Re: new records, trendy headphones

From: Mark Allerton (Mark@warmspot.cix.co.uk)
Date: Sun Oct 08 2000 - 12:43:16 MET DST

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    OK, my 0.02 euros on the spam. I personally don't mind the playlists at all.
    I do mind ads for gigs that don't have the area in the subject line. I do
    mind ads posted by people not on the list - and if there was one improvement
    I could suggest it would be to screen them out.

    Headphones: my personal choice would be (and is) Sennhieser HD25s, available
    for anywhere between £110 and £170, depending on where you look. They are
    seriously retro looking phones - not at all trendy looking - but sound great
    and have excellent isolation, so are great for trains and planes and work
    (where you don't want everyone to listen to your tunes.) That said, I
    understand the Sonys are pretty good on this score too.

    Co-operation CD: got to agree with Stephanie's comments about the Unit 46
    and Misa Negra tunes. I think the Phoojun track is kind of dull too - but
    the remaining tracks more than make up for it.

    ..Mark..

    on 8/10/00 6:47 am, stephanie at nnine@yahoo.com wrote:

    > 1) there is some spam, some posts from people you
    > never hear of except to advertise. oh well. If you
    > don't like playlists, you don't like the meatiest
    > (albeit bluntest) content on this list. poor baby,
    > here's a hanky. My favorite new playlist is
    > CukiPapa's. I print it out and commit it to memory.
    > The only thing I don't like about it is that I can't
    > get everything on it!! =(
    >
    > 2) Hope my, and others in my circle's, posts are not
    > offensive. I for one love my city and want to get the
    > word out, and furrow out those hiding list-members who
    > might be in the neighborhood.
    >
    > 3) trendy headphones. I fianlly broke down and got my
    > first pair of really-truly all-mine headphones. I've
    > had a rag-tag string of duct-taped, hand-me-down, $15,
    > dead in one ear,
    > found-in-the-trunk-of-my-car-after-my-ex-took-her-duct-taped-ones-back-the-bit
    > ch,
    > and could never quite bring myself to spend the money.
    > Finally stepped on the uncoiled cord of the latest in
    > that proud lineage and killed them dead.
    >
    > Went to the store, terrorized the boy behind the
    > counter and listened to like 5 pairs. Some Sony's,
    > those fancy Pioneer sdj5000(?), some stantons, and a
    > pair of Technics. Grudgingly, I decided on the Sony
    > MDR-v700dj "for dj remix use" whatever that means.
    > They're the fancy silver ones that all the cool kids
    > have, they look like a fuckin' sketchers commcerial,
    > but they were the loudest and boomiest I found. Super
    > cozy on your head, even a small girl head like mine
    > which is refreshing, and they swivel around nicely.
    > haven't tried them out in a super loud setting yet,
    > but they were just dandy in a small bar the other
    > night. what troubles me, is that I know a lot of
    > sony's have all replaceable parts, and I haven't found
    > a part mapping for this one so I hope I didn't just
    > buy a black box. Oh well. not everything in life can
    > be open source. so far, i love them.
    >
    > 4) ok, records, old and new, all rather new to me.
    > trying to avoid those that have already gotten heavy
    > press on here.
    >
    > - attica blues-what do you want? king britt mix
    > a bleepy bloopy effect created by staccato vocal/drum
    > stabs. some people arent' so crazy about it, i love
    > it.
    >
    > -pepe bradock - burning
    > i never buy house, but i bought this. super sweet
    > hypnotic lovely deep stuff, gentle waves. love it.
    >
    > -brazilian explosion (mr bongo, 1996)
    > I want to work for mr bongo when i grow up. just a mix
    > of traditional and dancy brazilian rhythms. as raw and
    > sugar-caney as you would hope from some good brazilian
    > jams. also a section with just clean drum hits to
    > sample.
    >
    > -chataeu flight-prism
    > ooh la la! clear vinyl, 3/4, and bouncy-lovely! mix
    > with "cravo e canela" for a treat.
    >
    > -hidden agenda -inside outski/return
    > not the most amazing shiki shiki i'v eever heard
    > (although one friend insists it's hypnotic and one
    > should listen 5 times in a row to truly understand)
    > but worth noting because it's not only good, it's
    > Hidden Agenda!! Joing others like Seiji and Photek
    > with us musical refugees on the other side of the
    > tumultous sea of bad drum and bass. So nice to see
    > that good musicians are good musicians and that's the
    > truth. pffffftt.
    >
    > - The blacktonez - flying h i g h
    > it's on main squeeze. that's all you need to know.
    >
    > -tony allen - ariya (comet)
    > much the same charm as Allenko Bortherhood cuz golly
    > jee, it's all Tony Allen. it's all about that
    > beat...that tony allen township african tight 4/4
    > infectious disease of a beat. Giraffes on the cover!!
    >
    > -Osunlade - Latina Cafe - Aldeia de Ogun (Yoruba)
    > mabye i have the label and artist mixed up? who
    > cares, it's dope. Light bouncy latin house(?) with a
    > little vocal sample that sounds like Joyce. It's like
    > saltines or birds in the morning. outta NY.
    >
    > - Co-operation comp
    > buy on sight, if only for the neon phusion song. but
    > it won't be only for that, b/c it's got some wonderful
    > stuff. only 2 weak spots: misa negra-keep you head to
    > the sky is a little silly, and unit 46-the beach
    > absolutely blows. If i want ibiza i'll buy a cheesy
    > cd that says ibiza. other than that, lovely.
    >
    > - kahuun-long time no see (paperecordings-pink cover)
    > this one's kinda wierd and growing on my very fast.
    > it's this edgy african club beat, not so housy that I
    > don't lke it, very light boom boom in there, mostly
    > nervous deep duby drums, like kenny dope meets "pump
    > up the volume". Then there's this goofy break with
    > over-emphasized pan flute sorta things. Kind of
    > awkward, but so am i. I give it an 8.
    >
    > -kenny dope- brazilica
    > I thought this was going to be awful and trendy but
    > it's quite nice! dancefloor samba.
    >
    > my 2 favorites now deserve a re-mention from the other
    > day, they are so life-altering.
    >
    > Plutonia-Forever. Makes me almost cry every fkn time
    > I put it on. just so sweet and lush, and all about
    > sitting back and enjoying, falling into life like a
    > big infinite feather bed. amazing.
    >
    > Likwid biskit- Substance. This is starting to edge
    > out Photek-Consciousness for my favorite song ever in
    > the history of the world. it's just so bugged out and
    > sharp and precise and with funk in it and the vocals
    > are understatedly insane. Argo doesn't like it as
    > much, so i think maybe it clicks with certain
    > personalities.
    >
    > it's saturday night, and where am i? in front of my
    > computer!! Aaaaaahhhhh!!!!
    >
    > now playing, ravi shankar live at the monterey
    > international pop festival. I don't understand ragas.
    > I don't think i'm smart enough. I was at a classical
    > indian music concert years ago with my friend Ketan
    > and as i listened, I thought, oh how nice. Ketan (an
    > indian guy from uganda and percussion wiz, to be fair)
    > turns and says to me, "wow, did you hear that? it's a
    > cycle in 13's." i love staggeringly intelligent
    > people. =)
    >
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