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the above, solid groove remix of almighty father, and "this is sick" are the only ones i like tbh.
the above, solid groove remix of almighty father, and "this is sick" are the only ones i like tbh.
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Most of Switch's productions just remind me of dodgy student club nights. In particular, the way that guitar-sounding sample pitches up and goes all wonky during the above Spank Rock remix really captures something that I hate about a lot of blog house/fidget/wonk shite, but I can't quite put my finger on it. It goes hand in hand with that weird high pitched synth used in Wearing My Rolex etc too.
hint
party record with a siren
This was good (although the Carol Williams original wins and the song is awesome anyway):
His remix of "Right Here's The Spot" by Basement Jaxx is a favourite of mine. Not on Youtube though.
He did a bunch of that pitchy choppy stuff at once - things like his Fatboy Slim remix. For the kids:
And, of course, this (the youtube clip is chopped from a mix at pitched up though):
His remix of "Right Here's The Spot" by Basement Jaxx is a favourite of mine. Not on Youtube though.
He did a bunch of that pitchy choppy stuff at once - things like his Fatboy Slim remix. For the kids:
And, of course, this (the youtube clip is chopped from a mix at pitched up though):
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shiels
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i was really into Switch around 04/05 too.. thisissick is.. well, sick. i got chatting to him once and he said he thought it was shite, his worst tune or something like that. It is cheap and half-arsed, slapped together sounding. He does that plasticy, scrap book almost comical "fidget" house sound brilliantly though. sicknagood is brilliant too, wee clip of it here
Sectionfive
bandwagon house
Music innovator :slanted:
diplo definitely connects with his audience. may not be for everyone and for sure you could make a case for musical colonialism... but he has done a lot to break various scenes around the world. i think it's fair to call him an innovator.
the term bloghouse doesn't get a lot of love from me. you can use it as a catchall for the stuff thats fashionable in that arena - french touch, that kinda indie disco sound, post electro house electro house, the US party hip-hopesque tunes, random party stuff... but there's quite a broad range of music there.
basically i think it's yoof reclaiming the dancefloor after lingering trad 90sisms or 80s revivalism and having a good time with it. in one sense there's less focus on authenticity and more on creativity and cool reuse or misuse of pop culture... making stuff cool for the sake of it, having fun, being optimistic. it seems quite healthy and outward looking in a sense.
blogs and twitter are the best thing about the web at the moment imo... there's an incredible volume of creativity on display, being networked, shared. feels like a cultural explosion and very much reminds me of the genesis of an indie/undie genre of music where all the names and labels etc are flourishing and being discovered etc.
at the same time the web has really matured as a medium over the past couple of years. the next decade is going to be phenomenal...
the term bloghouse doesn't get a lot of love from me. you can use it as a catchall for the stuff thats fashionable in that arena - french touch, that kinda indie disco sound, post electro house electro house, the US party hip-hopesque tunes, random party stuff... but there's quite a broad range of music there.
basically i think it's yoof reclaiming the dancefloor after lingering trad 90sisms or 80s revivalism and having a good time with it. in one sense there's less focus on authenticity and more on creativity and cool reuse or misuse of pop culture... making stuff cool for the sake of it, having fun, being optimistic. it seems quite healthy and outward looking in a sense.
blogs and twitter are the best thing about the web at the moment imo... there's an incredible volume of creativity on display, being networked, shared. feels like a cultural explosion and very much reminds me of the genesis of an indie/undie genre of music where all the names and labels etc are flourishing and being discovered etc.
at the same time the web has really matured as a medium over the past couple of years. the next decade is going to be phenomenal...
i wouldn't refute any of that. for sure just like everything there are (at least) 2 sides.
nothing wrong with kids having fun now is there? and if sometimes the result is boatloads of vapid trendy annoying bullshit, well i guess that's just part of the process.
and yeah some of switch's stuff is pretty nice.
nothing wrong with kids having fun now is there? and if sometimes the result is boatloads of vapid trendy annoying bullshit, well i guess that's just part of the process.
and yeah some of switch's stuff is pretty nice.