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Reply #60 posted 10/06/03 7:50am

craigle

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i think sleep around sounds like it has house quality
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Reply #61 posted 10/06/03 8:55am

AsylumUtopia

hilton02895 said:

First off, if there is to be a remix album, we need real DJ's. Granted, Prince has made an obvious techno/house song- or has everyone forgotten about Human Body from Emancipation. I haven't figured out why Warner Brothers or NPG hasn't done this yet. By the way, no three minute crap. We mean good shake your - tracks!!

Okay, my idea of excellent tracks to remix some with mention of a dj I think might work it over real nice. (They are not any kind of order)

1. High
2. Head - Lords of Acid
3. Shockadelica
4. Human Body - Danny Tengalia/Sweet Pussy Pauline
5. Melt wit U - Jonathan Peters
6. All the Critics love you in New York
7. Sister - Club 69
8. Rock n Rolls Alive - 9 inch Nails
9. Something in the Water (Does not Compute) - Eveything but the Girl/Massive Attack
10. Gangster Glam
11. Return of the Bombsquade
12. Irrestiable Bitch
13. Darling Nikki
14. Viloet Blue
15. Lovesexy or Positivity
16. Love Sign
17. Adore (Acid Jazz mix)


Others have alluded to the possibility that The Human Body is amateurish / not house or techno / not very good.

All of which may be true, but ain't it better than 90% of the handbaggy crap we usually hear in clubs? Even today if a dj mixed it in it'd sound fresher than most of the coma-inducing guff we have to endure. Even if Prince doesn't 'get' techno this isn't a half bad effort. Imagine asking Springsteen to do a funk-out, or MJ to do a jazz instrumental - I would love to be wrong on this but I suspect if they ever head in those directions that the results would not be nearly as good as The Human Body is (as a foray into an unknown genre).

Apart from all that The Human Body is a kick-ass song for deconstructing - very clipped and nice sharp breaks. I'm currently having great fun chopping it to bits and murdering it (just for my own amusement).

Hilton, I love the idea of an Acid Jazz mix of Adore, although I'd give Sometimes It Snows In April to Nine Inch Nails, that'd be a challenge! Oh yeah - and Fat Boy Slim could do things to Darling Nikki - if he hasn't already. While we're at it, why not give N.E.W.S to the Chemical Brothers and see what they make of it!


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Reply #62 posted 10/06/03 9:56am

familygroove

craigle said:

i think sleep around sounds like it has house quality


Oh yes, i've played Sleep Around in (deep)house sets before in funky clubs.

Great tune, keeps them girls happy and smiling. thumbs up!
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Reply #63 posted 10/10/03 4:46pm

PEJ

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JimmyNothing said:

Controversy (the song) has a perfect bpm for house music








I am a dj and have a few white label controversy mixes that as you mentioned have a perfect bpm!
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Reply #64 posted 10/10/03 8:23pm

sumtymes

Giovanni777 said:

How can U say Prince wasn't an influence in house music? It's a drag that his house remixes were so-so, but he did absolutely influence House, which once again, sprouted from Disco, which was simplified Funk.

And another thing... Prince DID create his own sound, despite his diverse influences. I listened to Sly, Parliament, JB, etc. etc. before I heard Prince. He summed up a lot of influences, but CLEARLY forged his own sound.

Peace.

G.



i agree

prince was influenced by some

yet he created his own purple funk
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