear about why he went as Li Kwan, and why he called it Point Zero. It was also exciting and cool to hear about his other projects he did with a home theatre in mind. As well as his projects done in Atmos. I can't wait to listen to those with my Atmos setup at home! Thank you.
Back in the day, you rock into the record shops and when you seen a Matt Darey mix, you instantly knew it would go down a storm in the club. You’re the reason many an early DJ out on amazing sets in a time when the genre was finding its feet. Also, your Luminosity set was a peach and a highlight of my weekend. Cheers for everything Matt 👍🏻👏🏻
It is incredible when you check the amount of great productions / remixes Matt has done during all those years. And yes, his Luminosity set was amazing! So many great tracks!!!
Was shocked to discovered Point Zero just now in 2022, missing it in the 90ies, when I played that music. Then I discovered this congenial interview, so open and free. Love it & respect to Matt
I sometimes reply to Matt’s newsletter emails and he always responds with a nice comment - seems like a great guy. I don’t think people appreciate just how many massive records this guy produced. Incredible
My first trance CD was "Pure Euphoria" which I found for $4 at a second hand music shop. I didn't really even know what trance was but the cover and title caught my attention. I also saw a remix of Barber's Adagio for Strings which I'd studied/analyzed in music theory so it seemed like something to create a bridge for me and help me understand dance music better. I had just started going to one of the top rated club nights in the world and most of the people who were regulars seemed quite serious and knowledgeable about the music so I was looking to catch up a bit. Disc 2 (of Pure Euphoria) is the best trance CD I've ever heard. It flows so well, it really sounds like one 80 minute long trance "symphony" as it so smoothly progresses from one theme/melody to the next. I really couldn't understand how all that music could be composed and produced by all those different people and come together so seamlessly and intelligently. I really didn't quite understand what a DJ does exactly and I assumed that Matt must have sort of reworked or even remixed all the songs to get them so sound so similar and transition so cleanly. That definitely set the bar high, and he was doing things that few other DJs were considering at that time-and he hadn't even started DJing yet. His musical background certainly is evident in the way he mixes and in his productions.
To all the younglings stumbling upon this video: This guy is a LEGEND of trance music. IMHO he can only be compared to Armin. We are talking about the guy behind all time trance classics / masterpieces / timeless tracks, such as Point Zero (as Li Kwan), Gamemaster (as Lost Tribe), Breathe in You (as Tekara)...There was a time near the transition to the current millennium when trance ruled the underground scene and for a reason..No...actually for 2 reasons. Matt Darey and Armin
This track is easily my favorite electronic tune of all-time and, perhaps, from any genre. God, it was so ahead of its time, like nothing has ever been before. People love to say iconic mid-20th century bands like the Beatles or what have you were way ahead of their time, and of course they were...but they were primarily introducing sounds and concepts from other existing genres. While they certainly had enormous influence over shaping the sound and direction of contemporary rock and pop, Point Zero, on the other hand, marked the start of an entirely new genre of music. It was still foor-on-the-floor, synth and sample-comprised EDM, sure, but that's where similarities ended. It had the new, completely alien feel of "Pack your bags for hyperspace, and get ready to be brain-tickled by self-transforming, fractal, machine elves." Musically, it was light-years beyond anything in existence. And now I learn that his primary synth was a JD-990?! WTF??? I had always assumed it was pure analog - not a question in my mind. Hell, they were only just inventing analog modeling technology at that time, and VA in the 90s was nothing to write home about in the first place. That he squeezed the tones he did out of an early model wavetable synth module makes this track that much more of a head-spinning feat. Both musically and technically, the leaps and bounds it took blow anything else out of the water.
@@muzikxpress i know they were differently mixed at the time as it said 'digitally mixed' and explained it in the booklet. I wish he went even more in depth in the interview..how Lost Tribe came about etc. Its really fascinating to me now.
