and he's coming to detroit very soon! *digs flyer out*
details: titonton duvante twonz (3dex, fx, and 909) mowgli acidpimp (3dex, fx and 909) metasequence - live PA saturday, may 03, 2003 dynamic recordings INFO 734.925.1263 ripper hotline (wtf?) 810.220.9320 there are more people playing, but Im not typing it all out :) -Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "jake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[-[-]-[]-[|]-]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Matthew MacQueen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Phonopsia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:38 PM Subject: Re: (313) That Sloppy Ass Broken Beat Mix I Been Saying I'll Do > titonton rocks it like a mofo > > On Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 07:02 PM, [-[-]-[]-[|]-] wrote: > > > if I've learned anything from jeff mills, its that beat matching isnt > > AS > > important as track selection and mixing of the tracks etc. > > > > you can drop the bass and mix things a bit offtempo and with stuff > > like drum > > and bass or real sparse minimal stuff (think Komet) it ends up adding > > to the > > experience . > > > > that being said, mills is the man. he does well for using 3 decks and > > mixing that fast > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matthew MacQueen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Phonopsia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:19 PM > > Subject: RE: (313) That Sloppy Ass Broken Beat Mix I Been Saying I'll > > Do > > > > > >> Unfortunately, this mix didn't turn out like I'd hoped. > >> It's kinda sloppy in a couple of parts. Hopefully you > >> don't think any of my mess is too disastrous. I've never > >> actually tried to mix an entire set of broken beat stuff before. > > > > ha... no worries! Such is the life of someone who chooses to mix this > > mad > > style! it's a cross to bear i hear ya ;) i feel like some of it > > does > > work well for a fast cut-n-paste fashion, while others (esp. the > > stringy > > ones) you can really ride and wring them out over some acapella beats. > > But > > to always take the safe transitions, intros and outtros is just too > > boring. > > > > I have yet to hear a super-locked-down-tight mix of something with > > this much > > differing percussion signatures and polyrhythmic breaks and disjointed > > action going on... and in the cases where I know the tracks being > > played, I > > can often hear even the most experienced DJs taking a mixture of risks > > and > > 'safely mixes' (ha) the ambient or beatless break areas as places to > > 'take' > > to the next new track, Orrin Walters included. And there is a time for > > both. I'd say such is the way of the style, I mean it's BROKE-N ! > > anyone > > who says they can lock a set super tight of this style isn't playing > > the > > craziest stuff in the genre... which to me is the most interesting. > > Not the > > noodley, faux-jazz wonky stuff, (which i am fading fast on) but the > > real > > experimental 'technosoul' side of it, like mustang, titonton, domu, > > aardvarck(!difficult!), rednose, genre, numbian mindz, seiji, nu era, > > son of > > scientist, moonstar, total science, etc. > > > > hats off for not pre-planning every mix out for the whole thing... > > that is > > so BORING. personally i can never do the same mix more than once or > > twice > > max, life (behind 1200's) is too short and there's too much fun in > > riding > > the randomness of it all, flipping it over and trying out that b-side > > you > > never really gave proper attention to, experimentation, etc. > > > > BTW - Brian Gillespie has pulled off some pretty heroic broken beat > > flavored > > DJ sets in detroit but he'll also tell ya the sh!t ain't easy and > > frankly i > > think it is (and should be) mixed with other genres to really stand > > out and > > create impact.. I love to hear it with similar 'feeling' 4/4 stuff > > too, UR > > especially comes to mind, Ibex, Recloose, As One, Urban Tribe, even > > Plaid.. > > (not exactly 4/4 but you know what i mean). > > > > DJ Aaron Shin is also great at mixing broken beat style, he lived in > > Chicago > > but has also relocated to New York, and he was into DJing this style (+ > > house) from day ONE.. he taught me a lot and turned me on to sounds I > > never > > heard before. He goes more vocal than I can personally, but if he is > > DJ'ing > > out and about in NYC do catch him. Very diverse and he always has the > > latest > > cuts, he's on the hunt for the new white lables like Ted Nugent on > > opening > > day of bowhunting season. :P > > > > peace, > > Matt MacQueen > > > > > > >
