New 2 part interview with Thes. This is a great read, very in depth.
Part 1
KN is a dope site, I'm sure some of ya'll know about it.
Peace!
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Posts: 3,255Posted 15 years ago #Thes has got a very unique take on the industry right now. Thumbs up.
The most interesting parts for me were the thoughts on Wonderful Radio (can't wait!), the fact he said he hated Midnight Marauders when it came out (
), and his thoughts on the old school helping/dissing the newer homies / how he wants to be the cool old guy who supports the new stuff.
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Posts: 1,879Posted 15 years ago #Cool interview SF, THCx for posting! A lot of positivity in that there, I can't wait to watch pl70 flip the industry on it's head! Thes = True Blue.
Edit: So a few things I wanted to mention:
1 - Feelin' lucky as hell right now that I can relate to Thes when he's talking about "back in the day" when you used to anticipate an album release and the excitement associated with that.2 - I think somebody mentioned that UD's new album was released on Spotify, makes we wonder why those dudes wouldn't heed Thes One's advice to not release the album that way... Everybody has their own ideas and vision so I don't want to knock them too hard, I just found it interesting is all.
I'm going to tangent for a moment... The whole Spotify situation really hits home with me, not because I'm a hit selling producer but because it's the exact same situation I was in with my Tile Installation company ( in essence). I was the dude keeping his Licenses valid, insurance up-to-date, paying taxes to the man... all that Mr. do right sh!t. But the fact of the matter was that I was competing against illegally ran companies that could charge ridiculously low prices, basically for me to match "their" pricing I would have had to pay money out of my pocket to complete the job. In the end, this forced me to close up shop, which in turn eliminated Quality Cratmanship. I use a lot of "Old World" techniques that are being lost more and more everyday. Nowadays the Tile industry is full of hack's and wannabe's trying to pretend that they know what is up. IMHO I feel like the music industry is playing out this situation right now. The bottom line is this... the consumer has the power. If all that matters to the consumer is the "price" and not the "product" the quality is the first thing to be compromised. We, as consumer's, need to take a hard look at all things we spend our money on and the things that we LOVE and then decide if we should discount it just to save a penny... Rant over THCx for listening, lol
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Posts: 394Posted 15 years ago #Good sh!t. I somehow stumbled on the 2nd part yesterday, but I didn't know it had 2 parts. The 1st part was just as interesting.....really cool what the guys are attempting. I'm a musician and it's totally my dream to be able to pay for food and rent (and SOME herb) with music in some sustainable way. Definitely inspiring......g
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Posts: 975Posted 15 years ago #SLC HEAD said:
2 - I think somebody mentioned that UD's new album was released on Spotify, makes we wonder why those dudes wouldn't heed Thes One's advice to not release the album that way... Everybody has their own ideas and vision so I don't want to knock them too hard, I just found it interesting is all.
Aye, strange that...bit disappointed to be honest. Still, like you say - it's completely down to them.
Nice one SF Knight, an interesting read - cheers for the link.
Just one last thing...f*** spotify!
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Posts: 1,415Posted 15 years ago #I hear you SLC head, I went out on Saturday night saw one of my favourite DJs play... DJ Friction, hadn't seen him play for a few years and there he is up there with laptop and hands in the air
He used to rinse it on the vinyl. Was one of the most exciting DJs around.
Don't say you can have more music if you used MP3s whatever... if its not good enough to be cut on vinyl is it good enough to play infront of 500 people? Probably not.
And how many tracks are you going to play in a night?All the other DJs use it... be an example... if you're a good enough DJ it shouldn't matter.
You dont need to be changing tunes every 30 seconds and its not about having the latest song that was released 3 seconds ago. Its about building a set, taking people on a journey... not like some 16 year old playing 30 second clips off youtube for his mates.Also having a CD play while the next DJ sets up?!!
Are you joking? the people in the crowd didnt even know it wasn't a DJ playing or anything.
Heathens.Where is the showmanship?
Standing there clicking a laptop... seriously... I've gone out to see an artist... a DJ.
It is impossible to tell what a DJ is doing up there... they could have made the set at home and just clicked play in the club.There is no energy with laptops, if its so much better why is it trying to emulate vinyl?!!
If you don't play vinyl, you're not a DJ.
I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but its the way I feel.
I only play vinyl and you'll probably never see me playing a club but this artform needs to be kept alive.I deliberately didn't buy a Rane mixer becuase it had Serato built in... I have no need for that at all.
I'm not bitter, just very disappointed.
At least PUTS make real music.
Good interview with Thes btw!
PEACE!
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Posts: 600Posted 15 years ago #Oh yes. Nice interview in many ways. Covers many things I've been wondering. Thanks for linkage! And man do I agree with laptop DJ's, Serato and Spotify! Lame lame lame lame..boring and so on! I like to spin vinyl myself from time to time. Come on who wants to listen premade mixtapes or tracks mixed half-automatically. Damn..have some creativity if you gonna do a gig.
Oh and cool to hear that Wonderful Radio might come out this year! Not next. And Thes rapping on it! Noonen all-over again..yiaa
Oh and if anyone has information about the episode PUTS makes appearance in the Simpson, please share it!
e: found it
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Posts: 584Posted 15 years ago #Hey Loudwon you make a lot of good points and i don't disagree with you, there is nothing better than 2 decks and vinyl. However, i've got a good stack of vinyl and i've got 1210's, what i don't have however is enough room to set them up in my house.....so shame of shame of shame i am currently indulging my my love of mixing using my IPAD2 and a DJ APP (i know the shame!!). But i don't intend on "playing out" and the mixes i create are for my listening pleasure on my dirve to work. I think it's a cyring shame that DJ's these days don't use a set of decks and vinyl when playing out in front of a crowd, they are cheating the paying public and themselves.
On the flip side as i've said on these forum many times before as much as we should never (and i mean never) forget about the "old skills" i feel we also need to embrace new tech to a certain extend and to that end my IPAD2 and DJ App serve me very nicely when i fancy having an hour throw down on Tuesday night in the comfort of my own home. Its not perfect....far from it but until i get a bigger house it'll just have to do. (and how many times can i type shame in one post!!!)
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Posts: 3,255Posted 15 years ago #
I've been saying the same thing about getting a drum set. My neighbors are edgy enough already.MrQc said:
until i get a bigger house it'll just have to doRight now, I just use the "drum kit" on my Roland digi-piano with a pair of headphones and try to move my feet with the hi-hat and the kick like I'm actually playing drums, haha.
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Posts: 1,427Posted 15 years ago #mambo7891 said:
Looking forward to Wonderful Radio!!!That is all! lol.
+1 mambo man
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