and maybe i’m too old to see the irony (?) in that flashdance and la boum stuff, cause that’s just way too corny for me…

Dated how? I can argue that there is nothing done on the Diplo and Spank Rock editions that wasn’t done by Bambataa and Flash in the 70’s. I can say the Jacques Lu Cont one reeks of a DJ Garth mix circa 1996. As far as the bleepy blippy boring breaks and dumb and bass mixes – well breaks mixed seemlessly are boring and jungle hasn’t been interesting since… well since it stopped being called jungle.

I mentioned earlier that it wasn’t innovative, and I AM NOT defending Justice, as I could give two shits about them. However – I will defend tracks any mix that tries to bring tracks by Sparks, Goblin and Fancy to the casual dance consumer.

Let’s face it, Fabric is for part time punters- it doesn;t reflect any deep dance underground. They are afraid they will seem uncool with such a midtempo disco mix.

I feel bad for Justice actually – all the handbag breaksters may lose some respect from them with a mix like this, and the italo underground will hate it because it’s Justice.

I kind of fell out of the CBS/Global Darkness loop because I was tired of the italo/electro elitism. I-F isn’t the only person who ever listened to italo or dj’ed it for that matter.

I prefer mixes like “Mixed Up in the Hague” and Marni’s “I’m Going Tutu” (probably both on my top 5 of all mixes) but cheers to Justice for trying to use their covberboy status to educate the masses that listen to their music in a void, with no education about what came before.

It seems like a mix made with sincerity to me – whereas a lot of the Fabric mixes are made as promotional tools, or a way to repay favors.

In retrospect, I’m glad this mix has 0 marketability – as it was unbearable when fashionistas clung to italo during the minor Electrotrash movement. Almost as unbearable as hipsters talking about booty bass like it’s a new thing now that it’s posh again.

Still, it’s a bit more inspired than James Murphy playing a 1986 Larry Levan setlist with LCD Soundsystem thrown in the middle.

I also thought Fabric was bout letting the DJ explore their art and influence, and it shows in this mix, and might make me like them a bit more.

C’mon, the Wicked and the IDjuts were carrying on the tradition in the early 90s, so it’s nothing a fan of dj culture is alien to. I like rough mixes and drops in mbient spots – it’s like a Mancuso thing – the point is to let the songs tell a story – not the mixing.

There is a time for both.

http://www.danideahl.com/dsquared.html

C’est agréable d’entendre quelque chose d’enfin différent de leur part.
Non, vraiment je m’étonnes à dire qu’ils ont fait un bon mix ici.

this mix is like a overly self-indulgent,brilliant radiohead album except its not radiohead and its not brilliant.

this sucks. sooo over justice.