What does the board think about Coxy?

**lascoum** · 19-12-2003, 08:37 AM

welcome

I am strictly into hardtechno, so I don't like Cox at all. His track selection is way too commercial. However, I respected him, I 've seen him live just once 3 yrs ago, I could stand him for more than 10'. :roll:

**The Divide** · 19-12-2003, 09:42 AM

I have only sen him DJ once aat I love techno 2 years ago. It wasnt a set I planed on going in, my mate talked me into it. But ****in ell it was good. No cheese whatsoever.

**cirilo** · 19-12-2003, 04:55 PM

I heard Cox last month in Brazil, and he has a spotless technique, I prefer hard, but he plays house and techno as few....your mixes is very very good...

**anx** · 19-12-2003, 05:39 PM

he played a set here once and it was straight up hard techno
he was throwing down speedy j tracks, wilson, bailey and the likes.

**spiralx** · 19-12-2003, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by jonnyspeed

Carl Cox plays medeocre commercial tunes for people who think they are into techno. He just ain't underground I have never been impressed by any of his CDs or mixes and I wouldn't go to see him.

I've got an old double pack mix tape of his called Project Space, must be from around 1994 or so and it's bloody excellent - tons of early techno and pounding from start to finish. Whatever he's playing now when I got the tape it was definitely one of the hardest things I'd heard, and pretty much all of the tracks on it are now considered techno classics.

I'd love to see him play a proper techno set, I've never heard anyone say he's been shit when he's played out.

Saying that, his productions have IMO all sucked arse ;)

**Paul Nisbet** · 19-12-2003, 10:02 PM

He is the class imo... so good technically aswell.

Cheesy? lmfao more mainstream than most of u would be a fairer statement!

**The Divide** · 20-12-2003, 11:25 AM

Cheesy? lmfao more mainstream than most of u would be a fairer statement!

I think people only say that because he plays progressive and funky sets too. But itf the venues right for techno he will go all out with some wickid tunes

**rudehed** · 21-12-2003, 05:08 PM

I saw Cox a few weeks ago in Perth and was pretty dissapointed. I mean he has skills, lots of them, even at this stage of his career. But He did play a lot of cheese. And by cheese I mean eminem and white stripes tracks. He did play a few classic harder tunes as well, but all in all his track selection was shit.

The crowd was naught but a ****ing mosh pit, a sea of gurners. And the worst thing- He felt obliged to MC OVER HIS OWN MUSIC every 10 minutes. Couldnt even hear what he was saying because the levels were so ****ed up.

He is a decent party techno DJ, but he is past his prime and believe he is only in it for a laugh now. Still respect him tho.

**davethedrummer** · 22-12-2003, 02:01 PM

big repect for mr cox
but if you expect hard techno when he's playing one of those big events then you'll be dissapointed these days.
he still does the odd small event now and again although not for a while now last time i saw him was base a couple of years ago and he was fantastic.
massive respect for him you have to ask where the scene would be without people like him.

**Boboagogo** · 24-12-2003, 03:10 AM

seen the big man in space, ibiza at his nites closing party and he ended up goin baktobak with varela on 4 dex untill about 7am and believe me hes still got it, he did drop the odd big tune but the majority was of his set was pounding..

**Capone** · 12-01-2004, 01:20 AM

Alright? I'm new here aswell....nice forum.....definitely will be visiting regularly from now on.

On the subject of Carl Cox, I would agree with those who said he has lost it a bit. In fairness to the guy, he helped to get a lot of uninitiated people into techno, and has rocked clubs all over......one of the best sets I ever heard, was Cox in Sir Henry's, Cork in '97.....he really was ****ing unbelievable that night., but in the last few yrs he plays a lot of cheesy-ish house and techno, and has steered clear of the harder end of things. Still a legend in his own right, but personally I'd rather he played some harder and more underground stuff.

**tekku7181** · 12-01-2004, 09:25 PM

alot of respect for what hes done and his skills but i dont really like what his style is and when i used to hear him at twilo,,,he would play at one energy level for the most part,,,just always remember wanting more anticipation andf harder techno,,,,

and i heard him play that zombie nation track w/the space invader like cover TWICE in 1 nite

however one one of the best sets i heard there was when trevor rockliffe folowed him that nite

**Capone** · 13-01-2004, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by tekku7181

however one one of the best sets i heard there was when trevor rockliffe folowed him that nite

Rockcliffe is a class DJ, and cruelly underrated. I've seen him about eight times, and seven out of eight he was wicked. Top man.

**serox** · 13-01-2004, 11:35 AM

for me he is one of the most impresive dj's i have seen on 3 dechs. i saw him doing it ages ago before i had even heard people do it.

maybe his techno is not hard but i think he has great skills mixing and iv never seen a empty floor when he is about.

**buster** · 14-01-2004, 06:36 PM

Rockcliffe blew him away when they both played at The Orbit. You knew Coxy was playing that night though ------ The club was packed with glowsticks and deeley boppers

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