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Non-Music Shit / Re: Your Favorite JPEG/GIF
« on: December 03, 2012, 11:50:02 AM »
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Non-Music Shit / Re: what beer/wine/cocktail are you enjoying?
« on: November 10, 2012, 10:29:23 AM »
... and then the lady asked the little boy "Small, medium or torso?"
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Music Shit / Re: What are you listening to and what do you have to say about it? Part V
« on: September 18, 2012, 07:21:06 AM »User: Damn -- really great to see some posts from you again (unless I just have been reading the wrong threads for a couple months now)... I'm curious if you could elaborate on the underground techno scene there 'cuz you know me. Does stuff ever go down in filthy dive basements? I truly want to believe that this exists and is not just a thing perpetuated by Boomkat/Phonica reviews referring to "basements" (or, e.g. the "Clone Basement Series"). And don't just talk about the weird f?kale Bunker of Berghain.
Also, I still wonder about the percentages of these DJs doing vinyl sets as opposed to Traktor or whatever.
Whoops, just noticed this. You've not been reading the wrong threads, Quince. More of a lurker these days.
Basements? Those sites are full of shit. We only have cellars.
(We party everywhere)
As for Traktor vs. Vinyl: all my buddy DJs are playing mostly vinyl. The same goes for the preferred class of DJs from out of town. It's not a criterium of the DJs' quality for me tho, it just happens to be so. CDJ-ing is still going strong. Traktor/Serato are mostly used by tech housey/mnml kind of dudes - #1 reason seems to be convenience. People who really use those programs for some advanced shit still are an exception, at least in Cologne (Cio D'Or comes to mind). Might be different in Berlin. Gonna move there next week.
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Music Shit / Re: What are you listening to and what do you have to say about it? Part V
« on: September 14, 2012, 09:49:21 AM »
First: the factors of people coming out to see XY (Pink Reason was just an example) were only stated for the part of the country I live in that I know.
I once tried to book a tour for a "legendary Clevo band" and this is exactly how far I got outside of cities like Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg (who were very open, cool, appreciative, accessible and into it). The standard response from cities like Kiel, Nuernberg and the like was "Man, you know how many mails I get? What about your band there? Well, you know, I'd rather book the bands of my buddy bookers I know." The program of these venues consists of something like 1 Intelligence gig a year, 144 by psychobillish acts plus some 145 girl groupettes. Sadly, in lots of cities, those venues were the only I could find where the band could have played (I never did this stuff before, really, and of course there might've been some totally under-the-radar "rooms" existing someplace for, like, 2 weeks where the best of possible gigs would've gone down, blowing all brains present, if I just had known about it). It's a pretty fucked up circuit if you even want to call it that. Corrupted for sure, at least that's what it appeared like to me. I'm not whining but the fact is, that the tour didn't work out and that response up there was the one I got if I was even blessed with one. I'm sure it would've been different if there'd been a buddy booker behind it that has access to the lame fucks at those venues.
Whatever, punk is SO fucking dead around here that the above doesn't represent shit anyways. What you say sounds to me, judging from what I pick up around here, absolutely true for all you-guys-in-bands.
The main subcultural style of music around here is the techno/house stuff though and the organization of those kinds of gigs is pretty much the exact opposite of what you're advocating. The acts are getting paid ok I'd say by underground standards and EVERYBODY has a booking agent/firm behind him. I think I came across one "non-local" guy in the last, what, 3 years? who didn't have one. This basically just means the folks who are setting up the night have to pay 15% more. NObody cares about or even questions that. It's money being paid.
No managers though. That'd be hilarious. A DJ with a manager.
Here is my recipe for a successful show somewhere you've never been before without the help of a promoter.
A) Find a venue, secure a date.
I once tried to book a tour for a "legendary Clevo band" and this is exactly how far I got outside of cities like Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg (who were very open, cool, appreciative, accessible and into it). The standard response from cities like Kiel, Nuernberg and the like was "Man, you know how many mails I get? What about your band there? Well, you know, I'd rather book the bands of my buddy bookers I know." The program of these venues consists of something like 1 Intelligence gig a year, 144 by psychobillish acts plus some 145 girl groupettes. Sadly, in lots of cities, those venues were the only I could find where the band could have played (I never did this stuff before, really, and of course there might've been some totally under-the-radar "rooms" existing someplace for, like, 2 weeks where the best of possible gigs would've gone down, blowing all brains present, if I just had known about it). It's a pretty fucked up circuit if you even want to call it that. Corrupted for sure, at least that's what it appeared like to me. I'm not whining but the fact is, that the tour didn't work out and that response up there was the one I got if I was even blessed with one. I'm sure it would've been different if there'd been a buddy booker behind it that has access to the lame fucks at those venues.
Whatever, punk is SO fucking dead around here that the above doesn't represent shit anyways. What you say sounds to me, judging from what I pick up around here, absolutely true for all you-guys-in-bands.
The main subcultural style of music around here is the techno/house stuff though and the organization of those kinds of gigs is pretty much the exact opposite of what you're advocating. The acts are getting paid ok I'd say by underground standards and EVERYBODY has a booking agent/firm behind him. I think I came across one "non-local" guy in the last, what, 3 years? who didn't have one. This basically just means the folks who are setting up the night have to pay 15% more. NObody cares about or even questions that. It's money being paid.
No managers though. That'd be hilarious. A DJ with a manager.
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Music Shit / Re: What are you listening to and what do you have to say about it? Part V
« on: September 14, 2012, 06:04:34 AM »Jesus. That shit is really fucking bad. Who'd pay $10 for that?
