Re: innovations (was) Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
>>Personally, I find myself lately clubbing for "oldies" >and soulful tracks >>while the architecture, minimalism and structure is >reserved for the >>headphones. (sorry ao) > >>Thoughts? > >yeah, old tracks are good cause they have that nostalgic value and soulful >tracks are cool Actually I think Derrick was saying that he gave away a box of his old classics while in Australia as he didn't want to find himself playing them again. He said he couldn't resist playing them as they sound so good, which is true. He played a lot of new music - from Aril Brikha to Ian Pooley to DJ Rolando. He played very different things, period. Like, for example, he had Femi Kuti in there. Peace Cyclone
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
>...as I said, *for me*, cycloid kicked ass, and ,yes, being loyal to >'homies' is cool...(though that wasnt my point, my point was the *music*) >Ultimately it's what the individual prefers that matters, and personally I >like May's energy, he *is* a real performer, but the last 3 times I've seen >him werent nearly as fantastic as the first time he played here in 1991/1992. I know! I was being playful. Everybody knows Adelaide's got world class talent and I have heard good things of Cycloid. I just find it hard to imagine anything better than Derrick May but of course that *is* highly subjective on my part! I love the wide range of music, the soul and the energy and personality he brings. >respect to the fact that you think he's the *best*, but (in my own opinion, >of course) there are others who rock harder, technically speaking, on the >dj front...just look at dj's like noise & roc raida, now there's some >skills... Did you know that DJ Noize started as a techno DJ before his rise as DMC champ? I learnt this yesterday from one of the bigggest hip-hop DJs here in Melbourne. He's always kept quiet about that! >or back to the tek side...rolando... I'd take a plastikman set >over May any day, and if you want live shit then voiteck would be my >preference if playing at a party at the same time as May. Richie is great but doesn't have the expanse of Derrick. In fact they are equally great, just different. Incomparable maybe. >It's all personal preference, of course, and that's all good, cause the >world would be damn dull if it werent for individuals...but when you've >been seeing the same thing for the last ten years you start to look forward >to something fresh, or at least a different take on something old. See, I don't think Derrick has stayed the same. I have seen him many times and it is never the same. Peace Cyclone
innovations (was) Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
>Personally, I find myself lately clubbing for "oldies" >and soulful tracks >while the architecture, minimalism and structure is >reserved for the >headphones. (sorry ao) >Thoughts? yeah, old tracks are good cause they have that nostalgic value and soulful tracks are cool, cause you can feel where they are coming from, but give the crowd something hard, like sterac or regis and they will move cause they cant help it, the beats keep them captive on the dancefloorand what about electro? KR10 B2 would get me dancing(or anything from the Interstellar Fugitives pack, for that matter - note 313 content!) as for the headphones, Im still waiting for my copy of the main st complitation (no longer will I have to get up to flip sides), blackalicious NIA has been on repeat, and anything that starts with 'au' and ends with 'techre'... 3jane --"like a miracle everybody's crazy"-- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
on 1/27/00 11:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'd take a plastikman set over May any day, > and if you want live shit then voiteck would be my preference if playing at a > party at the same time as May. > > It's all personal preference, of course, and that's all good, cause the world > would be damn dull if it werent for individuals... Ah yes. The "Feel the Funk" vs. the "Think the Funk" division. Expect this to become more prevalent as we move into the "era of the new resurgence of house." Personally, I find myself lately clubbing for "oldies" and soulful tracks while the architecture, minimalism and structure is reserved for the headphones. (sorry ao) Thoughts? - There4IM
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
...as I said, *for me*, cycloid kicked ass, and ,yes, being loyal to 'homies' is cool...(though that wasnt my point, my point was the *music*) Ultimately it's what the individual prefers that matters, and personally I like May's energy, he *is* a real performer, but the last 3 times I've seen him werent nearly as fantastic as the first time he played here in 1991/1992. respect to the fact that you think he's the *best*, but (in my own opinion, of course) there are others who rock harder, technically speaking, on the dj front...just look at dj's like noise & roc raida, now there's some skills...or back to the tek side...rolando... I'd take a plastikman set over May any day, and if you want live shit then voiteck would be my preference if playing at a party at the same time as May. It's all personal preference, of course, and that's all good, cause the world would be damn dull if it werent for individuals...but when you've been seeing the same thing for the last ten years you start to look forward to something fresh, or at least a different take on something old. 3jane _+ sit after walking breathe after talking savour the space between thoughts _+ you wrote: Well, being loyal to homeboys and homegirls is cool but I am yet to witness any DJ or live act outshine Derrick May. Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
> >Did anyone catch him in Brisbane or Cairns? I heard Brisbane was cool. > yeah he rocked in brisbane, shame the sound system was so poor...only heard the bass and hihats, all the midrange was muddy and subsequently it almost ruined the set..however the highlight was derrick dropping UR "Amazon" and then launching into James Brown and some fabulous Latin Jazz... nice JK
