Re: (313) juan and kraftwerk (was Re: (313) 313 - T)

2008-06-02 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Frank Glazer wrote:

all i'm saying, and all i've ever said, is that juan atkins was making
techno before he heard kraftwerk.  why is that so hard to understand?



It isn't.
What makes it illogical is the notion that he somehow escaped the 
influence, whether or not he had heard the band.


Re: (313) juan and kraftwerk (was Re: (313) 313 - T)

2008-06-02 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Frank Glazer wrote:

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Thor Teague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

To play devil's advocate, that doesn't prove that if Kraftwerk had
never existed, Detroit techno would not have existed.


That was exactly my point.  If you ask me, it proves that Detroit
techno would have existed even if Kraftwerk had not existed, because
Juan said he was already doing techno before hearing kraftwerk!




...and Juan and Juan had obviously been hearing things which were 
influenced by Kraftwerk, whether he knew it or not, so...?


Re: (313) Movement Pics

2008-05-30 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Matt Kane's Brain wrote:

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

what do you mean you wondered what the deal was???


Bouncers don't let in non-beautiful people without some interesting reason.



Those bouncers (and prettier people) all have dads and grandads - or 
did, at some point. And a lawn can be anywhere a disoriented, post-fifty 
techno fan decides it to be.


jeff



Re: (313) Movement Pics

2008-05-30 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Michael Kuszynski wrote:

i say a pretty sane looking guy in his forties standing in the lawn in
front of the hawtin close out on sunday, and was curious what the deal
was. kind of looked like ned flanders but not weird.


'twarn't me. I'm in my fifties and I can still kick Ned's can.
Nothing against Richie, but with C2 a few feet down the way, the Hawtin 
tent is not the lawn I'd be guarding.


jeff


RE: (313) Movement Pics

2008-05-30 Thread therealmxyzptlk
I'm fine with all you chilluns - just stay the f^%$ of of my lawn, and for 
God's sake, get rid of those troll dolls and pacifiers.

 -- Original message --
From: "Mann, Ravinder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> easy pops : )
> 
> about 10 years behind you.
> 
> Likewise I cant afford to buy too much. Last techno I bought was B12 -
> Last Days of Silence, good to see the UK coming with releases this
> strong.
> 
> off topic bit, keeping up with the youngers with
> some of the techy dubstep  2562, Pinch
> Berlin dubby dubstep Scuba
> and d/ling grime mixes
> 
> Rav
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: 30 May 2008 15:13
> To: Mann, Ravinder; kent williams; list 313
> Subject: RE: (313) Movement Pics
> 
> 
> 52 in September - still buying what I can afford to buy on an ex-GM
> worker 's (now part-time college prof) pension.
> Thank God for working wives!!! :-)
>  
> jeff
> 
> 
>  -- Original message --
> From: "Mann, Ravinder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > 1. true true
> > 
> > 2. groovy old fogies in the house, hollaar !
> > 
> > hollar !
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: kent williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > Sent: 30 May 2008 14:03
> > To: list 313
> > Subject: Re: (313) Movement Pics
> > 
> > 
> > 1. Maybe he just liked the T-Shirt?
> > 2. there are 2 kinds of fogies -- those that stopped buying new music
> > once they had a kid and bought a house, and those of us who are
> > addicted to hearing new music.  We, the latter fogies, manage to stay
> > hep and groovy.
> > 
> > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:53 AM, Mann, Ravinder
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > don't know, but its good to see some old fogies down with the
> dubstep
> > >  : )
> > >
> > > Rav
> > >
> > 
> > 
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Re: (313) Movement Pics

2008-05-30 Thread therealmxyzptlk
I spaced his Skull Disco T and was just thiking about the set they played. My 
bad.

  jeff



 -- Original message --
From: "kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 1. Maybe he just liked the T-Shirt?
> 2. there are 2 kinds of fogies -- those that stopped buying new music
> once they had a kid and bought a house, and those of us who are
> addicted to hearing new music.  We, the latter fogies, manage to stay
> hep and groovy.
> 
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:53 AM, Mann, Ravinder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > don't know, but its good to see some old fogies down with the dubstep
> >  : )
> >
> > Rav
> >



RE: (313) Movement Pics

2008-05-30 Thread therealmxyzptlk
52 in September - still buying what I can afford to buy on an ex-GM worker 's 
(now part-time college prof) pension.
Thank God for working wives!!! :-)

 jeff


 -- Original message --
From: "Mann, Ravinder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 1. true true
> 
> 2. groovy old fogies in the house, hollaar !
> 
> hollar !
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: kent williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: 30 May 2008 14:03
> To: list 313
> Subject: Re: (313) Movement Pics
> 
> 
> 1. Maybe he just liked the T-Shirt?
> 2. there are 2 kinds of fogies -- those that stopped buying new music
> once they had a kid and bought a house, and those of us who are
> addicted to hearing new music.  We, the latter fogies, manage to stay
> hep and groovy.
> 
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:53 AM, Mann, Ravinder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > don't know, but its good to see some old fogies down with the dubstep
> >  : )
> >
> > Rav
> >
> 
> 
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Re: (313) Movement Pics

2008-05-30 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Frank Glazer wrote:

says a lot about dubstep if you ask me.

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 3:53 AM, Mann, Ravinder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

don't know, but its good to see some old fogies down with the dubstep
 : )

Rav




Interesting - what does dubstep have to do with anything?
Unless they cracked into it when I wasn't listening (entirely possible, 
btw, as I didn't see the entire set)



jeff


Re: (313) Movement Pics

2008-05-29 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Yup - he is 1/3 of Nospectacle ( http://nospectacle.com/ ), 2/3 of which 
appear in the pic from Resident Advisor.




Thomas Ainslie wrote:

That looks like Chris McNamara (of Thinkbox?) on the left.  He was my
animation professor in college.  Awesome guy.
http://www.thinkbox.ca/

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

i am going to regret asking this, because i should probably know, but
does anybody know who the fogies are in this pic:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/photo-view.aspx?set=3869&i=dsc09817.jpg


Re: (313) Movement has competition...

2008-05-29 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

robin wrote:


Lat time I asked this Tom Cox was the youngest. My challenge was that we 
were all over 25. I think I may have been right.



How about the 'over 50s'?

j


Re: (313) Movement has competition...

2008-05-28 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Matt Kane's Brain wrote:

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

it's this bizarre phenomenon that seems to be
happening in the youth culture in the US that the death throes of the
rave scene circa 2000 are being replayed over and over again with
complete disregard for the contemporary adult electronic music
industry.  the music focuses primarily on "hard house" and hardcore.


What universe are you from where this kind of this actually went away
for a while?


Really.

