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quoted 5 lines From: Professor Vast <dinobose@hotmail.com>>From: Professor Vast <dinobose@hotmail.com>
>To: bmotor@pacbell.net
>Subject: Re: (idm) beatmatching etc.
>Date: Tue, Dec 21, 1999, 6:21 AM
>quoted 3 lines Brock, there's tons of IDM stuff that can be danced to...i've heard a> Brock, there's tons of IDM stuff that can be danced to...i've heard a
> lot...lots CANNOT "get any grooves on", but there are a lot of dancy idm
> tracks out there...
Dino -
I'm with you all the way on this one, I can dance to Autechre all night
long, weird shifting tectonic plates of sound are way more intriguing than a
4/4 thump in the long run! But it just seems like 99% of folks don't view
this as "danceable" music which makes it hard to get any kind of cohesive
crowd response as a DJ, and the 1% that dig idm or the likes are not the
types to get all sweaty on the dancefloor. So you end up with an arms-
crossed, trainspotting bunch that's closer to a rock show audience than
anything I'd expect to see at a rave, club, or other dance-oriented venue.
If I could have two Xmas wishes, I'd wish that - 1) the average punter was
more open-minded as far as what they'd dance to, and 2) the average idm fan
would loosen up a bit and actually dance to the music they love rather than
stand back and watch everyone else. I consider it a compliment when people
trainspot and ask you what you're playing, but even more fulfilling is
simply showing your appreciation by dancing and showing the DJ that you're
digging the track. That kind of response is what makes hauling speaker
stacks and 40-lb flight cases around worthwhile as a DJ, and one of the
reasons I kind of switched up my style after spinning idm to seemingly
disinterested crowds...Brock
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