(313) Norman Jay
is truly one of the greats. I went to check him last night for the first time. now I know why goodtimes had such a rep. he redefined my whole concept of dance music. his hour long rare disco/funk set on 45's! rocking no diggety acapella over the riddim from ring the alarm (tenor saw)! plus it was a reunion of sorts for all the OG beat soldiers that don't keep in touch as much as they should. man! the dancefloor was less than half full the whole night but it was like, me, Kemit, Applejack, Tac, Jamal Ahmed, Kai, Haze, the Booty girls (I love the booty girls) and everybody just snatching themselves around like a bunch of confused mental patients. AWESOME! I swear the guy never even dug through his bag. he just leaned down, picked one up, threw it on and devastated! all night! I can't work right now. he really does play everything, and in such a way that it doesn't sound different. the common thread was easy to follow. I heard an aretha franklin song that I. DIDN'T. KNOW (a! nd I don't play when it comes to aretha). what?! how?! aw man, I need to calm down. whew. that was spiritual. I forgot to hit the bar even. fxckin ell. I'm not gonna be the same. sorry if this comes off like BS chatter. shutting up. Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems ** I am exactly what I wanted to become since I was 5 years old. Since 5 year olds are not noted for mature judgement and sometimes aspire to piracy or gunfighting, this is not necessarily a sign of success. **
RE: (313) Norman Jay
From: Stoddard, Kamal sorry if this comes off like BS chatter. shutting up. don't apologise and don't shut up, that e-mail is ace. passion and music ;)
Re: (313) Norman Jay
Hey Kamal. Sounds like you got lucky my friend! Norman is well known as a funk/rare groove/soul aficinado here, but alot of the time he plays the big clubs and plays chart style 'funky house'. Never caught the goodtimes soundsystem at carnival, but its legendary. So, you caught one of the masters doing his real thing.!! Not everyone will catch that. And I agree with Nick, don't be apologising! Alex _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring.
Re: (313) Norman Jay
No worries, it sounds like a great night. The mash-up of No Diggity and the Stalag rhythm was available as a white label bootleg a while back. Always does the trick. Check the sound sample on here. http://www.piccadillyrecords.co.uk/ver2/genretop20.php?year20=4genre=23 If you like that sort of thing, the GAMM label also does some nice bootlegs, e.g. Crazy In Kingston, which marries Beyonce with a reggae rhythm to surprisingly good effect. carl morris Plug Two http://www.plugtwo.com t +442920190151 Stoddard, Kamal wrote: is truly one of the greats. I went to check him last night for the first time. now I know why goodtimes had such a rep. he redefined my whole concept of dance music. his hour long rare disco/funk set on 45's! rocking no diggety acapella over the riddim from ring the alarm (tenor saw)! plus it was a reunion of sorts for all the OG beat soldiers that don't keep in touch as much as they should. man! the dancefloor was less than half full the whole night but it was like, me, Kemit, Applejack, Tac, Jamal Ahmed, Kai, Haze, the Booty girls (I love the booty girls) and everybody just snatching themselves around like a bunch of confused mental patients. AWESOME! I swear the guy never even dug through his bag. he just leaned down, picked one up, threw it on and devastated! all night! I can't work right now. he really does play everything, and in such a way that it doesn't sound different. the common thread was easy to follow. I heard an aretha franklin song that I. DIDN'T. KNOW (a! nd I don't play when it comes to aretha). what?! how?! aw man, I need to calm down. whew. that was spiritual. I forgot to hit the bar even. fxckin ell. I'm not gonna be the same. sorry if this comes off like BS chatter. shutting up. Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems ** I am exactly what I wanted to become since I was 5 years old. Since 5 year olds are not noted for mature judgement and sometimes aspire to piracy or gunfighting, this is not necessarily a sign of success. **
RE: (313) Norman Jay
Coincidentally, I was listening to his Journeys By DJ mix this morning: Carl Davis And The Chi Sound Orchestra Windy City Theme Patti Jo Make Me Believe In You Voices Of East Harlem, The Wanted Dead Or Alive Red Cloud Digital Hemp Afro Latin Concrete Family Tree, The Family Tree (Disco Version) Key-Matic Breakin' In Space Most Wanted Calm Down Hall Oates Maneater BT Express If It Don't Turn You On Voices Of East Harlem, The Little People East Harlem Bus Stop Watermelon Man Anorak Trax Jammin' To The End Of Time Alexander Robotnick Love Supreme Nerissa Stars Ballistic Brothers Blacker Revisited Denzil Dumpy Rice De-Funky Dumpy Truth All Stars The Truth Nice and diverse! He's a lovely fella to boot - he got an MBE last year! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 3:06 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Norman Jay Hey Kamal. Sounds like you got lucky my friend! Norman is well known as a funk/rare groove/soul aficinado here, but alot of the time he plays the big clubs and plays chart style 'funky house'. Never caught the goodtimes soundsystem at carnival, but its legendary. So, you caught one of the masters doing his real thing.!! Not everyone will catch that. And I agree with Nick, don't be apologising! Alex _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring. # Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #
RE: (313) Norman Jay
Yeh that'd never have flown here. He played a club/cafe that hits absolute capacity at 2-300. plus they'd put couches on the dancefloor and instead of Norman being on stage, they hung art up there and set him up on the floor (by his request I believe) with two separate tables, one for the technics and the other for the cd decks, each with a dedicated allen and heath. The sound system was ace as well. And as a result of the setup what dancefloor there was, was about 20-30 ft per side. Pretty small. But like I said it was perfect for the attendance and the vibe, enough room to flail your arms like a madman and not sock some hot chick in the hairdo. But tight enough that anywhere you looked, you were staring someone in the eyes. I really mean it, I may never be the same. And I really love the booty girls. Been a long time since booty and the beat came together so nicely. Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems ** I am exactly what I wanted to become since I was 5 years old. Since 5 year olds are not noted for mature judgement and sometimes aspire to piracy or gunfighting, this is not necessarily a sign of success. ** -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:06 AM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Norman Jay Hey Kamal. Sounds like you got lucky my friend! Norman is well known as a funk/rare groove/soul aficinado here, but alot of the time he plays the big clubs and plays chart style 'funky house'. Never caught the goodtimes soundsystem at carnival, but its legendary. So, you caught one of the masters doing his real thing.!! Not everyone will catch that. And I agree with Nick, don't be apologising! Alex _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring.
Re: (313) Norman Jay
On Feb 11, 2005, at 9:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Norman is well known as a funk/rare groove/soul aficinado here, but alot of the time he plays the big clubs and plays chart style 'funky house'. Never caught the goodtimes soundsystem at carnival, but its legendary. So, you caught one of the masters doing his real thing Sounds amazing. I almost caught him for a gig in Edinburgh but the schedules didn't quite match up, bummer! He does have at least one good times soundsystem presents type of compilation CDs, which are pretty cool and ya always learn about some incredible groover that was always sitting right under your nose but you never paid attention to before. Nice. -- MM http://sonicsunset.com
