Most of my record collection is either obviously 'danceable' or obviously
'not danceable'. Is there anything (artists / labels preferably, rather than
specific tunes) that can make people try to dance, and then fall over or
freak out (apart from beer)?
Jorkens
<< when i dj. i just play music.
i had the opportunity to dj before the funkstorung/lexaunculpt/kit
clayton show in chicago this summer. it was a blast.
and i was mixing autechre into peter, paul, and mary.
plone into jim orourke.
squarepusher into eric dolphy.
john cage into perrey and kingsley.
tortoise into steve reich.
oval into gamelan music.
hall n oates into aphex twin.
funkstorung into joao gilberto.
and it was wonderful. and all these connections happen between music
that people think is far removed from each other. but its all just good
music manifest in different forms and styles.
i kept the audience on their toes. they didnt know what was going to
come next. of course it wasnt really a dance situation, it was more of a
listening situation. but it didnt matter. i think michael fakesch called
me the weirdest dj that he had ever heard.
i use a combination of beat matching and sound collaging.
its obvious that a lot of us are music nerds on this list. and that we
have stupidly huge record collections.
i think people like us need to get out there and share all of this
wonderful obscure and rare music with everyone we can. instead of
sitting in our rooms and listening to it ourselves and being selfish
about our record collections.
who cares if you arent a great dj with lots of mixing and scratching
skills. get out there and do something creative with a dj set and play
good music. >>
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