Greg Earle <earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> typed:
Speaking of Dave Clarke, the Chemical Brothers remix of his "No One's
Driving" is the bomb!!! There's been much ado about the
sort-of-reincarnation of our (L.A.'s) old MARS 103.1 station (as "Groove
Radio"; see www.grooveradio.com) around here lately; during the daytime
whenever I've tuned in, almost all I ever hear is a mix of handbag diva
anthems (playlisted, so you hear them over and over ... and over ... )
and old warmed-over Disco chestnuts. Imagine my shock when last Sunday
night I tuned in to their Top 15 Countdown and was presented with Dave
Clarke, a great new Joey Beltram (as "JB3") track, a cool Trancer from
local D.J. Taylor, and Orbital's "The Box" all in the top 15 ...
Luckily, this was immediately followed by a "DJs in the mix" show which
featured a slammin' exclusive Leftfield set (anyone here in L.A. that
taped this???). For a brief moment, IDM commercial radio existed, and it
was glorious.
----->>Unfortunately, Groove Radio is (for now, at least) spinning way
too much diva/disco "music", though the occassional Depeche Mode song is
pleasing. ;)
The weekends do have some specialty shows (more to come soon hopefully),
which are more reflective of what Groove Radio is supposed to be.
Personally, I believe the house/diva/disco tunes are purely for
coimmercial success. At least for now, the weekends are a better time to
listen.
Look at it this way...you don't have to make radio edits of all that
house/diva crap. I do!
BRAT - "Station Remixer", and handy-dandy editor for Groove Radio
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