From jamesx Sent Tue, Mar 3rd 1998, 08:26
From jamesx Sent Tue, Mar 3rd 1998, 08:26
>I went to see mixmaster morris spin the other night here in >Montreal. He's an excellently smooth dj, and i thoroughly enjoyed the >show, but the crowds these days are geared towards anything that >isn't danceable, and thus most of the stuff he played had beats(don't >get me wrong, i love the beats, but i would expect someone like >morris would especially shine djing more ambient tracks...) >In any case, he played a gorgeous triphop/lounge tune which i asked >him the name of...it was Terry Callier - Love Theme...(i don't know >the whole track name). Has anyone heard of this guy? Terry Callier is one of the most awesome of jazz/soul/folk singer/songwriters ... from Chicago, when I first caught him a few years back at the Jazz Cafe in London, it was one of those so rare, spine tinglin ecstatic of nights, he had the most hardcore guys in the room wipin away the tears, the whole room silent in respect for this incredible talent. 'Love Theme from Spartacus' is a mix with Roy Davis and is totally sublime, heard it again on Sunday night when listening to Gilles Peterson's sublime set on Kiss, after LUke Vibert had just played a stormin 2 hours, Aciiid, The Muppets, Human League, John Foxx!!!, and lots of his new tracks from the album coming out in September. There is also the remix with 4 Hero, maybe thats the one you've heard. You've gotta check out his old stuff tooo tho, Dancing Girl, Occasional Rain, Do you finally need a friend, I just can't help myself ... 'the forgotten prince of Chicago soul' indeed, he'll tear your heart out. >Also, with all these posts on madonna and trashing of posts on >madonna, i've come to realize that there are now as many posts of the >latter as there are of the former. Madonna was down Rephresh last week and I've seen her down the Blue Note checkin the London scene out now she's moving here ... so she's gettin on the right track, yet to see her dancin tho!