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Posted by Cobalt on Dec-20-2006 01:43:

Âme Interview

Speaking of Âme:

Interview on Resident Advisor

I like how they're aiming for a slow release cycle of quality over quantity, both in their own production and for Innervisions. The influences they mention are interesting, and their use of vintage analog as well.

You can tell from the responses that they're not entirely comfortable working with Defected.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Dec-20-2006 04:51:

Thanks. That was a good read.

Posted by Dj_Es-Dva on Dec-20-2006 04:56:

Noticed that interview the other day, dunno, im not really a fan of Ame.

Posted by bobba lou on Dec-20-2006 06:41:

They lost me when they made those dumb remarks about the whole "minimal" thng, but then a big percent of techno, tech house, and house djs were playing "rej" I have been to the innervisions party durin confrence and they showcase some serious good music.

great read. Only part that lets me down is
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The next Âme album - sooner or later?

I am certainly not a big fan of albums.

Their self titled cd is good stuff.

-Harold

Posted by Dj_Es-Dva on Dec-20-2006 07:40:

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Originally posted by bobba lou
They lost me when they made those dumb remarks about the whole "minimal" thng

Same thing for me.

Posted by humilis on Dec-20-2006 08:12:

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Originally posted by bobba lou

Their self titled cd is good stuff.

It's great indeed, and costs only 11 euros in Sonar Kollektiv shop!

Posted by humilis on Dec-20-2006 08:27:

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Originally posted by Dj_Es-Dva
Same thing for me.

Yeah but they were right. And they don't do or play that generic bandwagon minimal shit. There's so much better minimal out there and they know what it is

Posted by RJT on Dec-20-2006 15:12:

Yet again, one of the fellows from Ame' proves to be a complete idiot.

It frustrates me when self-absorbed pricks like this make such good music - I feel dirty supporting them at all.

Posted by bobba lou on Dec-21-2006 01:16:

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Originally posted by RJT
Yet again, one of the fellows from Ame' proves to be a complete idiot.

It frustrates me when self-absorbed pricks like this make such good music - I feel dirty supporting them at all.

I knew rob would see it. ffs...no wonder i like you man.

Posted by Cobalt on Dec-21-2006 01:18:

Posted by bobba lou on Dec-21-2006 01:18:

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Originally posted by humilis
Yeah but they were right. And they don't do or play that generic bandwagon minimal shit. There's so much better minimal out there and they know what it is

okay.. but did you not read or hear the comments they made that they dont make or play "minimal" music?

-Harold

Posted by RJT on Dec-21-2006 01:19:

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Originally posted by bobba lou
I knew rob would see it. ffs...no wonder i like you man.

There've been more than a few interviews with one or both of these fellows where they really just appeared exceptionally full of themselves, occasionally openly insulted their fans and other producers for apparently not being as intelligent as them, and in general come off as utterly self obsessed knobs.

Ame' isn't doing anything revolutionary - They just happen to have done a few things pretty damn well.

Posted by Pete K on Dec-21-2006 01:21:

Minimal is Over Predicts German Minimal Star

Kristan Beyer from German electronic duo Ame chatted to Skrufff this week about their already hugely successful minimal tech-house anthem Rej and revealed that he absolutely loathes most minimal music.

³Some tracks are good but in my opinion 90% of this music is bullshit,² said Kristan.

³Rej is a big hit with the American guys like Louis Vegas, Francois Kevorkian, Timmy Regisford as well as the minimal guys like Richie Hawtin but we¹ve never made minimal music and I don¹t like minimal music at all,² he stressed.

³We think it¹s only popular because it¹s the best music to accompany the drugs people do these days. In Germany we call it ketamine music,² he added.

The former Sonar Kollektiv star and Jazzanova peer stressed Ame come from a Œmore traditional house and techno music¹ background and predicted minimal¹s days are numbered.

³Even in Berlin, people are starting to get bored of this music,² he said.

³I know a lot of people on the scene, Steve Bug, for example, is a good friend of mine, as are the guys doing the Perlon label, who are famous for minimal and they¹re bored of it. Berlin¹s where it started and the fact the people there are bored of it, to me means there will be a big impact on it in a couple of months and minimal will go down and something new will emerge. I don¹t know what style, maybe house?² he guessed.

UK house star Felix Buxton from Basement Jaxx also admitted to feeling less than impressed with most of what passes for minimal, telling One Week To Live Œdon¹t get me wrong it serves a purpose and sounds good in clubs but the riffs are all just old house riffs. And most of them are quite boring, considering it¹s meant to be futuristic house music,² he added,

Ames Rej is (re)- released on Defected Records imminently, with two new remixes by the Pasta Boys and 100 Birds.

Posted by bobba lou on Dec-21-2006 01:27:

rej didnt do much for me. I think it was totally wack of them to comment about so many techno djs and house djs playing.Yep, just bag on everyone that played one of the biggest records last year, that you finished for another artist. I also think it was horrible move releasing it on defected. This cats need to just stfu and continue to make beats, put out another album, and ffs shut the hell up and hire a publicist.

Posted by Pete K on Dec-21-2006 01:36:

agreed

i'm really feeling the shit out of egnoli and their remix of Insomnia..