3 posts tagged “vikter duplaix”
Jason's Flashback Friday track In Every Way by Reverie just kicked things off for today. Gilles is impeccable with his music selection.. hands down. Best music selector on the planet.
So trying to continue in that same vein - I know Gilles is a big fan of Vikter. I used to not be. Now? Well... let's just say I've matured a little with my music appreciation capabilities and I am now able to separate the "asshole" artist behavior from his/her art. The end product and its ability to stir up emotions in me and not what emotions stirred the artist to create it is far more valuable and important in my eyes.
With that...here's some 2-stepish, broken beat joint from the Vikter. It's got a beat that's a wee bit nasty/dirty - that punchy rhythm. But yknow... a nice girl needs that kind of punch every once in a while. But I wouldn't take it there. :)
Enjoy.
(Hi Mau! feel free to comment)
anyway, i've had a long open discussion/argument with mau about artist v. art - this brought on after i told him i didn't like pharrell since i believed he was an arrogant person - which ultimately made listening to his music, very annoying. sure, a lot of n.e.r.d. tracks are pretty good, but i wouldn't be too upset if i didn't hear another n.e.r.d. track for the rest of my life.
moving on to mr. vikter duplaix. i think i have valid reason for not liking vikter for his character as a person. since i was once witness to his rudeness towards a woman he was apparently dating. (this was many years ago). anyway, since that moment i've given up most, if not all listening opportunities to vikter's work, and i haven't given much of it a chance until last year. mau and i got into this whole discussion about separating the artists' work from their behavior and character as a person... because in his view, if we really followed that rule for every musician, artist - we would be cutting out a lot of good material that is out there.
and you know what folks? i have to stand down and agree with mau here. albeit this track is not a full vikter production - his work with a true favorite of mine(jazzanova) is well.... pretty damn good. and i'm glad i've given him another chance. let's just hope i don't run into him again at another party.