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
Well, being loyal to homeboys and homegirls is cool but I am yet to witness any DJ or live act outshine Derrick May. Did anyone catch him in Brisbane or Cairns? I heard Brisbane was cool. Peace Cyclone
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide
derrick,derrick,derrick... was good. but for me, at least, the highlight of the night was local live act - Cycloid...these guys were rocking the show, definately succeeded in stealing some of derrick's dancefloor action. from chopped up housey rhythm traks to stompin techno tunes... definately an act to look out for on undefined rec's. 3jane PorterRicks - biokinetics makes work more enjoyable... Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide (& back 2 melbourne)
>I just got home from there as well! He was heaps better this time than >when he played @ dome last year, he played a much harder and danceable >set I thought. That night at the Dome was amazing - those lovely soulful interludes of (hate this word's New Age connoctations but can't think of a new one) ambience. Derrick often varies tempos and he never really plays the same twice, that's just him. I imagine he started harder at Seven as he was compelled to after Chuck's mutant Ninja raver techno. >Also it was good in a small club where you could walk right up to the >decks and see what was going on.. though I think the constant >handshaking etc was starting to bug him as he was on the job - plus all >the people dancing around him waving glowsticks in his face etc... Hey, yes. It was just the one geezer with glowsticks though. I wouldn't want Melbourne events like this getting a bad rep, y'all. Peace C
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide (& back 2 melbourne)
>Just got home (early Monday morning) from seeing Derrick spin at Seven (a >relatively small club) in Melbourne. He played way better than he did at the >NYE party. Derrick played great on NYE, everyone there was familiar with who he is and what he does, the vibe was warm and friendly, it's just that the sound wasn't all that. He had no control over the sound levels. Reportedly the police insisted that the sound in the building be turned down (which is a rare occurrence in Melbourne) and then there was some trouble with bleeding between rooms. >But he still didn't seem to be having the BEST time of it... alot >of people seemed to be there for the spectacle, and not the music... Yeah, he was a little frustrated about that I think, but those in the front were definitely feeling it. It was unfortunate that they had Chuck E opening as he comes from a very different ethos - he plays bang, bang Euro techno. Everyone felt that sucked. They should have had the soulful, funky and upcoming great hope Declan Kelly before - he was upstairs. Had it been an Innovator party it would have been more harmonious but thems the breaks. Ian Pooley, Patrick Lindsey and Christian Smith turned up, as they were still in town, no doubt taking lessons. I really like Lindsey as a DJ - he's like a baby Dave Angel and can beatbox into the bargain. I saw him the night before with Ian Pooley. Peace C
Re: (313) innovator hits adelaide (& back 2 melbourne)
*** ASKEW wrote: > > Just got home (early Monday morning) from seeing Derrick spin at Seven (a > relatively small club) in Melbourne. He played way better than he did at the > NYE party. But he still didn't seem to be having the BEST time of it... alot > of people seemed to be there for the spectacle, and not the music... > I just got home from there as well! He was heaps better this time than when he played @ dome last year, he played a much harder and danceable set I thought. Also it was good in a small club where you could walk right up to the decks and see what was going on.. though I think the constant handshaking etc was starting to bug him as he was on the job - plus all the people dancing around him waving glowsticks in his face etc... but it was still good to see him in a smallish packed venue instead of far away on a stage or up on a podium like the last 2 times I heard him. > Anyways... he was going crazy with the EQ's and faders (no FX), chopping up > a dub-plate of panning atmospheric noise... and he still dropped James > Brown's 'Payback' and then went into an extended session of back2back Theo > Parrish... which was very sweet. > Also Jeff Tyler played an excellent set afterwards, though I left part way through it. Only minor downer for the night was SOME ARSEHOLE STEALING MY FUCKING JACKET but I'll get over it. -- "Incompetent People Really Have No Clue, Studies Find" - New York Times == [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zog.net.au/ ==
(313) innovator hits adelaide (& back 2 melbourne)
craig wrote: derrick rocked the 618 wild about 12 hours ago... he played some great music, including final frontier and jaguar (the roof lifted off for those!) as well as a lot of other amazing tracks, some with fine latin rhythms that had everyone writhing, and most of which made >me despair at the contents of my record box... :) Just got home (early Monday morning) from seeing Derrick spin at Seven (a relatively small club) in Melbourne. He played way better than he did at the NYE party. But he still didn't seem to be having the BEST time of it... alot of people seemed to be there for the spectacle, and not the music... Anyways... he was going crazy with the EQ's and faders (no FX), chopping up a dub-plate of panning atmospheric noise... and he still dropped James Brown's 'Payback' and then went into an extended session of back2back Theo Parrish... which was very sweet. still shakin' my ass ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) innovator hits adelaide
derrick rocked the 618 wild about 12 hours ago... he played some great music, including final frontier and jaguar (the roof lifted off for those!) as well as a lot of other amazing tracks, some with fine latin rhythms that had everyone writhing, and most of which made me despair at the contents of my record box... :) respect, cjp -- [ [ craig patten ] [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] [ http://www.moondust.net/~cjp ] ]
