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Posted by tall paul 2 on May-14-2004 07:16:

Carl Cox

Thinking bout getting tickets to see Carl Cox tonight, but they are 21 euros, like �15 and not sure if hes really worth it or not cos i never heard his style. but then hes a radio 1 dj and quite big in the uk..

anyone heard him before.. is it worth the money? please help!

Posted by Tranc3 on May-14-2004 07:27:

He's got killer skills on the decks, he was the first person to use 3 decks at once. He plays funky techno, so if you're not into that, then I wouldn't go.

Posted by OurManFlint on May-14-2004 07:38:

He's definently worth it, even if techno isn't your style, he puts on a killer show, but no one fuckin books him where I live God damn seattle

Posted by MaGiK54 on May-14-2004 07:44:

Carl Cox is a legend/god, seeing him going wild on three decks and two cd-player is one of the reasons to go and see him. His style is funky-techno with a bit of latin in it.

Posted by E.Sv on May-14-2004 07:50:

quote:
Originally posted by MaGiK54
Carl Cox is a legend/god, seeing him going wild on three decks and two cd-player is one of the reasons to go and see him. His style is funky-techno with a bit of latin in it.

I think his best years are the history now, but a legend is worth seeing

Posted by tall paul 2 on May-14-2004 11:15:

all good stuff!! never heard funky techno before i dont think! funky house is great, and techno also good.. so i think ill enjoy! gonna go get my ticket now.. will let u know how it goes!

Posted by UnBracKo on May-14-2004 14:40:

I would pay for see him, he plays tech-house. You'll have a great night, sure!

Posted by Smekbar on May-14-2004 17:07:

he's well worth it he's got mad skillz
but he does definitely not play tech-house, unless he's changed style radicaly since I saw him..

Posted by Radagast on May-14-2004 17:12:

Quite big in the UK? Well, "#1 DJ in the world" is pretty big. Of course it was back in 1996 or so. But he has a lot more skill than some of the more recent "#1 DJ's in the world". I wouldn't have had to think.

Posted by svens_bath on May-14-2004 17:13:

hes hit and miss i think. sometimes he plays god-awefull latin-salsa techno, or housey stuff which is just so bland, and un-groovy. on the other hand, some of the techno he plays is fucking rocking

Posted by UnBracKo on May-14-2004 18:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Smekbar
but he does definitely not play tech-house, unless he's changed style radicaly since I saw him..

Well check out his EM of last year or the Homelands 2003 set... I would say is tech-house!
He used to play straight techno in the past years (...1998,1999, 2000...) just listen Crobar 1999
Also I've heard he had played hard-house in some sets, dunno multi-purpose Dj I suppose hehe

Posted by Greedy on May-15-2004 18:42:

carl cox is my favorite dj. If youre the type that goes up to the front of the booth with pen and paper, criticizing every beat not exactly beat matched, hes not for you.

I like carl cuz he rocks the club nonstop and he will do the guttsiest mixes with 3 tables and 95% of the time hes on point anyway. If you can keep up with techno, you will have a good time. Also, if youve never seen a big black man dance behind the decks, carl cox is top notch.

Posted by tall paul 2 on May-15-2004 23:09:

Just got over my hangover now, the evening after! The club we went to was nice layout, but far to many tickets were sold and upstairs in the main room, u could barely move. saying that i managed to get right up to the dj booth and ure right, he was using 3 decks! and cd decks as well i think.. but not sure. just saw his cd case open to the side. He definately got the crowd going though, even if there were too many of them.

Only managed to stay for 2 hrs in the club cos i got so wrecked beforehand, and wish i hadnt now dont know where u got the funky techno from, but he was definately spinning techno and think i would have had to been on to keep up with it all night. good stuff though.

Posted by jlosada on May-15-2004 23:27:

IMHO he's chessy & boring.

Posted by OurManFlint on May-16-2004 00:18:

quote:
Originally posted by jlosada
IMHO he's chessy & boring.

Cheesey? Can you eleaborate on that. I know that some people might find techno boring, but cheesey?

Posted by DarkFall01 on May-16-2004 00:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Tranc3
He's got killer skills on the decks, he was the first person to use 3 decks at once. He plays funky techno, so if you're not into that, then I wouldn't go.

Yeah, def go see him, he's an amazing DJ. He's also used 6 decks at once
And yeah, his style is techno/funky techno and some house, really good though...

Posted by ShadoWolf on May-16-2004 03:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Tranc3
He's got killer skills on the decks, he was the first person to use 3 decks at once.

meh

his "skills" come from using 3 decks...

it's a gimmick IMO

Posted by nrjizer on May-17-2004 06:15:

quote:
Originally posted by jlosada
IMHO he's chessy & boring.

This from someone who has Tiesto listed as his favorite artist in his profile. For you to call Cox cheesy and boring is like Charles Manson calling Mother Teresa a psychopath. Cox was a legend long, long before anyone had even heard of Tiesto. He'll mix on 3 decks at once and will make it sound as smooth as ice (why not? he was the first one to do it afterall), whereas Tiesto struggles to mix consistently on two. I'm not going to bash you for loving the music you do, or for simply disliking what Cox plays, but please do yourself a favor and think before you speak.