Re: Vinyl Pressing Plants

2000-12-04 Thread Adam Jay Southerland
I know that a lot of people here run or have run labels and pressed their own records, I would like to start a thread about vinyl pressing plants..quality and how they compare to each other..It is kind of hard to collect information on the net about prices and quality of pressing and I know of

Re: [313] Re: Vinyl Pressing Plants

2000-12-04 Thread atomly
I agree pretty much completely with what Adam said, except I feel forced to put in a good word for Aardvark- Paul at Aadrvark is the man. He does a great job mastering records and because he does it as a hobby, it's way cheaper than most other places. My pressing experiences with Archer are

Re: [313] suburban knight

2000-12-04 Thread Dave Clark
Damn, I second this. Excellent gig, no glowsticks, whistles, or attitude. This was one of those events that make it all worthwhile. Plus he seems like a really down to earth guy which is good. Excellent supporting dj's too, not usually the case for a lot of internationals. I'm glad he didn't play

Re: [313] suburban knight

2000-12-04 Thread David Gillies
internationals. I'm glad he didn't play the big gig the next day with laurent, josh wink, ritchie, plus I'm not glad! That was the only chance to see the guy in Sydney! Bah... out. d. _ Get more from the Web.

Re: [313] Friendliest UK record shops

2000-12-04 Thread Phonopsia
Atlas is across the street from a strip club, so I don't think it's Atlas. I had by far the longest pitch I've ever heard to enter that club when I was just trying to find Atlas. :) Tristan == PHONOPSIA[EMAIL PROTECTED]

... another D-vice

2000-12-04 Thread The [Quad]
The latest ( I 'spose ) issue of vice magazine cums with a fashion layout st*rring DJ Assault and a pair of fallacious HOs car surfin' on a Range Rover 'round NYC... Nary a bit of G-Tech chat, though... seems the fellow talks nothin' but indigestible trash..? n.p.: that Stephin Merritt loaded

Re: [313] suburban knight

2000-12-04 Thread Cyclone Wehner
Was the big rave in Sydney or Perth? It was political reasons among promoters (or so I suspect) that meant that SK didn't play elsewhere, esp Melbourne, but I can't discuss those. It wasn't lack of interest but I suspect SK wasn't offered to interested parties, so that is the way it goes.

Re: [313] get ready to rock...

2000-12-04 Thread Cyclone Wehner
No, I suspect why and it's so dumb you wouldn't believe, and I just can't say. Again there was and still is interest from people who want to do it and would do it well. If GV busted out the new Vestax, that'd be one thing. I doubt it's marketed for him though. I actually thing it might

Re: [313] Mixing that UK Loot

2000-12-04 Thread Phonopsia
I think if we've figured anything out from this ongoing thread, it's that it works differently for everyone. Oh, and for the record: my new mix isn't as good as I thought it was. Per the usual, I figured this out _after_ I got it online. But for a first run through it's still the best I've done,

Re: [313] suburban knight

2000-12-04 Thread Cyclone Wehner
Yeah too bad he didn't make it to the other cities. I guarantee he would get a loving crowd here. I am glad he got a nice welcome but he deserves better. But then again it's just as well someone with no love for Detroit/UR didn't do it. Vote 1: DJs Not Trophies The one that Dave spoke of was in

new dance show/ remember MISSLETOE 2 ?

2000-12-04 Thread FAMZINE
man, the count was DOPE! dont get brian gillespie started about that show. remember that chick that would bend over and twirl her weave 'round and 'round!?! back in the day, when my wife and i were dating, we threw annual xmas parties called MISSLETOE. (a little history...) MISSLETOE1 was at

Betr.: [313] St. Germain

2000-12-04 Thread Wibo Lammerts
I have seen St Germain perform twice this last summer. The musicians really can play, but unfortunately they only play stuff from Tourist and the performance is rather short (45 minutes). At their Lowlands gig they also played Soul Salsa Soul as an encore. A good night out! W Charles

Visiting Toronto on Dec 17 - 21

2000-12-04 Thread n i c o
I would greatly appreciate any pointers to an event/happening where there's some good Detroit being played (or techno in general, not picky at this point) n i c o p.s. This is actually for a friend but his posts don't seem to be going through. *shrug* The Pro Techno Agenda

Recloose and Common Factor Photos from Sydney, AU

2000-12-04 Thread David Gillies
At this location: http://www.inthemix.com.au/cgi-bin/catalog/madracket20001118/catalog.pl is a few photos that my girlfriend took at the Mad Racket party in Sydney with Common Factor and Recloose a few back. Check 'em out. dave.

