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From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>theo parrish -natural aspirations (sound signature 018)
>'friendly children' sounded like it would be a great
track..sample some
>children singing and throw it into some nice theo beats etc,
sure. i'm kinda
>let down by the result tho...some of the singing kids aren't so
in-key and
>they sound a bit obnoxious, it gets grating, to me.
wow, i cant believe im seeing a negative review of that track. it
kills it, even on an unsuspecting dancefloor.
>i really love the boogie
>piano chords theo throws over them
they actually sound like one of the little melodies in jaguar to
me.....
>but...and then, imo, the song goes past
>the point of no return when some VERY new age-y "adult
contemporary"
>sounding piano is layered over everything midway thru the song.
also the
>kicks are extremely large and thuddy, even for theo, a bit too
much for me.
the kicks are great even though they just about guarantee youll
overload the mixer trying to get the high end over top of whatever
record youre mixing out of. big chunky joints.
>the b-side 'timeislafinacharunninout' is hot sh!t tho! very low
bpms, great
>beats full of clangs and sticks and even hi-q, some real
tense/electrifying
>horn sample blowing away...speeds up halfway thru, more great
sample
>playing...classic theo, the first s.sig i've really dug in a long
time, for
>this track.
it feels to me almost like an industrial feeling. i do love this
side, its gotta be one of his best tracks. he seems to actually be
getting better to me, this track and "falling up" are definitely
in the top 5 theo tracks for me.....
tom
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