Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-16 Thread Kowalsky
I love UR, specially Final Frontier, one of the tracks of my life But i have to admit that they, sometimes, pitch to some kind of cheesy naive-melodic area wich i don't like much. But... they always it with an admirable conviction, with guts. And that's a strong point for me. They don't try t

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-16 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Michael Kuszynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > other than entertainment value of kill my radio station, i am unsure > about this release. it almost feels like it was done with a rock drum > kit in the sense of how quote quote raw it sounds, but raw does not > ne

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-16 Thread Odeluga, Ken
You're right Michael, you're not. And I doubt anyone here will flame you for saying that, because most likely we've all thought that from time to time. We all know that only *most* of their records are the finest record ever, anyway ... :) >as much as ur are the finest in electronic music at m

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-16 Thread Michael Kuszynski
other than entertainment value of kill my radio station, i am unsure about this release. it almost feels like it was done with a rock drum kit in the sense of how quote quote raw it sounds, but raw does not necessarily mean killer. as much as ur are the finest in electronic music at many times, i t

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread KiDD*e
l.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:36 AM Subject: Re: (313) Your last best detroit track > > There's lots of good Detroit stuff around at the moment - difficult to > name one. > > All the Sistrum things have been mentioned. The second CD with new > tracks off Theo

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread Nik Stoltzman
> Well that's the point Nik! :) > > 'Bad' is subjective. I don't think those artefacts are in there by > accident. Some people - not just Theo Parrish - record distortion in > their mixes deliberately as an aesthetic measure don't they? Sure, and I appreciate the difference between deliberate dist

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread Odeluga, Ken
erate because the tracks originally appeared over a decade ago. And people complained about how 'crunchy' some of them where back then as well! -Original Message- From: Nik Stoltzman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:07 PM To: Odeluga, Ken Cc: Three-One-Th

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's all that EQing when he's DJing. It certainly makes mine hurt and I only hear it about once a year ;-) > From: Nik Stoltzman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 April 2008 12:07 > > Maybe Theo has bad ears.

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread Nik Stoltzman
I'm glad you mentioned that clipping... I wondered whether it was just my copy. I noticed this especially on 'Friendly Children'. Actually, now I come to think of it, I have his 'Contemporyhthms 2' mix CR-R and it sounds a bit crunchy at points. Maybe Theo has bad ears. N > Here's one track by

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread Odeluga, Ken
/release/130248 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:07 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Your last best detroit track Some times people are just going to make a decision at the mastering stage to hard limit (= clip) a few

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread robin
There's lots of good Detroit stuff around at the moment - difficult to name one. All the Sistrum things have been mentioned. The second CD with new tracks off Theo's Sound Sculptures Vol 1. A few bits and pieces from Mike Huckaby, Reggie Dokes, Scott Fegusson etc etc The latest Recloose

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-09 Thread Mislav
s.com/release/1206228 mislav -Original Message- From: Michael Pujos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 4:08 AM Cc: [313] Subject: Re: (313) Your last best detroit track Kowalsky a écrit : > What's the last best Detroit track you heard? > > For me i

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread robin
On 8 Apr 2008, at 21:07, Jacob Arnold wrote: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote: On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've noticed Theo has these problems too with his stuff. Even on CDs. on which tracks? "Second Chances" on the Sound Sculptures Volume 1 CD is an examp

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Michael Pujos
Kowalsky a écrit : What's the last best Detroit track you heard? For me is Omar S - Track #8. Kw Some recent favorites: Don Williams - Exhibition (http://www.discogs.com/release/1167668) Tony Blunt - City Rain (Soultek's Emotive Restructure) (http://www.discogs.com/release/1008563) Del

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Jacob Arnold
Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote: > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've noticed Theo has these problems too with his stuff. Even on CDs. > > on which tracks? theo distorts his kicks on many old records, but that > sound is very different from digital clipping. that

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Detroit Techno Militia
UR - electronic Warfare 2.0 http://www.discogs.com/release/1003881 I Am UR and Kill My Radio Station are my two favs on this release. UR - Footwars http://www.discogs.com/release/1035315 On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 2:29 AM, Kowalsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the last best Detroit track you h