They were handing out flyers for this one years ago at DEMF. Not *quite* 
as obscure as MEMF, but W(E)TF? http://wemf.com/


jeff




Re: (313) Festival IX

2008-05-28 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Exactly!  Can't really picture penguins smashing each other's teeth
out with big sticks-



Let's see a polar bear hang tight with his main squeeze's fertilized egg 
between his feet all frackin' winter in the arctic with nothing to eat!
I've always though sports would be MUCH more interesting if, for 
example, the Miami Dolphins *were* actually dolphins, the Lions lions, 
etc. To compound the fun, when Lions play Dolphins, they would have to 
be underwater and equipped with breathing gear, etc.



jeff


Re: (313) movement stage sound system reviews

2008-05-27 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Personally, I thought the Red Bull/Myspace stage (riverfront) kicked the 
biggest share of tail this time out. The Pioneer stage was also really, 
really nice - Andy Toth's set was quite memorable there for me.
When there wasn't a monkey blowing out the bass signals at the Beatport 
tent (rarely was that the case when I walked over there), the sound was 
good. I avoided most of the few artists I was interested in hearing on 
that side of Hart Plaza simply because they couldn't be HEARD.

I liked Guillaume and the Coatu Dumonts' set.
 Hauling up those bottoms and lining the top of the underground 
stage was a good idea; it opened up some of the highs and cleared out 
some of the 'basement mud.'
Main stage was fine as long as the bass wasn't pushed too hard/signal 
overcompressed/ over whatever the f*&^ one does to blow the entire mids 
 and most of the highs out of range (maybe they heard them in Windsor?).
I can do boom-boom as well as the next person, but way too often it was 
just a complete waste of what, by all appearances, was some fine 
technology. Mind you, nothing came close to that wonderful Funktion One 
setup at the riverfront last year, but everything else was definitely 
raised a notch. The canopies (vs. the tents) were good ideas too.
 Let's talk numbers. What I noticed is that there were more people 
EARLY on Saturday than I've ever seen...and less people mid-day and into 
the evening on all three nights (not that I stayed all 3).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looked like a low turnout to me.
And, to be honest, despite some nice sets, it wasn't the most memorable 
fest. I always go. I hope I always will (?)


jeff



Michael Kuszynski wrote:

what did you all think of the stages. i thought, unfortunately, the
real detroit underground stage had weak sound, and the main stage had
great broad range. the hawtin tent was really crisp and rich, but i
actually thought the stuff coming out of the pioneer pacha stage might
have been great too, though i did not venture into it to listen to
performances.



Re: (313) Electro Recommends?

2008-05-22 Thread therealmxyzptlk
Howzabout the new Datassette LP on Ai?

   jeff



 -- Original message --
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Can anyone recommend some newish forward thinking Electro?  Getting tired
> of stuff that either sounds like it's stuck back in '84, Robert Smith
> rocker wannabes, or is really just "nu-school" Big Beat breaks in disguise.
> 
> MEK
> 



Re: (313) 313 - T

2008-05-21 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

  like i said, nobody can deny

their influence, but i really believe that american disco, funk and
electro and dare i say synthpop as a conglomeration was more important
to the detroit techno sound than the individual effect of kraftwerk.




Additionally, while the mentions of funk and disco are relevant, the 
'conglomeration of synth-pop' you cite above can be argued as having 
largely evolved from kraftwerkian tendrils.
We might have had some form of YMO as a factor, but even they cite the 
well known cyclists as formative - and besides, they still don't have 
the recognition factor of Kraftwerk.


jeff


Re: (313) 313 - T

2008-05-21 Thread theREALmxyzptlk



look, i have nothing but love for kraftwerk.  much of their oeuvre is
quite good, and i've been a fan since, i dunno, 1985.  but i just
think their importance is overrated.  like i said, nobody can deny
their influence, but i really believe that american disco, funk and
electro and dare i say synthpop as a conglomeration was more important
to the detroit techno sound than the individual effect of kraftwerk.
i don't think that's too hard to understand, or agree with.  i mean,
really, when it comes down to it, the biggest influence on the B3 is
consistently listed as mojo, and kraftwerk was just one of many MANY
things that he played, right???




It's pretty hard to envision WHAT Mojo would have played had there been 
no Kraftwerk and the bands THEN-influenced by them.
And as soon as you raised that electro flag in the above paragraph, it 
really derailed your pitch. I don't know too many variations of electro 
which don't somehow hearken back in that direction.
Good Lord - can anyone imagine the Nu Dance Show without 50 versions of 
Egyptian Lover/Tour de France (or even Egyptian Lover without Kraftwerk 
in the wings)?



jeff


Re: (313) "strings of life" ...groan....

2008-05-17 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Klaas-Jan Jongsma wrote:

Marvin is a better name for a robot...





And, in fact, MARVIN is the name of the robot who talks to you when you 
phone in an unemployment claim in Michigan - or at least, it used to be.
Maybe he's moonlighting as a conductor...although he should have his 
hands full with the day job in Michigan right now.



jeff


Re: (313) demf interactive map

2008-05-13 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Matt Chester wrote:

that's very handy, thanks for sharing :)
so where are the good places to eat on here?  any recommendations 
anyone? (for places that are walking distance downtown, we won't have a 
car unfortunately...)




Find someone with a car!
Try Thang Long in Madison Heights for a$$kicking Viet.

jeff


Re: (313) Another Level - ContaKT

2008-05-08 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

*Which* ones are the ceylons again?
And where's Starbuck?


jeff



Martin Dust wrote:
You know how I've been defending Richie a bit, well christ knows what 
the "techno gods" are going to make of this:

http://www.contakt-events.com/

But it made me laugh thinking about everyone kicking off.

"hard-core techno crew to the roof, dirty protest required"

m



Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk




I loved all that stuff, Replicas and Pleasure Principle remain in my top 
twenty - massive influence.


It was great. That was a really exciting period to be living near a city 
where bands played and working at a store/influencing the stock in the 
late 70s/early 80s.





As for touring with his mam and dad, well his mam still runs the fan 
club and his dad does the post run once a week :)


Back then it was such a surprise. The exposure I had to punk/new wave, 
etc. often happened at Detroit bars like 'Bookies Club 870.' Detroit has 
a rich 'punk' history, and Bookies is a huge part of it.
Gay bar through the weekdays, punk bar on weekends and most nights - it 
was in an infamous strip on 6 mile that became a fairly wild culture 
clash (just the sights)on punk nights. All that to say that Numan's 
onstage persona fit very much into the whole scene back then, but his 
offstage demeanor seemed, well, radically different.
It was like Wendy O Williams becoming a nun (not simply wearing a habit 
;-) or something. Speaking of Wendy (God rest her soul), she actually 
reached down the front of my pants (I had one a one-piece jumpsuit thing 
from work. It fit there. Trust me) as part of a Plasmatics show at 
Bookies. I was the envy of my male friends.




jeff



Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
I saw him right around this time (the same 'tea and cookies with mum' 
tour) which provided some fun technology blunders. Numan had this whole 
"maybe I'm an alien" disassociated, disaffected stage presence going on, 
and he'd just incorporated two electronic space-car looking bots (rather 
like the robot vacs we see today with capstan drives - they back up when 
resistance is felt)to roll all over the stage as he did "Cars."
While he was struggling to stay in mystery-space persona, the cars spent 
time getting stuck on either ends of the stage of the as one of the 
wheels of each would slide off the lip of the stage or get stuck elsewhere.
Numan sauntered intensely to one side of the stage and clandestinely 
booted one of them back into motion...soon after the other got stuck.
It was a hoot watching him spend the duration of the song in his 
'Machman' pose while trying desperately to keep his props working - 
especially when they both got stuck simultaneously at opposite side of 
the stage. He cracked a brief "wtf?" smile.

