Thank you Christian for kindly letting us know. I knew nothing about the man; never had communication with him. I wish I had. How I wish.
As a tango dancer, I have felt gratitude and a debt to Remi for years ... because as a dj I have had a dim awareness of his major contribution. But as a sound engineer who has dedicated several years to the restoration of old tango recordings, I feel today an enormous sadness at the loss and empathy for his family and friends' sadness. What Remi did in getting the old tango recordings out the way he did was nothing short of a monumental achievement. I almost can't believe that as recently as 2001, collectors were still assembling their tango library from cassettes. At that time, if you found the collected issues of Remi, you thought you'd died and gone to heaven. The audio quality mostly sucked; cuts started clipped and ended clipped; there was noise and distortion. BUT HE COLLECTED AND ISSUED EVERYTHING ON CD IN CHRONOLOGICVAL ORDER. WITH DATES AND INFO. Man - what a revelation to see all these great artists' work assembled with attention to detail. With care. Doing what he could do with his passion. Remi changed the tango understanding for people outside of Argentina. M. Remi, I humbly salute you and your life's work and your memory and thank the gods for what you did on this Earth to bless us who love Argentine Tango. If there is a way to thank you for all that you did, perhaps it is in continuing in your spirit. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
