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(313) But can they sing
On Thu, November 3, 2005 6:04 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
It really gets on my t!ts if they can't sing, don't quite know their
range,
or are really thin vocally. Tons of Latin house records have weak
singers imo. So many that I can't really stand most Latin house
records.
Too much whispy
Thursday, November 3, 2005, 6:53:16 PM, you wrote:
IM First, what's your general reaction to vocal tracks? And does it
IM bother you when some of these vocalists can't quite cut it?
I do cringe when I hear techno vocals that aren't up to scratch. I
always heavily process my own voice, in the
On Nov 3, 2005, at 3:53 PM, Ian Malbon wrote:
Clearly there has been a move by many producers to incorporate more
vocals in techno and related genres (Diva-house has always been an
exception). I remember thinking this was going to become a trend when
Juan dropped The Flow. Some, like
Oddly, I have good associations built up around house or techno 12's
with off-key vocals. Y'know, like an old 12 on DJ International or
Eightball. I can't tell you how many times I've heard a vocal
trainwrecks, as a dj beatmatches flawlessly while the vocals roar out
of tune over each other.
Ian Malbon wrote:
Clearly there has been a move by many producers to incorporate more vocals
in techno and related genres (Diva-house has always been an exception).
I remember thinking this was going to become a trend when Juan dropped
The Flow. Some, like Recloose, employ guest vocals,
Good points here I think. I like the use of vocals to tell some kind of
story or overall message.
Dropping in vocals somewhere in the middle of a set, unless they are just
sampled bits, is kind of like a head floating in mid-air without a body
What's that doing there?! ;)
I love hearing
Clearly there has been a move by many producers to incorporate more
vocals in techno and related genres (Diva-house has always been an
exception). I remember thinking this was going to become a trend
when Juan dropped The Flow. Some, like Recloose, employ guest
vocals, and others, like