i agree that the post below is a little over the top as far as hype is concerned but,IMO ben sims has been releasing quality stuff for the last three years so i wouldn't really call it a fad. i think his records are just good groove orientated dj tools designed with quick mixing in mind, no more no less. i think that's his point. have yet to hear him spin though.
> -----Original Message----- > From: debonair [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:14 AM > To: Cyclone Wehner; 313 Detroit > Subject: Re: [313] Ben Sims > > who is ben sims? melbournians might be an impressionable lot, i don't > know, > but the only headz in sydney who know sims are the [ mostly ] obnoxius > record store peddlars, who try unsuccessfully to push the latest fad on to > real underground djz.... james bond. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "313 Detroit" <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:29 PM > Subject: Re: [313] Ben Sims > > > > > > >He came as a highly recommended and relatively unknown artist and left > with > > >a reputation as one of the greatest DJs on the planet. Not since Luke > > >Slater's first visit as an artist has an artist left such an impression > on > > >Australia. > > > > > > Not sure about that - but this is a press release-speak, right? And it's > by > > a Brit, too? :) He made a great impression in Melbourne but, alas, no > one > > knows who Ben Sims is in Sydney - except for the DJs! The Sydney scene > as > a > > whole just doesn't embrace that music at all. Melbourne, Adelaide and > you > > could add to that Perth are the techno cities here - according to the > > industry consensus. > > > > I think Stacey Pullen left by far the greater impression in Melbourne a > > couple of weeks ago among a wider demographic!! He played for six hours > in > > Melbourne at the Innovator party along with Derrick Carter - and he > played > > 'til he was so tired he was kneeling at the decks, and it was > sensational. > > It was an appreciative, sophisticated crowd and the night had a great > vibe. > > People are still talking about it! I think it was an inspiration to pair > up > > these two DJs as they have a great rapport and inspired each other and > both > > attracted slightly different crowds who ended up experiencing the other > DJ > > for the first time and were converted. It was a good contrast of > > personalities, too - Derrick's droll humour to Stacey's joyful > whimsicality. > > Derrick played deep and slipped in a few quirky R&B type records - like > Mary > > Mary's Shackles (Praise You), which is a uptempo gospel/R&B track and a > top > > 2 hit here, and The Artful Dodger feat Craig David. I believe he played > the > > Mayday mix of Jaguar, too. Then Stacey played tech-house through to > house > > and finished with a drum 'n' bass track by Goldie (we think) and Stevie > > Wonder during his encores. I am not sure if it's common practice > elsewhere > > for DJs to do encores but in the clubs they often do them here due to > crowd > > reception. Stacey received an ovation here - it was the bomb. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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]
