2008 so far.

[dubman]

Originally Posted by Strangelet

wow thanks dubman, love this. gonna have a couple posts but here's a few i've been itching to discuss


steinski - what does it all mean? 1983 2006 Retrospective

Steinski is the guy who surprised everyone by dragging is fat, white, ad executive ass into tommy boy records to claim his first place prize for best hip hop mix. While not being ghetto, or even interested in the ghetto/gangsta/post-colonial aesthetic might keep him from seeming authentic, he shines by just being that guy who lives for block parties. The freedom from having to prove his street heritage gives him the leverage to mix in things like casablanca, bullwinkle, and even glenn gary glenn ross, on top of the standard james brown, sugar hill, fare. Some of it will sound dated but that only adds magnetude to the instant smile vector

i've downloaded this but havent gotten to it yet because i'm completely elsewhere with music right now, but it's nice to get a little background on it. looking forward to it now

tellier's a difficult bastard but im always interested in hearing what he's doing. i wasnt aware of this 'alias', so i'll have to dig for that one. and 'home listening' wink sounds like a fun week or so...

and because i mentioned disappointments earlier, i'd just like to say what a complete letdown the oslo label and berghain series in general has been for me. it's not hard to get me mildly interested and to see the good side of what the new hot shit is, because it's all one big dialogue and new directions are interesting...

but what i'm hearing to be a minimal take on lounge house hasnt inspired anything but mild distate and a sense of missed opportunity. this is what the pseudo-dj at the lamé furniture store would be playing in the shopping mall next to the Banana Republic Shop and across from Sbarro. instead of suave it's limp. there's no subtlety but that of annoyance that permeates most of the releases.
maybe it just needs time, because the forthcoming ep (oslo 007) from dettmann (the justified hero of it, because he's the only one to drum up something decent) is pretty okay, but so far it's the most hype i've seen for a sound that's proven almost nothing.