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"Hey Dan, I have been listening to techno for 12 years and I have never heard an album (This is How I Cry) like your new one......NEVER. It is, by far, the best I have ever heard. Better than Trashy, Shawn Davis, etc. I got goose bumps listening to it......Very good job!! Keep 'em coming!!" - Justin
"I got ur new cd. 10/10! Great job.. one of the best albums i ever heard.. keep doing what ur doing." - Linh
"I just received "This is How I Cry" in the mail....just finished listening to it-you have truly outdone yourself Dan! I love it.....I received my copy of Sapphira on vinyl too-I was almost in tears when I pulled it out of the jacket and saw that our wonderful postal carrier made sure to crack it-oh well-it's on my wall now-truly a work of art! Thank you sooo much! I'll see you on EB tomorrow night! Muah!" - Jodi
"wow!!! Say bra, thats the best cd I have ever heard in a long, long time. Every song on there is fire! Nothin' sucks on it! i got my favorites on there too, like the song where you sayin i told you not to do it. Damn and u can rap too!! Believe (2012: light up the darkness) suprized the hell out of me, that song took me on a journey somewhere. I can go on and on but for real man, your a legend! Somethin' huge gonna happin' with your music." - Ike Dogg
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Reviewed by: blazingtemple
Rating: 8/10
USA based breakbeat stable 504 Recordings are an interesting outfit, not least because of their faith in Fruityloops as a much overlooked production tool. This piece of software is regarded by many as a toy but, as label boss Tears of Technology told me, “it's not the tools that matter, it's the heart.” Let's see...
Beginning simply with just the kicks and hihats, For You has an unmistakeably synthetic, electronic sound that runs all the way through. Bright pads and arpeggios, backed with melancholic harmonies, build over an on beat rolling bass hook that seems oddly reminiscent of '90s trance records (but in a nice way).
Soon comes a switch to an ethnic sounding plucked instrument and a momentous melodic drop over the middle section that continues the trancey, happy vibe. There are obvious Balearic influences and the sound brings to mind sunny days, drinking jugs of cocktail and partying outdoors with chicks in bikinis. Nice images.
After a long snare drum roll the it comes back meatier than before, the beat is punchier and more compressed sounding than over the intro, with a new snare injecting a bit more dancefloor urgency. The epynomous vocal echoes out of the mix dreamily and there is one more melody to add to an overall triumphant tone.
This is a nice tune and definitely one for the summer, perhaps at a barbeque or out. Each element has been well thought through and carefully planned, but it simply isn't really night time music.
Tears of Technology's remix makes more of a virtue Fruityloops' electronic, loop based drum programming. Whilst it keeps the synthetic vibe, here the beats are tighter and punchier, like an updated eighties breakbeat jam or something the Streetlife DJs might drop. Long, pitched snare rolls and cow bells.
The trancey elements of the original are not overlooked and are, if anything, intensified. Tears of Technology introduces hardcore elements to the track with dissonant, but still dreamy, rave riffs and a more syncopated bassline. The vocal takes a more prominent place in the mix, pitched and gated for a more euphoric rave energy. Judicious stripping back to the essentials – beats, bass and pads – allows for repeat build ups that allow for a little more variety. Where the original had only one momentous drop, the version fits in three such climaxes, each introducing a different, equally danceable vibe.
This is by far the stronger track of the release. A tight roller that'll get any dancefloor rocking, and that harks back authentically to the original acid dance template while introducing original elements that could only have come out of the US. Perhaps the most impressive thing about this record is that fact that the whole thing has been built on Fruityloops, but don't let that detract from the overall quality: this sits up there with the best Pro-Tools mastered cuts. 504 Recordings are definitely a crew to watch.
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What really makes me sick about the breakbeat scene is the lack of "realness" among the artists. The artists are the ones who are supposed to be enlightened. They are creators and dreamers. I believe creation is the utmost closest you can get to God without outside intervention. It's why I express the fact that I am touching Gods face when I create. I can't tell you how it works, or where it comes from. I can explain the technical side, but not the creation side....
The reason I became so involved in music was the fact I grew up around my father in bands. I have been on stage and performed. The bands he was in played a lot of covers. It is now why i listen to such a diverse selection of music. I never liked playing covers or mimicking others tunes on my saxophone. I preferred solo playing from the top of my head. Part of the reason was b/c as a child, at home, this is how my father practiced. He never played covers at home. It was always freestyle from the top of his head. I still do not understand why he was in bands that played covers.
While playing along with my favorite songs is good practice, I could not ever intentionally steal what I am mimicking for my own creations. I would not feel right b/c I know I didn't write it. Plus, its not my true expression of what I feel. Its just my interpretation of what I feel about another's work.
There's a big difference from a DJ to the Artist. To become an artist, it truly is an evolution process of the mind. Most DJ's (not all) have swollen heads. It is said the reason there is no such thing as DJ parties is that all of our heads would be slamming into each others because they are so swollen with ego.
A true artist has no ego. They have been humbled. They understand their sanity is connected to expression through creation and that creation is the quintessential meaning to existence.. Without creation the world would be empty.
There's cats who are just a charade & there are cats who are real. Real recognizes real...plain and simple.
If you ain't real to yourself, how can you expect to be real for the world? Or has it come to a point where being fake is OK for you? I could never be fake and know it.
I guess my point is, where is the love? What happened to peace, love, respect and unity? Why are there ones money grubbing in the scene and stealing from others? Just for some money? What good is that money if you sell your soul to get it?
Create, Experience and Love,
Tears of Technology Song Reference: Dr. Dre - What's The Difference (Ft. Eminem & Xzibit)
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