On 1/9/07, J.T. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
that larry heard/mr white record is soooooo good. instant classic!
both sides are completely ridiculous. i ordered 2 copies to keep one safe in case something were to happen to the copy ill be hammering out in every set for the forseeable future. that record is simply stunning. if i could go back and redo my top X of 06 that might take top prize.
i think i'm one of the few that isnt excited by marcus mixx...it's kinda cool...too percussive and not enough groove for me...
ive heard the first one in a bunch of mixes ive DLed and ive IDed it each time to the point where i was just like "i guess this track is for me". i didnt even listen to the second one, but i appreciate the small label getting on its feet so i ordered both. i guess that first one is not necessarily "exciting" but its one of those tracks that can get into your subconscious and grow there....
is moxie 10 that chow daddy thing? sounded very nice! i assume it's re/edits?
yeah thats the one. and i assume its re-edits or something of the like as well since that seems to be the moxie way.
it's not new anymore, but did you get that potelea mbali record on stir15? so good! even if it's pretty much just two similar versions of one track...
no i dont think i even saw that around. ill have to go have a listen....
what about the latest arpanet and urban tribe things? already got?
i wasnt feeling those so much. not that they were bad, but i guess i was looking for something different. im not always in an electro-ish mood....
as for rhythms, i'm not bothered at all by boom tsk boom tsk. i spend at least half my listening time listening to old classic stuff that has real simple beats like that -- albeit with some snares and claps etc sprinkled on top too usually.
the thing is, as much as i love that minimal chicago trax kind of aesthetic, it is just like anything else: its made better with lots of other things around it to contrast that stark beat.
and honestly, i am mostly really really really sick of disco edits, disco re-edits, new disco, etc etc. everybody and their mom trying to sound like disco from 25 years ago, or wishing they were at cosmic, and ignoring all the dance music that's came since in their dj-ing and listening habits. i love disco, and there's some good new stuff, but loads and loads of filler, and i feel like it's really clamping down on new good original house music the same way that minimal stuff is on good new techno. stop the homogenization pleeeease!
i cant agree more. my man curt is way into the scandanavian disco thing, and i find it more crap than the minimal stuff for the most part. the redits are way out of control, ive generally only bought ones from a few camps because theyre the best of them: ugly edits, editions disco, and moxie. i used to read the dj history board but now i find i can barely tolerate their attitude. that said, some people i know have been doing some mixes inspired by the cosmic thing that i find to be more interesting than the actual original mixes by baldelli and the like. the obsession with ridiculous records seemingly just because theyre "rare" (the osmonds are not funky!) in that scene is really annoying as well. im really dying for more good new music. going digging is fun, and ill always enjoy it but its not a substitute for new sounds. the problem is that all the genres ive loved in my life seem completely creatively bankrupt and the newer genres havent been doing it for me either. i feel like soon there has to be a real substantial shift in music overall, im waiting for it. in the meantime, ive been trying to look for more older stuff that i like, been digging alot of jazz recently and some 90s house (got some nice strictly rhythm joints recently, one of the Logic 12"s and barbara tucker "i get lifted" as well as some nice maxi 12"s: pal joey as "espresso", sagat "f*ck dat", cevin fisher "the way we used to", etc). and in general ive been feeling hiphop and soul music alot more than usual, thats been dictating alot of my listening.... tom
