Haha this is so gonna turn into a disco thread so I'll go first. :D
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edit: As for The Glow, it isn't bad. A little unimaginative, but it's not exactly bad. Not sure that I would play it, much rather drop some Change.
noikeee
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Originally posted by nefardec
this track relies entirely on a change sample
why credit lee curtiss at all?
you guys should just listen to disco if you like this.
good disco composers and producers refined the song structure for the dancefloor. it's infinitely more fun than just the looped groove.
Lol, i've noticed recently that i've been listening to a lot of looped-and-sampled stuff like this. The thing is.. 1) don't even know where to being looking for when it comes to disco, i have no idea what's the name of the original sampled tunes; 2) might not even like it anyway, for example those 3 tunes Wotyzoid posted i don't like at all, whereas this Lee Curtiss tune sounds pretty ing groovy.
The issue with these new tunes that sample disco is that they often sound a bit too loopy/repetitive, but carefully worked into a set they should go well anyway, just don't play the whole track.
Caley
The Glow is a fun groover... Curtiss has been on fire as of late. :whip:
Soul Foods
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Originally posted by Caley
The Glow is a fun groover... Curtiss has been on fire as of late. :whip:
Totally agree. :o
ThaMaestro
Just Discovered Curtiss, but most say Im happily surprised by his sound. This one's okay, but slightly gives a feeling of a 'simple' MOS mix comp edit. Not that special, but groovy n fun nonetheless!
nefardec
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Originally posted by noikeee
Lol, i've noticed recently that i've been listening to a lot of looped-and-sampled stuff like this. The thing is.. 1) don't even know where to being looking for when it comes to disco, i have no idea what's the name of the original sampled tunes; 2) might not even like it anyway, for example those 3 tunes Wotyzoid posted i don't like at all, whereas this Lee Curtiss tune sounds pretty ing groovy.
The issue with these new tunes that sample disco is that they often sound a bit too loopy/repetitive, but carefully worked into a set they should go well anyway, just don't play the whole track.
It's not hard to start looking, you can easily google playlists from pioneer disco deejays like Larry Levan, Walter Gibbons, Frankie Knuckles, David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Michael Cappello, etc, and from there you look at labels, artists, you find them on youtube, listen, find related songs, check discogs, check discogs lists, search discogs mixes, buy books like "Love Saves The Day" by Tim Lawrence, read blogs, visit record stores, dig deep. The stuff is out there.
As far as 'don't play the whole track' goes - this is silly. Why buy something inferior that relies on one looped groove from a far superior track that you can actually get your money's worth from for playing the thing in its brilliant entirety?
I'd call tracks like these: "MY FIRST DISCO". It's like a toddler version of disco, perfectly quantized, with big loopy blocks that prevent infantile deejays from choking.
Also, to be clear, this is not about sampling, but about use of sampling, and the net result of the use of sampling, which blows.
Kismet7
workin on a sick heavily quantized track atm
one thing i've learned about working with samples, or things I record and then bring back to a sampler to use as a sample, from a defined x bar perspective it still works for things to be perfectly quantized. Because the loop itself, it might be off time, recorded at a different beat measure or tempo, so its intrinsicly organic in timing in a way...which makes it attractive to me, even though this particular track is quantrizzzed.
dont know if its disco though...not sure what to call it.
Maybe i'll call the track itself 'sphinx'
Anyhow, Lee Curtis i pretty good at what he does, fairly versatile.
JPlay
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Originally posted by nefardec
It's not hard to start looking, you can easily google playlists from pioneer disco deejays like Larry Levan, Walter Gibbons, Frankie Knuckles, David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Michael Cappello, etc, and from there you look at labels, artists, you find them on youtube, listen, find related songs, check discogs, check discogs lists, search discogs mixes, buy books like "Love Saves The Day" by Tim Lawrence, read blogs, visit record stores, dig deep. The stuff is out there.
As far as 'don't play the whole track' goes - this is silly. Why buy something inferior that relies on one looped groove from a far superior track that you can actually get your money's worth from for playing the thing in its brilliant entirety?
I'd call tracks like these: "MY FIRST DISCO". It's like a toddler version of disco, perfectly quantized, with big loopy blocks that prevent infantile deejays from choking.
Also, to be clear, this is not about sampling, but about use of sampling, and the net result of the use of sampling, which blows.
is it possible to enjoy both sounds????? or this thought hasn't crossed ur mind yet?
nefardec
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Originally posted by JPlay
is it possible to enjoy both sounds????? or this thought hasn't crossed ur mind yet?
excuse me - when did i say it wasn't?
all i said is, there is an original which is very good and don't say you like disco if you haven't even heard it.
if you are referring to when i said, 'you should just listen to disco', that use of 'just' is not as 'ONLY', but rather as an intensifier to show ease, as in 'Just Add Water!', or in the sense of 'you may as well' listen to real disco.
nefardec
i did quite enjoy this loopy remake i heard out yesterday, though: (but it is explicitly meant as a rework, not an outright robbery)
