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HELLO. HERE'S ME BEING A STUPID CUNT ON FOUR DECKS, MIXING CLASSIC TECHNO AND SOME SHITE OF MY OWN. AT LEAST IT'S NOT 90 MINUTES OF THE SAME BASSDRUM AND "THAT" HISSING NOISE, I SUPPOSE.
http://soundcloud.com/tp_recordings/jamie-ball-mix
IT'S MESSY AT POINTS BUT I AVOIDED DOING A SINGLE SPINBACK. THERE'S ANOTHER MIX ON THE SOUNDCLOUD OF "HARDTECHNO" IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SPINBACKS.
CLASS
I enjoyed the tracks, but I think much more the way of mixing....
The most of DJ mixes today have not that amazing energy that you are still transmitting.
Of course the actual techno is very different but I think it could mixed with more..."emotion" (?)
I would like to listen some mix done by you using nowadays techno tracks, maybe we can confirm that not only is the music now, also the mixers.
Enjoying now.
"I enjoyed the tracks, but I think much more the way of mixing....
The most of DJ mixes today have not that amazing energy that you are still transmitting.
Of course the actual techno is very different but I think it could mixed with more..."emotion" (?)
I would like to listen some mix done by you using nowadays techno tracks, maybe we can confirm that not only is the music now, also the mixers. "
RIGHT, THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING OF A DATABLAST - YOU >HAVE< BEEN WARNED ;-)
FIRST OUT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. MOST PEOPLE JUST IGNORE ME OR TELL ME TO **** OFF AS I MAKE THEIR MUSIC AND THE WAY THEY PLAY IT LOOK DUMB. THAT'S NOT MY FAULT, THOUGH, I'M JUST TRYING (UNLIKE MOST OTHER PEOPLE) TO REPRESENT FROM THE HEART. I DON'T GIVE A **** WHAT PEOPLE "WANT" TO HEAR, I'M UP FOR PLAYING THEM WHAT I THINK THEY >NEED< TO HEAR ;-)
I WILL DO A MIX SOON OF "MODERN" TRACKS, ONCE I FIND OR MAKE ONES THAT ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY ;-) I PLAY TRACKS VERY QUICKLY SO I'M SURE YOU CAN APPRECIATE THAT I NEED TO FIND A >LOT< OF MUSIC FOR A 60 MINUTE MIX :-\ I WAS THINKING OF DOING A MORE DUBBY KINDA MIX AS I REALLY LIKE WHAT MY FRIEND DAVID IS DOING WITH TRUNCATE AT THE MOMENT, IT'S DEEP/WAREHOUSEY KINDA STUFF. I COULD JUST ZEN THE **** OUT OF THE WHOLE THING WITH DELAYS AND STUFF. CAN NO DOUBT FIND A BUNCH OF OLD AND NEW STUFF LIKE THAT TO GO TOGETHER BUT DOING A PROPER SOUL****ING DUB-TECHNO MIX IS PROBABLY ABOUT AS MUCH USE TO THE MODERN LISTENER AS TURNING UP AT THEIR HOUSE AND OFFERING TO PUT MASKING TAPE OVER ALL THEIR WINDOWS BEFORE SETTING THE PLACE ON FIRE. I WAS AT A PARTY RECENTLY SPEAKING TO SOMEONE WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS ("BIG" PRODUCER) AND THEY'D NEVER EVEN HEARD OF BASIC CHANNEL. FAIL. NO WONDER THE CONTRIVED PISH HE WAS PLAYING SOUNDED "NEW" TO HIM :-\ "THAT'S ALL JUST CRAPPY BASIC CHANNEL RIPOFFS, ISN'T IT?" "WHAT IS A BASIC CHANNEL ?" ..... CHRIST.....
IT'S HARD TO FIND GOOD MUSIC TO PLAY NOWADAYS AS YOU CLEARLY KNOW.
