YEK Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 i don't have much of an opinion as i never quite got into the guy.. i've heard the odd song. seems maybe he got famous with his dj sets early in his career? used to hear about him more but now not at all. so? is it all quite crap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyd Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Only album I have is Optometry, and it's alright. He pretty much coined his own genre "illbient," I don't think it's that great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 i don't have much of an opinion as i never quite got into the guy.. i've heard the odd song. seems maybe he got famous with his dj sets early in his career? used to hear about him more but now not at all. so?is it all quite crap? Songs of a Dead Dreamer is very good. It's not crap, but he's definately more of a interesting and intellectual DJ than full blown musician. I think dj /rupture is sorta in the same vein. Only album I have is Optometry, and it's alright. He pretty much coined his own genre "illbient," I don't think it's that great though. DJ Olive coined the term, and I believe DJ Spooky never quite labeled himself as such (that goes with a lot of genres/movements...I don't think any major artist claims they coined dubstep, IDM, chillwave, etc). But yeah, they were both involved in Soundlab, a collective that came up with "illbient." Good music, but the term is outdated and out of use, much like "trip-hop," and really peaked in the late 90s. That said, I think illbient was ahead of it's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I saw him live in boston about 10 years ago and it was pretty terrible... of course he had a toastmaster and this guy never shut up for a second during the entire set. He'd jump around between hiphop and jungle and occasionally flip some "beat juggling" routine between the 2 decks which was really nothing more than a moving trainwreck, which included scratching records which were recordings of other djs scratching (dunno if he thought this doubled the awesomeness or something). As young as I was I still remember that even then I knew what I was seeing was retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascdi Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I have never heard a good DJ Spooky track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yikes Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 talentless hack who lucked out and got paid he really is awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Interesting ideas, not always executed well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLA FUR BIS FLE Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 His best work isn't even his own, IMO. It is the Necropolis mix he did with a lot of the illbient producers at the time. If you want to listen to similar music, but executed in a much better fashion, look for DJ Olive, We, Sub Dub, Bidawi, Lloop, Once 11, Byzar, etc. Check Olive's label called TheAgriculture (BBQ Beets mixes are good). Incursions In Illbient is a good compilation. Lloop "Bulbs" is worth checking as well. Current artists that carried on a similar feel with updated production are David Last, Nnnj, QPE etcccc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gneNSwEL1xI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCQnmbdMHhs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClJfirZG7bQ Nnnj "Goop Scoop" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7XONM4MOEU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6-hvGY8ik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yikes Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 His best work isn't even his own, IMO. It is the Necropolis mix he did with a lot of the illbient producers at the time. If you want to listen to similar music, but executed in a much better fashion, look for DJ Olive, We, Sub Dub, Bidawi, Lloop, Once 11, Byzar, etc. Check Olive's label called TheAgriculture (BBQ Beets mixes are good). Incursions In Illbient is a good compilation. Lloop "Bulbs" is worth checking as well. Current artists that carried on a similar feel with updated production are David Last, Nnnj, QPE etcccc. i am friends w/ olive and you are quite correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest igloos unlmtd Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfpoOiV-MPc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kxta Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 i always thought he was a total bellend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muflontillah Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I heard Riddim Warfare... very good stuff for the headphones. To hear, while cruising the city although I could never enjoy it at home yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6-hvGY8ik Bump because of this track, I saw a feature on FACT about one of a Micronauts album (which included George Issakidis) from 2000 and was reminded of how underrated the duo were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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