He was really a kid when all of this was happening in his career.
It must have been a whirlwind. I'm not sure what my friend expected when 
he met him, but he was really shocked at how young (with parents, etc) 
Numan seemed offstage compared to his cyborgish onstage mask.


jeff



I know he was all over The Pleasure Principle and I'm pretty sure 
he's in cars. He can't be missed if he is!


I'm sure he only played on two tracks...let me pull the cover...

m




I should have been clearer - I believe he did the tour for the record.
Not sure how many tracks he was on.


jeff



Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Martin Dust wrote:


On 7 May 2008, at 13:24, theREALmxyzptlk wrote:

I know he was all over The Pleasure Principle and I'm pretty sure he's 
in cars. He can't be missed if he is!


I'm sure he only played on two tracks...let me pull the cover...

m




I should have been clearer - I believe he did the tour for the record.
Not sure how many tracks he was on.


jeff


Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
I know he was all over The Pleasure Principle and I'm pretty sure he's 
in cars. He can't be missed if he is!


jeff





Nice one Jeff, doesn't Billy appear in the Cars video? I don't remember 
seeing any credits for him tho and I have all the early TA/GN releases.

m



Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Nice interview here:
http://www.toazted.com/playinterview/1592/Dave-Clarke-interviews-John-Foxx-interview-part-1.html


Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Let us not forget that neither Numan nor Foxx (in their respective "main 
bands") came out of the gate tooled for synth-pop.
The connection to which I refer may be simply that Numan pushed Foxx 
towards a Prophet 5 - who, in turn, goaded Billy Currie into buying one.

I do believe Numan showed Foxx how to program it.
I'll find someone I know offlist who is as ancient as I am and kept 
track of such nonsense...


jeff



[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hey, the beauty of 313!  These replies are really interesting, I'd connected 
these 2 guys for years but thought that was just in my
head (and that they were roughly contemporary).  But the below and Cyclone's 
post about Numan (sorry for earlier spelling!) citing
Foxx as an influence show something more substantial.  Not sure how to square 
the 2 though - as Cyclone mentions he was fronting
Ultravox before Numan came on the scene?

Just been off to check Discogs and Cars was 1979, Ha Ha Ha '77.  I thought the 
gap was bigger.  Maybe John was a fast learner  ;-)



From: theREALmxyzptlk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 07 May 2008 12:14

The legend has it that Numan *taught* Foxx to play synth





Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Yup - at least I'm clear that I read details about it back when it was 
happening. I was moonlighting as a records store clerk in charge of 
ordering imports in the mid-late 70s/early 80s and I kept up on 
everything of that nature back then. I also had a friend who dated the 
Warners record rep who met Numan (traveling then with his mum and dad - 
they all had tea and cookies together after a Detroit show!)and talked 
with him about it. Let me dig a bit after finishing up some leftover 
student-interaction from last night (first class of the mew term) and 
I'll see if I can pry up something. It seems like I have found something 
of a confession by Foxx online somewhere. I believe Numan taught Foxx 
how to use a certain kind of synth. I know Billy Currie actually handled 
the synths in Ultravox! and he played in Numan's band after Foxx left.



jeff





I think Numan has identified Foxx as an influence, ironically. Foxx 
was leading Ultravox before Gary appeared on the scene.


I'll try to dig up the source, but I believe Numan had the lead on 
synth work and actually tutored Foxx in that light.
Ultravox wasn't nearly as synth-laden in the early days (it becomes 
more predominant in Systems of Romance), and ironically, both Ultravox 
and Foxx become much more synthesized AFTER Foxx left Ultravox and Ure 
took his place. Billy Currie seemed much more in the spotlight after 
Use stepped in.




You sure about that Jeff? Ultravox released stuff in 77 with synths, a 
year before Numan.


m



Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk


I think Numan has identified Foxx as an influence, ironically. Foxx was 
leading Ultravox before Gary appeared on the scene.


I'll try to dig up the source, but I believe Numan had the lead on synth 
work and actually tutored Foxx in that light.
Ultravox wasn't nearly as synth-laden in the early days (it becomes more 
predominant in Systems of Romance), and ironically, both Ultravox and 
Foxx become much more synthesized AFTER Foxx left Ultravox and Ure took 
his place. Billy Currie seemed much more in the spotlight after Use 
stepped in.


jeff




Re: (313) John Foxx Influence On 313

2008-05-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

He was certainly a guy who caught my attention at the time and I went on liking 
for time afterward.  I liked The Garden LP best I
think.  When I first saw Gary Newman on Top Of The Pops I thought "hey, he 
looks like he's trying to rip off that other guy from a
few weeks back's style"  ;-)





The legend has it that Numan *taught* Foxx to play synth.

jeff


Re: (313) 2of2 re: sharing music vs. DJ ego re: Hypersampling (was re: RA100podcast)

2008-05-04 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
to me, its close to ripping people off 

you remove a piece of audio from its context, and you've divested the 
creator from the sound with almost 100% efficiency



I see the point - but there are whole schools of art which purposely 
divest an object from its context to recontextualize it/present it in 
entirely different ways as a whole other work of art, often 'commenting' 
on the source via the new context.
 The difference I can see is that your Lichtensteins and Warhols  - 
as well as all manner of audio sampling which lends itself to 
trainspotting - use enough of the borrowed text to comment/wink inside 
of the new frame.
   What emerges from Hawtin's process is not the same kind of art; we 
don't recognize the sources, so those references from the first context 
are gone until we look on the liner notes, for the most part.
   It seems to me like Hawtin is immersed in the 
philosophy/concept/possibilities inherent in what he is doing less than

exactly how it functions when it lands.
As long as he's clear about his sources, he can't  be accurately labeled 
a plagiarizer. The notion of it is interesting in a poststructural kinda 
way, regardless of the mix. 


Re: (313) Re: speaking of electro Convextion...

