I don't really remember when faster tempo's took over or became as much of a deal. I remember older electro (we called it bootyshake music down here). Like hip hop be bop is hecka slow. Most older house used to be pretty slow. Secret tapes of dr eich I remember being pretty slow( at least my neigborhood, parking garage politics, and slam dance). Optic nerve quasar is about there. Those old legowelt trax that JT posted awhile back, pretty slow. I don't think tempo was as big of a deal back then. Thing were still very wide open. This brings me to a conversation that took place between myself and a friend over the weekend. We were on typical Sunday morning after status (treats still in the bloodstream, wine in a glass, 7:30 am, shades on, in a lawn chair on the patio) when he started playing a bunch of older orbital, and slower breakyer rave stuff. Mostly the dubby bassy deep bidness. We had a long talk about the raves we used to go to (not sure if it was the same overseas) and! there was almost always a point (usually 6-7AM) when the party would go underwater and everyone would be locked into a kind of psychedelic midtempo, bodyrock. It's what we looked forward to everytime. No more madness and chaos, just a beat and a vibe controlling like 2000 people at once. Are there any dj's playing that futuristic bodyrock anymore (it wasn't like electro, but drew from it and freestyle just the same)? Do you even know what I'm talking about? Maybe I'll get Jim to do a mix.
Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems > -----Original Message----- > From: robin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) Slowing down (was Stasis) > > > > i've been digging even lower bpms lately (normally i can't > cope with anything over 130 :) , old age and creaking bones or somat) > > i think there's a move to lower bpms generally. i only say > this cos i like it like that. :) > > like calling sensible speed techno electro-house...all wrong init... > > robin... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > funny you should mention that - I've noticed that most of the music > > I've been buying lately and playing has been slower tempo. Haven't > > clocked the bpms yet but I'd say they are 120 and slower. Like the > > Rekid "Era" EP on SoulJazz. > > I just dig the slow simmer - and I can then mix dub/reggae, slower > > electro, acid house, old funk records, etc. into it without > distorting the vocals. > > > > is because I've been looking for it or is there more new music > > (techno/house) with low bpm now than there has been in the > last five years? > > > > MEK > > > > > > > > > robin > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ctric.com> > To > > "Aidan O'Doherty" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 03/24/05 09:32 AM > cc > > 313@hyperreal.org > > > > Subject > > Re: (313) stasis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and may two/three years ago. wasn't that enjoyable, but > some dj in > > the other room was great, >playing theo/moodyman-style tracks and > > other people place 'let me be what i wanna be' > slooowwwwweeddd right > > down. > > > > so i notcied mr. octex do this in his recent mix and i've > been doing > > this for a while too... (no bandwagons here :) ) > > > > such a great tune in, fact that whol other people place lp > is timeless. > > > > robin... > > > > > > > > >
