Well I see dude hundreds of times in Syd, Melb, Adelaide and Detroit and I ain't never heard him play bad looped techno. Plus I always stay 'til the end. ;) Like Stacey Pullen, Derrick really gets deep towards the end when the faithful remain. To me, Derrick still way surpasses most DJs in terms of charisma, presence and skills. Just his touch on the turntables, you can hear that sonic signature. Also, you never know what influence the local promoter has. Francois K was told by a promoter here *not* to play anything other than house and when I heard him play the Movement afterparty unfettered it was a different experience, a really, really exciting set. I think 'change in style' comes from personal growth. No-one wants to stagnate! Hell no! Don't give up. Cheers
Cyclone ---------- >From: "Maarten Baute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May @ 10 Days Off >Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 9:35 PM > > Dear Cyclone, > >>> You should have seen him at the Movement afterparty, that was great. You > just had to see who was dancing to appreciate that. Everyone has good and > bad gigs. > Sometimes I see my favourite DJs in Sydney and they're never as good as > Melbourne and it's made me realise the effect locale can have. > I hope hugging people doesn't mean you do or don't validate their music > otherwise we're all going to have to retract a lifetime of hugs to lovely > people who have terrible records at home. ;) << > > ok, but you just have to understand I was expecting more, hearing a lot of > tapes from his early days. Also his mixes from around ´96 - ´97 I really > like, so I was just wondering why the change in style? You say that > everybody has good and bad gigs, but I think it´s not like he had a bad day > and is messing up his mixing, he actually brought a whole crate with > loop-techno. I wouldn´t say it is a matter of having a good day or not, it > is more a matter of style. > > And my comment about the hug was a bit stupid, I know. But it was symbolic > for the kind of music he would play that night. > > Have a good day! > > Cheers, > Maarten > > >
