Hi Andrew, I think all of us producers who are a bit older have experienced this same thing! I just discovered a CD of originals I made in 1999 (some of them with nothing but hardware and cassette four-track). I too was amazed just how ridiculously fast some of the tempos were, and also how hard some of it was generally. ~David
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks new email address <andrewdukecognit...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm 44. I'll leave Kent to share his age if he so desires. > > In explanation: I've mellowed somewhat in terms of the speed of the tempos I > produce and mix as I age. > > Example: > I was lucky enough to have a track released on Matrix back in 1995, but > quite soon thereafter lost my > master and copy of the CD compilation. At the time the song was produced, > it was the tempo I was into. I only recently > reacquired that CD and I knew, as I was about to first listen to the track > in 18 or so years, that it was going > to be faster than what I produce/play these days. I figured it would be a > bit faster than > what I'm playing these days. Well, it was VERY fast. I shudder to listen to > it now simply because it is so incredibly fast, > it gallops along like some out of control train. Anyway, that's the way I'm > feeling now as I get older, > I still listen to a huge variety of styles of music, much of it much faster > than the music I play on the show, of course, > but personally I tend to make and mix music at much much slower tempos than > when I was 20 years younger. > > http://andrewdukeinthemix.com > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Kerr Knoll <kerr.kn...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Well said :) >> >> On Apr 24, 2013, at 02:24 PM, "Lechowicz, Thomas" <tale...@pointpark.edu> >> wrote: >> >> On the note of age, I'm 21 and thoroughly enjoy the material you guys put >> out. Regardless of age, a good mix is a good mix. Keep em coming :) >> ________________________________ >> From: Kerr Knoll [kerr.kn...@me.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:09 AM >> To: andrewdukecognit...@gmail.com >> Cc: list 313 >> Subject: Re: (313) KRU Noise Radio 2013-04-20 >> >> Really? I'm not sure what age has to do with it though I suppose it's more >> measured with less urgency but no less lively. It's grown-up music. I'm >> neither young or old either. I'm not sure I can tell that much from music or >> whether or not it really matters. There's maturity and taste, and that >> counts. >> >> http://k-os.net/music/kerr-knoll >> http://soundcloud.com/kerr-knoll >> >> >> On 24 Apr 2013, at 02:31, andrewdukecognit...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Thanks for the kind words. I'm guessing the laid back-ness is likely >> because Kent and I are both so darn old! ;) >> >> http://andrewdukeinthemix.com >> http://cognitionaudioworks.com >> >> >> On 2013-04-23, at 10:01 PM, Kerr Knoll <kerr.kn...@me.com> wrote: >> >> I note that both Kent and Andrew's mixes are about 2 hours each and filled >> with quality tracks. Thoroughly enjoyed those too. They are filled with >> laid-back & colourful techno vibes. >> >> There are a lot of mixes about but you guys are doing a great job with >> these and well worth listening too. >> >> On Apr 22, 2013, at 02:17 PM, "Kerr Knoll" <kerr.kn...@me.com> wrote: >> >> We are spoiled for quality mixes today :) >> >> Been listening to the Darkwave 11 and thoroughly enjoying it. Looking >> forward to listening to Kent and Andrew's mixes next. >> >> On Apr 22, 2013, at 02:10 PM, Martin Dust <mar...@dustscience.com> wrote: >> >> Here you go :) >> >> >> > >> > re: The Black Dog; just saw a new >> > DarkWave mix posted; Martin; can you share the link here please? >> >> http://www.theblackdogma.com/tbd/2013/04/the-black-dog-darkwave-11/ >> >> >
