> -----Original Message----- > From: kent williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ever occur to anyone else that every vinyl DJ > is working with unique versions of the tracks they play, > based on where the cue burns and wear change the sound of > their records?
Indeed someone told me of an interview with Moritz VO (yes he does these - or this one at least - apparently!) where he said the reason they issue Chain Reaction in those scratchy cardboard sleeves with no liner (though I know sometimes in the States you get them with a black label and conventional black sleeve) was that they like the idea of each copy "degrading" (his word) in a different way and becoming individual. I guess while that will work well on those records where it might not sound so good on others! > I'm interested in the story, and I'm loving the mix. As much > as I appreciate the possibilities of digital mixes, I love > the 'vinylosity' > of this mix. I'm glad you said that as it kind of links in with the story and my question: I was lucky enough to spend the first month of this year in Brazil. I did 2 weeks on my own and 2 in the company of list member Guilherme Menegon Arantes (313 so much to answer for.....). Now Gui runs a pretty hot little night called "Feel Surreal" (nice name) in Sao Paulo and to make a good holiday better I got to play there while I was over. Since I was playing to a crowd who'd never heard me before I decided I'd play loads of favourites where I normally only play a few out at once so I don't play the same stuff all the time. Also I was limited in how many records I could take due to luggage restrictions so it made sense to take a lot of tested classic stuff rather than oddballs that I might play if the mood was right. Not long before the trip I bought one of the old, .wav recording, iRiver portable music players, chiefly to listen to stuff on my travels but also I can use it for recording sets. In the excitement of the build up to the gig though I forgot to take the player and get it connected up. Afterwards I kicked myself for this, especially since after a year's lay off we're about to start doing That Amazing Thing! parties again (3 dates coming up in June, July and August, Manchester and Cumbria, anyone fancies a 313 knees up in the UK countryside put August 17-19 in your diary) and it would have made good new content for our site. I became even more frustrated when I recorded a set at a gig in Wales immediately on my return that was daytime soulful stuff, contrasting nicely with the "clubby-ness" of the Brazil set and I wanted to put them on the site together. Still having the records I'd taken in a box and there not being that many of them I decided it should be possible to do a reasonable recreation of the set. In fact to my surprise I'm 90% confident I've remembered the records I played and about 75% that I've got the order the same. The first time I tried to record it I got things just right by waiting till late on a Friday, drinking and smoking a bit and then really feeling the vibe and making mistakes while playing which I felt were probably at the same level as I made while playing out in Brazil - not train wrecks, just slipping out a little and getting faded quickly. Only thing was still being an iRiver novice I failed to check the input setting before recording and although I'd previously set it to "line in" it had reverted to internal mic. Since then I've been trying again but I just couldn't get in the same mood and it was coming out sounding sterile. Finally last Friday I managed to get in the zone again and recorded the mix I've linked to. So my question is this - how naughty will it be when I finally get round to updating our site to put the mix up simply labelled "Francis live @ Feel Surreal in Sao Paulo"? After all I can't write all that I have above and expect people to read it. I hardly expect anyone to have read it here! Done a track list: http://www.thatamazingthing.com/Mixes/Brasil.mp3 Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino (Derrick May remix) Model 500 - The Chase Subway - Journey Quadrant - Q1.1 Quentin Harris - Haunted Marcelino Galan - House And Art (Charles Webster remix) Halo Varga - Future Ron Trent - Altered States Ignition - Love Is War (Chicken Lips remix) Duplex - Frictional Frequency Kraftwerk - Numbers / Computer World Pt.2 Housemaster Boyz and the Rudeboy of House - Housenation Swag - Them Drumz Tronik House - Multifunction Maurice Fulton - Moo That Rocked The Electric Chair Seiji - Loose Lips Inner City - Big Fun (Lingo remix) Inner City - Big Fun Radio Slave - My Beep (Roman Flugel remix) Infinity Plus One - Rhythmatic Unison 69 - Puntang Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise Carl Craig - Sparkle
