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J.T. replied to me: i think theo's productions have so much more depth in them then any other house producer out there. hmm well he has his own feeling which is a very nice one. he is very good with those yearning rhodes keys, and samples...but overall i think kdj wipes the floor with theo. he has a much bigger range, from straight up house like his soulcity record, to techno like analog live and some of the more recent stuff. he is the more talented sound designer by far. not that theo isn't talented but his stuff is more in the realm of soundscapes, which doesnt make his music any less beautiful but i just dont think it is in the same area as kdj...who knows maybe its not fair to compare, they have pretty different approaches really, usually. soundscapes take a different kind of sound design and production that maybe i just don't get as excited by. i have far more great kdj music than theo p music tho and i didnt pick up a s.sig from drunken drums until this new one. i think they are mostly too "nice" sounding, tame.. ok, i think i mostly agree here. you're absolutely right about kdj being more diverse. theo makes either soundscapes or tracks that are somewhere in between soundscapes and songs. whereas kdj covers a much wider range. i guess i'm just a sucker for those soundscapes :) and to be honest, i'm not that into theo's more songbased releases, usually the ones that get most attention, are my least favorite releases ['friendly children' and 'solitary flight' for instance] for those other theo parrish 'fans' out there, there's an interview with theo up on http://www.overloadmedia.co.uk some might find it interesting. for those moodymann 'fans'... erm, i've got a promo copy of amp fiddler's 'superstitious' release up on ebay, and it's got a kdj remix! did i mention it was a promo? you want this, so go and make me rich ;^) jurren _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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Theo : a great dj and not a super producer Moodyman : a great producer and not as skilled as theo on the decks eventhough 'natural aspirations' is the first sound signature release i didn't buy, i'm still puzzled by the above statements. i think theo's productions have so much more depth in them then any other house producer out there. hmm well he has his own feeling which is a very nice one. he is very good with those yearning rhodes keys, and samples...but overall i think kdj wipes the floor with theo. he has a much bigger range, from straight up house like his soulcity record, to techno like analog live and some of the more recent stuff. he is the more talented sound designer by far. not that theo isn't talented but his stuff is more in the realm of soundscapes, which doesnt make his music any less beautiful but i just dont think it is in the same area as kdj...who knows maybe its not fair to compare, they have pretty different approaches really, usually. soundscapes take a different kind of sound design and production that maybe i just don't get as excited by. i have far more great kdj music than theo p music tho and i didnt pick up a s.sig from drunken drums until this new one. i think they are mostly too "nice" sounding, tame.. jt _ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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RAW2019 wrote: theo parrish -natural aspirations (sound signature 018) I bought it too and it's the only SS I own besides 'I can't take it' and i agree with you ... to me : it fits in a theo type of set but that's about it but like i said to a lot of ppz about Theo en Moodyman I find : Theo : a great dj and not a super producer Moodyman : a great producer and not as skilled as theo on the decks eventhough 'natural aspirations' is the first sound signature release i didn't buy, i'm still puzzled by the above statements. i think theo's productions have so much more depth in them then any other house producer out there. listening to 'dance of the drunken drums' for instance: whenever i put on that song besides enjoying what i hear, it also does something to me mentally; once you're 'inside' that track after about a minute or three/four i start to get the feeling that i want to dance, or express my emotions to what i'm hearing, but that i simply don't know of anyway how to, and that leaves me with a feeling i can't describe. feeling an emotion, but not knowing of any way to let it out. 