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1996-10-02 17:13G.M.V.500Well a good topic for the locals of So Cal. Unfortunately, I have never listened to his sh

From:: G.M.V.500 <gmv500@earthlink.net>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 17:13:51 +0000
Subject:: (idm) This whole Jason Bentley thing

Well a good topic for the locals of So Cal. Unfortunately, I have never listened to his show Metropolis, so I can't comment on that! I discovered Bruno's show on KCRW last Dec when home for the holidays as I was trying to find a station with the NPR news on it. I was thrilled to hear what he was playing. THe next week, I bought 5-6 Quango releases! I don't know what his OLD Metropolis show was like, nor his KROQ show. I hate KROQ so I don't give them my ear no matter who is on the radio. IF Poorman came back to LOVELINES I'd listen again! SO jason doesn't dance to his music. Uh, first of all its not HIS music. He's not an artist, just a DJ/label owner.Second, whether or not he dances to the music should not be the focal point of his worth. If he sucks as a DJ so be it, IMHO all Dj's are lame b/c they are worshipped by so many rave kids for doing virtually nothing. Kids are paying more for DJ mixtapes than we pay for the latest FSOL. However, I think the Quango comps should be given much credit. If it were not for the Quango Taste of Pork CD I would have discovered Pork at a much later date than I did. To be honest I think I was one of the First people on this list to mention PORK to the list a year ago. Quango is a great label for the fact that they try to cover all types of dance music. Try Quango SPORT for feel-good jungle, or that Global... for housey stuff, they even have a Carribean sounding release that is dancey. Quange covers a wide spectrum of sounds my friends. I read recently that they are going to begin looking to release full-lengths by artists. This will be extremely interesting in my opinion. ONE thing I thought everyone here would get a kick out of is that when I listen to Bruno's show "Short Wave" on KCRW he often says things like "... bringing you the best in INTERNATIONAL DANCE MUSIC...." or something to that effect. Hmmmmm... wonder where he came up with International Dance Music? Sounds familiar, eh just my opinions, btw when is his Metropolis show (now that it sucks I wanna hear it) gmv500@earthlink.net

1996-10-03 08:07Brock SuterG.M.V.500 wrote: > I don't know what his OLD Metropolis show was like, nor his > KROQ show

From:: Brock Suter <brock@cindy.alchemyfx.com>
To:: <gmv500@earthlink.net>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Thu, 03 Oct 1996 01:07:08 -0700
Subject:: Re: (idm) This whole Jason Bentley thing sucks...

G.M.V.500 wrote:

quoted 4 lines I don't know what his OLD Metropolis show was like, nor his

> I don't know what his OLD Metropolis show was like, nor his > KROQ show. I hate KROQ so I don't give them my ear no matter > who is on the radio. IF Poorman came back to LOVELINES I'd > listen again!

If you live in Socal, you can still hear Poorman on loveline. He's started it up again on Groove Radio, 103.1. A couple of friends were on loveline a month ago. Poorman also showcases local techno talent in his '10 minutes of fame' during the show. It's at 5:00am or some crappy hour like that. BTW, groove radio is great if you like shitty house music and old disco hits. They did interview Juan Atkins on his birthday (he was in town?!?) Now they play 'Clear' at least once a day, like they just discovered it.

quoted 8 lines SO jason doesn't dance to his music. Uh, first of all its

> SO jason doesn't dance to his music. Uh, first of all its > not HIS music. He's not an artist, just a DJ/label > owner.Second, whether or not he dances to the music should > not be the focal point of his worth. If he sucks as a DJ so > be it, IMHO all Dj's are lame b/c they are worshipped by so > many rave kids for doing virtually nothing. Kids are paying > more for DJ mixtapes than we pay for the latest FSOL. >

It's nice of you to totally discredit the worth of the DJ. I feel like burning you ass on this one but I'm going to be nice. I have many friends who are DJ's, have met dozens of traveling djs who are kind enough to bring their music and skills to my city. Out of all these 'lame' people, only a few I've met were assholes and demanded respect (keoki comes to mind). The rest are some of the groovyist, humble, cool people you'll ever hang out with. I guess you've never chatted up Mixmaster Morris? As for doing virtually nothing, everyone know that's bullshit. I put just as much effort into mixing 2 records as I do mixing down original music in the studio. If the constant pressure of 'playing good' and not wanting to fuck up everyone else's groove isn't enough, there's many other factors that make DJing a hell of a lot of work. Try it some time. 'not HIS music' Well who's music is it, his mother's? I call the music I choose, purchase and play 'my music'. Just like the books I read are 'my books' and the computer I'm typing this on is 'my computer' Let's not get into semantics, you KNEW what I meant. Last, I don't trust people who don't smile or laugh, either. Grooving to the music is as much a indication of enjoying music as smiling shows your enjoying life! I know everyone doesn't dance or smile, but at least show your having some kind of reaction to what's going on! 'nuff said on this topic, brock np: Best of Electro Vol 1 - Al-Naafiysh

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