25 sept 2013
Tricky Tracks 001: Scott Fraser
En Tricky Tracks, dj's tanto nacionales como internacionales analizarán 5 canciones pinchadas delante de público y de idiossincrasia compleja o incómoda (o no), ya bien sea por la estructura de la canción, por su falta de ritmo o simplemente porque pincharla en según que noche y con según qué tipo de público fue asumir un riesgo que quizá no debieron permitirse. Las canciones irán acompañadas de pequeños textos explicativos con el fin de ser contextualizadas.
Empezamos con Scott Fraser. Veterano DJ y músico residente en Glasgow, Fraser lleva en activo desde mediados de los 90, pero es a partir de 2011 cuando su nombre aparece en las más importantes agendas. Sus largas sesiones de estudio han ido a parar a los baúles de Relish, Astro Lab, Bird Scarer, World Unknown, Don't Be Afraid, Emotional Response o Horn Wax. Solo o acompañado, ha remezclado a Virgo Four, Headman, Semtek o The Asphodells. Queda clara también su afiliación al cine de David Cronenberg: inspirado por la película del director canadiense acaba de embrionar el sello Crimes Of The Future junto a su amigo Timothy Fairplay. A continuación, sus 5 TT. Si quieres saber qué pincha en la actualidad, este es su top ten de septiembre para Resident Advisor.
Most of the blogs and electronic sites are plenty of best-of charts, Top 10 and kind stuff mainly, so one day I was daydreaming alone: why shouldn't I twist the concept and offer an uncomfortable version of a chart?
In Tricky Tracks, both spanish and international dj's will comment 5 tracks chosen by themselves. They'll be tracks played at some point of their careers in front of an audience. Tracks either of complex or uncomfortable natureness, maybe because of the structure, perhaps because that track it's rhythmless or simply because playing it at some point during the night or with an innappropiatte crowd means assume some risks. With the purpose of being contextualized, every song will come with few lines from the autor.
The kick-off comes from Scott Fraser. Veteran DJ and musician from Glasgow, Fraser is on the track since mid-90's, but it's in 2011 when his name climbs on top of every important agenda. These last two years he has being recording for Relish, Astro Lab, Bird Scarer, World Unknown, Don't Be Afraid, Emotional Response o Horn Wax. Alone or not, Fraser has remixed Virgo Four, Headman, Semtek o The Asphodells just to name a few. It's also pretty clear his affiliation on David Cronenberg's cinema: inspired by the canadian master and taken by the hand of his friend Timothy Fairplay, the label Crimes Of The Future is just born. His 5 TT are just following. Anyway, if you want to know what he is playing right now, here's his Resident Advisor top 10 for september.
Soundhack: Soundhack #1
(Soundhack, SH-01, 1997)
ESP: A mediados de los 90, la gente de Soma tenía una noche llamada "Relief" en The Arches, Glasgow, Preparamos una fiesta con ellos y The Advent como invitados. Me tocaba abrirles la noche, estuve pinchando un set bastante deep, fui lentamente avanzando hacia el techno. Entonces me interesaba bastante el material que llegaba desde Alemania a través de Hardwax y justo acababa de hacerme con el primer 12" de Soundhack. Estaba construyendo el set al estilo en el que se tiene que hacer en un gran club de techno y ese track era un cut-up disco con un ritmo entrecortado, pero al diablo... no tenía que estar preocupado. Sigue funcionando siempre.
ENG: In the mid 90's the Soma crew had a night called Relief at The Arches in Glasgow. We set up a party with them and had the Advent as guests. I was on before them and had been playing a pretty deep and chugging techno set, I was really into the stuff that was coming from Germany through Hardwax and first Soundhack 12" had just arrived. I was bricking it about playing it in a big techno club as it was pretty much a cut up disco track with a break beat but thought screw it, it's going on... I need not have worried. It still smashes it every time.
Herbie Hancock: Nobu
(CBS, 1974)
Esta de Herbie Hancock es simplemente algo más, tiene ese sentimiento desolado que crece y crece, muy difícil de pinchar, pero en la noche adecuada y con la pista llena es alucinante.
This one from Herbie Hancock is just something else, it has that eerie drugged out feel that just builds and builds, very difficult to play, but on the right night with a full dancefloor it's amazing.