THERE'S PLENTY OF SLEEK, PREDICTABLE, WELL PRODUCED TECHNO - BUT IT'S GOT >NO ****ING BALLS< AND >NOTHING INTERESTING< IS THERE TO LISTEN TO. I LIKE PROGRESS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THINGS >NOW< ARE MORE SHITTY THAN THEY WERE TEN YEARS AGO... I'D RAISE THE WHOLE "BARRIER FOR ENTRY" ISSUE (HARDWARE THAT COSTS A LOT VS PCS AND ABLETON FOR FREE) BUT IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE. SOMETHING IS BADLY WRONG, ANYWAY :-(
A LOT OF THE TIME MY SUPPOSED "TALENT" WINDS UP BEING AN ALBATROSS. I'VE HAD PEOPLE AT PARTIES REFUSE TO PLAY BEFORE/AFTER ME CAUSE I'M A PROPER VAGABOND WHIRLWIND. LOTS OF DJS HAVE TOLD ME I AM THEIR FAVOURITE TURNTABLE ASSHOLE. THIS DOESN'T HELP AT ALL, THOUGH, AND I KNOW FOR A FACT SEVERAL OF THESE DJS HAVE ASKED THAT I DO NOT PLAY THE SAME PARTIES AS THEM. THIS ISN'T ME BEING ARROGANT, TO BE HONEST IT'D BE GOOD IF I "FITTED IN" A BIT MORE. I MIGHT ACTUALLY GET MORE WORK THEN AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY MY (AHEM) "TALENT" INSTEAD OF THINKING "I WISH I WAS SHIT AT THIS AND MADE MUSIC FOR THE SPASTIC MAJORITY, THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY I'M SUCH A ****ING BROKE-ASS LOSER AND HAVE NO WORK TO MY LOVED ONES*" :-( I ALSO PUT MYSELF ON FAIRLY REGULAR HELLRIDES BECAUSE MY DEMONS CALL ME A BUM AND A STUPID MOTHER****ER ALL THE TIME AND SAY THAT I SHOULD DRIVE MY CAR OFF THE MOTORWAY. THEY TELL ME I HAVE WASTED MY LIFE AND THAT I SHOULD PUT MYSELF TO DEATH BUT I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT BULLSHIT. IT'S HARD, THOUGH. MAYBE I NEED MORE FACEBOOK FANS ? :-s
*AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T BE SO ANNOYING IF PEOPLE DIDN'T KEEP TELLING ME HOW AWESOME I AM AND HOW I NEED TO MAKE MORE MUSIC. FOR WHAT ? SO PEOPLE CAN PLAY IT, CLAIM IT AS THEIRS AND ****ING PUSH ME UNDER THE CARPET ? "OH, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE MORE RELEASES ON YOUR OWN LABEL, THEY WERE SO GOOD ?".... ANOTHER REASON AGAINST THIS IS I USED TO RUN A DISTRO COMPANY CALLED JUST MUSIC AND WHEN THEY WENT DOWN I LOST THOUSANDS OF POUNDS SO THAT SUPPOSED "FRIENDS" WOULDN'T LOSE MONEY ON THEIR OWN LABELS. TRIED TO PAY BACK AS MUCH MONEY AS WE COULD TO PEOPLE WHO'VE NOT GIVEN ME THE REEK OFF THEIR SHIT SINCE. HOW QUICKLY SUCH THINGS ARE FORGOTTEN. I'D NEVER TAKEN A PENNY FOR ANY OF THE RECORDS I SOLD SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE COULD GET PAID. THAT'S MY STUPID FAULT, SOME MIGHT SAY, MY LOOKOUT ETC ETC BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT IF I'D TAKEN WHAT I WAS DUE THE COMPANY WOULD HAVE FOLDED WAY SOONER AND THESE PEOPLE, MY "FRIENDS" WOULD HAVE LOST MONEY. I LOST A SCARY AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THAT VENTURE, PROBABLY MORE MONEY THAN I'VE EVER ACTUALLY HAD, AND THE WHOLE THING JUST KINDA PISSED ME OFF REGARDING THE MODERN DISTRIBUTION MODEL IN GENERAL AND ALSO HOW PEOPLE BEHAVE WHEN MONEY IS CONCERNED. I ****ING HATE MONEY, BUT REALISE IT'S NEEDED TO CREATE SOME PRODUCTS AND PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.
UNLESS YOU HAVE THAT TOTALLY UN-EXCITING TECHNO (A LA AWAKENINGS) KINDA SOUND IT SEEMS YOU'RE DOOMED THESE DAYS. THEY'VE GOT IT TO THE STAGE WHERE THE AUDIENCE REALLY DON'T LIKE CRAZY SHIT HAPPENING, THEY REALLY LIKE IT PREDICTABLE, SO WHEN THEY ACTUALLY SEE/HEAR SOMEONE PLAY TECHNO >PROPERLY< THEY'RE LIKE "HM, THIS IS A BIT CHALLENGING, I DON'T LIKE THIS, CAN I LISTEN TO 8 MINUTE FADE MIXES AGAIN PLEASE?".
