Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread rp
It's an act of balancing, really. -- within this context, I don't think that things benefit from micro-loop sampling, or production decisions made with DJing in mind. DJ sets just don't seem to be the series of little trips that they used to be. maybe I'm just used to it all. -

RE: (313) Mad Mike interview

2008-09-08 Thread Odeluga, Ken
Hmmm. Why no license fee waiver? Was it even an issue? Seems unlikely the ISP/website would even be anywhere near being sued for airing the tracks. Odd. -Original Message- From: J.C. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 12:08 AM To: 313 Mailing List Subject: Re:

Re: (313) Mad Mike interview

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 10:18, Odeluga, Ken wrote: Hmmm. Why no license fee waiver? Was it even an issue? Seems unlikely the ISP/website would even be anywhere near being sued for airing the tracks. Odd. They won't let you waiver - music is music to mcps/prs etc and they do close people down

Re: (313) Mad Mike interview

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
Thanks Andy, always good to hear Mike. m On 7 Sep 2008, at 22:56, Andy Mitchell wrote: Mad Mike was in New Zealand with UR's DJ Skurge last week to do some community work with at risk youth, including a lunchtime show for high school kids! Mike was interviewed on state-owned broadcaster

(313) Derrick May last weekend?

2008-09-08 Thread Denise Dalphond
Did anyone see Norm Talley, Shake, and Derrick May this weekend? Sadly, I slept through it all...I blame motherhood :) Denise -- Denise MM Dalphond PhD Candidate Department of Folklore Ethnomusicology Indiana University [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com/

(313) CHICAGO - Sa.9/20 - Jackson feat. DAEDELUS (Ninja Tune), DJ SLUGO (DanceMania), more!

2008-09-08 Thread Ray Rodriguez / Approaching Serpents
Hello Chicago-area 313 friends! Our JACKSON residency is back full force this month and we've packed a monster bill this time. Very special guests include DAEDELUS (Los Angeles), who is touring the world in support of his brand new NINJA TUNE full-length album. Also, on the double headlining

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Sep 7, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Kowalsky wrote: Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich compulsive knob twister is doing something creative these days, in this list opinion? Surgeon.

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 15:42, Garrett McGrath wrote: On Sep 7, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Kowalsky wrote: Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich compulsive knob twister is doing something creative these days, in this list opinion? Surgeon. Rob Hall, Regis, Kraftwerk, Kero, James

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
Do you really think that Kraftwerk fits into this? Why? On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Martin Dust wrote: On 8 Sep 2008, at 15:42, Garrett McGrath wrote: On Sep 7, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Kowalsky wrote: Certainly, there's a way out of this so called BS. Wich compulsive knob twister is doing

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:40, Kowalsky wrote: Do you really think that Kraftwerk fits into this? Why? Laptops, Controllers, 3 Octave keyboard no different to what most people use. m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
I know that. But they're playing their own music, not just spinning loops/djing. Kw On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Martin Dust wrote: On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:40, Kowalsky wrote: Do you really think that Kraftwerk fits into this? Why? Laptops, Controllers, 3 Octave keyboard no different to what

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:51, Kowalsky wrote: I know that. But they're playing their own music, not just spinning loops/djing. Most of the artist I listed play their own music or appear live as well as DJing - what's the difference when you boil it all down really? m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
There's no big difference, except for Kraftwerk, don't you think? On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Martin Dust wrote: On 8 Sep 2008, at 17:51, Kowalsky wrote: I know that. But they're playing their own music, not just spinning loops/djing. Most of the artist I listed play their own music or

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 18:06, Kowalsky wrote: There's no big difference, except for Kraftwerk, don't you think? Not really, they've moved with the times just like all the people listed. m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
Maybe i'm not being totally clear: they play their songs, in the same form they were once recorded, with minor changes here and there. They don't re-arrange the songs in a freeform knob twisting style. Their shows, in a tour, have a script they follow – what means that a show in paris will

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Sep 2008, at 18:15, Kowalsky wrote: Maybe i'm not being totally clear: they play their songs, in the same form they were once recorded, with minor changes here and there. They don't re-arrange the songs in a freeform knob twisting style. Their shows, in a tour, have a script they

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry to intervene and probably get things totally wrong but I think K's point was not so much who's using laptops and controllers but who's doing something different with this gear in, say, the way apparently RH says he is in the vid (haven't had time to watch it, sorry). I.e. you watch or

