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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:31 pm
by rachel
geist wrote:
the interviewer isn't all bad - I think a lot of you imagine you'd be much better but in fact would be fumbling about... she's good enough enquiring about his inspirations and creative process
mate she's lame...the kode 9 guy was much better
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:38 pm
by ms a bourdain
geist wrote:I think it's a bit weird watching a video of people intently sitting in chairs taking notes, listening to excerpts of garage for critical academic survey
the interviewer isn't all bad - I think a lot of you imagine you'd be much better but in fact would be fumbling about... she's good enough enquiring about his inspirations and creative process
were we listening to the same interview??
clearly she'd been told that in the context of red bull academy the interview should 'teach kids how to become dubstep celebrities' - but this interviewer saw it as a careers talk which makes it even more reprehensible, instead of actually doing abit of research and talking to skream about MUSIC.
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:02 pm
by geist
yeah, we watched the same interview. It's often pretty awkward, both for interviewer and interviewee, to go about asking about a style or creative process that isn't really based in language to begin with. Her questions were the basic kinds of questions most musicians get asked in interviews like, for example, your average drum and bass interview in knowledge mag. I don't think her interview was great, but you all seem to criticize her without really offering what you would ask instead. The standard, and reasonable questions of interest have to do with: how one got started, what inspired them, etc.
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:51 pm
by rachel
geist wrote:yeah, we watched the same interview. It's often pretty awkward, both for interviewer and interviewee, to go about asking about a style or creative process that isn't really based in language to begin with. Her questions were the basic kinds of questions most musicians get asked in interviews like, for example, your average drum and bass interview in knowledge mag. I don't think her interview was great, but you all seem to criticize her without really offering what you would ask instead. The standard, and reasonable questions of interest have to do with: how one got started, what inspired them, etc.
kind of sat am kids tv standard of questions tho. stopped jus short of 'what's your favourite colour, then?' levels of generality. only seen this and the kode 9 one tho, so not sure if this jus the reguar red bull std. but the kode 9 guy was much better - discussions about dangers of building all tunes round a drop etc - much more sophisticated.
plus her voice is well annoying init
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:23 pm
by geist
yeah, I see your point. Fairly paint-by-numbers style interview, 4 sure.
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:50 pm
by optimum
yeah anyone of us could've done a better job. Thanks for the posting too. Hot chip apparently went to school with four tet and burial by the way
wow you lot are tough on a girl
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:55 pm
by ewah
Someone told me I'd got a coating here. Not wrong! Alright, so not the best interview ever. But you've got to remember it was aimed at the people in the room - most of whom had never heard the music. So easy on the shoot me bizniz! Remind me never to do an interview on camera again...
Morgan - thanks for attempting to stick up for me.
Re: wow you lot are tough on a girl
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:03 pm
by Rob H
Ewah wrote:Someone told me I'd got a coating here. Not wrong! Alright, so not the best interview ever. But you've got to remember it was aimed at the people in the room - most of whom had never heard the music. So easy on the shoot me bizniz! Remind me never to do an interview on camera again...
Morgan - thanks for attempting to stick up for me.
Welcome to the forum

Re: wow you lot are tough on a girl
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:07 pm
by dolly
Ewah wrote:Someone told me I'd got a coating here. Not wrong! Alright, so not the best interview ever. But you've got to remember it was aimed at the people in the room - most of whom had never heard the music. So easy on the shoot me bizniz! Remind me never to do an interview on camera again...
Morgan - thanks for attempting to stick up for me.
You know what..respect to you for posting this!!
Re: wow you lot are tough on a girl
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:10 pm
by superisk
Ewah wrote:Someone told me I'd got a coating here. Not wrong! Alright, so not the best interview ever. But you've got to remember it was aimed at the people in the room - most of whom had never heard the music. So easy on the shoot me bizniz! Remind me never to do an interview on camera again...
Morgan - thanks for attempting to stick up for me.
Fair play for comming on here and saying your bit

Re: wow you lot are tough on a girl
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:35 pm
by boomnoise
Ewah wrote:Someone told me I'd got a coating here. Not wrong! Alright, so not the best interview ever. But you've got to remember it was aimed at the people in the room - most of whom had never heard the music. So easy on the shoot me bizniz! Remind me never to do an interview on camera again...
Morgan - thanks for attempting to stick up for me.
Thanks for chipping in on this and sorry for my part in the slagging. The problem is that we're always likely to give the ninth degree on stuff like this because we are so into it. So you catering to your (live) audience and not us was obviously for the best.
We're a bunch of pedants and knit-pickers. Respect for coming on here and saying your piece.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:36 am
by ewah
Hey, you've made a girl happier again. I had such a good time a DMZ on Saturday and was feelin all fired up about the music. I've followed the scene from a distance since the Velvet Rooms but have become a total convert over the past few months - boy it sounds good loud!
Thanx for the welcome
If anyone hasn't got the Skream mix from Melbourne I can try and fix
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:32 pm
by lucky_strike
Umm i actually enjoyed the interview!
answered alot of question i wanted to know. yeah there was the odd thing i knew already but hey, if i knew nothing about the sound i would def have come away from that wanting to know more!
and thats the main idea i think!
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:48 pm
by superisk
Ewah wrote:If anyone hasn't got the Skream mix from Melbourne I can try and fix
I would love a copy of this mix please

Re: wow you lot are tough on a girl
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:55 pm
by ms a bourdain
Ewah wrote:Someone told me I'd got a coating here. Not wrong! Alright, so not the best interview ever. But you've got to remember it was aimed at the people in the room - most of whom had never heard the music. So easy on the shoot me bizniz! Remind me never to do an interview on camera again...
Morgan - thanks for attempting to stick up for me.
yeah, sorry about my harsh words, true its tough catering to the audience when most of 'em aren't familiar with the genre. Pitching it can be a right pain in the arse. Nuff respect to you for saying your piece!

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:27 pm
by ewah
Might take a day or two but I'll post it up here once I've got it. I think they recorded the gig he did too - will let you know if I can post the link for that toooooooo.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:43 pm
by hopper
optimum wrote:yeah anyone of us could've done a better job. Thanks for the posting too. Hot chip apparently went to school with four tet and burial by the way
fucking hell! burial went there?! I'm from putney and it now seems that all good stems from there haha. jesus. i might have seen burial round the streets in putney
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:14 am
by boomnoise
i think there's a moral to this story. something worth keeping in mind perhaps.
Re: wow you lot are tough on a girl
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:10 am
by juliun_c90
ms a bourdain wrote:Ewah wrote:Someone told me I'd got a coating here. Not wrong! Alright, so not the best interview ever. But you've got to remember it was aimed at the people in the room - most of whom had never heard the music. So easy on the shoot me bizniz! Remind me never to do an interview on camera again...
Morgan - thanks for attempting to stick up for me.
yeah, sorry about my harsh words, true its tough catering to the audience when most of 'em aren't familiar with the genre. Pitching it can be a right pain in the arse. Nuff respect to you for saying your piece!


back peddle!!!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:24 am
by ms a bourdain
boomnoise wrote:i think there's a moral to this story. something worth keeping in mind perhaps.
um. yes....