One thing that still irks me is that they gave Oakenfold NYC. Why? What connection does Oakey have to New York? He played a total Cream set as well. Should have been GU:007 Liverpool, as unglamorous as that sounds, and then Sasha's blatantly Twilo GU:009 could have been New York rather than San Francisco.
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
One thing that still irks me is that they gave Oakenfold NYC. Why? What connection does Oakey have to New York? He played a total Cream set as well. Should have been GU:007 Liverpool, as unglamorous as that sounds, and then Sasha's blatantly Twilo GU:009 could have been New York rather than San Francisco.
I was always under the impression that the cities picked were purposely made to have nothing to do with the DJ.
Originally posted by Mr Game+Watch
I was always under the impression that the cities picked were purposely made to have nothing to do with the city of choice.
NO YOU DONT GET IT THERE IS A SECRET UNDERGROUND OF MUSIC IN EVERY CITY OF THE WORLD ONE MIGHT EVEN CALL IT GLOBAL THIS MUSIC IS IN EVERY MAJOR CITY BECAUSE ITS SO TRENDY YOUVE JUST NEVER HEARD OF IT BECAUSE YOUR NOT UNDERGROUND ENOUGH
//but you can buy the CD at the Virgin Megastore, if you like.
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Nov-29-2011 15:54
nefardec
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
One thing that still irks me is that they gave Oakenfold NYC. Why? What connection does Oakey have to New York? He played a total Cream set as well. Should have been GU:007 Liverpool, as unglamorous as that sounds, and then Sasha's blatantly Twilo GU:009 could have been New York rather than San Francisco.
Oakenfold lived in NYC for a time in the 80s, when he was the A&R guy who signed Jazzy Jeff and Salt n Pepa
Nov-29-2011 17:04
BritishLizard
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Location: Miami
I would rather that they cease to exist than to further tarnish the GU legacy that they created. After GU 024 is when it started to hit that downward spiral.
Nov-30-2011 02:18
SYSTEM-J
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Location: Manchester
quote:
Originally posted by nefardec
Oakenfold lived in NYC for a time in the 80s, when he was the A&R guy who signed Jazzy Jeff and Salt n Pepa
Yeah okay, but that doesn't have much relevance to the GU compilation. I thought they were supposed to be about capturing the sounds of local dancefloors. There is an interview with Oakey from 1998 where he has this to say:
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What I have done up until now is deliberately stayed out of America. I did a one-off party a year and a half ago at Twilo in conjunction with CMJ and it was 'okay.' From a numbers point of view, it was packed, but I felt musically, I went way over their heads.
Sounds like he had a real connection with NYC, doesn't it? Also, there's a transition on GU:007 where he cues the incoming record on the wrong beat. That's the kind of mistake you make in your bedroom when you've just bought your decks, and yet it made it onto a commercially released CD. Absolutely shocking.
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Oh yeah. That one with. Like. Digweed. Yeah?
Nov-30-2011 04:48
ripped
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has anyone heard the Tony de Vit's mixes?
those are the only ones I would get rid of
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Dec-01-2011 08:32
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Originally posted by Ted Promo
That one by Nick Warren had some music on it.