2008-05-04 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Very solid compilation on Arne Weinberg's imprint.
He's selling copies through discogs (where I got mine)...


jeff



I love it !
And i'm so glad to hear a new Derek Carr track, sooo much emotions in it.
I wish i could see him live on a top of a mountain with a sunset and the
caress of this warm breeze on my cheeks.
- K*









...features a new track in that vein:
http://www.rubadub.co.uk/?node_id=1.3&id=22307
Andrew


Re: (313) Reference track

2008-05-03 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
A friend's father (a sound engineer) used to say Orbital II (Brown) is 
the bomb for checking a system.



jeff


Re: (313) Swamp Pop

2008-05-03 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Who's Fats Domino?  Is he from Berlin?

Jason



He's from Blueberry Hill.


jeff


Re: (313) Convextion and Echospace @ Fabric

2008-04-28 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Personally, I see them as related, but different animals.
I saw Mr. Modell at DEMF years back and it was stellar.
The poor sound is one thing, but it doesn't lead me to turn away from 
the style. YMMV, of course. Off to work...



jeff





Imo, it's not so much BC mark II as much as 'BC, AD' [if you catch my
drift] with the emphasis more on 'dead' than 'domini'. The pair are so
obviously influenced by BC, you'd hope but they'd also learn about the
subtlety in almost subliminal changes of atmosphere which you get with
BC tracks and which keeps them sparkling for several minutes at a time.
So far [again, imo] they've singularly failed to. And if you fail in
subtlety, the faults of that style become glaringly obvious and it
simply doesn't work anymore.


Re: (313) Online ecord stores

2008-04-20 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
A-men. For a while after I first retired from GM (and hadn't 
appropriately adjusted my outgo with my income), I ordered several boxes 
from Hardwax and a few from Clone and RH, but as I have to make do on 
blazing the college adjunct trail these days, I can rarely afford 
anything I have to import.

I look at the new releases on their sites and drool.
More than anything, I subsist on pay-for downloads from Bleep (when 
something lands there I want), sometimes Beatport, or even Boomkat.
Cool or not, I want to listen and slsk just doesn't cover the economic 
bases for the artists.
I live just outside of the D, and it's tough getting Detroity things 
HERE for Pete's sake. You can't blame the artists for shipping the wax 
where it fetches the bacon, but it's a sad state when one has to import 
the music made around the corner.
The real b*tch for me about FE is playing the guessing game concerning 
whether or not they'll have any of the latest holy grail. So many times 
after I have bit the bullet and imported, I've seen them offer whatever 
it is I sold my soul to have mailed from across the pond. The next time 
I gamble on them, I find all copies went abroad.
I've gone back and forth on hoarding vinyl (well, not really 
*hoarding*...), and while I'd much rather own a RECORD than a file, 
these days I don't have much choice and I'm thankful when I can find 
someone who sells what I want digitally.



jeff





i want so badly to support rush hour, hardwax and clone, but their
shipping and total cost per record is just... 


(313) Re: Octex vid

2008-04-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Thanks yet again.
For the record, I've *always* enjoyed your stuff - mixes, live shows, 
and those Tehnika discs.


jeff


Actually I have another video, that I did some time ago, for some DVD 
compilation, that unfortunately hasent been released yet and it seams 
that it won't happen any time soon...


You can watch/download it here:
http://www.octex.si/video/octex-remories.avi


Re: (313) Porter Ricks "Biokinetics CD" > Octex vid

2008-04-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
By the way Jernej, I finally downloaded and watched your Emergon 
video/track - very nice stuff indeed.
For those who haven't seen it, check the avi here: 
http://www.octex.si/video.html




jeff


Re: (313) Online ecord stores

2008-04-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

FE is fine if what you want is in stock.
Speaking as someone who'd like to keep on *current* things domestic and 
abroad musically, it's not so hot.
It won't do to wait on them to get in much of anything that's limited, 
and it's a crap shoot waiting to see if they'll get the records in which 
 create a buzz here. Usually it's a losing bet. On the other hand, 
they'll often roll out a huge back-catalogue of a label which wasn't 
that hot last year.
It depends on what you want. They are efficient and fast if you specify 
you want backorders skipped and shipping asap, but as far as keeping 
*consistently* current on things (save mostly the 'trendy' ends of 
techno, the Soul Jazz catalogue, and the odd gem here and there) - and 
especially as Tom mentioned, the Detroity stuff - you're better off 
elsewhere. I use a mail order service (PBE) which is run out of NY.
No online site with interactive samples, etc, but excellent and faster 
service with a more varied stock (including imports).


jeff



forced exposure. great experience every time. email them to make sure
what you want is available, especially if it is slighty more uncommon.




Re: (313) Porter Ricks "Biokinetics CD"

2008-04-18 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
That could well be the case, but I burned cdrs from my copies right 
after I got them and played those, especially when traveling. When I 
heard people had cracked discs, I checked my own and three of them were 
cracked. None of them were even opened more than a few times.
 Chain Reaction figured it out and moved to the uglier 'soft 
covers' eventually. And I can't find a few of the CDs I have sitting in 
stacks of slimlines.
The notion of a CD banging around on bare metal as packaging always 
seemed just this side of the legendary Durutti Column LP that used 
sandpaper for the jacket. Interesting aesthetically, but a tad shy on 
the function meter (unless you hate Vini Reilly)


jeff




Not that it's either here nor there, but I don't think that at normal
temps, the difference between the expansion rate of stamp metal and
whatever plastic they make CDs from differs that much.

I think it's as much the fact that a plastic CD case's spindle-holder
is made of plastic that bows in when you push on the CD, then pops
back out so that a little lip on each tine of the spindle-thingie
keeps the CD in place. There is little or no outward force on the hole
in the CD.


Re: (313) Porter Ricks "Biokinetics CD"

2008-04-18 Thread therealmxyzptlk
The plastic of the disc will not expand and contract like the metal stub on 
which it rests in the case; over time, as it gets warm and expands, the discs 
crack from the center outward .

   jeff


 -- Original message --
From: "Frank Glazer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> as i'm not the owner of any chain reaction tin case CDs i'm a bit out
> of the loop.  what was it about the design of those cases that wreaked
> havoc upon the discs?
>


Re: (313) Porter Ricks "Biokinetics CD"

2008-04-18 Thread therealmxyzptlk
Indeed. I remember when the fracas over those splits first started - mine are 
still in slimlines.
Most of the old tin-box CD packages run the same risk of splitting from the 
inside out.

 
jeff


 -- Original message --
From: "kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I just pulled the metal can down off my shelf to rip it, and my copy
> has a nasty circular scratch in it, and the fricken CD is actually
> cracked from the center outwards about an inch. Maybe I should send
> the CD and the frickin metal can case back to Hardwax and ask for
> another.  On the other hand, the silver paint is coming off my Porter
> Ricks can and it's starting to rust.
> 
> I was going to ask if anyone had mp3s but miraculously it seems to be
> ripping OK
> 
> If you haven't destroyed your Chain Reactions CDs yet -- take them out
> of the cans and put them in a less brutal sleeve!