The "problem" is always that I just have a limited amount of time for the interviews, there are people I could talk to for hours for sure, but Matt had to get ready for his pick up to go to the festival hehe. And since "Point Zero" turns 25 this year, we picked this one to talk about. But who knows, hopefully in the future I will get a chance again to sit down with Matt. Fingers crossed hehe
@@muzikxpress Agree and he didn't really touch on Beautiful with Marcella Woods sadly (it was actually released twice in 2000 and 2002 with new remixes and was a very popular record) and the instrumental 'Moody' from 2002 also which is very dark trance with piano and probably my favourite of his after Gamemaster.
Was listening to the track THIS VERY MORNING! Then tune in to youtube,and there’s the interview of that song! What were the chances! Anyway, that song was way before its time,i mean its the « sound of 99 » but in 1994! Amazing!
Very good interview, Twan! Matt Darey seems like a very nice guy. My favorite tracks are: see the sun (aurosonic remix), gamemaster, point zero, liberation, beautiful, angel, voice of an angel, u shine on, from russia with love, and the classy breaks of the silence (tekara remix). He is a master creating catchy melodies and chord progressions. Does somebody know what sunglasses are these??? I want to buy one of these! Cheers from Brazil. :P
Amazing ! I love Point Zero and used to play it when DJing. I remember realising that that was the sound I loved. It wasn't called trance as there was nothing else like it. I think people called it Progressive
LOL, he sounds so surprised when you mentioned that A Positive Life sample. 😂 and then he starts talking about the Woodstock documentary.😂which is completely a different sample he also used.
I think it was more sarcastic from him, lots of samples did not get cleared back in the day. These days I ask people before the interview if I can ask something about used samples during the interview or not. I often get "maybe better not", haha ;-)
Probably the best interview you've done, so much info! I was gripped from the start. Loving the details of his Ministry 'mix' and old productions but heartbreaking to hear he threw some unreleased material 'in the bin' but at least some survived and will be put out at last. And Gamemaster in '3D' or Dolby Atmos, I wonder how the sound engineer he mentions (name?) recreated the original sounds, Matt said it sounds the same but I find that hard to believe as I'm such a nerd regarding electronic music. I feel like sending you a donation just for this video lol maybe I will some time, thanks Alex.
A very good interview. Thanks for bringing this to us. It's a delight to hear Matt talk. I have had a pleasure to talk to him a few times and he is an interesting, down to earth guy. I can't wait to check out his Retrospective album. He is a legend.
What a man, can't believe I only heard point zero recently after raving his late 90s classics. Have lost track of his recent suff must have a look. Safe interview, thanks man.
Im 18 I been listening to Matt Darey since I was 14 -15, this is one of my favorite tracks of all time, period. I wish I could have lived those amazing years, absolutely great interview keep it up!
@@muzikxpress Although currently I'm constantly listening to techno, ebm or industrial. I'll always have a special place in my heart for old school trance 🖤
@@TheClone300 Haha cool! If all goes well, I will record some new interviews with some old school trance producers later this month when I'm in London ;-)
Hi M.E nice to mee you, matt is a leyend in trance, for my bailamos and point zero, are the Best track, point zero is amazing song, Paul oakenfold use this track in the essential mix goa, for my is the Best disc your sound is diferently and amazing, the vocal use for matt in p.z is similated a mantra voice, in all point zero is the anthem in memories classic in trance, thanks, I hope see you coming soon for working playing live set together with matt, auguri my friend ☆
So cool right? Matt is up for another interview BTW, I hope to visit London in the near future. He has so many great classics and tons of good stories!
@@muzikxpress this track was one of the first songs i’ve heard when i stumbled upon livesets ah i wish i remember the set , cause i been collecting since 97 but lost a lot when pc was trashed in a flood. i think it was actually from oakenfolds goa mix, nontheless such a cool thing when discovering tracks. which brought me here today actually.. i been here before i believe a time or two due to my old posts i noticed. glad i was able to really dig in this time! look forward to your next video whatever and whomever it may be! take care
Great interview. Love Matt not just because he’s from Leicester like me (although he seems to avoid mentioning that in this interview!). Love the audio science and pushing boundaries.
