Leslie (icehouse@redshift.com)
Mon, 31 May 1999 13:21:00 -0700
Jonathan,
Perhaps you are unable to concentrate for long enough to let a mix cd go
down or maybe you need the rush of being in a club or at an event to get you
to that level. The K&D DJ-Kicks is one of my all-time favourite albums
period, mix or not, great selection and wondeful mixing even if a computer
might have been used, the Thievery is also pretty fine. Have you heard Tone
Tales for Tomorrow by Coldcut? Pretty ambient but pretty good nonetheless.
Why dont you try just getting down, relaxing and letting the tunes float by
instead of trying to intellectuallize it. Remember what George Clinton said,
"Free your mind and your ass will follow!"
leslie
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Takagi <jtakagi@millennianet.com>
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: Thievery
>Mark Turner wrote:
>
>> Do you want it to sound like 70 minutes of the same track?
>> That's almost what the Kemi & Storm one is, to me. Or some of the
>> early techno mixes K7 put out. Boring! I much prefer DJ's whose
>> musical knowledge stretches beyond a single genre, and who can link
>> disparate tracks in a way that makes sense musically. I don't give
>> a damn whether it's properly beat-matched.
>
>After further reflection I have to reevaluate my stance and
>say that Mark is right, track selection is really the most
>important thing (at least for me) in a DJ set. But I have
>yet to hear one mix CD that can hold my attention for long,
>that I can listen to the whole way through. Another big
>factor is that there are many in the DJ Kicks series (almost
>all of Mark's favorites) that I haven't heard. Also, mixing
>abilities are never accurately represented on a mix CD,
>technical skills can be artificially inflated (ex: A. Parker)
>or deflated (ex: J. Atkins).
>
>Even though it's not the only criterium of a DJ's ability,
>I still think there's some value to beat-matching. It's
>one of the most powerful ways to merge tracks, even if their
>styles vary wildly. Even when the base material is homogeneous
>or uninspiring, some DJs (usually hip hop DJs) can make it
>interesting, purely via technical merit.
>
>Perhaps the idea of a mix CD is just impractical; in a club
>I've been absolutely blown away by a DJ performance, but the
>same excitement of both good music and ingenious presentation
>never seems to make its way onto a recordable format, I guess
>the essential context is lacking.
>
>Does anyone have a mix CD that she/he feels is outstanding?
>I have never been able to get a copy of the Coldcut JDJ one
>that everyone seems to think is the greatest ever. I had
>forgotten about the Nicolette contribution to the DJ Kicks
>series; even though I haven't heard it, I remember the comments
>portrayed it to be so schizophrenic that I have to admire it
>if only for its weirdness.
>
>Jonathan
>whose new favorite album of 1999 is now "Panorama" by La Buena Vida
>
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