At 16:10 13/02/96 -0700, .GMV500 wrote:
quoted 3 lines This has nothing to do with the fact that if i had the same records as
>This has nothing to do with the fact that if i had the same records as
>last night's DJ the crowd on the dancefloor would notice very little
>difference, hence my argument that anybody can be a DJ.
Sorry - haven't you been reading all the responses to your original mail?
Has any of it actually sunk in? See, the thing is, your argument would be
valid if DJs used exactly the same technique *and* seq'd exactly the same
tracks. Last time I checked, this isn't the case.
Take two techno DJs - say Jeff Mills and Mark Broom. Mark Brooms sets are
long, evolving and gorgeous - theres no trickery, just tracks that are seq'd
perfectly together. The upshot? A mix that just doesn't allow you to stop
dancing - each additional track adds to the intensity and mood. It doesn't
let up. Now take Mills. This guy cuts in and out, backspins, changes records
halfway through a mix and it all thumps beautifully. Where as the changes
in Brooms sets are subtle and evolving, Mills grabs your attention straight
away. The point of this paragraph is really to illustrate that if you gave
Broom and Mills the same records, they'd come up with totally different sets
- due to their different techniques. And thats the beauty of DJ'ing - a
*good* DJ (not just the 'anyone' you allude to in your statement above) will
add to a track - and, in some cases, the end result of this can sometimes be
more emotional than if the track were played on it's own.
Do you get it now? Good DJs don't detract from the music - they add to it.
And if you think it makes the music faceless, you're not trying hard enough.
Like a track? Ask the DJ (if he's not currently mixing), ask a mate, ask a
stranger, go to your local record shop and ask an assistant, listen to some
new records in the shop, post a description in IDM - we can help you out.
Rather than make tracks faceless, a DJ can give an artist a good name.
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