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October 18, 2004
Oakenfold, Hahaha
CNN gives "superstar" & "visionary" Dj Paul Oakenfold some room to pen an editorial on, well, a broad range of matters related to the Dj. Funny, I have about zero respect for this fellow, but he does brush up with some opinions I hold about CD mixing, laptop Djing (?), and well... I'm really not sure. His writing is all over the place. Funny. He says: "The people I admire -- Liam Howlett of Prodigy, the Chemical Brothers and Orbital -- they are all artists primarily. The technology is secondary." Orbital, yes. Umm, Liam?
He goes on to say: "The record for me that brings it all together is "Papua New Guinea" by Future Sound of London. It's got a great sample, it's got the electronic bass and it's a huge club record. Those are the three elements." Ahhh, is "a huge club record" an element of a - huge club record? Paul, you're so confusing. I guess thats the Visionary in you. But I gotta say, FSOL rocks (I'm cueing Lifeforms soon) - in that Ambient room vibe, early 90's Orb - Mix Master Morris stylee'. But I get his drift, however drafty it is.
Posted by jmarston at October 18, 2004 11:46 AM
Comments
Dave-
How can you be so critical of a guy that looks that good?
WHY DO YOUR EYEZ PARALYZE ME?!?!!
Posted by: Joe at October 18, 2004 06:29 PM
Hey,
thanks for the kind comments, i rarely get them anymore.
also, i saw the paul oakie thing and the exact same thing struck me! i LOVE Papa New Guinea, and even though he is a cheeseball, it's nice to know that he's got some iota of a clue, even if he's not really able to express what that clue is. right on the money, and my thoughts exactly!
t
Posted by: Tricia Romano at October 29, 2004 12:33 PM