Re: (313) TJ Kong / Slam

2008-04-14 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

 back in 1975-1976,

there was actually an Arp *store*...  back then I fancied myself the next 
Emerson



Dude,
You were STILL into EL&P by '75?!?
They were so last week after Brain Salad Surgery...



jeff


Re: (313) Booooooo!!!!!

2008-04-11 Thread theREALmxyzptlk




I think if you feel that strongly you should stay on the list and fight 
your cause.





Maybe - but some fights aren't worth waging.
For instance, if one or both sides seem overzealously (religiously) 
entrenched and unyielding in position, and there's no clean exit 
strategy in sight, it may be time to withdraw and realize that the 
weapons of mass destruction only exist in the minds of those riding the 
wave of division.



jeff


Re: (313) Booooooo!!!!!

2008-04-11 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

so, from what i gathered, he deserved it because he is a
hipster minimal musician that performs with a laptop and was
too busy dancing.




I'm still confused about those who insist on pinning the phrase 
'hipster' on someone else while the former are obviously insisting they 
represent true 'hip.' The fact that someone got ripped off is lost in 
the posing. I guess it's okay to vandalize as long as the victim isn't cool.



jeff


Re: (313) Booooooo!!!!!

2008-04-11 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

J.C. wrote:

On 10 April 2008, theREALmxyzptlk wrote:

What's nearly as pathetic are the idiots who turn it into a vinyl vs. 
digital culture war or simply think it's a hoot.
One wonders how they might feel if someone helped himself to their 
belongings. If that's what being 'hipster' is all about, the 'scene' 
deserves to collapse.




I've had records stolen at gigs.  Friends have had entire record bags 
stolen at gigs.  It is definitely not a vinyl vs. digital culture war.




My remarks were made after reading the first post and then directly 
perusing the comments made *on the page the post linked*.

The early comments are definitely about said culture war.



jeff


Re: (313) Booooooo!!!!!

2008-04-10 Thread theREALmxyzptlk



 What's nearly as pathetic are the idiots who turn it into a vinyl vs.
digital culture war or simply think it's a hoot.





i think its a hoot. a whole harddrive? wow that must be so hard to
replace. i feel so bad for him. not.



Dramatic irony is always the best kind.



Re: (313) Booooooo!!!!!

2008-04-10 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Nick Parish wrote:

April 09, 2008
Matthew Dear's hard drive stolen mid-performance...



"People -  they ain't no good" (Nick Cave).

What's nearly as pathetic are the idiots who turn it into a vinyl vs. 
digital culture war or simply think it's a hoot.
One wonders how they might feel if someone helped himself to their 
belongings. If that's what being 'hipster' is all about, the 'scene' 
deserves to collapse.



jeff


Re: (313) well, it LOOKS interesting...

2008-04-01 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Tenori-on
it's much easier for the audience to see the connection of what you're
doing to the music
no need for overhead projection
more visual display options

smaller - hand held
puts you back in front of the audience instead of looking down at a panel
overcomes that laptop head down not looking at audience situation

and who doesn't like a Light Bright?



I'd like to hear how flexible that sound palette is; what I've heard is 
nice, but seems pretty limited. That may be because nobody has opened 
one up properly in my hearing.


(313) well, it LOOKS interesting...

2008-04-01 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

...I figure it will generate an argument. ;-)

http://theworld.org/taxonomy_by_date/2/20080331


Re: (313) Detroit synth-pop bands pre-house days?

2008-03-31 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Considering that Figures pretty much moved to Boston in the mid-80's, they were 
more or less considered a Boston band despite their truer Michigan origin.

the kooky scientist



Tis true indeed, but they'd already charted (in a small way) with 
Swimming before they 'abandoned ship.'
They were already on board with what turned out to be a disastrous 
relationship with NY DJ Ivan Ivan while still in town, and the buzz grew 
steadily from their origins as Razor 1922.
I still recall one of their last gigs warming up for Ultravox in some 
bowling alley type venue.



jeff


Re: (313) Detroit synth-pop bands pre-house days?

2008-03-31 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Andy Kellman wrote:

Figures on a Beach, courtesy of Dearborn's own Back Porch Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SWnIJ17Dk

(A few resources mention Detroit, but the group did seem a bit more...
er... Wonderland than Northland.)



Just a quick update; homeboy Chris Ewen (one-time sidekick of Stephin 
Merritt, whom you may know from Magnetic Fields) is *still* churning out 
some pretty authentic synth pop as Future Bible Heroes, although now 
he's in beantown.

I used to play in bands with Chris and we still keep in touch.


jeff


Re: (313) relax re: demf

2008-03-26 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

k A gentleman doesn't kiss and

tell.  Hauling someone up on perjury charges for trying to keep a
private matter private is BS -- it's the same as Clinton's
impeachment.



Gentlemen usually don't fire those who investigate them (ruining 
careers) and help waste 9 million badly needed city dollars to cover the 
 mess either...
Concisely, I wasn't a fly on the wall and am therefore not privy to the 
actuals, but from what I CAN see, the analogy above needs some work.



jeff





Re: (313) Josh Wink @ Movment 08

2008-03-25 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

F


i've always thought it would be entertaining, as a dj, to play just
one record back to back to back for sixty minutes.



I have a friend (Dean) who did just this - it was back in the 80s and he 
was spinning before a Dead Or Alive (;-) show in downtown Pontiac 
(Detroit 'burb).
He bought an old Joe Tex 7" ("I Gotcha") and played it and it alone 
(varying the speed, etc) until the power was cut to the DJ booth 
(inconveniently located up a steep ladder).

According to Dean, Pete Burns personally flipped him off.
I can't recall all of the story, but there was some semi-reasonable 
justification for it. Funny nonetheless - and if you knew Dean, you'd 
know that it's very probably true.



jeff


Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival)

2008-03-21 Thread therealmxyzptlk
Inn Season deserves a hearty second - it's been around forever, and they really 
do an amazing job.
It's been there so long that I can't really remember for sure in which decade I 
discovered it  - but I think it was the late 70s.

Not vegetarian, but I would add Thang Long in Madison Heights (on John R , 
maybe 1/4 miles south of 12 mile on the west side of the street in an older 
strip mall) as an essential visit if you like Vietnamese. I do, I've eaten in 
many Viet restaurants, and I'd say it's the best Viet I've eaten - BIG push on 
fersh herbs!

 jeff



> 
> In Royal Oak, off Main Street: Inn Season (500 E Fourth). Mostly very,
> very good.



Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival)

2008-03-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

diana potts wrote:

Agreed.
If you want to venture out of the city- 
Xedos (if it's still around) is a good place to chill.


