Comments on: EQD, Equalized #003

By: Colin Shields

Colin Shields — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:58:02 +0000

Hmm sat this one out at the time but I’m now thinking it’s worth clarifying.. Richard, my point is not that no one knows who made it, but rather that this is a record which isn’t really branded either with a very conventional house or techno style or with a producer’s name, both of which create expectations.

There’s a separate problem of supposedly anonymous records simply creating even more unjustified hype than those who simply put their name on. No opinion on whether this is that or not. But going anonymous here makes sense because the music itself has a construction stripped of some of the identity markers of much house or techno.

I think we’re running into a different understanding of what I mean by identify in the first line. I don’t just mean name the man who made it, I also mean to locate it compared to other records. You’re free to disagree, but perhaps that clarifies what’s going on where you say
the claim in the intro makes no sense

By: RAW

RAW — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:10:06 +0000

As with all of Shed’s work it sounds superb but for me some of his stuff is just too loopy & this definitely falls into that category. It reminds me of his approach to EQD#001 (although I prefer the sonics on the former) which was about 30 seconds of utterly amazing music but just repeated for 8 or so minutes. As with the former, I think the strength of this track is going to come when being manipulated in the mix.

By: Paul S.

Paul S. — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:12:21 +0000

at Anton-
Shed has been experimenting with some really complex rhythms during the past couple years. As well, melodically, his sound has been super deep. Both of these elements–swinging rhythms and deep chords–have disappeared from this track. It’s a step away, imho a step back, from the experimentation I was thoroughly enjoying. No big deal; his new podcast for Fact is all dubstep. He’ll keep trying out new things, no doubt.

By: cb

cb — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:22:20 +0000

i dig how dirty it sounds….

By: Brophy

Brophy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:48:21 +0000

Hi Colin,

I’m sure Shed doesn’t want people to focus on who made the record, but that is one of the downsides of releasing anonynmous hand-stamped techno records. People are instinctively curious and want to know who made it – especially if the music is as great as the Equalized series…

By: Bootsy Colin

Bootsy Colin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:39:26 +0000

Hi Richard,

I’m giving Shed the benefit of the doubt, that he doesn’t want people’s whole response to this record focused on finding out who made it…

By: Anton

Anton — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:16:32 +0000

When does the dull part start, Paul? I’ve listened to this dozens of times and I’m still trying to wrap my head around how those rhythms collapse and spring back up again. Sure, it’s a single chord, but it’s how he plays with the chord, not the chord itself, that’s interesting.

By: Paul S.

Paul S. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:09:56 +0000

This is a functional little tool but man is it dull. Those chords just arent dope enough to be looped over and over for the entire tune. As well, rhythmically, this seems like a step back for Pawlowitz. Gimme more Dub Shed Sessions.

By: littlewhiteearbuds

littlewhiteearbuds — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:53:43 +0000

The review doesn’t say “great lengths,” it says “reasonable pains.” He created a series of white labels with no information as to who they were by and did not take credit for them until Marcel Dettmann mentioned it was him in an RA feature (around the time of Equalized #002). So no, he didn’t deny deny deny like Agnes and the Slowhouse series, but the choices Pawlowitz made seem in line with Colin’s reasoning. Even if it’s more obvious by #003, I’d wager the average vinyl shopper is not wholly certain who made it.

By: Brophy

Brophy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:52:29 +0000

i still don’t understand how shed went to great lenghths to disassociate himself from these releases – by the time the first one was out people knew it was him. i don’t mean to be pedantic, but the claim in the intro makes no sense