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to intervene and probably get things totally wrong but I think K's point was not so much who's using laptops and controllers but who's doing something different with this gear in, say, the way apparently RH says he is in the vid (haven't had time to watch it,

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
Kowalsky wrote: I agree with you. But what you're saying now has nothing to do with what i was asking in first place. OK, Let me reverse it and as you a question. which DJ do you know who can do what's possible with 4 decks in Trakor or Ableton? m

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh for goodness sake, if this argument bores you why are you trying so hard to have it? No one said it had to be different to be great. Doing things this way can be 100% fine. use as little or a much as you need yes, agreed. On Kraftwerk I thought they were their last live show was the best

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
Well, hawtin seems to do what's possible. But i didn't like, as i said previously. Sandrinho, a brazilian DJ/producer, does it quite well. And he uses a MPC on top of it. My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting knobs-o-rama good? On Sep 8, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Martin Dust wrote:

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Todd Sines
BMG / Ectomorph. His DJ sets are more like on the fly mashups of Prince, Dan Bell, Carl Craig, P Funk, Laid Back, Kraftwerk and B-52s. 2 Many DJs wish they could hold a torch to what he does with Live with their sets.. but thankfully, everything's already sync'ed within Live. as for

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Wojtek
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Kowalsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, hawtin seems to do what's possible. But i didn't like, as i said previously. Sandrinho, a brazilian DJ/producer, does it quite well. And he uses a MPC on top of it. My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting

RE: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread O'Connor, Chris
Well put. I found that all of the tricks he showed in that video lack any sort of musicality at all. I'd have rather heard the tracks in their original format on 2 turntables or cd players, mixed well, rather than with the faux breakdowns. Chris -Original Message- From: Kowalsky

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh for goodness sake, if this argument bores you why are you trying so hard to have it? Get out of the wrong side of the bed did we? I don't see why who is using this exciting new technology in an interesting way, who's getting the most out of this gear is being

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
Kowalsky wrote: Well, hawtin seems to do what's possible. But i didn't like, as i said previously. Sandrinho, a brazilian DJ/producer, does it quite well. And he uses a MPC on top of it. My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting knobs-o-rama good? Kero is one of mine favs, Tim Exile

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
That's a good analogy! I was never very into his sound, but he works in the same way of operations, looping beats and pieces, but he seems to achieve better results, be it in the matter of moods or ambiences. On Sep 8, 2008, at 4:32 PM, Wojtek wrote: On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM,

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Ronny Pries
me :) My question was: who does the loop frenzy twisting knobs-o-rama good?

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
Ronny Pries wrote: me :) Another one, but he also uses boxes has to be the fantastic Neil Landtrumm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/connect/2008/artist/neil_landstrumm/?video003#video m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
I see 2 many djs the same way i see girl talk. The worst thing is that they go to a more demagogic arena thrill. They emulate a rock show by cutting off the boring parts or the non-top charting tunes and filling the spaces with all the climax moments an arena rock show would have. On Sep

(313) 53 messages and counting about Richie Hawtin and Traktor...

2008-09-08 Thread kent williams
Man, Richie Hawtin is 313's third rail. I don't have anything to add, really, except to say that the best DJ sets I've seen were done with two turntables and a mixer without effects. If you play the right records, in the right order, and mix them right, magic happens. No reason not to experiment

(313) Talking Of Techno and Technology

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
This thing blows on Wednesday - hope to see you Thursday :) http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/the_large_hadron_collider.html http://www.lhc.ac.uk/ m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Sep 8, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Martin Dust wrote: I don't see why who is using this exciting new technology in an interesting way, who's getting the most out of this gear is being viewed as something other than a positive topic and twisted into something else. I thought the Surgeon answer was

Re: (313) 53 messages and counting about Richie Hawtin and Traktor...

