Comments on: Producer Spotlight Part 2: Danger Mouse vs. Dan the Automator

By: max

max — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:50:46 +0000

definitely danger mouse. wow my ears dug this.

By: henry bekoe

henry bekoe — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:08:21 +0000

I need some computer mouse

By: stclown

stclown — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:06:45 +0000

true true, automator has slowed down. I suppose he’s working on a new Deltron album, maybe Gorillaz? We shall see….Danger Mouse is keeping really busy, however, expect to keep hearing his name behind a myriad of albums, whether in hip hop or rock.

By: Dev. Jr.

Dev. Jr. — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:34:26 +0000

For me, Dan the Automator wins hands down. Dangerdoom just isn’t as compelling an album as Dr. Octagon, there isn’t the consistancy of mood and to be honest, Dangermouse’s beats are just so-so. Just about every Automator project is a classic, not just conceptually, (like Dangermouse’s Grey Album, a good idea in theory, but not so wonderful after the novelty wears off,) but musically.

But to be fair, the Automator has really slowed down, what has he done lately?

By: scott

scott — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:48:49 +0000

My first visit to motel de moka in awhile, and the first thing I see is the record shop photo. (I really love browsing through a good used record store!)

Anyway, I have no opinion about the two record producers, but that Deep Purple-Machine Head album that’s in the foreground of the photo changed my life, many years ago. =)

By: WhozURDaddy

WhozURDaddy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:48:27 +0000

From the point that I heard Pelican City - Rhode Island, I put Danger Mouse in my top three producers list next to Automator and Shadow. Over the past 8 years I’ve seen DM put out a lot of great stuff like Ghetto Pop Life, Dangerdoom, and all the mashups but Automator has been relatively quiet the past few years. He’s done a lot of remixes the 2K7 album and Crudo, but nothing like A Better Tomorrow, Lovage, or Deltron 3030.

Overall, I’ve got to put Automator on top. DM continues make great music, but in my opinion, Automator’s got more classics under his belt and I’ve got faith him to create more. Hopefully we’ll see it in Deltron Event II.

By: Ramxa

Ramxa — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:21:08 +0000

Dan did one of the darkest, sickest hip hop albums of all time with Octagynacologist, a true classic. And he did a WHOLE FUCKING ALBUM where Del not only doesn’t sound like a dweeb, but is entirely fun to listen to for an hour. That takes more talent than can be measured.

It’s kind of an out of context argument (straight, uncut dope hip-hop (diverse input) vs. producer who walks wherever his attention takes him (diverse output)), so it makes picking between two equally talented producers even harder. Maybe time will show who rocks the boards harder with more work and more interesting music.

By: Love

Love — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:00:26 +0000

Mouse… hands down.

I mean, mad respect for Dan’s work with Del and the first gorillaz album, solo stuff is rad as well. But Gnarls, Demon Days, and The gray album alone show Danger’s versatility and talent are from a new place with a new spin. Very fresh music.