IDM Mailing Archive

To: idm-owner@techno.Stanford.EDU From ARAN@MITVMC.MIT.EDU Wed Mar 30 07:27:09 1994 my compadre from Orlando sez:

quoted 2 lines icee is a dj here in orlando, florida.. the record, at least at first,

>icee is a dj here in orlando, florida.. the record, at least at first, >is not being received well here..

This doesn't surprise me, it certainly is a step outside of the general direction of current dance music trends. Not one ounce of trance or house thump and certainly not even close to hardcore/jungle breakneckbeats. As i mentioned it's a collection of NYC freestyle beats injected with energy (wailing vocal bassdrops). For sure the sounds are not from a musical genius, but they are from a dj who knows the warehouse sound (big old reverb) and knows how to light the dancefloor fuse and set the speakers on erupt.

quoted 3 lines i must admit i didn't even listen to it because someone whose musical

>i must admit i didn't even listen to it because someone whose musical >taste i respect a lot completely bagged it.. i'll listen to it next >time..

I suspect you may agree with your friend. But that's ok! Send the extra copies up north! And let me know when vol. 2 comes out! high fives, low end, and endless freestyle beats, Teep ps For the rerecord, the UK kids D. Emerson and F. Paras did finally arrive at RED after horrendous flight problems. I'm sorry i missed them both. But the tent was rockin.