Such a pleasure to come across this interview. I picked up an all white label version yesterday out of sheer luck will digging in second hand store.. I honestly did not know the alias "Li Kwan" let alone that he, Mr Darey, is behind the alias for the amazing Point Zero. This Interview and story is really great. So happy for us listeners and viewers to be able to dive into the history of trance! Thank you, Twan! Subscribe button hit! :)
Great track for sure, but I don't have a travel budget for these vlogs, so I can only do interviews with people that live close to me (south of The Netherlands) or people that visit for DJ gigs or so. So not sure if this will ever happen tbh.
Thank you very much for these interviews, it's really fantastic to be able to hear all this stuff from the artists themselves, especially since I wasn't even around during the time it was all happening. Hearing some of Matt's tracks and mixes was one of the main reasons I decided to try making music too, so I'll definitely be picking up the retrospective album!
Another great interview from the best interviewer in Holland! Thank you Twan for you work much appreciate it! Looking forward to interview with Kyau & Albert coz they are my favorite duo! I'm sure it's gonna be big!!!!
@@muzikxpress Matt mentioned the Space Brothers who would also be just as good to have interviewed with many quality tracks and remixes over the last 20+ years, fingers crossed!
@muzikxpress thank for that interviews i am Miles away but these songs are international you are digger of these old but Gold memories best wishes from Turkey
This track was my first foray into trance. To me it’s kinda that true trance sound before it all went commercial. Think it was on React 10 or something. What days they were.
@@muzikxpress Oh yes!! Awesome track, so dreamy but with these electrical filter sweeps. I've just looked it up. It was on Reactivate 10 - (Snappy Cracklepop Techno:) - Still have it somewhere... It was one of my favourites. I was v interested to hear about Matt's production. Some of the kit I have is used but I never knew that. Great interview as always.
Matt Darey’s remix of “Rise” by Gabrielle is probably my all time fav. Do yourself a fav and listen to it again. His remix of anything is always the best version of the track. Too many amazing tracks to list.
I think the A side was "I Need a Man" ,,, I am sure that female vocal sample from Point Zero was in one of those 90s American movies , the girl was working in a school or rehab type facility..i got Point Zero on a black label with green writing...its a nice loud vinyl pressing too.
Depends on which release you have, some labels had "I Need A Man" on the A-side indeed. The original release had "Point Zero" on the A-side though. What a track!
Thank you so much!!! Great interview ;) I think that the first DJ mix that Matt did {which was of course for Telstar's Euphoria series} was "Pure Euphoria (Level 4)"- whereas you splashed an image of "Ibiza Euphoria", the first in the Ibiza sub-series which I found a bit confusing; but I very well may be mistaken.
The "Pure Euphoria (Level 4)" DJ Mix came out in 2000, while the "Ibiza Euphoria" mix compilation came out back in August 1999 already, so I don't think you're right ;-) And in between there was another mix compilation Matt did, which is from November 1999. That one is just called "Trance" and was a free CD for people who bought the "Fast Car" magazine. www.discogs.com/artist/1688-Matt-Darey?filter_anv=0&subtype=DJ-Mixes&type=Releases
Lost tribe’s Gamemaster is hard to beat,and a very similar track is his remix of Invisible by Tilt (Lost tribe remix that is). Beautiful’s very good to! Im old school so... ,)
would love to hear more songs like 'sunburst - eyeball' and your remix of 'blockster - grooveline'. love the progression and build up of them - listened to them both hundreds of times!
Thanks Twan :) Retrospective will be available from www.mattdarey.com on 27th July, cant wait to finally see a lot of tracks see the light of day
You are very welcome, great to hear you talk about everything! Can't wait for the album! Good luck with everything and thanks again for your time!
Unreal. Really looking forward to it!
... but!!! Where did you get your sunglasses from????? 👀👀🧐🧐🎶🎶😎😎
hi matt you were my hero in my teen years, hope you doing well
I am looking forward to your Dolby Atmos version of Gamemaster. 😍😍😍
Another brilliant interview with an absolute legend. Great watch mate!
Thanks so much for the support!!!! Glad you enjoy this one as well!
'Point Zero' was several years ahead of the big trance era. And now this 3D sound, also 'too far ahead' of the current market. The man is a true pioneer.
He is for sure right? Hope you enjoyed the interview!
