DigitalDjigit said:
Didn't you enjoy that '90-'92 mix I posted?
don't take this the wrong way -- but probably the biggest factor in my enjoyment was that i consumed the mix within the "gift exchange" economy of the dissensus forum
i.e., i enjoy all the mixes that get posted on dissensus b/c of how they're "shared" with everyone here -- i.e., there's something "personal" about it
and probably the second greatest factor was my nostaliga for the 90/92 period
how well or poorly you may have produced the mix had little-to-nothing to do with my enjoyment -- though i was impressed, if i recall correctly, by how quickly you brought certain tracks in and out
and so my position in this context isn't all that different from how i relate to a dj mix when i hear it live at a party or club -- i.e., the dj makes the party happen by playing the records (regardless of whether he knew in advance the order in which he'd drop the records or, on the contrary, improvised his set entirely on the spot), and everybody on the floor makes the party happen by dancing -- so there's an exchange going on
and the mixes that i most enjoy hearing in private are stuff like ron hardy at the music box or, thank the stars (and the person upthread!), the old rave and pirate mixes now archived at hardcorewillneverdie.com -- mixes where the mixing is comparatively sloppy (you imagine the djs are very high on drugs) but the vibe is palpable -- or else i'm simply projecting the vibe and energy -- but no matter the explanation, that's how i feel about it