Re: [313] Friendliest UK record shops

2000-12-04 Thread Jonny McIntosh
Atlas is on Archer Street and Eukatech is on Endell Street. They always seem a bit miserable in Eukatech to me, but then again, I work for Music and Video so I should probably keep quiet about miserable record shops! Jonny. Atlas is across the street from a strip club, so I don't think it's

Re: [313] Ford Focus/ lo-fi electro

2000-12-04 Thread stephen
Due to circumstances beyond my control I never got the Ford Focus commercial on tape. I'll try and get a friend to tape the Billboard Music awards on Fox. There's a Ford Focus Detroit Techno banner/add on Fox's web site: http://www.fox.com/frameset.html?content=/specials/upcoming/ I'm suprized

Re: [313] Jean-Louis Huhta

2000-12-04 Thread Janos
Yepp he's based in stockholm. He has a new release coming up with Brommage Dub on Svek together with Jesper Dahlbäck.. He also has a album coming up on Ash International. There is also two full lenght albums out with LPC (Lucky People Center) and a movie, made by the LPC crew in Koyanitskatsi /

Suburban Knight, intimate party

2000-12-04 Thread johno
Alright, it's time to let the cat out of the bag. I, together with a good friend, am throwing a small, intimate party with James next week (Monday) in a small venue (more of a student pub) in Ghent, Belgium. We have specifically asked him to do whatever he wants, although a set of oldschool

Mecca Monthly!

2000-12-04 Thread laura gavoor
Announcing upcoming date of MECCA, Detroit's monthly showcase for avant garde music, art, fashion and technology What: QUEENS ON DECK FEATURING : DJ MINX / Women on Wax - Detroit's own reigning Diva on the decks DJ Genesis / Gabriel Records

Re: Juan @ temple (detroit)

2000-12-04 Thread * ani *
well, juan didn't show (suprise!) but that was the best set i ever heard mike grant play, too bad everyone was too busy saying where's juan? to notice. ani (i told you i'm bitter before i have my coffee!) record time [EMAIL PROTECTED] icq# 33610265 ph 810.775.1550 fax 810.775.5830 -

mispress

2000-12-04 Thread * ani *
my favorite mispress is steve hurley jack your body with a UR riot label. kinda cute, huh? ani record time [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.recordtime.com ph 810.775.1550 fax 810.775.5830 icq# 33610265 want to be on the record time mailing list? send an email message from the address you want to subscribe

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread darw_n
I have two copies of user 001A and one is the normal one, and the other has this strange band on one side... anyone know if this is intentional or is it a misprint? darw_n create, demonstrate, toneshift... http://www.mp3.com/stations/clevelandunderground http://www.mp3.com/darw_n

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread Roberto Ty
I recently picked up Octave One's Daystar Rising 12 (one of my all-time favorites) and on the backside was UR's Atzlan. Was this how it was supposed to be released? * ani * [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 12/4/00 10:44 AM my favorite mispress is steve hurley jack your body with a UR riot label. kinda

RE: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread johno
Errm, that was an official release. Rumour goes that if you mix them together (meaning you'll have to get two copies) it reveals a third hidden track... John I recently picked up Octave One's Daystar Rising 12 (one of my all-time favorites) and on the backside was UR's Atzlan. Was this how it

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread darw_n
Errm, that was an official release. Rumour goes that if you mix them together (meaning you'll have to get two copies) it reveals a third hidden track... Isn't that what happens everytime you *mix* anyways??? darw_n create, demonstrate, toneshift...