I remember when i first heard this song in Boston at M80, i was blown away. I still remember that winter night in 1994.
Point zero blew my mind, and 25 years on it still blows my mind. My absolute number one, trance anthem of all time, no other trance tune, sent me into the same kind of euphoric frenzy than point zero, Matt Darey you legend.
By 1999 Matt was producing and remixing at a level above other producers & DJs and he had established a unique sound. And by the time he took a break and disappeared in 2000 or 2001 he had decisively earned the unofficial title as the king of euphoric trance/dance. The number of great records that he was involved with from ~1997-2001 is really astonishing-and to learn that there was a significant amount of stuff that he didn't even release in those days is even more amazing.
Matt introduced me to trance and he will always be the kind of trance for me.
OMG ... WHY don't you have a million subscribers ?? Your channel is so awesome !
Thank you! And working on it haha, might take me 50 years, but hey, you have to start somewhere right? :P
@@muzikxpress One sub from me , a lot left to go :)
One of the best tracks ever. Way ahead of its time.
Matt is one of my music heroes. When I started finding out all the names of his aliases it was a real eye opener including Tekara, Lost Tribe and Li Kwan obviously. All music that I absolutely adore. Gamemaster is one of my absolute favourite tracks, ever. But I love so much of Matt's stuff. It is truly inspiring to know he was such a part the sound I love so much.
If you want to start producing, you have to look this song. Matt did incredible melodies but why nobody forgets this song, because this song is pure trance, very good work in the studio. Everyone was asking oakenfold to play this track at the beginning of their sets.
Nice interview!
Glad he mentioned the EUPHORIA IBIZA 2 CD album from '99.
It's awesome, still today!
Thank you! And yes it is, must have for every trance fan!
@@muzikxpress You're welcome!
Absolutely!
Oakies Goa Mix, what a blast from the past!
Yeah what a legendary mix that is!!
I randomly bought MOS Clubbers Guide '04 in an HMV sale. Matt's track Nocturnal Delight was the highlight for me, and is what opened me to the genre to which I've been subsequently addicted.
This is a brilliant interview, Twan hardly has to say anything, Matt's passion comes through so strongly he can't stop talking towards the end! Love it! 🥰
Thanks so much! We hope to do another interview next year btw!
Matt is a true talent and has made some absolute classic tracks. He deserves all his success.
I heard he has an eye condition, hence he has to wear these glasses.
A total legend. So well spoken is Matt Darey, such an intelligent man 😎
That was a great interview. I've heard Point Zero so many times. It was fascinating to hear about why he went as Li Kwan, and why he called it Point Zero. It was also exciting and cool to hear about his other projects he did with a home theatre in mind. As well as his projects done in Atmos. I can't wait to listen to those with my Atmos setup at home! Thank you.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Back in the day, you rock into the record shops and when you seen a Matt Darey mix, you instantly knew it would go down a storm in the club. You’re the reason many an early DJ out on amazing sets in a time when the genre was finding its feet.
Also, your Luminosity set was a peach and a highlight of my weekend. Cheers for everything Matt 👍🏻👏🏻
It is incredible when you check the amount of great productions / remixes Matt has done during all those years. And yes, his Luminosity set was amazing! So many great tracks!!!
muzikxpress agreed Twan. I felt like I was in my early 20’s again.
You’re right, we were discussing this after his set. Massive amount of tracks 👏🏻👏🏻
FINALLY! I always wanted to know the origins of that "really space out" came from!! thank you for this interview - brilliant!
Rico thank you very much Rico, glad you enjoyed the interview!!
I got stoned in my car the other day and listened to this track while watching the grass move in the wind....I felt like I was in an epic story
Yes I listened when walking across a golf course least week, alone and feeling sad. I felt like I was in a film.!!
I listened to this on acid the other week it was so amazing.
What a legend Darey is - a pioneer
Oh yes he is! He did so many amazing tracks and remixes!
Was shocked to discovered Point Zero just now in 2022, missing it in the 90ies, when I played that music. Then I discovered this congenial interview, so open and free. Love it & respect to Matt
Glad you enjoyed the interview!!