Unfortunately, Xhedos is another casualty.
It's still there and is pretty much the same space (a nice coffee shop), 
but it's now AJ's.


jeff


Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival)

2008-03-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Matt Kane's Brain wrote:

Were I going to the festival, I would go here: http://travelerstuba.com/




NOW we're talking techno.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==663

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==10093

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/betty.html

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==657


Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival)

2008-03-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk



Record Time -- My favorite store was in Hamtramck because it's on a
nice little High Street, but I think it's closed, and only the
Ferndale and Roseville stores remain.




Make that the Roseville store; Ferndale is scheduled to close real soon 
and if it's on schedule still, will not be there by fest-time.



jeff


Re: (313) This appears to be completely revolutionary unless I'm missing

2008-03-17 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

 but i would guess that someone with a beard like

that ...


It's ALL in the beard. The software is just a trompe l'oeil.
I can simulate bird calls and produce uncomplicated melodies on 
household appliances with mine, but it's just a shade beyond scruff.





the best part is that i find this stuff technically fascinating, but
artistically bankrupt.



The hands of the artist will determine the value of the tool.
And the beard.


jeff


Re: (313) Kraftwerk US shows in April

2008-03-16 Thread theREALmxyzptlk


Thats a shame, they are a great live act (for a bunch of guys that stand 
still before their terminals for the whole performance), 


In the 70s and 80s, they used to sit!

jeff


Re: (313) lineups? Re: (313) demf 2008

2008-03-14 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

darnistle wrote:
I sorta remember seeing him scheduled but I never heard his set, despite 
going to the area several times.


Then again, the sound quality is so murky in the underground area, I 
might not have realized it was him playing.



No - you'd have known it from a ways off.
They had the stage set up so as soon as people came off the entry ramp 
and turned right, they faced it. It seems like there's a little less 
bounce on the sound down on the floor when it's positioned like that.

(still horrible, nonetheless - although Deepchord sounded good down there!0

jeff


Re: (313) First DEMF line-up

2008-03-14 Thread therealmxyzptlk
Well, I knew it started with w "J."
I'm old - I can't be expected to have a functional mind.

  jeff



 -- Original message --
From: "Bill VanLoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Thanks, Jeff!
> 
> It's actually Joshua Schnable, not Julien Schnable :)
> 
> Here are the details on tonight's show:
> 
> http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/03/03/friday-march-14-2008-bill-van-loo-j-s
> chnable-at-sync08/
> 
> Thanks also to all those who posted kind words about my set from the
> first DEMF. It was an amazing experience, and I'm re-listening to my
> own set now, which I haven't done in a LONG time.
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 1:01 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > By the way, Bill and Julian Schnabel are doing a FREE set tonight on the 
> campus of the U of M in Ann Arbor; the details are on my home computer or I'd 
> post them.
> > If there's interest, I can do so in a few hours when I get done teaching 
> class.
> >
> > 
> >
> jeff (surfing while the students write!)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  -- Original message --
> > From: "J.C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > On 14 March 2008, Nik Stoltzman wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think that Bill Van Loo set is amazing. I burnt a copy of it to CD 
> > > > and 
> still
> > > listen to it from
> > > > time to time. The opening 5 minutes are some of the most beautiful 
> electronic
> > > sounds I have heard.
> > > > Always makes me melancholy, but in a good way. Deep.
> > > >
> > > > You used to be able to download it on his chromedecay site - if it is 
> still
> > > there, I highly
> > > > recommend it.
> > >
> > > It's still there:
> > > http://www.chromedecay.org/downloads/cdigital001/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > San Francisco Bay Guardian's Readers Choice Award Winner: Best Radio DJ:
> > > http://www.sfbg.com/promo/pollpositions.php
> > > AIM: jckzsu (or kzsudj during my show.)
> > >
> > > "Opinions are my own only, and do not necessarily represent those of
> > > KZSU Radio or Stanford University." (or words to that effect.)
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> http://www.billvanloo.com || http://www.chromedecay.org



Re: (313) First DEMF line-up

2008-03-14 Thread therealmxyzptlk
By the way, Bill and Julian Schnabel are doing a FREE set tonight on the campus 
of the U of M in Ann Arbor; the details are on my home computer or I'd post 
them.
If there's interest, I can do so in a few hours when I get done teaching class.


jeff (surfing while the students write!)



 -- Original message --
From: "J.C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On 14 March 2008, Nik Stoltzman wrote:
> 
> > I think that Bill Van Loo set is amazing. I burnt a copy of it to CD and 
> > still 
> listen to it from
> > time to time. The opening 5 minutes are some of the most beautiful 
> > electronic 
> sounds I have heard.
> > Always makes me melancholy, but in a good way. Deep.
> >
> > You used to be able to download it on his chromedecay site - if it is still 
> there, I highly
> > recommend it.
> 
> It's still there:
> http://www.chromedecay.org/downloads/cdigital001/
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> San Francisco Bay Guardian's Readers Choice Award Winner: Best Radio DJ:
> http://www.sfbg.com/promo/pollpositions.php
> AIM: jckzsu (or kzsudj during my show.)
> 
> "Opinions are my own only, and do not necessarily represent those of
> KZSU Radio or Stanford University." (or words to that effect.)



Re: (313) First DEMF line-up

2008-03-14 Thread therealmxyzptlk
...to an almost empty main stage - it was bliss.


 jeff
 -- Original message --
From: "jwan allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> note: dan had some technical problems and didn't perform until day 3.
> So basic channel played for 3 hours in the warm detroit sun on the
> main stage. Good times, good times!
> 


Re: (313) lineups? Re: (313) demf 2008

2008-03-14 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

darnistle wrote:
Did Akufen actually play the festival?  



Yes. Underground.


jeff


Re: (313) Is This A New Theo Film?

2008-01-31 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

JT Stewart wrote:

keepin it real is on the way out, now it's time to keep it faux fo'sho



Hey - I'm just trying to *keep* something!


jeff


Re: (313) Glasgow

2008-01-18 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Everyone: Thanks!


jeff


(313) Glasgow

2008-01-18 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Asking for a friend:
What/where is there anything club-wise to encounter in Glasgow?
Thanks!

jeff


Re: (313) RE: Smallfish closing

2008-01-04 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
It closes at the end of January, and there's been quite a sale on for 
the past month or two. Mike Oliver is an email pal of mine.
A pity - great shop. It's folding not because of costs, but time factors 
and career paths.


jeff




Odeluga, Ken wrote:

Hello Leonard. Actually I thought the shop closed several months ago.
The label has indeed continued online since then and appears to be at
least keeping it's head above the water.


---


Hi all,

I read last night that Smallfish record shop in London is closing this
month (the label will continue).


Re: (313) New edict from RIAA

2007-10-31 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
In effect, the RIAA is generating a more sophisticated piracy with every 
step they take. Dramatic irony is the best kind.


jeff




Well the BPI (UK's RIAA) already shut sites down for hosting mixes.

