From: gordon k hurd (ghurd@yahoo-inc.com)
Date: Fri Dec 06 2002 - 17:50:10 CET
i haven't heard the album, but I recently read an interview with Mr. Duplaix
(or maybe it was the liner notes from said DJ Kicks) and he was talking a
lot about how he's travelling the world, partying, meeting ladies, and so
on... maybe the guy's just been partying too much over the past year or two
and he's lost track of what made his music mean something in the past.
just a theory :)
-g
-----Original Message-----
From: leslie shill [mailto:icehouse@redshift.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:20 PM
To: Gretzky @ Soulsession
Cc: acid
Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] Vikter Duplaix - International Affairs -
Opinion
So is the consensus then that the material is weak or the artists is kinda
well, lacklustre? I have never been that much of a fan of his, even the
DJ-Kicks was tres ordinaire, but this latest is real weak in my opinion, not
even one track has any really outstanding beats, let alone the ohter
essential elements!
leslie/The Power of Sound
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gretzky @ Soulsession" <soulsession@hotmail.com>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] Vikter Duplaix - International Affairs - Opinion
> So now we're actually in a place where the general concensus on the
Duplaix
> album is disappointment. Surprise surprise... well not, actually... I was
> disappointed as well...
>
> The tracks are way too slick and over-produced. It figures that the best
> track, I think, is the remix of the single "Looking for love"(the 58 St
> thing). The original is good too and produced by 4Hero Marc Mac, so that
> figures. I love Vikter Duplaixs other work, so I guess he's just at his
best
> when other artists produce the beats and lay the foundation. In those
> situations, he excels.
>
> Dunno 'bout you guys but I thought the vocals were funnily pathetic too.
He
> just seems to loose his depth and vision. No doubt will he regain this in
> time.
>
> -Gretzky
>
>
>
> >From: ridu_moya@hotmail.com
> >To: <acidjazz@catchthebreak.com>, <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> >Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] Vikter Duplaix - International Affairs - Opinion
> >Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:17:18 -0800
> >
> >Y'know, I love Vikter Duplaix and I sampled the album on some french
site.
> >I didn't quite want to say it, but after I heard the album I realised
that
> >really, all the dope Vikter Duplaix tracks that I really like are remixes
> >by
> >somebody else.
> >It's just that some of his songs are a little too over to the darkside of
> >the force (ie. commercial rnb) sounding.
> >He has got a great voice and puts a lot of soul in his music, but
> >personally
> >I prefer it when he is complimented by some dope west london beat.
> >I agree that maybe he should have matured his sound some more before this
> >album. But, that's just my opinion and I still love his stuff. My record
> >box
> >is infested with remixes of Vikter's tracks.
> >
> >love,
> >Ridu
>
>
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