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>On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, fAtHOm wrote:
>
>> >>I have to more or less agree here.
>> >>I really, really admire what Vadim does. I feel like he's a very
>> >>reactionist DJ (especially in the face of jungle, which took the
>> >>breakbeat in the exact opposite direction).
>> >
>> I love that dj vadim has the guts to slow down his breaks, you just have to
>> try and approach his music with an open mind, after all, le gooster,
>> portishead, funki porcini, and dj krush all put out stuff at that speed.....it's
>> just about perfect for chill and opiated vibes, if you are wound up, just don't
>> look at it as "dance music" ....That doesn't mean it's not danceable, [slow
>> breaks are some of my favorite dancing music] just that it is open to
>> interpretation. After all, isn't lots of jazz music the same way??
>
>i've got no problem with the downtempo groove... in fact i love some nice
>slow breakbeats. but at the seattle ninja show, dj vadim plain sucked. he
>just kept screwing up while trying to cut between records, dropping beats
>in at the wrong time, etc. we ended up leaving partway through his
>performance.
>
>jakub.
>
As I mentioned before in more detail in an earlier posting, dj vadim sucked in Vancouver, too. Herbaliser was worth waiting around for, though.
Downtempo can be very effective, but with vadim it wasnt' only downtempo that he messed up. It was hiphop/rap stuff that was NOT acid jazz. No freakin' way that was acid jazz. Is he trying to make a statement? Yuck. I'd rather see Coldcut or Kid Koala.
Cheers,
Mr. T
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