On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Catfish Gil wrote:
quoted 4 lines I was wondering how many of you guys regularly play your music for a>
> I was wondering how many of you guys regularly play your music for a
> crowd? Or even have regular gigs or radio shows?
>
*Holds up hand*
quoted 5 lines What bugs me is that everyone is keen on when I spin deep house, but if I> What bugs me is that everyone is keen on when I spin deep house, but if I
> try to throw down a few IDM tracks, It's just not well received. i mean
> people like it, but I'm under the solid impression that when people go out
> they want to engage their bodies way more than their minds.
>
I've been work and occasionally spinning at a club night for the past 2 years.
I just think that it's a set and setting thing. People who go to a dance
event want to dance, and house music is purpose built to make you want to
dance. IDM isn't really dance music by and large -- it's listening music.
The average clubber doesn't give a good goddamn about sound design and
rhythmic innovation. They want to get their drink on and try for a little
sweaty frottage on the dance floor.
Another factor is that the average or even above average club system
completely murders any subtlety in the music. I found this out playing
live, where I'd bring sounds into the mix and they'd be completely lost.
My suspicion is that what really drives the IDM market is cubicle rats
like you & me who spend our days in the belly of the corporate beast with
headphones on.
And I hope this thread doesn't descend into elitist complaints about
club and rave events. I think there's a place for both 'true' dance music
and electronic listening music. I love both equally.
And there are IDM tracks that work on the dance floor if you do it right --
my all time favorites are 'La Soleil Et La Mer" by Reload, and
"Draun Quarter" by Autechre. I have used both of these in tech-house sets
and the Reload track in particular gets a positive crowd reaction.
I've also done pure-IDM sets, and most of the dancers use that as an
opportunity to freshen their drinks. There are always 5 geeky looking teenage
boys that think it's great. But while that might be who I most closely
resemble, I'm like most DJs -- at least the straight ones -- I'm a whole lot
more excited about impressing the girls in halters and leather pants, at
least when I'm out at a club.
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