on a related note...
a few weeks ago this DJ called Darryl Hell spun at Halcyon in Brooklyn and
it was off the hook. Halcyon is a record store/lounge/cafe/bar so DJs
there can spin more adventerous/head music rather than making you shake
your booty since there's no dance floor. Anyways, Darryl spun a very
IDMish set... one of the highlights was some aphex tune into squarepusher
with scratching on top of it and then later he did some crazy scratch shit
with/Aphex's Bucephalus Bouncing Ball played at 33 1/3.
unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to talk to the guy or get a tape
but if he spins in your area you should go.
Howard
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Irene McC wrote:
quoted 48 lines On 11 Sep 2000, Kent williams wrote re Re: [idm] IDM DJs ?:> On 11 Sep 2000, Kent williams wrote re Re: [idm] IDM DJs ?:
>
> Nice mail, Kent !
>
> > the girls in halters and leather pants, at least when I'm out at a
> > club.
>
> Yeah well... that's me, both in the booth and on the floor :-) So I'm
> not out to 'impress the girls' but certainly would like to feel that
> people are being suitably entertained, and if they're out for a night's
> dancing, you cannot fiorce feed them way out experimental sounds.
> Well, you CAN, but you'll soon clear the floor, which is hardly the
> point.
>
> I've found that playing out live depends largely on what drugs your
> audience are on... sorry, but there it is. You can get away with lazy
> dubby beats if they're doped out on weed, but if it's 3 in the morning
> and they've been popping pills, then no WAY will they want weird
> and wonderful experimental stuff. Deep house seems to go down
> well in those situations.
>
> However, the worst offenders are the acid-laced trance crowd, who
> I'll avoid in future <shakes head>. And I don't mean the soft-core
> Euro-trance bunnies, but the real deal trrrrance tribes. They're
> intolerant and condescending. *** IMO IMO ***
>
> Excuse these gross generalisations /// I do not wish to offend with
> these views. These are just situations I have witnessed personally.
>
> I do enjoy doing mixes for radio broadcast - sure, you don't get the
> same rush of having a heaving dancefloor at your feet, but you can
> certainly explore textures and nuances that would get lost in a club
> situation.
>
> > even above average club system
> > completely murders any subtlety in the music
>
> Quite so. It's geared for Big Bass and four beats to the bar.
>
> I
> *
>
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