Yup yup. That's it. I'll see if he'll have time for it soon. He's a teacher now. Still one of the wickedest selectors tho.
Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:26 AM > To: Stoddard, Kamal > Subject: RE: (313) Slowing down (was Stasis) > > > > > > >get Jim to do a mix > > please do - I'd like to hear what you're trying to describe. > I think I know what you're talking about - like slower acid > tracks, heavy dub bass, long trancy techno/house tracks, etc? > > MEK > > > > > "Stoddard, Kamal" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > urner.com> > To > "'robin'" > > 03/24/05 10:15 AM > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > 313@hyperreal.org > > > cc > > > > Subject > RE: (313) Slowing down > (was Stasis) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