I sometimes reply to Matt’s newsletter emails and he always responds with a nice comment - seems like a great guy. I don’t think people appreciate just how many massive records this guy produced. Incredible
He’s such a nice and down to earth guy! Planning on doing another interview with him whenever it is possible again. What a legend!
My first trance CD was "Pure Euphoria" which I found for $4 at a second hand music shop. I didn't really even know what trance was but the cover and title caught my attention. I also saw a remix of Barber's Adagio for Strings which I'd studied/analyzed in music theory so it seemed like something to create a bridge for me and help me understand dance music better. I had just started going to one of the top rated club nights in the world and most of the people who were regulars seemed quite serious and knowledgeable about the music so I was looking to catch up a bit.
Disc 2 (of Pure Euphoria) is the best trance CD I've ever heard. It flows so well, it really sounds like one 80 minute long trance "symphony" as it so smoothly progresses from one theme/melody to the next. I really couldn't understand how all that music could be composed and produced by all those different people and come together so seamlessly and intelligently. I really didn't quite understand what a DJ does exactly and I assumed that Matt must have sort of reworked or even remixed all the songs to get them so sound so similar and transition so cleanly.
That definitely set the bar high, and he was doing things that few other DJs were considering at that time-and he hadn't even started DJing yet.
His musical background certainly is evident in the way he mixes and in his productions.
Lost Tribe - Angel is my number 1 from Matt
To all the younglings stumbling upon this video: This guy is a LEGEND of trance music. IMHO he can only be compared to Armin. We are talking about the guy behind all time trance classics / masterpieces / timeless tracks, such as Point Zero (as Li Kwan), Gamemaster (as Lost Tribe), Breathe in You (as Tekara)...There was a time near the transition to the current millennium when trance ruled the underground scene and for a reason..No...actually for 2 reasons. Matt Darey and Armin
This track is easily my favorite electronic tune of all-time and, perhaps, from any genre. God, it was so ahead of its time, like nothing has ever been before. People love to say iconic mid-20th century bands like the Beatles or what have you were way ahead of their time, and of course they were...but they were primarily introducing sounds and concepts from other existing genres. While they certainly had enormous influence over shaping the sound and direction of contemporary rock and pop, Point Zero, on the other hand, marked the start of an entirely new genre of music. It was still foor-on-the-floor, synth and sample-comprised EDM, sure, but that's where similarities ended. It had the new, completely alien feel of "Pack your bags for hyperspace, and get ready to be brain-tickled by self-transforming, fractal, machine elves." Musically, it was light-years beyond anything in existence. And now I learn that his primary synth was a JD-990?! WTF??? I had always assumed it was pure analog - not a question in my mind. Hell, they were only just inventing analog modeling technology at that time, and VA in the 90s was nothing to write home about in the first place. That he squeezed the tones he did out of an early model wavetable synth module makes this track that much more of a head-spinning feat. Both musically and technically, the leaps and bounds it took blow anything else out of the water.
A classic!! Very interesting interview. I'll be waiting for 👍🏻
Brilliant interview! Very interesting to hear he did the Euphoria albums even before doing a live DJ gig hehe.
Thanks man! And I know, never knew this, so I'm glad he explained how he did those albums! :)
@@muzikxpress i know they were differently mixed at the time as it said 'digitally mixed' and explained it in the booklet. I wish he went even more in depth in the interview..how Lost Tribe came about etc. Its really fascinating to me now.
The "problem" is always that I just have a limited amount of time for the interviews, there are people I could talk to for hours for sure, but Matt had to get ready for his pick up to go to the festival hehe. And since "Point Zero" turns 25 this year, we picked this one to talk about. But who knows, hopefully in the future I will get a chance again to sit down with Matt. Fingers crossed hehe
@@muzikxpress Agree and he didn't really touch on Beautiful with Marcella Woods sadly (it was actually released twice in 2000 and 2002 with new remixes and was a very popular record) and the instrumental 'Moody' from 2002 also which is very dark trance with piano and probably my favourite of his after Gamemaster.
@@muzikxpress seems like a decent chap. Not sure about the glasses but seems like a cool guy.
