Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

[mades]

Enjoy the warm-up from our favourite Guy J

http://soundcloud.com/guy-j/guy-j-live-space-ibiza-28-8-12

[simonr]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

Great little set from him:




Photos Here

[evo7]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

yeah, listening to this now, nice stuff, laid back and groovy

[julesee]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

I find it really difficult to get into guy j's music... Is over-produced and lacks any melody in my view!

[mades]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

what means "over-produced" ? Too many sound layers ?

[julesee]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

yeah exactly....but more than anything there's v few interesting hooks in his music...its just a bit bland for my taste... each to their own though eh

[lockedgroove]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

I found it a bit on the monotonous side myself.

[AchtungBaby!]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

Some good moments in it but not a fan of this part of the warm up.. Want to give it another go though

[vinnie97]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

yeah exactly....but more than anything there's v few interesting hooks in his music...its just a bit bland for my taste... each to their own though eh

You are dead on about that (glad somebody finally said it). Since he's a darling of Digweed, he gets a free pass, and as a result even his urine is like a stream of liquid gold.

His unnecessary 12-minute thumpathon remixes of prog gems from the past (the latest being Gill Norris' "Forme") are also getting mighty old.

I like a fair few of his productions but mostly they are just chinstroking 4-to-the-floor grinders with plenty of atmosphere but not much direction or variety.

DJ-ing wise, I can't think of much that separates him from the pack.

[julesee]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

Think he concentrates too much on building these atmospheric soundscapes (he does do that well) whilst forgetting to introduce change in rhythms or melody that make some music interesting to listen to. If you skim quickly through this mix you will probably realise theres v little going on

[mades]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

DJ-ing wise, I can't think of much that separates him from the pack.

Guy J is one of a very few dj's who created their own dj style which is actually recognizable (think of Sasha), might want to check more of his sets from the past. You don't need to like his productions or remixes that all comes down to a personal taste. But dj-wise, he is very unique.

[vinnie97]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

You're right, I haven't heard much in the realm of his DJ sets (I mostly let the tracklists do the speaking), and I'll dig up a few more before adding any further commentary.

[julesee]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

Try this though with this mix...skim through quickly 5-10 min gaps....i challenge you to see any big changes through the mix! A rare chord change maybe but thats as good as it gets. Think he's very good at creating a soundscape - when I first heard a mix of his I thought this would be my kind of music, but the lack of anything really going on killed that. As for a unique sound, I have heard many Sasha mixes from the last 20 years that have a similar sound, but that were a lot more interesting...ok, ill bow out now - said my bit!

[tribalcho]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

WOW..Interesting point of views here..but guys,don't forget that this is a warm-up set! And you are speaking of flow and ''lack of anything going on'' lol Do you even know what the meaning of a warm-up set is ??

[mades]

Re: Guy J @ Space,Ibiza 28-08-2012

julesee, i am not comparing Guy J to Sasha, just saying his mixing is recognizable even if you don't know who's playing and that's pretty rare nowadays, don't you think. You don't need to explain yourself why you didn't like the set, every man to his taste. Although i would say that certain 'flatness' is necessary when warming up.

I don't think Sasha sounded similar to Guy J during any period of his career.