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| RA News Triple-time DMC world champ DJ Craze cuts and scratches his way through B-more club, hip hop and drum'n'bass on the latest volume of the Fabriclive series.
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| #1 / Sat, 22 Dec 07 05:04 Been a fan of Craze for years.
He is tops at what he does.
Saw him a few weeks back here in Denver and he just absolutley killed it..figured I would only catch a glimpse of his set, as Ame and Dixon were playing upstairs, but my man just tore up the main room. started w/ some hip hop classics that everyone knows but forgot and proceeded to scratch, cut and chop his way into some serious rollers on the DnB tip...all w/ some 80's shades and the most down party atmosphere in a grip.
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 | RA Review Miami’s DJ Craze has long been a shoo-in for FabricLive, one of the last obvious choices as the series creaks toward its golden anniversary. FabricLive.38 is loaded with turntable trickery befitting the three-time World DMC champ and Fabric staple, and the tracklist seemingly tries to satisfy ever..
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| #2 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 00:34 Damn 2 1/2??? As you mentioned the entire first half is absolutely flawless! I didn't think the second half was that critically bad either... Thats a damn harsh verdict, I thought for the type of mix it is, its definitely superior to Spank Rock's Fabric. Just hope  heads still give it a listen as it certainly deserves a few listens...
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| #3 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 06:51 ...anything besides 4/4 forumula corporate, gets slammed by these reviewers. so weak.
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| #4 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 09:04 (Edited: 15 Feb 08 10:37) A waste of my £6.
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| #5 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 10:47 I'm with Bigbernardo here. It's a flawed mix, but definately a lot more fun than some of the recent releases in the Fabric series. Worth a couple of spins at least.
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| #6 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 12:31 after spank rocks fabriclive, you've given 2 and a half for crazes too. amazing.
no offense dave, but in my opinion you just don't understand this kind of party culture. these mixes were and will always be like this, so maybe not you are the one who has to write reviews about them in the future. simply not your style, but that doesn't mean that these mixes are bad. actually, both are pretty good...
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| #7 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 14:39 I on the fence here with this one, it's seemingly well put together but there are some spots that just make my ears want to burst, just a tad overzealous. But again, I'm not saying it was a horrible mix.
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| #8 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 15:09 quote:
Posted by Flynn
these mixes were and will always be like this
Pretty much true...Listen to Bangers and Cash, the Rub mixes, Diplo mixes etc. and they all have cheesy and weak sections. I think its just a part of the style that you have to deal with on these "party" dj mixes...The sections that kill it are definitely worth it though and I thought this mix KILLED it for a pretty large section
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| #9 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 19:50 I haven't listened to this yet, by I LOVE his Bass Session mix. Ia gree with everyone else, Electro, Miami Bass, and Ghettotech are somewhat cheesy by definition and that is what makes them especially fun.
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| #10 / Fri, 15 Feb 08 23:58 this mix sucks
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| #11 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 13:25 quote:
Posted by Flynn
you just don't understand this kind of party culture.
That's not true. I am totally diz-own wit da partaaaaaaaaay (sub)cultcha. Just kidding. But I'm still certain Spank Rock and Craze didn't nail it on their respective FabricLives...overcalculated and eclectic for electic's sake are two descriptions that come to mind. Within the FL series Scratch Perverts' 22 and Diplo's 24 got the anything-goes party vibe down pretty nicely, but no one's done an A+ job of it yet.
Impossible? Probably not, just yet to come. There's definitely a place for party mixes a la Diplo's Pitchfork mix last October, the Radioclit and Goon & Koyote podcasts, etc. but that would be the internet, where they're free. I don't think FabricLive should get the same leverage since it's a CD series, part of a subscription for many people (like me) who have no say in what comes next. This trust in the "programmers" is part of the fun, but it can also amplify the bitterness felt if the mix sucks and you think:
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A waste of my £6.
Writing bad reviews for heavily flawed FLs like Craze's and Spank Rock's is what brings better ones in the future. Or at least, we hope so.
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| #12 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 20:47 Review is spot on, I loved tracks like Ho Fo Sho & Bonafied Lovin, but it falls apart half way through...
By the time he dropped Earth, Wind & Fire it just reminded me to switch off and listen to Gilles P's indahouse CD2, ahh much better....
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| #13 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 20:51 This is a well-written and very descriptive review that explains in detailed terms exactly how the release is flawed. You whingers just can't hack it when someone disses your precious music - take the hit. It's only someone's opinion, after all... All this insulting 'you just don't geddit' rubbish (when the review demonstrates the writer *does* get it) is just a cop out.
Why don't one of you Craze lovers paste in a counter review and/or explain why the mix is deserving of so much of your love?
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| #14 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 21:25 I actually think the review description itself is quite good, I just think the rating is a bit too low and will deter people from actually checking it out. Like the reviewer agrees the first half is dope and should be listened to. Its just tough with these kinds of mixes because I don't know of very many that are truly solid all the way through...For example, I think the Diplo Fabric mix has some awesoms sections. Would love people to check it out but if it had gotten a 2 1/2 on because of some of the bad sections (Bombs Over Baghdad, the Ludacris tracks, the Cure section etc.) then people probably wouldn't check the good stuff on there (Gaiola Das Popuzadas, Model 500, Le Tigre etc.) Overall I'm not saying the reviewer is wrong, everything is based on opinion in the end. Just wanted to leave some comments so people maybe do end up giving this a few spins. Oh and if someone does know of mixes in this style that are legit for over 60 minutes pls hit us up with some names!
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| #15 / Wed, 20 Feb 08 21:21 I think that even if you are a fan of party mixes this one fell flat at the end...its ok to be a bit patchy, but this one had bad sections. It was especially accented because of the awesome energy of the intro, ho fo sho is an amazing track though, is that an exclusive for the mix?
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| #16 / Wed, 20 Feb 08 22:27 quote:
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ho fo sho is an amazing track though, is that an exclusive for the mix?
Here's what Craze said about it in an interview with Fabric: "It's from the movie '40 Year Old Virgin.' It's something I made with my girl and one of her friends. I woke up one day and was like, "You know what.. I wanna start travelling with you more, let's do this Miami bass thing!" She's good on the mic, she knows how to carry a flow and she's fly as hell so we just thought, why not? It's gotten a good response, which I'm amazed about because it was just a joke! That's how things happen sometimes, you know... I might want to put it out myself, going the independent route."
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| #17 / Sun, 24 Feb 08 19:10 Just listened to the mix until the end and thought it was fucking excellent, ok the old school miami bass tracks he drops about half way through are dated, but they still sound good. Highlights for me were 'Tuff Crew - My Part Of Town' Craze's DJ skills and the rhyme on the opening track ''call the boy Ricky Hatton cause he speaks with his hands' lol. 4 out of 5 for me.
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| #18 / Thu, 24 Apr 08 20:50 sucks! it`s stink!!!
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