In line with Zhao's complaints I'd sum up Techno's problem like this. You'll come home from a club only recognising 3 tunes despite the fact that you heard at least 15 others several times before. It offends my sensibilities that so many people are producing tracks that sound like a million others, year after year after year. How can this be profitable, much less how can so many producers have the willpower to do it. How do DJ's justify buying (less relevant now with the demise of 12's) so many similar tunes or remember what they are
Well I think that’s because, at least in most of Europe, techno and house don’t have the massive influence of soundsystem culture that most UK dance music has, and dj sets are approached in a slightly different way. Like a dj set is not so much about the tunes as it is about a dj building a vibe, with the tunes being more of a dj tool than an individual piece of music. And I think that’s why in most clubs you won’t hear a rewind or an mc hosting a set.
Not that either way is better than the other, I find both can be equally enjoyable.
Like a dj set is not so much about the tunes as it is about a dj building a vibe, with the tunes being more of a dj tool than an individual piece of music.
What do you mean, are you looking for more stuff from him, or just similar stuff? I'll need to listen again but it sounds a wee bit different from the majority of housey shit I hear.if someone was sort of interested in kyle hall, namely that hyperdub 12, what else should they investigate, either old/new?
if someone was sort of interested in kyle hall, namely that hyperdub 12, what else should they investigate, either old/new?
if someone was sort of interested in kyle hall, namely that hyperdub 12, what else should they investigate, either old/new?
whatever happened to playing whatever you wanted as long as the bpm's are similar????. Im playing a lot of 140 bpm stuff so much good dance music fall in this category. You could get into some breakbeat stuff then some techno or even slower jungle. I dont believe i've ever played a set of "one" particular style anyways and wouldnt want to be regarded as that kind of dj.
people with this mentality are the exceptions. most absolutely have the rigid notion that a dj should pick a sound and stick to it firmly stuck in their heads. "i was just asked this recently: it's cool that you play all this different things, but what is YOUR thing?"
this is not boring though
I mean Look at someone like Surgeon, this guy made his name in techno, but he's now playing Untold, Roska, Berlin techno and even olschool rave classics. So what do you think his "thing" is??.
And im not too bothered, because I saw him a month ago and he smashed it.