Oh yeah1 don't get me wrong, I'm all down for the tools. Especially interesting ones. And I could see the no1 track going off in my head for days when jacked right. That said, both of the plates you mentioned were by FAR more interesting tools even on first listen...outta the mix.
I think one of the things I like most about techno records is that, for artists that get their stuff out there when they first start (with all the passion and direction of novelty) you often get to hear them progress and grow over the course of their releases. Of course the worst is when they don't and they begin to stagnate and recycle and ride some imaginary wave of entitlement (being from Detroit) that makes even their ass smell like roses. Dude runs with a crew that is serious and I'd expect his music to be...well, you know...representative (in quality at least)? I might say something different tomorrow. :/ k -----Original Message----- From: Tristan Watkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 5:48 PM To: Stoddard, Kamal; 'robin'; 'Mark Cullen' Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) new Omar-S > -----Original Message----- > From: Stoddard, Kamal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 October 2006 21:36 > To: robin; Mark Cullen > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) new Omar-S > > Okay actually I think there's a much shorter way to say all > that. The Marcellus track can create a mood from anywhere. I > can hear it and it activates a full mood. I think omars > latest is a mood extender, meaning if you're not in that > space already, it might sound dead flat, but if the mood is > on & hot already, it'll bump it into the next terrain. But it > doesn't initiate. Zat make any sense to anyone? It does, and I often don't mind that, although you're right it can be a let down when you know he can do more. Then again, there are some tracks that fit this bill which I totally love, like the Kai Alce on Mahogani and "I Can't Take It" by Rick Wade. They do very little, and a lot of people seem to avoid them (or playing them) for that reason, but they can be just the answer if you're trying to extend a good groove (as you say). I know both those tracks aren't totally like the new Omar-S stuff, but they're the type of track that some people will pass on because they don't sound nearly as good in isolation. Gotta be in the mix. 'Flat' can be one of the key dynamics in a good house mix - as setup, relief or whatever. Tristan ======= http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 03/10/2006
