(idm) re: meta dj

From henrik str
Sent Tue, Aug 18th 1998, 01:57

sean, xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx wrote:

>i need to know of songs
>that refer to or "discuss" their technique or process of construction. for
>example, cut chemist's "lesson 6" and how it refers to chemical properties
>as a metaphor for DJing  (as well as using old DJ lesson recordings).

        these two tracks come to my mind:
frankie goes to hollywood "rage hard (slam blam)" (ztt) 1986
        a 12-minute track, the first half of which discusses how a 12"
        is built up (let me take you on a tour of the 12"). second half
        is the pop song. very cheeky.
danny tenaglia "elements (the dtour)" (twisted) 1997
        a deep house track with a male voice commenting whats going on
        musically (i'm gonna take you on a tour of the 12"). really
        quite similar to (and the reason i remember the) fgth-track.
        this one's 13 minutes long, though.

btw, there are two versions of "lesson 6" on the jurassic 5 album
(rumble/pias), "the lecture" and "(reprise)" (if i remember correctly).
have you got both?

hs

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