Those Guys: Tonite (Original Colored Girls Mix)
(MCA, 1991)
Cada vez que pincho esto puedo ver a la gente en plan, ¡qué demonios es esto! En esta canción todo es la intro, y claro, esos 11:15 minutos de auténtico house... Bueno, ¿tú pincharías esta? Si no pones la intro te pierdes el quid de la cuestión. Para el disco y empieza por el principio.
Whenever I play this I can see people going what the hell is this! It's all about the intro here, and then 11.15 mins of just proper, proper house music. Well you wouldn't really want to mix this one in would you? It would miss the whole point. Stop the record and start from the top.
Landlord feat Dex Danclair: I Like It
(Big Shot Records, 1989)
Como mucha gente, mi primera aproximación al mundo del deejaying fue a través del coleccionismo. Viene alguien y te pregunta si quieres pinchar en una fiesta, lo cual aparentemente es bueno, aunque no demasiado a juzgar por mi cuenta corriente. Había estado trabajando para una agencia de booking en Glasgow, la llevaba un chico que al mismo tiempo trabajaba para Radio Clyde. Pagaban realmente bien, lo cual me iba genial para seguir comprando discos. A pesar de todo, durante esos años tuve que plegarme: algunos de esos bolos en mis inicios eran muy extraños. Un viernes recibí una llamada suya de tono desesperado. Alguien se había puesto enfermo y no tenía a nadie con quien cubrir el hueco, acepté sin preguntar demasiado (muy mala idea). Entonces me contó que era en Garthamlock (a los no familiarizados con Glasgow decirles que es un barrio francamente complicado). Pinché un montón de soul y disco 60's y 70's para un borrachuzo público local. Después de un inicio durísimo y tras la tercera súplica, tuve que tirar abajo peticiones de Elvis Presley. Hubo un momento en que pensé que no saldría vivo de allí.
Terminé bebiéndome una gran cantidad de Tennents Larger con chupitos de whisky para seguir cuerdo. En un momento dado conseguí llevármelos a mi terreno, conseguí llenar la pista. Estaba familiarizado con Big Shoot Records y justo acababa de pillarme el 12" de Landlord. En mi estado de "mejor estar borracho que sobrio" me dije a mí mismo que porqué no pincharlo. Lo cierto es que pasé de esperar una lluvia de botellas a quedarme atónito cuando avisté a un señor de Glasgow en su setentena moviendo su esqueleto en la pista junto a su mujer, me voy a acordar toda mi vida.
As with many people my first foray into the world of djing was via collecting records and getting asked to play them at parties, good for the soul but not for a young mans bank balance. I had been doing some work for dj agency in Glasgow run by a guy who was on Radio Clyde at the time, which paid really well and supplemented my record buying but I did have to do some very odd gigs over those early years... I got a call one Friday from him with a desperate request to fill in for someone who was ill and he had no one else to do it, i agreed without asking where (bad idea) he then told me it was in Garthamlock (being a fairly tough part of Glasgow to the un initiated amongst you) I had to play lots of old 60's/ 70's soul and disco stuff for a local boozing crowd, hard going to start with and after the third time I had to turn down requests for the Elvis Presley records I genuinely did not think I would get out if there alive.
I ended up consuming large quantities of Tennents Lager with whisky chasers to keep me sane but eventually won them over and had a full dancefloor. I had been into the Big Shot Records and had just bought the Landlord one, in my rather pissed state I thought what a great idea it would be to play it and so I did... Waiting on the hail of bottles I was somewhat gobsmacked when they went for it and the sight of a man in his 70's from Glasgow togged up in his best bib and tucker dancing his arse of with his wife in this estate boozer with no windows shall remain with me forever.
Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier
(Underground Resistance, 1991)
Un bolo toda la noche de fin de año este año con un montón de amigos, primeras horas... "¿No ha pinchado esta canción, no?" Lo hice. El techno de Detroit nunca sonó mejor, y eso que siempre me gustó. Lo más cercano a ser tragado por un agujero negro que una canción te puede llevar.
A New Years all day gig this year with a bunch of mates, early evening... "He has not played this has he?" I had. Detroit techno never sounded so good, and always will for me. The closest a track can get to a black hole opening up and swallowing everyone with it.
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