Yeah, to be brutally honest and/or play devil's advocate, I'm somewhat in agreement with Michael. I don't utterly dislike it, mind you. Just saying once there was money involved, it got really homogenized. This is true of the live scene too. I'm in no way blaming or faulting Mani, he's delivering what the people want and there's nothing wrong with that IMO.
In Detroit, no one ever made any money (not literally, I engage in hyperbole, but you take my drift.) I'll go to smart bar once in a great while, esp. if I know who's playing or have a friend who wants some company. But that, a Moonshine event that my friend used to run, Mamby, and other Chicago based clubs just have this undeniable sameness to them nowadays. I say that with all due respect and like I said most of the time dont _DISLIKE_ the music. My 2c. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:46 AM, 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 >
