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Re: [idm] DJ secrecy?

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2001-04-24 19:17[idm] DJ secrecy?
└─ 2001-04-24 19:57Lander Re: [idm] DJ secrecy?
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└─ 2001-04-24 21:21Chispas De Muerte Re: [idm] DJ secrecy?
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2001-04-24 19:17frank.st.jacques@usa.netHello, Apologies if this strays too far from typical idm-list fare. I have some vague memo
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Hello, Apologies if this strays too far from typical idm-list fare. I have some vague memories concerning early techno djs (and possibly other genre djs as well) really striving to keep the records they played out a secret either by covering up labels or using plain sleeves. I know that their was fierce, even violent, competition among the soundsystem crews in Jamaica. I'm wondering to what level this reached in the electronic music scene or if it wasn't really an issue at all. Does anyone have any anecdotes or ideas about this? Any help is much appreciated! Thanks, frank ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2001-04-24 19:57LanderDJ Secrecy anecdotes, eh? He was spinning at this rave I went to a couple years ago... I c
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DJ Secrecy anecdotes, eh? He was spinning at this rave I went to a couple years ago... I couldn't tell what he looked like because these gigantic, plain white sleeves he wore covered his face... average height, it could have been a girl or a guy, I dunno. Anyway, DJ Secrecy wasn't that great; BT was better. Zzb --- frank.st.jacques@usa.net wrote:
quoted 30 lines Hello,> Hello, > Apologies if this strays too > far from typical idm-list fare. > I have some vague memories > concerning early techno djs > (and possibly other genre djs > as well) really striving to > keep the records they played out > a secret either by covering up > labels or using plain sleeves. > I know that their was fierce, even > violent, competition among the > soundsystem crews in Jamaica. > I'm wondering to what level this > reached in the electronic music > scene or if it wasn't really an > issue at all. Does anyone have > any anecdotes or ideas about this? > Any help is much appreciated! > Thanks, > frank > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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2001-04-24 20:13rachel@velvetpants.comOn Tue, 24 April 2001, frank.st.jacques@usa.net wrote: > > Hello, > Apologies if this stra
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On Tue, 24 April 2001, frank.st.jacques@usa.net wrote:
quoted 19 lines Hello,> > Hello, > Apologies if this strays too > far from typical idm-list fare. > I have some vague memories > concerning early techno djs > (and possibly other genre djs > as well) really striving to > keep the records they played out > a secret either by covering up > labels or using plain sleeves. > I know that their was fierce, even > violent, competition among the > soundsystem crews in Jamaica. > I'm wondering to what level this > reached in the electronic music > scene or if it wasn't really an > issue at all. Does anyone have > any anecdotes or ideas about this?
well, i'm not a techno dj, i'm an ambient/idm/downtempo/whatever dj, but i can assure you that at least within the underground electronic music community in the sf bay area, people share their new music, their new finds, their pleasure at enhancing the experience of party and club attendees with their music. i can imagine perhaps that people who are trying to make it big, or make a living being a dj might have more reason to 'protect' their setlists. it's not been my experience in this community, though. it's one of the things i like best about it, in fact: everyone is extremely encouraging to new djs. i sure wouldn't be playing underground events and club nights if it weren't for the encouragement of more established djs in the community. of course it is always fun to be the first to play a nifty new track, and to have people run up and say "WOW! what the heck is this! it's great!" but (unless i can't remember what it is, which happens way more often than i'd like :) ) i don't know of anyone who would say "i'm not going to tell you!" rachel (aka dj pie) rachel perkins | content-type: text/smackdown system.out.println("bah"); --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2001-04-24 21:21Chispas De Muerteyeah I think that kind of shit is sorta archaic behavior back from the ages that djs had t
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yeah I think that kind of shit is sorta archaic behavior back from the ages that djs had to maintain a certain level of mystique in order for people to think that they were something more than just some person mixing two records together.Which unless they are throwing some kind of something interesting in there thats all they are doing, playing other peoples music. Which im not knocking I mean someones got to do it, and it takes some skills to do, but it doesnt elevate djs to demigod rockstar status in my opinion. That kind of thing still goes on some places, but good thing san francisco is over that. It seems like the better the music is the more people are into sharing whatever it is and it not bieng shrouded in a layer of secrecy.Also a lot of vinyl at one point and still is pressed as white labels, for whatever reason I dont know, maybe to keep a sort of anonymity or whatever. I dont know it seems like if you have to be all secretive about the tracks you spin and are afraid someone else will snap them up its just stupid cause there is an infinite supply of good music out there these days and it would suck to release something and then have just a few elitist djs buy it." yeah i pressed 1000 copies of that but no one knew about it, just a few top-notch djs... but hey they god paid mad cash to play my music on thier turntables, yeah I got about 5 dollars , but its cool cause I only spent 2000 dollars on gear so you know ill have it paid off by the time im 60..." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org