I agree with Tom, if this does go ahead then the music industry as we 
know it is finished. For better or for worse. All the established big 
artists are now signing promotion deals (Madonna, Prince) and the 
recorded music becomes a loss-leader.


It's interesting watching this though I have to admit. I don't rely on 
music to make a living, and I'm not even sure it affects the music that 
I like that heavily anyway. That's being affected in a whole host of 
other ways at this point.


Re: (313) moebius documentary

2007-09-29 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Could you be a bit more specific concerning the title, please?
Thanks.

jeff


pauley wrote:

Howdy. I saw a Moebius doco (2006) a few days ago, soundtrack by Ralf
Hutter. Pretty amazing stuff. Does anyone know if it: s released, can be
bouvght etc?




Re: (313) Bleep43 - Fri 21/9 w/ Surgeon, Legowelt, NWAQ and more.

2007-09-14 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Correction - B1.
Nice combo of atmospherics with an electro tinge.

j


theREALmxyzptlk wrote:

Emile Facey wrote:

Whos Planet 43 then Paul? ;)



Those are some nice tracks on that new Ai, Emile.
B2 is my fave.




Re: (313) Bleep43 - Fri 21/9 w/ Surgeon, Legowelt, NWAQ and more.

2007-09-14 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Emile Facey wrote:

Whos Planet 43 then Paul? ;)



Those are some nice tracks on that new Ai, Emile.
B2 is my fave.


jeff


Re: (313) Such stuff as dreams are made of

2007-09-03 Thread theREALmxyzptlk



"Water is very important when you're making beer, but as far I know
you can make techno with tapwater."



Use the water to make the beer, THEN use the beer to make techno.


j


(313) OT, but...

2007-08-31 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

LOTS of free and great acts in the D this weekend.
Select the date on the upper left to show the daily menu:

http://detroitjazzfest.com/performances.html


(313) somewhat OT, but...

2007-08-12 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
The new Blamstrain record is available as a free download. And Juho 
tosses in some techno licks every now and then. The Prince remix is fun, 
too. Heresie: http://www.blamstrain.com



jeff


Re: (313) OT But...

2007-07-27 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Martin Dust wrote:

It makes me smile and it is Friday...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=86Ok0B9EvZg

m




Quite OT as well, but funny. Kanye Mid-West ;-)
(Bonnie Prince Billy Oldham is the sidekick)

http://www.kanyewest.com/?content=video_cant_tell_alt


Re: (313) Speed Reviews

2007-07-14 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

The bassline has dubstep leanings (to my ears) on the A.

j




Mr. G : U Askin? (Rekids)
-That Dettmann ting. Rather dubby as well


The A side (not the Dettmann mix - it's on the B, right?) of 
this kills me. It has just enough of a dubstep element in it 
to pull me in, but not pull it down into that category.



I still need to hear all of both sides, but I'm not sure I hear the dubstep
in it either? 


Re: (313) Speed Reviews

2007-07-13 Thread theREALmxyzptlk


Mr. G : U Askin? (Rekids) 
-That Dettmann ting. Rather dubby as well  


The A side (not the Dettmann mix - it's on the B, right?) of this kills 
me. It has just enough of a dubstep element in it to pull me in, but not 
pull it down into that category.


Re: (313) Shake at the City Fest...

2007-07-09 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

  Fantastic performance Shake, Thanks!



..I'll second that. Great selections and tight as a drum.


jeff


Re: (313) 120 Years of Electronic Music

2007-06-22 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Anton Banks (www.antonbanks.com) wrote:

I don't know if this has been posted already. It looked pretty interesting.

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/




Cool. I used to have one of these and I always wanted to know more about it.
http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/clavioline/index.html


Re: (313) italoboyz - victor cassanova (mothership records)

2007-06-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk




I wonder which school will receive this 'large percentage' of the
proceeds?




Just a guess - isn't there a Max Fisher school of that sort?

jeff


Re: (313) Carl Craig heads-up

2007-06-07 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
on a more local (Detroit) tip, it looks like Carl has something at the 
Cityfest (used to be Tatsefest?) either on or close to July 4th.


jeff


Nik Stoltzman wrote:

Wotcha.

Just thought I'd stick my head above the parapet to say that on next week's 
Gilles Peterson show,
he will be airing a live session from Carl Craig doing an Innerzone Orchestra 
style set. Not sure
of the details at the moment, but it should definitely be worth checking out.

Check here for more info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gillespeterson/

Cheers,

N




Re: (313) Shake

2007-06-05 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

jwan allen wrote:

Sarcasm from Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmos), 'mockery, sarcasm' is
sneering, jesting, or mocking at a person, situation or thing.


It actually breaks down into 'flesh-biting'.
I was a Greek major in a former matriculation. ;-)

jeff


(313) Shake at Cityfest July 7th Saturday 4:30pm

2007-06-05 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Here's the chance to see one of those sets in living color.

http://www.newcenter.com/cityfest/2007/puredetroit.htm


Re: (313) Shake

2007-06-05 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

 shake looked confused and should

not have tried playing with the onboard effects if he didn't know how.
Let the hating begin!



Looks like it's already started. I'm wondering how you know he was 
confused and not frustrated by the well documented effects of MS on his 
motor skills. From where I was standing, it looked to me like he was 
bumming because of a few timing slips.


jeff


Re: (313) Shake

2007-06-02 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Ramon Crespo wrote:
I really enjoyed what I hearrd from Shake at the festival. I was only  
there for 30-45 minutes , but i definitely see why you all praise  him. 
I danced danced !! :)


We really need to try to have some sort of official meet up next  year. :(



Agreed. I'd like to meet some of the folks I'm sure I've been standing 
next to. I think I generally get read as aloof, but actually I'm a 
little shy. ;-)



jeff


Re: (313) Shake

2007-05-31 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Thanks for posting that. Likewise to Tom who said something similar 
(maybe offlist).

I know you're lurking, Tony.
You do something beyond slick mechanics; it's a gift and it's yours.

jeff


Terry Hall wrote:


Regarding Shake's performance - I think it just shows that really  solid 
tracks and an extremely personable DJ are important performance  skills. 
I was standing 2' from him and we were all having a great  time. His 
irreverent style and ability to emanate a good vibe seemed  more 
important to the performance than technical wizardy without  feeling. 
That was my take-away, something I'm going to remember next  time I 
start stressing over a missed transition that everyone will  forget 
about the next day.  Thank you Shake, someone who remembers  how to party!


-peace, T63



Re: (313) 2007 DEMF Hits & Misses

2007-05-31 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Fred Heutte wrote:

All right I stand corrected on the grocery stores.  But
there aren't that many!



