On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Philip Sherburne wrote:
quoted 8 lines it's getting big here in san> >it's getting big here in san
> >francisco, but it still seems a bit underground, and very closely tied
> >with the d'n'b scene. usually it's a 2step dj or 2 as an opener at some of
> >the d'n'b club nights, then the d'n'b guys play. and there are a couple of
> >2step weeklies in the smaller clubs that i'll never ever go to as
> >well...but for the most part sf is still a house/trance (er,
> >'progressive'?) town.
>quoted 1 line zach, before dissing the two-step weeklies you should check them out.> zach, before dissing the two-step weeklies you should check them out.
not dissing, just saying i won't go. and i suppose i should have said
2step weeklies that i'll never ever go to -again-. oops. i'm really not
the type to write anything off without giving it a couple chances at
least. i've heard all kinds of 2step, in both the home listening and the
club setting. like i said, some of the stuff i like, but i don't like it
nearly enough to put down $ for cover and drinks and a few hours of music
that i just, overall, don't like that much.
quoted 4 lines mikebee -- a former jungle dj who shifted to two-step because jungle> mikebee -- a former jungle dj who shifted to two-step because jungle
> just got tired, in his opinion -- and jason greer do the excellent
> night bottomheavy at the top (though last night they had blame, in a
> return to their jungle roots).
yeah i've checked out bottomheavy. was there last night for the blame
show, in fact. good stuff. but when it comes down to it, i liked hearing
mikebee much more when he was playing d'n'b. just like a whole bunch of
people liked hearing me much more when i was playing hard techno or
downtempo instead of speed garage. heh.
quoted 9 lines admittedly it's not a straight two-step> admittedly it's not a straight two-step
> night, but that's one of the ways the genre works best, i think, mixed
> in with leftfield house, breaks, broken beat etc. there are a slew of
> similar nights and even more oneoffs, many recently at buzz 9 in soma.
> i play at movida lounge a couple saturdays a month, and typically play
> dark & tough two-step, since the yuppies there don't seem to notice or
> care what you play. monty luke's another dj to check out -- he plays
> on a more soulful tip, with a lot of 4x4 UKG, but mixes in house and
> broken beat alike.
i'm familiar with all the above, for the most part. i've probably heard
you play, actually. movida's around the corner from my place, and
sometimes becomes the default choice, despite the crowd there, which i
don't really like. big glasses of beer tho, those are #1. you're right, no
one there seems to care what kind of music's being played. and the setup
of the place, 1st time i went there i didn't even know there was a dj
playing till i got up to use the bathroom. hrm.
when it comes down to it, i just can't tolerate a whole set of 2step.
mixing it up a little with some house, etc, that makes it a little better.
but i'd still be much more likely to go to a d'n'b, downtempo, hard
techno, or idm club, or an indierawk show or something. or digital
underground. drink up all the hennesey ya got on ya shelf.
wait, what was my point again? oh yeah. big glasses of beer are #1.
-z
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