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some times people are just going to make a decision at the mastering stage to hard limit (= clip) a few bits to get the whole level up as they'd rather do that in a few places than use compression and affect more of the recording. I presume these instances aren't like that (i.e. sustained clippi

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread robin
On 8 Apr 2008, at 16:46, Gil Yaker wrote: S vs E shouldn't make a difference in reality. Ok, I though that might be the case. Sometimes a record is pressed really really hot and you need to crank up the weight on the needle (for pressing downward) to counteract the grooves pushing back on

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Gil Yaker
ested tracking force. try that, especially if most everything else sounds good. - Original Message From: robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 313 313 <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 11:03:13 AM Subject: Re: (

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread robin
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've noticed Theo has these problems too with his stuff. Even on CDs. on which tracks? theo distorts his kicks on many old records, but that sound is very different from digital clipping. Agreed. Off the top of my head I ca

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've noticed Theo has these problems too with his stuff. Even on CDs. on which tracks? theo distorts his kicks on many old records, but that sound is very different from digital clipping. that malik pittman records and the one t

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread robin
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:03 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yeah exactly like that release.. Maybe I need to use spherical needles not elyptical? (ortofon nightclub s not e) if there is digital clipping, it could be from clipping your mixer (if it is digital) or it would have to be

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:03 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah exactly like that release.. > > Maybe I need to use spherical needles not elyptical? (ortofon nightclub s > not e) if there is digital clipping, it could be from clipping your mixer (if it is digital) or it would have to b

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread robin
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:53 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I love this too. Needs remastering though, both my copies had clipping on the kicks in parts. Shame really. really? i didnt notice that on mine, ill have to check it again. that kind of thing usually jumps out at me (like on

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:53 AM, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I love this too. Needs remastering though, both my copies had clipping on > the kicks in parts. Shame really. really? i didnt notice that on mine, ill have to check it again. that kind of thing usually jumps out at me (like on the

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread robin
I love this too. Needs remastering though, both my copies had clipping on the kicks in parts. Shame really. robin... On 8 Apr 2008, at 15:50, "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Carlos de Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For me, it's Omar-S

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Carlos de Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For me, it's Omar-S - Psychotic Photosynthesis, love it: > http://www.discogs.com/release/1187233 that one has to be the most recent detroit anthem, it seems like everyone likes it. tom

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Carlos de Brito
For me, it's Omar-S - Psychotic Photosynthesis, love it: http://www.discogs.com/release/1187233 c* > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 2:29 AM, Kowalsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the last best Detroit track you heard? > > For me is Omar S - Track #8. > > Kw

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Frank Glazer
not entirely sure what you mean by "last best" but right now i am really feeling these two: http://www.discogs.com/release/1232479 http://www.junodownload.com/ppps/products/1312819-02.htm&highlight=alton%20miller%20with%20the%20dawn but i pretty much think alton miller craps solid gold t

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Tristan Watkins
- Original Message - From: "Tristan Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[313]" <313@hyperreal.org>; "Kowalsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: Re: (313) Your last best detroit track - Original Message

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Tristan Watkins
- Original Message - From: "Kowalsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[313]" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:29 AM Subject: (313) Your last best detroit track What's the last best Detroit track you heard? For me is Omar S - Track #8.

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Odeluga, Ken
http://www.discogs.com/release/1247924 -Original Message- From: KiDD*e [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:22 AM To: Three-One-Three Subject: Re: (313) Your last best detroit track This EP : Gerald Mitchell - Out The Boat http://www.discogs.com/release/1287468

RE: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread Odeluga, Ken
Anyone would think this was a Detroit electronic music list. :) -Original Message- From: KiDD*e [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:22 AM To: Three-One-Three Subject: Re: (313) Your last best detroit track This EP : Gerald Mitchell - Out The Boat http

Re: (313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-08 Thread KiDD*e
This EP : Gerald Mitchell - Out The Boat http://www.discogs.com/release/1287468 - K* - Original Message - From: "Kowalsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[313]" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:29 AM Subject: (313) Your last best detroi

(313) Your last best detroit track

2008-04-07 Thread Kowalsky
What's the last best Detroit track you heard? For me is Omar S - Track #8. Kw