'dance of the drunken drums' is imho the best example for that, but i have similar feelings about 'dirt rhodes'/'u forgot' or 'dreamers blues' a.o. theo's productions reach me on another level, more then any moodymann production does. ah well, i guess this is just a clear case of 'different strokes, for different folks' jurren _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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- Original Message - From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 11:57 PM Subject: (313) new and newish chit > > red planet -tobacco ties 7" (rp7-12) > I heard it ... don't know what to think of it > aztec mystic -aguila 12" (ur-059) orlando tears it up!...this record is definitely two > a-sides! Yep Orlando is back his fix mix made me scream ! > > fix -diligent (ingnitor 001) can't find it on groovetech anybody got alink ? > > chateau flight -cosmic race (versatile) got to check that one too !! great label ! > > as one -so far (so good) (ubiquity) I'm curious about this one too ! heard good things about this label !! > > new world aquarium -heavy metal (peacefrog) Well he's one of my fav. dutch producers together with the rest of the rushhour crew (they keep me amazed ) > > andres -salvador de bahia (mahogani 004) very anxious to hear this one too ! > > theo parrish -natural aspirations (sound signature 018) I bought it too and it's the only SS I own besides 'I can't take it' and i agree with you ... to me : it fits in a theo type of set but that's about it but like i said to a lot of ppz about Theo en Moodyman I find : Theo : a great dj and not a super producer Moodyman : a great producer and not as skilled as theo on the decks anyway : txs for reviews ! RAW > jt > > _ > MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > >
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Is this stuff out yet? Maybe Gramaphone is slow on the draw. I try to support my local Chicago record shop, but it seems crazy that records from Detroit should show up in the UK before they show up in Chicago!!! -Original Message- From: J. T. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 4:57 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) new and newish chit some stuff i grabbed lately: u.r. -actuator 7" (ur7-058) o yeah!! 'actuator' is just mad mike doing his best electro, great dark catchy bassline, synth bees hovering around, and this synth that sounds like some drexciyans talking underwater, so alien and just dope...a really nice solo too, and i'm not always digging mad mike's solos..this one is more catchy and not just virtuosic...just great electro coming off sort of like a blend of the older u.r. electro like 'electronic warfare' and the newer hitech funk stuff..the b-side is by "the mechanic", titled 'solenoid'...it's strange. it's a bit to the rave-y side, with this dry enveloped pulsewave sound (kinda classic rave sound), jackin claps, but also some nice drexciya-ish sawtooth-y notes..overall it's a little too strange and loopy/bangin for my taste, and that ravey sound gets on my nerves, but it's still sort of an interesting song.. red planet -tobacco ties 7" (rp7-12) 'tobacco ties' is built around a deep but somewhat trancey chord riff, very simple and repetitive...but then the stabbing strings and bassline are quickly added, is all very repetitive and simple, but very soulful progressions ala los hermanos / jaguar / aguila...some nice subtle touches, some wigged-out little synth undertones, against my wishes (i really think it's too trancey..) i get this song caught in my head already. i'm liking it more and more. BUT the b-side kills it! this 7" is definitely essential for 'space walker' ohh yeah!! just a slammin beat with beautiful bellish tones bouncing and squeaking around...it actually reminds me a lot of something convextion has done...great sound design, very minimala nd spacey, and way deep and funky and detroit... aztec mystic -aguila 12" (ur-059) dope! definitely a good follow-up to jaguar, not as catchy maybe, but like someone said, is "massive". i love the simple bassline (sounds like a tango or something), and the super smooth loose-tight filtery bits...the strings are pretty over the top but hard to resist, like jaguar. not a whole lot to say, it's a hit for sure i'd say..a little bit more of a house sound, and a latin sound, than jaguar..orlando does 'the fix mix' on the b-side, and o man it is just beautiful. he adds a more techno touch to it with the addition of some subtle sounds, re-arranges the strings and makes them less "massive", adds some lovely horn samples..even the birdy sound from sueno latino whoo haha, and takes about 4 minutes before dropping the beat..throws some reverse edits in, builds up, takes it back down and then back up...and those horns...ahhh! orlando tears it up!...this record is definitely two a-sides! aquanauts -spawn 12" (ur-060) runout has a message from tyree stinson!..james' bro definitely has the aqua gene..'spawn (genetic continuation mix)' sounds sorta like wavejumper era drexciya, and sorta like 'electronic warfare' (esp that sinister bassline..), and comes complete with submarine pings and some sliding "alert" (i dunno) tones...pretty simple but very analog and very drex...excellent!! afterwards there's some bonus beats which are real nice too. 