WOW! Looking forward to his Retrospective album, especially all those tracks which was never released!!
Same, bet it is gonna be amazing!!
Matt is a great man. He is so kind to his mum that very few people can compare. I was in his home for a time and witnessed
Was listening to the track THIS VERY MORNING! Then tune in to youtube,and there’s the interview of that song! What were the chances! Anyway, that song was way before its time,i mean its the « sound of 99 » but in 1994! Amazing!
True Legend
Those sunglasses! Love em
Very good interview, Twan! Matt Darey seems like a very nice guy. My favorite tracks are: see the sun (aurosonic remix), gamemaster, point zero, liberation, beautiful, angel, voice of an angel, u shine on, from russia with love, and the classy breaks of the silence (tekara remix). He is a master creating catchy melodies and chord progressions. Does somebody know what sunglasses are these??? I want to buy one of these! Cheers from Brazil. :P
Thanks a lot man!
Brings back memories of Reactivate10.
Amazing amazing amazing. Thanks Twan and Matt for a great interview. Looking forward to retrospective album. Its way bigger than I thought!
Not the AAP Steve Castro?
Matt Darey i’m sorry Matt, I don’t understand the question?
Thanks a lot Tim!!!
Amazing ! I love Point Zero and used to play it when DJing. I remember realising that that was the sound I loved. It wasn't called trance as there was nothing else like it. I think people called it Progressive
Fun Fact: Gamemaster sampled the audiobook Earth: Pleiadian Keys to the Living Library
Sorted!
matt darey - liberation (matt darey remix)
LOL, he sounds so surprised when you mentioned that A Positive Life sample. 😂 and then he starts talking about the Woodstock documentary.😂which is completely a different sample he also used.
I think it was more sarcastic from him, lots of samples did not get cleared back in the day. These days I ask people before the interview if I can ask something about used samples during the interview or not. I often get "maybe better not", haha ;-)
Another excellent and professional interview. Matt Darey, trance legend! 👍🏻
Thanks a lot Michael!
Another superb interview! My favourite version of Point Zero is Leama & Moor's remix, it really elevated the track to whole new level.
love that remix!
@@dareyproducts Point Zero (Benya Remix)
what a tune point zero
Probably the best interview you've done, so much info! I was gripped from the start. Loving the details of his Ministry 'mix' and old productions but heartbreaking to hear he threw some unreleased material 'in the bin' but at least some survived and will be put out at last. And Gamemaster in '3D' or Dolby Atmos, I wonder how the sound engineer he mentions (name?) recreated the original sounds, Matt said it sounds the same but I find that hard to believe as I'm such a nerd regarding electronic music. I feel like sending you a donation just for this video lol maybe I will some time, thanks Alex.
Thanks a lot Alex! And he's talking about Karanda FYI.
Glad you enjoyed the interview!!
A very good interview. Thanks for bringing this to us. It's a delight to hear Matt talk. I have had a pleasure to talk to him a few times and he is an interesting, down to earth guy. I can't wait to check out his Retrospective album. He is a legend.
your too kind:) cant wait for you to hear the album especially the unreleased ones
Thanks Hersh! And yeah, I bet that album will be amazing!
Great track and great artist/remixer.
I love Point Zero - Andy Moor remix too.
The best trance track ever made.
Genius. Nocturnal Delight was another beaut as well 👌🏼
What a man, can't believe I only heard point zero recently after raving his late 90s classics. Have lost track of his recent suff must have a look. Safe interview, thanks man.
Thank you Martin!!
What a legend! Great talent!
Hopeyou enjoyed the interview! :)
Im 18 I been listening to Matt Darey since I was 14 -15, this is one of my favorite tracks of all time, period. I wish I could have lived those amazing years, absolutely great interview keep it up!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it! And yes, this track is amazing, isn't it??
