Dirk van den Heuvel (dirkv@groovedis.com)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:37:27 -0500
The trend these days is the CD will be mixed as it appeals more to
non-deejays and the vinyl version will be unmixed. I think this solves the
problem nicely.
Dirk van den Heuvel (dirkv@groovedis.com)
Groove Distribution
www.groovedis.com
Your Guide To The Underground
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Cohen [mailto:adam_cohen@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 2:53 PM
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
Subject: RE: Gilles' Incredible Sounds?/Feelings on Mix CD's
>I havenīt heard it yet, but Iīm waiting eagerly for my order.
>
>The album is a compilation, profiling Gilles as a DJ I think.
>He is the second DJ doin a comp. in the series. Goldie was the first.
>On the excellent (for us people in Europe) Juno web site (www.juno.co.uk)
>there is a full track listing. Follow this link:
Interesting that he chose "SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LITE-Let The Sun Shine In"
which was just featured on the Russ Dewbury "Jazz Bizniz!" compilation (of
which I've only heard 2 songs, the afformentioned being one of them, and
another track called "No other love" which is unbelievable).. Although about
90% of the CD's I own are comps (and reissues), duplication sucks! I have
some Comps where I own like 4 out of the 10 songs featured..
I assume that the Gilles Peterson CD is mixed (as I have another Journeys By
DJ CD featuring both he and Norman Jay, and they're both mixed. Have to say
I prefer the Norman Jay disc over the Gilles Peterson one). I wish more
companies would do what BBE does with their comps.. One CD with the DJ mix,
and one CD with the complete unmixed original tracks.
I really dislike mixed compilations. For one, I would assume that
ordinarily, when making a compilation, they will try to obtain the studio
master tapes whenever possible (and if it's electronic music, they're
normally stored in a digital format on a DAT). They'll then take all those
songs from the studio master's and compile them onto a CD, always
maintaining the digital integrity of the information. So the final product
that gets to you, the consumer, is a faithful digital reproduction of the
master tapes (or at least a 44.1khz downsampled version, since DAT's are
48khz).
Whereas on a DJ mix compilation, they're using vinyl, changing the pitch,
and ultimately, the songs are in a mixed format, so you can't really use
them as individual tracks (to make a compilation of your own, or play out at
a radio station/club - although most would laugh at a DJ who spins from
CD's, but we won't get into this since I think it was covered earlier..
Although still, I have no probs playing music from CD's on the radio).
So I'm not saying to get rid of the mixed CD altogether (even though it
wouldn't bother me very much), but always include a seperate unmixed version
as well, a la BBE. So for any of your record companies out there (Guidance
- it was a shame about that David Alvarado comp.. It's a nice mix, but I
would have preferred a copy of the unmixed songs) that may be listening,
here's some feedback!
Anyone else feel the same way I do, or disagree with me totally and utterly?
Adam
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