'relentless (expect no mercy mix)' is a jam, with an angry thick bassline grinding along, and some jazzy chords stabbing out a nice catchy rhythm...some wigged out lead synth solo is added which at first is maybe too wiggedout and sounding like somebody playing a monosynth with the guitar-grip attached if y'know what i mean (van halen!), but then it turns into a nice bouncy twisted little melody, very mad mike, and some big thick strings are added...really nice, maybe more mad mike than drexciyan, but really dope jam..aside from that solo going overboard for a moment aquanauts -relentless (expect no mercy mix) 7" (ur7-060) nice! the 7" mix of 'relentless' removes that over-the-top bit of solo, and plays around with the twisted melody a bit more..on the flip is "bubble beats", which is a simple electro beat with some bubbling noises. a few echo-ing screechy/horny notes are added and a couple more sounds to the beat..it doesn't really go anywhere, and is nothing amazing, is just some nice bubble beats! not as dope as the old drexciyan beat tracks, but nice all the same... fix -diligent (ingnitor 001) dayyyummm orlando is feeling it...'diligent' is just bad-mf-ass
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wow, i cant believe im seeing a negative review of that track. it kills it, even on an unsuspecting dancefloor. yeah yeah, a lot of people eat theo's stuff up..i can see why it would do well at a club, and the off kilter obnoxiousness of the kids' voices is fun at first, but it gets really grating to me. i like the first half of this track ok it's just not as good as i'd hoped, and i reayyy cant stand the new agey piano that enters midway. jt _ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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-- Original Message -- From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >theo parrish -natural aspirations (sound signature 018) >'friendly children' sounded like it would be a great track..sample some >children singing and throw it into some nice theo beats etc, sure. i'm kinda >let down by the result tho...some of the singing kids aren't so in-key and >they sound a bit obnoxious, it gets grating, to me. wow, i cant believe im seeing a negative review of that track. it kills it, even on an unsuspecting dancefloor. >i really love the boogie >piano chords theo throws over them they actually sound like one of the little melodies in jaguar to me. >but...and then, imo, the song goes past >the point of no return when some VERY new age-y "adult contemporary" >sounding piano is layered over everything midway thru the song. also the >kicks are extremely large and thuddy, even for theo, a bit too much for me. the kicks are great even though they just about guarantee youll overload the mixer trying to get the high end over top of whatever record youre mixing out of. big chunky joints. >the b-side 'timeislafinacharunninout' is hot sh!t tho! very low bpms, great >beats full of clangs and sticks and even hi-q, some real tense/electrifying >horn sample blowing away...speeds up halfway thru, more great sample >playing...classic theo, the first s.sig i've really dug in a long time, for >this track. it feels to me almost like an industrial feeling. i do love this side, its gotta be one of his best tracks. he seems to actually be getting better to me, this track and "falling up" are definitely in the top 5 theo tracks for me. tom andythepooh.com
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ohhh correction before i start bad rumours or something. i have no idea if tyree stinson is james' bro...maybe it's his cousin o grandfather, etc..i just assumed brother.. also - the 7"s sounds pretty good! quieter than a 12" but definitely have plenty-deep bass and good dynamics, not noticably noisy, no complaints! jt _ Enter for your chance to IM with Bon Jovi, Seal, Bow Wow, or Mary J Blige using MSN Messenger http://entertainment.msn.com/imastar
