DE9 Transitions

[davethedrummer]

i've been playing this to death on my ipod (love the fact that he included an extended mp3 mix), great stuff here.

the whole package is great, the dvd, mp3, cd--rare to see such a complete and high budget product for techno. say what you want about his hair--this is a great package for the money.

he has bad hair

[djshiva]

ok, i guess i'll be the outsider who says it.

while i applaud the concept of this mix (each track is like a gerbajillion tunes all in one), i really am not all that blown away by it.

the idea and the execution are admittedly fantastic, but nothing about this mix really hits me in the gut. i was like "hey! neat!" and that was about the extent of it.

but as far as an emotional or visceral reaction...nothing. bored. technology and its usage only really has an effect on me insofar as it hits on a human emotional level, and this mix really fell flat with me on that level.

ok...flame away... (and keep in mind hawtin is my favorite dj, bar none...but i call it as i see it)

[Jay Pace]

haha - flaming shmaming. Be bloody dull if everyone had to sing from the same hymn sheet.

If I had only heard this on a shitty walkman I might not have got it. But hearing it in 5.1 in all its glory is pretty special, and totally unique.
Nothing has ever been done like this before that I am aware of, and quite frankly its gorgeous.

Its just a different type of album, and a different context for techno.
DE:9 closer to the edit was my favourite album to fall asleep to for ages, which I suppose is a bit weird for techno.

In 5.1 its arresting and pretty intense. In stereo its beautifully put together, but probably won't smack you in the guts.

[teknorich]

Yeah, I really feel like I´m missing something cos I can´t hear it in 5.1. I like it anyway, though just on my normal stereo it doesn´t sound as good as Closer to the edit. Closer... is my all time favourite techno mix cd, and probably always will be. Absolutely superb. Looking forward to hearing Transitions on my mate´s 5.1 setup at christmas. Long time to wait tho...

[Francisco Scaramanga]

I finally listened to this today, and I liked it. For the first bit, I was thinking maybe Richies taken the minimal thing to far this time, but as always, he did the business, and by the end of it I was proper lovin it. I think this is probably the same reaction I had to the last one after the first listen. Anyway, I cant wait to hear it on 5.1 nice and loud, and also check out the dvd. I'll be buying it as soon as I get payed. Then I just need to get some surround sound. Anyway, I reckon I'll be enjoying this for quite some time to come. He still needs a haircut though...

[davethedrummer]

He still needs a haircut though...

yes he does , we must find him and tell him at once !

[Jay Pace]

My mate held up a big home made sign at Glade Festival declaring that "Side Partings Are Old News" while he was playing.

Still a bit radge though.