From Andrew Hime Sent Tue, Feb 2nd 1999, 19:47
From Andrew Hime Sent Tue, Feb 2nd 1999, 19:47
> I usually don't wade into such frays on this list as they inevitably lead > to even longer threads and countless flames, but... > > > As far as I can tell, the man has no talent at all past having an ear > > for a good tune, a good roster on his label, and an unnerving ability > > for exploiting them and taking credit for stuff they do. > > > > As it is, apparently he stands between two DJ's, the Scratch Perverts I > > think, and 'supervises' their DJing. I mean, for fucks sake, is the guy > > so useless he can't even mix two records? This isn't the first time > > he's done this though. A while back a mix on a cream compilation was > > credited to him. Closer inspection reveals it was actually done by the > > Psychonauts. > > To answer your question - no, he can't even mix two records. I used to go > down to the Bar Rhumba and check out his weekly, "That's How it Is" or > something like that. And he's atrocious, can't match a beat to save his > life, would let entire records grind into the run-out groove before > sorting out another one on the other deck. But all in all every tune he > dropped was fucking ace, I'd dance half the night and trainspot the other > half. But what's more important, mixing skills or track selection? I'll > take a shite DJ playing good tunes over a good DJ playing shite music any > day. And I'd say it takes talent to have a good ear; he's right up there Speaking of which, I'm DJing at raves in Dallas on February 12th and March 27th. Fluoroscopic Kid will also be performing live, so it's sure to be a treat. > with Mixmaster Morris, Giles Peterson, and others whose opinion you can > trust without question. Admittedly the Psychonauts mixing under his name > was pretty lame. So maybe DJ'ing isn't his forte, but he runs a tight > label. For that I'll give him props. I've always kind of wanted to be James Lavelle precisely because he doesn't do that much and yet he's having a grand old time.