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some stuff i grabbed lately: u.r. -actuator 7" (ur7-058) o yeah!! 'actuator' is just mad mike doing his best electro, great dark catchy bassline, synth bees hovering around, and this synth that sounds like some drexciyans talking underwater, so alien and just dope...a really nice solo too, and i'm not always digging mad mike's solos..this one is more catchy and not just virtuosic...just great electro coming off sort of like a blend of the older u.r. electro like 'electronic warfare' and the newer hitech funk stuff..the b-side is by "the mechanic", titled 'solenoid'...it's strange. it's a bit to the rave-y side, with this dry enveloped pulsewave sound (kinda classic rave sound), jackin claps, but also some nice drexciya-ish sawtooth-y notes..overall it's a little too strange and loopy/bangin for my taste, and that ravey sound gets on my nerves, but it's still sort of an interesting song.. red planet -tobacco ties 7" (rp7-12) 'tobacco ties' is built around a deep but somewhat trancey chord riff, very simple and repetitive...but then the stabbing strings and bassline are quickly added, is all very repetitive and simple, but very soulful progressions ala los hermanos / jaguar / aguila...some nice subtle touches, some wigged-out little synth undertones, against my wishes (i really think it's too trancey..) i get this song caught in my head already. i'm liking it more and more. BUT the b-side kills it! this 7" is definitely essential for 'space walker' ohh yeah!! just a slammin beat with beautiful bellish tones bouncing and squeaking around...it actually reminds me a lot of something convextion has done...great sound design, very minimala nd spacey, and way deep and funky and detroit... aztec mystic -aguila 12" (ur-059) dope! definitely a good follow-up to jaguar, not as catchy maybe, but like someone said, is "massive". i love the simple bassline (sounds like a tango or something), and the super smooth loose-tight filtery bits...the strings are pretty over the top but hard to resist, like jaguar. not a whole lot to say, it's a hit for sure i'd say..a little bit more of a house sound, and a latin sound, than jaguar..orlando does 'the fix mix' on the b-side, and o man it is just beautiful. he adds a more techno touch to it with the addition of some subtle sounds, re-arranges the strings and makes them less "massive", adds some lovely horn samples..even the birdy sound from sueno latino whoo haha, and takes about 4 minutes before dropping the beat..throws some reverse edits in, builds up, takes it back down and then back up...and those horns...ahhh! orlando tears it up!...this record is definitely two a-sides! aquanauts -spawn 12" (ur-060) runout has a message from tyree stinson!..james' bro definitely has the aqua gene..'spawn (genetic continuation mix)' sounds sorta like wavejumper era drexciya, and sorta like 'electronic warfare' (esp that sinister bassline..), and comes complete with submarine pings and some sliding "alert" (i dunno) tones...pretty simple but very analog and very drex...excellent!! afterwards there's some bonus beats which are real nice too. 'relentless (expect no mercy mix)' is a jam, with an angry thick bassline grinding along, and some jazzy chords stabbing out a nice catchy rhythm...some wigged out lead synth solo is added which at first is maybe too wiggedout and sounding like somebody playing a monosynth with the guitar-grip attached if y'know what i mean (van halen!), but then it turns into a nice bouncy twisted little melody, very mad mike, and some big thick strings are added...really nice, maybe more mad mike than drexciyan, but really dope jam..aside from that solo going overboard for a moment aquanauts -relentless (expect no mercy mix) 7" (ur7-060) nice! the 7" mix of 'relentless' removes that over-the-top bit of solo, and plays around with the twisted melody a bit more..on the flip is "bubble beats", which is a simple electro beat with some bubbling noises. a few echo-ing screechy/horny notes are added and a couple more sounds to the beat..it doesn't really go anywhere, and is nothing amazing, is just some nice bubble beats! not as dope as the old drexciyan beat tracks, but nice all the same... fix -diligent (ingnitor 001) dayyyummm orlando is feeling it...'diligent' is just bad-mf-ass techno, very melodic, delicate, but deep and catchy...dusty snares gently urging things along, chunky bass notes, lovely melody/refrain, deep but unobtrusive resonant strings, all very attentively arranged, and changing/evolving throughout the song...definitely some of the very best stuff i have heard from orlando..just has that feeling, really detroit, sounding a bit like juan maybe..whew! the b-side, 'target untraceable' is produced alongside m.i.a. from ur. it starts simply, with some soulful nocturnal sounding organny stabs (reminds a bit of suburban knight..), after a minute or two drops a nice opened-up electro be