2008-09-08 Thread anthony
Thankyou for that. Well said, you beat me to the punch. On Tue, September 9, 2008 2:55 am, kent williams wrote: Man, Richie Hawtin is 313's third rail. I don't have anything to add, really, except to say that the best DJ sets I've seen were done with two turntables and a mixer without

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
And saying Surgeon proves the point, his art is in the programming not the way he mixes or what he uses - he twiddles very little. yeap. save for the fact that now he can play stuff that was probably previously impossible to match, he's really just playing tracks. his art is definitely the

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread anthony
'Technolgystolemyvinyl' On Tue, September 9, 2008 3:52 am, Martin Dust wrote: And saying Surgeon proves the point, his art is in the programming not the way he mixes or what he uses - he twiddles very little. yeap. save for the fact that now he can play stuff that was probably

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Martin Dust
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Technolgystolemyvinyl' OK, lets tip the balance... Hitler is a M_nus fan! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNY85iAw4b4 m

Re: (313) Mad Mike interview

2008-09-08 Thread Andy Mitchell
Why no license fee waiver? Was it even an issue? Seems unlikely the ISP/website would even be anywhere near being sued for airing the tracks. Odd. They won't let you waiver - music is music to mcps/prs etc and they do close people down for it. This is a New Zealand site remember, so it's

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Michael . Elliot-Knight
Now I'm going to have to listen to techno all night at home. LOL MEK P.S. - what movie is this clip originally from? I've just seen so many versions of this I wouldn't mind seeing the original Martin Dust [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/08/2008 03:59:46 PM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread kent williams
Can we invoke Godwin's Law now and declare this thread finished? ;-) Martin Dust [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/08/2008 03:59:46 PM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Technolgystolemyvinyl' OK, lets tip the balance... Hitler is a M_nus fan! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNY85iAw4b4 m

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
It's from Downfall, a movie about the last days of Hittler in the bunker, and some related events. On Sep 8, 2008, at 6:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I'm going to have to listen to techno all night at home. LOL MEK P.S. - what movie is this clip originally from? I've just seen so

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
i rest my case. On Sep 8, 2008, at 6:19 PM, kent williams wrote: Can we invoke Godwin's Law now and declare this thread finished? ;-) Martin Dust [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/08/2008 03:59:46 PM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Technolgystolemyvinyl' OK, lets tip the balance... Hitler is

Re: (313) 53 messages and counting about Richie Hawtin and Traktor...

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
Richie is like the Madonna of techno! :-) On Sep 8, 2008, at 4:55 PM, kent williams wrote: Man, Richie Hawtin is 313's third rail. I don't have anything to add, really, except to say that the best DJ sets I've seen were done with two turntables and a mixer without effects. If you play the

Re: (313) Richie Hawtin's Traktor setup

2008-09-08 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Martin Dust wrote: And saying Surgeon proves the point, his art is in the programming not the way he mixes or what he uses - he twiddles very little. yeap. save for the fact that now he can play stuff that was probably previously impossible to match, he's

Re: (313) Mad Mike interview

2008-09-08 Thread Andy Mitchell
They won't let you waiver - music is music to mcps/prs etc and they do close people down for it. This is a New Zealand site remember, so it's controlled by local organisation RIANZ not any American organisation. I'm guessing their fees are equally prohibitive though, because *no-one* offers

Re: (313) Talking Of Techno and Technology

2008-09-08 Thread Frank Glazer
If a catastrophic event does take place it's probable that we'll never feel a thing, just poof. On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Martin Dust [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This thing blows on Wednesday - hope to see you Thursday :)

Re: (313) Talking Of Techno and Technology

2008-09-08 Thread /0
hmm, second time today I've discussed or referenced this paper: Astrophysical implications of hypothetical stable TeV-scale black holes http://lsag.web.cern.ch/lsag/CERN-PH-TH_2008-025.pdf Steven B. Giddingsa,1 and Michelangelo L. Manganob,2 a Department of Physics, University of California,

(313) placid storms detroit :D

2008-09-08 Thread /0
for detroit area listmembers, placid will be making his first detroit appearance on the 18th at oslo along with kevin reynolds (live) and patrick russell. $5, 10pm, 21+ oslo, detroit

Re: (313) placid storms detroit :D

2008-09-08 Thread Kowalsky
There will be no other place like this – to see 313 list heads filling in like matches in a box! Wish i could drop by. Kw On Sep 8, 2008, at 9:46 PM, /0 wrote: for detroit area listmembers, placid will be making his first detroit appearance on the 18th at oslo along with kevin reynolds

Re: (313) Mad Mike interview

2008-09-08 Thread Cyclone Wehner
I don't know how anyone makes a living in NZ. Even the daily newspapers don't pay freelancers, crying poor, and won't send you copies or tear sheets of published work. No wonder everyone worships Peter Jackson so much - probably being an extra in Lord Of The Rings is the one way people get