...and technically, Farmer Jack is probably sold off by now anyway.
A&P is dumping Detroit area FJ stores aggressively.


j


Re: (313) Movement 2007 - Saturday reflections

2007-05-30 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
The best use of that system was Higher Intelligence Agency, followed by 
R&S. Bobby Bird's set was made for that system. Von Oswald took some 
time checking it out as they began and it showed. After that it seemed 
like whomever was tweaking it forgot it wasn't mono after they got 
hypnotized by the "too much %$#@ bass knob". In many cases the system 
was better than what was coming through it.
I walked by that oral doing aural scene as well (one the rim (tee-hee) 
of the main stage, unless there were more  - but I have to say that one 
thing the admission price DID do was cut the troll doll/pacifier 
presence this year tremendously (even from last year).

It has been far worse in the past than it was this year!
Nice meeting you upstairs at the Submerge art show, btw. ;-)

jeff


Patrick Wacher wrote:
I have to second you on the sound at the Pyramid stage, it was  
incredible.. i got trapped in it's sonic boom for hours listening to  
the sweet sweet sound sof Rhythm and Sound (paraphrasing the MC there ;)


Mark and Moritz were pulling out the gems all night, but I have to  say, 
the bass on the Burial Mix tracks towards the end of their  session were 
gut wrenching.


My overall first impression of the festival isn't too positive, even  
though the music was great on the various stages at times (Model 500  - 
WOW, Kenny Larkin, Shake are always bringing it!), the majority of  the 
crowd left a lot to be desired. A young guy and a girl right next  to me 
in the pit at Model 500 were feeling the rush of their chems,  and she 
proceeded to get down, unzip the dude an well you can only  imagine the 
rest.


I guess i'm just not used to going to big festivals anymore, but I've  
had enough of glowsticks and baby pacifiers to last me a lifetime.  Big 
up the gurner massive.


P.


Re: (313) Al Qaeda don't take no Trance

2007-05-30 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

There used to be a lot of laws  in Britain about bear-baiting.
I wonder if any of those can be applied to Tiesto baiting.

jeff


You're right Kent. Still, there's nothing like a bit of Tiesto baiting
to brighten up the day.




Honestly this is shooting fish in a barrel.  And frankly if there wasn't
a Tiesto we'd have to create one. In order for us to be 'those who
know,' there has to be a 'them that don't know sh*t' so Tiesto is doing
us a valuable service.



Re: (313) Al Qaeda don't take no Trance

2007-05-29 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

...except for tea-time. ;-)

jeff (should not be near electrical objects for a while)

Yes you do, we're never serious! 




Hey just making sure, you never know with you british ppl :)



Er, I wasn't serious, KJ


Re: (313) Al Qaeda don't take no Trance

2007-05-29 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

The sound of one high-hat clapping.

jeff



Martin Dust wrote:


On 29 May 2007, at 18:21, theREALmxyzptlk wrote:


Robert Taylor wrote:


Is it too much to hope for a Tiesto beheading?



Now now.
(admittedly, I *was* thinking something similar when I saw that ;-).




Wouldn't really want to wish that on anyone but I was wondering what  
sound his empty head would make as it left his body... ;)


m




Re: (313) Al Qaeda don't take no Trance

2007-05-29 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Robert Taylor wrote:
Is it too much to hope for a Tiesto beheading? 



Now now.
(admittedly, I *was* thinking something similar when I saw that ;-).


(313) Sans Soleil

2007-05-24 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Just a heads up - Mr. Trommer has a new/free/downloadable release at 
Thinner, which I am just now grabbing myself.

http://thinner.cc/releases.php?r=thn094


Re: (313) thx1138 inspired by the film

2007-05-23 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Great stuff indeed. Moves in a few directions - if it isn't 313 enough 
for you, give it a few tracks...


jeff


pauley wrote:

Were there any thoughts about this free release here? Didn't see much
comment, but was wondering what the 'concensus' was, if any. Listening to
it now, a very nice, thoughtfull composition. Bravo!!!




(313) DJ Skurge

2007-05-11 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
Just a tardy 'second' to the recommendation for this one. Great mixing, 
killer track selection - classic U.R. and Bridgette/Submariner had it on 
 my doorstep in less than 36 hours from ordering with her typical 
friendly demeanor. Spot-on call on this one.



jeff


Re: (313) theo p - sound sculptures

2007-04-30 Thread theREALmxyzptlk



i'm also shocked to never have heard a peep about the Ai sidelabel RUR on here 
-- first release limited to 100 copies, can only be had direct, is $45...and is 
supposedly by juan atkins (officially is anonymous/untitled)...hrmpmhpmph i 
wonder if i'll ever get to hear it. i wonder if anybody on here has?


Hmmm...I wouldn't have guessed it was Juan.
Here's the discogs listing: http://www.discogs.com/release/908696
Good record - not worth the $45 imo.
I got the feeling that people might have been a trifle underwhelmed, 
given the price tag. The 2nd of the series should be dropping very soon.


Re: (313) OT - another Richie clone

2007-04-26 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Ah - the old 'extended devil-lock'.
Quite the rage back then and Mr. Oakey might have even been a bit late 
on the bus with that one. What needs to be appreciated is how much of a 
PITA it is having to deal with it in your eyes/face all of the time (and 
it was part of the look to have it hanging over one eye).
Somewhere in my closet is a skeleton from around 1980 with shaved 
temples, a devil-lock and a 'tail' (I was a teenage - well, 20-something 
- punk-clubber). 6-7 years later, people thought it was cute to extend 
the 'tail' fashion to children. Looks like the extended devil-lock may 
have been in some kind of dormant-viral stage, waiting to erupt upon 
what was probably the generation of children with tails. Fashion can be 
brutal.


j





The both nicked it off Phil Oakey to start with anyway ;)

http://www.ex-rental.com/blindyouth/NMELeague002.jpg


-



OK list, I don't who this guy is (and pls, don't tell me), but if
copying someone else's music style isn't enough crap, what can you say
about someone who also copies his hairstyle

http://www.rraurl.com/cena/texto.php?id=3564






(313) odd that I should have to ask this...

2007-04-19 Thread theREALmxyzptlk
..but as a Metro Detroit suburbanite, I don't know what to recommend in 
terms of clean/walking distance hotels for DEMF (I have friends who are 
asking). The wise thing, it seems to me, would be to ask people who have 
stayed in a few. So...what say ye? (other than the RenCen, which is 
obvious) Thanks.



jeff


Re: (313) DJs in restaurants

2007-04-13 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

Jeffrey Richards wrote:

DJ HMC surely would make Outback Steakhouse a much
better place!



Yeah...but so would a wrecking ball. ;-)


jeff


Re: (313) New KDJ Is Available

2007-04-05 Thread theREALmxyzptlk

My KDJ is en route, but I will handily second the Patrice Scott.

jeff


that KDJ is teh bomb, and so is that patrice scott. i need to get this
#2 of his asap. only recently got #1 and im still loving it!







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