This confirms for me why so many mix CDs out there are so dull. Most are label funded and focusing on tracks, but when there's so much that a DJ can add to the mix, why waste the opportunity? Let's face it, these tracks are for the hugely greater part made to be mixed with, just wish labels were prepared to take more chances and stick their necks out with some flash cut and paste mixing action! Bring on the Derrick May mix cd.
Dan http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1267/index.html http://www.mp3.com/DanButler > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 6:55 PM > To: Jonny McIntosh; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: [313] Thomas Brinkmann new CD > > Per Matt's Moodymann mix cd comment about tracks being under 3 minutes > etc.: > > Unfortunately when making compilations very few labels want just 3 minutes > of a > track to be on the cd. Most mixed cd compilations from labels (read: the > label > has asked the artist to mix the tracks for a compilation example: Miguel > Migs > for Naked Music, or David Alvarado for Guidance, or Nick Holder etc.) will > showcase the tracks and not the artist mixing them. This means that the > tracks > are usually full length, and mixed into and out of quickly (ie 30 second > mixes > are usually considered long mixes). The best mix compilations are done by > artists (not labels, ie Laurent Garnier Laboratoire Mixes) or magazines > (Mixmag) where the labels aren't really involved. > todd > > Jonny McIntosh wrote: > > > > Also, does anyone have tracklistings for the upcoming > > > Jedi Knights CD retrospective (hope it has some old > > > EV/SYM stuff, don't you?) and the new Moodymann CD? > > > > I've heard the Moodymann CD's more of a retrospective. Apparently it's > got > > one of the promo tracks from the Peacefrog album, for example. There > are, I > > hear, 4 new tracks on it (only 2 on the vinyl, goddamn it), as well. > > > > Whilst on the Moodymann topic, does anyone know if he is playing > anywhere > > other than Home in London this weekend? It's Notting Hill Carnival > weekend > > and he played at a fantastic party (featuring him, Theo Parrish - he > rocked > > it, Rick Wilhite & 4 Hero) there 2 years ago; is anything similar due > this > > time? I'm not risking Home, because he probably won't turn up, it's too > > expensive and, I just can't quite bring myself to do it... > > > > Jonny. > > > > P.S. Cheers for the feedback for my Detroit compilation tape. I'll email > a > > track listing to all those who requested it. Now I just have to get a > copy > > of that Dorothy Ashby LP... > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