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread BACKGROUN0
In einer eMail vom 04.12.00 17:01:57 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Errm, that was an official release. Rumour goes that if you mix them together (meaning you'll have to get two copies) it reveals a third hidden track... FUNNY POST, STILL! great

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread Jonny McIntosh
I have a copy of the Mr. Fingers compilation Amnesia which, instead of having side 1 with Can U Feel It/Beyond The Clouds/Washing Machine, has what sounds like a Buddy Holly styled thing going on. (So I'm stuck with the recycled pair of trainers that is my Trax copy for them.) There'll be some

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread Joel Fernandez
Johnny Fiasco remixes of Conduction on Tonic Records. On the original pressing you will find your usual remixes on one side. But on the other side, containing the original version, you will find two hip hop songs. So far I have met two people who were convinced that Conduction was originally a

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread tristan watkins
I don't know if it's a mispress or not, but my copy of the DJ Sneak remixes of Dajae's Day By Day has about 7 MC Hammer tracks on the B side. I'm pretty sure they were all pressed that way, but could be wrong. In defiance, I smeared my grimy paws all over you can't touch this. ;) Tristan ---

Moodymann - The Best Dj

2000-12-04 Thread jose bello
Moodymann is the best dj of the world,the art of Deconstruction in DEMF Detroit ___ Do You Yahoo!? Consiga gratis su dirección @yahoo.es en http://correo.yahoo.es

Maurizio: MZ-03 Domina

2000-12-04 Thread *!*!
I have a mispress of this...actually i dont even know what the tracks are. i bought it in a sealed sleeve cuz i wanted a second copy...got home and discovered it wasnt the vinyl that i wanted...just the label. nice slamming detroit tracks though. anyone know what they are? -m

Detroit Grand Pubahs - article

2000-12-04 Thread dj revolver
They're playing in Toronto Wednesday and there's a new article at www.neksis.com - the result of a couple friends hangin' out with them for bit saturday afternoon. steve _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN

Re: [313] mispress-DUM label

2000-12-04 Thread jim proffit
ani: my favorite mispress is steve hurley jack your body with a UR riot label. kinda cute, huh? BTW: if you folks ever stumble across records from the rare DUM label out of Finland, and they happen to be even rarer first ones in that label's catalogue, check out if they're the ones that

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread Joel Fernandez
I also have a copy of this mispress with MC Hammer;-) I always thought that my copy was one of a kind, since none of my other copies or my friends copies had MC Hammer on the B side. I just thought that the Pressing Plant pressed a couple of copies with recycled vinyl. Ciao Baby, Joel

Re: [313] Robert Owens track

2000-12-04 Thread FRED MCMURRY
The Layo Bushwacka! track with Robert Owens is called Low Life and the only other work that I know Mr. Owens has done with L B or the End recordings was A Thing Called Love with Mr.C What did the track sound like? Deep house like his usual stuff or kinda breakbeat-y like Bushwacka! ? From:

NY Chapter

2000-12-04 Thread Myke Mitchell
Hey all, I'm leaving for a business trip to Woodbridge NJ, which I understand is very close to NY city. Fortunately for me, I get a car in the deal for a week and half and I'm looking to hook up with some people. Any suggestions on places to check out?? Anyone willing to hang for a bit??

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread Giles Dickerson
I've actually come across that myself at Satellite in Boston, maybe it was on a larger scale. // giles tristan watkins wrote: I don't know if it's a mispress or not, but my copy of the DJ Sneak remixes of Dajae's Day By Day has about 7 MC Hammer tracks on the B side. I'm pretty sure they

Smallfish Headstart @ Turnmills (London, UK)

2000-12-04 Thread Nic Larsen
FYI * Attention all anyone who are friends of the fish...   On the 9th December (Saturday) we are having a party at Turnmills The people there have very kindly let us use a room in conjunction with the very popular Headstart night...   So, onto our room... ...We reflect the

Re: [313] mispress

2000-12-04 Thread Kent williams
Mispresses mean that they pulled out the wrong metal mother for one side or the other (or both). You can't press an already pressed record on one side, as was implied. To press a record, you start with a blob of molten vinyl, which gets squished between the metal mothers. The extra vinyl which