@@muzikxpress Although currently I'm constantly listening to techno, ebm or industrial. I'll always have a special place in my heart for old school trance 🖤
@@TheClone300 Haha cool! If all goes well, I will record some new interviews with some old school trance producers later this month when I'm in London ;-)
Legend, and brilliant interview
@@JL_06 thanks so much! 🙏🏻
Hi M.E nice to mee you, matt is a leyend in trance, for my bailamos and point zero, are the Best track, point zero is amazing song, Paul oakenfold use this track in the essential mix goa, for my is the Best disc your sound is diferently and amazing, the vocal use for matt in p.z is similated a mantra voice, in all point zero is the anthem in memories classic in trance, thanks, I hope see you coming soon for working playing live set together with matt, auguri my friend ☆
a GEM indeed. cool story ~ :]
So cool right? Matt is up for another interview BTW, I hope to visit London in the near future. He has so many great classics and tons of good stories!
@@muzikxpress this track was one of the first songs i’ve heard when i stumbled upon livesets ah i wish i remember the set , cause i been collecting since 97 but lost a lot when pc was trashed in a flood. i think it was actually from oakenfolds goa mix, nontheless such a cool thing when discovering tracks. which brought me here today actually.. i been here before i believe a time or two due to my old posts i noticed. glad i was able to really dig in this time! look forward to your next video whatever and whomever it may be! take care
Great interview. Love Matt not just because he’s from Leicester like me (although he seems to avoid mentioning that in this interview!). Love the audio science and pushing boundaries.
Such a pleasure to come across this interview. I picked up an all white label version yesterday out of sheer luck will digging in second hand store.. I honestly did not know the alias "Li Kwan" let alone that he, Mr Darey, is behind the alias for the amazing Point Zero. This Interview and story is really great. So happy for us listeners and viewers to be able to dive into the history of trance! Thank you, Twan! Subscribe button hit! :)
Thank you! And welcome to my channel, I hope you enjoy the content!!
Once again, amazing video! One of the most informative interviews you've done! He's really done a lot eh?!
Thanks a lot! And yes, Matt did so much incredible tracks / remixes!
Excellent. Love these interviews.
Thank you so much, glad you like them!
Would be cool if you could make one with Commander Tom on "Are Am Eye"! One of the most hypnotic track ever imo!
Great track for sure, but I don't have a travel budget for these vlogs, so I can only do interviews with people that live close to me (south of The Netherlands) or people that visit for DJ gigs or so. So not sure if this will ever happen tbh.
Thank you for doing these interviews
Thanks a lot Samuel! More to come soon ;-)
Thank you very much for these interviews, it's really fantastic to be able to hear all this stuff from the artists themselves, especially since I wasn't even around during the time it was all happening. Hearing some of Matt's tracks and mixes was one of the main reasons I decided to try making music too, so I'll definitely be picking up the retrospective album!
Thanks a lot Tom! Glad you enjoy the interviews!!
Can't wait for Retrospective!
Another great interview from the best interviewer in Holland! Thank you Twan for you work much appreciate it! Looking forward to interview with Kyau & Albert coz they are my favorite duo! I'm sure it's gonna be big!!!!
Haha thank you for the compliment! And I hope to have that one online in a few weeks, they are both great guys! :)
@@muzikxpress Matt mentioned the Space Brothers who would also be just as good to have interviewed with many quality tracks and remixes over the last 20+ years, fingers crossed!
@muzikxpress thank for that interviews i am Miles away but these songs are international you are digger of these old but Gold memories best wishes from Turkey
Thanks so much! Best wishes from The Netherlands!
This track was my first foray into trance. To me it’s kinda that true trance sound before it all went commercial. Think it was on React 10 or something. What days they were.
What a track right?
@@muzikxpress Oh yes!! Awesome track, so dreamy but with these electrical filter sweeps. I've just looked it up. It was on Reactivate 10 - (Snappy Cracklepop Techno:) - Still have it somewhere... It was one of my favourites. I was v interested to hear about Matt's production. Some of the kit I have is used but I never knew that. Great interview as always.
I have React 10 still too mate and this is where i found it back in the day too....
Great tune, so far ahead for 1994
It is, right??? What a track!
Trance legend!! Point Zero and Game Master ! next level
Fantastic interview, many thanks.
Thanks Alex!
Another great interview & the Dolby atmos things sounds amazing!
