Hi,
I believe the point Jason was making was purely a live DJing one - i.e. it
has been said that Hawtin is a technically superior DJ to Mills.
Whilst I'm not going to get into a who's better than who discussion on that
level, I will say that *technically*, the stuff that Richie pulls off is
very impressive - there's the 909 manipulation on the fly, but also his use
of delay effects with the foot pedal and, more recently, the inclusion of a
101 also. On top of this he keeps the whole thing cruising along tight as
hell - not as easy as you suggest.
Nick
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From: "pooper scooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: RE: [313] Previous v Present turnouts in Detroit
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 08:21:48 EDT
Technically superior in what way? Jeff has been producing some of the most
exotic sounds on the scene for years now. By the way, the 303 and 909/808
are so simple to work, I wouldn't credit anyone who uses one to be technical
on that respect only, while they all are great gear. Besides Jeff did it all
first... tuning that ride cymbal, pitching up and transposing tones...
On a seperate note, You don't have to be a rocket scientist to push
buttons and make good techno... Take a look at what Aphex does to
gear--that's technically skilled in the medium of electronic instruments.
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