WBMX ERA is what I think of when I think of chicago, and that was 20 years ago :) Chicago is a wonderful place but the sound has always been more pop than the Detroit sound, I speculate that it is because there is more money to be made off of the "club" scene in Chicago than Detroit.
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:46:06 -0500 kent williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Gosh Michael, tell us how you really feel! I kind of liked the mix > from the standpoint that it was different than I usually hear, the > difference being accessibility. But I can certainly see this not > being to everyone's taste. > > That Deadmau5 + Kaskade "I Remember" track is my new guilty pleasure. > > Oh well, Mani's on the list again after many years absence, I'm sure > he'll take your feedback in the spirit that was intended -- of > constructive criticism ;-) > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Michael Elliot-Knight > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Wow - is that the Chicago take on techno? Sounds like Chicago has > > lost it's distinctive sound. I didn't really hear anything that > > was Chicago R&B at all - it sounded more like the crap that passes > > as "progressive" house. That Beyonce remix is crap. Or maybe it's > > just how it's mixed in. There's no emotional build-up to it so the > > heights that the Beyonce track hits just come out of nowhere. > > Doesn't anybody know how to build emotional mixes and tell stories > > with vocals anymore? I think there's a whole generation of DJs > > that this skill is utterly lost on. Energy and high bpms DO NOT > > equate emotion. I think that Keri Hilson track "Energy" sums up > > this mix for me with the line: "it's taking all my Energy". > > > > sorry Kent - some minimal paint-by-numbers blippy bloppy grabage > > and "hands in the air" prog-house just don't pass my litmus test > > for good music > > > > Is this what's happening in Chi-town now? It's awful. > > > > MEK
