On 11 Sep 2000, Kent williams wrote re Re: [idm] IDM DJs ?:
Nice mail, Kent !
quoted 2 lines the girls in halters and leather pants, at least when I'm out at a> 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.
quoted 2 lines even above average club system> 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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