Re: (313) AUX88

2010-03-31 Thread Jeffrey J Davis
It never dawned on me, GAL was just taking off when I lived in Japan.
But the Black Japan reference could actually be a name check to GAL,
but I'm not sure.

full illustrated guide to GAL taxonomy here

http://japanlinked.com/Japanese-Culture/Gyaru-Gal-Styles.html

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On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Robert Taylor  wrote:
>
> Perhaps it refers to the rather bizarre Ganguros youth subculture:
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro
>
>
> Rob Taylor
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> -Original Message-
> From: David Powers [mailto:cybo...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 25 March 2010 13:54
> To: 313
> Subject: Re: (313) AUX88
>
> I think that "Black" really refers to pan-African culture, not skin
> color per se... I think it's no different than saying, say, "Polish
> Paris Project" (i.e. the music of Chopin). I don't find anything
> offensive about it.
>
> ~David
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Odeluga, Ken  
> wrote:
> > It's also not clear what Black Tokyo Project is - and to be honest there is 
> > something about the name which to me, seems dumb.
> >
> > What is it? Music? Art? Blacks In Tokyo? Why 'Black' anyway?
> >
> > Black people you mean? That would be faintly patronizing in my view, if it 
> > was referring or alluding to that some sort of cultural jam. That might not 
> > be intentionally offensive, but it's still referenced by skin colour. How 
> > very 70s!
> >
> > Maybe 'Black' as an aesthetic term?
> >
> > Dumb, dumb dumb.
> >
> > If I was Aux 88 I'd be hesitant in associating with this project as it 
> > could cast them in as dubious a light as the project itself - which would 
> > be a shame as the group are justifiably well respected for their music.
> >
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://www.blacktokyo.com/?p=2923
> >
> > It's nothing to do with the Aux 88-linked project, I think, but it's in the 
> > same orbit.
> >
> > Perhaps there would be a good reason for Aux 88 being involved in such a 
> > project if it had worthwhile aims.
> >
> > But it would need to be well-thought through and I would suggest it ought 
> > to be at the behest of Aux 88, or people like Aux 88 in Japan.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: robin [mailto:ro...@fivetones.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:04 AM
> > To: Frank Glazer
> > Cc: 313 List
> > Subject: Re: (313) AUX88
> >
> > Sounded like it had been through a translatortwice :)
> >
> > robin...
> >
> > On 23 Mar 2010, at 23:07, Frank Glazer  wrote:
> >
> >> You know, I love Aux 88.  love love love.  but when i read some
> >> nonsense like "intelligent dance music as well as business and fashion
> >> ventures" am i wrong to snre and tune out?  i mean, come on, i
> >> know it's cool to try to make a little cash, but am i the only one who
> >> thinks musicians should stick to music, and that fashion is some
> >> bullship?
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 8:09 AM, robin  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Short interview about the Black Tokyo project:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.fabriclondon.com/fabricfirst/blog/aux-88-introduce-black-t
> >>> okyo/
> >>>
> >>> Tommy using NI's Maschine:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXa3hf8FiFk
> >>>
> >>> robin...
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> peace,
> >>
> >> frank
> >>
> >> dj mix archive:  http://www.deejaycountzero.com
> >
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Re: (313) Croydon Is New Detroit

2010-03-10 Thread Jeffrey J Davis
Cool that Shake posted a comment to the article acknowledging the funk.

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On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Tristan Watkins
 wrote:
>
> On 10/03/2010 22:23, kent williams wrote:
>>
>> I think the article makes some good points but mostly in the context
>> of the UK, where musical sub-genres are written about as though they
>> were stars in their own right.
>>
>> The Detroit attitude is, I'd hope, more eclectic, and the musicians I
>> talk to think more in terms of good or bad than this genre or that
>> genre. So I can talk with Alan Oldham about Creation Records Shoegazer
>> bands, and with Shake about Cooly G.
>
> The way I read it, he was saying that eclecticism and perpetual reinvention 
> is precisely what makes dubstep (so far) like the early days of Detroit 
> techno - that it is evolving very quickly, pulling in influences from all 
> over the shop and is difficult to pin down. I think that's a fair point. If 
> you listen to a lot of the best dubstep producers' DJ sets you'll find 
> influences from all over the last 25 years and within the various styles of 
> dubstep.
>
> Also, I think there's a misperception that it's just kids making this stuff. 
> Untold has been producing since '93 according to this RA article: 
> http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1105
>
> Not that I think the comparison can stretch for miles or that anyone should 
> take it out of context.
>
> Ultimately, I'm just getting a bit irritated with people making more out of 
> it than it is or of writing it off altogether. Whether it's to everyone's 
> taste is one thing but I would hope it's evident that this isn't narrow or 
> purely derivative. In my mind it's one of the more interesting things to 
> happen in a long time precisely because it's not as narrow and codified as 
> any of the previous big electronic music trends. It's almost the complete 
> opposite.
>
> Tristan


Re: (313) Theo Parrish Interview

2009-12-09 Thread Jeffrey J Davis
David -

This was a dp ass post.  nice.

