RE: [313] What I enjoyed about DEMF
I was there on Saturday night... Cheers, -m -Original Message- From: Reverb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:43 PM To: Matthew Cloney Cc: 313 (E-mail) Subject: Re: [313] What I enjoyed about DEMF I did manage to check out the CPOP afterparty, and I think it was Kenny Dixon Jr.'s who was spinning at the time (about 3-4 a.m.?). Please let me know if that's not who was DJing at CPOP because whoever it was was spinning some great grooves. It looked like it was really hard to mix back there. He kept slamming from track to track, and while it all sounded good in the mix, it sounded like he wasn't really playing more than one record at any given time. Did anyone else get that impression? Have I even got the man's name right? There were parties at CPOP Friday, Saturday and Sunday ... what night did you go? -d - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [313] What I enjoyed about DEMF
So you were at the Transmat party? Who else spun besides Derrick, Kevin and Juan? anyone? (like there's room for anyone else on that bill) -d On Thu, 30 May 2002, Matthew Cloney wrote: I was there on Saturday night... Cheers, -m -Original Message- From: Reverb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:43 PM To: Matthew Cloney Cc: 313 (E-mail) Subject: Re: [313] What I enjoyed about DEMF I did manage to check out the CPOP afterparty, and I think it was Kenny Dixon Jr.'s who was spinning at the time (about 3-4 a.m.?). Please let me know if that's not who was DJing at CPOP because whoever it was was spinning some great grooves. It looked like it was really hard to mix back there. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[313] What I enjoyed about DEMF
A little background on me: I'm a native Detroiter who's been living in SoCal for the last 8 years. This was my first DEMF. I spin house and progressive house. I'm techno-curious and love tech-house. I really don't have too many good memories of Detroit for having lived there for 18 years. I'm happy to say that as a result of the festival I now have a(nother) fantastic memory of Detroit. Other than the fact that some dingleberry paparazzi tried to take a picture of my friend going into sugar shock and the fact that I heard that the crowd was as ready to fight as I remember Detroit audiences being, it was an all-around blast. I really enjoyed what I heard of Kenny Dope and Roy Davis Jr.'s sets, but I felt that Boo Williams (CPOP stage, Chicago guy from about 5-7 p.m. on Sunday) was dropping the damn bass out of the mix WAY too much. It seemed like he'd drop about 3 of every 4 beats. Maybe that's his style, but if so, it just didn't work for me. The music was great, but he did it a disservice the way he spun it. I did manage to check out the CPOP afterparty, and I think it was Kenny Dixon Jr.'s who was spinning at the time (about 3-4 a.m.?). Please let me know if that's not who was DJing at CPOP because whoever it was was spinning some great grooves. It looked like it was really hard to mix back there. He kept slamming from track to track, and while it all sounded good in the mix, it sounded like he wasn't really playing more than one record at any given time. Did anyone else get that impression? Have I even got the man's name right? The fact that Clinton et. al absolutely refused to leave the stage was great. I couldn't believe that they did anything after Maggot Brain... how can you top something like that? That was about the 3rd time I've seen that act, sixth for my friend, and we agreed it was the most amazing version of MB we'd ever seen. Anyway, opinions from a house-head. Hope everyone, regardless of all the controversy, found a way to enjoy themselves at the festival. There really was an amazing amount of talent there, and despite the commercialism and backstabbing that went on this year (more than other years?), I really did have a blast. Also, I took a lot of pictures, is there anywhere that's accepting submissions or should I just throw them up on my site? Cheers, -m - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] What I enjoyed about DEMF
I did manage to check out the CPOP afterparty, and I think it was Kenny Dixon Jr.'s who was spinning at the time (about 3-4 a.m.?). Please let me know if that's not who was DJing at CPOP because whoever it was was spinning some great grooves. It looked like it was really hard to mix back there. He kept slamming from track to track, and while it all sounded good in the mix, it sounded like he wasn't really playing more than one record at any given time. Did anyone else get that impression? Have I even got the man's name right? There were parties at CPOP Friday, Saturday and Sunday ... what night did you go? -d - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] What I enjoyed about DEMF
That's the classic Chicago style of DJing - play with the EQ until you can't play with it anymore. If anyone remembers DJ Hyperactive he used to do the same thing - drop the bass sometimes 3 out of every 4 beats. Anyway I've seen Boo Williams spin a few times and always liked him. I agree that the EQ-tweaking doesn't work as well with jazzy house as it does with techno but I've always liked him. I'm happy to say that as a result of the festival I now have a(nother) fantastic memory of Detroit. Other than the fact that some dingleberry paparazzi tried to take a picture of my friend going into sugar shock and the fact that I heard that the crowd was as ready to fight as I remember Detroit audiences being, it was an all-around blast. I really enjoyed what I heard of Kenny Dope and Roy Davis Jr.'s sets, but I felt that Boo Williams (CPOP stage, Chicago guy from about 5-7 p.m. on Sunday) was dropping the damn bass out of the mix WAY too much. It seemed like he'd drop about 3 of every 4 beats. Maybe that's his style, but if so, it just didn't work for me. The music was great, but he did it a disservice the way he spun it. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]