Re: Fw: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread Wojtek
there in the electronic music world. Fred -- mail forwarded, original message follows -- To: 313@hyperreal.org From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas D. Cox, Jr. Subject: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:35:11 -0500 On 11/23/05, Greg Earle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread dave cronin
ok, i'll bite. who would you book instead of these guys? and i don't think it's not that you're not entitled to have critical opinions, it's just that you could probably put them in a more positive manner. even if you didn't mean it as a personal attack, it kinda sounded like it. maybe think

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread Wojtek
On Nov 23, 2005, at 4:18 PM, dave cronin wrote: ok, i'll bite. who would you book instead of these guys? It's not a matter of not booking these guys, and booking others instead. All I'm saying is, if you book these guys, who, being relatively popular at the moment, are affordable by the

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread Aidan O'Doherty
on 7th city, a detroit label as you well know. my problem with him is the high output level which seems to lead to a dropping of quality control. - Original Message - From: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 6:35 pm Subject: Re: (313) Tejada

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread Greg Earle
On Nov 24, 2005, at 4:09 AM, Wojtek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, look at my quote from above, I did not slander anyone, only questioned the Kontrol guys booking preferences. But I guess in SF that means that I'll have a promoter cry to a producer, cite my emails out of context, and have him

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread Kent Williams
Before anyone goes off dissing on promoters, maybe they should walk a few miles in those shoes. Any time Art meets Commerce, Art has to make all the comprimises -- even if the promoters are honest and have their hearts in the right place. Promoting parties is like what Coppola said about making

RE: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread Hardie, Nick
-Original Message- From: Kent Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Promoting parties is like what Coppola said about making movies -- it's a way to spend money, not a way to make money. Nail on head

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread tevans1111
Alright, yeah. I glad I get this in a digest format. It let's me stay out of the worst of it. I wish more people would put reviews up and reviews sometimes are bad, but heck yeah i want to know. I didn't review Magda because I thought she was pretty bad, I am glad she makes the tea cause

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-24 Thread Wojtek
On Nov 24, 2005, at 9:57 AM, Greg Earle wrote: If you're referring to me, I am not in SF, I am in LA. I am not a promoter. I have nothing to do with the Kontrol promoters. It appears from other peoples' e-mails that there may be a Greg involved with Kontrol, but that is not me. Fair

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Greg Earle
On Nov 22, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Wojtek wojtek.t.k wrote: On Nov 22, 2005, at 8:50 AM, dave cronin wrote: hey now. no one says you have to love the music, but that's a bit out of order. no reason to take potshots at the kontrol peeps just for following a couple techno conventions/cliches. I

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread /0
this list is just a pile of steaming shxt lately, sad to say greg: not directed at you btw :) Greg Earle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 22, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Wojtek wojtek.t.k wrote: On Nov 22, 2005, at 8:50 AM, dave cronin wrote: hey now. no one says you have to love the

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On 11/23/05, Greg Earle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't ordinarily jump in to idiotic arguments like this but when my homeboys are attacked, I gotta represent. I showed this post to John Tejada (via the elists.Resynthesize site) and he said Who is this Wojtek retard? I have nothing to do

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Wojtek
On Nov 23, 2005, at 9:09 AM, Greg Earle wrote: I don't ordinarily jump in to idiotic arguments like this but when my homeboys are attacked, I gotta represent. If you knew how to read thoroughly, instead of just taking a few phrases out of context of my post, then you wouldn't feel the need

Fw: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Fred Heutte
own merits and most will agree with me that he's one of the best we've got out there in the electronic music world. Fred -- mail forwarded, original message follows -- To: 313@hyperreal.org From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas D. Cox, Jr. Subject: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF Date: Wed, 23

Re: Fw: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On 11/23/05, Fred Heutte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I rarely participate in these 313 food fights, but the comment below is one of the most self-indulgent and indeed laughable ones seen here in a long, long time. It certainly doesn't portray John Tejada in any fashion relating to, you know,

Fw: Re: Fw: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Fred Heutte
Well, you go right on being offended, Tom. Just don't be surprised with all the snickering around you. fh -- mail forwarded, original message follows -- To: 313@hyperreal.org From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas D. Cox, Jr. Subject: Re: Fw: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF Date: Wed, 23 Nov

Re: Fw: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Fred Heutte
I guess I don't get the fixation of the whole argument about genre to begin with. Gabber handbag, that's what the punters want! They told me in personal email!! fh

Re: Fw: Re: Fw: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-23 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On 11/23/05, Fred Heutte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you go right on being offended, Tom. Just don't be surprised with all the snickering around you. snickering is nothing compared to my reaction to people playing any tejada record outside of timebomb.

Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Wojtek
On Nov 21, 2005, at 1:35 PM, gretchen anderson wrote: I enjoyed John Tejada and Justin Maxwell quite a bit this weekend. It's interesting that you say that, but to each her/his own, I guess. To me their set wouldn't have been enjoyable if they added five laptops and three analog fx boxes

RE: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Odeluga, Ken
@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF They use the Elektron Machinedrum + Monomachine, last I heard. Kate On Monday, November 21, 2005, at 03:35PM, gretchen anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I enjoyed John Tejada and Justin Maxwell quite a bit this weekend. Anyone know what

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Wojtek
But then again, what else can you expect from a promotion company that spells the word control with a K and uses photoshop to make the producers it books appear otherworldly, quirky, and cool. On Nov 21, 2005, at 1:35 PM, gretchen anderson wrote: I enjoyed John Tejada and Justin Maxwell

Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Matt Kane's Brain
On Mon, November 21, 2005 10:35 pm, Wojtek said: the original minimal techno of Hood, Mills, Bell, Shakir and others carries the stigma of being perceived as soulless, repetitive machine music to this day, while exactly the opposite is true of the former and the latter. WELL, boy am I glad

Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Wojtek
And I'm glad that you quoted a fragment of my sentence out of context! boy oh boy! On Nov 22, 2005, at 4:27 AM, Matt Kane's Brain wrote: On Mon, November 21, 2005 10:35 pm, Wojtek said: the original minimal techno of Hood, Mills, Bell, Shakir and others carries the stigma of being perceived

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread dave cronin
hey now. no one says you have to love the music, but that's a bit out of order. no reason to take potshots at the kontrol peeps just for following a couple techno conventions/cliches. these guys put the on night out of a love of the music at a time when no one else in SF would touch the more

RE: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Clifton Dobbie
, November 22, 2005 8:51 AM To: Wojtek; gretchen anderson; 313 Subject: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF hey now. no one says you have to love the music, but that's a bit out of order. no reason to take potshots at the kontrol peeps just for following a couple techno conventions/cliches. these guys put

Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF and current 93

2005-11-22 Thread tevans1111
Since there is so much of a thread on this show, my 2 cents are this...it was alright, some moments of excellence and a lot of what I would describe as repetative filler. I thought that it was weird that they were playing a live set but were more or less playing some other peoples' trax like

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Wojtek
On Nov 22, 2005, at 8:50 AM, dave cronin wrote: hey now. no one says you have to love the music, but that's a bit out of order. no reason to take potshots at the kontrol peeps just for following a couple techno conventions/cliches. I don't have anything personal against the promoters, but if

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Wojtek
To: Wojtek; gretchen anderson; 313 Subject: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF hey now. no one says you have to love the music, but that's a bit out of order. no reason to take potshots at the kontrol peeps just for following a couple techno conventions/cliches. these guys put the on night out

Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Wojtek
with Hawtin's and Villalobos's labels, for starters. thx greg and the others! -Original Message- From: dave cronin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:51 AM To: Wojtek; gretchen anderson; 313 Subject: Re: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF hey now. no one says you have

RE: (313) Tejada/Maxwell in SF

2005-11-22 Thread Stoddard, Kamal
I second that. Kontrol peepz put on a great nite out!! last month was magda, last weekend was tejada, and next month is dan bell. what more can we ask for in the bay area? =) Not sure about the bay, but for what it's worth (not much probably) when I've seen them... magda plays just

Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF

2005-11-21 Thread Benoît Pueyo
maybe this big akai sampler ??? i remmeebr hardcell and grindvik used that kindof setup for thie PAs -- Benoît. gretchen anderson a écrit : I enjoyed John Tejada and Justin Maxwell quite a bit this weekend. Anyone know what the hardware they are using is? They had identical synth/sampler

Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF

2005-11-21 Thread kate simko
They use the Elektron Machinedrum + Monomachine, last I heard. Kate On Monday, November 21, 2005, at 03:35PM, gretchen anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I enjoyed John Tejada and Justin Maxwell quite a bit this weekend. Anyone know what the hardware they are using is? They had identical