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Dubfire has a meltdown (pg. 3)
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| umes23 |
dubfire's a much more dynamic dj than most people know. sure he's got a brand and a sound represented by his label and his average sets, and marries elements of house to techno, sounds futuristic. it rocks some people hard. it bores others. but he does it with finesse; he's second to none at employing technology.
i live in dc and caught an open to close hometown gig in march this year where he started with deep house grooves, went into house, tech house and techno and his last song in fact was old school underground hip hop.
in my opinion he's underrated.
by the way, Richie Hawtin (who played a few of his own opening ENTER SAKE sets at space ibiza himself, named dubfire's the best of the season, and with good reason). this link shares his dynamic range and capability to blow minds. it's a slow warm up build that will impress if you bother to take the ride.
http://www.mixcloud.com/TechnoLiveS...iza-29-08-2013/
having said all that, i don't condone his meldown one bit. it was lame and less than respectable. but he's human, and that's what we all have to remember no matter how much we love an artist. everyone has an ego, a bad day, a temper, and a moment where they let out something ugly they're not proud of. he is definitely getting his dues on this one - people are ting all over him for it. i imagine he won't make that mistake again :) |
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| jchung52 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
With that attitude locals wouldn't have a job. |
Exactly... Bossman Ali has brought our Toronto locals to a worldwide audience... Carlo, Junkies, Nathan...
So yes he may play here few times a year (and another one coming up soon...not in Toronto...), but when our hometown heroes have got the global recognition they deserve from Ali's influence, its part of the game and shouldn't be criticized |
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| geroin |
| quote: | Originally posted by jchung52
Exactly... Bossman Ali has brought our Toronto locals to a worldwide audience... Carlo, Junkies, Nathan...
So yes he may play here few times a year (and another one coming up soon...not in Toronto...), but when our hometown heroes have got the global recognition they deserve from Ali's influence, its part of the game and shouldn't be criticized |
Definitely not hating on that, Bullitt is a serious agency and has massive talent on it (including our locals). I was referring to his playing style, I've seen him play at least 15 times in the past, not too big on his style and feels like it has not evolved in the last 5+ years. |
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| The Rattler |
| quote: | Originally posted by umes23
dubfire's a much more dynamic dj than most people know. sure he's got a brand and a sound represented by his label and his average sets, and marries elements of house to techno, sounds futuristic. it rocks some people hard. it bores others. but he does it with finesse; he's second to none at employing technology.
i live in dc and caught an open to close hometown gig in march this year where he started with deep house grooves, went into house, tech house and techno and his last song in fact was old school underground hip hop.
in my opinion he's underrated.
by the way, Richie Hawtin (who played a few of his own opening ENTER SAKE sets at space ibiza himself, named dubfire's the best of the season, and with good reason). this link shares his dynamic range and capability to blow minds. it's a slow warm up build that will impress if you bother to take the ride.
http://www.mixcloud.com/TechnoLiveS...iza-29-08-2013/
having said all that, i don't condone his meldown one bit. it was lame and less than respectable. but he's human, and that's what we all have to remember no matter how much we love an artist. everyone has an ego, a bad day, a temper, and a moment where they let out something ugly they're not proud of. he is definitely getting his dues on this one - people are ting all over him for it. i imagine he won't make that mistake again :) |
I think the problem is more how DJs play when they come to Toronto. I listen to the sets these guys play at clubs or festivals, so I get excited to hear them when they come by. Then they'll show up, play a generic tech house set and go home. They always play it safe here, it's frustrating. |
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| kotsy |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Rattler
I think the problem is more how DJs play when they come to Toronto. I listen to the sets these guys play at clubs or festivals, so I get excited to hear them when they come by. Then they'll show up, play a generic tech house set and go home. They always play it safe here, it's frustrating. |
argh
C+C is a prime example of that :( |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by umes23
dubfire's a much more dynamic dj than most people know. sure he's got a brand and a sound represented by his label and his average sets, and marries elements of house to techno, sounds futuristic. it rocks some people hard. it bores others. but he does it with finesse; he's second to none at employing technology.
i live in dc and caught an open to close hometown gig in march this year where he started with deep house grooves, went into house, tech house and techno and his last song in fact was old school underground hip hop.
in my opinion he's underrated.
by the way, Richie Hawtin (who played a few of his own opening ENTER SAKE sets at space ibiza himself, named dubfire's the best of the season, and with good reason). this link shares his dynamic range and capability to blow minds. it's a slow warm up build that will impress if you bother to take the ride.
http://www.mixcloud.com/TechnoLiveS...iza-29-08-2013/
having said all that, i don't condone his meldown one bit. it was lame and less than respectable. but he's human, and that's what we all have to remember no matter how much we love an artist. everyone has an ego, a bad day, a temper, and a moment where they let out something ugly they're not proud of. he is definitely getting his dues on this one - people are ting all over him for it. i imagine he won't make that mistake again :) |
great post, u must be new here :p |
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| WittyHandle |
| Am I the only one who doesn't see his "rant" as condescending? Although there's clearly some frustration behind it, he's just giving realistic, practical advice from his own experience. I'm sure it's annoying for someone who worked his ass off like he did to be asked constantly for a free hand up the ladder. |
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| Magnetonium |
| Its not just Dubfire who gets spammed. I am far from being famous, but because I have an active Discogs and Soundcloud accounts, I get plenty of messages from people to check out their "awesome" and "underground" mixes. Its ing annoying. I always delete them without even reading further. |
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| Mach X |
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| umes23 |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
great post, u must be new here :p |
I'm just US-based, on and off with postings, but an old timer on this board who likely never posted on a TO thread before....but I have two close friends there and love to visit your good city, despite Rob Ford lol :) |
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| Nobbie Q |
He shouldn't have lashed out at all those DJs trying to promote their stuff or asking him to appear on their show. There's a way to handle this sort of stuff without ridiculing their efforts. All of us have to try and promote are stuff in one way or another and his words are just discouraging to others.
Besides it's not like he's really played that well in the past couple of years anyway, so he's less entitled to his "opinion". But I will always remember him for his stuff as Deep Dish and for a few of his productions since going techno. |
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