and for £15, what a bargain! Would like to see Andy Stott, especially after hearing his resident advisor podcast.
On 05/02/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What a pleasure it is to read a thread like this when you know you're going > to be hearing the DJ in question in 12 days time! > > And what's more he's one of 8 guests in a line up each and every one of whom > I'm looking forward to seeing. > > http://www.computercontrolled.co.uk/ > > I've posted about this before so I'll content myself with repeating that this > looks like the best techno line up in Manchester I can > remember and for anyone heading this way to give me a shout. > > > > From: kent williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 04 February 2008 14:59 > > > > Sometimes we don't say things on this list because they're self > > evident, but let me say it: Rob Hood is one of the most consistently > > brilliant producers in Detroit Techno, and one of its most distinctive > > DJs. Rob was the headliner for Iowa's largest (and for the > > promoters, most financially disastrous) rave, where from all reports > > he burned the place down. At the time his mom was living here, (in > > Des Moines, I think), which may have been one of the reasons my > > friends were able to book him -- free ticket to see Moms! > > > > He made some of the seminal records in the minimal style, like > > "Minimal Nation," and though his former partner Jeff Mills is much > > more famous, it's not because Mills is better; they're as different > > musically as is possible in a genre like hard techno. Mills has also > > put more work into marketing and image. I'm not saying this to > > criticize Mills, just that they have followed different paths. > > > > A few years ago I was visiting Nick Wilson in London and he played me > > a Rob Hood mix (no idea which one) that was jaw-droppingly fierce -- > > super fast, dark, and minimal, but exciting. Unlike a lot of DJs I've > > heard who are into minimal techno, Rob's sets are not monochromatic -- > > they're dynamic, mercurial, and savage. Dynamics, Texture, and Groove > > are what makes minimal techno come alive -- something that is lacking > > from the work of the more high profile haircut DJ stars of the genre. > > >