FOR EXAMPLE, I SENT THIS MIX TO NUMEROUS NIGHTCLUBS/PROMOTERS AND PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT BACK WAS "WOW, MAN, CRAZY MIXING !! SORRY, BUT TOO CRAZY FOR US !! WE LIKE OUR TECHNO A BIT MORE SEDATE !!" . . . . . I'M LIKE >ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME< ??? YEAH, GOOD IDEA, LET'S NOT PUSH THINGS ON - LET'S KEEP EVERYTHING >EXACTLY THE ****ING SAME AS IT IS NOW< AND EMPLOY DJS WHO DO NOTHING BUT FIRE OUT PRESS RELEASES SUCKING THEIR OWN COCKS IN TEXT FORMAT ALL DAY. MOST OF THE PEOPLE DOMINATING THE SCENE THESE DAYS ARE MERELY DOING SO BECAUSE THE "TECHNO" THEY PLAY IS NOT UNDERGROUND, IT'S TOTALLY SAFE AND IT'S GUARANTEED NOT TO CHALLENGE ANYONE.
AND THEY CALL THEMSELVES "ARTISTS" ?
**** THAT NOISE.
AS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE, IT'S VERY LONELY OUT AT THE VANGUARD OF ARTISTRY - WHATEVER FIELD YOU ARE IN.
I WOULD CLASS MYSELF AS A MUSICIAN, AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN BE THAT WITHIN THE "CONFINES" (AS CREATED BY ARSEHOLES) OF DANCE MUSIC ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOT OF "OTHER" MUSIC RECENTLY, FULL ON ORCHESTRAL STUFF AND SOME ROCK MUSIC, TOO. I'VE ALSO SCORED A HORROR FILM THAT'S GETTING SOME GOOD WRITEUPS AND IS DOING REALLY WELL AT FILM FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD. I FULLY REALISED SOME YEARS BACK THAT THE MORE INDIVIDUAL I TRIED TO BE WITH MY MUSIC IN THE "DANCE" SCENE, THE LESS PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED. IT WAS ALL MADE CLEAR AFTER SPEAKING TO TONY FROM INTEGRAL MANY MOONS AGO WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR DISTRO FOR SOMETHING. TO BE HONEST, I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WRITING ON THE WALL THEN.....
"WHY HAVE YOU GOT HIP-HOP ON THIS RECORD ? IS IT A ****ING TECHNO RECORD OR ISN'T IT ?"
"IT'S MY RECORD. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED ON IT"
"I CAN'T SHIFT THAT. IT'S CONFUSING. ALSO, THERE'S 6 TRACKS. WHY ?"
"IT'S CALLED 'VALUE'. YOU KNOW, FOR CUSTOMERS ?"
"**** VALUE. WE WANT 2 TRACK RECORDS. BETTER FOR US AND YOU."
"GOODBYE !"
LOOOOOOOOOOL
IT'S A REAL SHAME, THOUGH, THAT THE SCENE NOW FINALLY CONFORMS TO THIS KIND OF IDEOLOGY. I WISH IT HAD GONE IN A MORE ESOTERIC, ARTSY DIRECTION AND STAYED UNDERGROUND. I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO 100 BORING CUNTS PLAYING ABLETON SETS THAT ARE LESS EXCITING THAN WATCHING PAING DRY AND I DON'T WANT TO PLAY AT EVENTS SPONSORED BY NISSAN WITH 10,000 LAZERS ALL OVER THE SHOP. THAT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH MUSIC.
I JUST WANT TO WATCH SOME TALENTED PEOPLE, FOR ****S SAKES, IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK ? GIMME SOME ****IN >PEERS< !! :-(
(MOST OF THOSE WHO I WOULD CONSIDER AS MY PEERS HAVE LONG SINCE RETIRED, HAVING FULLY GIVEN UP ON HOW SHIT THE "SCENE" WAS/IS. 90% OF THE ARTISTS I REALLY RESPECT AND APPRECIATE HAVE JUST LEFT TO DO TOTALLY DIFFERENT STUFF. IT'S A REAL SHAME BUT WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT ?)
MEANWHILE, IN THE REAL WORLD, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TOLERATE THINGS LIKE ....... LIKE >THIS< !?!?!?!?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubstep#Post-dubstep
F.M.L
Too much truth in that lines...
Always love when people is talking so clear :)