Re: Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Tour (one date left - Montreal)

From: adario (adario@thingsburnup.com)
Date: Tue Mar 13 2001 - 20:39:47 CET

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    personally, i wouldn't rank dj logic's skills so highly. i saw him perform
    once and was a little disappointed. his routines were not exactly
    groundbreaking although i do give him credit for being a solid performer.
    based on this impression and from seeing roc raida cause heads to literally
    go into prostrations in '93 and checking the climactic works of q-bert, rob
    swift, mixmaster mike, babu, craze, faust and shortee, kid koala, krush,
    z-trip, peanut butter wolf, etc etc. well, logic was kinda gimmicky and
    conservative. i think he's found a career making scratches palatable to the
    phishy medeski martin and wood cross-over crowd and there's nothing wrong
    with that. maybe he was just holding back.

    paz,
    aaron dario

    on rotation:
    Jay Dee, "Welcome to Detroit"
    Larry Young, "Unity"
    Maffia Sound System "Angelic Sphere"
    Voom:voom, "Influenza Fuerte"
    Freeform Arkestra, "Freeform EP"
    Shuggie Ottis, "Strawberry Letter"

    ----- Original Message -----
    > This may be a bit OT, but I'll throw it out there for a little
    > possible discussion fodder anyway. What do people here think
    > of DJs like DJ Logic pushing the limits and really using the
    > turntable as an instrument? I'm a huge fan of a good DJ, but
    > I'm partial to DJs who spin records, select good tracks, mix
    > well. Seems to me that by turning his turntable into an
    > instrument to play jazz with, Logic has reached the apex of
    > skill with one of the most limiting musical instruments I can
    > think of. Is there something I'm missing here?
    >
    >
    >
    > --------------------------------
    > Derek Brooks
    > derek.brooks@home.com
    >



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