true enough, but doesn't a good set need to consist of both tools and whole compositions to provide the right tension and release? and of course all of this depends on who is mixing, there's so many variables to consider.
> -----Original Message----- > From: debonair [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:37 AM > To: John Shipman; Cyclone Wehner; 313 Detroit > Subject: Re: [313] Ben Sims > > that's exactly right! tools are tools - only an artisan can create > beautiful > music with them. good art stands on it's own. it's very hard to convey the > multiple spectral emotions involved in a good set, if the fundamentals are > non-existant. > james bond. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Shipman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'debonair'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Cyclone Wehner" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313 Detroit" <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:32 AM > Subject: RE: [313] Ben Sims > > > > 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] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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]
