quoted 21 lines Who was the woman *freestyling* during the Delay set at> > Who was the woman *freestyling* during the Delay set at
> > Klubradio? That was kind of annoying.
>
> This reminds me of something I have been meaning to ask about. What do
> people think about freestyling to IDM? Can this sound good? I have had
> several people ask me to hook up a microphone and freestyle to my set. I
> suppose this wouldn't strike me as bizarre if I were playing stuff that
> had more of a hip hop beat, but usually when they ask I'm not. For
> example, 2 weeks ago I had a woman come up to me while I was playing a
> track off of solvent city, and she really was hell bent on letting me
> hook up her mic. This just seems bizarre to me, there just doesn't seem
> to be enough of a predicable beat in some of this music for people to
> freestyle to.
>
> Initially I thought people would ask simply because they were drunk and
> wanted to hear their voice over the music, no matter how bad it would
> sound, but I've been asked by *so* many people I'm starting to think
> there can't be that many egotistical people out there. Has anyone
> experienced this with any kind of success? Am I being a purist or can
> people really freestyle over something by Gimmik or Funckarma or Proem
> even if they are unfamiliar with the music?
When people are coming up to you with a mic during your set when you did not
ask them to - you have to ask if there's that many egotistical people? The
rave scene is full of people who think it's okay to step on what you're
doing to advance their agenda.
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