{"id":508,"date":"2007-04-10T15:56:23","date_gmt":"2007-04-10T14:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=508"},"modified":"2007-04-10T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2007-04-10T14:57:24","slug":"dj-wrongtom-cassetiaquette-the-revised-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=508","title":{"rendered":"dj wrongtom &#8211; cassetiquette (the revised edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"> <META content=\"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414\" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE><\/STYLE> <\/HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>a few weeks ago i posted a <A  href=\"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=477\">bad tempered rant<\/A> about  this mixtape.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i accused the creator of using scruffy 128 mp3s for  the mix, thus giving it a generally dreadful sound quality vibe throughout.  <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>little did i expect anything to come out of the  wire in regards to the post, so when an email dropped into the new blog email  address a mere few hours later from the man himself, i was somewhat  aghast.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>so armed with the facts, i have decided to post a  clarification.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>according to <STRONG>dj wrongtom<\/STRONG>, the  music, bar a few sections, wasn&#8217;t created using mp3s, but proper  records.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>so, soz about that.<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>apparently the loss of quality in a mix like this,  is often caused by the very process of layering\/mashing tracks together, and as  <STRONG>dj wrongtom<\/STRONG> doesn&#8217;t use all the computer trickery and fancy  expensive studio gubbins, there is little way to beef up the sonics, especially  as the mix was recorded live with minimal overdubbing and edits.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>so, soz about that as well.<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>however, while i&nbsp;was obviously not too chuffed  about the sound quality (its all about the treble intensive&nbsp;vocals really),  at no point did i slate the actual mix itself. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>in fact, quite the opposite. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the varied track selection is exactly the type of  mixtape that <EM>ireallylovemusic<\/EM> loves to soak up. the mash of electro,  hip hop, dubbed up reggae, ambient classics, genuine pop and everything else  in-between, is a head spinning blast of fun. <\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>i  mean where else are you going to hear a dubbed up version of  <STRONG>u2<\/STRONG>s <EM>some days are better than others <\/EM>(a personal fave  part of the mix), or a chunk of baile funk spliced with <STRONG>technotronic,  <\/STRONG>alongside&nbsp;<STRONG>future sound of london<\/STRONG>&nbsp;getting all  sunshined up with <STRONG>rockers&nbsp;revenge, <\/STRONG>or the excellent  <STRONG>mia<\/STRONG> getting all dubbed up, the blends come at you  fast-n-furious and after a few listens, really hit the spot.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the mix, while dipping into the underground and  little known entries, is interspersed with plenty of well known hits of the day  making this a genuinely wonderful listen (just don&#8217;t get the headphones out &#8211;  ahem !)<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>as a bonus, the disc finishes with a wonderful  <EM>bonus dub mashup<\/EM>, showing exactly where toms love lies, and,  <\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>having heard the mix he did last year for  <EM>mixmag<\/EM> it&#8217;s very apparent that he is a keen dub fan, so can  <EM>antidote records <\/EM>please get this man onboard for one of their  <EM>trojan records <\/EM>mixtapes as i reckon tom could easily kill the  competition in that particular corner.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>one more thing, i also made the assumption that the  association with <STRONG>hard-fi <\/STRONG>was helping pay the bills.  <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this too was bollocks, so, if you fancy sending him  a fiver, then pop over to his website and i&#8217;m sure you can work something  out.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>more detail<\/EM> : <A  href=\"http:\/\/www.wrongtom.com\/index.php\/djwrongtom\/\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BODY><\/HTML><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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