Apparently a very small number of people in this town. Kinda embarrassed now since they were all cool people and some of the band they were touring with were Termbros (and oddly enough, one of them sold me weed in SoCal through Termbo and the other I sold weed to when I lived in NY). Can't fault a band for finding someone willing to pay them. I wish I could book more shows with promoters like the one on this... or maybe not, because I actually prefer playing to people.
The whole idea of "promoters", "booking agents" and shit of that ilk is so far beyond me, I will never begin to comprehend how that model could possibly be sustainable. Apparently it is, because it's the "norm" bands strive for.
She's striving for expressing her artistic resignation, huh? "Cool."
RE last point: Never been to the states but in the Germany I live in people are not really going to a gig just because bands x and y are playing. It has a lot more to do with who's putting it on, where it is, if it is a friend of a friend or the venue of a friend of a friend, which day it is, etc. etc. Maybe I'm exaggerating this, mainly because I'm mostly going out to, er, "parties" at the moment which tend to have more attendants with a superficial attitude towards their music than a concerto (seriously, I can count the concerts I've been to in a year on one hand; this applies to the last 3 or 4 years - that's 20 gigs max in 4 years, and I think it's way less).
Whatever, what I wanted (and still want) to say is: bookers play a significant roll in making at least some folks come around to see you, Pink Reason, play. This is especially the case with smaller (= Termbo) bands that brother don't know cause brother don't browse. In a lot of cases the decision if a person will go to a gig is not based purely on the music. Not the author/work is making people come see you play but the "event" and the people "involved". At least this is as important to the majority of concert goers as the music.
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Music Shit / Re: What are you listening to and what do you have to say about it? Part V
« on: September 14, 2012, 05:31:27 AM »
Arca "Stretch 2" - this shit is exciting. So, apparently UNO NYC are having their release parties at MoMA? Ew. Whatever, this is tots cool, mebbe even great stuff. Not too interested in the rest of the roast, er, roster. SFV Acid is cool tho. I actually do hate the music of this Fartima al Qadiri girl. Not because of the references but because her tracks are mostly just incredibly BORING. Like, you wonder why you're even listening to the stuff as looking at her cover/artworks/youtubes is 100% as exciting sonically as listening to the actual music.
Don Cherry "Organic Music Society" & "Brown Rice" - I call this BEYOND-JAZZ tee-hee...
Home Blitz "Frozen Track" - "great as expected" episode what number? count me in!
Jason Lescalleet "Songs About Nothing" - love this guy. Enjoy listening to him immensely. More 'n any other Klang (not noise) dude around at the moment. This dude's #1 for me. And STUFF.
loads of self released Like A Tim inches - idiosyncratic acid like what. Gotta love Like A Tim.
Acido Records & DJ Sotofett shit - the Norwegian dude is surely one of the most singular voices in recent EDM, dub, X.
A -> Austr - Yeah.
Pomassl "Skeleton" - what'd u call dis? Austrian.
Beach Boys "Surf's Up" - my #1 fave BBs.
Don Cherry "Organic Music Society" & "Brown Rice" - I call this BEYOND-JAZZ tee-hee...
Home Blitz "Frozen Track" - "great as expected" episode what number? count me in!
Jason Lescalleet "Songs About Nothing" - love this guy. Enjoy listening to him immensely. More 'n any other Klang (not noise) dude around at the moment. This dude's #1 for me. And STUFF.
loads of self released Like A Tim inches - idiosyncratic acid like what. Gotta love Like A Tim.
Acido Records & DJ Sotofett shit - the Norwegian dude is surely one of the most singular voices in recent EDM, dub, X.
A -> Austr - Yeah.
Pomassl "Skeleton" - what'd u call dis? Austrian.
Beach Boys "Surf's Up" - my #1 fave BBs.
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Pop Punk / Re: Burger Records feature on AllMusic
« on: August 29, 2012, 08:35:07 AM »
This thredd proves ladies prefer 12 inches.
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Pop Punk / Re: Burger Records feature on AllMusic
« on: August 29, 2012, 08:34:39 AM »
"I had no idea!!!"
But yeah, hey, allmusic "truly utilizing the blog format" should bring ridic shit like this, cum on. I hope it gets even worse = enjoyable. Is that possible? Nobody wants this to be good music writing, am I right?
But yeah, hey, allmusic "truly utilizing the blog format" should bring ridic shit like this, cum on. I hope it gets even worse = enjoyable. Is that possible? Nobody wants this to be good music writing, am I right?
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Non-Music Shit / Re: Stupid Ways to Die
« on: August 29, 2012, 05:34:45 AM »I vote for auto-erotic asphyxiation as the stupidest way to die. Is jacking off so boring for you that you have to choke yourself?
Why do you think about that practice in terms of intelligence, Ass Invader?
Because there are lots of other perfectly fine ways to pleasure yourself that don't involve risking your life.
By the way, I'm talking accidental death
= more punk?!
Seriuously, what you're saying about accidents, calculating risks and healthy alternatives has nothing to do with said practice.
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Non-Music Shit / Re: Stupid Ways to Die
« on: August 28, 2012, 12:19:37 PM »I vote for auto-erotic asphyxiation as the stupidest way to die. Is jacking off so boring for you that you have to choke yourself?
Why do you think about that practice in terms of intelligence, Ass Invader?
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Music Shit / Re: What are you listening to and what do you have to say about it? Part V
« on: August 24, 2012, 07:25:29 AM »
What about Noi! btw? Someone wanted to send me something...
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Non-Music Shit / Re: Pussy Riot
« on: August 23, 2012, 05:45:11 AM »
I just posted about the chicken-pussy action on facebook.
