Sunday 5 December 2010

Theo parrish: Flashbacks of Detroit

Love of the music should be driving force of any producer, performer or dj. Everything else stems from that core, that love. With that love, sampling can become a tribute, an expansion on ideas long forgotten, reconstrutruction, collage. Using this same understanding openly & respectfully, can turn djing into spiritual partecipation. It can turn a few hours of selection into essential history. Neccessary listening through movement.
-theo parrish
 
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check out the smooth piano perfect for 4 am house jams
an arrangement that begins with spiralling flute melodies, like a flashback sequence from an old film. Gradually the track transitions into a wistful piano and string led melody, looped and chopped from an obscure orchestral cover version of the Blade Runner soundtrack. A beautiful, timeless piece of music, ‘Solitary Flight’ is Theo at his most romantic, melodic and uplifting, and sadly damn near impossible to find these days.

Its important when lookin at the music coming out these days to understand the massive influence these old school slow house tunes had, Detroit played a massive role in shaping todays music scene and theo is definatly on the list of pioneers. 

Recomended:  Moonlite, Music and falling up

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