Oh! And track #8. then it would be perfect! Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems
> -----Original Message----- > From: Stoddard, Kamal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:56 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) HB on spectral > > Naaaah duude. Not even. Omar's stuff is cool. And when he > does it he DOES IT. But (especially lately) I've felt he was > cashing in on the detroit hype to a degree by getting by with > sub par mixdowns (his ideas are always there, just the > execution...) no mastering, and general inconsistency in his > production quality. The fact that more than a few of his > tunes are literally unplayable behind a properly mastered > track without losing TONS of frequencies put me off more than > one of his records. On the subject of the LP, I think the lp > is an almost perfect culling of the tracks from the cd. If > only they would've ditched "striders world" (much better > bleepy stuff about with more concept and atmosphere <cough> > hieroglyphic <cough>) and "I love you alex" (obviously > unmastered and waaaaaay overdriven bass to the point of > obscuring other frequencies=mud) and replaced them with "100% > house" and "out of control" . That would be sublime. I'm > buying the album by the way. And I'm a big fan.! > Just want him bringing his A game if I'm spending my dough. > Nahmeen? To be honest though, I really shouldn't compare them > dudes as they're sooo different in approach and concept that > it's almost a disservice to both. I think they both are > excellent artists each in their own right, but I've never > failed to buy a HB track I liked. I've passed on plenty of > Omars stuff that I really liked, 'cause I couldn't bring > myself to pay for such crappy sonics. There's the difference. > > (hope I'm not being too blunt and sounding like a hater > 'cause it's not like that) > > Kamal K. Stoddard > Turner Broadcasting Systems > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:10 PM > > To: 313@hyperreal.org > > Subject: RE: (313) HB on spectral > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: "Stoddard, Kamal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >I didn't really know how to articulate it, but that's the same > > effect it had on me. Reminds me of the real raw, jacked out, spin > > around freekiness that chicago was known for in the early days. > > > > i havent picked up any of the jamal moss stuff, despite at > least kinda > > digging some of the joints on each record. i feel like > omar-s is doing > > the chicago style minimal jacking weirdo joints much better. > > > > tom > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > andythepooh.com > > > > > > > > > > >
