I haven't even heard the mix so I've no opinion on whether it's good or bad. However it seems fair to agree that Hawtin is very good at marketing. Whether his marketing skills outweigh his musical ones though, that's where it becomes a matter of opinion, innit?
-----Original Message----- From: Martin Dust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 8:55 AM To: 313 Mailing List Subject: Re: (313) Easiest way to start a (313) argument - the Richie Hawtin RA Podcast I really enjoyed the mix, there's some good stuff in there - I don't think it just marketing either but that's all people seem to focus on, it's easy to talk about the wrong thing ;) On 2 May 2008, at 08:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yeah me too- he seems like a decent guy in the flesh but to me his > main strength is in marketing, not music. > > 2008/5/2 kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Yeah, I listened to it at work. I always try and give Mr. Hawtin a >> chance, since the one time I met him he was quite nice to me, and >> seemed like an intelligent guy. >> >> But... it doesn't really make me bust a grin, which a good mix will. >> It was OK, but I listened at work and it turned into sonic wallpaper. >> I kind of like the last Decks&fx CD but had the same impression -- >> it's great background music for computer programming -- Dilbert >> Techno. There's a place for that, but I think I wouldn't much like >> to >> see him play out if that's the way he mixes. Give me some variation >> and drama! >>