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On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 1:05 PM, David Powers  wrote:
>
> I was disappointed in his final comments, because I think he missed
> something really important about music. And not in his defense of
> vinyl per se, but in his attempt to sum up what a DJ is. DJ's, like
> live musicians, are responsible for presenting music live. The
> physicality of carrying around crates of vinyl and getting your hands
> dirty might be a part of DJing, but this is only a surface aspect of
> DJing, and not at all the essence of what the DJ (or other live
> musician) does.
>
> In my opinion the essence of what live musicians and DJ's do is to
> create vibrations at a particular space and time for a particular
> group of people. Being able to hear fully vibrations, knowing which
> vibrations to create, and having the ability to create those
> vibrations is what it takes to become a master of vibrations, whatever
> the genre and instruments. Theo Parrish's reference to Kung Fu is
> telling, for a Kung Fu master is not only one who has mastered some
> technical exercises, but is suppsed to be one whose discipline has led
> them to some level of spiritual insight. In other words, it is not
> just the surface actions that the Kung Fu master performs, but the
> state of mind from which those actions arise.
>
> For musicians, the ability to hear that is the key to mastery of
> music. For me their are three levels of hearing: hearing with the ear,
> hearing with the mind, and hearing with the soul. When you can really
> hear on all three levels, you will have total awareness of the
> vibrations you are creating, and knowledge of what those vibrations
> do. This is fundamental to mastering all musical practice. And it is
> the inability to really listen, and a lack of knowledge of great
> music, not the inability to spin vinyl, that is really what gets in
> the way of younger producers and DJ's. For me, it is essential to, at
> minimum, have some understanding of jazz, Western classical, Indian
> classical, and West African drumming. These traditions have mastered
> different aspects of creating vibration that are fundamental to music
> making in general, regardless of genre.
>
> Whether you spin vinyl, hit keys on an acoustic piano, or plug in an
> ipod, if you aren't fully aware of the vibration you create, you
> cannot master music, even if your actions are technically precise.
>
> For me, the role of a musician or DJ very close to that of a shaman.
> Some I have studied with, such as William Parker and Billy Hart, have
> emphasized the power of music to heal. This means that making music
> publicly requires a high level of responsibility. The world is full of
> negative vibrations that are used to enslave people and to produce
> consumer consciousness. Vibrations can literally make people sick!
> Responsible musicians and DJ's need to realize how powerful vibrations
> are and how great the responsibility to use this power wisely is...
> the second you leave your bedroom, you assume a part in the great
> spiritual tradition of music. You have just as much of a
> responsibility as the masters (individuals such as Beethoven, Chopin,
> Cecil Taylor, Ravi Shankar, or John Coltrane) did to create powerful
> vibrations that can heal and inspire us as human beings.
>
> ~David
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Martin Dust  wrote:
> >
> > On 9 Dec 2009, at 02:37, robin wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> http://blog.awdio.com/index.php/2009/12/07/theo-parrish-interview-from-djoon-paris/
> >>
> >>
> >> robin...
> >
> > He's a bit like a cracked record tho...
> >
> > m


Re: (313) An Electro Workout

2009-11-03 Thread Jeffrey J Davis
Placid -

This mix is dope like soap on a rope.  Thanks for sharing.

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On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Placid  wrote:
>
> My current favorite electro.. All in one easy download.
>
> Mix is here - http://www.acid-house.net/Placid_Electro_Workout.mp3
>
> should be uploaded by about 12.30am  30/10/09
>
> Enjoy
>
> Elecktroids - Check Mate - Warp
> Scape One - Shockwave Rider - Pnuma
> Silicon Scally - Coasat 2 Coast - Satamile
> Drexciya - Living On The Edge (inst) - Submerge
> Gosub - Lost In Our Ways - Frustrated Funk
> Simulant - Musical BOx - Scopex
> ERP - VOx Automation - Frustrated Funk
> Scape One - Mind Cage - Pnuma
> Morphology - Dark Days Are Gone - Abstract Forms
> Drexciya - DR Blowfins Experiment - UR
> Simulant - Access Future Audio - Scopex
> Sterac ectronics - Atlantis - Interpersonal XP
> Simulant - New Machines - Scopex
> Drexciya - Wavejumper - Submerge
> E.R.P - Aurelia - Downlow
> Morphology - Trioptimum - Abtract Forms
> EDMX & Qwerty - Con Solid Ate - Breakin
> Lory D - Bitter End 1 - Never Ending Trax
> Simulant - Wav Form mix - Scopex
> E.R.P - Sensory Process - Semantica
> Voice Stealer - Evaluation - Subvert
> Ochre - Petl - Baselogic
> Ed Chamberlain - Synthia - Baselogic
>
>
> As usual done in one hit - 2 x Technics 110 mins @320kbps - 265 mb
>
> p
>
>
>
> --
>
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>
>
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Re: (313) New Four Tet "Love Cry"

2009-10-29 Thread Jeffrey J Davis
yes FourTet is the shit.  Rounders was top, and the Burial collab was
gamechanging in my book.

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On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:26 PM, kent williams  wrote:
>
> Can you say tough as nails neo-disco sci fi techno?
>
> Stream it: http://www.myspace.com/fourtetkieranhebden
>
> This is the sort of crazy a** sh*t we used to depend on Carl Craig for.
>
> Bleep has this on vinyl.