Comments on: Toto – Africa http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/ disco italo cosmic funk techno Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:58:41 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: IAN FRANCE http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-2882 IAN FRANCE Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:56:50 +0000 http://feelmybicep.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-2882 I just got to say, you guys post some of the best music on this blog. Great song, thanks for the download. I just got to say, you guys post some of the best music on this blog. Great song, thanks for the download.

]]> By: feelmybicep http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-671 feelmybicep Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:27:09 +0000 http://feelmybicep.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-671 I agree there are sometimes even the great editors would walk away from a challenge like this. I agree there are sometimes even the great editors would walk away from a challenge like this.

]]> By: sunny d http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-670 sunny d Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:24:02 +0000 http://feelmybicep.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-670 Well... I have an enormous soft spot for the Toto original, from way back when I was a wee slip of a lad, and I love my edits too - but I have to say I approached this with some trepidation... as an AOR classic it isn't really a natural candidate for edit treatment, while simultaneously presenting the truly daunting challenge of developing a well-loved original without either spoiling it or crossing into "cheese" territory. I'm sorry to say that this edit just doesn't quite pull it off (IMO, obv). The opening percussion starts very promisingly, but the familiar synths and vocals drop far too soon and are layered over with so much material they are very quickly subsumed in a terrible mush. The strategy needs to be to strip this down and tease it out sooo slowly, building imperceptibly to the synth drop, with much more dub and echo. I fear only a Krivit, a Terje or a Mudd really has the chops to pull off such an ambitious edit as Toto's Africa with any hope of success... but credit to the ambition of this mixer for trying I suppose. Well… I have an enormous soft spot for the Toto original, from way back when I was a wee slip of a lad, and I love my edits too – but I have to say I approached this with some trepidation… as an AOR classic it isn’t really a natural candidate for edit treatment, while simultaneously presenting the truly daunting challenge of developing a well-loved original without either spoiling it or crossing into “cheese” territory.

I’m sorry to say that this edit just doesn’t quite pull it off (IMO, obv). The opening percussion starts very promisingly, but the familiar synths and vocals drop far too soon and are layered over with so much material they are very quickly subsumed in a terrible mush. The strategy needs to be to strip this down and tease it out sooo slowly, building imperceptibly to the synth drop, with much more dub and echo.

I fear only a Krivit, a Terje or a Mudd really has the chops to pull off such an ambitious edit as Toto’s Africa with any hope of success… but credit to the ambition of this mixer for trying I suppose.

]]> By: Jonitch http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Jonitch Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:25:14 +0000 http://feelmybicep.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-663 Toto - Africa (D double J rings of Jupiter remix) http://johanblomgren.se/archives/Africa%20(D%20double%20J%20rings%20of%20Jupiter%20remix).mp3 Toto – Africa (D double J rings of Jupiter remix)
http://johanblomgren.se/archives/Africa%20(D%20double%20J%20rings%20of%20Jupiter%20remix).mp3

]]> By: hprice http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-253 hprice Tue, 05 May 2009 10:23:33 +0000 http://feelmybicep.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-253 One of the best songs ever. Keep em coming guys this has got to my favourite blog xx One of the best songs ever. Keep em coming guys this has got to my favourite blog xx

]]> By: Spooky Electric http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Spooky Electric Sun, 03 May 2009 20:21:25 +0000 http://feelmybicep.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-252 Feel My Bicep has quickly become my favorite blog. Keep up the good work. Feel My Bicep has quickly become my favorite blog. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: IAN FRANCE http://www.feelmybicep.com/2009/05/03/toto-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-251 IAN FRANCE Sun, 03 May 2009 02:18:49 +0000 http://feelmybicep.wordpress.com/?p=1619#comment-251 I just got to say, you guys post some of the best music on this blog. Great song, thanks for the download. I just got to say, you guys post some of the best music on this blog. Great song, thanks for the download.

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