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stelfox

Beast of Burden
told you so!
i love that mix too.
then again, i'm a big fan of ghislain poirier and nick catchdubs is a jolly nice chap, too.
 
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mms

sometimes
stelfox said:
told you so!
i love that mix too.
then again, i'm a big fan of ghislain poirier and nick catchdubs is a jolly nice chap, too.
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ghislain poirer is a top boy def - his productions so far have all been very good
 
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mistersloane

heavy heavy monster sound
mms said:
ghislain poirer is a top boy def - his productions so far have all been very good
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Can you recommend anything over the past six months? I got some stuff of his in Montreal and would like to keep up with him, so to speak.
 
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mistersloane

heavy heavy monster sound
mms said:
i got the clipse mix tape 'we got the remix' today strangely feat mixes from various people such as dj quik, disco d, dj dainjah, ghislan poirer and loads of guests, the production on alot of the tracks is fucking amazing, really sick but fuck me the mcs are coke bores on wax, blathering on about moving coke.
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and while we're on it, DJ Quik? I've always - REALLY - wanted to like what he does, and he talks a fantastic CD - the interview with him in Scratch a while back was just the bollocks, but I've never been convinced, yet. What part am I not getting with him? The best thing I saw was when he was on the hip-hip 'Weakest Link'. Is there a musicianship issue or something? And has anyone noticed how fucking complicated Dr Dre's loops are getting since he started studying music?
 
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gumdrops

Well-known member
does anyone have a link to the clipse mixtape? if more coke rappers rapped like the clipse, hip hop would be a better place.
 
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mms

sometimes
gumdrops said:
does anyone have a link to the clipse mixtape? if more coke rappers rapped like the clipse, hip hop would be a better place.
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I got mine in i think it's called cd now - specialises in hip hop and reggae up berwick st just before the big sister ray shop on the same side - they have quite a few hip hop and grime mix tapes.
 
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mistersloane

heavy heavy monster sound
mms said:
that's true and their styles and sentences are good but they are boring men, literally all their tracks are about coke.
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And have you noticed that 'yeuuch' sound that Pusha keeps doing? It's like he's disgusted with the raps he's doing, it's pretty good. I think they're deeper than people make out.
 
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DavidD

can't be stopped
mistersloane said:
and while we're on it, DJ Quik? I've always - REALLY - wanted to like what he does, and he talks a fantastic CD - the interview with him in Scratch a while back was just the bollocks, but I've never been convinced, yet. What part am I not getting with him? The best thing I saw was when he was on the hip-hip 'Weakest Link'. Is there a musicianship issue or something? And has anyone noticed how fucking complicated Dr Dre's loops are getting since he started studying music?
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Quik is dope. Try "Rhythmalism" or his recent one, "Trauma," or his shit with Suga Free, esp. the first one, "Street Gospel." Also if you like early 90s shit, try Quik's debut.
 
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mistersloane

heavy heavy monster sound
DavidD said:
Quik is dope. Try "Rhythmalism" or his recent one, "Trauma," or his shit with Suga Free, esp. the first one, "Street Gospel." Also if you like early 90s shit, try Quik's debut.
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wicked, cheers m8
 
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michael

Bring out the vacuum
gumdrops said:
the new dabrye album is one of the best hip hop albums ive heard this year although i think i would like it more without the rappers on it.
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Not sure about best hip hop albums, cos I haven't been listening to a lot this year, but this is definitely one of my favourite listens so far. And yeah, I agree, the rappers are generally a detraction - I liked 'Instrmntls' much better, despite the shit IDM title. :D

Some of those tracks build a real intensity that I don't feel with a lot of the touted underground producers... and it's all through being so damned minimal.

And how about those interludes that are like Jean-Michel Jarre? :) :D They crack me up. A bit like that Slum Village version of Daft Punk, but heaps better.
 
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michael

Bring out the vacuum
Re: Ghislain Poirier - some of his stuff has a lot of crossover with what Dabrye's doing too.. the really un-funky arpeggios and clomping beats, I guess. But I find Poirier's productions really cold and stark. Which is probably exactly what he's going for, but I expect... well, El-P, Lif or Aesop Rock. So I find it incongruous to hear him putting Busta or whoever on his mixes... It doesn't give off party vibes for me at all, feels real bleak. Have people seen his shows and things? What's the mood?

And not knowing French I can't get whether all of the "hip-hop cliches but in French" moments are just like what stelfox was criticising Kiwi rappers for, or whether it's knowingly daft. For example, his myspace page, where it's like "Rebondir Records dans ta face!" Made me laugh, anyway.
 
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mistersloane

heavy heavy monster sound
michael said:
Re: Ghislain Poirier - some of his stuff has a lot of crossover with what Dabrye's doing too.. the really un-funky arpeggios and clomping beats, I guess. But I find Poirier's productions really cold and stark. Which is probably exactly what he's going for, but I expect... well, El-P, Lif or Aesop Rock. So I find it incongruous to hear him putting Busta or whoever on his mixes... It doesn't give off party vibes for me at all, feels real bleak. Have people seen his shows and things? What's the mood?

And not knowing French I can't get whether all of the "hip-hop cliches but in French" moments are just like what stelfox was criticising Kiwi rappers for, or whether it's knowingly daft. For example, his myspace page, where it's like "Rebondir Records dans ta face!" Made me laugh, anyway.
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he's Quebec based, Montreal, so it's all very knowing, in good humour. He did one of the only grime nights in Montreal last year, and yeah he's pretty stark. Certainly the people i know who know him are very much anything goes, so I figure he's just doing whatever he wants, which is cool.
 
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SIZZLE

gasoline for haters
Ghislain's nights are full on party vibes, he plays with two CD decks, not mixing and playing rap, reggae, techno, grime, african dance beats, basically absolutely whatever and the people eat it up and dance like crazy. Really fun night, I had a great time there last winter when I played. Really nice guy, and hard working as hell.
 
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adruu

This Is It
i only went to one of the bounce le gros nights when kode 9 was here, and i had a great time. the venue was what did it for me, since it was a tiny out of the way spot, in a city where 95% of the venues are generic "posh" bumping some variation of boring house.

i kept hitting my head on the low ceiling though, which after a few drinks starts to take its toll
 
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C/Dizzle

C/Dizzle

Never Enough
qwerty south said:
@gumdrops - just google what you are looking for with the word rapidshare or megaupload and hey presto...
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Been doing this a lot lately, not so much searching but digging out-of print vinyl.

Big up the mp3 bloggers.
 
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