quoted 3 lines Firstly, the harshness was directed toward "the Wire" who dared compare a> Firstly, the harshness was directed toward "the Wire" who dared compare a
> humble dj to John Coltrane. In my opinion, even if you were Q-bert, that's
> a stretch which is going to draw some serious fire.
I don't think you should take that Coltrane metaphore literally (if
you do, it won't be a metaphore anymore => meta-whore). Turntable
artists and instrumentalists like John Coltrane are not comparable,
in my opinion, and thank god for that. However, the Coltrane metaphore
is probably saying something like "DJ Spooky is one of the
best turntable artists around, compared to the other *turntable*
artists being around. John Coltrane was/is one of the best jazz-
musicians around, compared to other (jazz-)musicians who was or still
is around."
At least this is how I choose to interpret it. Teep's interpretation
is of course just as valid (if not as probable :) proving that poetry
without metaphores is like music without sound.
quoted 5 lines Next, I have had the opportunity to see/hear Spooky spin and it was about as> Next, I have had the opportunity to see/hear Spooky spin and it was about as
> uneventful as a dj set can get. He put a track on and then took it off and
> put on another track. Wow! There was no cutting, no scratching, no
> whismical deejay dynamics, in fact, he even looked bored! Most importantly,
> his track selection was well less then extra-ordinary.
I've only heard two DJ Spooky tracks - one being a collaboration with
avantgarde trumpet-player Ben Neill, the other being a track on the
"In Memoriam Gillez Deleuze" compilation on Mille Plateaux (which is
fantastic, by the way; look out for review coming soon) - so I
probably shouldn't be too opinionated, but...I thought both of them
were quite a treat. His dark, almost metallic reverberations of sound
are more scary than a car without brakes, and his tracks seem quite
impressive considering what he has to work with. Also, there was a
picture of DJ Spooky DJing in the latest edition of The Wire (!), and
he does look quite a busy man. Maybe you caught him on a bad day, or
perhaps he felt lazy and paid a lookalike to do his job.
quoted 3 lines Teep>
> Teep
>
/Oivind Idso/
"I am wrong, ergo I am not the one I think I am." -Bachelard