Whats the deal with...

[supaz]

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Cool...make sure to tell Jib where he can go if you don't like it.

[jabondan]

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the only way to get zabielas trip is listening to him live.....

after that, you may understand and apreciate his talent and musical taste

[In-SighT]

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^^^^^ couldn't of said it any better


You have to see this man live to really appreciate his talent.

I'll listen to his cds every now and then.. but I will never miss him live..

Speaking of which, saw him last wednesday in Minneapolis... amazing what he can do with a efx-1000, cdj-1000 and apelton live..

[juouelle]

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I would have to concur w/ what is said above. Listen to the man live and feel the energy he can create, and watch him blow you away w/ his mixing skills.

Then get into d/l'ing his sets.

The man is like Richie Hawtin to me. Literally blows your mind in a live environment, yet hard to appreciate just listening to his sets at home. You need to put yourself back to when you saw him live to appreciate the feel or ambience he is trying to create with his sets.

[threehills]

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Thats just what I was going to ask, how much is he like Richie Hawtin when live. I have seen him live several times and he's always amazing to watch.

[djbucko]

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there is a wicked video of him on slsk (James Zabiela @ club DaDa, Lithuania (2004-08-06) Part 1.wmv) if you want to check out his mixing. some mad skillz on the effects unit thing.

the second disk of utilities is quality. that captain hook track is a beast.

as is his set from peter pan from april of this year.

i don't know wether he is an acquired taste or he just plays better music these days, i really didn't dig his older stuff, it just seemed too noodly.

[chunsa]

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you have to hear james play live. he's pretty amazing to watch and what he does while he's mixing is absolutely incredible.

his energy is umatched.

if you want more "deep" then i agree...his essential mix from february 2004 is pretty bad ass. he uses maetrik-excusion...i love that tune.

also his kiss mix from this past march is "easy listening" as well. he used ableton as he was mixing it. it's not as "breaky" as some people have been posting about.

look for his duck series as well. those 3 mixes were pretty fun.

then again, james can drop the plump dj's "get kinky" and have the place go CRAZY.

hoooray for james!

[chuckc]

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I probably catch hell for saying this but James Zabilia is clearly the most overated dj out there.....I really never have been able to get into his sets.....

[rewing3]

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I probably catch hell for saying this but James Zabilia is clearly the most overated dj out there.....I really never have been able to get into his sets.....

Chuck, I agree I have listened to a lot of his live sets and some of his comps. All of them are boring to me. But that is my personal taste. No offense to james or any of his fans. He can definelty mix and is very talented. I am just not a fan. Sorry.

[ecpolonyc]

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I probably catch hell for saying this but James Zabilia is clearly the most overated dj out there.....I really never have been able to get into his sets.....

Chuck, I agree I have listened to a lot of his live sets and some of his comps. All of them are boring to me. But that is my personal taste. No offense to james or any of his fans. He can definelty mix and is very talented. I am just not a fan. Sorry.

same here.

[th33f]

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just an fyi: there are a few fake sets labeled James Zabiela, and they happen to be some of the most popular ones, as far as sources availablilty...

the following are NOT JZ sets:

- James Zabiela Live @ We Love Space Closing Party, Ibiza 26.09.2004.mp3

- James Zabiela - 2003-03-01- Live @ DNA Lounge San Francisco with Ralph Lawson and Dano.mp3

it's natural for people to take a while to get used to his trickery. personally, i got hooked for life after replaying his "Four" promo a few times. loved "Sound in Motion", hated "Alive", and with Utilities it's a love/hate deal. the Computed CD is just what the name suggests - lots of ableton utilities used in lots of different ways, while the Recorded disc is nothing but good old JZ's hands! (boy, that didn't sound right )

EDIT: even Pataky Pal started digging JZ after some time!

[picklemonkey]

I don't like any of his sets except the kiss100 set... but his live performances are always great from what I've seen

[warlikeone]

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James Zabiela Live at Lot 33 Canberra 6-6-2003

Is not a bad set. It took me seeing him live twice to really get into his style. Lots of energy and really puts on a show. What a dj should be.

[supaz]

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Hey, what's the track 'ID' that he's been dropping for awhile..."Towards the Sun?"

[e808]

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Definitely check out his "4" series!