Re: (313) Remix vs. LP

From Giles Dickerson
Sent Mon, May 24th 1999, 19:58

i also forgot to mention, the studio is a place where a lot can happen, and
the remix is great because you have a relative amount of material to start
with, so you're not bound to the clear slate. interesting things can happen
when someone else decides the material you begin with, you do things that
you might not have done with your own sounds.

g i l e s   d i c k e r s o n
D I C K E R S O N  /  B O S T O N
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it feels like a mission actually, more so than a job
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Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: (313) Remix vs. LP


>>Why does it seem that the Remixes are often better sounding
>
>it's the same reason why great reggae bands were flocking to King Tubby's
>mixing desk, there is an element of musical production that happens in the
>studio that is greatly underapreciated and somewhat unrecognized because i
>htink people are reluctant to admit that music made in the studio could
>somehow be bettyer that that created live.
>
>now ofcourse the dub greats did both, live remixes through their desks, and
>we all know especially good dj's know that improvisation has a lot to do
>with the quality of any production, but man, some people have studio skills
>and a sound that is just a force to be reckoned with.
>
>look at Ian Pooley's remix of CHASER on Soma.
>
>also, the word REMIX is really open for interpretation. for an absolutley
>amazing example of remixing at what I see as remixing at its best go out
and
>buy :
>
>MAD PROFESSOR VS. MASSIVE ATTACK : UNPROTECTED
>
>another fine example of a great band remixed by a mad mad mad dub
professor,
>the remix is only a remnant of the original, but damn, that is in my
opinion
>one of the hottest pieces of electronic music ever composed.
>
>G.
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