I also think a lot of Felix's stuff over the last couple of years has been great, but I don't think he's "exploiting the glitz s**t". Presumably this is a reference to his Kittinz & Thee Glitz album, which was something of a surprise hit and so has led to lots more production opportunities for him. I can't see anything wrong with that myself.
'Course he does dodgy mixes here and there, no-one's great all the time: his mix of the new Chemical Bros record sucks the big one, for example. But he does some crackers too, such as his mix of Iggy Pop feat Peaches 'Motor Inn'. As far as I'm concerned, Felix rocks. My 2p, TOM > Sorry to be a purveyor of bad taste ;) Maybe Felix sould've left Nina alone > .... I can accept that. However, as to a separate point, I personally like > allot of what Felix has been doing over the last couple of years. I think > he has managed to make house music allot more accessible for many people who > grew up during the 80s and parted ways with dance music when synch-pop and > new wave faded. Although Felix has sort of shamelessly exploited the whole > glitz s**t, I don't believe he's all about that either. Some of the mixes > and sets during the last few years really reached deep into the dark > internal realm that much of the best techno also mines, meanwhile crossing > genres and generations. > > On a different subject, I would really like to hear that King Britt track. > Which song does he remix? What label is it on? > > Scott Ellis > > -----Original Message----- > From: FC2 Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 3:08 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Cc: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: (313) felix disrespecting nina simone was re: Alton Miller > > > I second andrew dukes praise of King Britt's Miles Davis remix. I heard it > on the radio late night here in San Diego. That would be the only time I > have heard it, and it was probably the only time it has ever been played on > the radio here on the un-creative capital of the radio. > I don't think that Felix Da Housecat has been all that great here in the > last couple of years. I havn't ever heard anything off the Clashbakk label > that I thought was all that great in the last few year. > Best release on Clashbakk: LA Williams-Jedi Knight...Where the hell has LA > gone to? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: (313) felix disrespecting nina simone was re: Alton Miller > > > > Anyone heard the remix > king britt did of a miles davis track a couple of years > back? Now, *that* was an excellent and respectful > reinterpretation. It was not a bootleg, definitely > label-sanctioned. It was from a compilation if memory > serves, similar in concept to what verve is doing, but > much better. my cdn .02. andrew duke > > > > >
