Che wrote:
quoted 10 lines "Well, if you go and listen to a techstep set you're gonna hear what sounds> "Well, if you go and listen to a techstep set you're gonna hear what sounds
> like an hour of what sounds like the same record with a few high points and
> variations. It's the same as deep house, and how much of dance music has
> panned out. The DJ's won't play anything that clashes with their
> tunes, everything's got to mix-out, it's got to be DJ-friendly music."
>
> Maybe this is the real cause of the generic nature of jungle which Mr.
> Reynolds so admires, and has attributed to being the genuine and immediate
> expression of a way of life. In my mind it's due to the overall decline in
> DJ skills, and it's what has kept dance music down for too long.
I can't really relate to this "blending" style of playing music. I
don't see anything wrong with spinning two totally different styles of
tunes back to back, even not beat matched, as long as the transition is
handled properly. In fact, it's boring to hear a bunch of
similar-sounding tunes all mixed together; I'd rather have some variety
in the selection.
GD