(313) John Tejada 7th City reissues
http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant). -- Technoir Audio http://www.technoiraudio.com dealing with your imperfect world
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'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out. On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out... On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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There are Tejada tracks that are indelibly awesome and classic. Then there's the rest of his work, which is almost that good. I don't think he's released anything that's actually bad. Some are less memorable, less arrestingly original, but you could play a whole set of his B- and C-list stuff and it would work. But then that's the great thing about there being a bazillion new tracks being released every year. If you just skim the top 0.05% thats still hundreds of new tracks to choose from. And I'm resigned to be in the 99%. I'll get there some day. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Matt Chester chesterm...@gmail.com wrote: 'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out... On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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That's the exact record I was thinking about. The record he did with titonton was the freak deaky ep one appeared on residual, the follow-up on palette and both are very strong records. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Matt Chester chesterm...@gmail.com wrote: 'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out. On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant). -- Technoir Audio http://www.technoiraudio.com dealing with your imperfect world
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I'm partial to the mix he did for me ;-) http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/403419-01.htm On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:14 AM, jwan allen jwan.al...@gmail.com wrote: That's the exact record I was thinking about. The record he did with titonton was the freak deaky ep one appeared on residual, the follow-up on palette and both are very strong records. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Matt Chester chesterm...@gmail.com wrote: 'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out. On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant). -- Technoir Audio http://www.technoiraudio.com dealing with your imperfect world
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I really like his Daydreams In Cold Weather album from 2002, esp Young, even though the whole thing is a blatant Plaid rip off On 24 Jan 2012, at 17:48, Matt Chester chesterm...@gmail.com wrote: 'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out... On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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Could you really like it that much if you thought it was a blatant Plaid rip-off? Maybe I'm quibbling over definitions, but 'blatant rip-off' implies that it isn't as good as the original. If it's good, it's good, and any stylistic similarities are irrelevant to its quality. In a certain respect everything is a rip off of everything. Shades of Jae rips off Bob James. listening right now to Daydreams In Cold Weather, I can hear the Plaid similarity, but Tejada is more straightforward rhythmically, and where Plaid makes melodic puzzle-palaces using random processes, Tejada seems to use more intentional composing. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Rob Taylor barringtonphelo...@gmail.com wrote: I really like his Daydreams In Cold Weather album from 2002, esp Young, even though the whole thing is a blatant Plaid rip off On 24 Jan 2012, at 17:48, Matt Chester chesterm...@gmail.com wrote: 'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out... On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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I dunno. I just like it and it sounds like Plaid On 24 Jan 2012, at 18:51, kent williams chaircrus...@gmail.com wrote: Could you really like it that much if you thought it was a blatant Plaid rip-off? Maybe I'm quibbling over definitions, but 'blatant rip-off' implies that it isn't as good as the original. If it's good, it's good, and any stylistic similarities are irrelevant to its quality. In a certain respect everything is a rip off of everything. Shades of Jae rips off Bob James. listening right now to Daydreams In Cold Weather, I can hear the Plaid similarity, but Tejada is more straightforward rhythmically, and where Plaid makes melodic puzzle-palaces using random processes, Tejada seems to use more intentional composing. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Rob Taylor barringtonphelo...@gmail.com wrote: I really like his Daydreams In Cold Weather album from 2002, esp Young, even though the whole thing is a blatant Plaid rip off On 24 Jan 2012, at 17:48, Matt Chester chesterm...@gmail.com wrote: 'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out... On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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the guy produces so much and a lot of it did sound so similar that it was hard to differentiate between releases. just think the stuff on 7th city stood out more. 7th city seems like a mythical label now. remember walking into a now long defunct record store in dublin and they had a dj set-up and the guy was playing a track off his 2nd 12 on 7th city. walked straight up to the counter and said i'll have one of those, please. but you've reminded me of a lot of other stuff that he put out. like on mosaic (which i have somewhere). also, his album and releases on (de)focus with the divine styler rhyming and his mother (that right?) singing on them. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Rob Taylor barringtonphelo...@gmail.com wrote: I dunno. I just like it and it sounds like Plaid On 24 Jan 2012, at 18:51, kent williams chaircrus...@gmail.com wrote: Could you really like it that much if you thought it was a blatant Plaid rip-off? Maybe I'm quibbling over definitions, but 'blatant rip-off' implies that it isn't as good as the original. If it's good, it's good, and any stylistic similarities are irrelevant to its quality. In a certain respect everything is a rip off of everything. Shades of Jae rips off Bob James. listening right now to Daydreams In Cold Weather, I can hear the Plaid similarity, but Tejada is more straightforward rhythmically, and where Plaid makes melodic puzzle-palaces using random processes, Tejada seems to use more intentional composing. On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Rob Taylor barringtonphelo...@gmail.com wrote: I really like his Daydreams In Cold Weather album from 2002, esp Young, even though the whole thing is a blatant Plaid rip off On 24 Jan 2012, at 17:48, Matt Chester chesterm...@gmail.com wrote: 'Song forms freedom' on Mosaic is his best imo, along with Timebomb. There's a great one he did with Titonton as well, can't recall the name though - will dig it out tonight. I think he's got plenty of good material to be honest, lots of good b side tracks well worth digging out... On 24/01/2012 14:25, jwan allen wrote: Agreed his strongest material to date, not to say he didn't have any highlights on his palette material. But these records in particular still kill it. I dropped the timebomb vip mix two weeks ago a gig here in Pittsburgh and it was well received on the dancefloor. Unlike most collectors I'm happy with reissues, since one it keeps vinyl going ( my medium of choice) and it keeps tunes current for the new generations of people that aren't nearly as nerdy about dance music as we are. John had some moments on the mosaic label as well, but I may be biased on that front. I was a big fan of that label and its output. jw On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant).
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---BeginMessage--- News of any reissue of 7th City stuff makes me happy. Joe Babylon and myself had a wonderful time digging through the piles at 7th City distribution during the Metroplex 10th anniversary do. I still play tracks form the stuff I bought there , as well as from binges at Submerge and Record Time. The X-ray signature of the record boxes at the airport caused some raised eyebrows from the security gal at the scanner. As soon as I told her they were records, she was cool. Mine was probably nowhere near the largest stash through the scanner that week. Aidan O'Doherty wrote: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10304 didn't know this was happening - makes very happy. tejada's best stuff. as far as i'm concerned, the only releases you need from his back catalogue (except for his album on A13 and 'A Fading Memory' off the Toiling of Idle Hands' album on Immigrant). ---End Message---
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On 1/24/2012 10:51 AM, kent williams wrote: In a certain respect everything is a rip off of everything. Shades of Jae rips off Bob James. But he ripped off both Bob James and Marvin Gaye just so welll in that track :) Back to John Tejada, one of my favorites is on Jon Williams' Organized Noise Label: http://www.discogs.com/John-Tejada-Outer-Circle/release/43567
