WORD!!! takes some time to let that stew cook to perfection :) sometimes a good record to one won't be a good record to another because it's not a part of ones life. but if you were to hear the use of the record by someone who hears it differently that's when it's understood.....now i feel all warm and squishy:)
> -----Original Message----- > From: debonair [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:10 AM > To: John Shipman; Cyclone Wehner; 313 Detroit > Subject: Re: [313] Ben Sims > > i believe that good sets are borne from much experience - a chef goes to > the > market, some funky ingredient becomes the glint in his eye, and presto, > it's > added to the mix later on at dinner, he instinctly knows it gonna be > bad-ass > course, people eatin' will be like, " damn, this food is the bomb, have > you > got somethang else we can wrap our mouths around? " chef doesn't read the > recipes any more........he feels it. > james bond. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Shipman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'debonair'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Shipman" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313 > Detroit" <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:56 AM > Subject: RE: [313] Ben Sims > > > > 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. 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