Stacy's DJ Kicks is the worst one of the bunch (I've had all of them in my possesion at one point in time or another). His overuse of effects on every mix shows some insecurity about his mixing ability underneath (anyone who has used the Pioneer mixer knows what an off mix sounds like with a healthy dose of echo or reverb on it). The track selection is great however.
I'm not saying Stacy is a bad DJ however since I have seen him many times and always been blown away. As for his newer tracks, I haven't dug any of the black flag stuff : 'Sweat' overused an already worn out sample IMHO with a bassline which was borderline UK hard house. Still looking forward to the album though.. todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "lo sens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Phonopsia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 4:07 AM Subject: Re: [313] Black Flag 2 > To compare the EP with really bad cheesy UK house is > overstating it's ordinariness, I agree. > > And I agree with you about his DJing: he's taken a > route I could never have imagined after listening to > his DJ Kicks mix, which ranks as one of my favourites. > I've only heard him play once, last year (1999), and > he was a real letdown (lots of Basement Jaxx, > Yoshitoshi type tracks, which I guess the new Black > Flag fits in with). Did he ever play out the same sort > of stuff that he plays on the DJ Kicks cd? > > Cheers > > sens > > > --- Phonopsia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I passed > on the 12". I hope the album isn't more of > > the same, although from > > Cyclone's reviews it sounds like it's better than > > that. I wouldn't really > > rank it among the worst of UK cheeze though. I think > > he always manages to > > incorporate something valuable even if it ends up a > > bit flat, or standard. > > On that note, I really like his "Polyphonic > > Destruction" on The End. It's > > not that new anymore, but it's recent enough that I > > still have hope for the > > album. > > > > I just question why he's gone the route he's chosen. > > Both his DJing and the > > consistency of his musical output are suffering > > since he's attained status. > > All IMHO of course. > > > > Tristan > > ========================================== > > PHONOPSIA<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/5102 > > "FrogboyMCI" on AOL Instant Messenger > > > > "Feeling Like A Kid Again... My Eyes Are Glued to > > the Floor. > > I Hope I Mumble Goodbye As You Walk Out the Door. > > UhOhUhohh... UhOhUhohhh... UhOhUhohhh... > > The Damage is Done." - Yo La Tengo > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lo sens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, December 31, 2000 1:07 AM > > Subject: [313] Black Flag 2 > > > > > > >As a side note to the detroit house/techno > > discussion, > > >and at the risk of upsetting a few listmembers, > > does > > >anyone else think the new Stacey Pullen on his > > Black > > >Flag label is a major disappointment? This is a man > > >who was once responsible for some of the best > > Detroit > > >techno (Eye to Eye, The Death March) who now puts > > out > > >an EP to compete with the worst cheesy British > > house. > > > > > >I know some of you really dig it, but I'm > > definitely > > >not alone in my city in thinking it's a real dud. > > > > > >Opinions? > > > > > >And to balance my dissing of a Detroit native, the > > >Recloose remix of his own Can't Take It is up their > > >with my year's favourites. (The Herbert mix is also > > >absolutely brilliant; and the Carl Craig mix pretty > > >damn good too). > > > > > >Cheers > > > > > >sens > > > > > >===== > > >"Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my > > mind is going. I can > > feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is > > no question about it. I > > can feel it." : HAL 9000 > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ > > __ > > >http://au.classifieds.yahoo.com/au/car/ - Yahoo! > > Cars > > >- Buy, sell or finance a car.. > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > . > > _________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > . > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ _ > http://au.classifieds.yahoo.com/au/car/ - Yahoo! Cars > - Buy, sell or finance a car.. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
