About Dave Segal

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  How should I organize my records?

  1 0 Your collection is small enough where your current system seems like the most logical way to organize it. Unless you're a DJ who has gigs for different occasions, organizing by genre isn't all that helpful. If your LP stash, say, doubles, then you may want to start filing the records according to genre—especially if you like busy work. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 8 more answers »

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  What is the most creative use of Web 2.0 social networking tools (.e.g., Twitter, FB, etc.) that you have seen a local band use?

  0 0 I like the pithiness of Twitter as a promo tool. Give me 140 characters (or fewer) and a link and I'll check out your music, etc. Or not. But I probably will. (You have to convince me to follow you, of course, so be interesting. Thanks.) Videos are an excellent way to promote, too. Clips on Vimeo are always buggy as hell, in my experience; I prefer YouTube. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  0 0 Also: Mark Gajadhar (Past Lives, Champagne Champagne). Dave Segal commented over 2 years ago

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  Where did all the good drums go?

  2 0 Great Seattle drummers, off the top of my head: Nat Damm, the guy in Wah Wah Exit Wound, Trent Moorman (Head Like a Kite, Fresh Espresso, Gabriel Mintz), Tyler Swan (Foscil, Linda and Ron's Dad, Flexions), Barrett Wilke (Kinski), Matthew Ford (Love Tan, many other projects), Chris Pollina (Midday Veil). I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but that's a start. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 7 more answers »

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  gate-keepers/taste-makers - are there any agents that change your interests/preferences

  0 0 Many interesting musical developments occur when people blend unexpected styles into new syntheses. Try to conjure a new genre from seemingly incongruous elements. I can't speak for anybody else, but I will pay close attention. Once you gain my favor, immortality—if not fame, fortune, and a phalanx of groupies—is yours. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 2 more answers »

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  0 0 Dan Tenthings, whose comment is below mine. Dave Segal commented over 2 years ago

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  Why doesn't KEXP play rock music?

  1 2 Why do KEXP DJs not like to rock like REAL MEN? Probably a government conspiracy to keep the masses mollified and complacent. But seriously, we need to know what your definition of "a bona-fide rock song"? is. Give us some examples. Lightning Bolt? High Rise? High on Fire? Mammatus? Alice in Effin' Chains? Plus, follow Ben's suggestion. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  What is the best way to make a one dude electronic set interesting? Intense looking gear set up? Visuals? Spazzing out?

  0 0 Inventive, psychedelic visuals and animated demeanor are solid foundations for interesting one-dude electronic shows. It helps, too, if your music is as exciting and dynamic as Flying Lotus'. Focus intensely on the latter before devoting attention to the former. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 9 more answers »

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  Who killed the Video Star?

  3 0 MTV. Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 7 more answers »

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  What's a favorite band (of yours) no one in Seattle has heard of?--Well, save for you (obvi) and, let's say, one-hand full of other persons (tops).

  1 0 Ruby Von Monster. It's one guy; he never plays out, but is absurdly prolific and stylistically diverse. His music is seriously strange and often disturbing. He was on MySpace [http://www.myspace.com/rubyvonmonstersound], but that site appears to have vanished. Damn. I've contacted him to see what's up. Another band who haunt Seattle's underground peripheries are Yokai No Uta, who are pals with Are you a cat? Hear some of their music here: http://www.myspace.com/yokaisound And, despite my best efforts, Are you a cat? themselves still remain relatively obscure. Dig into their art here: http://www.myspace.com/columbiacitybreakers Dave Segal answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 8 more answers »

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