Legend :) Thanks for all the great music Matt ❤🙏
Legend of Trance Music!
For sure!!!
Matt Darey’s remix of “Rise” by Gabrielle is probably my all time fav. Do yourself a fav and listen to it again. His remix of anything is always the best version of the track. Too many amazing tracks to list.
Pure Talent
Really informative and interesting interview. Thanks for sharing. Quench Dreams next please!
Thanks a lot! I'm always happy when producers want to share their stories with me and the rest of the world ;-)
Great interview Twan, I really looked forward to this one!!!
Thanks a lot!!
Another amazing video!! If I ever knew that tune was by Matt I sure as heck don't remember knowing it.
Thanks a lot Keith!!
Another belter Twan, cheers!
Thanks a lot!!
Way to go! Very interesting. 1400 views and its only been a week I think.
Thank you! And I posted this one Monday July 8 at 8 PM CEST, so when you posted your comment it was just online for a day and a bit ;-)
This is so interesting..thankyou so much! 😄
Glad you like it, thank you!!
I think the A side was "I Need a Man" ,,, I am sure that female vocal sample from Point Zero was in one of those 90s American movies , the girl was working in a school or rehab type facility..i got Point Zero on a black label with green writing...its a nice loud vinyl pressing too.
Depends on which release you have, some labels had "I Need A Man" on the A-side indeed. The original release had "Point Zero" on the A-side though. What a track!
mucho love and respect. timeless tunes
Thank you!
so awesome!!!
Superb interview!!
Thank you Gunther!
Thank you so much!!! Great interview ;)
I think that the first DJ mix that Matt did {which was of course for Telstar's Euphoria series} was "Pure Euphoria (Level 4)"- whereas you splashed an image of "Ibiza Euphoria", the first in the Ibiza sub-series which I found a bit confusing; but I very well may be mistaken.
The "Pure Euphoria (Level 4)" DJ Mix came out in 2000, while the "Ibiza Euphoria" mix compilation came out back in August 1999 already, so I don't think you're right ;-) And in between there was another mix compilation Matt did, which is from November 1999. That one is just called "Trance" and was a free CD for people who bought the "Fast Car" magazine.
www.discogs.com/artist/1688-Matt-Darey?filter_anv=0&subtype=DJ-Mixes&type=Releases
Some great stuff again.
Thanks a lot!!
Thanks so much for this!
Great interview mate!
Thanks so much Bhavesh!!
What is your favorite production / remix made by Matt Darey?
Lost tribe’s Gamemaster is hard to beat,and a very similar track is his remix of Invisible by Tilt (Lost tribe remix that is). Beautiful’s very good to! Im old school so... ,)
So hard to choose a favorite track and remix. A favorite tune would be Beautiful and remix would be Strings for Yasmin.
Now that's a tough one. Here's my top 6:
- Lost Tribe - Gamemaster
- Tilt - Invisible (Lost Tribe Vocal Mix)
- Delerium - Heaven's Earth (Matt Darey Remix)
- Matt Darey Feat. Marcella Woods - Beautiful
- Li Kwan - Point Zero
- M3 - Bailamos (Matt Darey Mix)
This one is my Fav remix :) - M3 - Bailamos (Matt Darey Mix) 1999
Angel . There was a summer long time ago when I used to listen to it on a endless repeat.
Any one know what sunglasses Matt is wearing? I really like them
always the best Matt :) Great Retro, can be avaible for download at soundcould ???
Matt is legend
would love to hear more songs like 'sunburst - eyeball' and your remix of 'blockster - grooveline'. love the progression and build up of them - listened to them both hundreds of times!
I like how this video has exactly zero downvotes so far! :D
Let's keep it that way haha ;-)
wow. wow. second life.
Aka leak one. Haha.
Wow I always thought Matt Darey was American. He is English like me 😉😍
Twan can you tell us if there is a good reason why he was wearing sunglasses during the interview???
So rude.
Peanut It is not normal, but maybe has a good reason?!
Cos he’s probably been bang at it
Another great interview :-D
Thanks Mark!
Amazing 🙏
Was there any earlier track that resembled today's Trance music? Can't think of any