Fair enough. I respect Rick Wade's right to play what he likes and the music
he was playing on the night I saw him wasn't bad, it just wasn't great. The
thing that struck me, though, with him and the others I mentioned, is the
disparity between what they produce and what they play. I would have thought
that what freaked Rick Wade was music similar to the stuff he produces. And
he really wasn't playing that. It was like he was playing music he thought
the crowd would appreciate. But maybe you're right, and actually he likes
the filtered disco loops as much as (or more) than the deeper house but
given there's such a glut of the looptracks doesn't see it necessary to make
those tracks himself. Thank christ I say.
Cheers
Rol
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Giles Dickerson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: rol leider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [313] Rick Wade (was Alan Oldham comics...etc,etc)
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:30:38 -0400
I think you're assuming too much about the responsibility of a dj to you the
individual. I've known Rick for a while and I can only shed this light on
the
subject. He's a house freak, not unlike myself, and he plays what freaks
Rick
Wade, not what he thinks any given crowd might like. DJ'ing to me is just an
opportunity to do what freaks us out for the public. When we play, we play a
mix of whatever's freaking us out at the time. I'm sure Rick was just doing
his
thing and it just wasn't the right thing for you at the time.
Ever hear Sneak play? He's one of my absolute favorite dj's and producers,
he's
all about the filtered loops, but to me the way he does it, the way he
plays,
it freaks me. I don't think so much about it, it's just doing it for me at
the
time. There are other producers I love too, they play all original cuts,
that
freaks me too. it's just a matter of any given moment, sometime sour
"moments"
aren't in sync, what can you do?
-Giles. / http://www.flatplastic.com
rol leider wrote:
> I heard Rick Wade not so long ago and was very disappointed at his
selection
> of what was ninetenths generic discoloops with only an occasional deep
house
> track like the stuff he produces thrown in. What is it with these dj's
who
> play such different music to what they produce? I had similar experiences
> with Stacey Pullen and Derrick May. It seems like they don't trust the
crowd
> will get the deep and challenging tunes, and instead stick with safe and
> easy discoloops. When I see someone like Derrick Carter that's what I
> expect; but with the Detroit dj's I expect more. And I'm not just
whinging,
> because I have definitely been treated to the pure and true stuff before:
> Jeff Mills and Claude Young come to mind. Maybe it's just the house dj's
who
> aren't confident that the deepness is enough....
>
> Cheers
>
> Rol
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Batory, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> ...Rick subsequently blew me away that night - best set of house I've
heard
> in a long, long time. With respect to the local DJs who complemented Rick
> perfectly and made the whole night the most enjoyable I've had for ages.
>
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