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Farley also had a big club, the Playground, where he emphasised
freaky Euro imports and the new rhythm tracks people were making.
Here in 1985 he tried the technique of playing a drum machine (the
boosted beat was known as ?Farley?s Foot?) under old Philly
records. Frankie Knuckles had done this the year before with a
Roland 909 he bought from Detroit?s Derrick May, but it was Farley
who reaped the most acclaim for the idea. It was never as popular
as sometimes stated, but what did take off were the custom rhythm
tracks created by and for the big DJs. And once these made the move
from reel-to-reel to vinyl, house music was finally on record.
Interestingly this actually strengthens the case for mixing little
parts of some tracks over others. In a club environment ideas don't
need to stand up quite like they do on a recording so half finished
ideas are fine imo. Not all night though, but in some circumstances
these new approaches can push music forward. As above.
robin...
