>If they
>really wanted a big recognizable UK name to be represented on the movie
then
>Dave Clarke would actually have been the better bet maybe.
not from an American perspective - they're probably trying to attract a
wider audience
and Dave Clarke just doesn't have the recognition here in the US that Carl
Cox has.
Carl tours the US quite frequently while Dave, I think, refuses to come
over here at all.
More people would be attracted to the film with Carl's name on it - fans of
progressive house,
trance, techno, etc. They know who he is. Dave Clarke would get blank
stares and a shoulder shrug (in the US).
I'm sure they're trying to attract a wide audience to the film instead of
the thirty or so of us who
chat on a regular basis on this list and know the difference between Craig
and Cox.
MEK
"Stewart Caig"
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Well I knew Carl back when he was selling rave tickets from his flat in
Brighton and heard him out often (It was hard to miss him in the late 80s
early 90s) and I dont remember him once ever truly blowing me away. Sure he
would do the whole 6 deck mixing thing and he was definatly one of the more
competent mixers on the rave scene back then, but I always felt his track
selection, whatever genre he was playing, was just too obvious and
uninspired. Its as if he always had ambitions to be a radio friendly figure
and always played the 'big' tunes. I dunno, maybe I'm being harsh, but I
just feel as both an artist and a DJ he has always left me cold. If they
really wanted a big recognisable UK name to be represented on the movie
then
Dave Clarke would actually have been the better bet maybe.
Stu
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From: "Erin Bate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "313" <313@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: (313) Hi Tech Soul - The Movie
>
> I know Carl isn't who I personally would pick for this movie, but if you
> talk with some of the guys from back in the day, they give alot of
> respect to Carl Cox... I am not sure why, because I have never heard
> anything from him I was impressed with either..I remember when he was
> playing the DEMF...I got a ear full about his influences on Detroit
> music...From artists who have been around since the beginning.
> ~Erin
>
> Stewart Caig wrote:
>
> >I still find Carl Cox an odd choice of UK representation in a film such
as
> >this, sure he was playing some techno sets back in the day, but he was
also
> >playing garage, house, jungle, d&b, happy hardcore and just about
anything
> >else he could get booked for! And his actual music has never really been
any
> >good.
> >
> >Stu
> >
> >
> >
> >
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